the discographer - october 2013 -2

Supplement newsletter to the 78rpm Collectors Community - www.78rpmcommunity.com

The 78rpm Collectors Community is a social network for collectors of 78rpm recordings, phonographs, memorabilia, recording machines and the history of

the 78rpm recording era. It's like FaceBook - but for collectors of all things 78rpm related.

WelcomeWow!

The response to our first newsletter in this new format was unexpected and overwhelming. I received almost one hundred emails from members requesting a hard copy and many emails were supportive of this new endeavor. This second newsletter

has been extended further to feature 140 pages. It covers a variety of topics related to 78rpms - and features the discographies of Dick Todd and Enrico Caruso to name but two. This larger format allows us to explore more topics, include extensive 78rpm discographies and cover content on our site that would otherwise be lost or missed.

This newsletter features a heap of interesting and diverse discographies or part-

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discographies of both classical and popular related musicians, performers and music.

Of particular interest this edition is an extensive discography on the singer, Dick Todd, an active performer during the 1930s - 1950s. An often neglected performer, he was compared to Bing Crosby at the height of his singing career and had the nickname of the Canadian Crosby. He became a favorite with radio listeners across the United States during the 1940s. He recorded such hits as "You're The Only Star In My Blue Heaven", "It's A Hap-Hap-Happy Day" and "Blue Orchids". [See page 32].

This meticulously researched discography is gratefully provided by Doug Hamilton. Doug is from NSW, Australia. His extensive interests include research into 78rpms and genealogy.

There is also a preliminary discography that covers recordings that Nicolas Medtner made for HMV during the 1940s and released on the 78rpm format.

We also begin the first in a series featuring the Columbia (UK) LX series of light/serious classical music. The first 400 recordings is outlined. [See page 93]. The promised next 500, 78rpms from the REX label is being held over for issue 3 - December 2013 newsletter due to space restrictions.


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Highlights in this Edition:Page 4 - Medtners 78rpms

Page 8 - British Labels - Edison

Page 13 - Enrico Caruso DB and DA 78rpms

Page 20 - Restoring 78rpms - Part 2

Page 23 - Columbia ROX Society Issues

Page 32 - Dick Todd Discography

Page 46 - New 78rpms on our website

Page 47 - Jim Davidson Discography

Page 52 - Gramophone Magazine covers

Page 54 - Jim Davidson Discography cont

Page 69 - V Disc Label Scans

Page 70 - Jack Hylton HMV Discography

Page 93 - Columbia LX - Discography

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Produced by the 78rpm Collectors Community - Copyright 2013 to respective authors. Reproduction prohibited without permission - www.78rpmcommunity.comEditorial Control: Nathan DavisWriters for this edition: Wes WilliamsDoug HamiltonNathan DavisSam HopperThe recordings featured in this booklet are mostly 78rpms. We use the following symbols to designate format and recording characteristics: 78rpm Acoustic; 78rpm Electric; 78rpm Acoustic/Electric Dubbing; 78rpm ExtendedPlay; 33 1/3rpm

We also finish off the second part of an article on transferring and restoring 78rpms. [See page 20 for details]. We also continue our on-going series on English 78rpm record labels. This edition also includes a feature on the Edison (British) label written by Wes Williams. [See page 8].

If you want to help out with the next edition (out in December 2013) - you can send articles, want lists, letters, sell lists, discographies, photos etc.. using the email address [email protected] . Your contributions to our website and to this newsletter will help it become what you want...

In our next edition well feature an extensive discography of the International Novelty Orchestra and add the next 400 recordings in our survey of the Columbia (UK), LX series of classical 78rpm recordings.

By the way, please take a moment (if you havent already) to check out our 78rpm Search Index - www.78rpmcommunity.com/searchindex which indexes over 100,000, 78rpms from the major record labels of the time - including HMV, Columbia, Victor, Brunswick, Bluebird, Columbia Musicraft,Harmony, Edison, Rex, Capitol, oKeh, Vocalion, MGM, Regal, Paramount and many others.

This index is a must bookmark

website. It lets you search via record number, performer, composition and year of recording with relative ease and returns results quickly and in a no-fuss manner.

Great for compiling performer lists. Just type a performers name in the search box and the index will return all recordings by that performer!

Also making waves at the moment is the 78rpm Collectors Community internet radio station. Broadcast 24 hours a day via the LIVE 365 network, you can hear jazz, big bands and popular 78rpm tracks from the 20s, 30s and 40s - similar to whats featured on our website...

You can download the LIVE 365 app for iPad, iPhone, Android phone or the desktop app for Mac or PC to listen to the station this way or you can use the following direct link which will display our station via an internet browser: http://www.live365.com/stations/78rpms78?play=1

Anyway, enough from me.Please take some time to explore... (and do let us know what you think of it...)

Editor, 78rpm Collectors Community


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We strive for accuracy in our newsletter. If you find a problem, inaccurate fact or discographical error(s), please let us know...

Medtner on 78rpm

A younger contemporary of Sergei Rachmaninoff and Alexander Scriabin, Nocolas Medtner wrote a substantial number of compositions, all of which include the piano. His works include fourteen piano sonatas, three violin sonatas, three piano concerti, a piano quintet, three works for two pianos, many shorter piano pieces, and 108 songs including two substantial works for vocalise. His 38 Skazki (generally known as "Fairy Tales" in English but more correctly translated as "Tales") for piano solo contain some of his most original music and are as central to his output as the piano sonatas.

Medtner first took piano lessons from his mother until the age of ten. He also

had lessons from his mother's brother Fyodor Goedicke (the father of his more famous cousin Alexander Goedicke). Then he entered the Moscow Conservatory. He graduated in 1900 at the age of 20, taking the Anton Rubinstein prize, having studied under Pavel Pabst, Wassily Sapellnikoff, Vasily Safonov and Sergei Taneyev among others. Despite his conservative musical tastes, Medtner's compositions and his pianism were highly regarded by his contemporaries. To the consternation of his family, but with the support of his former teacher Taneyev, he soon rejected a career as a performer and turned to composition, partly inspired by the intellectual challenge of Ludwig van Beethoven's late piano sonatas and string quartets. Among his students in this period was Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov.

Unlike his friend Rachmaninoff, Medtner did not leave Russia until well after the Revolution. Rachmaninoff secured Medtner a tour of the United States and Canada in 1924; his recitals were often all-Medtner evenings consisting of sonatas interspersed with songs and shorter pieces. Medtner never adapted himself to the commercial aspects of touring and his concerts became infrequent. Esteemed in England, he and Anna, his wife, settled in London in 1936, modestly teaching, playing and composing to a strict daily routine.

At the outbreak of the Second World War, Medtner's income from German publishers disappeared, and during this hardship ill-health became an increasing problem.

In 1949 a Medtner Society was founded in London by His Highness Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar Bahadur, the Maharajah of Mysore (the princely state in southern India). The Maharajah was an honorary Fellow of Trinity College of Music, London, in


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1945 and also the first president of the Philharmonia Concert Society, London. He founded the Medtner Society to record all of Medtner's works. Medtner, already in declining health, recorded his three Piano Concertos and some sonatas, chamber music, numerous songs and shorter works before his death in London in 1951. In one of these recordings he partnered Benno Moiseiwitsch in his two-piano work entitled "Russian Round-Dance", Op 58, No.1; in another he accompanied Elisabeth Schwarzkopf in several of his lieder, including The Muse, a Pushkin setting from 1913 (Columbia LX series). In gratitude to his patron, Medtner dedicated his Third Piano Concerto to the Maharajah of Mysore.

Medtner died at his home, 69 Wentworth Road, Golders Green, London in 1951, and is buried alongside his brother Emil in Hendon Cemetery.

MEDTNERS 78RPM RECORDINGS (H.M.V.)

1. DB 3003-3008 MEDTNER - Representative Pianoforte Compositions (played by the Composer)

2. DB 3003 MEDTNER Fairy Tale in A minor Op.51 No.2 (Medtner)

Matrix No. 2EA 31900 / I

3. DB 3003 MEDTNER Fairy Tale in A Major Op.51 No.3 (Medtner)

Matrix No. 2EA 3182 II (Take nos. appear above squares for all this series as roman numerals except the above matrix number...)

4. DB 3004 MEDTNER Fairy Tale in E minor Op.34 No.2 (Medtner)

Matrix No. 2EA 3628 II

5. DB 3004 MEDTNER Fairy Tale in A minor Op.34 No.3 (Medtner)

Matrix No. 2EA 3193 I

6. DB 3005 MEDTNER Danza Festiva Op.38 No.3 (Medtner)


7. DB 3005 MEDTNER Danza Jubilosa Op.40 No.4 (Medtner)


8. DB 3006 MEDTNER Fairy Tale in B flat minor Op.20 No.1 (Medtner)



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KEY - 78rpm Electric 78rpm Acoustic

Compiled and Produced by the 78rpm Collectors' Community - V.1a - October 2013

If you find omissions, incorrect details or weve got our facts wrong, please drop us a line at [email protected]

Listen to the following Medtner Audio Sample:Sonata Ballade Op.27 - (Medtner)Nicolas Medtner (Piano) HMV DBS9551; DB9552-DB9554 (Manual)Rec:1947 Matrix nos. 2EA 11736-2; 11737-1; 11738-1; 11739-2; 11742-1; 11743-1; 11744-1http://www.78rpmcommunity.com/mp3-music/albums/380

9. DB 3006 MEDTNER Fairy Tale in B minor Op.20 No.2 (Medtner)


10. DB 3007 MEDTNER Fairy Tale in E minor Op.14 No.2 (Medtner)

Matrix No. 2EA 3183 III

11. DB 3007 MEDTNER Arabesque in G minor Op.7 No.3 (Medtner)


12. DB 3008 MEDTNER Novelle in G Major Op.17 No.1 (Medtner)


13. DB 3008 MEDTNER Fairy Tales in E flat Major & F minor Op.26 Nos.2 & 3 (Medtner)

Matrix No. 2EA 3187 IV

14. DB 6559-6565 MEDTNER/SLOBODSKAYA/MAKUSHINA/PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA (Dobrowen) MEDTNER SOCIETY -VOLUME 1

DB 6559-6563 MEDTNER/PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA (Dobrowen) Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor Op. 50 (6559-6563) I-IX MEDTNER SOCIETY -VOLUME 1

DB 6559-6565 MEDTNER Arabesque in A minor Op.7 No.2 (6563) MEDTNER SOCIETY -VOLUME 1

