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Hi everyone,

First time poster here, but have recently gotten the 78 bug and have extended my current stereo audio system to play shellacs as well.

I've recently bought a stack of Romanian music 78's printed on a New York-based label called "Cristea's Roumanian Records" but cannot seem to find any information on it whatsoever. Short of going to New York and looking up the address in the archives - something I plan on doing later next month - does anyone know where I can find more information on this (or whom I should speak with - online or in New York)?

Also, I'm currently trying to increase my collection with more Romanian music on shellac. Short of looking on eBay, where else would you recommend I search?

Thanks in advance!

Sorry, can't help. There were a zillion little firms that sprung up over the years, and vanished with the wind. Especially in New York. Good luck with your search.

[quote="Wolfe"]Sorry, can't help. There were a zillion little firms that sprung up over the years, and vanished with the wind. Especially in New York. Good luck with your search.[/quote]

Prefer my muffins to donuts

I figured little info would be available on a label small as this.

Does anyone know of archivists or researches based in New York that might have more info on this?

Also, are there other forums or boards I should sign up for to look for Romanian music on shellac?

Cheers!

Wolfe wrote:Sorry, can't help. There were a zillion little firms that sprung up over the years, and vanished with the wind. Especially in New York. Good luck with your search.

I prefer muffins to donuts actually

I figured there wouldn't be much info on a small label such as this one.

However, does anyone know of any New York-based archivists or researchers that could shed more light on it - or at least point me in the right direction to find more info on it?

Also, are there other forums or boards I should sign up for to buy more Romanian music on shellac?

Cheers!

Is there any chance you could post a picture of the "Cristea's Roumanian Record" label?
Sometimes these smaller companies had their discs pressed by bigger companies, and the label colour or design might offer some sort of clue if this is the case, and provide another point to start looking for info.
It probably wont, but you never know.

gramophoneshane wrote:Is there any chance you could post a picture of the "Cristea's Roumanian Record" label?
Sometimes these smaller companies had their discs pressed by bigger companies, and the label colour or design might offer some sort of clue if this is the case, and provide a point to start looking.
It probably wont, but you never know.

Yes, can definitely do that. In fact, I'll just link to the eBay auction I bought them from.

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/200696048822

For what it's worth, there are two addresses for the label - after a certain pressing # they seemed to have switched locations.

Would the crown at the top hint at a specific label?

It looks like you have cornered the Romanian market there...a search on the address shows it to be a 4-5 story brick building and was built in 1920 (now expensive apartments). In addition to Ebay, Kurt Nauck's auctions always have "international" 78s up for auction. You may want to try him, just google it, the current (and some past) auction lists are always posted online also. John