The Library Catalogue Thread (UK Edition)

[Moon Monkey]

I love old library catalogues! There have been quite few of them posted here over the years, some now deleted, others scattered over disparate threads, so I thought I’d try and round them up -  and add a few extra bits and pieces of my own. I’ve stolen the format originally used by Mr and "borrowed" some of his original posts (thanks for all your amazing work and hope you don’t mind ) I've also expanded the entries where I can. Thanks also to Retronic, Caliban, WSBG, Upgrade, Your Pal Doug, Bob Foreman, Moleoman, Certainly1080, apmnut, NateTheDoofy, TheMusicalAvenger, Mike Everitt, @BBCRecordsVinyl, THE HEHR ARCHIVE @thehehrarchive1556, SoCalRyan, The Evil Dalek, Greta, Trkizbrki, fennyfayre, the amazing and handsome Horror Bag and anyone I've missed.
It’s a work in progress – more to come shortly, I hope.
All thumbnails should be right-clickable.




UK:

Apollo Sound, 1970

(paperback, 21pp., 1970)
Covers APP 5001 to 5009. This copy was accessioned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Record Library on 21 March 1970.


Apollo Sound: Supplements, 1971-76

1971 Supplement (12 pages, pink paper): Covers APP 5010 to 5014. Accessioned by CBC 23 Dec 74
1972 Supplement (12 pages, green paper): Covers APP 5015 to 5019. Accessioned by CBC 23 Dec 74
1973-74 Supplement (12 pages, blue paper): Covers APP 5020 to 5024. Accessioned by CBC 23 Dec 74
1975-76 Supplement (12 pages, yellow paper): Covers APP 5025 to 5029. 5030 and 5031 are "In preparation". No CBC date


Apollo Sound, 1975

(paperback, 14pp., 1975)
This contains listings for APS 1001 to AS 1019; ASF 6001, APP 5012, 5015, 5016 and 5029. Supplementary sheets for AS 1020, 1022 and 1026 are included. This copy was accessioned by the CBC Record Library on 13 February 1976; the supplementary sheets were added on 14 February 1977. (The Discogs copy of AS 1020 appears to feature the same handwriting on the sleeve!)



Atmosphere: Music Library CD Catalogue, c.1991

(paperback, pages not numbered, c.1991)
Contains Numerical Listings for ATMOS-CD1 to CD26 printed on light yellow paper, and an Alphabetical Listing on white. A copy of this and a "Classical" catalogue feature in Retronic's video here.



BBC Sound Effects Centre: Catalogue of Recordings, 1971-72

(slide binding, 27pp., 1971-72)
Catalogue of the BBC's 7", red label "EC" range.
Consists of 15 pages of listings, a single-page "Supplement 1" (dated June 72), 2 pages devoted to the first eight commercial Sound Effects LPs (RED 47M, etc - dated July 72), then eight pages of photocopies of the LP track listings. All sheets are single-sided.
Original owner J.T. Palm will be the same Jeremy Palm who, according to the sleeve notes of the BBC Trams LP, "is on the staff of the BBC, where he is responsible for what is generally acknowledged to be the most comprehensive library of sound effects in the world. It was his long-held interest in trams and light railways that prompted the compilation of this LP."
h++ps://www.discogs.com/artist/9708988-JT-Palm


BBC Sound Effects Centre: Catalogue of Recordings, 1972-73

(slide binding, 16pp., 1972-73)
"This is the second alphabetical catalogue of BBC Sound Effects on 7-inch 33⅓ rpm discs."


BBC Sound Effects Catalogue, May 1982

(paperback, 152pp., 1982)
Now includes stereo discs and the Natural History range.


BBC Sound Effects Catalogue, 1985

(paperback, ??pp., 1985)
Thanks to the brilliant @BBCRecordsVinyl on Twitter for this one - if you're even vaguely interested in this stuff he's well worth a follow. Original posts here and here. And check out his highly informative website here.

This catalogue also exists on microfiche at the British Library.

"SEAGULLS: See GULLS, Seagulls" - discussion of the red catalogue at Tech-Ops:
h++p://tech-ops.co.uk/pipermail/tech1_tech-ops.co.uk/2022-January/013241.html


BBC Sound FXCD Catalogue, 1987

Contains listings for the new CD range, SFX 001 to 010. Thanks once again to @BBCRecordsVinyl and @jrbinks for these shots. Brief Twitter thread here.
A copy of this catalogue was sold along with some effects CDs in 2020.
Archive Sound on Sound article here.


BBC Sound FXCD Catalogue, 1988

(paperback, 16pp., 1988)
Contains listings for SFX 001 to 018. A copy is on eBay right now.
Scans of the whole thing can be found here (thanks to Mike Everitt at Mike's Records):
h++ps://www.6868.me.uk/view-catalogues1.php?searchterm=24
 

BBC Sound Effects [CD] Catalogue, 1991

Thanks to Mike Everitt at Mike's Records for the image. (Mike - I tried to ask for permission to use this but your "Contact Me" page doesn't work!)
h++ps://www.6868.me.uk/view-catalogues1.php?searchterm=43
A copy of this catalogue was sold along with some effects CDs in 2020.


BBC Sound Effects Library Index [CDs 1-40], c.1992?

This edition has branding of "Films for the Humanities & Sciences" - a distributor of educational audiovisual material to schools and libraries in North America.
A digital copy of the contents of Discs 1-40 is available on the Internet Archive here:
h++ps://archive.org/details/bbcsoundeffects


BBC Sound Effects Library Index [CDs 1-60?], mid-90s?

Another US catalogue, I believe.
A digital copy of the listings for Discs 1-60 is here:
h++ps://www,washcoll.edu/academic_departments/theatre-and-dance/production_resources_documents/bbc-sound-effects-library-indexxlsx.xlsx


BBC Sound Effects 1-60, 1997

(paperback, wire binding, 118pp., 1997)
UK listings of the BBC Sound Effects CDs.
A digital copy of the contents of Discs 1-60 is available here:
h++ps://www.canford.co.uk/BBC/BBC-SOUND-EFFECTS-LIBRARY



[BBC Sound Effects] The Complete Guide to the Creation and Use of SOUND EFFECTS for Film, T.V. and Dramatic Productions, And for exercising the mind, the ear, the imagination and the pen, 1978

(comb binding, ??pp., 1978)
I've not listed catalogues for the BBC Enterprises Sound Effects range as the records were commercially available (and the catalogues well documented elsewhere), however this one is of interest here: boxsets of the LPs were distributed to educational establishments and libraries in the US by "Films for the Humanities" who also published this tie-in guide. Written by Harold Mantell, Carol Waaser, Frank Lewin, Marianne Mantell, and Emma Mausse, it includes a sound effect index "and articles on use in Theater, Films, Sound and the Perception of Reality, and the Use of Sound Effects in the English Curriculum." Shown here in a revised edition.



BBC Recorded Programs Permanent Library Catalogue [1936-1955]

The BBC's Recorded Programs Permanent Library archived clips of shows that might come in useful later - major news reports, political speeches, interviews, etc; they also archived field recordings of dialects, folk and world music, and certain other musical performances: some Dr Who and Quatermass cues came from this library, as did the haunted hurdy-gurdy from A Ghost Story for Christmas - and the original Captain Pugwash theme!
All six volumes of this catalogue were located at the British Library thanks to The Evil Dalek. The final volume (far right) is Supplement 1, which is listed separately.


BBC Recorded Programs Permanent Library Catalogue: Supplement 1, 1960

(Twinlock Crown binder, 702pp., 1960)
Enormous thanks to @BBCRecordsVinyl for this tantalising specimen - an internal BBC catalogue that "contains information about recordings accessioned by the library from approximately 1955 to the end of 1960." Full Twitter thread here.


BBC Sound Archives:
Supplement 2 (4 Volumes), 1970
Supplement 3, 1973
Accessions 1973-April 1984 (4 Volumes)

By 1970 the BBC Permanent Library had rebranded as the BBC Sound Archives. These volumes were again located in the British Library thanks to The Evil Dalek.



