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Small phonograph company «Poliakin & Sons» operated from 1910 to 1914 [1]. The label began its activity in Berlin by issuing records with Russian repertoire using masters bought from German companies «Stella», «Beka» and etc.

Judging by the existing copies of records, the company achieved certain perfection in the business of copying somebody else’s records: on this record the own announcement is attached to the copied phonogram! One can make this conclusion after careful listening to the record: the announcement sounds indistinctly and faintly, while the orchestra sounds brightly and richly.

Supposedly, for achieving this goal they used a pantograph with attached to it mouthpiece. The process might work this way: first they started the recorder, then spoke necessary phrase into the mouthpiece, then without stopping started the playback of the original record. Since all records have more or less prolonged lead-in groove, there should be a lapse between the end of the phrase and the beginning of the actual sound – this is exactly what we observe! Usually there is no such delay on the original recordings.

Using this “hi-tech” technology combined with “social skills” of Poliakin-senior explains the fact why “all attempts of thieved artists to stop the illegal business ended up without success - «wise» Poliakin-senior befriended with local police as well as with fathers of the city, so they closed their eyes on all his «pranks»”[3].

After passing of the Copyright Law in March 20, 1911, the company began making its own recording, mostly with folk music [2].

References:

1. P.Grunberg. The History of Gramophone in Russia., p.176
2. A.Zheleznyj. Our Friend – a Record., p.81
3. A.Tikhonov. The unknown “Centennial War”. From the history of musical piracy in Russia. Part 3. (in Russian)
Poliaphone-Record (red) (30)
Poliaphone-Record (pink) (11)
Poliaphone-Record (orange) (5)
Poliaphone-Record (black) (3)
Poliaphone-Record (three angels) (2)
 
