The Discographer - August 2013 - 1

The Discographer Newsletter
Supplement Newsletter to the 78rpm Collectors Community Website - www.78rpmcommunity.com

Discographies
Wilhelm Backhaus
Bing Crosby
Jim Davidson
Beethoven Symphonies
Artur Rubinstein
Waring's Pennsylvanians
- The RENA 78rpm Label
- Audacity Software Review
- Jim Davidson - Regal Zonophone
Output on 78rpm
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HIGHLIGHTS
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- The REX Label
- Getting Better Transfers from your 78s
- Stroboscope Disc for 78rpm
- Cataloging your 78rpm Collection -Part 1
- 78 rpm Stylus Sizes
Number 1
The 78rpm Collectors Community Newsletter - August 2013 2
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Inside this Edition:
Page 3 - Wilhelm Backhaus -
HMV, Red Seal 78rpm Output
Page 6 - British Labels - RENA
Page 7 - 78rpm Review (New
music samples on the site...)
Page 9; 11; 12; 13 - Jim
Davidson - Regal Zonophones
Output on 78rpm
Page 8 - Stroboscope Disc
Page 10 - Label Scans
Page 12 - 78rpm Puzzle Record
Label Scans
Page 15 - Audacity Software
Review
Page 16 - How to Pack 78rpms
Safely
Page 18; 19 - Bing Crosbys
Brunswick 78rpm Output
Page 20 - New Website Features
Page 22 - Beethoven
Symphonys on 78rpm
Page 24 - New Photo
Collections
Page 25; 26 - Waring's
Pennsylvanians 78rpm Output
Page 27 - Cataloging your
78rpm Collection -Part 1
Page 28; 29 - Restoring 78rpms
Part 1
Page 29 - The REX Label
Discography
Page 34 - The Eccentricities of
Collecting 78s
Page 34 - Artur Rubinstein
78rpms Discography
Page 39 - Getting Better
Transfers from your 78s
Backhaus was quick
to recognize the
importance of the
gramophone.
His July 15, 1909
abridged recording of
the Grieg Piano
Concerto, lasting
about six minutes,
was not only the rst
recording of that
work, but the rst
time any concerto
had ever been
recorded.
Later, on January 5,
1928, he made the
rst complete set of
recordings of the
Chopin tudes.
Wilhelm Backhaus - HMV, DB 78rpm
Output
Compiled by Nathan Davis
The following is a small, incomplete representative
discography of Wilhelm Backhaus's H.M.V., 'DB' 78rpm
recordings.
According to some critics, Wilhelm Backhaus was one of
the rst modern artists of the keyboard and played with a
clean, spare, and objective style. In spite of this analytic
approach, his performances are full of feeling. One of the
rst pianists to leave recordings, he had a long career on
the concert stage and in the studio and left us a great
legacy. He recorded virtually the complete works of
Beethoven and a large quantity of Mozart and Brahms,
and he was also the rst to record the Chopin etudes, in
1928; this is still widely regarded as one of the best
recordings of the work. Backhaus plays them smoothly
and softly, overcoming their technical challenges without
apparent effort.
His chamber music recordings include Brahms's cello
sonatas, with Pierre Fournier, and Franz Schubert's Trout
Quintet with the International Quartet and Claude
Hobday.
Backhaus was quick to recognize the importance of the
gramophone. His July 15, 1909 abridged recording of the
Grieg Piano Concerto, lasting about six minutes, was not
only the rst recording of that work, but the rst time any
concerto had ever been recorded. Later, on January 5,
1928, he made the rst complete set of recordings of the
Chopin tudes.
KEY - ! 78rpm Electric " 78rpm Acoustic
1. ! DB 926 BACKHAUS Naila Valse (Delibes-
Dohnayi) * Electric recording
2. ! DB 926 BACKHAUS Liebestraum No.3 (Liszt) *
Electric recording
3. ! DB 928 BACKHAUS (a) Prelude in C Major Op.
28 No.1 (b) Etude in C Major Op.10 No.1 (c) Etude
in A Minor Op.10 No.2 (Chopin) * Electric
recording
4. ! DB 928 BACKHAUS (a) Etude in C Minor Op.
10 No.12 (b) Etude in F Major Op.25 No.3 (Chopin)
* Electric recording
5. ! DB 929 BACKHAUS Waldersreuschen (Liszt) *
Electric recording
6. ! DB 929 BACKHAUS (a) Waltz in D at Major
Op.64 No.1 (b) Etude in C Major Op.10 No.7
(Chopin) * Electric recording
7. ! DB 1013 BACKHAUS Hungarian Rhapsody No.
2 (Liszt) I-II
8. ! DB 1031-1032 BACKHAUS Sonata in C Minor
(Pathetique) Op.13 (Beethoven) I-IV
9. ! DB 1033 BACKHAUS Berceuse (Chopin)
10. ! DB 1033 BACKHAUS (a) Moment musical 0p.94
No.3 (Schubert) (b) Traumerei (Schumann)
11. ! DB 1125 BACKHAUS Triana "Iberia" (Albeniz)
12. ! DB 1125 BACKHAUS Military March in E at
(Schubert) Op.51 No.3
13. ! DB 1126 BACKHAUS (a) Moment musicals Op.
94 No.3 (Schubert) (b) Impromptu in B at - I.
14. ! DB 1126 BACKHAUS Impromptu in B at - II.
(Schubert) Op.142 No.3
15. ! DB 1130 BACKHAUS Zigeunertanz (Smetana)
16. ! DB 1130 BACKHAUS Caprice espagnole
(Moszkowski)
17. ! DB 1131 BACKHAUS Berceuse in D at Major
0p.57 (Chopin)
18. ! DB 1131 BACKHAUS Waltz in E at Major Op.
18.No. 1 (Chopin)
19. ! DB 1132 BACKHAUS Etudes Op.10: Nos.1 and
7 in C Major (Chopin)
20. ! DB 1132 BACKHAUS Etudes Op.10: No.2 in A
Minor (b) No.3 in E Major (Chopin)
21. ! DB 1133 BACKHAUS Etudes Op.10: No.8 in F
Major (b) No.4 in C sharp Minor (Chopin)
22. ! DB 1133 BACKHAUS Etudes Op.10: No.5 in G
at Major (b) No.6 in E at Minor (Chopin)
23. ! DB 1134 BACKHAUS Etudes Op.10: No.10 in A
at Major (b) No.9 in F Minor (Chopin)
24. ! DB 1134 BACKHAUS Etudes Op.10: No.11 in E
at Major (b) No.12 in C Minor (Chopin)
25. ! DB 1178 BACKHAUS Etudes Op.25: Nos.1 in A
at Major (b) 12 in C Minor (Chopin)
26. ! DB 1178 BACKHAUS Etudes Op.25: Nos.2 in F
Minor (b) No.11 in A Minor (Chopin)
27. ! DB 1179 BACKHAUS Etudes Op.25: No.3 in F
Major (b) No.4 in A Minor (c) No.8 in D at Major
(Chopin)
28. ! DB 1179 BACKHAUS Etudes Op.25: No.5 in E
Minor (b) No.6 in G sharp Minor (Chopin)
29. ! DB 1180 BACKHAUS Etudes Op.25: No.7 in C
sharp Minor (Chopin)
30. ! DB 1180 BACKHAUS Etudes Op.25: No.9 in G
at Major (c) No.10 in B Minor (Chopin)
31. ! DB 1195 BACKHAUS Scherzo: Midsummer
Night's Dream (Mendelssohn)
32. ! DB 1195 BACKHAUS Minuet: Sonata No.11 in
G Major 0p.78 (Schubert)
33. ! DB 1388-1389 BACKHAUS Variations on a
theme of Paganini Op.35 (Brahms) I-IV
34. ! DB 1425-1428 BACKHAUS & LONDON
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (Barbirolli) Concerto
No.4 in G Major Op.58 (Beethoven) I-VIII
35. ! DB 1839-1843 BACKHAUS (Piano)/BBC
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (Boult) Concerto No.
1 in D Minor Op.15 (Brahms) I-X
36. ! DB 1894 BACKHAUS Ballade in D Minor
(Brahms)
37. ! DB 1894 BACKHAUS Ballade in D Major 0p.10
No.1 (Brahms)
38. ! DB 1895 BACKHAUS Scherzo in E at Major
Op.4 (Brahms) I-II
39. ! DB 1896 BACKHAUS Waltzes Op.39 Nos.1,2,15
(Brahms)
40. ! DB 1896 BACKHAUS Hungarian Dances Nos.6
& 7 (Brahms)
41. ! DB 1897 BACKHAUS Ballade in G Minor Op.
118. No.3 (Brahms)
42. ! DB 1897 BACKHAUS (a) Intermezzo in A Minor
Op.76 No.7 (b) Capriccio in C Op.76 No.8 (Brahms)
Continued on page 4
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43. ! DB 1898 BACKHAUS (a) Intermezzo in F Minor
Op.118 No.4 (b) Romance in F Op.118 No.5
(Brahms)
44. ! DB 1898 BACKHAUS Intermezzo in E at
Minor Op.118 No.6 (Brahms)
45. ! DB 1899 BACKHAUS Rhapsody in B Minor Op.
79 No.1 (Brahms) I-II
46. ! DB 1900 BACKHAUS Rhapsody in G Minor
Op.79 No.2 (Brahms)
47. ! DB 1900 BACKHAUS (a) Intermezzo in A Minor
Op.118 No.1 (b) Intermezzo in A Major 0p.118 No.
2 (Brahms)
48. ! DB 2059 BACKHAUS Prelude in C Major Op.28
No.1; Etude in C Major Op. 10 No.1 (Chopin)
49. ! DB 2059 BACKHAUS Fantasie-Impromptu in C
sharp minor Op.66 (Chopin)
50. ! DB 2074-2076 BACKHAUS & NEW
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (Barbirolli) Concerto
in A minor Op.16 (Grieg) I-VI
51. ! DB 2405-2406 BACKHAUS Sonata in C sharp
minor "Moonlight" Op.27 No.2 (Beethoven) I-III
52. ! DB 2405-2406 BACKHAUS 4th Side: Pastorale
"Christmas Oratorio" (Bach)
53. ! DB 2407-2408 BACKHAUS Sonata in E at
Major Op.81a "Les Adieux" (Beethoven) I-III
54. ! DB 2407-2408 BACKHAUS 4th Side: Prelude &
Fugue No.22 in B at Major (Bach)
55. ! 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
56. ! DB 2803 BACKHAUS Waltzes Op.39 (Brahms) I-
II (See also DB-6849)
57. ! DB 2804 BACKHAUS Waltzes Op.39 (Brahms) -
III (See also DB-6850)
58. ! DB 2804 BACKHAUS Intermezzo in E Major
Op.116 No.4 (Brahms) (See also DB-6851)
Major Op.117 No.1 (Brahms) (See also DB-6852)
60. ! DB 2805 BACKHAUS Intermezzo in B at minor
61. ! DB 2806 BACKHAUS Intermezzo in B minor
62. ! DB 2806 BACKHAUS Intermezzo in E minor
63. ! DB 2807 BACKHAUS Capriccios Op.76 No.2 in
B minor & Op.116 No.1 in D minor (Brahms) (See
also DB-6850, 6851, 6651, 6650 resp.)
64. ! DB 2807 BACKHAUS Intermezzi Op.116 No.2
in A minor & Op.119 No.3 in C Major (Brahms)
(See also DB-6850, 6851, 6651, 6650 resp.)
65. ! DB 2808 BACKHAUS Variations on an original
theme Op.21 No.1 (Brahms) I-II (See also DB-6848)
66. ! DB 2809 BACKHAUS Moment musical in A at
Major Op.94 No.6 (Schubert)
67. ! DB 2809 BACKHAUS Soiree de Vienne No.6
(Schubert-Liszt)
68. ! DB 3218-3220 BACKHAUS Sonata in C minor
Op.111 (Beethoven)
69. ! DB 3218-3220 BACKHAUS 6th Side: Prelude &
Fugue No.1 in C (Bach)
70. ! DB 3221-3224 BACKHAUS Fantasia in C Major
Op.17 (Schumann)
71. ! DB 3221-3224 BACKHAUS 8th Side: Nachtstuck
in F Op.23 No.4 (Schumann)
72. ! DB 3930-3935 BACKHAUS & SAXON STATE
ORCHESTRA (Bohm) Concerto No.2 in B at
Major Op.83 (Brahms) I-XII (See also 5500-5505
and 10069-10072)
73. ! DB 5500-5505 BACKHAUS & SAXON STATE
ORCHESTRA (Bohm) Concerto No2 in B at
Major Op.83 (Brahms) I-XII (3930-5)
74. ! DB 5674-5677 BACKHAUS & BERLIN STATE
ORCHESTRA (Zaun) Concerto in D Major K.537
"Coronation" (Mozart) I-VIII
75. ! DB 6788-6790 BACKHAUS Sonata in E at
Major Op.31 No.3 (Beethoven) I-V
76. ! DB 6788-6790 BACKHAUS 6th Side:
Impromptu in E at Major Op.90 No.2 (Schubert)
77. ! DB 6810-6811 BACKHAUS Sonata in A Major
K.331 (Mozart)
78. ! DB 6848 BACKHAUS Variations on an Original
Theme Op.21 No.1 (Brahms) I-II (See also
DB-2808)
79. ! DB 6849 BACKHAUS Waltzes Op.39 (Brahms)
Nos.1 - 5 (See also DB-2803)
80. ! DB 6849 BACKHAUS Waltzes Op.39 (Brahms)
Nos.6 - 11 (See also DB-2803)
81. ! DB 6650 BACKHAUS Waltzes Op.39 - Nos.
12-16 (See also DB-2804)
82. ! DB 6650 BACKHAUS (a) Capriccio in B minor
0p.76 No.2 (Brahms) (b) Intermezzo in C Major Op.