BML Production Music Library Catalogue

This catalogue sold on eBay in 2024. No further details available.



Boosey & Hawkes
For the earliest Boosey listings, see Macquarie-Bosworth / Macquarie-Boosey and Hawkes.


The Boosey & Hawkes Eight-Way Card Index of Recorded Music

(paperback, date unknown. Thanks to Mr for this entry)


Boosey & Hawkes: Catalogue, 1949
Catalogue confirmed in Discography, Shaw, p.ii. No further details.


Boosey & Hawkes Recorded Music: Complete Catalogue 1952

(paperback, 32pp., August 1952. Thanks to Mr for this entry)
This catalogue cover OT.2000 to OT.2214. The following discs are not listed: 2078, 2090, 2142 - 2146, 2151 - 2162, 2166 - 2178, 2183.


Boosey & Hawkes: Catalogue, 1954
Catalogue confirmed in Discography, Shaw, p.ii. No further details.


Boosey & Hawkes Recorded Music: Complete Catalogue: Revised Edition 1957

(paperback, 56pp., 1957)
This covers OT.2000 to O.2290. It omits the same catalogue numbers as the 1952 edition, along with 2230, 2142 - 2146, 2151 - 2162, 2166 - 2178 and 2183. M.2027 is present but listed as deleted.
This copy was sold on eBay in 2015. The following one-sheet, two-sided, dated supplements were included:

Boosey & Hawkes: Supplement No. 1 to Complete Catalogue (1957) – Nov 1957, 2291-2302 (white/cream paper)
Boosey & Hawkes: Supplement No. 2 to Complete Catalogue (1957) – Mid-April 1958, 2303-2313 (blue paper)
Boosey & Hawkes: Supplement No. 3 to Complete Catalogue (1957) – Mid-November 1958, 2314-2326 (pink paper)
Boosey & Hawkes: Supplement No. 4 to Complete Catalogue (1957) – April 1959, 2327-2339 (yellow paper)
Boosey & Hawkes: Supplement No. 5 to Complete Catalogue (1957) – November 1959, 2340-2351 (chrome yellow paper)
Boosey & Hawkes: Supplement No. 6 to Complete Catalogue (1957) – April 1960, 2352-2363 (green paper)
Boosey & Hawkes: Supplement No. 7 to Complete Catalogue (1957) – Second Issue [November?] 1960, 2364-2377




Boosey & Hawkes Recorded Music: Complete Catalogue: Revised Edition 1960
There's a quick glimpse of this in Retronic's brilliant video below.


Boosey & Hawkes Recorded Music: Complete Catalogue: Edition 1961

(paperback, 72pp., [April?] 1961)
This catalogue runs from OT.2000 to OT.2390. It omits the same discs as the 1957 edition, while the following are now listed as deleted: M.2027, MT.2035, O.2107. Scans of 2262 to 2390 from the Numerical Listing can be downloaded here. Many discs up to V.2188 are listed as "Earlier recordings" - these are not included in the classified listings and only "available while stocks last".
This copy was sold on eBay in 2015. Some correspondence was included (image 3), along with the following 1-sheet, 2-sided supplement:


Supplement No. 1 to Complete Catalogue, Edition 1961



Boosey & Hawkes Recorded Music, 1965

(paperback, 88pp., 1965)
Covers MT 2010 to O 2505.


Boosey & Hawkes Records: Supplements 1-4, 1965-67

Supplement No. 1 to... Edition 1965: OT 2506 to OT 2522 (white paper, dated '2nd/65')
Supplement No. 2 to... Edition 1965: OT 2534 to OT 2539 (pink paper, dated '1st/66')
Supplement No. 3 to... Edition 1965:  OT 2540 to OT 2559 (blue paper, dated '2nd/66')
Supplement No. 4 to... Edition 1965: OT 2560 to OT 2577 (yellow paper, dated '1st/67')


Boosey & Hawkes: Long Playing Supplement 1968

(paperback, 16pp., 1968)
This catalogue lists the early Boosey LPs from SBH 3000, apparently up to 3008.


Boosey & Hawkes Recorded Music: Complete Catalogue: 78 rpm Records, 1969

(paperback, 104pp., 1969)
This catalogue lists all Boosey 78s that were available by 1969. The earliest entry is M.2011; the final one OT.2611. Many discs up to V.2188 are now missing (2115 - 2120, 2127 - 2162, 2164, 2166 - 2188).
A copy sold on eBay in 2023; another in 2025. Some pages of the Numerical Index can be downloaded here.


Boosey & Hawkes: 78 r.p.m. Records: Discography, 2003

(comb binding, 70pp., 2003)
An exhaustive Boosey discography compiled by Eddie Shaw.


Boosey & Hawkes: Long Playing Records; Complete Catalogue including New Issues 1970-71

(paperback, 52pp., 1970)
This A5 catalogue lists all Boosey LPs from SBH 3000 to 3025. It was sold on eBay in 2023.


Boosey & Hawkes: Long Playing Records; Complete Catalogue including New Issues 1971-72

(paperback, 64pp., 1971)
Covers SBH 3000 to 3033.


Boosey & Hawkes: Long Playing Records: Complete Catalogue including 1972-73 Issues

(paperback, 108pp., 1972)
Covers SBH 3000 to 3042. This is also the start of the re-release range, with the old 78 recordings remixed in stereo and repackaged on LPs. These are numbered backwards from SBH 2999 down to 2989. The catalogue is twice the size it was two years earlier, forcing a redesign the following year.


Boosey & Hawkes: Long Playing Records: Complete Catalogue including 1973-74 Issues

(paperback, 45pp,. 1973)
The catalogue has grown from A5 to near-A4 dimensions ("11.5 inches length and 9 inches in width"). There are possibly two variants: an archived eBay auction claims the catalogue ran from SBH 3000 to 3045 while another collector has confirmed to me their version runs up to SBH 3051. Meanwhile, the re-releases range has expanded from SBH 2999 to 2978*.
* unconfirmed figure from eBay auction


Boosey & Hawkes—Cavendish, c.1974?

(paperback, ??pp,. c.1974?)
Another update and the catalogue's grown even bigger: Cavendish branding has been added and it now covers SBH 2967 to 3060, along with CAV 1 to 10. A copy can be seen in Retronic's video here.


Boosey & Hawkes - Cavendish, 1975-76 Supplement

Covers SBH 3061 to 3067. This copy was accessioned by the CBC Record Library on 22 Dec 1976.


Boosey & Hawkes—Cavendish, c.1976-77?

(paperback, 80pp,. c.1976-77?)
Covers SBH 2957 to 3067, and CAV 1 to 10.


Boosey & Hawkes - Cavendish: Summer 1978 Supplement

Covers SBH 3068 to 3071.


Boosey & Hawkes - Cavendish: Spring 1979 Supplement

Covers SBH 3072 to 3073 only.


Boosey & Hawkes - Cavendish: Supplement to General Catalogue, Autumn 1979

(paperback, 16pp., 1979)
SBH 3074 to 3076 are listed as "New Issues Autumn 1979" while SBH 3077 to 3078 are "Summer 1980". A "Previous Issues 1978/79" section lists SBH 3068 to 3073.


Boosey and Hawkes (Canada) Ltd, 1979

Promotional material from Boosey and Hawkes (Canada) Ltd, likely accompanying a copy of the green 1976-77 catalogue + the Autumn 1979 supplement.


Boosey & Hawkes - Cavendish: Autumn 1980 Supplement

(single folded sheet, 1980)
Lists SBH 3079 and 3080 only.


Boosey & Hawkes: Complimentary Slip, 1981

Likely accompanyied another copy of the green 1976-77 catalogue + relevant supplements.


Boosey & Hawkes—Cavendish, c.1982

(paperback, 148pp,. c.1982)
Lists SBH 2957 to 3084 and CAV 1 to 10.


Boosey & Hawkes—Cavendish: Supplement, Autumn 1982

(Single folded sheet, 1982)
SBH 3085 and 3086 only.


