Historic Masters Ltd was established in 1983 to continue the series of historic reissues of vocal recordings initiated by the British Institute of Recorded Sound. Since then there have... More »

Il Titanico Oricalco The above is the title of a book issued by the City of Turin to honour a favourite native son. A literal translation might be ‘The Trumpet- Toned Titan’. Tamagno... More »

Historic Masters discovered some years back that all known shellac records of Tamagno had been made from copy shells rather than the originals. We were able to access the original shells... More »

THE SEVEN RECORDS IN OUR 31st ISSUE – MAY 2009 (Prospectus by Alan Bilgora) HM 200A (and) HM 200B   Paul Franz, Tenor, (1876-1950) Rome Narration pts. 1-2 Tannhususer (Wagner) Matrix... More »

It is now a quarter of a century since Historic Masters Ltd was formed to continue the series of historic reissues of vocal recordings initiated by the BIRS. During that time there... More »

HISTORIC MASTERS – TENTH ISSUE PROSPECTUS (Notes by Stanley Henig) A new issue of direct vinyl pressings from 78 rpm masters, produced in collaboration with Thorn EMI from materials... More »

HISTORIC MASTERS – TWELFTH ISSUE PROSPECTUS (Notes by Stanley Henig) HMB 75 – Richard TAUBER (1891-1948) La Boheme (Puccini) – Che gelida manina Madama Butterfly (Puccini)... More »

Historic Masters are pleased to announce the thirteenth issue of direct vinyl pressings produced in collaboration with Thorn EMI from 78 rpm metals masters in their archives. The complete... More »

Notes and Pitching decisions by Richard Bebb Historic Masters are pleased to announce the fourteenth issue of direct vinyl pressings produced in collaboration with Thorn EMI from... More »

Prospectus, pitching decisions, speeds* by Richard Bebb Historic Masters are pleased to announce the fifteenth issue of direct vinyl pressings produced in collaboration with Thorn... More »