Earlier, I paid some attention to Philips albums from Chile (see this post) and now another South American country is in the spotlight: Colombia. I recently acquired four Philips Minigroove albums from that country, all missing the cover, but interesting nevertheless and I got the strong impression there’s an almost unknown world out there to discover. Albums from South America, especially from the 1950’s and early 1960’s, are seldom seen and only a few have been listed on Discogs. Many titles must have been released there though, concerning both international and local artists, and I hope to find more of them. If you can help, be sure to contact me.

Here’s what I found and you can click on the images to see larger images (both labels) and more details.

A French copy of Philips A 00111 R have been added to the page of this album (the very first 10 inch album Philips released in 1951). Click on the image below to see large images and more details.

I decided to add a page with my 78 rpm issues. Though not featuring the Minigroove logo (or better: the minigroove technique), these records are from circa the same period of time (1950-58) and I found it suitable to include them on this website.

This page is linked from the “Minigroove” page and can also be visited by clicking here.

Philips 099 095 DF is a commercial record, made for lacquer and paint factory Kievit – De Jong in Groningen, the Netherlands. Click on the image below to see large images and more details.

A bit off-topic, but too curious to leave unmentioned, since I found this acetate disc in a thrift store lately. The only connection is the word “minigr.” (“minigroove”), mentioned on the labels and ‘stolen’ from Philips, as I assume Philips came up with this word, as a variation on “Microgroove”, used by other record companies. Click on the image below to see large images and more details.

It may appear that there was little activity on the website, which in a way is true, but I’ve been very busy with buying and cleaning Philips Minigroove records. Several have been listed in the meantime, others still have to. I hope to work more on the website in the upcoming weeks and will add images and information.

An article about Duke Ellington’s “Such Sweet Thunder” album has been added to the album page. You can check it by clicking on the image below. Scroll down on the page that appears.

Scans were added for Philips LPR 418/419, a rare French document, issued in support of the victims of the Hungarian Revolution in 1956. Click on the image below to see large images and more details.

Scans were added for Philips P 13100 L, a Flamenco LP by a group called El Cuadro Flamenco de Zambra or Zambra Tablao Del Flamenco, Madrid, or simply Zambra… Click on the image below to see large images and more details.

Scans were added for Philips A 00180 L, a classical album by the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Paul van Kempen. Click on the image below to see large images and more details.

A page for this album was there already, but scans of the first version have now been added. Click on the image below to see large images and more details.