 
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TakeTitle Name (Composer)Artist(s), AccompanimentRec Date
Rec Place
Press Date
Label(s)Order No
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28
russianorchestra
Soldier Life (Ñîëäàòñêàÿ æèçíü), march
OrchestraPoliaphone-Record (red)
P.-R.321
(321)
russianorchestra
The Triumphal March (Òðèóìôàëüíûé ìàðø) (Opera «Aida») (Giuseppe Verdi, lyrics by Antonio Gislanzoni, based on: Camille Du Locle / Francois Auguste Ferdinan Mariet: )
Poliaphone Company own OrchestraPoliaphone-Record (red)
R.P. 927
(927)
germanbrass orchestra
Forge in the Forest (Die Schmiede im Walde), character piece (Theodor Michaelis)
Extraphone Orchestra, Conductor I.F.SokolovSt.PetersburgPoliaphone-Record (red), Extraphone21752
R.P. 928
(928)
germanbrass orchestra
Mill in Schwarzwald (Die Mühle im Schwarzwald), character piece (Richard Eilenberg)
Poliaphone-Record (red)
5000
russianbrass band
Longing for Motherland (Òîñêà ïî Ðîäèíå), waltz (D.M. Trifonov, arr. Franz J. Kroupa, V. Poliakin)
"Poliaphone" Orchestra (?)OdessaPoliaphone-Record (red)
P.-R. 5001
(797)
russianbrass band
Longing for Motherland (Òîñêà ïî Ðîäèíå), march (D.M. Trifonov, arr. Franz J. Kroupa, V. Poliakin)
"Poliaphone" Orchestra (?)Poliaphone-Record (red)
5014
(1426)
russianorchestra
Expectation (Îæèäàíèå), waltz (Herold L. Kitler)
Poliaphone Company OrchestraOdessaPoliaphone-Record (red)
P.-R.5030
(5030)
russian
Ruthenian potpourri, Part I (Ìàëîðîññèéñêîå ïîïóððè (I ×àñòü)), medley
Poliaphone Company own OrchestraPoliaphone-Record (black)
P.-R.5031
(5031)
russian
Ruthenian potpourri, Part II (Ìàëîðîññèéñêîå ïîïóððè (II ×àñòü)), medley
Poliaphone Company own OrchestraPoliaphone-Record (black)
5039
french, germanbrass band
Margarita (La Bella Lolita), waltz (Léon Vasseur, arr. Camillo Morena)
"Poliaphone" OrchestraPoliaphone-Record (red)
french, germanorchestra
Margarita (La Bella Lolita), waltz (Léon Vasseur, arr. Camillo Morena)
Poliaphone Company own Orchestra
5040
russian
Waltz (Âàëüñ) (Opera «Faust») (Charles Gounod, lyrics by Jules Barbier, Michel Carre, based on: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: The tragedy «Faust»)
OrchestraPoliaphone-Record (three angels)
5041
russian
Waltz (Âàëüñ) (Opera «The Geisha») (Sydney Jones)
OrchestraPoliaphone-Record (three angels)
P.R.-5042
(1016)
russianorchestra
España (Ýñïàíà), waltz (Emile Waldteufel)
Poliaphone OrchestraBerlinPoliaphone-Record (black)
P.R.5063
(5063)
russian, german
Grandpa (Äåäóøêà) (Klarinettenmuckel), polka
Poliaphone Company own Orchestra ?BerlinPoliaphone-Record (red)
P.-R. 5065
(556)
russianbrass band
You Fell as the Victims (Funeral) (Âû æåðòâîþ ïàëè (Ïîõîðîííûé)), march song
Symphony Orchestra in BerlinPoliaphone-Record (red)
P.-R.5067
(5067)
russian
Glowworm Idyll (Glühwürmchen-Idyll) (Èäèëèÿ "Ñâåòëÿ÷êè" (Glühwürmchen-Idyll)), ballroom dance (Operetta «Lysistrata») (Paul Lincke, lyrics by Heinrich Bolten-Baeckers)
Poliaphone Company own OrchestraPoliaphone-Record (red)
P.-R. 5075
(5075)
russian
Queen Draga (Êîðîëåâà Äðàãà), waltz (M.Gugel (?))
"Poliaphone" Orchestra (?)Poliaphone-Record (red)
P.-R. 5076
(5076)
russian
Kaporsky Waltz (Êàïîðñêèé âàëüñ) (Greenberg)
"Poliaphone" Orchestra (?)Poliaphone-Record (red)
P.-R.5125
(5125)
russianorchestra
Pompadour (Ïîìïàäóð), dance
OrchestraPoliaphone-Record (red)
P.-R.5126
(5126)
russianorchestra
Hungarian Dance (Âåíãåðêà)
OrchestraPoliaphone-Record (red)
P.-R. 5173
(5173)
russianorchestra
Hello to the Comrades (Ïðèâåò òîâàðèùàì), march (Michael Naigauz)
"Poliaphone" OrchestraPoliaphone-Record (red)
P.-R. 5175
(5175)
russianorchestra
Nadezhda (The Hope) (Íàäåæäà), waltz (R.I.Naigauz)
"Poliaphone" OrchestraPoliaphone-Record (red)
P.-R. 5185
(5185)
russianbrass band
The days of our life (Äíè íàøåé æèçíè), march (Leo Isaacovich Chernetzky)
"Poliaphone" OrchestraPoliaphone-Record (red)
P.-R. 5186
(5186)
russianbrass band
Oj-Ra! Oj-Ra! (Îé-ðà! Îé-ðà!), polka
"Poliaphone" OrchestraPoliaphone-Record (red)
P-R. 5300
(12281)
russiansoprano with piano
Forgotten are the tender kisses (Çàáûòû íåæíûå ëîáçàíüÿ), gypsy romance (Anatoly Lenin)
Vera Goldberg, acc. pianoOdessaPoliaphone-Record (orange)
P.-R. 5359
(12247)
russiansoprano with violin and piano
Had You But Known (Êîãäà á Âû ïîíÿëè ìåíÿ), romance (Luigi Denza)
Maria Emskaya, acc. violin and piano1910
St.-Petersburg
Poliaphone-Record (pink), Stella Record12247
P.-R. 5360
russianmezzo-soprano
I love you eternallyòåáÿ áåñêîíå÷íî ëþáëþ), romance (Nikolay Zubov, lyrics by Vladimir Myatlev)