DB 6559-6565 MEDTNER Fairy Tale in F minor Op. 26 No.3 MEDTNER SOCIETY -VOLUME 1

DB 6559-6565 MEDTNER Fairy Tale in D minor Op.51 No.1 (6564)

MEDTNER SOCIETY -VOLUME 1

DB 6559-6565 MAKUSHINA (a) Spanish Romance Op.52 No.5 (Sung in Russian) (b) Butterfly (Sung in Russian) MEDTNER SOCIETY -VOLUME 1

DB 6559-6565 SLOBODSKAYA To a dreamer Op.32 No.6 (Sung in Russian) (6565) 2EA.12245 MEDTNER SOCIETY -VOLUME 1

15. DB 6718-6724 MEDTNER/RITCHIE/PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA -MEDTNER SOCIETY VOLUME 2

DB 6718-6722 MEDTNER/RITCHIE/PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA (Dobrowen) Piano Concerto No.3 in E minor Op.60

Matrix Nos. (Side 1) 2EA 11969-2; (Side 2) 2EA 11970-3; (Side 3) 2EA 11979-2; (Side 4) 2EA 11980-3; (Side 5) 2EA 11965-2; (Side 6) 2EA 11966-1; (Side 7) 2EA 11967-1; (Side 8) 2EA 12041-1; (Side 9) 2EA 12042-2

DB 6722-6723 MEDTNER/RITCHIE/PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA (Dobrowen) Sonata-Vocalise 0p.41a

Matrix Nos. (Side 1) 2EA 11803-2; (Side 2) 2EA 11804-1/3 (A no.3 stamped over a no.1); (Side 3) 2EA 11805-4

DB 6724 MEDTNER/RITCHIE/PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA (Dobrowen) Improvisation Op.31 No.1

Matrix Nos. (Side 1) 2EA 11316-1; (Side 2) 2EA 11317-2

16. DB 9259-9265 (Auto Coupling of above set) -MEDTNER SOCIETY VOLUME 2 (Matrix nos. as above)


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17. DB 6900-6906 MEDTNER/SLOBODSKAYA/PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA (Weldon) MEDTNER SOCIETY -VOLUME 3

DB 6900-6904 MEDTNER/SLOBODSKAYA/PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA (Weldon) Piano Concerto No.1 in C minor Op.33 MEDTNER SOCIETY -VOLUME 3

DB 6904 MEDTNER/SLOBODSKAYA/PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA (Weldon) (a) The Ravens Op.52 No.2 (Sung in Russian) (b) I cannot hear the birds sing (Serenade) Op.28 No.2 (Sung in Russian) 2EA.12305 MEDTNER SOCIETY -VOLUME 3

DB 6905 MEDTNER/SLOBODSKAYA/PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA (Weldon) Canzona matinata Op.39 No.4 MEDTNER SOCIETY -VOLUME 3

DB 6905-6906 MEDTNER/SLOBODSKAYA/PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA (Weldon) Sonata tragica Op.39 No.5 MEDTNER SOCIETY -VOLUME 3

18. DB 9551S-9554 MEDTNER Sonata-Ballade Op.27 (Medtner) (See No.17)

19. DB 21152-21155S MEDTNER Sonata-Ballade Op.27 (Medtner) (See No.16)

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20. LX 1423-1426 (Columbia) MEDTNER/SCHWARZKOFF Selected Lieder

LX 1423 - CAX 10982-2(a) The Rose(b) When Roses Fade

LX 1423 - CAX 10983-1

(a) Im Vorubergehen(b) Elfenliedchen

LX 1424 - CAX 10984-2(a) Meerestille(b) Gluckliche Fahrt

LX 1424 - CAX 10985-2(a) Die Quelle (b) Selbabe trug

LX 1425 - CAX 11235-1(a) The Muse

LX 1425 - CAX 11236-1B(a) So tanzet (b) Waltz

LX 1426 - CAX 11237-1C(a) Einsamkeit

LX 1426 - CAX 11238-1(a) Praeludium (b) Winternach


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CORRECTIONS / OMISSIONS

The following corrections/omissions from our August 2013 edition include:

1. Page 25 - Items 1 to 10 of the Warings Pennsylvanians discography were listed as electrical recordings - they were in-fact, acoustic.

2. Page 23 - The following additions to the Beethoven Symphony Recordings on 78rpm need to be added:

I. Symphony No 5 in C Minor Op 67 - Serge Koussevitzky (c) London Philharmonic Orchestra HMV - DB7769-73 - Matrix 2EA823/832

II. Symphony No 2 in D Major (D Dur) Op 38 - Serge Koussevitzky (c) Boston Symphony Orchestra - Matrix 2A028899/??

III.Symphony No 1 - Felix Weingartner (c) Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Columbia - LX 8358/60 - Matrix CHAX7000/7005 - In C Major Op.21

The Edison LabelWritten and Prepared by Wes Williams

In 1904 Edison USA established its own company in London, and distribution rights were lost.

In 1909, Edison Bell and its subsidiary company were purchased by J.E.Hough Ltd. Edison Bell had already established a disc and cylinder manufacturing site at Peckham, South London, and continued to issue discs under the Edison Bell name until late 1912. It also issued discs under the 'Velvet Face' label into the mid 1920s. Other label names were Radio and Electron.

"The Winner" label was announced in December 1911, with the first list of records announced in January 1912. It was advertised as being owned by a syndicate, with

the address given as that of J.E. Hough Ltd. The earliest labels featured colored representations of a horse and jockey, and there are many variations.


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The name was changed to "Winner", and the label changed to a gold

drawing of horse and jockey on a claret background about mid 1922.

In March 1926 the horse and jockey label was abandoned, and the name changed to "Edison Bell Winner".

J.E. Hough Ltd. became a public company in May 1926, and the label was changed to show a new name: Edison Bell Limited London & Huntingdon. The first electrical recording to be released was number 4386 in April 1926, but


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this was from American Paramount masters. The first electrical recording from Edison Bell's own masters was number 4444 in July 1926.

By 1929 the business was making losses, and in January 1933 the company was wound up. No offers for the company were received, and most of the remaining assets were eventually taken over by Decca. Decca gained a concession in 1933 to continue to release Winner records for a short time afterwards, including a new series

prefixed W, while Edison Bell itself struggled on until 1938, when it was liquidated. The last Edison Bell records were issued in January 1935.

Winner Release Dates

Note: This list does not show the few exceptions which were released out of sequence.

2000 - 2245: 1912 2246 - 2515: 1913 2516 - 2740: 1914 2741 - 2922: 1915 2923 - 3081: 1916 3071 - 3185: 1917 3187 - 3276: 1918 3266 - 3359: 1919 3356 - 3494: 1920 3487 - 3610: 1921 3612 - 3757: 1922 3759 - 3924: 1923 3933 - 4107: 1924 4108 - 4320: 1925 4321 - 4553: 1926 4554 - 4753: 1927 4754 - 4870: 1928 4871 - 4960: 1929 4961 - 5192: 1930 5193 - 5412: 1931 5413 - 5532: 1932 5533 - 5628: 1933 5629 - 5687: 1934 5688 - 5692: 1935


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Edison Bell Winner from Decca

W.1 - W.52: 1933 W.53 - W.158: 1934 W.159 -W.166: 1935

Sources

Information mainly from Edison Bell Winner Records; Karlo Adrian and Arthur Badrock; 2nd Edition 1989

Related

Edison Bell Winner W1 Series by James HayesEdison Bell Radio Series by Arthur Badrock, published by James Hayes.

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EDISON - AUDIO SAMPLES

KEY - 78rpm Electric 78rpm

The following audio samples can all be heard on the 78rpm Collectors Community website at http://www.78rpmcommunity.com/mp3-music

Edison-Bell #2287, mx 568K, 1913 - Faery Bells Mazurka (Louis Ganne) - Ted Dewar http://www.78rpmcommunity.com/mp3-music/albums/289

Edison-Bell #821, mx 88042, 1928 - 'Jazz Fountain' by Wag Abbey http://www.78rpmcommunity.com/mp3-music/albums/275

Edison-Bell Winner #2956, mx ??, Feb 1916 - The Two Bobs, 'When Paderewski Plays' http://www.78rpmcommunity.com/mp3-music/albums/177

Edison-Bell #1352, mx ??, 1930 - The Two Bobs, 'When Paderewski Plays' http://www.78rpmcommunity.com/mp3-music/albums/175

Edison-Bell Winner #3287, mx ??, LATE 1919 - Billy Merson, 'Seora' http://www.78rpmcommunity.com/mp3-music/albums/157

Edison-Bell Winner #2744, mx ??, 1914 - British Troops in Action (WW1) http://www.78rpmcommunity.com/music/839/1914-british-troops-in-action-w


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Wants List...

Do you have a wants list of 78rpms?Drop us a line at [email protected] and well add your list of wants here in the next issue.

Sell List...

Do you have a sell list of 78rpms? You can reach over 5,000 other like-minded people here by advertising your sell lists for free. Just drop us a line at [email protected] and well add your sell list here in the next issue.

Letters..

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-------------------------------------------------------------The new format newsletter is just GREAT!!

Best wishes and much success with it.

David Grayshan

A very impressive document indeed. I would commend you to continue the format.

Doug Hamilton

You have a great new format for the Newsletter. Many congratulations!!

A suggestion, when formulating the Discographies please try to insert as much information as possible regarding the recording date and other info such as recording location, engineer, producer etc. Surely so much of this must be to hand as a result of compiling all that has been done.

Mike Earles

[Editor: We hear you Mike. Our newsletters now feature this information if available]


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Enrico Caruso DB and DA 78rpms Enrico Caruso (February 25, 1873 - August 2, 1921) was an Italian tenor. He sang to great acclaim at the major opera houses of Europe and North and South America, appearing in a wide variety of roles from the Italian and French repertoires that ranged from the lyric to the dramatic. Caruso also made approximately 290 commercially released recordings from 1902 to 1920 for both Victor and HMV.

Caruso's 1904 recording of "Put on the costume" from Leoncavallo's Pagliacci was the first sound recording to sell a million copies. This discography of ENRICO CARUSO constitutes the 78rpm releases by HMV - His Master's Voice from the - DB and DA series - It may not be a complete list. Any errors, omissions, corrections..? Please contact us at admin@78rpmcommunity.

