Record Company Label Abbreviations

Un Viejo Amor

Encyclopedic Discography of Cuban - USA

Cristóbal Díaz-Ayala

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.

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

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.

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.

AAN 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)
Bcst Broadcast, 78 (EU)
BR Brunswick, 78 (EU)
BM Blue Moon, CD (Es)
Bl Bluebird, 78, LP (EU)
Bill Billos, 78, LP (Ve)
B Billos, 78     (Ve)
B & W Black and White, 78 (EU)
BMC BMC, 78 (EU)
Bo Boleros, rumbas y guajiras, LP (Co)
CAM Camden, LP (EU)
CAMS Camden, LP (EU)
Co Columbia, 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)
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, LP (CU,Ve)
Du Duarte, 78, LP, 45 (CU,Es)
DH Disco Hit, LP, CD
Discos y cintas Melody LP
(PR)
   
DLM (posiblemente relacionada con Orfeón) (Me)
DTH Dance Time in Havana, LP  
Dur Durium, 78  
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)
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 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  
Har Harmony, 78  
HMV His Master Voice, Victor Ing., 78 (Ing)
HQ Harlequin, LP, CD (Ing)
Huici Huici, 78  
ICREM LP, CD (Me)
ID Ideal, 78 (EU)
Ku Kubaney, 78, LP (CU,Mia)
K Gramophone, 78 (Fr)
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 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)
NM Novedades Musicales, CD  
OD Odeón, 78, LP (EU, Ar)
OF Orfeón, 78, LP (Me)
OK Okeh (EU,Me)
OV Ondina-Venus, 78 (NY)
Pe Peerles, 78 (Me)
P Panart, 78 (CU,Mia)
Pa Paramount, 78 (CU,Mia)
PLP Panart, LP  
PAR Parnaso, LP (NY)
Pt Pathé, 78 (Fr)
Ply Polydor, 78 (Fr)
Pu Puchito, 78, LP (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  
RBG Rumbas, Boleros y Guajiras, LP (Co)
RR Rosendo Rosell, LP (Mia)
Ri Rival, 78 (EU)
R Regal, 78 (Es)
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)
TRLP Tropical, LP (NY)
TC Tumbao, CD (Es)
TRC Tropical, 78, LP (Me,Co)
Ts Tesoro, LP (Co)
TH TH-Rodven (Ve)
Tico 78, LP (NY)
V Victor, RCA Victor y RCA de 78, CD, 45 (EU)
Vik Victor mexicana, LP (Me)
Vt Victoria, LP (Co)
VR Verne, 78 (NY)
V-45 Victor, 45 (EU)
VCDM Victor, CD (EU)
VLDM Victor, LP (EU)
Vo Vocalion, 78 (EU)
Ve Velvet, 78 (o Verne) , LP (NY)
VA Varsity, 78 (EU)
VRV Verne, 78 (NY)
Vt Victoria, 78 (Co)