List of 78 r.p.m. Gramophone Records Belonging to my Grandmother

Index

Label

Cat. Number

Recording Number

Title

Artist

Notes

1a

Columbia (12”)

DX131

WAX5748

Frederica-Why Did You Kiss My Heart Awake? (Pepper and Léhar)

Recorded in a public hall.

Lea Seidl, Soprano, with the Palace Theatre Orchestra, Conducted by Jacques Heuvel

Chappell and Co. Ltd. London

1b

Columbia (12”)

DX131

WAX5749

Frederica- (a) I Love Him So (The Garland Song) (b)God has sent a lovely day. (Pepper and Léhar)

Recorded in a public hall.

Lea Seidl, Soprano, with the Palace Theatre Orchestra, Conducted by Jacques Heuvel

Chappell and Co. Ltd. London

2a

Columbia (12”)

9901

AX5026

Classical Memories - Part 1. (Arr. M. Ewing)

Debroy Somers Band

Cecil Lennox Ltd.

2b

Columbia (12”)

9901

AX5027

Classical Memories - Part 2. (Arr. M. Ewing)

Debroy Somers Band

Cecil Lennox Ltd.

3a

Columbia (12”)

D.X.1300

CAX 9589

Messiah (Handel).

Chorus: Since by Men Came Death.

 

Huddersfield Choral Society (Chorus Master: Herbert Bardgett) with the Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra (and Organ) Conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent.

35

3b

Columbia (12”)

D.X.1300

CAX 9597

Messiah (Handel).

Recit: Behold, I Tell You A Mystery.

Air: The Trumpet Shall Sound

Norman Walker (Bass)

With the Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent. Trumpet Solo: Harry Mortimer

36

4a

HMV (12”)

C.1655

6-0606

Serenade - “Eine Kleine Nachtmusik” !st Movement - Allegro (Mozart)

John Barbirolli’s Chamber Orchestra

1

4b

HMV (12”)

C.1655

6-0607

Serenade - “Eine Kleine Nachtmusik” 2nd Movement - Romanza-Andante (1st Record)  (Mozart)

John Barbirolli’s Chamber Orchestra

2

5a

HMV (12”)

C.1656

5-0965

Serenade - “Eine Kleine Nachtmusik” 2nd Mov. - Romanza-Andante (2st Record)

And 3rd Mov. Menuetto-Allegretto-Trio

And 4th Mov. Rondo-Allegro (1st Record) (Mozart)

John Barbirolli’s Chamber Orchestra

3

5b

HMV (12”)

C.1656

5-0966

Serenade - “Eine Kleine Nachtmusik” 4th Movement. Rondo-Allegro (2st Record) (Mozart)

Hornpipe (Purcell)

John Barbirolli’s Chamber Orchestra

4

6a

Parlophone (12”)

E. 11461

CXE 12230

My Heart and I, From “Old Chelsea” (Tysh-Tauber)

The Luton Girls Choir, With Orchestra Conducted by George Melachrino

Lawrence Wright

6b

Parlophone (12”)

E. 11461

CXE 12230

You Are My Heart’s Delight, From “Land of Smiles” (Graham-Lehar)

The Luton Girls Choir, With Orchestra Conducted by George Melachrino

Chappell

7a

MGM

MGM.118

30035-A

I’m The Guy Who Found The Lost Chord

Jimmy Durante with Orchestra conducted by Roy Bargy

Featured in the M-G-M film “This time for keeps” (Brent and Durante)

7b

MGM

MGM.118

30035-B

Little Bit This, Little Bit That (Durante)

Jimmy Durante with Orchestra conducted by Roy Bargy

 

8a

HMV

D.A.2053

OEA17697

La Cathédrale Engloutie - Part 1 (Preludes Book 1 . No. 10) (Debussy)

Arthur Rubenstein

No. 1 Pianoforte Solo

8b

HMV

D.A.2053

OEA17698

La Cathédrale Engloutie - Conclusion (Preludes Book 1 . No. 10) (Debussy)

Arthur Rubenstein

No. 2 Pianoforte Solo

9a

HMV

B.10647

E3VB2072

Lovin’ Spree (Javits-Springer)

Sung by Eartha Kitt with Henri René’s Orchestra and chorus

 

9b

HMV

B.10647

E3VB2424

Under the Bridges of Paris (Cochran - Scotto - Rodor)

Sung by Eartha Kitt with Henri René’s Orchestra and chorus

 

10a

HMV

B.10074

OEA.15483

Dancing to the Piano (No. 5) (Hit Medley from the film “Tea for Two”) Part 1-Intro: Tea for Two; I Only Have Eyes For You; Crazy Rhythm;

Semprini (Pianoforte) with Rhythm accompaniment

 

10b

HMV

B.10074

OEA.15484

Dancing to the Piano (No. 5) (Hit Medley from the film “Tea for Two”) Part 2-Intro; I Know That You Know; Charleston; I want you to be happy.