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H.M.V. DB SERIES (All 12)

1. DB 111 CARUSO Vesti la giubba "Pagliacci" 052159 A4317 Recorded:19072. DB 111 CARUSO No, Pagliaccio, non son "Pagliacci" 2-0520034 A9742

Recorded:19103. DB 112 CARUSO Ah si, ben mio "Trovatore" 052210 A6034 Recorded:19084. DB 112 CARUSO O tu che in seno "Forza del Destino" 2-052006 A8345

Recorded:19095. DB 113 CARUSO Cielo e mar "Gioconda" 052089 A2343 Recorded:19056. DB 113 CARUSO Che gelida manina "Boheme" 052122 A3101 Recorded:

19067. DB 115 CARUSO Bianca al par "Huguenots" 2-052008 A8351 Recorded:

19098. DB 115 CARUSO Uocchi celesti (de Crescenzo) (Also on VB 59) 2-052149

A19483 Recorded:19179. DB 116 CARUSO Adorables tourmentes (Barthelemy) 032070 A5009

Recorded:190810. DB 116 CARUSO Chanson de juin (Godard) (Also on VB 59) 2-032027

A18658 Recorded:191611. DB 117 CARUSO O paradiso "Africana" 052157 A4160 Recorded:190712. DB 117 CARUSO Il fior che avevi "Carmen" (Also released on DB-5388)

2-052007 A8349 Recorded:1909


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13. DB 118 CARUSO Addio alla madre "Cavalleria Rusticana" 2-052083 A14202 Recorded:1913

14. DB 118 CARUSO Ah la paterna mano "Macbeth" 2-052112 A17197 Recorded:1916

15. DB 119 CARUSO Mamma mia (Nutile) 2-052005 A8344 Recorded:190916. DB 119 CARUSO Perche (Pennino) 2-052098 A15568 Recorded:191517. DB 120 CARUSO Agnus Dei (Bizet) in Letin 02470 A12942 Recorded:191318. DB 120 CARUSO Domine Deus "Messe solennelle" (Rossini) 2-052195

A24473 Recorded:1920 19. DB 121 CARUSO Eternamente (Masheroni) (Also on VB 60) 2-052058

A11271 Recorded:191120. DB 121 CARUSO Manella mia (Valente)(Also on VB 61) 2-052091 A14358

Recorded:191421. DB 122 CARUSO Testa adorata "Boheme" (Leoncavallo) 2-052059 A11272

Recorded:1911 22. DB 122 CARUSO Io non ho che una povera stanzetta

"Boheme" (Leoncavallo) 2-052061 A11276 Recorded:1911 23. DB 123 CARUSO O Souverain, O Juge "Le Cid" 2-032025 A17122 Recorded:

191624. DB 123 CARUSO Rachel quand du Seigneur "La Juive" 2-032062 A24461

Recorded:192025. DB 125 CARUSO Dreams of long ago (Caruso) 02396 A11616 Recorded:

191226. DB 125 CARUSO Love me or not (Secchi) 02891 A23713 Recorded:192027. DB 126 CARUSO Una furtive lagrima "Elisir d'amore" 2-052064 A996

Recorded:191128. DB 126 CARUSO Permi veder le lagrime "Rigoletto" 2-052076 A11421

Recorded:191329. DB 127 CARUSO Echo lointain "Eugen Onegin" 2-032028 A18657 Recorded:

191630. DB 127 CARUSO Ah mon sirt "Nero" 2-032031 A19485 Recorded:191731. DB 128 CARUSO Mia sposa sara la mia bandiera (Rotoli) 2-052106 A17195

Recorded:191632. DB 128 CARUSO Regiment de Sambre et Meuse (Planquette) 2-032042

A22516 Recorded:191933. DB 129 CARUSO Spirito gentil "Favorita" 052120 A3104 Recorded:190634. DB 129 CARUSO Ideale (Tosti) 052154 A4162 Recorded:190635. DB 130 CARUSO La fleur que tu m'avais jetee "Carmen" 2-032000 A8350

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36. DB 130 CARUSO Ah fuyez, douce image "Manon" 2-032005 A11422 Recorded:1911

37. DB 131 CARUSO Addio (Tosti) (See also DB-1386) 2-052035 A9747 Recorded:1910

38. DB 131 CARUSO Musica proibita (Gastaldon) 2-052129 A15480 Recorded:1917

39. DB 132 CARUSO Hosannah (Granier) 2-032008 A12681 Recorded:1912 40. DB 132 CARUSO Les rameaux (Faure) 2-032012 A14201 Recorded:1913 41. DB 133 CARUSO The lost chord (Sullivan) 02397 A11942 Recorded:1912 42. DB 133 CARUSO Ombra mai fu "Xerxes" (See also DB-5388) 2-052180

A23714 Recorded:1920 43. DB 134 CARUSO Pieta, Signore! (Stradella) 2-052154 A22121 Recorded:

1918 44. DB 134 CARUSO Campane a Sera (Billi-Malfetti) 2-052177 A22259

Recorded:1918 45. DB 136 CARUSO Vois ma misere, helas "Samson et Dalila" 2-032029

A18821 Recorded:1916 46. DB 136 CARUSO Je crois entendre "Pecheurs de Perles" 2-032026 A18822

Recorded:1916 47. DB 137 CARUSO Quando nacesti tu "Lo Schiavo" 2-052062 A11273

Recorded:1911 48. DB 137 CARUSO Ma se m'e forza "Ballo in Maschera" 2-052065 A11420

Recorded:1911 49. DB 138 CARUSO Cujus animam "Stabat Mater" (Rossini) 2-052086 A14200

Recorded:1913 50. DB 138 CARUSO Ingemisco "Requiem" (Verdi) 02585 A15570 Recorded:

1915 51. DB 139 CARUSO Cantique de Nol (Adam) 2-032022 A17218 Recorded:

1916 52. DB 139 CARUSO Santa Maria (Faure) 2-032037 A17342 Recorded:1916 53. DB 140 CARUSO Triste ritorno (Barthelemy) 052153 A4159 Recorded:

1906 54. DB 140 CARUSO Femesta ca lucive 2-052077 A13107 Recorded:1913 55. DB 141 CARUSO Tarantella sincera (de Crescenzo) 2-052067 A11472

Recorded:1912 56. DB 141 CARUSO La Danza (Rossini) 2-052068 A11590 Recorded:1912 57. DB 142 CARUSO Core'ngrato (Carolli) 2-052060 A11272 Recorded:1911 58. DB 142 CARUSO Santa Lucia 2-052107 A17344 Recorded:1916


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59. DB 143 CARUSO Tiempo antico (Caruso) (Also on VB 61) 2-052108 A17343 Recorded:1916

60. DB 143 CARUSO Serenata (Bracco) (Also on VB 62) 2-052191 A23151 Recorded:1919

61. DB 144 CARUSO Celeste Aida "Aida" 052224 A3180 Recorded:1908 62. DB 144 CARUSO Mia piccirella "Salvator Rosa" 2-052224 A23150

Recorded:1919 63. DB 145 CARUSO La procession (Franck) 2-032024 A17121 Recorded:1916 64. DB 145 CARUSO Preete-moi ton aide "Reine de Saba" 2-032021 A17125

Recorded:1916 65. DB 159 CARUSO Com'e gentil "Don Pasquale" (Also on VB 55) 052086

A2340 Recorded:1905 66. DB 159 CARUSO M'appari tutt'amor "Marta" 052121 A3100 Recorded:1906 67. DB 591 CARUSO/JOURNET Le Crucifix (Faure) 2-034013 A11442

Recorded:1912 68. DB 592 CARUSO A Granada (Alvarez) 2-062007 A22124 Recorded:1918 69. DB 592 CARUSO/DE GOGORZA A la luz de la luna (Anton) (Also on VB 58)

2-064001 A21773 Recorded:1918 70. DB 616 CARUSO Le campane di San Giusto (Arona) 2-052153 A22514

Recorded:1919 71. DB 616 DESTINN/CARUSO Sento una forza indmita "Guarany" 2-054053

A14730 Recorded:1914 72. DB 639 CARUSO La partida (Alvarez) (Also on VB 55) 2-062003 A14661

Recorded:1914 73. DB 639 CARUSO El Milagro de la Virgen (Chapi) (Also on VB 56) 2-062002

A14662 Recorded:1914 74. DB 640 CARUSO Angelo casto e bel "Duca d'Alba" (Also on VB 56) 2-052101

A15572 Recorded:1915 75. DB 640 CARUSO T'm'arricordo 'e Napule (Gioe) (Also on VB 62) 2-052198

A24462 Recorded:1920 76. DB 696 CARUSO Lolita (Buzzi-Peccia) (Also on VB 60) 062005 A6032

Recorded:1908 77. DB 696 CARUSO Cielo e mar "Gioconda" 2-052032 A8718 Recorded:1910 78. DB 700 CARUSO Un di all azzurro spazio "Andrea Chenier" 052158 A4316

Recorded:1907 79. DB 700 CARUSO Deserto in terra "Don Sebastiano" 052209 A5008

Recorded:1908 80. DB 1386 CARUSO Deh! ch'io ritorni "Africana" 42-746 A24464 Recorded:

1920


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81. DB 1386 CARUSO Addio (Tosti) (Also on VB 131) 2-052035 A9747 Recorded:1910

82. DB 1802 CARUSO Vesti la giubba "Pagliacci" (See also DB-111 re-recording) A4317 Recorded:1907

83. DB 1802 CARUSO M'appari tutt'amor "Marta" (re-recording) A3100 Recorded:1917

84. DB 1875 CARUSO Celeste Aida "Aida" (DB-115 re-recording) A11423 Recorded:1911

85. DB 1875 CARUSO Je crois entendre "Pecheurs de Perles" (See also DB-136 re-recording) A18622 Recorded:1916

86. DB 2073 CARUSO Ombra mai fu "Xerxes" (See also DB-133 re-recording) Originally recorded:1920

87. DB 2073 CARUSO The lost chord (Sullivan) (See also DB-133 re-recording) Originally recorded:1912

88. DB 2454-2455 Cavalcade of Famous Artists; (With selections of recordings from famous H.M.V. performers): PADEREWSKI; McCORMACK; CASALS; KREISLER; MELBA; RACKMANINOV; TETRAZZINI; DE PACHMANN; CARUSO; MENUHIN; GALLI-CURCI; CHALIAPIN; CORTOT; GIGLI; BACKHAUS; SCHUMANN; HOROWITZ; MELCHIOR; ELGAR

89. DB 2644 CARUSO Recondita armonia "Tosca" (Taken from DA-112 and processed by re-recording to 12inch with electrically recorded Orchestra) Recorded:1909

90. DB 2644 CARUSO Agnus Dei (Bizet) (Taken from DA-120 and processed by re-recording to 12inch with electrically recorded Orchestra) Recorded:1913

