![]() These discs also showed the dates of Berliner's five patents (see above), which did not include the gramophone patent No. These details, together with the title (Berliner or Gramophone), the Trade Mark of the Recording Angel (precursor of Angel Records) and Catalog Number added afterwards, then appeared on every pressing from a given matrix, since the plate itself bore the markings in mirror writing. The initial system was the obvious one: Gaisberg and the other recordists simply wrote the required details in the blank space in the center of each plate (see above), there being no paper labels at the time. Several early systems were proposed and used, but the volume of discs being produced outlived the practicality of nearly all of these systems. A method obviously was needed to give each plate a positive and unique identification. ![]() ![]() Recording sessions supervised by the first eight recordists of the Gramophone Company and its successors account for nearly 160,000 of these recordings. Gramophone Company Matrix Numbers Early Numbering Systemsīetween 18, some 200,000 different recordings were made. ![]() See Also: Matrix and Catalog Numbers in G&S Discography Victor's Use of Matrix Numbers Matrix Numbers in Recordings of Gilbert & Sullivan Summary of Recording Histories Table of Contents Gramophone Company Matrix Numbers Early Numbering Systems Prefixes, Suffixes, and Triplets Later Gramophone Company Matrix Numbers G&T Catalog Numbers and Record Labels Conclusion Bibliography This is the second part of a four-part article on Matrix and Catalog Numbers in G&S Discography. ![]()
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