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Just found a neat 7" "Disco Zonophono" # 1368. The problem is I can't read the label. I can see Madrid and on the back it says reproduced in Germany. Does anyone know the title and artist??.

I picked up three Disco Zonophono records about 3 years ago and had never seen them before. These 3 discs were part of an 8 record single-sided set from the opera 'AIDA' and were recorded in Milan, 1905. With some research, I found that Disco Zonophono was for export or foreign release and were pressed by Victor (after they bought out Zon-O-Phone/Universal Talking Machine Co.) and also Deutsche Gramophon in Germany. All recordings were from Zon-O-Phone masters.
Your disc was no doubt pressed in Germany as evidenced by the unusual runoff. The following pictures are of Victor pressed Disco Zonophonos from my collection.

Bill


Sticker on obverse