91. DB 2991 CARUSO O Paradiso "Africana" (See also DB-117 re-recording) Recorded:1907

92. DB 2991 CARUSO Santa Lucia (Cottrau) (See also DB-142 re-recording) Recorded:1916

93. DB 3023 CARUSO Il fior "Carmen" (See also DB-117 re-recording) Originally recorded:1909

94. DB 3023 CARUSO Addio alla madre "Cavalleria Rusticana" (See also DB-118 re-recording) Originally recorded:1913

95. DB 3078 CARUSO Prete-moi ton aide "Reine de Saba" (See also DB-145 re-recording) Originally recorded:1916

96. DB 3078 CARUSO La Procession (Franck) (See also DB-145 re-recording) Originally recorded:1916

97. DB 3122 CARUSO Les Rameaux (Faure) (See also DB-132 re-recording) Originally recorded:1913

98. DB 3122 CARUSO Hosanna (Granier) (See also DB-132 re-recording) Originally recorded:1912

99. DB 3327 CARUSO Addio (Tosti) (See also DB-131 & DB-1386 re-recording)


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Originally recorded:1910 100. DB 3327 CARUSO Parted (Tosti) (See also DA-118 re-recording) Originally

recorded:1914 101. DB 3903 CARUSO Ella mi fu rapita "Rigoletto" (See also DB-126 re-

recording) 2EA.8403 102. DB 3903 CARUSO Una furtiva lagrima "L'Elisir d'amore" "Rigoletto" (DB-126

Re-recording) 2EA.8402 103. DB 5387 CARUSO Santa Lucia (Cottrau) (See also DB-142) A 17344

Recorded:1916 104. DB 5387 CARUSO Addio (Tosti) (See also DB-131) A9747 Recorded:1910 105. DB 5388 CARUSO Il fior "Carmen" (See also DB-117) A8349 Recorded:1909 106. DB 5388 CARUSO Ombra mai fu "Serse" (See also DB-133) A23714

Recorded:1920 107. DB 11319 BARBIERI/CARUSO Condotta ell'era in ceppi "Trovatore" (21261)

H.M.V. DA SERIES (All 10)

1. DA 103 CARUSO A Vucchella (Tosti)2. DA 103 CARUSO O Sole Mio (Di Capua)3. DA 112 CARUSO E lucevan le stelle (Tosca - Puccini)4. DA 112 CARUSO Recondita Armonia Puccini Tosca5. DA 113 CARUSO (Reissue): Di quella pira (TROVATORE-Verdi)Recorded:

19106. DA 113 CARUSO (Reissue): Lasciati amar (Leoncavallo)Recorded:19137. DA 118 CARUSO (Reissue): Parted (Tosti)Recorded:19128. DA 118 CARUSO (Reissue): Pour un baiser (Tosti)Recorded:19099. DA 120 CARUSO Agnus Dei (Bizet) Recorded:191310. DA 543 CARUSO (Reissue): No, non chiuder gli occhi vaghi (GERMANIA-

Franchetti) Recorded:190911. DA 543 CARUSO (Reissue): Studenti udite (GERMANIA-Franchetti) -

Recorded:190912. DA 544 CARUSO (Reissue): No, non chiuder gli occhi vaghi (GERMANIA-

Franchetti) Recorded:190213. DA 544 CARUSO (Reissue): Studenti udite (GERMANIA-Franchetti)

Recorded:190214. DA 545 CARUSO (Reissue): O Lola, ch' al di latti la cammisa (CAVALLERIA

RUSTICANA -Mascagni) Recorded:190215. DA 545 CARUSO (Reissue): Viva il vino spumeggiante (CAVALLERIA


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RUSTICANA -Mascagni) Recorded:190316. DA 546 CARUSO (Reissue): Mattinata (Leoncavallo) Recorded:190217. DA 546 CARUSO (Reissue): Vesti la giubba (PAGLIACCI-Leoncacallo)

Recorded:190218. DA 547 CARUSO (Reissue): Cielo e mar ! l'etereo velo splende come un

canto altar (GIOCONDA-Ponchielli) Recorded:190219. DA 547 CARUSO (Reissue): E lucevan le stelle (TOSCA-Puccini) Recorded:

190220. DA 548 CARUSO (Reissue): La mia canzone (Tosti) Recorded:190321. DA 548 CARUSO (Reissue): Non t' amo piu (Denza) Recorded:190222. DA 549 CARUSO (Reissue): Amor ti vieta di non amar (FEDORA-Giordano)

Recorded:190323. DA 549 CARUSO (Reissue): Celeste Aida, forma divina (AIDA-Verdi)

Recorded:190324. DA 550 CARUSO (Reissue): Dal campi dai prati (MEFISTOFELE-Boito)

Recorded:190325. DA 550 CARUSO (Reissue): Giunto sul passo estremo (MEFISTOFELE-

Boito) Recorded:190226. DA 561 CARUSO (Reissue): Donna e mobile, La (RIGOLETTO-Verdi)

Recorded:191027. DA 561 CARUSO (Reissue): Ora e per sempre addio (OTELLO-Verdi)

Recorded:191028. DA 608 CARUSO Scordame (Forget me) (Fucito) Recorded:191929. DA 608 CARUSO Senza Nisciuno (Forsaken) (De Curtis) -Rec:1919


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Restoring 78rpms - Part 2The first part of this article can be found in the August 2013 edition of the Discographer - Pages 28-29

Time Considerations:The sound engineer whether amateur or professional is always limited by the resources at hand both software and often hardware. Compound this with the limitations of the original source material scratchy 78s, transcription discs or worse and the transferrer of 78s can spend hours if not days at repairing or restoring old forgotten 78s.

For example, Damian Rogan, who runs the website, www.damians78s.co.uk, reports that time spent restoring a 78 can depend onmultiple factors.it very much depends on the age of the recording and the condition of the record, which may often be closely linked. He goes on to add, Some 78s may be in excellent condition (especially if theyre fairly late 78s) and respond very easily to restoration: fairly decent transfers can be made in a couple of hours. Very old records tend to have many clicks to be removed, and can have

other issues to be dealt with. There are times when just de-clicking one side of a 12 record can take two hours or more especially if the record is fractured or gouged. There are some that Ive had to play multiple times in order to catch all the damaged grooves so I can then stitch the side together properly. After that, all the other parts of the process increase the overall time. Sometimes it can take a considerable amount of time to hunt down another recording or a score of a work in order to find out what key its likely to be in, and therefore what speed adjustments need to be carried out. This is a particular issue with English Columbias around the 1926-28, where speeds could vary across a side.

While restoring 78s can be time-consuming, another restorer Bill Anderson; a member of the 78rpm Collectors Community; suggests anywhere from 60 to 90 minutes per record side as a guide. When you consider that some 78rpm sets cover six or eight sides the total


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time spent transferring and restoring a recording can be quite time-consuming but the rewards can be very encouraging.

For many, transferring a long-forgotten 78rpm may in fact be its first airing since it was pressed over 50 or more years ago. With record companies reluctant to transfer, restore and reissue their vast 78rpmholdings; due to many factors, including a perceived limited buying cliental, damaged holdings, changes in music tastes over the past few years and the limited machinery available to play many of these recordings in the first place its no wonder that the process has often been left to amateurs, hobbyists and small labels; like Pristine Audio; to delve into the vast, forgotten music opus of 78rpm recordings.

For many, however, it affords a chance to start new businesses; coupled with the internets ability to offer downloadable recordings and streaming; as well as re-introduce to a new, and younger audience a vast array of interesting, forgotten musical heritage.

The Human Touch:In many cases, the restorer must work within the limitations of the original recording which can lie as far back in the recording process as the recording process itself. Early recordings were primitively recorded and used inconsistent

standards within a company and country. Early cutter heads were highly inefficient. 1 Variations in speed, pitch, groove widths and record composition makes the task of transferring a record, more or less, a case of detective work.

Essentially, it comes down to what sounds right to the ear, how much of the recording should be removed with filters and how much should be added, for example, reverberation.

As one restorer suggests, you have the broad-spectrum surface noise from the playback process. This is the one very tricky area where an engineer can ruin a recording if he does it wrong. The problem is that since the noise is broad spectrum, an engineer can slice off ambient noise from the program material as well as the noise.

Of course, this can also work in reverse by adding additional information to the digital signal. But in all cases, there comes a point at which a sound engineer must decide how much tampering is required and stop.

Damian Rogan adds: In terms of equalization, Im very much an interventionist. Recordings can be made to sound much more natural with equalization that goes beyond the basic turnover and rolloff. In particular this has a huge impact on acoustic recordings (where traditionally no equalization is applied). However, this can result in


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increased noise particularly at higher frequencies. As Im happy to listen past the noise, I prefer to get a more natural instrumental sound with more noise. It very much comes down to sounding right as you make fine equalization adjustments, you suddenly find the recorded sound becomes more natural.

For other restorers, restoration relies on intuition, but it should be done with awareness of the recording company, the vintage of the discs, and the equalization settings the companies used. In some cases you may know what the recording should sound like due personal knowledge of the venue. Otherwise, written descriptions by engineers, producers, performers, or record critics can be very useful. Finally, discussing the restoration processes with experienced record collectors will give you additional guidance and insights.

So, does it really come down to personal preferences?

The CHARM website, 2 which features a length article on transferring and restoring 78s offers this interesting observation: As to the ethics of [interventualizing], it will be up to you to decide, but there are times when doing nothing about it ruins the performance. What would the original performers have wanted you to do? It is a dilemma, and whatever any one tells you, there is no right or wrong answer. It is right

for the listener who wants it that way, and wrong for the one who does not. One can argue that it is being more faithful to the composers intentions.

References:[1] -http://voxnovamedia.com/lehmann/llf/intro/llf_introduction18.html

[2] -http://www.charm.kcl.ac.uk/history/p20_4_4.html

Contributors:Many thanks to the following contributors to this article:

Damian Rogan

Bill Anderson


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Columbia ROX Label Society IssuesPrepared by Nathan Davis - Version 1a - 01/09/2013

This discography outlines some of the Columbia English Society Issues under the ROX (and RO - 10inch) labels. It should remain clear that this is not a complete listing - rather a selective listing of mostly significant classical, 78rpms.


