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
COMMERCIAL BROADCASTING SERVICES
CONTINENTAL
New Plymouth
DIXON'S
DWG
ELECTRICAL RECORDING CO
GISBORNE
HIFI RECORDING CO
HMV Commercial
'K' SOUND SYSTEMS
(Wanganui)
KELLY
LOMAS
Dunedin
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)
SKILTONS
(Palmerston North)
SONIC
(The Island Bay Recording Studios, Wellington)
SOUNDCRAFT STUDIOS
Wellington
STARADIO
(Wellington)
TANZA
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)
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
SOUND RECORDINGS LTD
STEBBING
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 & George Boraman for some new labels to illustrate.)
For references used, refer Australian and New Zealand 78s
Plus Dennis O. Huggard's booklets on Stebbing & Tanza.
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