119 No.3 (Brahms) (See also DB-2807)
83. ! DB 6851 BACKHAUS (a) Capriccio in D minor
Op.116 No.1 (Brahms) (b) Intermezzo in A minor
84. ! DB 6851 BACKHAUS Intermezzo in E Major
Op.116 No.4. (Brahms) (See also DB-2804)
Major Op.117 No.1 (Brahms) (See also DB-2805)
86. ! DB 6652 BACKHAUS Intermezzo in B at minor
87. ! DB 6653 BACKHAUS Intermezzo in B minor
88. ! DB 6653 BACKHAUS Intermezzo in E minor
89. ! DB 6871-6872 BACKHAUS Italian Concerto
(Bach) I-III
90. ! DB 6871-6872 BACKHAUS 4th Side: Prelude in
B at Major - No.21 of the "48" (Bach) (Book 2)
91. ! DB 10043-10044 BACKHAUS Sonata in C sharp
minor "Moonlight" Op.27 No.2 (Beethoven) I-III
(NOTE: Duplicated Swedish Nos. used for Swedish Auto
Coupling release of 2405-2406)
92. ! DB 10043-10044 BACKHAUS 4th Side:
Pastorale "Christmas Oratorio" (Bach) (NOTE:
Duplicated Swedish Nos. used for Swedish Auto Coupling
release of 2405-2406)
93. ! DB 10062S-10063 BACKHAUS Sonata in E at
Major Op.81a "Les Adieux" (Beethoven) I-III
(NOTE: Duplicated Swedish Nos. used for Swedish Auto
Continued on page 5
Wilhelm Backhaus cont
94. ! DB 10069-10072 BACKHAUS & SAXON
STATE ORCHESTRA (Bohm) Concerto No.2 in B
at Major Op.83 (Brahms) I-XII (See also
3930-3935 and 5500-5505) (NOTE: Duplicated
Swedish Nos. used for Swedish Auto Coupling
release of 3930-3935 and 5500-5505)
95. ! DB 10076-10079 BACKHAUS & BERLIN
STATE ORCHESTRA (Zaun) Concerto in D
Major K.537 "Coronation" (Mozart) I-VIII (NOTE:
Duplicated Swedish Nos. used for Swedish Auto
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Wilhelm Backhaus (piano)
! HMV DB 1131
(a) Waltz in E Flat, Op.18 (Chopin) mx 2-05602
(b) Berceuse (Chopin) mx 2-05523
Rec: 4-01-1928 (Berceuse) 1928 (Waltz)
http://www.78rpmcommunity.com/music/707/wilhelm-
backhaus
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Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
Oh Baby! (Parts 1 and 2)
(1) ! Parlophone E 11453, mx XCO 36266, 1947
(2) ! Parlophone E 11453, mx XCO 36267, 1947
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Sydney Baynes and his Radio Dance Band
(1) ! EBW 5419, mx 14000, Nov 1931, Nobody's Sweetheart Now
(2) ! EBW 5419, mx 13999, Nov 1931 (Vocals by The Carlyle
Cousins), When It's Sleepy Time Down South
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Jan Savitt & his Top Hatters
(1) ! PBS 064675-1, mx ??, Chicago, 6 Aug 1941, "I See A Million
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(2) ! PBS 061263-1, mx ??, Hollywood, 26 May 1941, "La
Cinquantaine" (a.k.a. "The Golden Wedding")
Spike Hughes and his Dance Orchestra
(1) ! Decca F 1844, mx MB.1547, I Like To Do Things For You
(2) ! Decca F 1844, mx MB.1548, Happy Feet
Rec. London, 27 June 1930
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The Six Swingers (Dir. George Scott Wood)
(1) ! Columbia Magic Notes DF 2431, mx CA 16.971-1, 1938, Park
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Benny Goodman and His Orchestra

(1) ! Capitol I 5409, mx ??, "Undercurrent"
(2) ! Capitol I 5409, mx 3959-6 Z, "Ma belle Marguerite"
Rec. (All) 2 October 1949
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Edison Bell Dance Orchestra
As "Regent Dance Orchestra"
(1) ! EBW 4476, mx 10212-1, Sept 1926
(2) ! EBW 4480, mx 10234-1, Sept 1926
(3) ! EBW 4472, mx 10269-2, Sept 1926
(4) ! EBW 4542, mx 10374-2, Sep-Oct 1926
(5) ! EBW 4549, mx 10417-1, 22 Oct 1926
(6) ! EBW 4549, 10418-1, 22 Oct 1926
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(2) ! EBW 4473, mx 10261, Sept 1926
(3) ! EBW 4517, mx 10390, Oct 1926
(4) ! EBW 4559, mx 10453, 4 Nov 1926
(5) ! EBW 4630, mx 10732, Mar 1927
(6) ! EBW 4666, mx 10906, 10 Jun 1927
(7) ! EBW 4666, mx 10908, 10 Jun 1927
(8) ! EBW 4699, mx 11007, Aug 1927
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The Rhythm Maniacs
(1) ! Decca F 1623, mx MB.881, 23 Jan 1930
(2) ! Decca F 1623, mx MB.880, 23 Jan 1930
(3) ! Decca F 1631, mx MB.915, 31 Jan 1930
(4) ! Decca F 1640, mx MB.968, 18 Feb 1930
(5) ! Decca F 1640, mx MB.969, 18 Feb 1930
(6) ! Decca F 1677, mx MB.1022, 5 Mar 1930
(7) ! Decca F 1677, mx MB.1023, 5 Mar 1930
(8) ! Decca F 1799, mx MB.1366, 20 May 1930
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Roger Wolfe Kahn and his Orchestra
(1) ! Victor 20045-A, mx ??, At Peace With the World
(2) ! Victor 20045-B, mx ??, I'd Climb the Highest Mountain If I
Know I'd Find You
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Billy Cotton and His Band
Rhapsody In Blue (Parts 1 and 2)
! Regal Zonophone MR 957, mx CAR.1978/1979
Rec. London, 19 May 1933
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(1) ! UK Columbia FB1948, mx CT1539, Big Rock Candy
Mountain
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BRITISH LABELS: RENA
Written and Prepared by Wes Williams
The following article is from an on-going series featured on
the 78rpm Collectors Community website. The articles
focus on British labels. This article outlines the RENA
label which began on 1908 using material from the
Columbia catalog.
In our next newsletter, well feature an article on the
Edison Bell Winner label.
It may seem strange to document a relatively
unknown label that was only in business for
about a year, but the Rena label was one of the
main foundations for the development of the
Columbia Company in Britain, its later British
ownership, and a large part of the EMI empire.
The Rena Manufacturing Company was
founded in 1908 by Louis Sterling (1879-1958)
and Norbert Rodkinson (1873-1927), both
American born, but major gures in European
record manufacturing business.
Rodkinson had been with Deutsche
Grammophon in Berlin since 1904, and Sterling
had been General Manager of Zonophone in
1904 and 1905, but had left to form the Russell
Hunting Company with two other partners. This
company had produced Sterling cylinders.
However, the company had failed, probably a
reection of decrease in cylinder popularity, and
was sold to Edison Bell. Many Sterling cylinders
later appeared as Pathe discs.
The material released by Rena was from the
Columbia catalogue, and their double-sided
records were pressed by Columbia. However,
they were sold at 6d (0.025) less than the
Columbia records. The rst Rena records were
released in December 1908,and the rst label
design was a claret label with ornate gold
inscriptions.
Some Rena issues even bore a stick-on label
showing Columbia patent numbers
The second Rena label design was dark blue with
gold and white lettering with a trade mark
emblem of a double ute player (perhaps the
mythological character Marsyas?). The label
shown below was issued just after Columbia took
over Rena, and shows no Columbia markings or
stick-over labels.
Rena became part of Columbia in late 1909, and
Columbia abandoned their existing D series of
double-sided records. Columbia continued to
issue Rena labelled discs (but with the Columbia
name in the lower arc of the label) from
December 1909 (or perhaps slightly later
considering the label above) to September 1910
(Nos. 1218 to 1408).
The Rena name lived on in the name Columbia-
Rena, used on Columbia 10 inch double sided
records until October 1915. The Rena
numbering system remained in use for 10 inch
Columbia records until April 1930, reaching
5740.
Louis Sterling became the head of Columbia,
then Managing Director of EMI, founding the
famous Abbey Road Studios, and was knighted
for his services.
Dating
Note: A few numbers out of sequence are not shown.
998 - Special Rena issue to dealers, Dec 1909
999; 1000 - Special Rena issue on death of Edward
VII, June 1910
1001 - 1050 - Dec 1908 'Rena'
1051 - 1242 - Jan to Nov 1909 'Rena'
1218 - 1242 - Dec 1909 Columbia owned 'Rena'
1243 - 1408 - Jan to Sept 1910 Columbia owned
'Rena'
1409 - 1518 Oct to Dec 1910 'Columbia-Rena'
1519 - 1782 - 1911 'Columbia-Rena'
1783 - 2030 - 1912 'Columbia-Rena'
2031 - 2276 - 1913 'Columbia-Rena'
2277 - 2483 - 1914 'Columbia-Rena'
2484 - 2584 - Up to Oct 1915 'Columbia-Rena'
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Collectors Community website over the past month...
The following audio samples can all be heard on
the 78rpm Collectors Community website at
www.78rpmcommunity.com/music
Jazz/Swing/Big Bands
A wonderful collection of Ambrose at his best -
mint transfers from his early output from HMV.
Well worth a listen...
Ambrose And His Orchestra 1930-1932
(1) ! HMV B 5814, mx Bb 19081, Apr 8 1930
(2) ! HMV B 5824, mx Bb 19260, Apr 24 1930
(3) ! HMV B 5869, mx Bb 19896, Jul 14 1930
(4) ! HMV B 5904, mx Bb 19897, Jul 14 1930
(5) ! HMV B 5909, mx Bb 20283, Oct 13 1930
(6) ! HMV B 6061, mx OB 1350, Sep 3 1931
(7) ! HMV B 6158, mx OB 3027, Mar 9 1932
(8) ! HMV B 6261, mx OB 4262, Oct 18 1932
http://www.78rpmcommunity.com/music/815/
ambrose-and-his-orchestra-1930-1
Mamie Smith and Her Jazz Band
(1) ! Okeh 4416-B, mx S70101-C, 18 Aug 1921
(2) ! Okeh 4446-A, mx S70127-E, 30 Aug 1921
(3) ! Okeh 4446-B, mx S70141, 5 Sep 1921
(4) ! Okeh 4781-A, mx S-71161-C, 9 Jan 1923
(5) ! Okeh 4781-B, mx S-71112-B, 20 Dec 1922
Rec. (all) New York
mamie-smith-and-her-jazz-band
Joe Daniels and His Hot Shots
(1) ! Parlophone A 6748, mx CE8462, Twelfth
Street Rag. Rec.1937
(2) ! Parlophone A6748, mx CE8463, The Sheik
of Araby. Rec.1937
(3) ! Parlophone A 7491, mx CE10985, Pig in a
Poke
(4) ! Parlophone A 7491, mx CE10987, Rubber
Ball Rhythm
joe-daniels-and-his-hot-shots
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
(1) ! HMV B 9292, mx OA070683-2, The 'C'
Jam Blues
(2) ! HMV B 9292, mx OA070684-2, Moon
Mist
Rec. 1942
duke-ellington-and-his-orchestra
Eddie Carol and Corn Cobbers
(1) ! Pacic PB-056, mx ??, Swing the Mountain
Gal
(2) ! Pacic PB-056, mx ??, Sally Good'in
(Square Dance - Australian style)
Rec. 1953
eddie-carol-and-corn-cobbers
Victor Silvester's Jive Band
(1) ! Col FB2980, mx CA19370, Nov 13 1943
(2) ! Col FB2980, mx CA19371, Nov 13 1943
(3) ! Col FB2996, mx CA19407, Jan 14 1944
(4) ! Col FB3008, mx CA19444, Feb 17 1944
(5) ! Col FB3019, mx CA19467, Mar 27 1944
(6) ! Col FB3072, mx CA19629, Nov 14 1944
(7) ! Col FB3072, mx CA19630, Nov 14 1944
(8) ! Col FB3153, mx CA19748, May 2 1945
Rec. (all) London
victor-silvester-039-s-jive-ban
Savoy Havana Band
(1) ! HMV B2085, mx Bb6283, 2 July 1925
(2) ! HMV B2186, mx Bb6982, 5 Nov 1925
(3) ! HMV B5002, mx Bb7758, 22 Jan 1926
(4) ! HMV B5027, mx Bb7980, 26 Feb 1926
(5) ! HMV B5094, mx Bb8580, 23 Jun 1926
(6) ! HMV B5229, mx Bb10192, 18 Feb 1927
(7) ! HMV B5273, mx Bb10669, 2 May 1927
(8) ! HMV B5359, mx Bb11482, 15 Sep 1927
savoy-havana-band
Very atmospheric Barcelona recording
from...early 1950s?
Luis Maravilla (gtr), Ramon de Loja (voc)
and Pilar Calvo (perc)
(1) and (2) Zambra del Sagromonte
! Odeon 184.899 mx SO10740, 1950s(?)
Rec. Barcelona
http://www.78rpmcommunity.com/mp3-music/
albums/410
Mabel Robinson with The 4 Blackamoors
(1) ! Decca Sepia 8568, mx 69551, 1941
Don't Give Up The Old Love
(2) ! Decca Sepia 8568, mx 69552, 1941
Search Your Heart And See
Rec. New York City
http://www.78rpmcommunity.com/mp3-music/
albums/409
The Devillers, (Novelty Instrumental
Quintet)
(1) Regal G 9050, mx A 6397, Late 1927
Mediteranean Blues
(2) Regal G 9050, mx A 6791, Early 1928
You Don't Like It Not Much
the-devillers-novelty-instrume
Ella Fitzgerald / Louis Armstrong (w)
Dave Barbour and His Orchestra)
(1) ! Columbia DO-70043, mx ??
Who Walks In When I Walk Out
ella-tzgerald-louis-armstron
(2) ! Columbia DO-70043, mx 84356
April in Portugal
Louis Armstrong - Sir Oliver and His Orchestra
louis-armstrong
Classical
A ne performance - in strikingly good sound -
with Harty & the Halle Orchestra. Part of the
1927 English Columbia Beethoven Centennial
Series.
Beethoven - Symphony No.4
! American Columbia Set M-4, mx ??
Halle Orchestra (c) Hamilton Harty
Rec. 11/26 & 11/27, 1926, Free Trade Hall,
Manchester.
harty-amp-the-halle-orch-beet
This recording has often been described as the
nest of all interpretations of Borodin's
Symphony #2 recorded in 1929 with the London
Symphony Orchestra.
Symphony No.2 in B Minor (Borodin)
(1-6) ! H.M.V. DB 1554-1556; mx 32-115;
32-116; 32-1046; 32-1047; 32-2136; 32-1048
Rec. 1929
London Symphony Orchestra (c) Albert Coates
symphony-no-2-borodin-albert-co
Carmen Opera - Complete
(1-32) ! HMV C 7372-C 73790, mx 102-784 -
102-803
Soloists & Members of La Scala Orchestra (c)
Milan Carlo Sabajno
Rec. 1932
carmen-opera-complete-hmv
NEW DOCUMENTS
A wealth of early Broadcast, Dominion, Edison,
Imperial, Broadcast, Actuelle and Columbia record lists
has been uploaded by one of our members to the les
section of our website. The recent addition of these
excellent lists is greatly sort and eagerly welcomed by
researchers, hobbyists and collectors.
For a complete listing of all the supplements, see the
following link:
http://www.78rpmcommunity.com/folder/31/various-
catalogue-supplements
English Parlophone F100 series
F100 feb 1935-F999 jan 1938
http://www.78rpmcommunity.com/folder/33/english-
parlophone-f100-series
Various Catalogue Supplements
(Includes: Columbia Records, Nero First Records,
Columbia - Aug 1929, Edison Bell List no 342, Vocalion
Records - Nov Bulletin no 7, Broadcast Records List no
6, Coliseum Records -Nov 1924, Vocalion Records
Bulletin no 5 - Sept 1921, Eclipse Records (and) New
Records for Oct 1915)
http://www.78rpmcommunity.com/folder/30/various-
catalogue-supplements
Chappell Records
The Chappell Record and the Chappell de Luxe Record
Catalog
http://www.78rpmcommunity.com/folder/35/
chappell-records
Parlophone - English F100 Series
F100 February 1935; F999 January 1938
http://www.78rpmcommunity.com/folder/34/
parlophone-english-f100-series
Record Supplement of His Masters' Voice
Feb 1920, June 1920, Nov 1920, Jan 1921, Feb 1921,
July 1921, Aug 1921
http://www.78rpmcommunity.com/folder/33/record-
supplement-of-his-masters
STROBOSCOPE DISC FOR 78RPM
TURNTABLE
Print out and use this stroboscope disc to test the
accuracy of your turntable.
!
Jim Davidson - Regal
Zonophone Output on 78rpm
James Hutchinson (Jim) Davidson (1902-1982),
band leader, was born on 6 August 1902 at
Balmain, Sydney, second son of Alexander
Davidson, a restaurant cook from New Zealand,
and his English-born wife Mabel, ne Walker. His
maternal grandfather encouraged his interest in
music, taking him to hear the American
bandmaster John Philip Sousa on his Australian
tour of 1911. Davidson took up the cornet, joining
his school cadet band and a local church band.