Boosey & Hawkes: Library Music: Catalogue, c.1984?

(paperback, 168pp., c.1984?)
"This is a 1970s (or perhaps earlier 1980s) record catalogue... with the items listed by Classified List and Numerical List. Approximately 14.5 x 28 cm paperback, 168 pages."
This copy sold for Ł12.50 in 2012.


(Thanks to Caliban for massive help with this section.)



Bosworth
For some early Bosworth listings, see Macquarie-Bosworth / Macquarie-Boosey and Hawkes.


Bosworth: Imported Records: Catalogue, c.mid-40s?

An Australian catalogue listing Bosworth records imported from the UK (see the Macquarie-Bosworth section).
Discovered on YouTube - thanks to THE HEHR ARCHIVE @thehehrarchive1556.


Bosworth Records, date unknown

The only catalogue to advertise its contents for use in "Marionette Shows"! No further details available.
Discovered on YouTube - thanks to THE HEHR ARCHIVE @thehehrarchive1556.


Bosworth Recordings, c.1953

(paperback, 35pp,. c.1953)
Covers an array of discs up to c.1953. This is the only catalogue I've seen to ban the sale of certain discs outside the British Empire!


Bosworth Records: Supplement No. 44, c.1954

Single folded sheet. It covers BC 1311 to 1316, 1305 to 1310, 1299 to 1304
BX 543 to 544, 541, 542
BD 113, 114


Bosworth: 78 r.p.m. Records: Discography, 1998

(comb binding, 74pp., 1998)
I’m aware of very little contemporaneous material for the Bosworth Library, but there is this thorough Discography from 1998. This sold on Ebay in 2023.
A copy of this raritiy is currently for sale on eBay: Buy it Now!


Bosworth Recorded Music, 1974?

(paperback, 26pp., c.1974)
Catalogue of “new issues” BLP 102 to 135. This item sold on eBay in 2024. A copy can be seen in Retronic's video here.


Bosworth Archive: Numerical Listing, c.2008?

This brilliant thing was posted on LMT a few forums ago: “Here is the information that I received from [Bosworth’s] owners (MusicSales.co.uk) in 2008, who I believe still own Bosworth.” Thank you, original uploader! (They turned down a credit here so I won’t name them, but I will give them very hearty thanks )
DOWNLOAD LINK


[Bosworth Backgrounds] BOBA Recorded Music Catalogue, c.1995

(binder, ?pp., 1990s?)
This is tiny! Pages are A5. The copy on the left sold on eBay in May 2024. The copy on the right is an American edition from TRF Music Libraries, who have realised that "BOBA" is a terrible brand name and added an explanatory "Bosworth Backgrounds" sticker. This edition covers BOCD 157 to 184. The album "Romantic, Easy Listening" (BODAT 01) is offered on "DAT Master, individually, analogue or cassette."



Bruton Music, late 70s / early 80s?
• Copy 1

• Copy 2
   
(binder, early 1980s?)
(Thanks to Facebook group "Bruton Music Vinyl" for the photos of Copy 2, and to Mr for sharing them)
A member in the Facebook group says he had this catalogue "and the one prior to it" so there is possibly an earlier edition.


Bruton Music Catalogue: "2nd Edition", 1980s?

(paperback, ?pp., 80s? Thanks to Mr for originally posting this item)
Another contender for the title of second Bruton catalogue, from an eBay listing: This is the 2nd edition featuring the later vinyl albums prior to switching to CDs. The catalogue is... categorised into genres... so all BRA's are together, BRB's together etc right the way through to BRS.  There is no index system as such in this and lists every vinyl album released and some of the later releases were also released on cd.
This item was sold in 2009.


Bruton Music, c.1987

(paperback, c.1987)
(Thanks to Facebook page "Bruton Music Vinyl" for these photos, and to Mr for posting this item)


Bruton Music: [CD Catalogue?], c.1990s?

A different paperback edition can be seen in Retronic's video, along with another brochure here. No further information available.


Bruton Music: CD Catalogue, 1994

(paperback, 183pp., 1994)



Chappell Recorded Music: For Film, Radio, Stage, c.1948

(paperback, 39pp, c.1948)
Covers C.101 to 340 (bar C.252, 271 and 272.) Single-sided pages, held together by brass split-pin fasteners. This copy was listed on eBay in 2025.


Chappell Recorded Music: Library of Incidental & Background Music, c.1951

(paperback, 44pp., c.1951)
Contains details for C.101 to C404, including a classified section. Some discs that would vanish from later catalogues are still present here:

C.106 - The Night Has Eyes (Charles Williams) -- not available for film use.
C.143 - Serenade—Berceuse (René Luciann) -- For use in British Empire except Canada.
C.202 - Evening Shadows (Charles Williams) -- 12-inch record.
C.222 - Balletto No. 2 (Montague Williams) -- 12-inch record.
C.223 - Cantilene (Louis Ganne) -- for use in British Empire and U.S.A. only.
C.229 - O Dry Those Tears (Teresa del Riego) -- 12-inch record.


Chappell Recorded Music: Library of Incidental & Background Music, August 1953

(paperback, 24pp., 1953)
"Containing details of all records issued between January 1952 and August 1953" (C.405 to 436). These details were likely first issued in smaller, single-sheet supplements (now lost).


Chappell Library of Incidental & Background Music: Supplements, 1954

Some extant supplements from the period, covering releases for Jan, May and Sep 1954.
January 1954: C.437 to 448.
May 1954: C.449 to 458.
September 1954: C.459 to 469.


Chappell Recorded Music: Library of Incidental & Background Music: Supplementary List 1953/1954

(paperback, 16pp., 1954)
This supersedes all of the last few supplements, rounding up all the releases from C.405 to 469.


Chappell Recorded Music Library, 1957

(paperback, 90pp., January 1957)
This updated catalogue now covers C.101 to 551. Copies were sold on eBay UK in 2014 and 2015, and another in Australia in 2024. 

The following supplements appear to have been issued between 1957 and 1959:

Chappell Records Supplements 1-6, C.552-614
Chappell Records Supplement 7, C.615-626
Chappell Records Supplement 8, C.627-635
Chappell Records Supplement 9, C.636-647
Chappell Records Supplement 10, C.648-659

I've seen no direct evidence of these individual supplements but they were combined into a single edition in September 1959:


Chappell Records: Supplements One to Ten, 1959

(paperback, 8pp., September 1959)
This covers C.552 to C.659.

Two further supplements appear to have followed:

Chappell Records Supplement 11, C.660-671
Chappell Records Supplement 12, C.672-683

These were combined with the earlier ten volumes in May 1960:


Chappell Records: Supplements One to Twelve, 1960

This covers C.552 to 683. More supplements followed:

Chappell Records Supplement 13, C.684-695, 4pp., c.1960-61
Chappell Records Supplement 14, C.696-707, 4pp., c.1961
Chappell Records Supplement 15, C.708-719, 4pp., c.1961
Chappell Records Supplement 16, C.720-731, 4pp., c.1961

Assorted supplements from this era have sold on eBay: Supplements One to Twelve | Lot of 7


Chappell Recorded Music Library, 1962 [Version A]

(paperback, 121pp., ©1962)
An update of the 1957 Catalogue, adding all the releases from Supplements 1 to 16, covering C.101 to 731. The Numerical List ends on page 38. Image 2 shows the first page with a date of "September 1961" overprinted with floral emblems; the copy in images 3-7 is likely the same although the overprinting is differently aligned. The first copy sold on in 2025. The second copy sold on eBay in 2022; the same edition can be seen in Retronic's video here.



Chappell Records Supplement 17, C.732-743, 4pp., c.1962
Chappell Records Supplement 18, C.744-755, 4pp., c.1962
Chappell Records Supplement 19, C.756-763, 4pp., c.1962
Chappell Records Supplement 20, C.764-771, 4pp., c.1963
Chappell Records Supplement 21: C.772-779, 4pp., c.1963
Chappell Records Supplement 22: C.780-787, 4pp., c.1963
Chappell Records Supplement 23: C.788-795, 4pp., c.1963
Chappell Records Supplement 24: C.796-804, 4pp., c.1963?


