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Just tried this site and I got randomly directed to some other site. Anyone know what happened to this site?
I have not used it in a while but I seem to remember it was good for checking record labels.
Thanks
early78s.uk gone?
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mrrgstuff
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Re: early78s.uk gone?
The site I know of that is excellent for 78 labels still seems to be running:
http://www.mgthomas.co.uk/Records/labelindex-A.htm
Maybe you’re trying to access a different site?
http://www.mgthomas.co.uk/Records/labelindex-A.htm
Maybe you’re trying to access a different site?
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Re: early78s.uk gone?
Thanks. Yes, it's a different site. The M G Thomas is one I also use, but probably more often than the one that seems to have gone away.jamiegramo wrote: Sun Nov 23, 2025 5:07 pm The site I know of that is excellent for 78 labels still seems to be running:
http://www.mgthomas.co.uk/Records/labelindex-A.htm
Maybe you’re trying to access a different site?
I can't see anything definitive anywhere, but it looks like whoever is in control of it now is using it to randomly route to other sites. I only tried it twice, but that was enough not to try it again!
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Re: early78s.uk gone?
Yes it looks like early78s.uk has gone and now just routes to unsafe websites.
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Re: early78s.uk gone?
Could that have been Norman Fields's site? Has it migrated to here? https://www.surrey.ac.uk/early-british- ... -1898-1926
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Re: early78s.uk gone?
It could be. It's not exactly the same. But the more I look at it, the more I think it is the same info and pictures.Orchorsol wrote: Sun Nov 23, 2025 6:02 pm Could that have been Norman Fields's site? Has it migrated to here? https://www.surrey.ac.uk/early-british- ... -1898-1926
I only discovered this site today, quite by chance.
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Re: early78s.uk gone?
Yes it has. I heard about it at the CLPGS Malvern weekend last month.Orchorsol wrote: Sun Nov 23, 2025 6:02 pm Could that have been Norman Fields's site? Has it migrated to here? https://www.surrey.ac.uk/early-british- ... -1898-1926
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Re: early78s.uk gone?
If you are concerned about the ephemeral nature of small specialist hobby websites (usually maintained by one individual), there is a FOSS (Free Open Source Software) utility, Webhttrack, that can sometimes allow you to copy/archive an entire website to your PC for reference and/or preservation.
https://www.httrack.com/page/1/en/index.html
https://www.httrack.com/page/1/en/index.html