After leaving school at 14, he found work with the
soap manufacturer Lever Bros Pty Ltd. His days,
however, were a means to an end and nights were
given over to music. Replacing his cornet with a
drum kit, he played in dance band and cinema pit
ensembles.
Having moved to Melbourne, he signed a contract
with the Australian Broadcasting Commission,
where he enlarged his newly formed orchestra and
performed over the national network to all States.
Broadcasting from Sydney from 1936, Jim
Davidsons ABC Dance Band, with the trumpeter
Jim Gussey, the vocalist Alice Smith and the
trombonist and arranger George Trevare, became
the most popular in the country. It presented dance
programs on Friday and Saturday evenings and
played for other ABC shows including 'Out of the
Bag' and 'A.B.C. Parade'. In 1937-39 the band
made three interstate tours, with a variety of artists
including Bob Dyer, Tex Morton and Gladys
Moncrieff. Davidson was a strict but encouraging
leader who inspired great loyalty in his players.
This discography is ordered via record number
(alphanumerical)
Produced by the 78rpm Collectors' Community
www.78rpmcommunity.com
Version 1a - August 2013
1. Regal Zonophone ! G 21717 Forty-Second
Street w. Al Dubin m. Harry Warren Jim
Davidson and his New Palais Royal Orchestra
Sydney WT-1256 6 June 1933
2. Regal Zonophone ! G 21717 Shufe Off To
Buffalo w. Al Dubin m. Harry Warren
Rhythm Boys Jim Davidson and his New
Palais Royal Orchestra Sydney WT-1255 6
June 1933
3. Regal Zonophone ! G 21718 I'll Do My
Best To Make You Happy w.m. Ray Noble
John Warren Jim Davidson and his New
Palais Royal Orchestra Sydney WT 1257 6
June 1933
4. Regal Zonophone ! G 21718 Pink Elephants
w. Mort Dixon m. Harry Woods Jim
Davidson Jim Davidson and his New Palais
Royal Orchestra Sydney WT 1258 6 June
1933
5. Regal Zonophone ! G 21741 Have You
Ever Been Lonely? w. Billy Hill (as George
Brown) m. Peter De Rose Rhythm Boys Jim
Davidson and his New Palais Royal Orchestra
Sydney WT-1262 28 June 1933
6. Regal Zonophone ! G 21741 Sittin' In The
Dark w. Harold Adamson m. Jesse Greer
Palais Royal Orchestra Sydney WT-1261 28
June 1933
7. Regal Zonophone ! G 21742 Let Me Give
My Happiness To You w. Douglas Furber m.
George Posford Barbara James Jim Davidson
and his New Palais Royal Orchestra Sydney
WT 1264 28 June 1933
8. Regal Zonophone ! G 21742 Tell Me
Tonight(1) w. Bernie Grossman m. Alfred
Newman and C. M. Ziehrer John Warren
Jim Davidson and his New Palais Royal
Orchestra WT 1263 28 June 1933
9. Regal Zonophone ! G 21764 Adorable w.
George Marion Jnr m. Richard A. Whiting
July 1933
10. Regal Zonophone ! G 21764 My First Love
To Last w. George Marion Jr. m. Richard
Whiting John Warren Jim Davidson and his
New Palais Royal Orchestra Sydney WT
1268 26 July 1933
11. Regal Zonophone ! G 21804 In The Valley
Of The Moon w.m. Joe Burke and Charles
Tobias John Warren Jim Davidson and his
1278 14 September 1933
12. Regal Zonophone ! G 21806 Isn't This A
Night For Love w.m. Val Burton and Will
Jason John Warren Jim Davidson and his
1280 14 September 1933
13. Regal Zonophone ! G 21806 Sing To Me
September 1933
Continued on page 11
78RPM LABEL SCANS
A selection of some recently uploaded 78rpm
record label scans from members of the 78rpm
Collectors Community...
14. Regal Zonophone ! G 21837 Remember
My Forgotten Man w. Al Dubin m. Harry
Warren Grace Quine Jim Davidson and his
1292 25 October 1933
15. Regal Zonophone ! G 21845 Eventide
November 1933
16. Regal Zonophone ! G 21845 Original
Dixieland One-Step "w.m. Joe Jordan, Nick
LaRocca and J. Russell Robinson Jim
Davidson and his New Palais Royal
Orchestra" Sydney WT 1301 1 November
1933
17. Regal Zonophone ! G 22021 An Orchid
To You w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Revel
John Warren Jim Davidson and his Palais
Royal Orchestra Sydney WT 1323 27
April 1934
18. Regal Zonophone ! G 22022 There's A
Cabin In The Pines w.m. Billy Hill John
Warren Jim Davidson and his Palais Royal
Orchestra Sydney WT 1321 27 April 1934
19. Regal Zonophone ! G 22024 At The End
Of The Day "w.m. Michael Carr, Harry
Nesbit and Max Nesbit" John Warren Jim
Davidson and his Palais Royal Orchestra
Sydney WT 1325 2 May 1934
20. Regal Zonophone ! G 22024 Guiding
Star w.m. Jack Lumsdaine John Warren
Jim Davidson and his Palais Royal
Orchestra Sydney WT 1322 27 April 1934
21. Regal Zonophone ! G 22025 Home On
The Range w. poss. Brewster Higley m. poss
Dan E. Kelly John Warren Jim Davidson
and his Palais Royal Orchestra Sydney
T1326 2 May 1934
22. Regal Zonophone ! G 22025 She
Changed Her Hi-De-Hi For His Yodel O-
De-Ay! "Scholl, Rich and Schwartz"
Rhythm Boys Jim Davidson and his Palais
Royal Orchestra Sydney T1327 2 May
1934
23. Regal Zonophone ! G 22080 Little Locket
Of Long Ago w.m. Harry Woods and Joe
Burke John Warren Jim Davidson and his
Orchestra Sydney WT 1329 20 June 1934
24. Regal Zonophone ! G 22080 The Old
Spinning Wheel w.m. Billy Hill John
Warren Jim Davidson and his Orchestra
Sydney WT 1328 20 June 1934
25. Regal Zonophone ! G 22081 Sittin' On A
Backyard Fence w. Irving Kahal m. Sammy
Fain John Warren and Rhythm Boys Jim
Davidson and his Orchestra Sydney
WT1330 20 June 1934
26. Regal Zonophone ! G 22081 Waitin' At
The Gate For Katy w. Gus Kahn m.
Richard Whiting Rhythm Boys Jim
Davidson and his Orchestra Sydney WT
1331 20 June 1934
27. Regal Zonophone G 22154 Fair And
Warmer w. Al Dubin m. Harry Warren
Austral Sisters Jim Davidson and Palais
Royal Orchestra Sydney WT-1339 7
September 1934
28. Regal Zonophone ! G 22154 I'll String
Along With You w. Al Dubin m. Harry
Warren Austral Sisters Jim Davidson and
his Orchestra Sydney WT 1338 7
September 1934
29. Regal Zonophone ! G 22155 Over
Somebody Else's Shoulder w.m. Al Lewis
and Al Sherman John Warren and chorus
Jim Davidson and his Orchestra Sydney
WT 1340 7 September 1934
30. Regal Zonophone ! G 22178 Don't Say
Goodnight w. Al Dubin m. Harry Warren
John Warren Jim Davidson and his
Orchestra Sydney WT 1343 11 September
1934
31. Regal Zonophone ! G 22178 Why Do I
Dream Those Dreams? w. Al Dubin m.
Harry Warren John Warren Jim Davidson
and his Orchestra Sydney WT 1342 11
September 1934
32. Regal Zonophone ! G 22251 Girl At The
Ironing Board Part 1 w. Al Dubin m. Harry
Warren Stella Lamond Jim Davidson and
December 1934
33. Regal Zonophone ! G 22251 Girl At The
Ironing Board Part 2 w. Al Dubin m. Harry
Warren Stella Lamond Jim Davidson and
December 1934
34. Regal Zonophone ! G 22252 Dames w.
Al Dubin m. Harry Warren Alan Barr Jim
Davidson and his Orchestra Sydney WT
1362 11 December 1934
35. Regal Zonophone ! G 22252 Try To See
It My Way w. Mort Dixon m. Allie Wrubel
Alan Barr Jim Davidson and his Orchestra
Sydney WT 1358 11 December 1934
36. Regal Zonophone ! G 22253 Wagon
Wheels w. Billy Hill m. Peter De Rose John
Warren Jim Davidson and his Orchestra
Sydney WT 1361 11 December 1934
37. Regal Zonophone ! G 22757 In A Little
Gypsy Tea Room w. Edgar Leslie m. Joe
Burke John Warren Jim Davidson and his
1440 6 May 1936
38. Regal Zonophone ! G 22757 Lights Out
w.m. Billy Hill Alice Smith Jim Davidson
WT 1441 6 May 1936
39. Regal Zonophone ! G 22799 It's Written
In The Stars "Little, Rose" Alice Smith
Orchestra Sydney WT 1443 20 May 1936
40. Regal Zonophone ! G 22799 Log Cabin
Lullaby "w.m. Suzanne Byrne, Geoffrey H.
Byrne and Ira Schuster" John Warren and
Alice Smith Jim Davidson and his New
May 1936
41. Regal Zonophone ! G 22801 It's Great To
Be In Love Again w. Dorothy Fields m.
Jimmy McHugh Alice Smith Jim Davidson
WT 1442 20 May 1936
42. Regal Zonophone ! G 22801 We Saw The
Sea w.m. Irving Berlin Dick Cranbourne
43. Regal Zonophone ! G 22802 Moon Over
Miami w. Edgar Leslie m. Joe Burke Alice
Smith Jim Davidson and his New Palais
Royal Orchestra Sydney T1439 6 May
1936
44. Regal Zonophone ! G 22802 Whistling
Waltz(1) w.m. Harry Woods Alice Smith
45. Regal Zonophone ! G 22850 The Touch
Of Your Lips w.m. Ray Noble John
Warren Jim Davidson and his New Palais
Royal Orchestra Sydney CT 1448 24 June
1936
46. Regal Zonophone ! G 22869 The
Bluebird Of Happiness w. Edward Heyman
and Harry Parr m. Sandor Hamati John
Warren and Dick Cranbourne Jim
Orchestra Sydney CT 1452 8 July 1936
47. Regal Zonophone ! G 22869 Twilight On
The Trail w. Sidney D. Mitchell m. Louis
Alter John Warren Jim Davidson and his
New Palais Royal Orchestra Sydney CT
1447 24 June 1936
48. Regal Zonophone ! G 22870 These
Foolish Things w. Holt Marvell m. Jack
Strachey and Harry Link John Warren Jim
49. Regal Zonophone ! G 22870 You Started
Me Dreaming w. Benny Davis m. J. Fred
Coots John Warren Jim Davidson and his
1451 8 July 1936
50. Regal Zonophone ! G 22871 Goody
Goody w.m. Johnny Mercer and Matty
Malneck Jack Carpenter Jim Davidson and
his ABC Dance Orchestra Sydney
CT-1454 8 July 1936
51. Regal Zonophone ! G 22871 I Love To
Sing-a w. E. Y. Harburg m. Harold Arlen
Dick Cranbourne Jim Davidson and his
1455 8 July 1936
52. Regal Zonophone G 22890 Blazin' The
Trail To My Home "w.m. Walter Samuels,
Leonard Whitcup and Teddy Powell" John
Warren and orchestra Jim Davidson and his
1459 11 August 1936
53. Regal Zonophone ! G 22900 Through
My Venetian Blind w. Edward Heyman m.
Mabel Wayne John Warren Jim Davidson
CT 1457 11 August 1936
54. Regal Zonophone ! G 22900 Would You?
(1936) w. Arthur Freed m. Nacio Herb
Brown Alice Smith and John Warren Jim
Orchestra Sydney CT 1458 11 August
1936
55. Regal Zonophone ! G 22902 When I'm
With You w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Revel
JIM DAVIDSONS REGAL ZONOPHONE OUTPUT ON 78RPM CONT FROM PAGE 9...
Palais Royal Orchestra Sydney CT 1466
21 August 1936
56. Regal Zonophone ! G 22903 One Rainy
Afternoon w. Jack Stern and Harry Tobias
m. Ralph Erwin Alice Smith Jim Davidson
CT 1465 21 August 1936
57. Regal Zonophone ! G 22903 San
Francisco w. Gus Kahn m. Bronislaw Kaper
and Walter Jurmann Alice Smith and
Orchestra Jim Davidson and his ABC
Dance Orchestra Sydney CT-1467 21
August 1936
58. Regal Zonophone ! G 22991 A Fine
Romance w. Dorothy Fields m. Jerome
Kern Alice Smith Jim Davidson and his
ABC Dance Orchestra Sydney CT 1488
10 December 1936
59. Regal Zonophone ! G 22991 The Way
You Look Tonight w. Dorothy Fields m.
Jerome Kern Dick Cranbourne and Alice
Smith Jim Davidson and his ABC Dance
Orchestra Sydney CT 1490 10 December
1936
60. Regal Zonophone ! G 22992 Pennies
From Heaven w. Johnny Burke m. Arthur
Johnston Johnny McMahon Jim Davidson
and his ABC Dance Orchestra Sydney CT
1491 10 December 1936
61. Regal Zonophone ! G 23107 The Girl On
The Police Gazette w.m. Irving Berlin Dick
Cranbourne Jim Davidson and his ABC
Dance Orchestra Sydney CT 1506 17
May 1937
62. Regal Zonophone ! G 23107 This Year's
Kisses w.m. Irving Berlin Alice Smith Jim
Davidson and his ABC Dance Orchestra
Sydney CT 1505 17 May 1937
63. Regal Zonophone ! G 23119 "Goodnight,
My Love" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Revel
Alice Smith and John Warren Jim Davidson
1507 17 May 1937
64. Regal Zonophone ! G 23119 In The
Chapel In The Moonlight w.m. Billy Hill
John Warren and Alice Smith Jim Davidson
and his ABC Dance Orchestra Sydney
CT-1508 17 May 1937
65. Regal Zonophone ! G 23120 When The
Poppies Bloom Again "w.m. Morton
Morrow, Don Pelosi and Leo Towers Jim
Davidson's Dandies" Sydney CT 1510 17
May 1937
66. Regal Zonophone ! G 23136 Who's
Afraid Of Love? w. Sidney Mitchell m. Lew
Pollack Jim Davidson's Dandies Sydney CT
1516 7 June 1937
67. Regal Zonophone ! G 23136 Moonlight
And Shadows w. Leo Robin m. Frederick
Hollander Jim Davidson's Dandies Sydney
CT 1515 7 June 1937
68. Regal Zonophone ! G 23137 Beginner's
Luck w. Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin
Dick Cranbourne Jim Davidson and his
ABC Dance Orchestra Sydney CT 1511 7
June 1937
69. Regal Zonophone ! G 23137 They Can't
Take That Away From Me w. Ira Gershwin
m. George Gershwin Alice Smith Jim
Sydney CT 1512 7 June 1937
70. Regal Zonophone ! G 23138 Let's Call
The Whole Thing Off w. Ira Gershwin m.
George Gershwin Dick Cranbourne and
Alice Smith Jim Davidson and his ABC
Dance Orchestra Sydney CT 1514 7 June
1937
71. Regal Zonophone ! G 23138 Shall We
Dance?(1) w. Ira Gershwin m. George
Gershwin Alice Smith Jim Davidson and
his ABC Dance Orchestra Sydney CT
1513 7 June 1937
72. Regal Zonophone ! G 23305 It Looks
Like Rain In Cherry Blossom Lane w.
