한국 유성기음반 – Archived disc graphics across top Korean character sets.

Probably the most impressive record archive I know of: http://www.sparchive.co.kr/v2/

[Please note: over the years this archive link has been intermittently accessible/inaccessible, and sometimes not available beyond Korea. The site is hosted by a Korean university, and may not link due to geo-blocking, or other issues. Last working from Australia – mid-2026]

I’ve seen this collection (and donated something to it) … at that time it was in a dedicated apartment on maybe the 20th odd floor next to the river where the ‘red’ dot is above. Walking distance from my wife’s sister’s place in Jayang-dong. The accumulated items are amazing and spans the earliest Korean made record ever (1917)(I’ve held it!), cylinders and a full scope of labels/genres. The web-site is indeed glorious especially the way the graphics are presented.

(left hand disc is Tears of Mokpo (목포의 눈물) by 이난영)

On the subject of of vintage discs and players …

If interested it may be worth checking in on the site of Melbourne cylinder phonograph and graphophone enthusiast, Mario Frazzetto http://www.phonographsandgramophones.com/ who also recently produced (2025) a set of cylinders of recorded sound (Thomas Edison) and AI generated content.