Maria A. EmskayaPoliaphone-Record (pink)
5456
(12578)
ukrainian, russiantenor with piano
The Sun is Low (Ñîíöå íèçåíüêî), folk song
[ru]Ï.Ë.Ëîáåçíèêîâ, acc. [ru]ôîðòåïèàíî, Conductor M.L.KrapivnitskyPoliaphone-Record (orange), Stella Record12578
5457
ukrainian, russiantenor with piano
Roared and Groaned The Dnepr River (Ðåâå òà ñòîãíå Äí³ïð øèðîêèé), folk song
P.Lobeznikov, acc. piano, Conductor M.L.KropivnitskyPoliaphone-Record (orange), Stella Record
P.-R. 5479
(12417)
russiansolo with choir
Dashing merchant (Óõàðü-êóïåö), song (lyrics by Ivan Nikitin)
Russian folk choir of V. Varshavskiy, Conductor Vasiliy S. VarshavskiyPoliaphone-Record (pink)
P.-R. 5480
russiansolo with chor
The last day (Ïîñëåäíèé íûíåøíèé äåíå÷åê), folk song
Russian Folk Choir of V. Varshavsky, Conductor Vasily S. VarshavskyPoliaphone-Record (pink)
P-R 5580
(5580)
russianorchestra
Peasant polka (Êðåñòüÿíñêàÿ ïîëüêà) (I.B.Poliakin)
Poliaphone Company own OrchestraPoliaphone-Record (red)
P-R 5581
(5581)
russianorchestra
Godmother Helena (Êóìóøêà Åëåíà), polka (arr. I.B.Poliakin)
Poliaphone Company own OrchestraPoliaphone-Record (red)
P.-R.5634
(5634)
polishharmony orchestra
Krakowiak, folk dance (Radermacher)
Harmony Orchestra of V.S. Varshavsky, Conductor Vasily VarshavskyPoliaphone-Record (pink), Stella Record12609
P.-R.5635
(5635)
russianharmony orchestra
Village Trepak (Äåðåâåíñêèé òðåïàê), folk dance
Harmony Orchestra of V.S. Varshavsky, Conductor Vasily VarshavskyPoliaphone-Record (pink)
P.-R. 5638
(5638)
russianorchestra
Seven-Fourty (Ñåìü-ñîðîê), dance (arr. A.B.V.)
Orchesta "Stella"Poliaphone-Record (red), Stella Record12746
P.-R. 5639
(5639)
russian, jewishorchestra
Milashka - Moldovan Girl (Ìèëàøà - ìîëäàâàíêà), dance (Subbota, arr. A.B.V.)
Orchesta "Stella"Poliaphone-Record (red), Stella Record12782
P.-R. 5704
(5704)
russiancomic
Comic questions (Êîìè÷åñêèå âîïðîñû), comic scene
Bim-Bom (Ivan Radunsky & M.Stanevsky)Poliaphone-Record (pink), Stella Record12592
P.-R. 5705
(5705)
russiancomic scene
A comic scene (Êîìè÷åñêàÿ ñöåíêà)
Bim-Bom (Ivan Radunsky & M. Stanevsky), acc. guitar, mandolinPoliaphone-Record (pink), Stella Record12587
11130
russianorchestra
God Save the Tsar (Áîæå öàðÿ õðàíè), anthem (Alexey F. Lvov, lyrics by Vasily Zhukovsky)
OrchestraPoliaphone-Record (red)
P-R. 14058
(14058)
russian, italiansoprano with orchestra
Prayer (Ìîëèòâà Òîñêè) (Vissi d’arte) (Opera «La Tosca», act 2) (Giacomo Puccini, lyrics by Luigi Illica, Giuseppe Giacosa, based on: Victorien Sardu: Drama «La Tosca»)
Òàòüÿíà Àáðàìîâíà Ôèíãåðò ?, acc. orchestraPoliaphone-Record (orange)
P-R. 14059
(14059)
russian, frenchsoprano with orchestra
Une dame noble et sage (Àðèÿ Ïàæà) (Opera «Les Huguenots», act 1) (Giacomo Meyerbeer, lyrics by Eugene Scribe, Emile Deschamps, based on: [ru]Ïðîñïåð Ìîðèìå[ru]Prosper Merimee: The novel «Chronique du regne de Charles IX»)
Òàòüÿíà Àáðàìîâíà Ôèíãåðò ?, acc. îðêåñòð "Îáùåñòâà Ïîëÿôîí" (orchestra)Poliaphone-Record (orange)
P.R. 14064
russianbaritone with piano
Tomsky’s Ballad - Once in Versailles (Three cards) (Áàëëàäà Òîìñêîãî - Îäíàæäû â Âåðñàëå (Òðè êàðòû)) (Opera «Queen of Spades», act 1) (Pyotr Tchaikovsky, lyrics by Modest Tchaikovsky, based on: Alexander Pushkin: The story «The Queen of Spades»)
Alexander Bragin, acc. pianoPoliaphone-Record (pink), Stella Record12237
P.R. 14065
russianbaritone with piano
Prince Eletzky’s aria - I love you (Àðèÿ êíÿçÿ Åëåöêîãî - ß âàñ ëþáëþ) (Opera «Queen of Spades», act 2) (Pyotr Tchaikovsky, lyrics by Modest Tchaikovsky, based on: Alexander Pushkin: The story «The Queen of Spades»)
Alexander Bragin, acc. pianoPoliaphone-Record (pink)
14066
russianbaritone with piano
Tomsky’s song - If Only Darling Maidens (Ïåñåíêà Òîìñêîãî - Åñëè á ìèëûå äåâèöû) (Opera «Queen of Spades», act 3) (Pyotr Tchaikovsky, lyrics by Modest Tchaikovsky, based on: Alexander Pushkin: The story «The Queen of Spades»)
Alexander Bragin, acc. pianoSt.-PetersburgPoliaphone-Record (pink), Stella Record14066
15085
russianbass with orchestra
Susanin’s aria - They guess the truth .... My dawn will come (Àðèÿ Ñóñàíèíà - ×óþò ïðàâäó .... Òû ïðèäåøü,ìîÿ çàðÿ) (Opera «A Life for the Tzar (Ivan Susanin)», act 4) (Mikhail Glinka, lyrics by Yegor Rozen)
Shlyapin ?Poliaphone-Record
P.R.84504
(84504)
french
Viens Poupoule (Femails Only), polka (Adolph Spalm)
Poliaphone Company own Orchestra ?Odessa ?Poliaphone-Record (red)
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