Edgar Leslie m. Joe Burke Alice Smith Jim
Sydney CT 1563 24 January 1938
73. Regal Zonophone ! G 23305 Let Us Be
Sweethearts Over Again w.m. Joseph
Gilbert John Warren Jim Davidson and his
24 January 1938
Greatest Mistake Of My Life w.m. James
Netson John Warren Jim Davidson and his
24 January 1938
75. Regal Zonophone ! G 23306 My Cabin
Of Dreams "w.m. Al Frazzini, Charles
Kenny, Nick Kenny and Nat Madison Alice
Smith" Jim Davidson and his ABC Dance
Orchestra Sydney CT 1566 24 January
1938
76. Regal Zonophone ! G 23307 Fifty Million
Robins Can't Be Wrong "Tracey, Pope"
January 1938
77. Regal Zonophone ! G 23307 Little Old
Lady w. Stanley Adams m. Hoagy
Carmichael Alice Smith Jim Davidson and
1564 24 January 1938
78. Regal Zonophone ! G 23430 I Love To
Whistle w. Harold Adamson m. Jimmy
McHugh Jean Hatton Jim Davidson's
Dandies Sydney CT 1583 18 May 1938
79. Regal Zonophone G 23430 Serenade To
The Stars w. Harold Adamson m. Jimmy
McHugh Jean Hatton Jim Davidson's
Dandies Sydney CT 1582 18 May 1938
80. Regal Zonophone ! G 23445 Rosalie/In
The Still Of The Night medley Jim
Davidson's Dandies Sydney CT 1581 18
May 1938
81. Regal Zonophone ! G 23445 There's A
Gold Mine In The Sky w.m. Charles Kenny
and Nick Kenny Jim Davidson's Dandies
82. Regal Zonophone ! G 23454 A Gypsy
Told Me w. Jack Yellen m. Sam Pockrass
Alice Smith Jim Davidson's Dandies Sydney
CT 1586 2 June 1938
83. Regal Zonophone ! G 23454 The Pretty
Little Patchwork Quilt "Box, Cox, Roberts"
Alice Smith Jim Davidson's Dandies
84. Regal Zonophone ! G 23455 Annie
Laurie w. William Douglas m. Lady John
Douglas Scott Alice Smith Jim Davidson
CT-1587 2 June 1938
85. Regal Zonophone ! G 23455 Marmalade
Jim Davidson and his ABC Dance
Orchestra Sydney CT 1588 2 June 1938
86. Regal Zonophone ! G 23462 Along The
Road To Gundagai w.m. Jack O'Hagan
Dick Cranbourne Jim Davidson's Dandies
Sydney CT-1591 22 June 1938
87. Regal Zonophone ! G 23462 Where The
Dog Sits On The Tuckerbox w.m. Jack
O'Hagan Dick Cranbourne Jim Davidson's
Dandies Sydney CT-1592 22 June 1938
88. Regal Zonophone ! G 23487 Shadows On
The Moon w. Gus Kahn m. Sigmund
Romberg Alice Smith Jim Davidson's
Dandies Sydney CT 1589 22 June 1938
89. Regal Zonophone ! G 23487 Who Are
We To Say? (Obey Your Heart) w. Gus
Kahn m. Sigmund Romberg Alice Smith
Jim Davidson's Dandies Sydney CT 1590
22 June 1938
Sweetest Song In The World w.m. Harry
Parr-Davies Alice Smith Jim Davidson and
1600 17 August 1938
91. Regal Zonophone ! G 23507 Ti-Pi-Tin w.
(Eng) Raymond Leveen (Sp) Maria Grever
m. Maria Grever Dick Cranbourne and
August 1938
92. Regal Zonophone ! G 23512 "Here Pussy,
Pussy" w.m. Ray Golden and Sid Kuller
Dick Cranbourne and chorus Jim Davidson
1604 17 August 1938
93. Regal Zonophone ! G 23512 Just A Little
Ginger Headed Fella w.m. Mary Brett
August 1938
94. Regal Zonophone G 23514 Says My Heart
w. Frank Loesser m. Burton Lane Alice
Orchestra Sydney CT-1601 17 August
1938
95. Regal Zonophone ! G 23514 Sweet
Genevieve w. George Cooper m. Henry
Tucker Jimmy Fitzpatrick and Quartet Jim
Sydney CT 1602 17 August 1938
96. Regal Zonophone ! G 23514 Sweet
Genevieve(1) w. Desmond O'Connor m.
Noel Silver and Louis De Murcia Jimmy
Fitzpatrick and quartet Jim Davidson and
1602 17 August 1938
97. Regal Zonophone ! G 23568 "A-tisket, A-
tasket" trad (w.m. Ella Fitzgerald and Al
Feldman) Alice Smith Jim Davidson and
CT-1634 2 November 1938
98. Regal Zonophone ! G 23569 Behind
Those Swinging Doors Allen "Alice Smith,
Dick Cranbourne, Gordon Rawlinson, Jim
Gussey and chorus" Jim Davidson and his
ABC Dance Orchestra Sydney CT 1629 2
November 1938
99. Regal Zonophone ! G 23570 Lambeth
Walk "w. Douglas Furber, L. Arthur Rose
m. Noel Gay" "Alice Smith, Gordon
Rawlinson and Dick Cranbourne" Jim
Sydney CT-1631 2 November 1938
100. Regal Zonophone ! G 23570 "Music,
Maestro, Please" w. Herb Magidson m.
Allie Wrubel Alice Smith Jim Davidson
1633 2 November 1938
Chestnut Tree "Carr, Kennedy" Dick
Cranbourne and chorus Jim Davidson and
1652 14 March 1939
102. Regal Zonophone ! G 23675 Penny
Serenade w. Hal Halifax m. Melle Weersma
Jack Carpenter Jim Davidson and his ABC
March 1939
103. Regal Zonophone ! G 23676 Colorado
Sunset "Gilbert, Conrad" Alice Smith and
March 1939
104. Regal Zonophone ! G 23676 The Snake
Gully Swagger w.m. Jack O'Hagan Alice
Orchestra Sydney CT 1650 14 March
1939
105. Regal Zonophone ! G 23677 The Blue
Danube m. Johann Strauss Larry Adler
(The mouth-organ virtuoso) w. Jim Davidson
1655 14 March 1939
106. Regal Zonophone ! G 23677 Hungarian
Rhapsody m. Liszt harmonica Larry Adler
with Jim Davidson and his ABC Dance
Orchestra Sydney CT 1654 14 March
1939
107. Regal Zonophone ! G 23815 Hang Your
Heart On A Hickory Limb w. Johnny Burke
m. James V. Monaco Alice Smith Jim
Sydney CT-1680 24 July 1939
108. Regal Zonophone ! G 23815 Heaven Can
Wait w. Eddie De Lange m. Jimmy Van
Heusen Alice Smith Jim Davidson Sydney
CT-1679 24 July 1939
109. Regal Zonophone ! G 23816 For Ev'ry
Lonely Heart w. Gus Kahn m. Herbert
Stothart and Eddie Ward Jack Carpenter
Jim Davidson and his ABC Dance
110. Regal Zonophone ! G 23816 Wishing
(Will Make It So) w.m. B. G. De Sylva Alice
111. Regal Zonophone ! G 23858 Boomps-A-
Daisy w.m. Annette Mills "Dick
Cranbourne, Jack Carpenter and Lawrie
Brooks" Jim Davidson and his ABC Dance
Orchestra Sydney CT-1701 29 September
1939
112. Regal Zonophone ! G 23858 Back To
Tipperary Days "Bimbo, Lumsdaine" Jack
Carpenter and chorus Jim Davidson and his
29 September 1939
113. Regal Zonophone ! G 23859 There'll
Always Be An England w.m. Ross Parker
and Hugh Charles Jack Carpenter Jim
Sydney CT-1699 29 September 1939
114. Regal Zonophone ! G 23859 Wings Over
The Navy w. Johnny Mercer m. Harry
Warren Edmund Butterworth Jim
Sydney CT 1698 29 September 1939
Washing On The Siegfried Line w.m.
Jimmy Kennedy and Michael Carr Jack
Carpenter Jim Davidson and his ABC
November 1939
116. Regal Zonophone ! G 23889 The Man
With The Mandolin w. James Cavanaugh
and John Redmond m. Frank Weldon Jim
Sydney CT 1723 21 November 1939
117. Regal Zonophone ! G 23890 Over The
Rainbow w. E. Y. Harburg m. Harold Arlen
Lawrence Brooks Jim Davidson and his
ABC Dance Orchestra Sydney CT-1724
21 November 1939
118. Regal Zonophone ! G 23890 We're Off
To See The Wizard w. E. Y. Harburg m.
Harold Arlen v. by the band Jim Davidson
119. Regal Zonophone ! G 23891 Wish Me
Luck w.m. Harry Parr-Davies and Phil Park
November 1939
120. Regal Zonophone ! G 23977 Careless
"w.m. Lew Quadling, Eddy Howard and
Dick Jurgens" Lawrence Brooks Jim
Sydney CT 1745 27 March 1940
121. Regal Zonophone ! G 23977 Yodelin' Jive
w.m. Hughie Prince and Don Raye Jack
Carpenter Jim Davidson and his ABC
March 1940
122. Regal Zonophone ! G 23978 Leanin' On
The Ole Top Rail w.m. Charles Kenny and
Nick Kenny Jack Carpenter Jim Davidson
CT-1748 24 March 1940
123. Regal Zonophone ! G 23979 Bluebirds In
The Moonlight w. Leo Robin m. Ralph
Rainger Jack Carpenter Jim Davidson and
CT-1749 24 March 1940
124. Regal Zonophone ! G 23979 Faithful
Forever w. Leo Robin m. Ralph Rainger
ABC Dance Orchestra Sydney CT-1750
27 March 1940
125. Regal Zonophone ! G 24167 Make-
Believe Island w. Charles Kenny and Nick
Kenny m. Will Grosz and Sam Coslow
New ABC Dance Orchestra Sydney
126. Regal Zonophone ! G 24167 Ain't It A
Shame About Mame w. Johnny Burke m.
James V. Monaco v. Band Jim Davidson
and his New ABC Dance Orchestra Sydney
CT 1800 23 November 1940
127. Regal Zonophone ! G 24168 I Love You
Much Too Much w. Don Raye m. Alex
Olshey and Chaim Towber Joan Wilton
Jim Davidson and his New ABC Dance
Orchestra Sydney CT 1799 23 November
1940
128. Regal Zonophone ! G 24168 That's For
Me (1940) w. Johnny Burke m. James V.
Monaco Jean Cerchi and Jack Carpenter
1940
129. Regal Zonophone ! G 24169 Imagination
w. Johnny Burke m. Jimmy Van Heusen
Jack Carpenter Jim Davidson and his New
23 November 1940
130. Regal Zonophone ! G 24169 South Of
Pago Pago w. George Forrest and Robert
Wright m. Lew Pollack Lawrence Brooks
1940
131. Regal Zonophone ! G 24377 Fall In
Brother "Jim Gerald, Jim Davidson,
Portingale" AIF Entertainment Unit Jim
Davidson and his New ABC Dance
Orchestra Sydney CT-1856 15 July 1941
132. Regal Zonophone ! G 24377 "Who'll Put
The ""I"" In The AIF?" "w.m. Jim Gerald,
Jim Davidson, Portingale" AIF
Entertainment Unit Jim Davidson and his
New ABC Dance Orchestra Sydney
CT-1857 15 July 1941
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78RPM PUZZLE RECORD SCANS
78rpm puzzle records were common from the early years of
78rpm production. Often called parallel groove or
concentric groove 78rpms, it was possible to master
recordings with two or more separate, interlaced spiral
grooves on a side. Such records were occasionally made as
novelties.
Victor made one as early as 1901. Depending on where
the needle is dropped in the lead-in area, it will catch more
or less randomly in one of the grooves. Each groove can
contain a different recording, so the record "magically"
plays one of several different recordings. Victor marketed a
couple of 10-inch 78s with two concentric grooves (called
Puzzle Records).
AUDACITY RATED
AS BEST FREE
SOFTWARE TO RIP
78RPMS TO MP3
Do you still have a bunch of 78rpm records from
the 78rpm era? If you do, dont worry because
youre not alone. There are still hundreds-of-
thousands of 78rpm recordings available and
possibly just as many collectors who still listen to
the music on a regular basis.
If you're wanting to digitize old 78rpm records,
there are few options available to collectors (for a
price) and even fewer software options for free.
One such free, software program called Audacity
is also, open source and specically packaged and
designed for recording and editing records.
To digitize your music professionally, youll need
a turntable and a copy of the Audacity software
(which can be downloaded from: http://
audacity.sourceforge.net/about ).
There are a number of audio recording software
programs available, but most of them are
expensive and cant be bundled with USB
turntables and don't all necessarily have as many
plugins available as does Audacity. Although
Audacity is free, it is extremely powerful and its
so easy to use. Beginners can quickly learn how
to create a professional transfer of recorded
sound and learn everything they need to know
about audio recording and production with its'
helpful support le and wiki knowledge base:
http://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/
Audacity_Wiki_Home_Page
Audacity for the Mac and PC
Audacity works equally well on both Windows
PC and Mac operating systems. If youre
wanting to transfer/digitize and restore 78rpm
recordings or have problems restoring 78rpms,
Audacity can also help using a selection of their
varied plugins (such as reverb, pitch correction,
normalization, equalization, cross-fading and
track-stitching. There are also plugins to help
with adding echo, treble or bass to a transfer as
well as change/correct proper playback track
speed).
At a glance, you can use Audacity to do the
following:
Quickly convert 78rpm records, vinyl, eight
tracks and tapes into digital format
Create and burn a CD out of any 78rpm
recordings
Professionally record live audio with a
microphone
Edit WAV and MP3 les directly on your
computer
Cut, copy, splice or mix music tracks together
Change the speed of a 78rpm recording and
x any timing or vocal issues with pitch
adjustment(s)
For song writers on a budget, Audacity
provides the power and exibility necessary to
create a professional sound which can be
burned on a CD and shared with business
prospects and friends. Digitized music can also
be shared online by uploading a le directly on
a website or social media platform such as
Facebook or MySpace or the 78rpm
Collectors' Community.
Pros and Cons of the Audacity Audio
Software
Pros
1. One of the best things about Audacity is that
it is open source software which means
developers have access to the programs code,
correct bugs and develop it further
collaboratively. Because of this, software
developers throughout the world have created
free plugins that help musicians and music
lovers perform certain tasks faster and easier.
2. Another advantage is the software can be
used by anyone who is computer literate
because it isnt difcult to learn. If you can
create a Word document on your computer,
you can quickly learn how to use the
software. In fact, youll be up and running
within minutes of downloading the software.
3. You can capture one track at a time and then
seamlessly join them together if need be. You
can also add effects to your 78rpm recordings
with a few clicks of the mouse - such as add
reverberation to a 'at' recording.
4. If you do a lot of voice over work or create
podcasts, you can use Audacity with a
microphone to record sounds directly on your
computer.
5. Audacity also has a customizable spectrogram
mode, a frequency-analysis window for audio-
analysis applications and a built-in amplitude-
envelope editor. These are all required tools
for those that want to transfer, restore and
digitize their 78rpm collection.
Cons
1. Audacity doesnt support AAC and WMA
les.
2. You also cant work with restricted le
formats and les that are proprietary.
3. There is also limited support for Windows 7,
scrubbing and dynamic equalizer controls
and you cant work with MIDI les.
(Although developers are currently working
on xing the Windows 7 issues).
4. There are several bugs in the software that
havent been xed. These bugs can cause the
software to become unstable at times and
youll have to restart the program if this
happens while youre working on a recording.
5. The program is limited in its mixing
capabilities, which is a big problem for
creative types that enjoy trying new things.