# #Rec. No. #Matrix #Performer #Comp. #Set Details

1. ROX 60 (12inch) Matrix:WAX6658-1 DOLMETSCH Chromatic Fantasia -Part:1 -Bach -The "48" Society Album (Recorded - Haslemere, Surrey, UK)

2. ROX 60 (12inch) Matrix:WAX6659-1 DOLMETSCH Chromatic Fantasia -Part:2 -Bach -The "48" Society Album (Recorded - Haslemere, Surrey, UK)

3. ROX 61 (12inch) Matrix:WAX6650-1 DOLMETSCH Prelude C major No.1 Vol.2 -Bach -The "48" Society Album (Recorded - Haslemere, Surrey, UK)

4. ROX 61 (12inch) Matrix:WAX6651-1 DOLMETSCH Fugue C major No.1 Vol.2 -Bach -The "48" Society Album (Recorded - Haslemere, Surrey, UK)

5. ROX 62 (12inch) Matrix:WAX6654-3TI DOLMETSCH Prelude & Fugue D minor No.6 Vol.1 -Bach -The "48" Society Album (Recorded - Haslemere, Surrey, UK)

6. ROX 62 (12inch) Matrix:WAX6660-1 DOLMETSCH Prelude & Fugue G major No.15 Vol.2 -Bach -The "48" Society Album (Recorded - Haslemere, Surrey, UK)

7. ROX 63 (12inch) Matrix:WAX6648-2 DOLMETSCH Prelude B flat minor No.22 Vol.1 -Bach -The "48" Society Album (Recorded - Haslemere, Surrey, UK)

8. ROX 63 (12inch) Matrix:WAX6649-1 DOLMETSCH Fugue B flat minor No.22 Vol.1 -Bach -The "48" Society Album (Recorded - Haslemere, Surrey, UK)

9. ROX 64 (12inch) Matrix:WAX6655-1 DOLMETSCH Prelude & Fugue D major No.5 Vol.1 -Bach -The "48" Society Album (Recorded - Haslemere, Surrey, UK)

10. ROX 64 (12inch) Matrix:WAX6661-2 DOLMETSCH Prelude & Fugue E minor No.10 Vol.1 -Bach -The "48" Society Album (Recorded - Haslemere, Surrey, UK)


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11. ROX 65 (12inch) Matrix:WAX6656-1 DOLMETSCH Prelude F minor No.12 Vol.2 -Bach -The "48" Society Album (Recorded - Haslemere, Surrey, UK)

12. ROX 65 (12inch) Matrix:WAX6657-1 DOLMETSCH Fugue F minor No.12 Vol.2 -Bach -The "48" Society Album (Recorded - Haslemere, Surrey, UK)

13. ROX 66 (12inch) Matrix:WAX6652-2 DOLMETSCH Prelude E flat No.7 Vol.2 -Bach -The "48" Society Album (Recorded - Haslemere, Surrey, UK)

14. ROX 66 (12inch) Matrix:WAX6653-1 DOLMETSCH Fugue E flat No.7 Vol.2 -Bach -The "48" Society Album (Recorded - Haslemere, Surrey, UK)

15. RO 82 (10inch) Matrix:CA15257-1 INTERNATIONAL QUARTET Four part Fantasia No.5 -Purcell -English Music Society -Volume 1





20. RO 84 (10inch) Matrix:CA15268-1 INTERNATIONAL QUARTET Fantasia upon one note -Purcell -English Music Society -Volume 1

21. ROX 131 (12inch) Matrix:CAX7595-2 INTERNATIONAL QUARTET Four part Fantasia No.2 Part:1 -Purcell -English Music Society -Volume 1




25. ROX 133 (12inch) Matrix:CAX7598-1 GAUNTLET/TICEHURST/MENGES/PRIMROSE The Golden Sonata Part:1 -Purcell -English Music Society -Volume 1

26. ROX 133 (12inch) Matrix:CAX7599-1 GAUNTLET/TICEHURST/MENGES/PRIMROSE The Golden Sonata Part:2 -Purcell -English Music Society -Volume 1

27. ROX 134 (12inch) Matrix:CAX7658-1 FAULKNER/RICHARDS/


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TICEHURST How long Great God -Purcell -English Music Society -Volume 1

28. ROX 134 (12inch) Matrix:CAX7660-1 FAULKNER/RICHARDS/TICEHURST If Music Be The Food of Love -Purcell -English Music Society -Volume 1

29. ROX 135 (12inch) Matrix:CAX7663-1 PURCELL SINGERS Two Catches: (a) To thee & to the Maid (b) I gave her cakes & I gave her Ale -Purcell -English Music Society -Volume 1

30. ROX 135 (12inch) Matrix:CAX7659-1 FAULKNER/RICHARDS/TICEHURST Two Catches: I Love and I Must -Purcell -English Music Society -Volume 1

31. ROX 136 (12inch) Matrix:W230703 ROTH QUARTET The Art of Fugue -Part:1 -Bach -(Die Kunst der Fuge) Album












43. ROX 142 (12inch) Matrix:W230715 ROTH QUARTET The Art of Fugue -


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Part:13 -Bach -(Die Kunst der Fuge) Album







50. ROX 145 (12inch) Matrix:CAX7531-2 TOVEY (Piano) The Art of Fugue -Part:20 Bach -(Die Kunst der Fuge) Album

51. ROX 146 (12inch) Matrix:CAX7715-1 ALBERT SCHWEITZER (Played on All Hallows Organ) Prelude & Fugue C major Vol.2 No.1 -Part:1 -Bach Recorded:12/1935 -Bach Organ Music Society -Volume 1 (See label scan on page 31)

52. ROX 146 (12inch) Matrix:CAX7719-1 ALBERT SCHWEITZER (Played on All Hallows Organ) Prelude & Fugue C major Vol.2 No.1 -Part:2 -Bach Recorded:12/1935 Bach Organ Music Society -Volume 1

53. ROX 147 (12inch) Matrix:CAX7708-1 ALBERT SCHWEITZER (Played on All Hallows Organ) Prelude & Fugue G major Vol.2 No.4 -Part:1 -Bach Recorded:12/1935 -Bach Organ Music Society -Volume 1



56. ROX 148 (12inch) Matrix:CAX7718-1 ALBERT SCHWEITZER (Played on All Hallows Organ) Fugue - G minor Vol.4 No.7 -Bach Recorded:12/1935 -Bach Organ Music Society -Volume 1



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58. ROX 149 (12inch) Matrix:CAX7705-4 ALBERT SCHWEITZER (Played on All Hallows Organ) Prelude & Fugue F minor Vol.2 No.2 -Part:2 -Bach Recorded:12/1935 -Bach Organ Music Society -Volume 1





63. ROX 152 (12inch) Matrix:CAX7716-1 ALBERT SCHWEITZER (Played on All Hallows Organ) Prelude & Fugue D minor Vol.4 No.4 -Part:1 -Bach Recorded:12/1935 -Bach Organ Music Society -Volume 1

64. ROX 152 (12inch) Matrix:CAX7714-1 ALBERT SCHWEITZER (Played on All Hallows Organ) Prelude & Fugue D minor Vol.4 No.4 -Part:2 -Bach Recorded:12/1935 -Bach Organ Music Society -Volume 1

65. ROX 158 (12inch) Matrix:CLX1961-2 ALBERT SCHWEITZER (Played on Ste. Aurelie Organ) Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier Vol.5 Appendix -Bach -Bach Organ Music Society -Volume 2

66. ROX 158 (12inch) Matrix:CLX1960-1 ALBERT SCHWEITZER (Played on Ste. Aurelie Organ) (a) Christum wir sollen lohen schon Vol.5 No.6 (b) Mit Fried und Freud' ioh fahr'dahin Vol.5 No.47 -Bach -Bach Organ Music Society -Volume 2

67. ROX 159 (12inch) Matrix:CLX1962-1 ALBERT SCHWEITZER (Played on Ste. Aurelie Organ) (a) Christus, der uns selig macht Vol.5 No.8 (b) b) Da Jesus an dem Kreuze stund Vol.5 No.9 -Bach -Bach Organ Music Society -Volume 2

68. ROX 159 (12inch) Matrix:CLX1963-1 ALBERT SCHWEITZER (Played on Ste. Aurelie Organ) O Mensch, bewein' dein Sunde gross Vol.5 No.45 -Bach -Bach Organ Music Society -Volume 2

69. ROX 160 (12inch) Matrix:CLX1964-1 ALBERT SCHWEITZER (Played on Ste. Aurelie Organ) O Lamm Gottes unsohuldig Vol.7 No.48 Part:1 -Bach -Bach Organ Music Society -Volume 2

70. ROX 160 (12inch) Matrix:CLX1965-1 ALBERT SCHWEITZER (Played on Ste. Aurelie Organ) O Lamm Gottes unsohuldig Vol.7 No.48 Part:2 -Bach -


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Bach Organ Music Society -Volume 2

71. ROX 161 (12inch) Matrix:CLX1966-1 ALBERT SCHWEITZER (Played on Ste. Aurelie Organ) Sei gegrusst Jesu gutig Vol.5 Var.11 Part:1 -Bach -Bach Organ Music Society -Volume 2

72. ROX 161 (12inch) Matrix:CLX1967-1 ALBERT SCHWEITZER (Played on Ste. Aurelie Organ) Sei gegrusst Jesu gutig Vol.5 Var.11 Part:2 -Bach -Bach Organ Music Society -Volume 2

73. ROX 162 (12inch) Matrix:CLX1968-1 ALBERT SCHWEITZER (Played on Ste. Aurelie Organ) Schumuke dich o liebe Seele Vol.7 No.49 Part:1 -Bach -Bach Organ Music Society -Volume 2

74. ROX 162 (12inch) Matrix:CLX1969-1 ALBERT SCHWEITZER (Played on Ste. Aurelie Organ) Schumuke dich o liebe Seele Vol.7 No.49 Part:2 -Bach -Bach Organ Music Society -Volume 2

75. ROX 163 (12inch) Matrix:CLX1970-1 ALBERT SCHWEITZER (Played on Ste. Aurelie Organ) Am Wasserflussen Babylon Vol.6 No.12b Part:1 -Bach -Bach Organ Music Society -Volume 2

76. ROX 163 (12inch) Matrix:CLX1971-1 ALBERT SCHWEITZER (Played on Ste. Aurelie Organ) Am Wasserflussen Babylon Vol.6 No.12b Part:2 -Bach -Bach Organ Music Society -Volume 2

77. ROX 164 (12inch) Matrix:CLX1972-1 ALBERT SCHWEITZER (Played on Ste. Aurelie Organ) Jesus Christus unser Heiland Vol.6 No.31 -Bach -Bach Organ Music Society -Volume 2

