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Teledisk  were custom record makers, offering to record you for a small sum, for which you would receive a small number of the recordings, double-sided (usually) and pressed on standard shellac. To be honest, the quality of the recording and pressing varied considerably and some are really dreadful. The labels of most were either blue or red (as picture here) depending usually on the type of fare being offered. The records date from 1935 and are, as you'd expect, extremely rare. The company was at Crewdson Road, London SW9 and the proprietor was Cecil W. Nixon. Nixon had already been making bespoke recordings, on aluminium discs , using the name "Ronnie Records".  During 1935, the Teledisk period, he would "issue" these as Teledisk records, such as the one found by Norman Field, the image is the last one on the right. However, outside of that period, he just used the "Ronnie" name, though I don't know the origin of this name. It would appear Nixon used aluminium  blanks to make all his recordings, and this accounts for the very odd grooving on Teledisk records, where it is just as likely you will be playing between the groove as in it! This is due to the way aluminium discs are cut. Actually they are not cut, in the way a wax or lacquer disc is, where material is removed. With aluminium, you are just displacing the material (known as embossing), which results in a "ridge and furrow" rather like medieval farming! The catalogue numbering system is a little complicated. It is thought that the last two digits of the number are sequential, while the first two refer to different series. The two main series revolve aroung the year: 1935, with one series starting "19" and the other "35". However, there are still a lot of gaps in the listing (as you will see) and this theory could yet be blown out of the water if and when more records in the main 1900 and 3500 series are found. At this point I must mention father and son team Edward & Steve Walker, both of whom have spent many years between them researching this label; not an easy job given how rarely they turn up. Without their research, this page would be a lot poorer. So, for now, I will list the different catalogue ranges separately. Plesae email me with details of any records you have that aren't in this listing, or for which you can provide extra information not shown.

Above image courtesy Megan Wisdom Courtesy Norman Field

Please e-mail me if you have any additions or corrections to this page.
Thanks to the following who have contributed to this page: Jolyon Hudson, Philip Hutchinson, Mike Langridge, Dave Mason, Edward Walker, Steve Walker.

Page last updated on: August 05, 2024

Firstly, the 100-series. The label is a deep purple.

Cat No	Matrix No.	Title	Artist on Label
101	S-141	What I Believe, part 1	Ernest W. Oaten
	S-142	What I Believe, part 2: Further Experiences	Ernest W. Oaten
102	S-143	What I Believe, part 3: Positive Assurance; The Value Of Home Circles	Ernest W. Oaten
	S-144	What I Believe, part 4: Death - A Junction Not A Terminus	Ernest W. Oaten
103	S-145	What I Believe, part 5: Deeds, Not Creeds	Ernest W. Oaten
	S-156	What I Believe, part 6: Religious Implications	Ernest W. Oaten

The short-lived "Light Blue Popular Series (2/- each) is shown here.

Now the 1900- series. Teledisks are very scarce, but these are the red labelled "Dance Series" ones which usually turn up. They cost 1/6.

Next the 3500- series which are blue labelled "concert" series. These cost 2/6.

The A-series was described as made for The Anglo-International Concert Direction.  These cost 3/6 for 10"  records and 5/- for 12". 

The LP- prefixed series were specially recorded for the Labour Party (see image). Thanks to Dave Mason (via Mike Langridge) for providing this information. These cost 2/6. From aural & visual evidence of these records, it  would seem that these are not recorded or made by Teledisk, but are Crystalate contract records.

The following are, or are reported to be, un-numbered. I will list them by matrix number and show the coupling on the right. Those marked * are aluminium discs