78rpm records produced in New Zealand

  = strictly local issue

All are 10" unless noted.

ARTRANSA

AUROTOR 

BOSWORTH

Pressed by Stebbings.

CAPITOL

CENTURY PARTY RECORDS

COAST

COLUMBIA

CORONET

DECCA

ESQUIRE

Pressed by Stebbings.

FIDELITY

Pressed by Stebbings.

HALLMARK

Pressed by Stebbings.

HMV

LONDON

MGM

MERCURY

PARLOPHONE

PHILIPS

PRESTIGE 

RCA

REGAL-ZONOPHONE

RODEO

STEBBING 

TANZA 

TASMAN

TEMPO

WING

ZODIAC 

 

Recording Studios.

New Zealand also had many recording studios offering recording capability to the general public, usually on aluminium-cored discs coated with cellulose nitrate lacquer.  Some have not been found at 78rpm, but are shown here for completeness.  10" unless noted.

ANDERSEN 

ASTOR 

BLENHEIM RECORDING STUDIOS

BORHAMS RADIO SERVICE

Palmerston North

COLUMBUS 

COMMERCIAL BROADCASTING SERVICES 

DIXONS 

DWG 

ELECTRICAL RECORDING CO

GISBORNE 

HIFI RECORDING CO 

'K' SOUND SYSTEMS

(Wanganui)

KELLY 

MAGNESS 

METRONOME

(Timaru Recording Studios)

NEEDHAM RADIO  

NELSON SOUND RECORDING SYSTEM

N.Z.B.S.  

(New Zealand Broadcasting Service)

NEW ZEALAND RECORDING & PUBLICITY STUDIOS

PRESTO

(generic disc, studio unknown)

RADIO SUPPLIES

R.C.N.Z. 

(Recording Corporation of New Zealand)

ROTORUA RADIOS LTD 

ROBBINS RECORDINGS & TELEVISION FILMS LTD 

R.S.L. 

(Recording Studios Ltd, Wellington)

SONIC

(The Island Bay Recording Studios, Wellington)

TANZA 

THOMAS E SIMS 

TIMARU 

Others offering recording services in New Zealand were:

AUCKLAND RECORDING SERVICES
H.L. BYRN (MASTERTON)
CHESHIRES (Wellington)
CHRISTCHURCH RECORDINGS,
CONTINENTAL RECORDING STUDIOS (New Plymouth)
DUNFORD RECORDINGS (Christchurch)
FIDELITY RECORDING STUDIOS (Christchurch)
HANNAH RECORDING
HMV (EMI)
JORDAN'S (Invercargill)
KENSINGTON
MANAWATU SOUND SERVICE (Palmerston North)
MASCOT (Auckland)
MELLOTONE (i.e. NEWTOWN RECORDING STUDIOS, Wellington)
NAMARA RECORDING STUDIOS (Wellington)
NATIONAL BROADCASTING SERVICE
NEWTOWN RECORDING STUDIOS (Wellington)
JOHN POTTS'
PRESTO-CUT RECORDINGS (Wellington)
RADIO BROADCASTING CO
S.H. SOUND SYSTEMS
SCAMMELL & EGLINGTON
SKILTON'S LTD
SOUND RECORDINGS LTD
STARADIO (Christchurch)
STEBBING
TANZA
TELESLIDE
TRUE TONE RECORDING SERVICE (Wellington)
WILDING RECORDING STUDIOS

Plus some 12" ones (some are 33 1/3 RPM):

HARRIS SOUND SYSTEMS (NAPIER)
KIWI DISCS (NEW PLYMOUTH)
LOTUS RECORDING CO (WELLINGTON)
RECORDING CORPORATION OF NEW ZEALAND
TRICITY HOUSE (CHRISTCHURCH)

(Many thanks to Alistair Gilkison for many additions to this list. Images will be added once we get our collective act together.)


Record Production Figures in NZ 1955-58


For references used, refer Australian and New Zealand 78s
Plus Dennis O. Huggard's booklets on Stebbing & Tanza.

Last updated 13 September 2007
(c) 2007 Adam Miller

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