Collecting 78 rpm records is a fascinating hobby - and one of the first things many new collectors struggle with is where to find good information about the records they unearth.
I made this video to help you find the excellent online resources out there that will enable you to learn more about your 78 rpm record(s). I always find that knowing more about a record deepens my connection to it.
Here is a list of the sites and resources I go over in the video - bookmark these for future reference!
Discogs
https://www.discogs.com
DAHR
https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/
Jazz and Ragtime Records, 1897-1942
by Brian Rust, (Free Personal Use Edition)
https://archive.org/details/rust_jazz-records_free-edition-6
American Dance Band Discography
by Brian Rust
https://archive.org/details/Biblio-1979-USA-01-Brian-Rust-American-Dance-Band-Discography/
The Complete Entertainment Discography (from mid-1890s to 1942)
by Brian Rust
https://archive.org/details/completeentertai0000rust/
Blues and Gospel Records 1890-1943, 4th Edition
By Robert M.W. Dixon; John Godrich; Howard Rye
https://archive.org/details/bluesgospelrecor00robe/
Country Music Records: A Discography 1921-1942
By Tony Russell
https://archive.org/details/countrymusicreco00russ
Ethnic Music on Record
By Dick Spottswood
Vol 1 - Western Europe
https://www.google.com/books/edition/Ethnic_Music_on_Records/haDl3PEpQP0C
Vol 2: Slavic
https://www.google.com/books/edition/Ethnic_Music_on_Records/iSmUhoAz2lIC
Vol 3: Eastern Europe
https://www.google.com/books/edition/Ethnic_Music_on_Records/nRhQy_Q_rpkC
Vol 4: Spanish, Portuguese, Philippines, Basque
https://www.google.com/books/edition/Ethnic_Music_on_Records/qNh8VBZHQ2YC
Vol 5: Middle East, Far East, Scandinavian, English Language, American Indian
https://www.google.com/books/edition/Ethnic_Music_on_Records/TvB2hsWm8HwC
AfroDisc - Discographies of African labels
https://www.afrodisc.com/
Michael Kinnear’s Website - Discographies and books on Indian labels
https://bajakhana.com.au/
Mainspring Press - Free Online Discographies
https://mainspringpress.org/mainspring-press-free-online-discographies/
The Chris Strachwitz Collection at the Arhoolie Foundation
https://arhoolie.org/record-company-catalogs-of-regional-and-ethnic-music/
Hendersonia: The Music of Fletcher Henderson
by Walter C. Allen
https://archive.org/details/hendersoniamusic00alle
Clarence Williams
by Tom Lord
https://archive.org/details/clarencewilliams00lord
Mr. Jelly Lord
By Laurie Wright
https://archive.org/details/mrjellylord0000wrig
BG On The Record: A bio-discography of Benny Goodman
By D. Russell Connor and Warren W. Hicks
https://archive.org/details/bgonrecordbiodis00conno/
Ellingtonia: A Duke Ellington Discography
https://ellingtonia.com/