78rpm records produced in New Zealand
= strictly local issue
All are 10" unless noted.
ARTRANSA
AUROTOR
BOSWORTH
Pressed by Stebbings.
CHURCH of the NAZARENE
CAPITOL
CENTURY PARTY RECORDS
- PRX3736
(1-off 12" racing game by HMV NZ)
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
- S-
- J- (Jazz Concert
series)
TANZA
- CF- (Pink)
- K- (Childrens)
- CL- (Orange)
- no prefix
(Green, then to T-)
- T- (Green, then to Z-)
- Y- (12", all National Band of NZ)
- Z- (Green)
- Z- (Red)
- Z- (Orange)
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
H.L. BYRN
Masterton
CHRISTCHURCH RECORDINGS
COLUMBUS
- unnumbered
- Sleeve type A front,
back
(red, brown, green, black, orange)
- Sleeve type B front,
back
(red,brown, green, black, blue)
COMMERCIAL BROADCASTING SERVICES
CONTINENTAL
New Plymouth
DIXON'S
DOWN'S
DWG
ELECTRICAL RECORDING CO
GISBORNE
HIFI RECORDING CO
HMV Commercial/Custom
JOHN FRASER PRODUCTIONS
Timaru
'K' SOUND SYSTEMS
Wanganui
KELLY
LINTAS
LOMAS
Dunedin
LOTUS
MAGNESS
MASCOT
Auckland
METRONOME
Timaru Recording Studios
NATIONAL BROADCASTING SERVICE
NEEDHAM RADIO
NELSON SOUND RECORDING SYSTEM
N.Z.B.S./N.Z.B.C.
New Zealand Broadcasting Service/Corporation
NEW ZEALAND RECORDING & PUBLICITY STUDIOS
OAMARU RECORDING SERVICE
ORLY
Christchurch
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
SKILTONS
Palmerston North
SONIC
The Island Bay Recording Studios, Wellington
SOUNDCRAFT STUDIOS
Wellington
STARADIO
Wellington
STEBBING'S
Auckland
TANZA
TELESLIDE
THOMAS E. SIMS
TIMARU
ZODIAC
Auckland
Others offering recording services in New Zealand
were:
AUCKLAND RECORDING SERVICES
CHESHIRES (Wellington)
DUNFORD RECORDINGS (Christchurch)
FIDELITY RECORDING STUDIOS (Christchurch)
HANNAH RECORDING
JORDAN'S (Invercargill)
KENSINGTON
MANAWATU SOUND SERVICE (Palmerston North)
MELLOTONE (i.e. NEWTOWN RECORDING STUDIOS, Wellington)
NAMARA RECORDING STUDIOS (Wellington)
NEWTOWN RECORDING STUDIOS (Wellington)
JOHN POTTS'
PRESTO-CUT RECORDINGS (Wellington)
RADIO BROADCASTING CO
S.H. SOUND SYSTEMS
SCAMMELL & EGLINGTON
SOUND RECORDINGS LTD
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)
TRICITY HOUSE (CHRISTCHURCH)
(Many thanks to Alistair Gilkison for
many additions to this list & George Boraman and John Fraser for
some new labels to illustrate.)
For references used,
refer Australian and New
Zealand 78s
Plus Dennis O. Huggard's booklets on Stebbing
& Tanza.
Last updated 21 June 2011 (John Fraser, Orly, Mascot, NBS, Lintas &
Lotus and others)
(c) 2007-11 Adam Miller
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