This is a long shot but have you tried looking on the USA Congressional Library ? I seem to remember that The USA has a large online already digitalised 78's library, there maybe a number UK recordings in it, you'll need to dig on google

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I used to post at the Steve Hoffman forums. I wouldn’t think the Music Corner was the place for a wants list. I agree that a Memory Lane advert would be a good idea. I have had some responses to my Mini Display adverts in the past. Although one reader had some records I was after and hadn’t bothered to get in touch! I bought them off him. I’ve also advertised in For the Record, the magazine for members of the City of London Phonograph and Gramophone Society. Members get a free display advert. There are some adverts on the website (see Adverts section), but they don’t seem to be updated very often, and it would only attract people who actually make the effort to look, unlike in a magazine. You could try contacting dealer Mike Comber, see [url] https://www.clpgs.org.uk/trade.html[/url]. He mentions wants lists.

Philip Hutchinson, who runs Philip’s 78s Graveyard on eBay, may also be worth contacting with your list.
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There is also the King’s College Sound Archive, though I think they charge similar rates to the British Library.

I wonder if I should try the Talking Machine forum for my wants list!

Hi Mike. I agree that you've probably exhausted the collections of members here (at least those who browse the forums). In terms of other places to ask, I seem to remember you saying that you were thinking of placing an advert in Memory Lane magazine, although I think they were quoting £75 (presumably for a full page advert) which might have put you off. However, I believe you can place a smaller advert for just £5 (in the "Mini Displays" section - see here). You only get 40 words, so you couldn't put the whole list in, but maybe just a few that you've been looking for for the longest time, or just a more general appeal for e.g. Turner Layton records, given he makes up a fair proportion of your list.

In terms of other 78-oriented forums, there don't seem to be many that are particularly active (not surprisingly!), but the following might be worth asking on if you haven't already:

The Talking Machine Forum (https://forum.talkingmachine.info). This has a fairly active Music sub-forum, and also a (less active) "UK/European trader" subforum for wanted/sales ads.

UK Vintage Radio Repair & Restoration forum (https://www.vintage-radio.net/forum/index.php).Despite the name, this does have a vintage audio section, where there are occasional threads about 78 collecting, although it's mainly technical discussions about gramophones. It is a UK audience though, which is a plus.

Antique Radios forum (https://www.antiqueradios.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=20). This has a "Music, Musicians and Media" subforum, although its scope seems to be very broad!

And then there's the "Music Corner" of Steve Hoffman's forum (https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/forums/music-corner.2/), which lumps all music together, but there are some 30s/40s discussions in amongst the rest.

I'm not personally familiar with any of these forums, so it may be that they don't allow "wants lists" type posts, but I'd say it's worth a shot. Worst case scenario the post gets deleted. Otherwise, the British Library may indeed be your only option.

Sorry chaps just had to Mod some links in your posts because the page formatting went strange (again).