78. ROX 164 (12inch) Matrix:CLX1973-1 ALBERT SCHWEITZER (Played on Ste. Aurelie Organ) (a) Christ lag in Todesbanden Vol.5 No.5 (b) Erschienen ist der herrliche Tag Vol.5 No.15 -Bach -Bach Organ Music Society -Volume 2

79. ROX 165 (12inch) Matrix:CHAX125-2 KULLMAN/VIENNA PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA (Walter) Das Trinklied con Jammer der Erde -Part:1 -Mahler -Das Lied von der Erde Album (Recorded live in Vienna 24th May 1936)

80. ROX 165 (12inch) Matrix:CHAX126-2 KULLMAN/VIENNA PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA (Walter) Das Trinklied con Jammer der Erde -Part:2 -Mahler -Das Lied von der Erde Album (Recorded live in Vienna 24th May 1936)

81. ROX 166 (12inch) Matrix:CHAX127-2 THORBORG/VIENNA PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA (Walter) Der Einsame in Herbat -Part:1 -Mahler -Das Lied von der Erde Album (Recorded live in Vienna 24th May 1936)

82. ROX 166 (12inch) Matrix:CHAX128-2 THORBORG/VIENNA PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA (Walter) Der Einsame in Herbat -Part:2 -Mahler -Das Lied von der Erde Album (Recorded live in Vienna 24th May 1936)


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83. ROX 167 (12inch) Matrix:CHAX128-2 KULLMAN/VIENNA PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA (Walter) Von der Jugend -Mahler -Das Lied von der Erde Album (Recorded live in Vienna 24th May 1936)

84. ROX 167 (12inch) Matrix:CHAX130-2 THORBORG/VIENNA PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA (Walter) Von der Schonheit -Mahler -Das Lied von der Erde Album (Recorded live in Vienna 24th May 1936)

85. ROX 168 (12inch) Matrix:CHAX131-2 KULLMAN/VIENNA PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA (Walter) Der Trunkane im Fruhling -Part:1 -Mahler -Das Lied von der Erde Album (Recorded live in Vienna 24th May 1936)

86. ROX 168 (12inch) Matrix:CHAX132-2 KULLMAN/VIENNA PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA (Walter) Der Trunkane im Fruhling -Part:2 -Mahler -Das Lied von der Erde Album (Recorded live in Vienna 24th May 1936)

87. ROX 169 (12inch) Matrix:CHAX133-2 THORBORG/VIENNA PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA (Walter) Der Abachied -Part:1 -Mahler -Das Lied von der Erde Album (Recorded live in Vienna 24th May 1936)






93. ROX 172 (12inch) Matrix:CLX1978-1 ALBERT SCHWEITZER (Played on Ste. Aurelie Organ) Prelude & Fugue C minor Vol.2 No.6 Part:1 -Bach -Bach Organ Music Society -Volume 3


95. ROX 173 (12inch) Matrix:CLX1980-1 ALBERT SCHWEITZER (Played on Ste. Aurelie Organ) Prelude & Fugue C minor Vol.2 No.6 Part:3 -Bach -Bach


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Organ Music Society -Volume 3


97. ROX 174 (12inch) Matrix:CLX1988-1 ALBERT SCHWEITZER (Played on Ste. Aurelie Organ) Prelude & Fugue C major Vol.2 No.7 Part:1 -Bach -Bach Organ Music Society -Volume 3




101. ROX 176 (12inch) Matrix:CLX1986-1 ALBERT SCHWEITZER (Played on Ste. Aurelie Organ) Fugue A minor Vol.2 No.8 Part:1 -Bach -Bach Organ Music Society -Volume 3

102. ROX 176 (12inch) Matrix:CLX1987-1 ALBERT SCHWEITZER (Played on Ste. Aurelie Organ) Fugue A minor Vol.2 No.8 Part:2 -Bach -Bach Organ Music Society -Volume 3

103. ROX 177 (12inch) Matrix:CLX1982-1 ALBERT SCHWEITZER (Played on Ste. Aurelie Organ) Prelude & Fugue E minor Vol.2 No.9 Part:1 -Bach -Bach Organ Music Society -Volume 3




107. ROX 179 (12inch) Matrix:CAX8047-1 PRIMROSE (Viola)/COHEN (Piano) Sonata for Viola and Piano -Part:1 -Bax -English Music Society -Volume 2



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114. ROX 182 (12inch) Matrix:CAX7922-1 GRILLER QUARTET (GOOSENS/THURSTON/SLATER/WATSON/KORCHINSKA) Nonett -Part:1 -Bax -English Music Society -Volume 2




118. ROX 184 (12inch) Matrix:CAX8402-1 BBC CHORUS/WOODGATE Mater ora filium -Part:1 -Bax -English Music Society -Volume 2




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DICK TODD DISCOGRAPHYPrepared by Doug Hamilton - Version 1a - Updated: Sept 2nd 2013

Dick Todd. Singer (baritone), b Montreal 4 Aug 1914, d Apr 1973.

He sang at 17 with George Sims' dance band at Belmont Park in Montreal and was subsequently heard on local and national (CBC) radio, the latter with the orchestras of Allan McIver and Lucio Agostini. He moved to New York in 1938. During his heyday, ca 1938-42, Todd was heard on US radio with the Larry Clinton and Artie Shaw orchestras, starred in several variety series - eg, NBC's 'Lower Basin Street,' 'Avalon

Time,' and 'Show Boat' - and recorded extensively for Bluebird.

A husky crooner with a relaxed vocal manner, he was often called the Canadian Crosby and was the subject of the Tommy Dorsey-Bing Crosby 'I wonder where Dick Todd is tonight?' radio comedy-routine. Todd entertained US troops during World War II, sang 1945-6 on CBS radio's 'Your Hit Parade,' then turned to nightclub work that took him on occasion back to Montreal and to Toronto. His career waning, he travelled after 1955 as a circus 'roustabout' and worked in New York as a stagehand, but continued to record sporadically for Decca until 1968. Details of his life after the mid-1970s are not fully known. Todd, who drank heavily and latterly suffered from severe arthritis, is thought to have become a derelict.

More than 200 of his recordings are listed in Sheldon O'Connell's biography Dick Todd: King of the Jukebox (Providence, RI, 1987).

Arthur Richard Todd (August 4, 1914 4/1973) was a Canadian singer, active during the 1930s-1950s. He was nicknamed the Canadian Crosby, and was born in Montreal, where he made some very rare records. He became a favorite with radio listeners across the United States. He recorded such hits as "You're The Only Star In My Blue Heaven", "It's A Hap-Hap-Happy Day" and "Blue Orchids".

Dick Todd was perceived as North America's most accomplished Bing Crosby imitator, emulating him so closely as to become known as the Canadian Crosby (other influences were British vocalist Donald Novis and Canadian crooner Russ Titus). Handsome and husky-voiced, romantic baritone Dick Todd was also dubbed King of the Jukebox. During his brief heyday from 1938-1942, Todd recorded about 200 songs for RCA Victor's Bluebird, enabling him to compete with Decca's main attraction (Crosby)


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and Okeh's Buddy Clarke.

Dick Todd's story would have made an excellent old-fashioned motion picture, preferably filmed in 16 mm black-and-white. Born on August 4, 1914 on a farm near Calgary, Alberta, Canada, he was the son of a retired military officer who moved the family to Montreal around 1926. Todd played the trumpet and sang, first in school and then at the Belmont Amusement Park with a small band led by George Sims. This led to steady work at a nightclub at Lake Champlain called the Meridian. After lukewarm attempts to earn degrees in agriculture and engineering, Todd directed his energies towards putting songs across over the radio and doing commercials for Maxey Baking Powder. Backed by his own quintet, Todd sang and blew his trumpet on cruise ships in the Caribbean during the tourist season. All of this activity paid off when he found himself signing his first Victor contract in Montreal. In 1936 he recorded several pop tunes including "I'm an Old Cowhand" and "Girl in a Bonnet of Blue". After Sims' group was taken over by Ted Large of the Five Large Brothers, Todd began performing almost exclusively in the broadcast studio backed by orchestras under the direction of Lucio Augustini and Alan McIver. It was these programs, which aired during the years 1937-1938, that enabled Dick Todd to develop a following among radio audiences in the north eastern United States.

Todd's next move was to ditch the trumpet, cross the border in 1938, and begin singing in recording and broadcast studios, churning out a steady stream of popular records under the supervision of Leonard Joy and Eli Oberstein and transmitting his voice to the masses via programs like the Home Town Show, the Magic Key (with Larry Clinton's Orchestra), Old Gold's Melody & Madness (with Robert Benchley and Artie Shaw's Swing Band), and Brown & Williamson's Avalon Time Show (with comedian Red Skelton). He also made the first of several recordings with Dinah Shore and sang with Leo Reisman's Orchestra at the Strand Theatre. In 1940 Dick Todd appeared in the series Showboat with Nadine Connor and Virginia Verrill, with Paul LaValle on the Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin Street show, and sang "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" in a film short with Richard Hayman. For a while he also hosted his own program. Dick Todd's biggest hits from this period include "Blue Orchids," "Deep Purple," "To You, Sweetheart, Aloha," "All This and Heaven Too," and "The Gaucho Serenade." When it was time for Todd to serve as a Canadian citizen in the Second World War he generously set up Ted Weems' crooner Perry Como as his replacement at Victor.

Afterwards, his career began to slip into a gradual but steady decline that would end in utter obscurity and abject poverty. In 1945 he replaced Lawrence Tibbet on Your Hit Parade and shared the microphone with Joan Edwards, but was given the boot in January 1946 to make way for Johnny Mercer. Not to be deterred, Todd signed on with the Larry Sunbrook Circus, barking endless streams of blarney as Master of Ceremonies and


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singing while riding a horse (a skill he'd developed while growing up in Alberta). He spent a lot of time appearing in night clubs, and did manage to make more records, one on a rare red label Sonora 78 in 1947. Another of these, a 1949 recording of "Daddy's Little Girl," achieved something like hit status. Throughout the 1950s his popularity continued to fade and he returned to circus work in 1955 but only as a roustabout. Every once in a while he cut a few singles for Decca. His last known recordings, made in 1968, included "Big Wheel Cannonball," "Pennsylvania Turnpike," and "I Love You." Two disorders that brought him down were chronic alcoholism and debilitating arthritis. He was last seen working as a stagehand among the ropes behind the scenes at the Ed Sullivan Show at the Coliseum and at Studio 50 in New York. From there he is believed to have hit the skids and become a homeless wino. The circumstances, and location of his death have never been established.

