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A German-produced label made by Homophon and exported to Britain prior to WWI.
There are two versions of the label, but the English-titled ones use a catalogue series in the E-1 range, the highest reported to date being E-351.
You will see some with higher catalogue numbers below and I'm not sure how those fit in.
The vast majority of Rubin records were also issued on Homophon, but there were some recorded specially for Rubin.

As far as I know, all Rubin issues are anonymous, with the credit being just the type of performance, e.g. Orchestra, Baritone, Tenor &c.
Various numbers and codes can be found "in the wax" and sometimes these are matrix numbers. In other cases they are date codes or disguised catalogue numbers from other issues made by Homophon. Sometimes there are no numbers at all !

 

Please e-mail me if you can help me fill in the gaps in any of these series.

My thanks to Frank Andrews in providing most of the initial information for this page.
Thanks also to Duncan Brand, Paul Cleary, Mike Comber, Bill Dean-Myatt, Graham Farnell, Norman Field, Ian McPherson, Albert Pattison.

Page last updated on: October 25, 2022

Cat No Matrix Date Codes Title Labelled Artists Original Issue
E-1  (525 ?)
35430		   March Of The Finnish Horse
Mussinan March		 Orchestra Homophon 7 ?
.
E-2          
E-3          
E-4          
E-5     Palace March
Touring Songs March		 Orchestra  
           
E-9 8008
8074		 231111
25410		 The Grenadiers
The Grenadiers of The Caucasus		 Orchestra (= Band of La Garde Republicaine) Homophon 16
Homophon 44
           
E-21   5111
6111		 The Miner's Child
Red Roses, waltz		 Orchestra  
           
E-27 644
8040		   Ma Bonnie Marie - mazurka
Chasse Aux Cailles (Hunt For Quail)		 Orchestra (= Imperial Regimental Band, Berlin)
Orchestra (= La Garde Rpublicaine Band)		 Homophon 76
Homophon 8040
           
E-41   11712
22712		 Little Bird Of The Wood
The Gondolier		 Whistling solo  
           
E-135 6021
6026		 F18T / 13312
F18T / 1611		 The Yankee Shuffle
U.S.A. Patrol		 Orchestra (= The Union Jack Band) Homochord 4106
E-136          
E-137          
E-138 6043 / 2248 ?
6044 / 2351 ?		   The Season's Plums, selection part 1
The Season's Plums, selection part 2		 Orchestra (= Homphone Orchestra) Homophon 360
E-139          
E-140 6047
6048		   The Pick Of The Basket, part 1
The Pick Of The Basket, part 2		 Orchestra (= Homophone Orchestra) Homophon 362
           
E-148     She Is Ma Daisy Baritone  
           
E-153 365520 / 6552
365550 / 6555		   My Dreams
Because		 Baritone, with orchestra (= Stanley Adams)
Baritone, with orchestra		 Honophon 317
E-154          
E-155 6433
6558		   Ora Pro Nobis
I Love You		 Baritone (= Walter Lee)
.		 Homophone 734
.
           
E-175 6733
6734		   When The Fields Are White With Daisies
Will You Love Me In December As You Did In May?		 Tenor (= Fred Wilson) Homophone 447
           
E-183 6828
6839		   When You Know You're Not Forgotten
Shadowland		 Tenor (= Charles King)
Tenor (= Burt Weston ?)		 not found
E-184 368930 / 6893
.		 E26R /1579A
E26R /28911A		 Robin And The Wren
Robin Beadbrest [sic - should be Robin Redbreast]		 Duet, with bird imitations
Tenor, with bird imitations		 not found
E-185          
E-186 6588
6589		   The Deathless Army
Like Stars Above		 Baritone (= Edgar Coyle) Homophon 297
E-187 6597
6598		 10119
14109		 Palm Branches
The Holy City		 Baritone (= Stanley Adams) Homophon 299
           
E-199 11666
11667		   "Jolly Fellows", overture part 1
"Jolly Fellows", overture part 2		 Orchestra (= Imperial Regimental Band)  
           
E-247 6620
6634		   Wire In, My Lads
On The Isle Of Anglessy (sic)		 Baritone (= "Fred Vernon" (= Harry Fay)) Homophon 359
           
E-257 6708
6746		   The Cruise Of The Ancient Lights
In The Strand		 Comic (= Will Terry) Homophon 439
           
E-280 3119660 / 11966
.		 H12Q / 26910
H12Q / 21612 		Merry Polka
Ilona Polka - Mazurka		 Band  
           
E-286 3113560 /11356
3115800 /11580		   Tempeat Gallop [sic]
Spring Greetings, march		 Orchestra  
           
E-332 11174
 		   Gallop (Grand Gallop)
Anna (sic) Polka		 Xylophone (= Albert Muller)
Bell Solo (= Alber Muller)		 Homophon 561
Homochord 4055
E-333 3111040
3116200		 F10Q / 7710
B26Q / 31310		 Lovely May
Cradle Song		 Cornet solo  
           
E-345 36480 / 648
36850 / 685		 C22T
M18T		 Cousin Bobby
The Gentleman Of Maxim		 Band  
E-346          
E-347          
E-348 38430 / 843
38440 / 844		   The Mosquito Parade
Butterfly Dance		 Band Homophon 250
E-349          
E-350          
E-351     Darling Polka Band  
           
E-100078 6539
6551		   Queen Of The Earth
Flight Of Angels		 Song (= Tom Childs) Homophon 398
Homophon 291
E-100079          
E-100080     The Death Of Nelson Song  
           
E-100114 363360 / 6336
363420 / 6342		 .
171210		 Shirts
Prisoner At The Bar
 Comic (= Harry Fay) Homophon 797
           
E-100120 366220 / 6622
366250 / 6625		   When Tommy Atkins Marries Dolly Grey
By The Zuyder Zee		 Song (= Harry Fay) Homophon 348
Homophon 345
           
E-100130 11990 ?
60521 ?		   Anitra's Dance
Tesoro Mio		 Rubin Band (= Cinderella Band ?) Homochord 4133 ?
           
E-100149 577
8007		   March Of The Socialists
La Marseillaise		 Band (= Imperial Regimental Band, Berlin) Homophon 37
Homophon 15
           
E-100195 6541
6589		   Come Back To Erin
Like Stars Above		 Baritone (= Edgar Coyle) Homophon 275
Homophon 297