Some functions of the software are more
complex than others and not as user-friendly.
But users can quickly learn with the helpful
wiki knowledge base found at:http://
wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/
Audacity_Wiki_Home_Page
Audacity Recap
Audacity is free so you have nothing to lose by
downloading the software to see if itll meet your
recording needs. You can use it to transfer and
digitize 78rpm recordings.
If you want to record audio for any reason, all
you need is a computer with a microphone input,
usb turntable and/or a phono pre-amp unit and
the Audacity software.
You can use it to edit pre-recorded audios youve
transferred or downloaded to your computer and
you can edit these recordings with little effort.
Finally, if you have a lot of 78rpm records you
can use Audacity to create digitized versions of
your collection, and you can upload the les to
any device thats capable of playing MP3 les,
such as an iPod. Audacity is perfect for both
musicians and music lovers that enjoy listening to
music and creating new sounds.
You can also view a more detailed review of
Audacity software and add your own review of it
here:
http://www.78rpmcommunity.com/review/
124/audacity-audio-editor-software
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HOW TO PACK
78RPM RECORDS
SAFELY
An article written by a guest writer for 78rpm
Community...
Don't restrict your market by making
78rpm records a collection only lot when
with a little care you could pack and post
them safely! As a collector who buys and
sells 78s on eBay I have plenty of
experience of packing these brittle items.
I offer these notes to help anyone who has
to do so- especially of course anyone from
whom I have just bought some 78s
Packing Notes for people selling and
mailing 78rpm records
General concept
A 78rpm record is relatively heavy, generally a
10" one is around 220 grams (weight varies) and
is brittle. They crack easily in transport unless
well protected. The two key aspects of safe
packing are to protect the record within a rigid
inner pack and to embed that rigid inner pack in
soft padding within a larger outer pack. The
record itself must not be able to slide about and
the inner pack should nest securely within its
padded box. If you achieve this, all will be well in
99% of cases.
Making the inner rigid pack
It is best to have each 78rpm within a paper
sleeve, not a loose tting card one. The record or
records must then be sandwiched between
squares of cardboard or similar rigid material.
Unless you have very thick cardboard, it is
usually best to have at least two card squares on
each side of the record, especially if you are
sending just one 78. Multiple 78s packed
together give each other extra rigidity but still
need some cardboard on each side for protection.
The card squares should be cut to just exceed the
diameter of the records, usually around 10.5
inches square. No part of any record should
protrude. Then tape the "sandwich" tightly at all
four sides, protecting the records from contact
with the sticky tape by using slips of paper or
kitchen roll. Check that the records are snugly
packed and cannot slide about at all.
Protecting the inner pack
It is usually best to wrap it all around with a layer
of bubble wrap.
The outer box
This needs to be large enough to allow a little
space on all sides of the inner pack. You can use
a recycled box provided it is large and strong
enough, my wife is forever buying electronic and
kitchen gadgets and I recyle the boxes these
come in. But note that pizza boxesare just too
thin.
Packing the inner pack in the outer box
Use some form of padding, poly beads or bubble
wrap will be lightest weight and you can often
obtain bags of bubblewrap for freethrough a
local recycling group like freecycle, paper from
your shredder would do the job but add weight
and therefore postage cost, crumpled up egg
boxes or polystyrene padding will do, the key
thing being that there is adequate soft padding all
around the inner pack so that it is nicely
protected at all sides against knocks and, equally
important, it sits snugly and cannot slide about in
transit.
Finally, of course close and seal the outer box securely, do
your normal addressing, add fragile stickers etc...
Charge a realistic amount for postage
This will cost you more than sending an LP in a
record mailer, as the 78s are heavier, much more
brittle being made of a different material and
need bulkier and therefore heavier packing
materials. You may need to be prepared to only
just break even or in some cases subsidize
postage. The latter will especially happen where
you have popped some 78s on eBay and only
realize afterwards that postage will be unusually
expensive. Your buyer might prefer to pay a little
extra for postage to have condence that the
records he/she wants will arrive safely. You could
negotiate after the sale, as a buyer I have
sometimes insisted on paying more for postage
when I see an unrealistically low postage offer!
No buyer wants to receive a cracked record. No
seller wants negative feedback or to have to pay
compensation to an unhappy buyer. So
communicate with your buyer and everyone will
be happy.
Posting to UK and abroad
This part of the guide is for UK sellers
only.Within the UK is much easier. Up to 5
records will usually come within the 2 kilo limit
for a Royal Mail small packet, while above that
you can use Parcelforce. If you are very careful
and use bubble wrap or poly beads in large
quantity for your padding, weighing the parcel
before you nally seal it, you may squeeze 6
records in within the 2 kilo limit. If you are only
sending one 78, rst or second class post might
be cheaper, check at your local post ofce.
Overseas is much more tricky as once you go
over 2 kilos the price escalates dramatically to
such an extent that it is almost always cheaper to
send 2 separate parcels just under 2 kilos than to
send a single 3 or 4 kilo parcel. Crazy but true.
Also while the Royal Mail price structure for
under 2 kilos is simple with a single price for all
of Europe and another single price for rest of the
world airmail and for rest of the world surface
mail, once you go above 2 kilos the Parcelforce
pricing structure is much, much more complex.
There are several different options, with different
levels of service delivery, while the price varies
dramatically with eg. Ireland being very cheap
and Austria outrageously expensive, with places
like France and Germany somewhere in the
middle. If you naively think that it should cost
the same to send a parcel to Germany and
Austria, both being roughly in the same part of
the world and both in the EU, think again. If you
quote a single price you may end up giving a
heavy subsidy to that buyer in Austria or Estonia
or wherever. There are cheaper options than
Parcelforce for heavy parcelsbut as I nd it easier
to lug my parcels to my local Post Ofce for
despatch, I can't recommend a service which I
have not myself tried out.
Get a receipt of posting from the Post
Ofce
This provides you with free insurance up to 35
in the case of Royal Mail and 150 for
Parcelforce. Check these limits when you post,
that is from my memory. You can buy extra
insurance fairly cheaply. Note that only the
contents will be insured, not the cost of postage.
If in case of loss or breakage you don't intend to
offer a refund for postage costs, try to make that
clear on your item listing.
If despite everything, the records arrive
cracked, give a no quibble refund
Don't expect your buyer to post heavy broken
records back to you! If you don't take the buyer's
word for it, ask for a photo of the broken record
to be emailed to you. If you intend to sell on
eBay again, your reputation is more important
than the few quid you have lost. Don't get into
one of those awful abusive slanging matches that
liven up feedback pages on eBay.Almost
everyone who buys 78s on eBay is a really nice
person. They will be pleased to get your refund
but will still be crying over the two halves of that
special record they wanted in their collection!
Article used with permission.
Visit the author's eBay page:http://
myworld.ebay.co.uk/davesrecordbid
The following forum topic may be of help as well
http://www.78rpmcommunity.com/forums/
topic/36/packaging-and-shipping-78-rpms
78RPM LABEL SCANS
Commonly found 78rpm labels from a variety of
major record companies of the 78rpm era.
Of particular interest - the Melotone - Florence
Foster Jenkins recording featuring the one and
only amateur soprano(?)
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
New crop of questions submitted by our
BING CROSBYS
BRUNSWICK 78RPMS
The following discography features the American
Brunswick 78rpm releases of Bing Crosby. All 78rpms
are 10 unless otherwise stated.
Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby (May 3, 1903 October
14, 1977) was an American singer and actor. Crosby's
trademark bass-baritone voice made him one of the
best-selling recording artists of the 20th century, with
over half a billion records in circulation. A
multimedia star, from 1934 to 1954 Bing Crosby was
a leader in record sales, radio ratings, and motion
picture grosses.
His early career coincided with technical recording
innovations; this allowed him to develop a laid-back,
intimate singing style that inuenced many of the
popular male singers who followed him, including
Perry Como, Frank Sinatra, and Dean Martin. Yank
magazine recognized Crosby as the person who had
done the most for American G.I. morale during
World War II and, during his peak years, around
1948, polls declared him the "most admired man
alive," ahead of Jackie Robinson.
Also in 1948, the Music Digest estimated that
Crosby recordings lled more than half of the 80,000
weekly hours allocated to recorded radio music.
KEY -
- # 33
1/3
rpm
- ! 78rpm Electric
- " 78rpm Acoustic
1. ! Brunswick 20102 "Gems from George White's
""Scandals"" Part 1" "Bing Crosby, FrankMunn,
Boswell Sisters and Mills Brothers" Victor Young
and the Brunswick Orchestra New York City
XE-37320-A 25 October 1931
2. ! Brunswick 20102 "Gems from George White's
""Scandals"" Part 2" "Bing Crosby, FrankMunn,
Boswell Sisters and Mills Brothers" O/Victor Young
New York City E 37321-A 25 October 1931
3. ! Brunswick 20105 St. Louis Blues w.m. W. C.
Handy Bing Crosby Duke Ellington and his
Orchestra New York City BX 11263-A 11
February 1932
4. ! Brunswick 20106 Face The Music Medley Part 1
Irving Berlin Bing Crosby sings Soft Lights And
Sweet Music Victor Young and the Brunswick
Orchestra New York City BX 11416-B 8 March
1932
5. ! Brunswick 20106 Face The Music Medley Part 2
Irving Berlin Bing Crosby sings Soft Lights And
Sweet Music Victor Young and the Brunswick
Orchestra New York City BX 11418-A 8 March
1932
6. ! Brunswick 20109 "Lawd, You Made The Night
Too Long" w. Sam M. Lewis m. Isham Jones Bing
Crosby and Boswell Sisters Don Redman and his
Orchestra New York City BX-11701-A 13 April
1932
7. ! Brunswick 6090 If You Should Ever Need Me
w. Al Dubin m. Joe Burke Bing Crosby Los Angeles
LA-984-A 30 March 1931
8. ! Brunswick 6090 Out Of Nowhere w. Edward
Heyman m. John Green Bing Crosby Los Angeles
LA-983-A 30 March 1931
9. ! Brunswick 6120 Just One More Chance w.
Sam Coslow m. Arthur Johnston Bing Crosby O/
Victor Young Los Angeles LA-1037-A 4 May
1931
10. ! Brunswick 6120 Were You Sincere? w. Jack
Meskill m. Vincent Rose Bing Crosby O/Victor
Young Los Angeles LA-1036-A 4 May 1931
11. ! Brunswick 6140 I Found A Million Dollar Baby
(In A Five And Ten Cent Store) w. Billy Rose and
Mort Dixon m. Harry Warren Bing Crosby O/
Victor Young Los Angeles LA-1043-B 12 June
1931
12. ! Brunswick 6145 At Your Command "w.m.
Harry Barris, Bing Crosby and Harry Tobias" Bing
Crosby p. Harry Barris Los Angeles LA-1051-B
24 June 1931
13. ! Brunswick 6145 Many Happy Returns Of The
Day(1) w. Al Dubin m. Joe Burke Bing Crosby
Los Angeles LA-1042-A 12 June 1931
14. ! Brunswick 6169 Dancing In The Dark w.
Howard Dietz m. Arthur Schwartz Bing Crosby
O/Victor Young New York City E 37086-A 19
August 1931
15. ! Brunswick 6169 I Apologise "w.m. Al Hoffman,
Al Goodhart and Ed Nelson" Bing Crosby New
York City E-37085-A 19 August 1931
16. ! Brunswick 6169 Star Dust w. Mitchell Parish
m. Hoagy Carmichael Bing Crosby New York City
E-37087-A 19 August 1931
17. ! Brunswick 6179 Sweet And Lovely "w.m. Gus
Arnheim, Harry Tobias and Jules Lemare" Bing
Crosby New York City E-37156-A 14 September
1931
18. ! Brunswick 6200 A Faded Summer Love w.m.
Phil Baxter Bing Crosby O/Victor Young New
York City E-37282-A 6 October 1931
19. ! Brunswick 6200 Now That You're Gone w. Gus
Kahn m. Ted Fio Rito Bing Crosby O/Victor
Young New York City E 37281-A 6 October 1931
20. ! Brunswick 6203 "Goodnight, Sweetheart"
"w.m. Ray Noble, James Campbell and Reg
Connelly" Bing Crosby O/Victor Young New
21. ! Brunswick 6203 Too Late w. Sam M. Lewis m.
Victor Young Bing Crosby O/Victor Young New
22. ! Brunswick 6226 I'm Sorry Dear "w.m. Anson
Weeks, Harry Tobias and Johnnie Scott" Bing
Crosby New York City E-37440-A 3 December
1931
23. ! Brunswick 6226 Where The Blue Of The Night
"w.m. Roy Turk, Bing Crosby and Fred E. Ahlert"
Bing Crosby O/Bennie Krueger New York City
E-37373-A-B 23 November 1931
24. ! Brunswick 6240 Can't We Talk It Over? w. Ned
Washington m. Victor Young Bing Crosby Helen
Crawford on the organ of the Paramount Theatre
New York City E 37474-A 21 December 1931
25. ! Brunswick 6240 Dinah w. Sam M. Lewis and
Joe Young m. Harry Akst Bing Crosby and Mills
Brothers New York City E 37467-A 16 December
1931
26. ! Brunswick 6248 I Found You "w.m. Ray Noble,
James Campbell and Reginald Connelly" Bing
Crosby Helen Crawford at the organ of the
Paramount Theatre New York City E 37525-A 21
December 1931
27. ! Brunswick 6248 Snuggled On Your Shoulder
w. Joe Young m. Carmen Lombardo Bing Crosby
O/Bennie Krueger New York City B 11163-A 21
January 1932
28. ! Brunswick 6259 How Long Will It Last? w.
Max Lief m. Joseph Meyer Bing Crosby O/Victor
Young New York City B-11292-A 16 February
1932
29. ! Brunswick 6259 Starlight (Help Me Find The
One I Love) w. Joe Young m. Bernice Petkere Bing
Crosby New York City B-11291-A 16 February
1932
30. ! Brunswick 6268 "Love, You Funny Thing" w.
Roy Turk m. Fred E. Ahlert Bing Crosby New York
City B-11330-A 23 February 1932
31. ! Brunswick 6268 My Woman "Crosby,
Wallman, Wartel" Bing Crosby New York City B
11331-A 23 February 1932
32. ! Brunswick 6276 Shadows On The Window w.
Ned Washington m. Victor Young Bing Crosby
Victor Young and the Brunswick Orchestra New
York City B-11417-B 8 March 1932
33. ! Brunswick 6276 Shine w. Cecil Mack and Lew
Brown m. Ford T. Dabney Bing Crosby and Mills
Brothers New York City B-11376-A 29 February
1932
34. ! Brunswick 6285 Paradise w. Nacio Herb Brown
and Gordon Clifford m. Nacio Herb Brown Bing
Crosby New York City B 11480-A-B 15 March
1932
35. ! Brunswick 6285 You're Still In My Heart w.
Jack Yellen m. Doc Dougherty Bing Crosby New
York City B-11481-A 15 March 1932
36. ! Brunswick 6306 Happy-Go-Lucky You (And
Broken-Hearted Me) "w.m. Al Goodhart, Al
Hoffman and J. F. Murray Bing Crosby" O/Isham
Jones Chicago JC-8594-A 23 April 1932
37. ! Brunswick 6306 Lazy Day w. Earl Martin m.
George Posford Bing Crosby O/Isham Jones
Chicago JC-8596-B 24 April 1932
38. ! Brunswick 6320 Let's Try Again w. Charles
Newman m. Isham Jones Bing Crosby O/Isham
Jones Chicago JC 8597-A 24 April 1932
39. ! Brunswick 6320 Sweet Georgia Brown "w.m.
