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Elephone records are so obscure and hard to find, that I've not seen any information published about them. I have 8 discs, all found together and all in very poor shape. I will list them here in the hope someone else may have one or two.
The only clue I have is the label stating "Universal Talking Machine Company Limited", but, unusually, no address or country of manufacture. I am assuming they were manufactured in Britain for issue in Britain, or possibly for export to India (given the Elephant logo). The records date from pre- WWI, probably about 1909, and use a 1000 series catalogue.

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This is a first attempt at a listing. Please e-mail me if you can help me fill in the gaps in any of these series.

Cat No Matrix Title Artists
1001      
1002      
1003      
1004      
1005      
1006 20136
20143
Aubade --taniere (Paul Lacombe) (label torn)
The Rosary (Nevan?)
Band Of H.M. 1st Life Guards
Musician Morgan (cornet solo) with the Band Of H.M. 1st Life Guards
1007      
1008      
1009 20160
20161
Flight Of Ages (F. Bevan?)
L'Oisaeu Du Bois (Le Thiere)
Band Of H.M. Horse Guards
       
1115      
1116 20259
20260
April  Morn (vocal waltz) (Robt. Batten)
I Hid My Love (Guy D'Hardelot)
Miss Beatrics Jeffreys (soprano)
1117      
1118 20241
20242
Waltz Song (from "Tom Jones") (Ed. German)
Love Is Meant To Make Us Glad ("Merrie England")
Miss Nellie Beare (soprano)
       
1150 20120
20121
The Turmut Hoer
The Poacher
Carl Brandt
1151 20168
20169
Cruise Of The Ancient Light (F. Hastings)
Only A Man (Chas Collins & F. J. Barnes)
Owen Tudor
1152      
1153      
1154      
1155 20198
20199
I Ain't Nobody In Particular (Scott Mackenzie & F.W. Leigh)
Class
Tom Carney
       
A-1512 1071
1126
The Cadets March
The Corcoran Cadets March
Universal Band