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Online DiscographyHomophon Liliput
12 3/4cm
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We herewith offer label listings for
the German Homophon Liliput (12
3/4cm diameter) and Homocord Liliput (15cm diameter) issues. In issue
36
of the Phonographische
Zeitschrift, dated 6. September 1905, Homophon Company
GmbH of berlin, Klosterstrasse 5/6, announced
cheap double-sided 5 inch diameter discs, allowing a playing time of 1
minute. Later that month, in issue 39 dated 27. September
1905, the discs are described as available: Neuheit: 5" =
12
3/4cm Liliput-Records. Towards the end of the year, issue 45 lists Liliput-Records
Nos. 6, 7, 8
and 9. Issue 46 of Phonographischen
Zeitschrift
also lists Liliput issues on Homophon, but no size is given. One number
each
side and the highest number is 42 - so they had at least 21 small
children's discs for the 1905 Christmas season. Issue 6 of Die Sprechmaschine in
December 1906 lists issues 6/7, 8/9, 13/14, 39/41 and 40/42; the latter
two indicate that couplings were not necessarily in numerical sequence.
In 1907 the Zonophon company sued Homophon, and as of November 1907 the
Königl. Langericht Berlin decreed that disc records by the
Homophon company had to use a different trademark and records were
consequently labeled Homokord, or Homochord respectively, in order to
avoid confusion. No Liliput advertisements could be found after
December 1905.
After the war the label was revived by the Homophon Company under their new label Homocord. Most of the titles were originally recorded for Mignon/Lindex, and the true matrix numbers can be found handwritten below the labels. Some titles have also been issued on Pigmynette and Odeonette, with "Bm" control numbers being added. Almost all titles have been recorded acoustically, some date back to 1912. Most titles have been recorded in Berlin, but a few may be from other locations including London (LON) and Amsterdam (AMS)
Homocord Liliput 15cm diameter discs.
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The basic research on dates and matrix numbers was done by
Björn Englund
(Stockholm). Among those who have provided further information are the
following:
Deutsches Musikarchiv (Berlin), Bernd Meyer-Rähnitz (Dresden),
Peter
Schmelzle (Internet)
If you have additions or corrections: Please contact us by e-mail:
Rainer
Lotz
UPDATE: 27.07.2014
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