Compiled from several sources including the internet. This update: Sept 2nd 2013

SOME DICK TODD - LABEL SCANS


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RECORDINGS 1936 to 1942 NOT ON BLUEBIRD

LABEL TITLE ARTIST VOCALIST REC DATEVIC GIRL IN THE BONNET OF

BLUEGEORGE SIMS

DICK TODD 1/01/1936

VIC I'M AN OLD COWHAND GEORGE SIMS

DICK TODD 1/01/1936

RAD I'M MADLY IN LOVE WITH YOU

ARTIE SHAW DICK TODD 1/01/1938

FLM YOU MUST HAVE BEEN A BEAUTIFUL BABY

ARTIE SHAW DICK TODD 1/01/1939

RAD ROOM WITH A VIEW ARTIE SHAW DICK TODD 1/01/1939

RAD MY REVERIE ARTIE SHAW DICK TODD 22/01/1939

1938 to 1942 Victor & Bluebird

Covering only RCA Victor recordings, on Bluebird and Victor labels.

B. Montreal, Canada, 1914; secured regular radio work on NBC in New York, 1938, with Larry Clinton's orchestra, later as soloist; Real name: Arthur Todd (so-described on the first two Bluebird records); made some short films; very popular during the years immediately preceding and during World War II as "The Canadian Crosby."


Vocal, acc. by own Guitar New York, February 10, 1938

BS-019644-1 Any Old Place Is Lover's Lane BB B-7446

(As Long As I'm With You)

BS-019645-1 Thanks For The Memory BB B-7434

BS-019646-1 Goodnight, Sweet Dreams, Goodnight BB B-7434

BS-019647-1 Love Walked In BB B-7446

Acc. by Studio Orchestra New York, April 28, 1938

BS-022668-1 Cathedral In The Pines Vic 25839

BS-022669-1 As Long As We're Together Vic 25843

BS-022670-1 The Girl In The Bonnet Of Blue Vic 25839


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BS-022671-1 Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride Vic 25843

New York, June 22, 1938

Vocalist with Larry Clinton and his Orchestra

BS-023718-1 The Sunny Side Of Things Vic 25892

Vocal, acc. by 0/Larry Clinton New York, July 12, 1938

BS-024022-1 Hi-Yo Silver Vic 26003

BS-024023-1 There's A Faraway Look In Your Eye Vic 26004

BS-024024-1 So Help Me (If I Don't Love You) Vic 26004

BS-024025-1 Figaro Vic 26003

New York, July 16, 1938

Vocalist with Larry Clinton and his Orchestra

BS-024047-1 Change Partners Vic 26010

Vocal, acc. By O/Leonard Joy New York, September 14, 1938

BS-026881-1 Someone Thinks Of Someone Vic 26058

BS-026882-1 When I Go A-Dreamin' Vic 26057

BS-026883-1 Love Doesn't Grow On Trees Vic 26058

BS-026884-1 Sixty Seconds Got Together Vic 26057

New York, October 10, 1938

BS-027478-1 Gardenias BB B-7874

BS-027479-1 In Ole Oklahoma

BB B-7874

BS-027480-1 You Look Good To Me BB B-7888

BS-027481-1 This Is Madness (To Love Like This) BB B-7888

New York, November 9, 1938

BS-028934-1 When Paw Was Courtin' Maw BB B-10034


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BS-028935-1 You're The Only Star (In My Blue Heaven) BB B-10034

(w/The Three Reasons - Girls' Trio)

BS-028936-1 It Took A Million Years BB B-10045

BS-028937-1 Say It With A Kiss BB B-10045

New York, December 17, 1938

BS-030725-? Deep Purple BB B-10072

BS-030726-? Are You In The Mood For Mischief ? BB B-10072

BS-030727-1 Waltz Medley (Gus Edwards Hits) BB B-10097

(Intro. School Days/I Can't Tell Why I Love You/Sunbonnet Sue)

BS-030728-1 Fox Trot Medley (Gus Edwards Hits) BB B-10097

(Intro. By The Light Of The Silvery Moon/Tammany/Goodbye, Little Girl, Goodbye)

New York, February 8, 1939

BS-031895-1 I Get Along Without You Very Well BB B-10150

(w/ The Three Reasons)

BS-031896-1 I Promise You (w/The Three Reasons) BB B-10150

BS-031897-1 Little Lad (w/The Three Reasons) BB B-10144

BS-031898-1 Penny Serenade (w/The Three Reasons) BB B-10144

New York, March 13, 1939

BS-032971-1 Little Sir Echo (w/The Three Reasons) BB B-10169

BS-032972-1 I Can't Get You Out Of My Mind BB B-10169

(w/The Three Reasons)

BS-032973-1 At A Little Hot Dog Stand BB B-10183

(w/ The Three Reasons)

BS-032974-1 I'm Building A Sailboat Of Dreams BB B-10183



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BS-035388-1 Mary's A Grand Old Name BB B-10198

BS-035389-1 Girl Of My Dreams BB B-10198

BS-035390-1 You've Got Me Crying Again BB B-10217

BS-035391-1 Somebody Nobody Knows BB B-10217

New York, April 24, 1939

BS-035782-1 Why Begin Again? (w/The Three Reasons) BB B-10234

BS-035783-1 Blue Evening (w/The Three Reasons) BB B-10234

BS-035784-1 Gotta Hit That Texas Trail Tonight BB B-10274


New York, May 1, 1939

BS-036574-1 Prairie Boy (w/The Three Reasons) BB B-10274

BS-036575-1 A Home In The Clouds (w/Three Reasons) BB B-10272

BS-036576-2 I Paid For The Lie That I Told You BB B-10272



BS-037652-1 Guess I'll Go Back Home

BB B-10327


BS-037653-1 What Goes On Behind Your Eyes? BB B-10335


BS-037654-1 Moonlight Serenade (w/The Three Reasons) BB B-10327

BS-037655-1 A Table In A Corner BB B-10335


BS-038235-1 Time On My Hands BB B-10374

BS-038236-1 Manhattan BB B-10374


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BS-038237-1 Drifting Down The River Of Dreams BB B-10355

BS-038238-2 Old Mill Wheel BB B-10355

New York, August 17, 1939

BS-041579-1 Blue Orchids BB B-10398

BS-041580-1 One Morning In May BB B-10431

BS-041581-1 Lazy River BB B-10431

BS-041582-2 It's A Hundred To One (I'm In Love) BB B-10398

New York, September 20, 1939

BS-042706-1 At Least You Could Say "Hello" BB B-10435

BS-042707-1 Am I Proud? BB B-10435

BS-042708-1 Sweet Dreams, Sweetheart BB B-10445

BS-042709-1 To You, Sweetheart, Aloha BB B-10445



BS-043307-1 It's The Talk Of The Town BB B-10559

BS-043308-1 I Can't Get Started BB B-10755

BS-043309-1 It's A Hap-Hap-Happy Day BB B-10488

BS-043310-1 The Creaking Old Mill On The Creek BB B-10488

New York, December 8,1939

BS-045735-1 After All BB B-10538

BS-045736-1 Angel In Disguise BB B-10636

BS-045737-1 In Our Little Part Of Town BB B-10538

BS-045738-1 The Gaucho Serenade BB B-10559


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New York, January 22, 1940

BS-046486-1 Last Night's Gardenias BB B-10599

BS-046487-1 Saddle Your Dreams BB B-10596

BS-046488-1 The Singing Hills BB B-10596

BS-046489-1 Angel BB B-10599


BS-047046-1 Tiny Old Town BB B-10621

BS-047047-1 Moments In The Moonlight BB B-10667

BS-047048-1 I'll Be Seeing You BB B-10636

BS-047049-1 With The Wind And The Rain In Your Hair BB B-10621


BS-047099-1 I'll Be With You In Apple-Blossom Time BB B-10755

BS-048100-1 Cecilia BB B-10677

BS-048101-1 My! My! BB B-10667

BS-048102-1 Polka Dots And Moonbeams BB B-10677


BS-048903-1 Write A Letter To Your Mother BB B-10697

BS-048904-1 Mother Machree BB B-10697

BS-048905-1 Devil May Care BB B-10729

BS-048906-1 Make-Believe Island BB B-10729

BS-048907-1 You Can't Brush Me Off (w/Dinah Shore)

BB B-10720

BS-048908-1 Outside Of That I Love You (w/Dinah Shore) BB B-10720

New York, May 29, 1940

BS-050891-1 It's All Over Now (w/Male Trio) BB B-10769


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BS-050892-1 When The Swallows Come Back To BB B-10769

Capistrano (w/Male Trio)

BS-050893-1 All This And Heaven Too

BB B-10789

BS-050894-1 Where Do You Keep Your Heart?

BB B-10789


BS-051591-1 Orchids For Remembrance BB B-10805

BS-051592-1 Can't Get Indiana Off My Mind BB B-10822

BS-051593-1 My Greatest Mistake BB B-10822

BS-051594-1 I'm Waiting For Ships That Never Come In BB B-10805


BS-054688-1 We're All Americans (w/Male Quartet) BB B-10840

BS-054689-1 Sweet Lorraine (w/Male Quartet) BB B-10840


BS-054695-1 You've Got Your Mother's Big Blue Eyes BB B-10861


BS-057020-1 A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square BB B-10912

BS-057021-1 Goodnight, Mother BB B-10912

BS-057022-1 Dream Valley BB B-10933

BS-057023-1 Adi-Adi-Adios BB B-10933


BS-057643-1 Three At A Table For Two BB B-10968

BS-057644-1 Along The Santa Fe Trail BB B-10949

BS-057645-1 Love Of My Life BB B-10968

BS-057646-1 Do You Know Why? BB B-10949


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BS-057647-1 RCA Personal Radio Spot - 50 Seconds


BS-058736-1 The Mem'ry Of A Rose BB B-11024

BS-058737-1 You Forgot About Me BB B-11024

BS-058738-1 Rose Of The Rockies BB B-11044

BS-058739-1 When You Said "Goodbye" BB B-11044


BS-062741-1 It Makes No Difference Now BB B-11142

BS-062742-1 Worried Mind BB B-11142

BS-062743-1 Rushin' Around On Rush Street BB B-11112

(w/The Four Belles)

BS-062744-1 Just A Little Bit South Of North Carolina BB B-11091

(w/The Four Belles)

BS-062745-1 It Was Wonderful Then (And It's Wonderful Now) BB B-11112

(w/The Four Belles)

BS-062746-1 We Go Well Together (w/The Four Belles)

