For over 40 years I have been a member of various Recorded Music Societies. These societies meet on a regular basis to hear programmes given by guests or members on classical music. I started at Aberdeen University in the late 1950s and continued with Glasgow Recorded Music Society when I returned to work there in 1969. I am now retired and live in Cupar in Fife, Scotland. Those Recorded Music Societies of which I am a member include: Carnoustie, Dundee and Kirkcaldy. I am also Chairman of the Scottish Group of the Federation of Recorded Music Societies.

I give many talks throughout the UK on various subjects. So far this year I have been to places as far apart as Falkirk, Golspie, Thurso and Wolverhampton.

I collect recordings ranging from cylinders and 78s, through LPs to CDs. My interest in records started when my parents gave me a wind-up Columbia Grafonola portable and 6 78rpm records for Christmas when I was around 12 years old.This has led me to join societies such as the City of London Phonograph & Gramophone Society and the Dvorak Society. My interests in old records lie in British Dance Bands, Instrumental, Music Hall and Variety, Orchestral, Jazz,and Vocal. One non musical area I specialise in is in Documentary 78s.

For those who wish to contact me my e-mail addresses are: chris.hamilton1@virgin.net and chamil78@sol.co.uk

• A Small Gallery of Advertising 78rpm record labels can be viewed here.
• A Small Gallery of Trade Advertisements is open here.
• A Small Gallery of Music Hall Artists and other Artists can be viewed here.
• A Small Gallery of Music Hall 78rpm records can be viewed here.
• A Small Gallery of Harry Lauder 78rpm record labels can be viewed here.
• A Small Gallery of Documentary & Speech 78rpm record labels can be viewed here.
• A small Gallery of Miscellaneous 78rpm record labels can be viewed here.
• A second gallery of Miscellaneous 78rpm record labels can be viewed here.
• A third gallery of Miscellaneous 78rpm record labels can be viewed here.
• A Small Gallery of Scottish 78rpm record labels can be viewed here.
• A Small Gallery of Scottish 45rpm record labels can be viewed here.
• A Small Gallery of Scottish LP record labels can be viewed here.
• A Small Gallery of Technical 78rpm record labels can be viewed here.
• A Small Gallery of Unusual 78rpm labels can be viewed here.
• A Second Gallery of Unusual 78rpm labels can be viewed here.
• A Third Gallery of Unusual 78rpm labels can be viewed here.

Links to other sites of interest:

Ardlarich (Chris Hamilton's alternative website)

Peter Adamson

Antique Phonograph Supply Co.

Association for Recorded Sound Collections

The British Library - National Sound Archive

Marcel Brown

Christie's Auctioneers

CVC Productions -Audio Restoration

Diamond Cut Productions

Dutton Labs

Dvorák Society

Edison National Historic Site

Federation of Recorded Music Societies

Federation of Recorded Music Societies - Scottish Group

Tim Gracyk

Gramophone Publications Ltd.

Chris Hamilton's main website

Hayashi Collection

Howard Hope

J & M Wholesale (Bedford) Ltd (Gramophone & Phonograph Spares)

Ruth Lambert

Liberty Music

Marston Records

Music and Arts

Kurt Nauck

Nimbus Communications International

Phillips Auctioneers

Trimans Collection

Vintage Recordings

Bob Weber

Patriek Zanas (needle tin collector)