Part 1

30s and 40s Pathe label

Chou Hsuan 35701 b

This is most common style of 30s and 40s in
Shanghai Pathe. with carved seal "MADE IN CHINA"

Chou Hsuan 35335a

Chnag Fan 38102b

These two are Pathe without Shanghai.
These were press in Japan and export to China.
with carved seal"MADE BY NIPPONOPHONE CO LTD KAWA-
SAKI JAPAN"
NIPPONOPHONE is old name of DENON(Nippon Columbia)
Mid of 30s,DENON cooperate UK Columbia and get the right
of for sale in China.(Pathe, Odeon Regal and Beka label)
and all of records were press in Japan and export for China,
These were may be continue early 40s.

After WW2, these master disc were kept in Japan.
and present for museum 1980.
That time, DENON released 30LP box set from these material
for commemoration.
(almost of thwew disc was Chinese opera and folk song.
only one LP was pop music)