Victor 7-Inch Records 1900-1907
The Berliner Gramophone Company was forced out of business in 1900 by its competitors in a patent war. Eldridge R. Johnson was its supplier of gramophones and now had a factory and inventory he couldn't just walk away from. Along with a new recording process of mastering in wax instead of zinc, he established his own company with control of the Berliner patents in 1900 – The Consolidated Talking Machine Company. After further success in the "war" the following year, it was incorporated as the Victor Talking Machine Company we know today.

The new recording process involved cutting the groove directly into a wax master, versus tracing the sound wave in a wax-coated zinc disc that was then acid-etched to create the groove before removing the remaining wax. The result was a more natural, less-metallic sound with lower surface noise. Paper labels were another improvement, replacing the engraved kind found on Berliners. After a few years, Victor labels were also slightly recessed into the record itself to reduce their wear. However, the improvement that propelled this company and the disc record quickly to dominance was an increase in size. Ten-inch records were introduced in 1901, followed by twelve-inchers in 1903. Three or four minutes, respectively, could now be had instead of just the two that could fit on seven-inch discs and the cylinders of other companies. Seven-inchers therefore quickly faded from popularity and didn't even survive to the end of the first decade of the new century. Yet, during their lifetime they provided better durability, storage and arguably superior sound for the same price as cylinders.
Encoded Speed: 192 Kbps

Dance Of The Hoboes

George Schweinfest

Victor A-226

[Pre-Matrix A-]226, Take 3

March 16, 1901

Camden, New Jersey (?)

Note: Skip corrected at 1:23. Speed problem on master 0:50-0:51.

La Lansonet Polka

George Schweinfest

Victor A-227

[Pre-Matrix A-]227, Take 1

September 22, 1900

Camden, New Jersey (?)

Schubert's Serenade	(Blank) (144-14)
George Schweinfest
Victor A-241
[Pre-Matrix A-]241, Take 2
October 13, 1900
Camden, New Jersey (?)
Note: 2 3 | 32/47|h etched under paper label with rest of information.

The Birds Sing Sweeter Lad At Home

J. W. Myers

Victor A-693

[Pre-Matrix A-]693, Take 1

February 20, 1901

Camden, New Jersey (?)

Note: Worn.

Stand Up, Stand Up For Jesus

Lyric Trio

Victor A-723

[Pre-Matrix A-]723, Take 1

March 11, 1901

Camden, New Jersey (?)

Note: Tiny hairline crack at edge, not audible.

I Want to Go to Morrow	(Blank)
Dan W. Quinn
Victor 12
[Pre-Matrix A-]12, Take V-4
July 11, 1902
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (?)
Note: Worn.

Yaller Gal

Billy Golden

Victor 620

[Pre-Matrix A-]620, Take 6

May 2, 1902

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (?)

Auction Sale of a Bird and Animal Store	(Blank)
Len Spencer and Gilbert Girard
Victor 1148
[Pre-Matrix A-]1148, Take 5
May 8, 1902
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (?)
Note: Worn.

The Washington Post March

Sousa's Band

Victor 1183

[Pre-Matrix A-]1183, Take 6

August 12, 1902

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (?)

Note: Played at 80 RPM.

A Little Boy in Blue	(Blank)
Harry Macdonough
Victor 1304
Matrix# [Pre-Matrix A-]1304, Take 7
July 1, 1903
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (?)
Note: Very worn. Lots of pits.

The Maiden With The Dreamy Eyes

Harry Macdonough

Victor 1353

[Pre-Matrix A-]1353, Take 1

April 8, 1902

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (?)

Mister Dooley

Dan W. Quinn

Victor 1466

[Pre-Matrix A-]1466, Take 2

July 10, 1902

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (?)

Chopin's Nocturne in E Flat	(Blank)
Alexander Heindl
Victor 1669
Matrix# A-902, Take 1
January 13, 1904
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (?)
Note: Played at 81 RPM.

The Message of the Violet

J. W. Myers

Victor 1796

[Pre-Matrix A-]1796, Take 1

November 20, 1902

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (?)

Note: Hairline crack at edge, not audible.

Come Little Girl and Tell Me Truly from "The Silver Slipper"

Mozart Quartet

Victor 1800

[Pre-Matrix A-]1800, Take 3

November 25, 1902

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (?)

Note: "Take 3", spoken by recording engineer, heard after announcement and before performance! DAHR notes "Quartet", not "Sextette".

Estudiantina Waltz	(Blank)
Pryor's Orchestra
Victor 2762
Matrix# A-1109, Take 1
March 14, 1904
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (?)
Note: Worn.

Die four Kashes (Der Seder Nacht)	(Blank)
Miss Lizzie Goldfinger (with Goldin Hebrew Quartet)
Victor 2878
Matrix# A-1572, Take 1
July 8, 1904
New York, New York
Note: Worn, pitted, needle runs.

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