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Had a rummage in a charity shop today and found some early labels including Favourite, Jumbo, Invicta, Neptune and Scala as well as these two. I assume the Pink one is Russian ? Any Idea what make or what the label says ? The other one is odd as it doesn't have any maker on it but it says "Recorded in England - Pressed in Prussia" - any ideas of Make ?
Thanks

I think the pink one says "Sample Recording - Not For Sale In The State of New Jersey"...

The second label pictured can be found at the excellent http://www.early78s.uk under A for Anonymous. It is believed to be a pre-1914 Turmaphon made in Germany for the British market.

Someone whose Russian is better than mine can please correct me:

Stella Concert Record
Russian repertoire

Rondo-Waltz
from opera "Kornevilskiye (carnival?) bells"

(by) N. V. Andreev
artist of the Imperial (something) opera
with orchestra

52089 wrote:Someone whose Russian is better than mine can please correct me:

Stella Concert Record
Russian repertoire

Rondo-Waltz
from opera "Kornevilskiye (carnival?) bells"

(by) N. V. Andreev
artist of the Imperial (something) opera
with orchestra

Most likely from "les Cloches de Corneville" ("Chimes of Normandy").

Interestingly, a tune from that opera was played in one of Edison's first Kinetophone experiments in the 1890s.

Bill

52089 wrote:Someone whose Russian is better than mine can please correct me:

Stella Concert Record
Russian repertoire

Rondo-Waltz
from opera "Kornevilskiye (carnival?) bells"

(by) N. V. Andreev
artist of the Imperial (something) opera
with orchestra

Это кажется правильным.