Chappell Recorded Music Library, 1962 [Version B: The Orange Catalogue]

(paperback, c.120pp.??, ©1962)
This orange variant appeared on eBay in February 2025. The cover again lists the featured discs as C.101 to 731 and the copyright date remains 1962; however, the Numerical Index has been extended to page "38h", incorporating all the tracks from Supplements 17 to 24 (C.732 to 804.) Despite the copyright date, this edition must be from late 1963/early '64.
Note: the actual page count will be roughly 130 as there are 8 extra page 38s! This copy sold in 2025.


Chappell Recorded Music Library, 1962 [Version C]

(paperback, 122pp., ©1962)
This later edition appears to be largely identical to Version B - it is still copyrighted 1962 and the Numerical Index again runs to page "38h", however, the cover and page 1 have both been updated to read "C.101-804". The classified sections have not been updated and are the same as the original 1962 'Version A' catalogue. This copy sold on eBay.com in 2020.


Chappell Records Supplement: C.732-820, c.1964

(leaflet, 22pp., c.1964)
Continues from the last entry of the "Version A" 1963 catalogue.


Chappell Records Supplement: C.732-828, c.1964-65

(leaflet, 24pp., c.1964-65)
A minor update on the previous supplement. Copies sold in 2015 and 2025.


Chappell Recorded Music: Supplement No. 1, C.732-912, c.1967

(booklet, 46pp., c.1967)
Two copies of the same catalogue, two different covers. As before, they continue listings from the end of the "Version A" 1963 catalogue, covering C.732 to 912. The first image is likely taken from eBay in 2022.


Chappell Recorded Music: Supplement No. 2, C.913-932, c.1968

(leaflet, 8pp., c.1968)
Covers C.913 to 932. The copy in image 1 sold in 2025.


Chappell Recorded Music: Supplement No. 3, C.933-950, c.1968

(leaflet, 8pp?, c.1968)
Covers C.933 to 950. A copy sold in 2025.


Chappell Recorded Music: Supplement No. 4, C.951-975, c.1968

(leaflet, 8pp?, c.1968)
Covers C.951 to 975. A copy sold in 2025.


Chappell Recorded Music: Supplement No. 5, C.976-990, c.1969

(leaflet, 5pp., c.1968)
Covers C.976 - 990. Two copies were listed on eBay in 2025:
ONE | TWO


Chappell Recorded Music: Supplement No. 6, C.991-1004, c.1969

(leaflet, 10pp., c.1969)
"Special Release of 'National Atmosphere' Music". A copy sold in 2025.


Chappell Recorded Music: Supplement No. 7, c.1969
This will cover C.1005 to 1025.


Chappell Recorded Music, c.1969

(binder, c.200pp., c.1969)
This mighty tome omits the earliest one-sided discs and lists everything from C.313 to 1025 (the last of the 78s). A copy can be seen in Retronic's video here.


Chappell: Supplement No.8, LPC 1026-1032, c.1969

(leaflet, 8pp., c.1969)
Continues listings from the end of the 1969 mega-folder with the first new releases of the LPC range: 1026-1032.


Chappell Index Series: Folder + 3 Catalogues, c.1971

(paperback, c.50pp., date unknown.)
Wraparound folder containing 3 inserts:

• CIS 5001-5006 (c.1967?)
• CIS 5007-5012 (c.1969?)
• CIS 5013-5024 (c..1971?)

Dates for Volumes 1 and 2 are taken from the record release dates. The final LPs in the series are not dated, but copies of all three supplements (plus folder) were accessioned by the CBC Record Library on 6 Aug 1971. A copy was sold in 2019. Another can be seen in Retronic's video here.
Buy a copy of the Third Release on eBay.


Chappell Index Series: "Fourth Release", c.1974

The fourth volume of the series turned up in an eBay auction in 2025. It covers CIS 5025 to 5036. A copy was accessioned by the CBC Record Library on 4 Dec 1974. Another copy is currently listed on eBay.


Chappell Recorded Music, c.1973-74


(binder, c.200pp., 1973-74)
The main body of this catalogue retains the listings for C.313 to 1025, then adds LPC 1026 to 1058 (1973). A "New Releases" section includes an extra page for each release from LPC 1059 to 1067 (which would date this item to 1974). The opening section is an alphabetical index printed on pink paper, then the main classified section on white, then the Numerical Index printed on blue paper. Copies was sold on eBay in 2019 and 2025.


Chappell International Series: Folder + 2 Catalogues, c.1974

Covers CAL 4001 to 4005, and CAL 4006 to 4017.


Chappell Index Series: "Fifth Release", c.1975

The final volume of the Index Series was listed on eBay in 2025. It covers CIS 5037 to 5056. A copy was accessioned by the CBC Record Library on 18 Sept 1975.
A copy is available on eBay.


Chappell Classical Series, Folder + 2 Catalogues, c.1974-76

(paperback, ?pp., c.1975?)
Covers CLP 701 to 715 and CLP 716 to 725. The releases in the first supplement date to 1974. A copy of the second supplement was accessioned by the CBC Record Library on 8 July 1976.


Chappell Recorded Music Library: CD Catalogue, c.1991

(paperback, 144pp., c.1991)
The following CDs are listed as available:

• Chap Series: CHAP 101 to 159
• AV Series: AV001 to 052

A copy of this item can be seen in Retronic's video.


Chappell Recorded Music Library: CD Catalogue, c.1994

(paperback, 107pp., c.1994)
The following CDs are listed as available:

• Chap Series: CHAP 101 to 184
• AV Series: AV001 to 077
• European Classical Series: CHAP C1 to C14

A copy sold in 2025.


Chappell Recorded Music Library: CD Check List, c.1995
3 sheets of A4. The following CDs are listed:

• Chap Series: CHAP 101 to 197, 200 (CHAP 198 is listed as a forthcoming release)
• AV Series: AV001 to 098
• European Classical Series: CHAP C1 to C21 (CHAP C22 and C24 are listed as forthcoming releases)

Chappell Recorded Music Library: CD Catalogue, c.1996

(paperback, 118pp., c.1996)
The following CDs are listed as available:

• Chap Series: CHAP 127 to 204
• AV Series: AV033 to 100
• European Classical Series: CHAP C1 to C24

Cover art is taken from "Ambient Grooves and Dub" (CHAP AV095). This copy sold on eBay in 2023. Another is available on eBay.

Special thanks to Caliban and fennyfayre for helping out with this section.



Conroy Recorded Music Library 1960: Supplementary List No. 1

(single folded sheet, May 1960)
Covers BM 211 to 224.


Conroy Recorded Music Library: Copy of Numerical Index, c.1964

In 2023, Upgrade kindly shared some photocopies of most of a Conroy Numerical Index here and here. At the time these contained nuggets of info that were completely unavailable elsewhere. Thanks Upgrade!


Conroy: LP Catalogue, c.1971

Contains listings for BMLP 001 to 088. This item sold on eBay in 2024. A copy can be seen in Retronic's video.


Conroy: LP Catalogue, c.1976

Cover is the same as a standard Conroy LP of the period with a white "bullseye" design. The earliest entry in this catalogue is not known but the final disc is BMLP 160.


Conroy: LP Catalogue, c.1977

(paperback, 85pp., c.1977)
Cover has changed to an orange bullseye. Contains listings for BMLP 70 to 179, Eurobeat EURO 1 to 11, and Sounds of Now S.O.N. 1 to 3. The same edition can be seen in Retronic's video.



De Wolfe Ltd: Recorded Music Catalogue, c.1950s?

No further information. Thanks to Mr for this listing.


De Wolfe Ltd: Recorded Music Catalogue, c.1963

(paperback, 89pp., c.1963)
Covers up to DW 2786


De Wolfe Ltd: Recorded Music Catalogue (1963 Edition): Supplements 1-3 & 4-6, 1963-64

(paperback, 2 x 8pp,. c.1963?-64)
Supplements 1-3: 1: DW 2785 to 2796, 2: DW/LP 2797 to 2798, 3: DW 2782 to 2784, then DW 2799 to 2820.
Supplements 4-6: 4: DW/LP 2821 to 2822, 5: DW/LP 2823 only, 6: DW 2825 to 2850. DW/LP 2824 is added on the last page.


