Unknown German Records. Pre-WW1 (Presumably)
Posted: Sat Aug 03, 2019 10:42 am
Hello,
During my recent holiday I passed through the East German city of Gorlitz, a fascinating place with great history. The antique shops weren't too bad either, and I found some very interesting records there which I haven't seen before. Some records I managed to research (pictures of these have not been included), but a handful of others turned up virtually no info. The only one which threw up some info was the Kalliope record, which was in operation c.1908 until an unknown date. But the Bella and the no-name record (the writing around the label is purely a dealer sticker) are really messing with my brain trying to work out what they are. The style and feel (as well as the songs themselves) suggest that they are pre-ww1, but aside from that I really have no idea. I don't suppose anybody has any clue about the history behind these discs? Also, as a nice bit of history, I have included a stamp of the record dealer which some of these discs were originally sold in: an establishment called Wünsch's Musikhaus based at 29-30 Demianplatz, Görlitz. The business seems to have survived the war as the same record selling establishment features on the pre-war records and a Homochord record from 1927 (of which the stamp in the picture is from). I don't suppose anybody has any clue as to their history, but I thought it was worth mentioning nonetheless. Thank you for any help, and I hope you enjoy these interesting German records.
During my recent holiday I passed through the East German city of Gorlitz, a fascinating place with great history. The antique shops weren't too bad either, and I found some very interesting records there which I haven't seen before. Some records I managed to research (pictures of these have not been included), but a handful of others turned up virtually no info. The only one which threw up some info was the Kalliope record, which was in operation c.1908 until an unknown date. But the Bella and the no-name record (the writing around the label is purely a dealer sticker) are really messing with my brain trying to work out what they are. The style and feel (as well as the songs themselves) suggest that they are pre-ww1, but aside from that I really have no idea. I don't suppose anybody has any clue about the history behind these discs? Also, as a nice bit of history, I have included a stamp of the record dealer which some of these discs were originally sold in: an establishment called Wünsch's Musikhaus based at 29-30 Demianplatz, Görlitz. The business seems to have survived the war as the same record selling establishment features on the pre-war records and a Homochord record from 1927 (of which the stamp in the picture is from). I don't suppose anybody has any clue as to their history, but I thought it was worth mentioning nonetheless. Thank you for any help, and I hope you enjoy these interesting German records.