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Mead and Field were manufacturers of novelties for Christmas and parties. The company was formed in 1910 and were still in business in 1960.

The records such as the one shown here were made for them by Duophone and seem to be mainly pulled from the late 1920s D-500 and F-2000 series, usually in the same couplings as the Duophones. The Mead & Field's labels had black printing but the background colour varies, or is white.
Sometimes the label was apparently  just pasted over an existing Duophone (though I have no details of any examples of these, as yet), most times they are properly pressed in labels. They had no catalogue numbers, though a registration number is sometimes shown. The performers are often anonymous.

As with Duophones of this period, Mead & Fields records seem to be variously manufactured of standard shellac or of Duophone's patented laminated "unbreakable" material.

Information from Frank Andrews' srticle in "For The Record", issue 20.
Label images courtesy of (in order) Bill Dean-Myatt, Richard Prout and Gary Smedley.

 


This is a first attempt at a listing. Please e-mail me if you can help me fill in the gaps in any of these series.

My thanks to the following who have provided information for this page:
Frank Andrews, Robin Bratchley, Bill Dean-Myatt, Richard Prout, Gary Smedley

Page last updated on: June 30, 2022
Issues known to be a Duophone paste-over will be shown with an asterix (*) next to the Duophone catatogue number. Those known to be of unbreakable material will have a 'u' shown in the 'coupling' column.

Master No Title Artists Coupling Duophone Issue
         
DF-16 Prelude in C Sharp Minor (Rachmaninov) Miklos Schwalb (piano) DF-17 F-2009
DF-17-3 Waltz in E minor (Chopin) Miklos Schwalb (piano) DF-16 F-2009
DB-29 Entry Of The Gladiators (Fucik) anon (= Military Band, conducted by C. Leggett) DB-31u, DB-44 D-517
DB-31-3 Uhlan's Call anon (= Military Band, conducted by C. Leggett) DB-29u D-516
DB-44 A Musical Switch anon (= Military Band, conducted by C. Leggett) DB-29 D-517
  Note: Two versions of the above Mead & Fields record have been reported; both with DB-29 on one side, but with different couplings.    
         
DB-59 Ballet Egyptien, part 1 (Luigini) ? (= Light Symphony Orchestra (conducted by P. Lewis)) DB-60 D-501
DB-60 Ballet Egyptien, part 2 (Luigini) ? (= Light Symphony Orchestra (conducted by P. Lewis)) DB-59 D-501
         
DB-103 Old Comrades March ? (= Military Band, conducted by C. Leggett) DB-104 D-526
DB-104 Polonaise Militaire ? (= Military Band, conducted by C. Leggett) DB-103 D-526
         
DB-108-1 H.M.S. Pinafore, selection part 1 (Sullivan) Military Band, conducted by C. Leggett) DB-109 D-541
DB-109 H.M.S. Pinafore, selection part 2 (Sullivan) Military Band, conducted by C. Leggett) DB-108 D-541
         
DB-171 The Sun Has Set, Let Us Make Merry (Ukranian folk song) ? (= Zaaloff's Quartet (Russian men's voices) with piano) DB-172 D-542
DB-172 Lapatotchy (Russian peasant dance) ? (= Zaaloff's Quartet (Russian men's voices) with piano) DB-171 D-542
         
DB-201 Serenade Mikos Rakosi (violin) DB-203u unkn.
DB-203 Ave Maria Mikos Rakosi (violin) DB-201u unkn.
         
DFB-25 Blue Danube (Johann Strauss jr.) anon (= Danish Orchestra (conducted by Hyam Greenbaum)) DFB-26u D-529
DFB-26 Artist's Life (Johann Strauss jr.) anon (= Danish Orchestra (conducted by Hyam Greenbaum)) DFB-25u D-529