Ben Bernie, Maceo Pinkard and Ken Casey" Bing
Crosby O/Isham Jones Chicago JC-8592-A 23
April 1932
40. ! Brunswick 6329 Cabin In The Cotton w.
Mitchell Parish m. Frank Perkins Bing Crosby O/
Lennie Hayton Chicago JC-8635-1 25 May 1932
41. ! Brunswick 6329 With Summer Coming On w.
Roy Turk m. Fred E. Ahlert Bing Crosby O/
Lennie Hayton Chicago JC-8636-1 25 May 1932
42. ! Brunswick 6351 Love Me Tonight w. Lorenz
Hart m. Richard Rodgers Bing Crosby O/Lennie
Hayton Chicago JC-8640-1 26 May 1932
43. ! Brunswick 6394 Please w. Leo Robin m. Ralph
Rainger Bing Crosby O/Anson Weeks San
Francisco SF 11-A 16 September 1932
44. ! Brunswick 6394 Waltzing In A Dream w. Bing
Crosby and Ned Washington m. VictorYoung Bing
Crosby O/Isham Jones Chicago JC 8593-A 23
April 1932
45. ! Brunswick 6406 Here Lies Love w. Leo Robin
m. Ralph Rainger Bing Crosby New York City
B-12473-A 14 October 1932
46. ! Brunswick 6406 How Deep Is The Ocean?
w.m. Irving Berlin Bing Crosby Dorsey Brothers
Orchestra New York City B-12472-A 14 October
1932
47. ! Brunswick 6414 "Brother, Can You Spare A
Dime?" w. E. Y. Harburg m. Jay Gorney Bing
Crosby O/Lenny Hayton New York City B-12502-
A 25 October 1932
48. ! Brunswick 6414 Let's Put Out The Lights And
Go To Sleep w.m. Herman Hupfeld Bing Crosby
New York City B-12510-A 28 October 1932
49. ! Brunswick 6427 I'll Follow You w. Roy Turk m.
Fred E. Ahlert Bing Crosby New York City B
12519-A 28 October 1932
50. ! Brunswick 6427 Someday We'll Meet Again
"w.m. Milton Ager, Al Goodhart and Al Hoffman"
Bing Crosby New York City B 12531-A 4
November 1932
51. ! Brunswick 6454 (I Don't Stand A) Ghost Of A
Chance (With You) w. Bing Crosby and Ned
Washington m. Victor Young Bing Crosby New
York City B-12474-A 14 October 1932
52. ! Brunswick 6454 Just An Echo In The Valley
"w.m. Harry Woods, Jimmy Campbell and Reg
Connelly" Bing Crosby New York City B-12530-A
4 November 1932
53. ! Brunswick 6464 It's Within Your Power w.
Mack Gordon m. Harry Revel Bing Crosby New
York City B 12707-A 9 December 1932
54. ! Brunswick 6464 Street Of Dreams w. Sam M.
Lewis m. Victor Young Bing Crosby New York
City B-12706-A 9 December 1932
55. ! Brunswick 6472 Young And Healthy w. Al
Dubin m. Harry Warren Bing Crosby Guy
Lombardo and his Royal Canadians New York City
12888 12 January 1933
56. ! Brunswick 6472 You're Getting To Be A Habit
With Me w. Al Dubin m. Harry Warren Bing
Crosby Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians
New York City B-12887-A 12 January 1933
57. ! Brunswick 6477 "You're Beautiful Tonight, My
Dear" w.m. Joe Young and Carmen Lombardo
Bing Crosby Guy Lombardo and his Royal
Canadians New York City B 12889-A 12 January
1933
58. ! Brunswick 6480 I'm Playing With Fire w.m.
Irving Berlin Bing Crosby New York City B
12856-A 9 January 1933
59. ! Brunswick 6480 Try A Little Tenderness "w.m.
Harry Woods, Jimmy Campbell and Reg Connelly"
Bing Crosby New York City B-12857-A 9 January
1933
60. ! Brunswick 6491 I've Got The World On A
String w. Ted Koehler m. Harold Arlen Bing
Crosby Dorsey Brothers Orchestra New York City
B-12991-A 26 January 1933
61. ! Brunswick 6491 Linger a Little Longer in the
Twilight "w.m. Jimmy Campbell, Reginald Connelly
and Harry Woods Bing Crosby" O/Lennie Hayton
New York City B 12500-A 25 October 1932
62. ! Brunswick 6515 What Do I Care? It's Home!
"Turk, Smolin" Bing Crosby New York City B
13043-A 9 February 1933
63. ! Brunswick 6515 You've Got Me Crying Again
w. Charles Newman m. Isham Jones Bing Crosby
New York City B 13044-A 9 February 1933
64. ! Brunswick 6515 You've Got Me Crying Again
w. Charles Newman m. Isham Jones Bing Crosby
New York City B 13044-A 9 February 1933
65. ! Brunswick 6525 My Honey's Lovin' Arms w.
Herman Ruby m. Joseph Meyer Bing Crosby and
Mills Brothers Dorsey Brothers Orchestra New York
City B-12992-A 26 January 1933
66. ! Brunswick 6533 Someone Stole Gabriel's Horn
"w.m. Edgar Hayes, Irving Mills and Ned
Washington" Bing Crosby Dorsey Brothers and
their Orchestra New York City B 13149-A 14
March 1933
67. ! Brunswick 6533 Stay On The Right Side Of
The Road w. Ted Koehler m. Rube Bloom Bing
Crosby Dorsey Brothers and their Orchestra New
York City B-13150-A 14 March 1933
68. ! Brunswick 6594 Learn To Croon w. Sam
Coslow m. Arthur Johnston Bing Crosby O/
Jimmie Grier Los Angeles B-793-B 13 June 1933
69. ! Brunswick 6594 Moonstruck(1) w. Sam Coslow
m. Arthur Johnston Bing Crosby O/Jimmie Grier
Los Angeles B 780-A 9 June 1933
70. ! Brunswick 6599 I've Got To Sing A Torch Song
w. Al Dubin m. Harry Warren Bing Crosby O/
Jimmie Grier Los Angeles B 803-A 16 June 1933
71. ! Brunswick 6599 Shadow Waltz w. Al Dubin m.
Harry Warren Bing Crosby O/Jimmie Grier Los
Angeles B 794-A 13 June 1933
72. ! Brunswick 6601 Blue Prelude w.m. Joe Bishop
and Gordon Jenkins Bing Crosby O/Jimmie Grier
73. ! Brunswick 6601 Down The Old Ox Road w.
Sam Coslow m. Arthur Johnston Bing Crosby O/
Jimmie Grier Los Angeles B 805-A 16 June 1933
74. ! Brunswick 6610 I've Got To Pass Your House
w.m. Lew Brown Bing Crosby O/Jimmie Grier
75. ! Brunswick 6610 There's A Cabin In The Pines
w.m. Billy Hill Bing Crosby O/Jimmie Grier Los
Angeles B 804-A 16 June 1933
76. ! Brunswick 6623 I Would If I Could But I Can't
w. Mitchell Parish m. Bing Crosby and Alan Grey
Bing Crosby O/Jimmie Grier Los Angeles B 792-
A 13 June 1933
77. ! Brunswick 6623 My Love w. Ned Washington
m. Victor Young Bing Crosby O/Jimmie Grier
78. ! Brunswick 6635 Some Of These Days w.m.
Shelton Brooks Bing Crosby O/Lennie Hayton
Chicago JC 8641-1 26 May 1932
79. ! Brunswick 6643 Black Moonlight w.m. Arthur
Johnston and Sam Coslow Bing Crosby O/Jimmie
Grier Los Angeles LA 4-B 27 August 1933
80. ! Brunswick 6643 Thanks w. Sam Coslow m.
Arthur Johnston Bing Crosby O/Jimmie Grier
Los Angeles LA 1-A 27 August 1933
81. ! Brunswick 6644 The Day You Came Along
w.m. Arthur Johnston and Sam Coslow Bing Crosby
O/Jimmie Grier Los Angeles LA 2-A 27 August
1933
82. ! Brunswick 6644 I Guess It Had to Be That Way
w.m. Arthur Johnston and Sam Coslow Bing Crosby
O/Jimmie Grier Los Angeles LA 3-A 27 August
1933
83. ! Brunswick 6663 Home On The Range w. poss.
Brewster Higley m. poss Dan E. Kelly Bing Crosby
O/Lennie Hayton Los Angeles LA 22-A 27
September 1933
84. ! Brunswick 6663 The Last Round-Up w.m. Billy
Hill Bing Crosby O/Lennie Hayton Los Angeles
LA 20-A 27 September 1933
85. ! Brunswick 6694 After Sundown w. Arthur
Freed m. Nacio Herb Brown Bing Crosby O/
Lennie Hayton Los Angeles LA 21-A 27
September 1933
86. ! Brunswick 6694 Beautiful Girl w. Arthur Freed
m. Nacio Herb Brown Bing Crosby O/Lenny
Hayton Los Angeles LA 19-A 27 September 1933
87. ! Brunswick 6695 Temptation w. Arthur Freed
m. Nacio Herb Brown Bing Crosby O/Lennie
Hayton Los Angeles LA 69-A-B 22 October 1933
88. ! Brunswick 6695 We'll Make Hay While The Sun
Shines w. Arthur Freed m. Nacio Herb Brown Bing
Crosby O/Lenny Hayton Los Angeles LA 68-A
22 October 1933
89. ! Brunswick 6696 Our Big Love Scene w. Arthur
Freed m. Nacio Herb Brown Bing Crosby O/
Lennie Hayton Los Angeles LA 70-A 22 October
1933
90. ! Brunswick 6696 We're A Couple of Soldiers (My
Baby And Me) Woods Bing Crosby O/Lennie
Hayton New York City B 12501-A 25 October
1932
91. ! Brunswick 6724 Did You Ever See A Dream
Walking? w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Revel Bing
Crosby O/Lennie Hayton Los Angeles LA 89-A
11 December 1933
92. ! Brunswick 6724 Let's Spend an Evening at
Home w. Arthur Freed m. Harry Barris Bing
Crosby O/Lennie Hayton Los Angeles LA 90-A
11 December 1933
93. ! Brunswick 6794 Little Dutch Mill w. Ralph
Freed m. Harry Barris Bing Crosby O/Jimmie
Grier Los Angeles LA-144-A 10 March 1934
94. ! Brunswick 6794 Shadows Of Love "A.
Kaufman, M. Kaufman, M. Kipple" Bing Crosby
O/Jimmie Grier Los Angeles LA 154-A 10 March
1934
95. ! Brunswick 6852 Love Thy Neighbour w. Mack
Gordon m. Harry Revel Bing Crosby O/Nat
Finston Los Angeles LA 134-A 25 February 1934
96. ! Brunswick 6852 Ridin' Around in the Rain
w.m. Gene Austin and Carmen Lombardo Bing
Crosby O/Jimmie Grier Los Angeles LA 147-A
13 March 1934
97. ! Brunswick 6853 May I? w. Mack Gordon m.
Harry Revel Bing Crosby O/Nat Finston Los
Angeles LA 137-A 25 February 1934
98. ! Brunswick 6853 She Reminds Me Of You w.
Mack Gordon m. Harry Revel Bing Crosby O/
Jimmie Grier Los Angeles LA 146-A 13 March
1934
99. ! Brunswick 6854 "Goodnight, Lovely Little
Lady" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Revel Bing
Crosby O/Nat Finston Los Angeles LA 136-A
25 February 1934
100. ! Brunswick 6854 Once In A Blue Moon w.
Mack Gordon m. Harry Revel Bing Crosby O/Nat
Finston and his Paramount Orchestra Los Angeles
LA 135-A 25 February 1934
101. ! Brunswick 6936 Love In Bloom w. Leo Robin
m. Ralph Rainger Bing Crosby O/Irving
Aaronson Los Angeles LA 182-A 5 July 1934
102. ! Brunswick 6936 Straight From The Shoulder
w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Revel Bing Crosby O/
Irving Aaronson and his Commanders Los Angeles
LA-183-A 5 July 1934
103. ! Brunswick 6953 Give Me A Heart To Sing To
w. Ned Washington m. Victor Young Bing Crosby
O/Irving Aaronson Los Angeles LA 184-A 5 July
1934
104. ! Brunswick 6953 "I'm Hummin', I'm Whistlin',
I'm Singin'" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Revel Bing
Crosby O/Irving Aaronson Los Angeles LA 181-
A 5 July 1934
105. # Brunswick LP "Lawd, You Made The Night Too
Long" w. Sam M. Lewis m. Isham Jones Bing
Crosby and Boswell Sisters Don Redman and his
Orchestra New York City BX-11701-? 13 April
1932
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Playing 78rpms
Written by Roger Beardsley
(Versions of this have appeared in International Classic Record
Collector, The Record Collector and elsewhere.)
Record Player
The idea behind this guide is to help collectors to get
the best results from their precious 78rpm records. It is
not exhaustive, neither is it highly technical. Whilst it
starts from scratch, it is equally applicable to those with
some sort of 78 replay system. This is probably the most
suitable point to say that electrical reproduction with
good, modern equipment is innitely superior to
original 78rpm gramophones, whether electric or
acoustic. Even the EMGs (large horn acoustic
machines) cannot compete. And of course only modern
lightweight pickups can be used on vinyl pressings such
as those produced by Historic Masters: not even thorns
can be used without damage. However, the upside is
that such pressings can produce quite stunning results
when reproduced on good, simple equipment.
To Play 78s you need the Following Equipment:
1. A turntable with variable speed adjustment, covering a range
from about 60 to 90 rpm. Several are available to do this.
2. A good quality tone arm, containing a stereo cartridge, and styli
that have been retipped for playing 78s.
3. An amplier, preferably one capable of selecting mono as well
as stereo. Ideally, it should have a facility for reproducing the
different equalisations used in the 78 era.
4. High quality loudspeakers. It is easy to think that 78 rpm discs,
with their limited acoustic range compared with modern recordings,
do not require good loudspeakers. The opposite is true.
Turntable
The rst item you will need is a suitable turntable with
variable speed. This is because so many 78s were not
recorded at exactly 78rpm: speeds of between 72 and
85 rpm are quite common, with a few higher or lower.
Probably the cheapest option is a second-hand variable-
speed Goldring-Lenco unit, one of the GL series. They
are still easy to nd and relatively cheap. They always
benet from some basic maintenance, which will
include a new idler wheel. The biggest problem with the
Goldrings, is the incidence of rumble. That new idler
wheel will help, as will removing, cleaning and re-
greasing the main bearing. If you cannot tackle this
yourself, many specialist hi- shops can do it for you.
Other turntables types include the STD, which has a
useful (though not always very accurate) digital read-
out, but which can be a nightmare to repair, since spares
are hard to nd. Many other types can be found that
will play 78s, but not usually with the required speed
variation. Garrard 301/401 as they stand only have
something like a 3% variation, although can at some
expense be modied by Loricraft to give very wide
speed control. It is perhaps worth mentioning that the
Goldring and STD turntables are capable of almost
innite speed variation up to 90 rpm and are thus ideal
if you play Path discs.
If a larger budget is available, and it is worth relating
this to the cost/value of your collection, then probably
the best option is the modied Technics SL1200. It is a
high-quality, ruggedly built unit, capable of seriously
good results. It comes complete with arm and
removable head shell, a necessary feature with the need
for different styli (See next section). In its normally
modied form, the speed variation is between 72 and
85. Sufcient for most purposes, but not all. However it
can be altered if necessary, to give speeds of over 100
rpm
For those wishing to spend more, the Technics SP10
Mk. 2 and EMT 950 are regularly available from rms
dealing in ex-broadcast and studio equipment. These
however require specialist skills in order to interface
with domestic pre-amp/amplier systems and in both
cases, variable speed options may not be installed as
standard.