Music-De Wolfe: Recorded Music Catalogue c.1967

(binder, 484pp., c.1967)
This catalogue lists DW 501 through to DW/LP 3047 (although that disc is wrongly listed as 3041). Many tracks are available on tape only: some of these weren't released on disc or CD until years later; some never saw a "proper" release at all.

Link to the pages for the tape-only tracks:
h++ps://www.mediafire.com/file/r2pdpup06ri0xdw/De+Wolfe+-+Tape+Only.zip/file

Link to the Space section:
h++ps://www.mediafire.com/file/cbqy261xafkq2lx/De+Wolfe+-+Space.zip/file

Compared to many other catalogues, this De Wolfe edition seems to be relatively ubiquitous:

• One copy sold for an impressive $243.50 in 2021.
• The copy in the first picture (above) sold c. Dec 2021, price unknown.
• Another copy sold in 2023.
• The copy in the rest of the images sold on eBay.com in 2024.
• Another appears in Retronic's video.

Music-De Wolfe: Supplement, c.1973

(looseleaf, 171pp., c.1973)
This supplement continues from the end of the 1967 catalogue, with entries from DW/LP 3048 to 3283 (cutting off at the end of the mono releases.)


Music-De Wolfe: Recorded Music Catalogue [Part 2], c.1973

(binder, 396pp., c.1973)
This folder refers to itself as the "second part" of the De Wolfe catalogue, following the "first" 1967 edition (which remains "available on application"). The Numerical Listing says it is "from Supplement 1", but it is heavily cut down - it omits the 78 discs and contains album titles and brief descriptions only: the individual tracks are not itemised (it also continues for four extra discs: up to DWS/LP 3287.)
Note: this folder has an 8-page introduction with Latin numerals. The true page count is 404 (plus a blank, unnumbered final sheet).


Music-De Wolfe: Sound Effects Catalogue, c.1973
No known copy; this is mentioned in the 1973 catalogue.


Music-De Wolfe: Recorded Music Catalogue, c.1973

(binder, c.400pp., c.1973; Thanks to Mr for finding this item)
This example is known only from an archived auction listing. It has a unique cover with the 70s De Wolfe logo, however, the details (and matching pages) suggest it was another copy of the 1973 catalogue with an added supplement. (The "96 page" supplement matches the page count of the 1979 version, although given the catalogue is stamped 'Received June 29, 1981'" that would leave a gap of two years missing listings.)
This item sold for $19.99 in 2016.


Music-De Wolfe: Part Two — Supplement, 1976 Version

(loose leaf, 70pp., c.1976)
Continues listings from the end of the 1973 Supplement (not the catalogue), covering the stereo LPs from DWS/LP 3284 to 3366. There appears to be a natural break after DWS/LP 3336 - the subsequent pages are printed on much better paper, suggesting these were printed separately, later. Image 2 shows a pair of 1973 catalogues with the 1976 Supplement installed.


Music-De Wolfe: Part Two — Supplement, 1979 Version

(looseleaf, 96pp., c.1979)
Image 1: This supplement is a longer version of the 1976 edition, now covering DWS/LP 3284 to 3401. This copy was sold on eBay alongside a 1973 Supplement and a full 1967 catalogue. The second image shows that folder as it was sold - bulging with both supplements inserted.


Music-De Wolfe: Recorded Music Catalogue, c.1981

(binder, pages not numbered, c.1981)
The Numerical Listing omits all the old 78s but is otherwise complete from DW/LP 2732 to DWS/LP 3469. The “Detailed track listing” continues from where the 1979 Supplement left off – DWS/LP 3400, carrying on to 3464.
This catalogue sold in 2023. Another copy (or very similar one) can be seen in action in Retronic's video.


De Wolfe Music Catalogue, 1988

(paperback, 516pp., 1988)
This enormous catalogue covers DW/LP 2732 to DWS/LP 3583. A "Stop Press!" page adds DWS/LP 3584 to 3597. A copy sold on eBay in 2018.


De Wolfe Music: Compact Disc Catalogue, 1993-94

(paperback, pages unnumbered, 1993-94)
Covers the De Wolfe CD range from DWCD 0001 to 0138. A "Stop Press!" page adds further entries up to 0153.


De Wolfe Music: Compact Disc Catalogue, 1990s

No further details. Appears in Retronic's video here.



Ember Mood Music Library: Volume 2, 1968

Contains listings for most Ember releases between ERL 3300 and 3347. Unfortunately, the entry for ERL 3340 is printed twice, skipping 3341 as a result. Also contains listings for the Vedette albums shown in image 2. See this thread for details.


[Ember] Coded  Music Library: Volume 3, 1974

Contains stapled-in supplementary sheets for ERL 3348 to 3362. See this thread for details.



The EMI Photoplay Library of Recorded Music: Complete Catalogue

(details unknown)
I bought this on eBay last year but sadly it got lost in the post. All I have is this one photo



Focus Music Library, 1990s

(Thanks Mr and Moleoman for this listing)
1) An early 2 page A4 booklet (c.1992?) with FCD101 through FCD127.
2) It came housed in a paper folder which details releases up to FCD154 and 4 additional CD releases with "t.b.a." listed as cat.# [c.1998?].
3) And bundled together with a 16-page ringbound "Style-alike list 2002/3" booklet, which also has a catalogue on the last page detailing releases up to FCD180.



[Francis, Day & Hunter] Mood Music, c.1947

Cover of an early catalogue reproduced in an October 1947 edition of "Kinematograph Weekly". No further details known; thanks to Mr for finding and sharing.


[FDH] Mood Music, c.1953?

(paperback, 16pp., c.1953)
This catalogue lists the discs from the EMI and Mercury eras: FDH 101 to 111, and FDH1201 to 1204.


Francis, Day & Hunter: Mood Music, c.1953-54

(paperback, 16pp., c.1953-54)
This appears to be a US release (although uses the British spelling of "Theatre"). Skipping the very first disc (and FDH 021) it lists the 10" releases from FDH 002 to 121, and 12" releases from FDH 1201 to 1207. A full set of images was kindly shared by our very own WSBG Returns Yet Again! and he’s even uploaded them here. Thanks WSBG!


[FDH] Mood Music, c.1957

(paperback, 34pp., c.1957)
FDH Mood Music Catalogue, covers FDH.001 to 167, and 12" records FDH.1201 to 1219. "All records from FDH.080 have been pressed on vinylite".


[FDH] Mood Music: Supplements, 1958, 1959, 1960

Taped into the back of the 1957 catalogue:
March 1958 - FDH.168 to 195, and 12" records FDH.1220 to 1231. (4 pages - single folded sheet)
June 1959 - FDH.168 (again) to 230. Also 12" records FDH.1220 to 1239. (8 pages)
August 1960 - FDH.231 to 244, and 12" records FDH.1240 to 1244. (4 pages - single folded sheet)


FDH Mood Music: Copy of Numerical List, c.1963?

This photocopy of a later FDH Numerical List was sold on eBay in 2021. If you bought it and are happy to share we’d love to see it! 



Harmonic Recordings: Produced by Brull Music, Inc. c.1951?

(paperback, 20pp., c.1951)
This is possibly a UK publication repurposed for America (via a wonky sticker on the front). In the available images, the most recent disc is C.B.L. 325. It was sold on eBay in 2015.
A copy with a slightly less wonky sticker is here.


Harmonic Records: Mood Music Catalogue, c.1955

(paperback, 68pp., c.1955)
Includes listings for CBL 1 to 17 (Sound Effects), CBL 34 to 52 (Dance Music), the main range (HMP 257 to 298; CBL 299 to 382), and CBL 1001 to 1006 (Chamber Music).


The Harmonic Recorded Mood Music Catalogue: Supplements 1-5, 1956-59?

