| Main Page | Abbreviations | 1914-1916 | 1917-1919 | 1920-23 | 1924-1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931-74 |
| Amb | Edison Blue Amberol Cylinder |
| Ar | Ariel |
| ARC | American Record Company |
| Aur | Aurora (Canadian) |
| Auto | Autograph |
| AV | Aeolian Vocalion | Ban | Banner | Br | Brunswick |
| BS | Black Swan |
| Bwy | Broadway |
| Cam | Cameo |
| Ch | Champion |
| Chg | Challenge |
| Cl | Clarion |
| Clf | Clifford (Australian) |
| Clm | Coliseum |
| Col | Columbia |
| Con | Connorized |
| Cq | Conqueror |
| Dn | Dominion |
| Dom | Domino |
| Duo | Duophone |
| EBR | Edison Bell Radio |
| EBW | Edison Bell Winner |
| Edd | Edison Diamond Disc |
| Em | Emerson |
| Emb | Embassy |
| Gds | Goodson |
| GG | Grey Gull |
| Gnt | Gennett |
| Har | Harmony |
| HMV | His Master’s Voice |
| Hom | Homochord |
| HoW | Hit Of The Week (flexible) |
| Hwd | Hollywood |
| Imp | Imperial |
| Lin | Lincoln |
| Mad | Madison |
| Mic | Microphone (Canadian) |
| Mt | Melotone |
| OK | Okeh |
| Or | Oriole |
| P | Pathe (4 digit numbers British, others American) |
| PA | Pathe Actuelle (10100-11577 British, Others American) |
| Par | Parlophone (PNY) |
| Pan | Panachord |
| Per | Perfect (American, except P-prefix- British) |
| Pm | Paramount |
| Pur | Puritan |
| Re | Regal |
| Ro | Romeo |
| Rx | Radiex |
| Sil | Silvertone |
| Spe | Special |
| Spt | Supertone |
| SR | Special record ("Publix": to promoting talking pictures in the early days of that industry) |
| Sr | Sunrise |
| St | Starr (Canadian) |
| Stg | Sterling (Canadian) |
| Tri | Triangle |
| Var | Varsity |
| VD | Van Dyke |
| Vic | Victor |
| Voc | Vocalion |
| VT | Velvet Tone |