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Melodiephon-Record is often called the Russian
Fonotipia. Indeed, its label strikingly resembles the label of Italian
records Fonotipia. Such mimicry was common technique in piratical business,
but in most cases pirates tried to make their records resembling Zonophone,
one variation of Tonophone, International Parlophon Record and even Luxophone
Record - the early label of quite lawful company Metropol-Record, so Melodiephon
Record can be considered as kind of exception to the rule.
The known history Melodiephon-Record begins at July, 26 1906 when, as it is poetically written by Alexander Tikhonov in his article the technician Multop removed from press the first record, manufactured on the new St.-Petersburgs pressing plant. Next we learn that the full company name was the American Anonymous Company Melodiephon, and that the introductory price was set to 4 Rubles for double-sided giant, 2 Rubles 20 Kopeks for grand, however the giants were never pressed because the company was incapable to do it. At that time the single-sided giants and grands of Gramophone Company were sold for the same price. The Company owners planned to open a public recording studio. The price
was set to 50 Rubles for 12 records with recorded own voice, but its
all was just a smoke-screen - the main stake was on counterfeit production.. |
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