Semprini (Pianoforte) with Rhythm accompaniment

 

11a

HMV

B3522

30-3228

It Is Only A Tiny Garden (Haydn Wood)

Sylvia Cecil (Soprano) In English with Orchestra

 

11b

HMV

B3522

30-3229

Roses of Picardy (Haydn Wood)

Sylvia Cecil (Soprano) In English with Orchestra

 

12a

HMV

B.8731

OEA.6271

Just Wearyin’ For You (Jacobs - Bond)

Paul Robeson (Bass) In English with Orchestra

 

12b

HMV

B.8731

OEA.6272

At Dawning (Cadman)

Paul Robeson (Bass) In English with Orchestra

 

13a

HMV

B.9582

OA.061336

Rump Steak Serenade (Waller - Kirkeby)

“Fats” Waller and His Rhythm (Vocalist: Fats Waller)

 

13b

HMV

B.9582

OA.043348

Your Feet’s Too Big (Benson - Fisher)

“Fats” Waller and His Orchestra (Vocalist: Fats Waller)

 

14a

HMV

B5914

40-922

Alice Blue Gown - Waltz (“Irene”- Tierney)

The Troubadours Dance Orchestra

 

14b

HMV

B5914

40-923

Beautiful Lady - Waltz (“The Pink Lady” - Caryll)

The Troubadours Dance Orchestra

 

15a

HMV

B.8837

OEA.6975

Liberty Bell March (Sousa. Arr. Ord Hume)

The Band of the Royal Air Force, Conducted by Squadron Leader R.P.O’Donnell, M.V.O.

 

15b

HMV

B.8837

OEA.6976

Stars and Stripes For Ever (Sousa)

The Band of the Royal Air Force, Conducted by Squadron Leader R.P.O’Donnell, M.V.O.

 

16

HMV

E.444

7-7957

“Sadko” - Chanson Hindoue (Rimsky Korsakov)

Isolde Menges (Pianoforte Accomp. Played by Eileen Beatie)

Violin with Piano

16b

HMV

E.444

7-7946

“La Coq D’Or” - Hymn to the Sun (Rimsky Korsakov)

Isolde Menges (Pianoforte Accomp. Played by Eileen Beatie)

Violin with Piano

17a

HMV

B.5688

9-979

Miss You - Fox-trot (Tobias)

Rudy Vallee and his Connecticut Yankees (With vocal refrain)

Dance Orchestra

17b

HMV

B.5688

40-706

You’re Just Another Memory - Fox-trot (Coots, Davis and Klages)

Rudy Vallee and his Connecticut Yankees (With vocal refrain)

Dance Orchestra

18a

HMV

B.5889

30-4445

Dancing With Tears In My Eyes - Waltz (Dubin & Burke)

Jack Hylton and His Orchestra (With Vocal Refrain)

Dance Orchestra

18b

HMV

B.5889

30-4472

Adeline - Fox-Trot (Nicholls)

Jack Hylton and His Orchestra (With Vocal Refrain)

Dance Orchestra

19a

Parlophone

R.3240

CE 12711

Gay Gordons (Winning Fight) (Holtzmann)

Sydney Thompson’s Olde Tyme Dance Orchestra

Take Your Partners No.7

19b

Parlophone

R.3240

CE 12712

Doris Waltz (Cuckoo Waltz) (Jonasson)

Sydney Thompson’s Olde Tyme Dance Orchestra

Take Your Partners No.8

20a

Parlophone

R.3423

PBE 14158

The Blue Waltz (Franz Grothe)

Berlin “Symphoniker” Orchestra, Conducted by Walter Liebe

 

20b

Parlophone

R.3423

QU 745

La Ronde de L’Amour (Featured in the film, “La Ronde”) (Oscar Straus - Louis Decreux)

Anton Walbrook with the Vienna Bohemian Orchestra

Song in French

21a

Parlophone

RO 20230

E 6230

Let Me Love You Tonight “The Command Performance” (Clifford Grey - Jack Waller - Joseph Tonbridge)

Richard Tauber - Tenor, With Orchestra

Parlophone Odeon Series

21b

Parlophone

RO 20230

E 6231

Night and Day (From the film: “The Gay Divorce”)  (Cole Porter)

Richard Tauber - Tenor, With Orchestra

Parlophone Odeon Series

22a

Parlophone

R.3212

CE 12483

Trees (Kilmer - Rasbach, arr. Harris)