Single-sheet supplements glued into the back of the 1955 catalogue:
Supplement 1: covers CBL 383 to 395 (pink paper; "1956" written in pencil)
Supplement 2: covers CBL 396 to 404; CBL 53 (blue paper; "1957" written in pencil)
Supplement 3: covers CBL 405 to 414; CBL 54 (peach paper; "1957" written in pencil)
Supplement 4: covers CBL 415 to 421 (blue paper; "1958" written in pencil)
Supplement 5: covers CBL 422 to 428 (white paper)


Harmonic Records: Mood Music Library: Catalogue, c.1957
6-Page Supplement, c.1957 [not pictured]
12-Page Supplement, 1970

(paperback, 88pp., c.1957)
From original eBay listing: 88 page main catalogue [and] a taped-in 6 page supplement from 1957 … every track catalogued into style so Space Music, Heavy Industrial, Horror etc, etc
… and 2 copies of the same 1970 supplement of 12 pages … featuring 1970 albums such as Heinz Kiessling: Moods For Orchestra and Barigozzi/Fabor: Synthetronics...
These items sold on eBay in 2014.


Harmonic Recorded Music Library: Catalogue, c.1961-62


(paperback, 108pp., c.1961-62?)
Includes listings for CBL 1 to 17 (Sound Effects), CBL 34 to 60, HMP 257 to 298, CBL 299 to 488, and CBL 1001 to 1011. This item was sold on eBay in 2023.


[Harmonic] Brull Catalogue: Supplement No. 2, c.1962

The only shot I have of this: it was sold on eBay in 2021. (We can assume Supplement No. 1 ran from CBL 489 to CBL 500.) If the buyer is looking in, we'd love to know what was in the rest!


Harmonic Recorded Music Library: Catalogue, c.1964

(paperback, c.144?pp., c.1964)
This catalogue retains the listings for CBL 1 to 17 (Sound Effects) and CBL 1001 to 1011. The main range now extends from HMP 257 to CBL 566, and the Percussives discs have been added (CBL 2001 to 2008). This item was sold on eBay in 2017. Also included was a 4-page Supplement completing the run of 78s up to CBL 597 (picture 4) and another two Supplements, one (or both) of which listed the LP series up to at least 1970 (pictures 5-6).

(Thanks to Caliban for help with this section.)



Hudson Music & Sylvester Music Recorded Music Catalogues, c.1972

(binder, 64pp., c,1975)
Contains listings for Hudson HMC/LP 501 to 507, then Sylvester SMC/LP 501 to 541 (with two supplementary pages for SMC/LP 542 and 543.) The main releases date this item to 1972 and the additional pages would be 1973. This copy was accessioned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's Record Library on 22 July 1975.



Impress Record Catalogue, 1957

(paperback, 24pp., 1957)
Covers IA 101 to 170. This copy sold in 2025.


Impress Record Catalogue, c.1960

(paperback, 112pp., c.1960)
Contains listings for IA 101 to 247. Two variants may exist - the first with a full front cover, and a second with a narrower cover, cut away to reveal the inner tabs (although this is possibly just damage). This second version (images 3 and 4) sold on eBay in 2013.
Many of the Impress tracks are listed as available in stereo (starting with the b-side of IA 205). Many of these stereo mixes remain unavailable today.


Impress Record Catalogue: Supplement No. 1, c.1961

Contains listings for IA 248 to 306. This item was sold on eBay in 2013.

Copies of these two catalogues can be viewed in Retronic's video here.


Impress Background Music: Catalogue, c.1963 + later supplements

(binder, pages not numbered, c.1963)
This catalogue lists the Impress range from IA 101 to 352 (1963). Additional pages have been added for IA 353 to 372 (1964), and another single page for the first 10” 33rpm discs: 373 to 379 (1966). Some tracks are listed as available on tape only: IA T 1 to 10.
This copy sold in 2023. Photos of the Numerical Index are available here.

There is another copy of this catalogue in a private collection. The pages have become adrift from their original folder and been re-bound in modern comb binding.


See also: Weinberger, 1976.



Josef Weinberger: JW Theme Music, c.1959

(paperback, 43pp., c.1959)
Containing listings for JW 101 to 199, this catalogue would like you to know it is "The ONLY theme music catalogue with STEREOPHONIC RECORDINGS"! The earliest such disc is JW 175, and many recordings from that point are listed as also available on stereo tape. As with Impress, many of these stereo mixes remain unavailable today.


Josef Weinberger: Background Music Catalogue: Supplement No. 3, September 1960

(single folded sheet, 1960)
Printed on light pink paper; this covers to JW 228 to 272.


[JW] Weinberger Theme Music: Catalogue, c.1962

(binder, pages not numbered, c.1962)
This catalogue runs from JW 101 to 332. Excitingly, some otherwise unknown Desmond Leslie cues are listed as tape only (image 4).
This item was sold on eBay in 2023. Photos of the numerical index were uploaded here.


[JW] Weinberger Theme Music: Catalogue, c.1966

(binder, pages not numbered, c.1966)
This catalogue runs from JW 101 to 383 and includes tape-only listings for JW T 1 to 15.
The classified sections feature page breaks after JW 344, likely indicating the final entry of an earlier edition from mid-1963. The Numerical Listing contains another page break after JW 373, again suggesting the final entry of a 1964 edition. (Similarly, the classified sections appear to include no tracks after JW 373.) A copy of a Weinberger catalogue sold in 2021 although there is no record of which edition it was.


Weinberger Music Libraries: Vol. 1, 1976

(paperback, 52pp. (not numbered), c.1976)
Includes listings for Programme Music PM 001 to 014, Theme Music JW 401 to 410, Impress 398 to 410, assorted recordings from Golden Ring along with a terrible (and thankfully short-lived) Weinberger logo. This copy is "Vol. 1"; it is unknown if a second volume followed. This copy was accessioned by the CBC Record Library on 8 July 1976.


JW Music Library, 1982

(binder, pages not numbered, © 1981, ℗ 1982)
Covers JW 401 to 490.



KPM Music Recorded Library, 1960s

Some early catalogues / brochures can be seen in Retronic's video here.


KPM Music Recorded Library, c.1961 + Supplements, c.1961-63

(paperback, 51pp., c.1961)
Covers KP.001 to 077. This copy (likely from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) has its back page reinforced with card and a metal fastener inserted. This holds in place the following typed supplemental pages:

1. KP.078 to 082 (1961)
2. KP.083 to 087 (1961)
3. KP.089 to 098 (KP.088 is handwritten on first page) (1961)
4. KPM.099 to 110 (1962)
5. KPM.111 to 126 (1962)
6? KPM 127 to 143 (1963)


KPM Music Recorded Library, c.1968?

(comb-binding, ??pp., c.1968?)
78 Recordings: This edition apparently contains details for all the 78 releases. The 78 discs appear to be listed as just that, with no mention of the Brownsleeve reissues. (These likely first appeared in 1970.)
1000 Series: Contains listings for KPM 1001 to at least KPM 1039.
Classified Listings: Contains "classified" listings, with tracks organised by theme and style ("Elemental", "Animals" and so on.) This feature would be phased out by 1972 at the latest.
Check list of main titles: A feature of later editions, unknown if included here.
KPM International Series: Occupying the final 2 pages in later editions, unknown if included here (but likely).
Cover telephone number: 01-836 5501 (used up till 1972 at least.)
Inside telephone number: Unknown

NOTE: The bottom half of the first image has been digitally restored as it was mostly missing. I would assume the Denmark Street address should appear alongside the phone number.


KPM Music Recorded Library, c.1972

(paperback, 94pp., c.1972)
78 Recordings: The complete range of 78s is included but only as "Brownsleeve" reissues: KPM LP 1 (001A-006B) to KPM LP 42 (229A-233B). This feature was likely introduced in 1970.
1000 Series: The main LP range is KPM 1001 to 1112 (The Rhythm of Modern Life).
Classified Listings: No. This catalogue consists of numerical listings only. Classified listings are now only available in a hardback edition: "Price on application".
Check list of main titles: After the main listings is a 5-page "check list of main titles and general descriptions".
KPM International Series: The final 2 pages cover the KPM International Series: KPM.INT01A to 06B (1968).
Cover telephone number: 01-836 5501 --- LAST APPEARANCE SO FAR
Inside telephone number: 01-836 3856 --- UNIQUE??

