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 which are held in the DG archive and used these to issue a set of... 

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 have been twenty-nine regular issues containing five, six or seven records... 

The latest Dame Nellie Melba issue from Historic Masters can be purchase online via our Online Shop using PayPal. Paypal accepts secure payments from major credit cards, bank account and e-cheques. Also available is the Tamagno Issue and our latest issue... 

Our records are pressed in quality vinyl – certainly those made from the original first shells have a presence which is generally lacking in shellac copies. They give us a far more vivid picture of Melba’s voice than has ever previously... 

Melba Special Issue - Due for Release December 2008 THERE IS NO LONGER ANYBODY ALIVE who could have heard Nellie Melba in her prime. We owe it to the enterprise and far-sightedness of The Gramophone Company that we can listen to the voice of Melba first...