The Luton Girls Choir, Conducted by Arthur Davies with Orchestra, conducted by George Melachrino

 

22b

Parlophone

R.3212

CE 12483

Serenata (Toselli, arr. Davies)

The Luton Girls Choir, Conducted by Arthur Davies with Orchestra, conducted by George Melachrino

 

23a

Philips

PB.560

B21836H

By The Light Of The Silvery Moon (From the film “By The Light Of The Silvery Moon”) (Madden - Edwards)

Doris Day with Paul Weston and his Orchestra and the Norman Luboff Choir

B. Feldman

23b

Philips

PB.560

B21836H

Let It Ring (J. Edwards - Duddy)

Doris Day with Paul Weston and his Orchestra

Melcher-Toff

24a

Brunswick

03703-A

L4225

I Get The Blues When It Rains (Stoddard, Klauber)

The Ink Spots, Vocal with Instrumental Accompaniment

 

24b

Brunswick

03703-B

W73677

Either It’s Love Or It Isn’t (Roberts, Fisher) From Dead Reckoning

The Ink Spots, Vocal with Instrumental Accompaniment

 

25a

Brunswick

03892-A

L.4293

The More We Are Together - Fox-Trot (King)

Russ Morgan and his Orchestra

Vocalists: Russ Morgan and his ensemble

25b

Brunswick

03892-B

W73078

So Tired - Fox-Trot (Morgan, Stuart)

Russ Morgan and his Orchestra

Vocalists: Russ Morgan

26a

Brunswick

3264-A

 

Whadda You Say, We Get Together?” (Turk)

Macy and Smalle “The Radio Aces”

Vocal Duet with Piano

26b

Brunswick

3264-B

 

Where’d You Get Those Eyes? (Donaldson)

Macy and Smalle “The Radio Aces”

Vocal Duet with Piano

27a

Decca

F.10162

DR.17372

Hi-Lili Hi-Lo (Kaper, Deutsch)

Lita Rosa, Accompaniment directed by Johnny Douglas

 

27b

Decca

F.10162

DR.17934-1

Little Swiss Doll (G. Crowley)

Lita Rosa, Accompaniment directed by Johnny Douglas

 

28a

Decca

F.10168

DR.18072

Swedish Rhapsody (Featured in “The Stranger Left No Card” (Alfvén, adapt. Percy Faith)

Mantovani and his Orchestra

 

28b

Decca

F.10168

DR.18073

Jamaican Rumba (Arthur Benjamin)

Mantovani and his Orchestra

 

29a

Decca

F.9069

DR.13106 A

Charlie Kunz Piano Medley, No. D88

Part 1. Intro,: Ah! But It Happens (Dunham, Kent), All Dressed Up With A Broken Heart (Patrick, Reese, Val), When you’re in Love (O’Connor), Fields, John)

Charlie Kunz - Piano Solo with Rhythm Accompaniment

 

29b

Decca

F.9069

DR.13107 B

Charlie Kunz Piano Medley, No. D88

Part 2. Intro,: Time Alone Will Tell (Leslie, Lynd), Say Something Sweet to your Sweetheart (Tepper, Brodsky), Buttons and Bows (Livingston, Evans)

Charlie Kunz - Piano Solo with Rhythm Accompaniment

 

30a

Decca

F.9394

DR.14750 A

Charlie Kunz Piano Medley, No. D96

Part 1. Intro,: Best of All (Dewar, Sonin), We all have a song in our heart (Carl and Roger Yale); Is it true what they say about Dixie? (Caesar, Lerner, Marks)

Charlie Kunz - Piano Solo with Rhythm Accompaniment

 

30b

Decca

F.9394

DR.14751 A

Charlie Kunz Piano Medley, No. D96

Part 2. Intro,: Music! Music! Music! (Weiss, Baum); Cherry Stones (Jerome); Music! Music! Music! (Weiss, Baum)

Charlie Kunz - Piano Solo with Rhythm Accompaniment

 

31a

Decca

F.2361

GB 2680

Alice Blue Gown (From “Irene”) (Tierney, McCarthy)

Olive Groves

Soprano with Orchestral Accompaniment

31b

Decca

F.2361

GB 2680

The Garden of Love (“Veronique”) (Messager)

Olive Groves

Soprano with Orchestral Accompaniment

32a

Capitol (Decca)

CL.14251

CAP.11721

Darling if Vous Aime Beaucoup (Anna Sosenko)

Nat “King” Cole, with orchestra and chorus conducted by Nelson Riddle

Francis Day and Hunter. N.C.B.