BB B-11091


BS-063781-2 I Wonder What's Become Of Sally? BB B-11212

BS-063782-1 Say It Isn't So BB B-11212

BS-063783-1 Together BB B-11156

BS-063784-1 Maria Elena BB B-11156


BS-065689-1 A Little Street Where Old Friends Meet BB B-11195

BS-065690-2 Wasn't It You? BB B-11195


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BS-066800-1 Glad Rag Doll BB B-11246

BS-066801-1 Don't Julia Fool Ya BB B-11228

BS-066802-1 In The Middle Of A Dance BB B-11246

BS-066803-1 Shepherd Serenade BB B-11228


BS-067753-1 I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire BB B-11291

BS-067754-1 Concerto For Two BB B-11291

BS-067755-1 Delilah BB B-11335

BS-067756-1 Orange Blossom Lane BB B-11335


BS-067907-1 Sweethearts Or Strangers BB B-11309

BS-067908-1 The Sun Has Gone Down On Our Love BB B-11367

BS-067909-1 It's Your Worry Now BB B-11309

BS-067910-1 Pay Me No Mind

BB B-11367


BS-068367-1 Tropical Magic BB B-11387

BS-068368-? 'Tis Autumn BB B-11387

BS-068369-1 The White Cliffs Of Dover BB B-11406

BS-068370-1 How About You? BB B-11406


BS-068850-1 Tica-Ti-Tica-Ta BB B-11451

BS-068851-1 Dreamsville, Ohio BB B-11440


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BS-068854-1 Loretta BB B-11451

BS-068855-1 Sing Me A Song Of The Islands BB B-11440


BS-071948-1 I Told You So BB B-11494

BS-071949-2 Angeline BB B-11482

BS-071950-1 Dear Old Pal Of Mine BB B-11482

BS-071951-1 Im Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes BB B-11494


BS-073484-1 It's Unbelievable

BB B-11531

BS-073485-1 Someday, Sweetheart BB B-11531


BS-075257-1 My Great-Great-Grandfather BB B-11557

BS-075258-1 The Singing Sands Of Alamosa BB B-11557


BS-075439-1 I'm Old-Fashioned BB B-11578

BS-075440-1 When The Lights Go On Again BB B-11578

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LABEL SERIAL TITLE ARTIST VOCALIST REC DATE MATRIX

SON 2010 IF I HAD MY LIFE TO LIVE OVER VELVET TONE ORCHESTRA

DICK TODD 1/01/1947

SON 3000 ALL AROUND THE XMAS TREE MARK WARNOW DICK TODD 1/01/1947 SR-1972RAI 40055 DADDY'S LITTLE BOY EDDIE MILLER DICK TODD 21/11/1949 R-1502RAI DADDY'S LITTLE GIRL EDDIE MILLER DICK TODD 21/11/1949RAI 40055 RED APPLE CHEEKS EDDIE MILLER DICK TODD 24/11/1949RAI 90088 SHE'S MY EASTER LILY EDDIE MILLER DICK TODD 1/01/1950 R-313RAI ARE YOU GAME TO PLAY THE GAME WITH

MECHORUS DICK TODD 26/01/1950 R-563

RAI 147 WHEN THE ONE YOU LOVE LOVES YOU CHORUS DICK TODD 26/01/1950 R-580RAI 40011 GOLDEN SAILS ON A SEA OF BLUE EDDIE MILLER DICK TODD 3/04/1950 R-1503RAI 40011 YOU CAN'T TELL A LIE TO TOUCH YOUR

HEARTEDDIE MILLER DICK TODD 10/10/1950 R-1501

DEC 28314 WAITING IN THE LOBBY OF YOUR HEART GRADY MARTIN DICK TODD 1/01/1951 82998DEC 28699 MY DEAR GRADY MARTIN DICK TODD 1/01/1951 84160DEC 28699 GOIN' STEADY ANNIVERSARY GRADY MARTIN DICK TODD 1/01/1951 84162DEC 28314 TOO OLD TO CUT THE MUSTARD GRADY MARTIN DICK TODD 1/01/1951 82775DEC 29361 SWEETHEARTS OR STRANGERS GRADY MARTIN DICK TODD 1/01/1951 84159DEC 28353 YOU'RE MORE LIKE YOUR MOMMY DICK TODD 1/01/1951 83128DEC 29361 COLUMBUS STOCKADE GRADY MARTIN DICK TODD 1/01/1951 84161DEC 28506 OH, HAPPY DAY JERRY JEROME DICK TODD 1/01/1951 83632DEC 28506 TILL I WALTZ AGAIN WITH YOU JERRY JEROME DICK TODD 1/01/1951 83633DEC 28734 LAST WALTZ, THE OWEN BRADLEY DICK TODD 1/01/1951 84488DEC 28566 I'M COUNTING MY BLESSINGS DICK TODD 1/01/1951 83127DEC 28563 BUMMING AROUND COMMANDERS DICK TODD 1/01/1951 83861DEC 28563 LET ME KNOW COMMANDERS DICK TODD 1/01/1951 83860DEC 28734 BLUE LETTER OWEN BRADLEY DICK TODD 1/01/1951 84487DEC 28566 EMPTY ARMS DICK TODD 1/01/1951 83125DEC 28353 SOMEONE TO KISS YOUR TEARS AWAY DICK TODD 1/01/1951 83129RAI WHO'LL BE THE NEXT ONE(TO CRY OVER

YOU)EDDIE MILLER DICK TODD 4/08/1951

RAI 90033 RAIN OR SHINE EDDIE MILLER DICK TODD 14/09/1951 R-561RAI 90033 DADDY, YOU'VE BEEN A MOTHER TO ME EDDIE MILLER DICK TODD 14/09/1951 R-589RAI 90088 YOU'RE IN LOVE WITH EVERYONE EDDIE MILLER DICK TODD 30/10/1951 R-311DEC 28900 IF I NEVER GET TO HEAVEN JIMMY LEYDON

SINGERSDICK TODD 1/01/1952 85266

DEC 28900 I SEE THE MOON JIMMY LEYDON SINGERS

DICK TODD 1/01/1952 85265

DEC 29223 TINY HANDS DICK TODD 1/01/1954 86290DEC 29177 WHERE DO THE BUBBLES GO JIMMY LEYDON


DEC 29177 IT HAPPENS DICK TODD 1/01/1954 86293DEC 29223 BABY GIRL OF MINE DICK TODD 1/01/1954 86291DEC 29240 YOU LISTEN SO NICE COMMANDERS DICK TODD 1/01/1954 86128DEC 29240 SAID COMMANDERS DICK TODD 1/01/1954 86604DEC 29126 MAN WITH THE BANJO, THE JIMMY LEYDON


DEC 29126 I WAS MEANT FOR YOU JIMMY LEYDON SINGERS

DICK TODD 1/01/1954 86191

DEC 32168 BIG WHEEL CANNONBALL DICK TODD 1/01/1967 119159DEC 32168 RETURN OF THE DOUBLE EAGLE DICK TODD 1/01/1967DEC 32251 PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE WILDCATS DICK TODD 1/01/1968DEC I LOVE YOU DICK TODD 1/01/1968

NEW MUSIC - 78RPM COMMUNITYA selection of new, 78rpm music samples uploaded to the 78rpm Collectors Community over the past month or so... List prepared by Nathan Davis

Jazz/Swing/Big BandsHawaiian Serenaders, (Al Bowlly)(1) Victory 297, mx 1041-2, Love Never Dies(2) Victory 298, mx 1044-1, Lovebirds Are Better Than Bluebirds. Rec. London, November 13, 1930 (Al Bowlly, Vocal (with) Guitar)

http://www.78rpmcommunity.com/music/820/hawaiian-serenaders-al-bowlly

"Al Alberts" and His Orchestra [actually Peter Van Steeden](1) Cameo 8315, mx 3327-A, "The Jazz Patrol"Rec. New York, September 1928. 80.00rpm

http://www.78rpmcommunity.com/mp3-music/albums/411

Ambrose And His Orchestra (Tracks from 1930-1932)(1) HMV B 5814, mx Bb 19081, April 8 1930, Cryin For The Carolines(2) HMV B 5824, mx Bb 19260, April 24 1930, Just Like In A Story Book(3) HMV B 5869, mx Bb 19896, July 14 1930, The Free and Easy(4) HMV B 5904, mx Bb 19897, July 14 1930, Blue Turing Grey Over You...(5) HMV B 5909, mx Bb 20283, Oct. 13 1930, A Friend Of A Boyfriend Of Mine(6) HMV B 6061, mx OB 1350, Sept. 3 1931, You Cant Stop Me From Loving You(7) HMV B 6158, mx OB 3027, March 9 1932, Cant We Talk It Over?(8) HMV B 6261, mx OB 4262, Oct. 18 1932, I Guess Ill Have To Change My Plan

http://www.78rpmcommunity.com/music/815/ambrose-and-his-orchestra-1930-1

Glenn Miller(1) HMV BD 5927, mx OA.068068, A String of Pearlshttp://www.78rpmcommunity.com/music/826/a-string-of-pearls-glenn-miller


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JIM DAVIDSON DISCOGRAPHYPrepared by Doug Hamilton - Version 1a - Updated: Sept 22nd 2013

In our August 2013 newsletter (page 9-) we featured an extensive Jim Davison discography covering his Sydney output on the Regal label. We have since been kindly offered another, more comprehensive discography of his 78rpm output by Doug Hamilton - which we present

below...

James Hutchinson Davidson was born in Sydney on 6 August 1902. By 1922, Jim had become a competent drummer in a band lead by Jimmie Elkins.

He worked in this band for some years until the Elkins band disbanded in late 1928. Soon after, five of the Elkins band members (along with Jim)


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joined up with pianist Jack Woods at the Ambassadors Restaurant to form a new band.

Davidson became deputy leader under Woods while the band was together for nearly three years at this restaurant. In February 1931 the Ambassadors closed so Jim Davidson and several of the musicians moved to the Oriental Cabaret to perform in Her Majestys Arcade. Davidson soon became the leader. The personnel of the band at this stage was: Ray

Tarrant-tpt/Dudley Cantrell-tbn/Frank McLaughlin-alto sax/Gordon Rawlinson-p/Jim Davidson-drums. Also during this time at the Oriental, the band was also broadcasting on Radio 2FC in Sydney on a part-time basis.

By August 1932 the band had enlarged to ten pieces and a concert was given at Hillier's Cafe, this being one of the first actual jazz concerts to be given in Australia. From all contemporary accounts it was a memorable night. One of those present in the audience was the well known band promoter, J.C. Bendrodt, who after

hearing the band booked them to perform at the Palais Royal. This was the premier dance hall in Sydney

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