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Cuba Canta y Baila
Encyclopedic Discography of Cuban Music 1925-1960
 
Cristobal Diaz-Ayala 
Record Company Label Abbreviations

1. The recording labels that have no abbreviation or are represented by prefixes that appear before the record number, as, for example, in the case of MKL for Victor Mexicana, do not appear on the list. The discs listed on the discography are 78s, unless they have the LP, CD or 45 initial attached, or because thay have prefixes that do not correspond to 78 recordings.

2. The abbreviations listed to the right indicate the country or city of the recording label location.

3. The 78s are all on 10" format unless it is stated as 12", indicating a 12 inch format. On the contrary, LPs are always in a 12 inch format, unless indicated by 10", meaning a 10 inch format.

4. Cylinders are written as CL, and cassettes by CAS. Discs on 45pm format use the number 45 at the beginning, preceeded by the EP initials if they are "extended playing", a format that allowed two songs to be recorded on each side.

A. 

AN o ANS

Ansonia 78

(NY)

AMEF

Asociación Mexicana de

Estudios Fonográficos, lp.

(Me)

ASLP

Ansonia, lp

(NY)

ALCD

Alma Latina, CD

(Es)

Amer

Americas, 78

(NY)

ant                 

antillano,a

Ant                                           

Antillano, lp 

(Co)

Ariel             

 lp

(Me)

Alg

Alegre 78

(EU)

ACR

Alma criolla, CD

(Es)

Atl

Atlantic, 78

(EU)

Alb

Alberto, 78

(EU)

Apo

Apollo, 78

(EU)

Artex                                               

Artex,78

(Me)

B.

Bcst                                         

Broadcast, 78

(EU)

BR

Brunswick, 78

(EU)

BM

Blue Moon, CD

(Es)

Bl

Bluebird, 78, lp

(EU)

Bill

Billos, 78 ylp

(Ve)

B

Billos 78

(Ve)

B & W

Black and White, 78

(EU)

BMC

BMC, 78

(EU)

Bo                  

Boleros, rumbas y guajiras,lp 

(Co)

C.

CAM

Camden lp

(EU)

CAMS

Camden lp

(EU)

Co

Columbia de 78

(EU)

COR CRL

Coral, 78, lp

(EU)

CUB

Cubitas, lp

(NY)

CU

Cubanacán, CD

(CU)

CCD

lp

CODF

Columbia 78

(EU)

CAP

Capitol, 78

(EU)

CELP

Seeco, Celebrity serie, lp

(NY)

CNT

Continental, 78

(EU)

CL

Columbia lp

(EU)

CAF

Cafamo, 78

(CU)

CLT

Caliente, lp

(EU)

CLN

Colonial, 78

(PR)

CR                

Corona Real, lp

CUCD

Cubanacán, CD

(Co)

D.

DML

Peerles, lp

(Me)

DCA

Peerles, lp

(Me)

De

Decca, 78

(EU)

DL

Decca, lp

(EU)

DBMI

Victor, lp

(EU)

DBLI

Victor lp

(EU)

DKLI

Victor lp

(EU)

Dl

Discuba, lp, CD, 78

(CU,Mia)

DEC

De Colección, Lp

(Me)

DeF

Columbia 78

(EU)

DFH                

Dance Fiesta in Havana, lp  

(Co)

DM

Discomoda, 78 y lp

(CU,Ve)

Du

Duarte, 78, lp, 45

(CU,Es)

DH

Disco Hit, lp o CD

(PR)

DLM

Discos y cintas Melody Lp

(posiblemente relacionada con Orfeón)

(Me)

DTH             

Dance Time in Havana, lp

Dur               

Durium, 78

E.

Ebr                

English Brunswick, 78

Ex

Extra, 78 (sello filial de Seeco)

(NY)

LPEx

Extra, sello que en los años 60

reeditó en lp’s discos Victor.

(NY)

Eg

Egrem, 45,lp

(CU)

Ed

Edison, 78

(EU)

F.

FA                                  

Fiesta Antillana, lp

(Co)

FR

Fragoso 78

(PR)

Fi

Fiesta 78

(EU)

Fly

Folklyric CD

(EU)

FPM

Victor, lp

(EU)

Fu

Fuentes, 78, lp

(Co)

G.