32b

Capitol (Decca)

CL.14251

CAP.13326

The Sand and the Sea (Hal Hester, B. Parker)

Nat “King” Cole, with orchestra and chorus conducted by Nelson Riddle

Chappell and Co.

33a

Rex

8246-A

 

Jay Wilbur’s Piano Medley Part 1. Intro.; “Whispering”, “Keep Young and Beautiful”, “Let’s Fall in Love”.

Jay Wilbur

 

33b

Rex

8246-B

 

Jay Wilbur’s Piano Medley Part 2. Intro.; “Mighty Lak a Rose”, “If You Could Care For Me”, “I’ll Follow My Secret Heart”.

Jay Wilbur

 

34a

Polygon

P.1117

PL.174

The Little Shoemaker (Le Petit Cordonnier) (Parsons; Turner; Revil)

Petula Clark, with Malcolm Lockyer and his orchestra

Bourne Limited

34b

Polygon

P.1117

PL.174

Helpless (Meyer; Jansch; Wilke; Howard; Mervyn)

Petula Clark, with Malcolm Lockyer and his orchestra

Mills Music Ltd.

35a

Columbia

FB 1300

CA 15514

Roadway of Romance (Film: “Charing Cross Road”) (G and C Keyes)

Sung by Turner Layton at the piano

 

35b

Columbia

FB 1300

CA 15517

These Foolish Things (from “Spread it Abroad”) (Marvell - Strachey)

Sung by Turner Layton at the piano

 

36a

Columbia

4856

A-7196

This Year of Grace - Dance Little Lady (Coward)

Layton and Johnstone. American Duettists with piano.

Chappell and Co. Ltd. London

36b

Columbia

4856

A-7196

This Year of Grace - A Room with a View (Coward)

Layton and Johnstone. American Duettists with piano.

Chappell and Co. Ltd. London

37a

Columbia

DB346

WA 10858

I Remember You from Somewhere (Leslie and Warren)

Layton and Johnstone. American Duettists with piano.

Victoria Music Publishing Ltd.

37b

Columbia

DB346

WA 10863

So Beats My Heart For You (Theme Song: “Ra, Ra, Daze!”) (Ballard, Henderson and Waring)

Layton and Johnstone. American Duettists with piano.

Victoria Music Publishing Ltd.

38a

Columbia

4268

A-4865

Talking to the Moon (Little and Baskette)

Layton and Johnstone. American Duettists with piano.

Francis Day and Hunter

38b

Columbia

4268

A-4871

Billy Boy (Frank Crumit)

Layton and Johnstone. American Duettists with piano.

Francis Day and Hunter

39a

Columbia

DB371

WA 10950

Make Yourself a Happiness Pie (Nelson and Perkins)

Layton and Johnstone. American Duettists with piano.

Lawrence Wright Music Co. London.

39b

Columbia

DB371

WA 10951

My Baby Just Cares For Me (Theme Song: “Whoopee!”) (Kahn & Donaldson)

Layton and Johnstone. American Duettists with piano.

Francis Day and Hunter

40a

Columbia

D.B. 2052

CA 18737

La Tosca Love and Music (Vissi d’Art) (Music: Puccini, Words: Kingston)

Joan Hammond, (Soprano) Accompanied by the Hallé Orchestra, Conducted by Leslie Heward

BIEM

40b

Columbia

D.B. 2052

CA 18738

Gianni Schicchi, O My Beloved Daddy (O Mio Babbino Caro) (Music: Puccini, Words: P. Pitt)

Joan Hammond, Accompanied by the Hallé Orchestra, Conducted by Leslie Heward

BIEM

41a

Columbia

5671

A-9500

Sweet Nothings (Rettenberg)

Piano Solo by Billy Mayerl

Lawrence Wright Music Co. London.

41b

Columbia

5671

A-9501

Jasmine (A Syncopated Impression) (Mayerl)

Piano Solo by Billy Mayerl

Keith Prowse Co. London

42a

Columbia

D.B. 3051

CA22107

Blue Tango (Leroy Anderson)

Ray Martin and his Concert Orchestra

Mecolico

42b

Columbia

D.B. 3051

CA22108

Unforgettable (Gordon)

Ray Martin and his Concert Orchestra

World Copyrights Ltd.

43a

Columbia

5334

A 8686

Mr. Cinders - Spread a Little Happiness (Grey & Ellis)

Binny Hale (Soprano) with Al Starita and his Novelty Orchestra

Chappell and Co. Ltd. London

43b

Columbia

5334

A 8688

Mr. Cinders - I’m a One-Man Girl (Grey, Robin & Myers)

Duet: Binny Hale and Bobby Howes with Al Starita and his Novelty Orchestra

Chappell and Co. Ltd. London