Cartridge/Styli
With a suitable turntable, the next item to consider is
the cartridge/stylus. Ordinary hi- types are not really
ideal for the harsh conditions of 78 playback. High
surface speeds and recorded velocities, warped and
badly centred records and heavier playing weights all
conspire to upset delicate stylus systems.
Suitable cartridges are the Shure SC35, Shure M44,
Stanton 500 series and Ortofon Pro range. All are very
reasonably priced, and come with an LP stylus which
can be re-tipped by specialist companies with a 78 type.
78 styli have a tip, that is much broader that that used
for LPs. All of these will track happily at 4/5 grams, the
optimum weight given the groove-wall geometry/
dynamics of the 78.
Ideally you will need more than one stylus type. This is
because standardisation of groove dimensions did not
happen until around the 1940s. To comprehensively
cover the entire range from 1900 to 1940, you would
need styli with tip radii of between .0018 and .0040
with probably something like 10 or more variations in
between. However, to play most records well you dont
need more than two. The most useful are .0032 and .
0028. The .0032 will give good results on most
HMV/Victor recordings from the period 1905 to 1940.
The .0028 will give better reproduction on most
Columbia, Parlophone and Odeon for the same period
as well as being good for pre-revolutionary Russian
HMVs. Remember, there are no xed rules. If you have
a range of styli, experiment to nd out which sounds
the best: if it sounds right, it is right!
For those with larger budgets, a greater range of styli
will be an advantage although the differences in many
cases will not be great. Quite a few early G & Ts and
some Fonotipias do best with much smaller styli such
as .0018 or .0021. A number of Odeons from the early
electrical era will give a lower surface noise with a .
0030 as compared with a .0028.
These special styli can be obtained from Expert Stylus
Co. The BBC, studios and engineers throughout the
world use them. Expert Stylus Co. is always happy to
advise you on the most suitable stylus/cartridge.
Whilst you can have just one cartridge/head shell
assembly and change the stylus each time you play a
record requiring a different type, the day will come
when a nger will slip and your expensive stylus will be
useless. It is better to purchase extra head shells and
cartridges and keep one stylus in each. To change stylus
you simply change the head shell. The best/most
suitable type of head shell is the Technics type available
readily all over the world.
Having arrived at the point of playing your records on a
suitable turntable with the right stylus, you will need an
amplier. Actually, you need a pre-amplier rst, thats
the bit with the volume and tone controls on.
Here we run into difculties. Virtually all pre-ampliers
(or integrated units with pre-amp. built-in) that have a
disc (phono) input are pre-set to play modern LPs.
However, 78s were recorded using very different
characteristics and so the replay is different. In simple
terms, there is more recorded bass on a 78 and less
treble than on an LP. So if we do nothing, the 78 will
sound rather boomy at the bottom and dull at the top.
The best option is a special pre-amp designed for 78s,
but they are not cheap. The basic ones do the job quite
well, but if you cannot afford one at all, then reducing
the bass with the tone control on your system will help
balance the bass range greatly. For the top end, if
playing an electrical 78, some treble boost will brighten
the sound quite nicely but at the expense of more
surface noise. It is a question of personal taste. With
acoustic records (and some very early electrics), there is
little at the top end anyway and any treble boost needed
is likely to be minimal, but again, adjust to taste.
If your control unit has a mono switch, use it. What that
does is to parallel the two outputs from the cartridge.
This helps reduce distortion and rumble.
Filtering is another question where personal taste
operates. Control units such as the Quad series have a
variable slope lter that can, when judiciously used,
reduce the noise with little effect on the sound because
what you doing, is to cut noise that is higher in
frequency than the recorded sound. It is an interesting
observation that, the better the equipment, the less
ltering is usually necessary.
A few Additional Points
Keep pick-up leads from the turntable to the pre-amp. as short as
possible. Long leads reduce high frequencies and help to induce
hum.
Hill & Dale discs (Path/Edison etc.) need different styli.
Edison discs use 0.004 or sometimes less, and Path may need
0.008 ball styli. These are also available from Expert Stylus
Co. They can wire a cartridge to play these discs when you order
your special H & D stylus. Some pre-amp/control units have a
lateral/vertical switch that will do this.
Play clean records. If your records are dirty, the stylus will be
tracing the outline of the dirt and not the groove and
reproduction will suffer. Even if your records look clean, dirt and
the steel or bre fragments from needles used in the past, will
lurk in the grooves. You would be amazed at the residues
collected after records are cleaned by a machine. How to clean
them depends upon budget. Ideally you should use a machine
which will wet-scrub the record and then vacuum it dry. Top of
the range is the Keith Monks used by studios. Much cheaper but
effective are the Nitty Gritty, Loricraft and Moth machines, but
before buying make sure you have a version meant for 78s. Some
hold the record down by a vacuum and this dishes the record
slightly not ideal for breakable 78s! Records can of course be
cleaned manually, but it is not recommended for the professional.
On the general subject of reproduction, the most ignored item in
the chain from stylus to eventual sound is the loudspeaker.
Ampliers, turntables, cartridges etc. can last almost indenitely
but loudspeakers dont. The suspension system (or surround) of
drive units suffer from fatigue and with very old units like the
original Wharfedale and Leak Sandwich, the cone suspension
will by now, have deteriorated badly. If you decide to upgrade
your system, the best speakers that you can buy will be a good
investment. Get the dealer to bring them to your home so that you
can hear them in situ and check how they handle 78 vocals: very
important!
All vinyl records whether Historic Masters or not, cannot be
played on an old gramophone using thorn, bre or steel needles.
They must be played with a modern lightweight pickup.
One further point. I have not suggested seeking out old, original
78 playing equipment. Unless you have practical experience of
it, you are most unlikely to be able to get good results. Old 78-
only turntables especially should be avoided. Quad and Leak
valved (tubed) pre-ampliers do have some of the replay curves
you need, but unless they have been professionally rebuilt, are
unlikely to give good results, and might even be dangerous to use.
It can also be difcult to interface them with modern equipment.
I hope that this guide has been of help. It cannot be all
encompassing and by its very nature is not technical.
Most of the dealers/suppliers listed below will be very
happy to give assistance. They are usually enthusiasts
too, so do ask.
78 rpm Stylus Sizes
Written by a 78rpm Community member
A recent, and somewhat underrated discussion on the 78-
L list, focussed on stylus size for playing various types of
78 rpm records including acoustic, electric, vertical,
transcription etc. Unfortunately, it wasn't a clearly
organized discussion - as most discussions on the list
unfortunately are - due to its email format -but after
many emails, the truth of the matter seemed to suggest
that stylus size is important for various types of recording
playback. Personally, I have always relied on the esoteric
sound website for advice on stylus use which I have
reproduced and accredited below:
2.0 mil - worn LPs, some AFRS transcriptions
2.5 - 2.5 mil - many 78's, transcriptions
3 - 3.0 mil - most 30's-50's slightly worn 78s &
transcriptions, Edison discs
3.5 - 3.5 mil - old or worn 78s, transcriptions
4.0 mil - very old or worn discs, raw aluminum, RCA home
[From: http://www.esotericsound.com/CartStyli.htm]
One member of the list questioned whether the use of a
3.0 mil standard stylus was appropriate for general use on
all 78s. The member also added that they used a slightly
smaller size, 2.7 mil stylus on another head-shell set up
for vertical discs. For the most part the 3.0 mil stylus
worked ne for their daily needs. However, the member
recently acquired the recording: Gennett 6006, "Big Boy"
George Owens. While the disc was a bit worn the
member had discs look a lot worse than this and play
much better. So I was wondering if it's a groove size/
stylus size mismatch. I changed my 2.7 mil stylus back to
play lateral and it sounds markedly better, but now
wondering how much better could it get? This is my rst
Gennett Electrobeam record. Any advice on stylus size
which works best for these? It's time I started to expand
my range of availablestylianyway.
Another member of the list suggested:
Your 2.7 mil stylus may be hitting a less worn part of the
groove.And a larger tip might be a lot of help. I had to
use a 4-mil stylus to play several mid 30s Deccas not long
ago. Nothing to do with wear, they just wouldn't track
properly with anything smaller including my trusty 2.0
mil TE.
Theoriginalposter responded:
So is it possible that it could sound better both above and
below 3 mils? I was thinking that since it sounded better
on 2.7 it would be in that direction.
The 2.5 is still the best thing for playing transcription
discs and it works ne on Edisons. The Stanton 2.0
Truncated Elliptical is a great one as well. Their 2.8 is
good on more difcult discs. And another poster
suggested some great advice with:
I lucked out on getting some of the Expert (Stanton
tting) custom styli in a collection I bought last Spring.
There was a 3.8 which is wonderful for both 1920s Victor
electrics and almost and UK pressing famous for
"crackle". It's also very useful for lots of earlier acoustics
(Grand Prizes, Monarchs, some Columbias, etc.) The 2.5
is great for transcriptions and most Edisons. Sometimes a
1.0 mil works even better on them, though, and others
even do well with the 3.8. I've always said you really roll
the dice when you lay an Edison on the turntable for a
transfer.
Another member posted some fantastic information
regarding playback stylus size with record makes - and I
am reproducing this information in the hope it will help
novices who are just starting out with collecting 78 rpm
records. I have also posted the contact information of the
company that supplied the information below:
LABEL TYPES AND/PERIODS
1. 00.18" Useful for some acoustic Richmond Gennett recordings:
Some earlyaluminum and acetate transcription discs.
2. 0.0020" Extremely useful for the majority of acoustic Richmond
Gennetts.Strangely, the Wolverine Orchestras Fidgety Feet/Jazz
Me Blues likea whopping
3. 0.0035"Also a number of acoustic OKeh eld recordings(e.g.
the 1923 King Oliver OKehs) like this size.
4. 0.0024/5" Very useful for acoustic, Truetone and some electric
OKehs,pre-1920 Victors, most post-war records. Many
Paramount 12700 series.English Columbias 1925-26 mainly
prefer this size.
5. 0.0028" Post 1922 acoustic and electric Columbias, most electric
OKehs,acoustic and early electric Paramounts, Gennett (acoustic
andelectric New York recordings and electric Richmond
recordings),Brunswick/ARC (acoustic and electrical), US Decca,
Victor 1921-25,most Plaza group acoustics, pre-1931 Parlophone,
Black Swan, Cameo,Path/Perfect lateral recordings. A good
starting size to work up ordown from.
6. 0.0032" Useful for some Brunswick/Vocalion electrics, post-EMI
merger EnglishColumbia/HMV/Parlophones, Columbia
acoustics to 1922, some early US Columbia electrics, also some
later Columbia electrics where themaster has been heavily
polished or high numbered stampers have beenused. Autograph,
some Paramount 12800s (though these vary enormously up to
0.004"!)
7. 0.0035" Most Victor Electrics post 1926, some very early Victors
(1901-06),Acoustic Vocalion, HMV/Zonophone 1925-31, most
QRS, Plaza groupelectrics, Edison Diamond Discs, most
Electrobeam Gennett post-6400issues. 0.004" Early electric
Victors (1925/6). One notable anomaly is the October1927
Brunswick session by Johnny Dodds Black Bottom Stompers,
wherethe cutter was particularly blunt and all the sides from the
sessionneed a 0.004" stylus.
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Last updated: November 23, 2011
Allrecordingslisted are electric
recordings(except otherwise listed)and all
recordings were released as 78rpms.
No dates are listed as yet.
s after record number indicates a single-sided
recording or ll-up that is not listed.
Symphony No.1
1. ! N.Y. Phil. Sym. Orch (c) Walter Columbia LX
1204/7 8sides(Also on: Columbia (US)
12924/7D Set MM 796 (and) GQX 11313/6)
2. ! B.B.C. Sym. Orch (c) Toscanini HMV DB
3537/40 7sides(Also on: Victor 15383/6 Set M
507)
3. ! Vienna Phil. Orch (c) Weingartner Columbia
LX 677/9 6sides(Also on: Columbia (US)
69111/3D Set M 321 (and) Columbia (France)
LFX 523/5)
4. ! National Sym. Orch (c) Rankl Decca K
1239/42 8sides
5. ! Philadelphia Orch (c) Ormandy Victor
14691/4 8sidesSet M 409 (Also on: HMV DB
3179/82)
6. ! Amsterdam Orch (c) Mengelberg Telefunken
SK 2770/2 6(Also on Gramophon 22021/3
(and) 14701/3 Auto)
7. ! Cleveland Orch (c) Rodzinski Columbia
11937/40D 8sidesSet M 535
8. ! Berlin Municipal Orch (c) Schuricht Polydor
67884/7s 7sides
9. ! N.Y. Phil. Sym. Orch (c) Mengelberg Victor
7211/4 ?sidesSet M 73(Also on: HMV D
1729/31)
10. ! Barcelona Orch (c) Casals HMV 1729/31 ?
sides(Also on Brunswick (US) 556/8)
11. ! Berlin Phil. Orch (c) Ptzner Polydor
95093/5 ?sides
12. ! Royal Phil. Orch (c) Henschel Columbia L
1889/92 ?sides(Also on Columbia (US) Set M
57)
13. ! La Scala Orchestra (c) Hidemaro
KonoyeJapanese Parlophone E10790/92 6sides
(mx2-84526/27/28-1/29/30-2/36-2)(1930s)
Symphony No.2
1. ! San Francisco Sym. (c) Monteux Victor
12-1004/7 8sides Set DM 1325 (1949)
2. ! London Phil. Orch (c) Beecham Columbia
68988/91D Set M 302; Columbia (Australia)
LOX 327/30 (and) Columbia (France) LFX
474/7)
3. ! Suisse Romande Orch (c) Schuricht Decca K
1610/3 8sides
4. ! London Sym. Orch (c) Weingartner
Columbia LX 725/8 8sides(Also on: Columbia
(US) 69661/4D Set M 377 (and) Columbia
(Argentina) 264947/50)
5. ! Pittsburg Sym. Orch (c) Reiner Columbia
12255/8D 8sides Set M 597 LP ML 4085
6. ! Boston Sym. Orch (c) Koussevitzky HMV DB
3919/22s 7sides(Also on: Victor 15771/4s Set
M 625)
7. ! Dresden Phil. Orch (c) von Kempen Polydor
67608/12s 9sides
8. ! Brussels Radio Orch (c) Lehmann Odeon
O-9154/8s 9sides
9. ! Vienna Phil. Orch (c) Krauss HMV C
2030/3 ?sides(Also on: Victor 11256/9 Set M
131; ? 581/4; ? 10246/9)
10. ! London Sym. Orch (c) Beecham Columbia L
1864/7 ?sides(Also on: Columbia (US) Set M
45)
11. ! B.S.O.O. (c) Kleiber Polydor 66905/8 ?
sides(Also on: ? 516585/8)
Symphony No.3
1. ! Boston Sym. Orch (c) Koussevitzky Victor
11-9796/801 12sides Set M 1161(Also on:
Victor 18-0060/5 Set V 8 )
2. ! N.B.C. Sym. Orch (c) Toscanini HMV DB
5946/52s 13sides(Also on: 17852/8s Set M 765
(and) HMV DB 6058/64s)
3. ! Lon. Phil. Orch (c) de Sabata Decca K
1507/13 14sides(Also on Decca (US) Set EDA
19) (Hear recordinghere)
4. ! Vienna Phil Orch (c) Furtwangler HMV DB
6741/7s 12sides
5. ! Vienna Phil Orch (c) Weingartner Columbia
LX 532/7 12sides(Also on: 68855/60D Set
MM 285; Columbia (Canada) Set D 7 (and)
Columbia (France) LFX 44/9)
6. ! N.Y. Phil. Sym. Orch (c) walter Columbia
13031/6D 12sides Set MM 858 LP ML
4228(Also on: Columbia (US) 11530/5D Set M
449)
7. ! Berlin Phil. Orch (c) Jochum Telefunken
2311/6 12sides(Also on Gramophon 22028/33)
8. ! Berlin Phil. Orch (c) Knappertsbusch HMV
7666/71 12sides
9. ! Turin Radio Orch (c) Albert ? BB 25265/70
12sides
SK 3117/22 12sides(Also on: Capitol Set EFL
2502)
11. ! Berlin Phil. Orch (c) Schuricht Polydor
67793/8 12sides
12. ! National Sym. Orch (c) Unger Decca K
1256/62 ?sides
13. ! Anon. Orch (c) Anon. Musical Appreciation ?
sides Set S 119
14. ! Lon. Phil. Orch (c) Koussevitzky HMV DB
263)
15. ! Berlin Phil. Orch (c) Ptzner Decca CA
8047/52 ?sides(Also on: Polydor 66939/44)
16. ! N.Y. Phil. Sym. Orch (c) Mengelberg HMV
DB 1599/605 ?sides(Also on: Victor Set M 115)
17. ! Sym. Orch (c) Coates HMV D 1158/63 ?
sides(Also on: Victor Set G 2 and M 6)
18. ! Berlin. State Op. Orch (c) Schillings Polydor E
10965/70 ?sides
19. ! N.Q. Hall Orch (c) Wood Columbia L
1868/74 ?sides(Also on: Columbia (US) Set
M46)
Symphony No.4
Acoustic:
1. " Unknown Orchestra (Berlin) (c)Szell ? ? ?
