Standard Talking Machine Company

[mrbechet]

Can anyone point me in the direction of a discography for the Standard Talking Machine Company? I have a record with a label stamp almost entirely wiped off and I’m trying to figure out what it is. The matrix/runout is 3224-1-36 and the word “xylophone solo” is barely visible.

I’m new to this and haven’t yet figured out where all the good resources are.

Thanks!

[Wolfe]

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[drh]

Can anyone point me in the direction of a discography for the Standard Talking Machine Company? I have a record with a label stamp almost entirely wiped off and I’m trying to figure out what it is. The matrix/runout is 3224-1-36 and the word “xylophone solo” is barely visible.

I’m new to this and haven’t yet figured out where all the good resources are.

Thanks!

Your first reference point for just about any acoustic era American lateral cut issue and many verticals as well (and, for that matter, most American electric issues up into at least the '30s) usually should be the Discography of American Historical Recordings, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php

Most or all Standard records were repressings of Columbia masters. At https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/ ... any_medley the DAHR shows Columbia matrix 3224 as "Tammany Medley" composed and played by xylophonist Edward F. Rubsam, issued by Columbia, Standard, and Harvard under that number (3224) and also by Columbia as A194. According to DAHR, as issued on Columbia and Standard it was recorded in 1905 (the Harvard issue for some reason shows 1905-1907). The entry also includes a streaming dub, so you can double check that it is indeed your record.

I hope this helps!

[edit] Oh, and welcome to the forum and to the hobby!

[mrbechet]

Thanks for the info!

[Inigo]

Another secondary source I usually use for reference when there's no more to watch is the old Steven Abrams and Tyrone Settlemier discography of almost all American labels, nowadays in the 78rpm online discographical project, site The Online 78 rpm Discographical Project https://www.78discography.com/