G

Gema, 78

(CU,PR)

Gy

Guayanés, lp

(PR)

GTH

Gothman, 78

(NY)

GRM

Gramófono, 78

(Es)

GRP                                

Gramophone, 78

(EU)

GLp

Guayanés, lp

(PR)

GM               

Glorias Musicales, lp

H.

Har               

Harmony, 78

HMV

His Master Voice, Victor Ing., 78

(Ing)

HQ

Harlequin,lp y CD

(Ing)

Huici            

Huici, 78

I.

ICREM

lp y CD

(Me)

ID

Ideal, 78

(EU)

K.

Ku

Kubaney, 78,lp

(CU,Mia)

K

Gramophone, 78

(Fr)

L.

Lp

Panart, lp

(CU,Mia)

Leg

Legacy, CD

(Co)

LPM

Victor, lp

(EU)

LPV

Victor lp

(Ve)

LA

Landia, 78

(NY)

Lon

London, 78

(ING)

INT.Rec

International Records, 78

(EU)

M.

M                                                 

Margo, 78 

(EU)

Me                                            

Melotone, 78

(EU)

Mu

Musart, 78

(Me)

MKL

Victor mexicana, lp

(Me)

MV

Martínez Vela o Marvela, 78

(PR)

MT

Montilla, 78

(CU,PR, Mia)

MGM

Metro Goldwyn Meyer, Lp

(EU)

MKS

Victor mexicana, estereofónico, lp

(Me)

MILS

Victor, lp

(EU)

ML

Victor lp

(Me)

MMa

Music Memoria, CD

(Fr)

MVL

Martínez Vela, 78, lp

(PR)

MCL

Decca, Lp

(EU)

MSCD

Música del Sol, CD

(Es)

MERC

Mercury, 78

(EU)

MM

Memoria Musical, lp

(EU)

N

NM               

Novedades Musicales, CD

O.

OD

Odeón, 78, Lp

(EU, Ar)

OF

Orfeón, 78, Lp

(Me)

OK

Okeh

(EU,Me)

OV

Ondina-Venus, 78

(NY)

P.

Pe

Peerles 78

(Me)

P

Panart, 78

(CU,Mia)

Pa                  

Paramount, 78

PLP

Panart, lp

(CU,Mia)

PAR

Parnaso, lp

(NY)

Pt

Pathé, 78

(Fr)

Ply

Polydor, 78

(Fr)

Pu

Puchito, 78,lLp

(CU,Mia)

PAN-AM

Pan American, 78

(EU)

PRL

lp Victor, editado en PR

(PR)

Pann

Panart nacionalizada, 48, 45, lp

(CU

Plp                                         

Parlaphone, 78

(EU)

Pre                                             

Preludio, lp  

(Co)

PSx               

Panart-Sonolux, 78

R.

RBG              

Rumbas, Boleros y Guajiras, lp

(Co)

RR

Rosendo Rosell, lp

(Mia)

Ri

Rival, 78

(EU)

R

Regal, 78

(Es)

S.

S

Seeco, 78

(NY)

SCLP

Seeco, lp

(NY)

Su

Suaritos, 78

(CU,NY)

St

Stinson, 78

(NY)

So

Sonora, (Panart) 78

(CU)

SMC

Spanish Music Center Pro-Arte, 78

(NY)

SR                 

Sono Recuerdos, CD

Sx

Sonolux, 78, lp

(Co)

Sy

Symphonic, 78

(EU)

T.

TRLP

Tropical,lp

(NY)

TC

Tumbao, CD

(Es)

TRC

Tropical , 78 y lp

(Me,Co)

Ts

Tesoro, lp

(Co)

TH

TH-Rodven

(Ve)

Tico

78, lp

(NY)

V.

V

Victor, RCA Victor y

RCA de 78, CD, 45

(EU)

Vik

Victor mexicana,l Lp

(Me)

Vt

Victoria, lp

(Co)

VR

Verne, 78

(NY)

V-45

Victor de 45

(EU)

VCDM

Victor, CD

(EU)

VLDM

Victor lp

(EU)

Vo

Vocalion, 78

(EU)

Ve

Velvet, 78 (o Verne) y lp

(NY)

VA

Varsity, 78

(EU)

VRV

Verne 78

(NY)

Vt

Victoria 78

(Co)

 


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Translation by Alan West.
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