I need to try to find some old berliner advertising. Just over 100 years ago, emile berliner invented the gramophone and disc record. Various artists 120 years of deutsche grammophon the. The berliner five inch records online catalogue le catalogue en. Berliner phonograph aka dog model or trade mark gramophone. The roots of the gramophone company were established in 1897 when william. Berliner masters in the discography of american historical recordings the british. Theres three languages in the book english, french and german in separate sections, plus a complete discography at the end. Its records were played on emile berliners invention, the gramophone, which competed with the wax cylinderplaying phonographs that were more common in the 1890s. Sachidanandan runs an antique shop in the jewish street at kochi. In its 20 years of production, the berliner company pressed and distributed several record series, mostly of noncanadian origin, including those bearing the berliner labels. In 1877, edison demonstrated that he could reproduce. Explore the albums of the berliner philharmoniker recordings label on cd, vinyl and as download.
Berliner gramophone grammophon phonograph registry project. Jpg 1899 d biblio 18991901 berliner gramophone 003. Claudio abbados chicago recording of mahlers seventh symphony dg gold has seemingly always been the gramophone magazines top choice for that work. In a nutshell heres everything you need to reenact rca victors famous trademark logo the dog, the berliner trademark gramophone with the vertical motor and nipper, a 14 tall and 12 pounds heavy statue made from plaster for store displays. Emile berliner may 20, 1851 august 3, 1929, originally emil berliner, was a germanborn inventor. Sachis father was raveendranathan who was a great music director who died leaving him with a lot of musical. A profile and an interview gramophone, april 1978 by richard osborne. Berliner was the first inventor to stop recording on cylinders and start recording on flat disks or records. Berliner is best known for developing the disc record gramophone phonograph in american english. Likewise, releases bearing the berliner name and the gramophone company name should be associated with berliner gramophone.
In 1889, berliner licensed his invention to a toy manufacturer in germany. Although emile berliner never reached the exalted status of thomas edison in the public imagination, his contributions to the development of the talking. The first entries in this discography were made during the late 1960s from a small group of discs in my own collection, and i hoped to complete the project by inspecting company catalogues, supplements, and other contemporary paper materials. Check out the forums where you can discuss wagner recordings. In 1894, berliner established the united states gramophone company in. A recording studio was opened on peel st, and in 1906 a factory was built at the corner of stantoine and lenoir, to be supplemented in 1921 by a plant at stantoine and lacasse. Jennifer meera jasmine, pattu set oduvil unnikrishnan, saigal yousuf and tabla bhaskaran salim kumar are sachis fathers close friends.
The groove usually starts near the periphery and ends near the center of the disc. Berliner s sons herbert and edgar opened the berliner gramophone company of montreal in 1899. Unfollow gramophone berliner to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. And it was not so much a label as it was an area of the record which identified the machine that it belonged to, patents information, selection, artist and recording date in most cases. The instrument collection of teylers museum, haarlem has a berliner gramophone from 1891. Felix prohaska vienna state chamber choir and opera orchestra of the bach guild. The berliner gramophone co of canada was chartered 8 apr 1904 and was reorganized as the berliner gramophone co in 1909. Emile berliner was the genius behind the very first disc i. Biographies, concerts and videos about artists, conductors and composers. He is best known for inventing the verticalcut flat disc record called a gramophone record in british and american english used with a phonograph. Discover whats missing in your discography and shop for e.
This gramophone was the first one that could play flat circular discs. Lever wind berliner of 1897, commonly refered to by collectors as the ratchet berliner. Berliners gramophone 79 zthe crack regimentpublished. Its records were played on emile berliner s invention, the gramophone, which competed with the wax cylinderplaying phonographs that were more common in the 1890s. Berliner gramophone wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. Its records were played on emile berliners invention, the gramophone, which competed with the wax cylinderplaying phonographs that were more common in the. After berliner philharmoniker released a large box set of furtwanglers wartime recordings, and king international reissued tahras releases in small boxes, deutsche grammophon would jump on the bandwagon and release a complete boxset of his recordings. Mar 02, 2014 claudio abbados chicago recording of mahlers seventh symphony dg gold has seemingly always been the gramophone magazines top choice for that work.
He is best known for inventing the verticalcut flat disc record called a gramophone record in british and american english used with. A discography, by arrangement with abcclio, llc, santa barbara, ca. The gramophone articles and essays emile berliner and the. A phonograph record also known as a gramophone record, especially in british english, often simply record, is an analog sound storage medium in the form of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove. The head of the article comments that berliner gramophone was an early record label when it was, in fact, the first. May 28, 2015 the instrument collection of teylers museum, haarlem has a berliner gramophone from 1891. Emile berliner sold the licensing rights to his patent for the gramophone and method of making records to the victor talking machine company rca who made the gramophone a successful product in the united states. The roots of the gramophone company were established in 1897 when william barry owen left his position with the national gramophone company and traveled to london.
