Is there a good English language book on Pathé phonographs?

[FloridaClay]

City of London Phonograph & Gramophone Society had a 3-volume set on Pathé in Britain, but they seem to be out of print

The CLPGS three volume set of Pathé in Britain is still very much available but, for some reason which I don't understand, does not appear on the web site. Compiled by Mike Langridge and others, the three volumes cover all the Pathé records and cylinders issued in Britain as well as a history of Pathé in Britain.

For details of prices/postage etc., drop an e-mail to the CLPGS publications manager, Robert Girling on: [email protected]

All the best

Tim W-W

Thank you Tim. I had just discovered that via the answer to an email inquiry to Robert and am in the process of ordering a complete set. There is currently a special for the set of 62 pounds, plus shipping.

Clay

[PeterF]

Does the British 3-volume set cover mostly the machines, or mostly the recordings...or some combination. I think ideally we machine collectors would like to see something along the lines of Look For The Dog, a chronological illustrated listing of the various models with descriptive and technical details. Does this set fit that bill?

[FloridaClay]

Does the British 3-volume set cover mostly the machines, or mostly the recordings...or some combination.

It looks like mostly recordings.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/search/ref=sr_ ... 1430326181

I can tell you more in a few weeks after I have them.

I think ideally we machine collectors would like to see something along the lines of Look For The Dog, a chronological illustrated listing of the various models with descriptive and technical details. * * *

Well, certainly, but as far as I have been able to discover so far, that does not exist--at least not in English.

Clay

[Wagnerian]

Does the British 3-volume set cover mostly the machines, or mostly the recordings...or some combination

The three volume set is purely a listing of all the Pathé recordings, on all their various labels, that were available in Britain.

There is obviously a gap in the market for a book on Pathé machines and if anyone would care to write one, we in the CLPGS, would certainly consider publishing it on their behalf.

All the best

Tim W-W