New Book Release, October 2026

The Gramophone Company’s Recordings
1898 to 1934

A guide to the Matrix Serials used by the Recording Experts of the Company

Author:  Michael Kinnear
(Published Posthumously)
ISBN: 978-0-6456719-4-0

USD $45.00 plus International Postage, USD $35.00

The matrix serial Suffix and Prefix identifying letters assigned to the Recording Experts from 1898 to 1934 used by The Gramophone Company Ltd.

(Including an addition of matrix serials used by The Gramophone Company, Ltd., Calcutta / Columbia Graphophone Co., Ltd., Calcutta, from 1934 to 1939).

With a Corporate history and early development of the Gramophone Company. The unlettered and zinc process recordings taken in London from 1898 for  E. Berliner’s Gramophone and The Oriental Numerical Catalogue Coding System. E. Berliner’s Oriental Catalogue. The Far East, Second, Third and Fourth Far East recording tours, 1903 to 1907. With an Explanation – Matrix Numbers, Recording Experts Biographical Data, the Factories, Supplements, Index and 22 illustrations in the text.

MATRIX SERIAL CODES

PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS

PRODUCT DETAILS
♦ Published Independently: Bajakhana, 1st Edition, October, 2026
♦ Language:  English
♦ Pages 19+230 pages, Perfect Bound
♦ ISBN: 978-0-6456719-4-0
♦ 21 Illustrations in the Text

PRICE
USD $45.00 plus International Postage, USD $35.00 – Total USD $80.00
(1.5 kg) International Standard Post – 7 -10 Business Days approx. Tracking.