The cylinder phonograph was already established, though it had yet to enjoy widespread success, when mr. Apr 03, 2014 berliner phonograph aka dog model or trade mark gramophone. Perhaps berliner gramophone discs or berliner gramophone records would be an appropriate compromise so that an article separate about the companymachines can be created, if that terminology was ever used originally. Berliner gramophone disc collection archives at yale. New recordings will be added on a regular basis, so stay tuned. Included are unpublished and experimental gramophone records dating from the 1890s. The interesting and informative 200page book takes you on a history through the label, as well as the technologies in use during the past 120 years. Berliner gramophone company the canadian encyclopedia. Wilhelm furtwangler complete recordings on deutsche.
The last gramophone catalogue, dating to the spring of 1900, contains the same kinds of records by the same kinds of performers who might have been featured at a gramophone concert of 1897. Portrait of the conductor as celebrity gramophone, march 1964 by hc robbins landon. American issues, 18921900 discographies discographies. American issues, 18921900, compiled by paul charosh.
Berliner introduced his gramoophone in the united states around 1895. Media in category berliner gramophone the following 12 files are in this category, out of 12 total. Berliner s gramophone as the logo was the first and for nearly ten years the only disc record label in the world. Berliner was not the first to invent or productize a sound reproduction machine, that honor would go to thomas edison. Anyone looking to berliners gramophone discs for substantial quantities of stellar performances by extraordinary artists will be disappointed.
Discography of american historical recordings site. With sir simon rattle, claudio abbado, nikolaus harnoncourt and many more. Our listings of outside horn talking machines for sale. In subsequent years, after berliner lost his fight against illegal competitors, the berliner name was gradually dropped from each corporation so that, for instance, the london branch became simply the gramophone company. The berliner gramophone co was renamed the victor talking machine co of canada after 1929, rca victor, see bmg, and edgar was its president until 1930. Sachis father was raveendranathan who was a great music director who died leaving him with a lot of musical instruments and some gramophone records. The library of congress is providing access to these materials for educational and research purposes and makes no warranty with regard to their use for other purposes. For collectors of claudio abbados recordings, the performances on this fourdisc musical heritage society release of the italian conductors digital recordings of brahms symphonies with the berliner philharmoniker may seem redundant, since the symphonies were previously released as single discs in the late 80s and early 90s on deutsche grammophon. Richly illustrated with over 150 fullcolour photos, this 80 page, 8. Berliners gramophone as the logo was the first and for nearly ten years the only disc record label in the world. Your email address by clicking on the subscribe to newsletter button, i agree that i subscribe to this newsletter with information about deutsche grammophon recordings and releases and that my personal data will be processed for this purpose in accordance with the privacy policy. Sousas band 78 rpm discography usa 78 rpm 45worlds.
Soons blog top 100 gramophone greatest classical recording. Deutsche grammophon classical music label since 1898. Berliner founded the gramophone company to mass manufacture his sound disks records as well as the gramophone that played them. Emil berliner, germanborn american inventor who made important contributions to telephone technology and developed the phonograph record disc. History of recording and reproducing sound went through several distinct phases, but the general acceptance of such devices became widespread only after the invention of germanborn american inventor emile berliner. Berliner gramophone ratchet this article is part of the antique phonograph, gramophone and talking machine identification guides. Electronic online database editions of the columbia master book discography, berliner gramophone records. Berliner discs 0prefix numerical listing discography. This is the first discography assembled of the first disc recordings in the united states. That invention was the gramophone, the ancestral source from which all modern record players descend. First, he persuaded popular artists to record their music using his system. American issues, 18921900, discography of okeh records, 19181934, and the decca labels. The advertising history of the berliner gramophone and victor talking machine by weber, james nskelton, eric and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. To help promote his gramophone system, berliner did a couple of things.
It is commonly said that the first berliner gramophone record to be offered on the. Emile or emil berliner was a germanborn american inventor. Berliner s grooves also helped guide and support the needle, allowing for louder sound reproduction. By now, many of you are familiar with the free online discography of. In 1877, a year after alexander graham bell invented the telephone, berliner developed a transmitter. In 1888, emile berliner unveiled an invention that would have a profound impact on the world.
Releases bearing the nipper the dog logo andor his masters voice and the name the gramophone company should be associated with his masters voice. There are four cds of neverreleased content as well. Berliner gramophone trademark this article is part of the antique phonograph, gramophone and talking machine identification guides. An illustrated history is the definitive work on emile berliner and his invention of the gramophone. Emile berliner was born in 1851 in hanover, germany, as a son a jewish merchant. Berliner continued doing business in other countries. Jpg 1899 d biblio 18991901 berliner gramophone 002.
Berliner discs numerical listing discography no prefix. Berliner gramophone its discs identified with an etchedin e. Association for recorded sound collections discographic reference. Emile berliner 18511929 was a prominent inventor living at the end of the.
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