A catalogue that broadly matches the 1972 description was sold in 2010.


KPM Music Recorded Library, c.1973-75

(paperback, 96+pp., c.1973?)
78 Recordings: Brownsleeve reissues still listed.
1000 Series: Incomplete details but the latest disc visible in the auction photos is KPM 1128 (which would date it to at least 1973.)
Classified Listings: Presumably not, but the hardback "Classified" edition is still being advertised.
Check list of main titles: Unknown but likely.
KPM International Series: Unknown but likely.
Cover telephone number: 01-836 6699
Inside telephone number: 01-836 6699
This copy sold on eBay in 2024.


KPM Music Recorded Library, c.1973-75

(paperback, 126pp., c.1975? Thanks to Mr for this listing.)
78 Recordings: Unknown but the Brownsleeve reissues are presumably included.
1000 Series: Incomplete details but KPM 1025 (image 3) is 1971. The phone numbers date this to 1973 at least. From the page count it seems likely this is the 1975 edition. If that date is correct, the final disc would be c.KPM 1168.
Classified Listings: Unknown, presumably not. Unknown if hardback is still being advertised (but likely).
Check list of main titles: Unknown but likely.
KPM International Series: Unknown but likely.
Cover telephone number: 01-836 6699
Inside telephone number: 01-836 6699
Popsike


KPM Music Recorded Library, c.1976

(paperback, 138pp., c.1976)
78 Recordings: The Brownsleeve reissues are still present (KPM LP 1 to 42).
1000 Series: Covers KPM 1001 to 1188 (Contempo).
Classified Listings: No. The hardback edition "classified under moods" is still listed.
Check list of main titles: Yes, 7 pages at end of booklet.
KPM International Series: Yes, final 2 pages of booklet.
Cover telephone number: 01-836 6699
Inside telephone number: 01-836 6699


KPM '1000' Series: Check List of Main Titles and Generic Descriptions, c.1976

(4 sheets, c.1976)
A duplicate of the "Checklist" section of the 1976 Catalogue, printed in black ink (rather than the original dark green).


KPM Music Recorded Library, c.1977

(paperback, 146 pages, c.1977)
78 Recordings: Brownsleeve reissues are included.
1000 Series: KPM 1001 to 1202 (Music Of The Nations Volume 4)
Classified Listings: Hardback edition is still being advertised.
Check list of main titles: Yes, 8 pages at end of booklet.
KPM International Series: Yes, final 2 pages of booklet.
Cover telephone number: 01-836 6699
Inside telephone number: 01-836 6699


KPM Music Recorded Library, c.1980

(paperback, 160pp., c.1980)
NOTE: page count - 147 numbered pages, 1 blank side, 10 pages with Latin numerals (I to X), 1 blank side, then final page is numbered 181!
78 Recordings: The 78 recordings have been removed: "Details regarding the KPM-LP Series, which originated from 78 r.p.m recordings and which are available as tape copies dubbed from the library masters, are available on request."
1000 Series: KPM 1001 to 1251 (Richard Harvey's Nifty Digits)
Classified Listings: No, and classified hardback edition is no longer advertised.
Check list of main titles: Yes, final 10 pages of booklet.
KPM International Series: No longer listed.
Cover telephone number: 01-836 6699
Inside telephone number: 01-836 6699

"A new edition of the KPM catalogue incorporating classified, numerical and alphabetical sections will be available in 1981"


KPM Music Library, 81/82
   
(paperback, 319pp., 1981)
"This edition includes all recordings up to 1251." However, the old 78 recordings appear in the Alphabetical Index only.


KPM Music Library, 1986

(paperback, 446pp., © 1986)
This chunky KPM paperback covers KPM 1001 up to 1349. Thanks to Retronic for these images - the same copy can be seen in his video.


KPM Music, 1987

(paperback, 480pp., © 1987)
Numerical listing covers KPM 1001 to 1370. A copy of this giant volume can be sighted in Retronic's video here.



KPM Music: CD Catalogue, 1991

(paperback, 190pp., 1991)
Covers 1 CD (Fantasia) to 125 CD (Impressions - Volume 2); also SFX 001 to 008 (Digital Sound Effects).


KPM Music: CD Listing 98

(paperback, ?pp., 1998)
Image is just the top of an A4 cover. No further information available.

(Thanks to Caliban and fennyfayre for help with this section.)



Macquarie-Bosworth / Macquarie-Boosey and Hawkes, c.mid-40s?

(paperback, 12pp., c.mid-40s?)
This Australian catalogue contains the earliest Boosey & Hawkes and Bosworth listings I am aware of. It "contains details of musical items available in Australian-made Macquarie-Bosworth and Macquarie-Boosey & Hawkes records." It lists a selection of discs from Bosworth BC1005 to BC1056, and a complete run of Boosey and Hawkes from BH 1904 to 1915.


Macquarie-Bosworth / Macquarie-Boosey and Hawkes, c.mid-40s?

(paperback, 7pp., c.late 40s?)
This catalogue details a selection of discs from Bosworth BD 101 to 121 and BC 1005 to 1072. It also contains a complete run of Boosey & Hawkes BH 1904 to 1922.



Paxton: Exclusive Double-Sided Electrical Recordings, September 1950

(paperback, 8pp., September 1950)
This booklet showcases the work of modern British composers from the "House of Paxton" and appears to be aimed at the general public rather than the media production industry. There is no full numerical index; discs are divided into "Serious" and "Light" music, then listed by composer. "ORIGINAL UK BOOKLET... MEASURES @  9" x 5˝"". Two copies sold on eBay in 2024.


Paxton: Records of Distinction, March 1952

(paperback, 11pp., 1952)
Again there is no full Numerical Index. A Paxton catalogue with the same "Records of Distinction" subtitle - possibly dated 1951 - is in the collection of the National Library of Australia:
h++ps://catalogue.nla.gov.au/finding-aids/catalog/31648814393164887606


Paxton: Catalogue, c.1950s?

No further details known. Discovered on YouTube - thanks to THE HEHR ARCHIVE @thehehrarchive1556.


Paxton: Records of Distinction, c.1955-56

(paperback, 17pp., c.1955-56)
Covers up to PR 650, with omissions. The copy in Images 2 to 4 contains an accompanying letter from Dennis Berry to David Ades, dated 6 August 1956. Berry has also annotated the rest of the catalogue with tick marks, indicating which pseudonyms are him! (Image 3)


Paxton: Records of Distinction: Supplements, 1956-57

June 1956: Covers PR 651 to 674 (omitting 656-57, 667, 671-73).
March 1957: Covers PR.678 to 687.
November 1957: Covers PR.688 to 697.


Paxton Record Catalog

(paperback, 20pp., c.1950s?)
Emil Ascher-branded US catalogue: the eBay listing described this as "Circa 1940s" but based on the slanted logo and colour scheme I'm placing this later.
"Includes descriptive index to moods (e.g. disorder, prepare for action, enchantment, adoration, phantoms, etc.)"
This item sold for $31.25 in 2014.


Paxton Records, c.1961

(paperback, 40pp., 1961)
This catalogue covers PR.501 to 744, the last release of 1961. As ever there is no Numerical Index, only classified listings with records divided into styles. This copy was sold on eBay in 2021. An identical-looking version also sold in 2014.
A copy of this edition is on eBay right now!


Paxton Records: Supplement 1963-64

This covers PR 756 to 767.



Peer International Library Ltd: List of Releases, 1972

(paperback, ?pp., 1972)


Peer International Library Ltd: List of Releases, 1973-74

(paperback, 22pp., 1974)

(Thanks to Caliban for help with this section.)



