Description
Columbia Graphophone Company, Published 1922. Wraps, 368 pp.; 18 cm; illustrated with black-and-white photographs. Gray paper covers with gold lettering and a gold decorative border on the front cover and spine.
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In Good condition. A diagonal crease runs across the front cover and the first few leaves. Light bumping and creasing to the edges and moderate overall shelf wear, with some toning, spotting, and soiling to the covers. Binding tight. Pages toned but otherwise unmarked. Staple bound.The complete Columbia record catalogue current to December 31, 1921, issued by the Columbia Graphophone Company from 1819 Broadway, New York City. Arranged in six parts: an alphabetical list of artists making Columbia Records; a complete alphabetical listing of records by title and artist; classified lists of selected records; educational records for school and home; foreign-language records; and a tinted section devoted to Columbia's concert and operatic stars. The catalogue lists thousands of acoustic-era recordings with catalogue numbers, sizes, and prices, and is illustrated throughout with photographs of recording artists, including opera singers, instrumentalists, dance and jazz bands, and military bands. A useful discographical reference documenting the Columbia catalogue at the close of the acoustic recording era, the year the firm entered receivership and the year before the introduction of its "New Process" laminated discs.Contents: Part I, Alphabetical List of Artists; Part II, Complete Alphabetical List of Records by Title and Artist; Part III, Classified Lists of Selected Records (Band; Orchestra; Music for Interpretative Dances and Pantomime; Songs and Ballads); Part IV, Educational Records for School and Home; Part V, Foreign-Language Records; Part VI, Concert and Operatic Stars.