Ready Music, c.1979

This pretty little thing covers the first five releases from Andre Jacquemin's Ready Music label (LP 101 to 105).



Reliable Source Music Library Catalogue

No further information.



Southern Library of Recorded Music: Supplements 1962-63

This is from an eBay auction in 2014. Behind a later catalogue are "two earlier supplements of 12 and 8 pages from 1963 & 1962".


Southern Library of Recorded Music (Canada): Numerical and Classification List, 1965 [Version A]

(paperback, 48pp??., 1965)
A Canadian catalogue from Southern's offices in Montreal. It covers MQ 501 to 768. A 16-page PDF of the Numerical Listing was distributed here on LMT by Your Pal Doug - thanks for sharing!


Southern Library of Recorded Music (Canada): Numerical and Classification List, 1965 [Version B]

(paperback, 48pp., 1965)
This edition appears to be identical to the previous one, although the cover layout has been inexplicably reversed. Once again this edition covers MQ 501 to 768; Dimensions: ~9 in. x 6 in. Two copies sold on eBay in 2025.


Southern Library of Recorded Music (Canada): Supplements to 1964-65 Catalogue, 1965-66

November 1965: 10 pages, covering MQ 769 to 850. The sheets measure 14 in. x 8.5 in. ('Legal' size paper, a North American standard).
April 1966: 5 pages, covering MQ 851 to 885. This and the previous supplement are "hand typed and stapled (as delivered from company)."
These items were listed on eBay in 2025.


Southern Library of Recorded Music (US): Catalogue, c.1966 + Supplemental and Revised Pages, 1967

This catalogue originally covered MQ 501 to 888. Supplemental and revised pages have been added throughout - e.g. the Numerical List adds pages 29A to 29D, while the classified section is expanded to page "89MM". This is an American edition (with a US-style, 3-ring binder); it is unknown if there was a UK equivalent. This copy was sold on eBay in 2025.


Southern Library of Recorded Music: Catalogue, c.1968

(paperback, 148pp., c.1968)
The catalogue lists the full range of releases (MQ 501 to 962), noting that these are all available as 10-inch 78rpm discs. The first half of the series (MQ 501 to 768) is also available on 7-inch 45rpm records, while the remainder (MQ 769 to 962) is available as 12-inch 33rpm LPs. Copies of this catalogue sold on eBay in 2018, 2023 and 2025.


Southern Library of Recorded Music: "Official Photocopy" of 1968 Catalogue, 1970s?

This curio sold on eBay in 2025 .


Southern Library of Recorded Music: Long Play Catalogue, c.1971-72?

(paperback, ??pp., c.1971-72?)
Contains mono tracks only. No further information available.


Southern Library of Recorded Music: Catalogue 1973-74

Album-by-album listings for MQ/LP 1 through to MQ/LP 40. This copy sold on Bay in 2025.


Southern Library of Recorded Music: US Schedule of Fees, 1977

This sheet was found taped into a late 70s Selected Sound catalogue.


Southern Library of Recorded Music: Classical and Traditional Catalogue, date unknown

(paperback, ??pp., ??)
Image is cropped: the bottom of the cover is missing. No further information available.


Southern Library of Recorded Music (Incorporating Peer International Library Ltd.) c.1980

(paperback, 108pp., c.1980)
Includes Peer International releases PIL 9001 to 9044 and Southern MQLP 1 to 52. A pdf was shared here on LMT in December 2024 by Greta and Trkizbrki. Thanks guys! A physical copy appeared on eBay shortly afterwards.

(Thanks to Caliban and fennyfayre for help with this section.)



Standard Music Library: Catalogue c.1970

(paperback, 31pp., c.1970)
Listings for ESL 101 to 117. Includes some Period / Pastoral tracks that were “Tape only at present” that would later appear on ESL 121 (including one that wouldn't make the final selection). A similar catalogue can be seen in Retronic's video.


Standard Music Library: Catalogue, c. Mid-70s?

(binder, ?pp., c.mid-70s?)
This gorgeous item sold in 2022. A copy can be seen in Retronic’s video here.


Standard Music Library: Promotional Material + Inserts, 1978

(looseleaf, 1978)
Promotional material and catalogue inserts for ESL 143 ('Pop Pulsations II') and ESL 144 ('M.O.R.'). ESL 143 has been added to the catalogue as page 93C and ESL 144 added as pages 60B and 60C. Revised pages for contents, classification index (pp.2-3) and title index (p.130) incorporating these new albums are also visible. These items were sold in 2022.



Studio G Mood Music Guide, 1983

(paperback, ?pp., 1983. Thanks to Mr for this listing.)
A copy can be seen in Retronic's video here.


Studio G: 'Well Known Tunes', 'Sound Alikes' and 'Classical' Music, 1992

(paperback, pages not numbered, 1992)
Includes tracks from Studio G, Abaco and Parry.


Synchro Recorded Music Library 1960

(paperback, 72pp., 1960)
This was sold three times on eBay between 2014 and 2016, apparently all by the same seller. Looks like it’s cursed – buyer beware if it turns up again. Image 2 shows the mortal remains of another copy; it's missing the front cover and several pages at the back. The last surviving page cuts off at FM 246.



Themes Catalogue, c.1976

(paperback, pages not numbered, C.1976?)
An early catalogue with loose pages and metal strip fastener, and an address for the M.C.P.S. at 380 Streatham High Road. It is printed one-sided, in red ink throughout, and covers TIM 1001 to 1025. This copy was accessioned by the CBC Record Library on 21 May 1982.


Themes Catalogue, c.1977

(paperback, 46pp., c.1977)
This copy is printed in black ink, double-sided, with standard stapled pages. Meanwhile, the M.C.P.S. has moved to 41 Streatham High Road. This slightly later edition covers TIM 1001 to 1028. A copy can be seen in Retronic's video here.


Themes Catalogue, 1985

(Paperback, 36pp., 1985)
Contains all recordings from TIM 1001 to 1048. This copy sold in 2023.





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Chappell Library Catalog Book For Sale on eBay
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Chappell and Bosworth Catalogs on eBay UK

[Eternas Ondas Musicales]

Thanks for sharing.

[Greta]

Great work MoonMonkey.
Good to have them all grouped in one single thread.

[stackjackson]

Yes, great work! This is brilliant. Thanks!

[Moon Monkey]

Thanks people.

UPDATED: I've corrected some typos: years, catalogue numbers, etc. I've also made the thumbnails bigger.

JW Theme Music added.

EMI Photoplay added.

A MASSIVE Chappell section added - complete up to 1962 but I'm afraid there's more to come!

[Moon Monkey]

UPDATE:

Added Harmonic section.

Added FDH Mood Music - including an exciting WSBG download. Thanks WSBG!

Added a few more Chappell Supplements too.

[apmnut]

Brilliant! thanks for making this topic.

If you're able to share the rest of the EMI catalogue at some point, I'd be interested in that..

[Moon Monkey]

I'd love to be able to but unfortunately that catalogue got lost in the post. Literally all I have is that one image. I only paid Ł5 for it but it's a real shame.

[Moon Monkey]

UPDATES:

I've found the eBay listing photo for Harmonic 1964 and updated that entry.

New section for Conroy. (Anyone got a 60's catalogue? Would love to see a proper one! )

New section for assorted Bosworth things. Includes Exciting Download link!

Small Synchro section added.

[Retronic]

I have an A5 yellow cover Conroy but can’t remember which era it covers. I’ll check. 

[Moon Monkey]

Thanks, think that might be the same one I've just added above, covering the LPs 65-71. It's a catalogue for the 78s I'd really like to see. Apart from the photocopy of the numerical list, it doesn't look like one's turned up anywhere ever...

[Retronic]

Here's what I have:

[Moon Monkey]

Absolutely amazing stuff, thanks so much for sharing! I'm not jealous at all!

[Retronic]

Wish I could say I got them as a job lot for a fiver but they’re pretty expensive to buy these days.  Very handy though and I’ve located a few tracks people were trying to ID using these. 

[stackjackson]

Cool video, Retro. That Sonoton catalogue is like an art book.