Electric:
1. ! London Phil. Orch (c) Beecham HMV DB
6280/3 8sides(Also on Victor 11-9349/52 Set
M 1081)
2. ! Cleveland Sym. Orch (c) Szell Columbia
12642/5D 8sides Set MM 705(Also on:
Columbia (Brazil) 30-5475/8)
676)
SK 2794/7 8sides(Also on: Gramophon
22034/7 (and) 14708/11)
5. ! Berlin Municipal Orch (c) Schuricht Polydor
68139/43 10sides
6. ! Nat. Sym. Orch (c) Sargent Decca K 1384/7
8sides
7. ! Lon. Phil. Orch (c) Weingartner Columbia
LX 274/7 ?sides(Also on: Columbia (France)
DFX 170/3 (and) Columbia (US) 68217/20D
Set M 197)
8. ! Minneapolis Orch (c) Ormandy HMV DB
274)
9. ! Barcelona Orch (c) Casals HMV D 1725/8 ?
sides
10. ! Halle Orch (c) Harty Columbia L 1875/9 ?
sides(Also on: Columbia (US) Set M 47)
11. ! B.S.O.O. (c) Pntzner Polydor 95096/100 ?
sides
Symphony No.5
Acoustic:
1. " Royal Albert Hall Orch Ronald (Sept-Oct
24) HMV
2. " Reale Marina Italiana (May 11) Odeon
3. " Unnamed Orchestra (Sept 11) Odeon 76147
to 76154
4. " London Symphony Orchestra (Oct 24)
Columbia L 1640 to L 1643
5. " Unnamed Symphony
Orchestra(c)Ruhlmann (Circa. 1912-1916)
Pathe
6. " Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (c) Arthur
Nikisch (Circa. 1913)
7. " Odeon Orchestra (c) Kark (Circa 1910)
Odeon
Electric:
1. ! Paris Cons. Orch (c) Schuricht Decca AK
2253/6 8sides(Also on: London (set) LA 103)
2. ! Vienna Phil. Orch (c) Karajan Columbia LX
1330/3 8sides(Also on: LCX 140/3 (and) LVX
79/82)
12-0959/62 8sides Set DM 1313
4. ! N.B.C. Sym. Orch (c) Toscanini HMV DB
640)
5. ! Berlin Phil. Orch (c) Furtwangler HMV DB
3328/32s 9sides(Also on: Japanese JPC JS 1/5;
Polydor 69855/9 (and) Victor 11-0000/4 Set M
426)
6. ! N.Y.P.S.O (c) Walter Columbia 11749/52D
8sides Set M 498 (LP ML4009)(Also on
Columbia LZX 207/10)
SK 2210/3 8sides(Also on Gramophon
22038/41 (and) HMV 14712/5)
8. ! Dresden Phil. Orch (c) van Kempen Polydor
67635/9s 9sides
9. ! Halle Orch (c) Barbirolli HMV C 3716/9
8sides
10. ! All American Orch (c) Stokowski Columbia
11543/7D 9sides Set M 451
sides Set S 102
12. ! Lon. Phil. Orch (c) Weingartner Columbia
68510/3D 8sides Set M 254(Also on: Columbia
(Canada) Set D 1; Columbia U.K. DX 516/9;
Columbia (Australia) DOX 420/3 (and) DWX
1149/52)
13. ! Queens Hall Orch (c) Wood Decca K 757/60
8sides(Also on: Polydor 516666/9)
14. ! Vienna Phil Orch (c) Schalk HMV C 2022/5
8sides(Also on: ? 589/92)
15. ! Lon. Phil. Orch (c) Koussevitzky HMV DB
2238/42 9sides(Also on Victor 8508/12 Set M
245)
16. ! B.S.O.O (c) Strauss Polydor 66814/7 8sides
17. ! Royal Phil. Orch (c) Weingartner Columbia L
1880/3 8sides(Also on: Columbia (US) Set M
48)
18. ! R.A.H. (c) Ronald HMV D 1150/3
8sides(Also on Victor Set M 5)
19. ! B.S.O.O (c) Rosenstock Polydor 10906/9
8sides
20. ! B.S.O.O (c) SzenkarOdeon O-6688/91
8sides
21. New Sym. Orch (c) Yamada Columbia JPC
55011/4 ?sides
22. ! Sym. Orch (c) Gauk (USSR) ?sides
Symphony No.6
Acoustic:
1. " Berlin Opera House Orchestra (c) Frieder
Weissmann (Nov 24 / Jan 25)American Odeon
5086-5090, (10sides)
Electric:
1. ! Lon. Phil. Orch (c) Kleiber Decca K 1824/8
10sides(Also on: Decca (US) Set EDA 95 (and)
London Label Set LA 183)
2. ! Rome Augusteo (c) de Sabata HMV DB
6473/7 10sides
417) (Hear recordinghere)
4. ! Vienna Phil Orch (c) Walter HMV DB
3051/5 10sides(Also on: Victor 36349/53 Set G
20)
5. ! Philadelphia Orch (c) Walter Columbia
12399/403D 10sides Set M 631(Also on
Columbia (UK) LX 963/7 (and) GQX
11308/12)
6. ! Amsterdam (c) Mengelberg Telefunken SK
2424/8 10sides(Also on ? 14716/20)
7. ! Minneapolis Orch (c) Mitropoulos Columbia
11180/4D 10sides Set M 401(Also on
Columbia (Canada) Set D 35)
8. ! New York City Symphony(c) Stokowski
Victor (1945) 11-9011/5 10sides Set M 1032
sides Set S 117(American pirated dubbing of -
Mengelberg/Concertgebouw Telefunken
78rpms)
10. ! Colonne Orch (c) Paray Columbia DX 655/9
10sides Set M 201(Also on: DCX 63/7;
Columbia (Australia) DOX 489/93 (and) BFX
8/12)
11. ! Royal Phil Orch (c) Weingartner Columbia L
1893/7 ?sides(Also on Columbia (US) Set M 61)
12. ! Berlin Sym. Opera Orch (c) Ptzner Decca
CA 8110/5 ?sides(Also on Polydor 66467/72)
13. ! Boston Sym. Orch (c) Koussevitzky HMV D
2089/93 ?sides(Also on Victor Set M 40)
14. ! Berlin Sym. Opera Orch (c) Schillings Polydor
11222/7 ?sides(Also on Odeon O-6907/12;
177671/6)
15. ! Vienna Phil. Orch (c) Schalk HMV D
1473/7 ?sides
Symphony No.7
Acoustic:
1. " London Symphony Orchestra (c) Felix
Weingartner Columbia Masterworks(June 23 /
Nov 24) 9sides Set 1
Electric:
1. ! N.Y. Phil. Sym. Orch (c) Toscanini Victor
14097/101 10sides Set M 317(Also on: HMV
DB 2986/90)
68556/60D Set M 260)
3. ! Berlin Phil. Orch (c) Jochum Telefunken SK
2763/7 10sides(Also on: HMV (German)
18007/11)
4. ! Philadelphia Orch (c) Ormandy Columbia
12044/8D 10sides Set M 557 LP ML
4011(Hear recordinghere)
5. ! National Sym. Orch (c) Fistoulari Decca K
1221/5 10sides(Also on: London Set LA 146
(and) Decca (US) Set EDA 55)
6. ! Berlin Phil. Orch (c) Schuricht Columbia DX
206/10 9sides(Also on: Polydor 67162/6)
7. ! Berlin State Orch (c) von Karajan Polydor
67643/8s 11sides
sides Set S 118
9. ! Philadelphia Orch (c) Stokowsky HMV D
1639/43 ?sides(Also on: Victor Set M 17)
10. ! Royal Phil Orch (c) Weingartner Columbia
(Jan 27) L 1898/902 ?sides(Also on: Columbia
(US) Set M 63)
11. ! Berlin Sym. Opera Orch (c) Knappertsbusch
Polydor E 11103/7 ?sides(Also on: Odeon
O-6775/9)
12. ! Berlin Sym. Opera Orch (c) Strauss Polydor
69836/9 ?sides
Symphony No.8(All versions 6 Sides except where
indicated differently)
Acoustic:
1. " London Symphony Orchestra (c) Felix
WeingartnerColumbia Masterworks(Nov 23)
7sidesSet 2
Electric:
1. ! Vienna Phil. Orch (c) von Karajan Columbia
LX 988/90(Also on: Columbia (France) LFX
824/6 (and) LVX 48/50)
2. ! N.B.C. (c) Toscanini HMV DB 6160/2 (April
1939)(Also on: Victor 11-8362/4 Set M
908)(Hear recordinghere)
3. ! Paris Cons. Orch (c) Munch Decca AK
1933/5
LX 563/5(Also on: Columbia (US) 68903/5D
Set M 292; Columbia (Canada) Set D 8 (and)
Columbia (Argentina) 264962/4)
5. ! Boston Sym. Orch (c) Koussevitzky HMV DB
3172/4(Also on: Victor 14257/9 Set M 336)
6. ! N.Y.P.S.O (c) Walter Columbia 11896/8D Set
M 525 LP ML 2001
SK 2760/2(Also on: Polydor 566258/60;
Electrola (Germany) 22025/4 (and) 14721/3)
8. ! Munich Phil. Orch (c) Kabasta HMV DB
5639/41
9. ! Berlin Phil. Orch (c) Kempen Polydor
67662/4
10. ! Anon. Orch (c) Anon. Musical Appreciation
Set S 110
11. ! B.B.C. Sym. Orch (c) Boult HMV DB
1764/6(Also on: Victor 11535/7 Set M 181)
12. ! Royal Phil. Orch (c) Weingartner Columbia L
1903/5(Also on: Columbia (US) Set M 64)
13. ! Berlin Phil. Orch (c) Ptzner ? LY
6076/8(Also on: Polydor 15020/2)
14. ! Vienna Phil Orch (c) Schalk HMV D 1481/3
15. ! B.S.O.Orch (c) Klemperer Polydor 66460/2
16. ! San Francisco Sym. (c) Monteux RCA
Victor ?sides Set DM 1450 (1950)
Symphony No.9
Acoustic:
1. " Symphony Orchestra and Chorus (c)Albert
CoatesHMV D 842/9 ?sides 10-11/1923
2. " Neues Symphonic Orchester (w. Members of
Berlin State Opera) (c)Bruno Seidler-Winkler
Polydor 1924
3. " Bluthner Orchestra (Berlin) (c) Frieder
Weissmann Polydor? 1923
Electric:
1. ! Vienna Phil. Orch (c) von Karajan Columbia
LX 1097/1105 18sides(Also on: Columbia
(France) LFX 846/54; LVX 32/40 (and) GQX
11250/8)
12-0050/7 16sides Set M 1190(Also on: Victor
18-0090/7 Set V 12)
3. ! N.Y.P.S.O (c) Walter Columbia 13000/7D
16sides Set MM 900
4. ! Philadelphia Orch (c) Ormandy Columbia
12225/32D 16sides Set M 591
5. ! Saxon State Orch (c) Bohm HMV DB
5652/60s 17sides
6. ! Hamberg State Opera Orch (c) Jochum
Telefunken SK 2615/23s 17sides(Also on:
Polydor 566261/9)
LX 413/20 16sides(Also on: LWX 134/41;
GQX 10782/9; Columbia (Canada Set D 4)
and Columbia (US) 68349/56D Set M 227)
LX 61/76 16sides Set M 203
9. ! Philadelphia Orch (c) Stokowski HMV DB
2327/35 17sides(Also on: Victor 8424/32 Set
M 236)
10. ! Berlin State Opera Orch (c) Fried Decca CA
8062/8 14sides(Also on: Polydor 66657/63)
11. ! London Sym. Orch (c) Weingartner
Columbia L 1775/82 ?sides(Also on: Columbia
(US) Set M 39)
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12.
WARING'S
PENNSYLVANIANS
78RPM
DISCOGRAPHY
Featuring Victor and Decca, 78rpm output
Waring's Pennsylvanians was a band and choral
group which was most popular in the 1920s and
1930s but continued to exist and sing until Fred
Waring's death in 1984.
The group was formed in 1918 as a band at
Pennsylvania State University by the brothers Fred
and Tom Waring, and their friends Freddy Buck and
Poley McClintock.
They began playing at colleges, fraternity parties,
proms, etc. and later went on to play in theaters.
They had a big hit in 1925 with the song
"Collegiate", probably their best known song. Other
popular novelty songs were "I've Never Seen a
Straight Banana" and "I Wonder How I Look When
I'm Asleep".
They became very popular and by the end of the
1920s were very much in demand. In 1929 they
starred in a sound lm called Syncopation, released
by RKO Radio Pictures. Later, they became more
famous as a choral group.
From their beginnings through 1932, they were one of
Victor's better selling orchestras, but for an unknown
reason, they ceased recording after November, 1932.
They didn't break up; they continued to be popular
on radio. They began recording again after WWII.
From 1948 to 1954, The Fred Waring Show appeared
weekly on CBS Television. The group remained in
business until Fred Waring's death in 1984.
Victor 78rpms
1. ! Victor 19172 "West,A Nest And You,Dear"
Waring's Pennsylvanians Larry Yoell-Billy Hill
16/10/23 28662
2. ! Victor 19172 Sleep Waring's
Pennsylvanians Earl Lebeig 16/10/23 28663
3. Victor 19189 Stack O' Lee Blues Waring's
Pennsylvanians Lopez
4. ! Victor 19209 That's My Baby Waring's
Pennsylvanians Clare-Friend-Murphy
15/10/23 28664
5. ! Victor 19362 I'm Haunted By That
Swanee River Song Waring's Pennsylvanians
Troy-Smith-Carleton 22/05/24 30076
6. Victor 19362 "Goodnight,Sleep Tight"
Waring's Pennsylvanians Tom Waring
12/05/24 30069
7. ! Victor 19367 Maytime Waring's
Pennsylvanians Vincent Rose 02/06/24
30151
8. Victor 19380 June Night Waring's
Pennsylvanians Friend-Baer 06/06/24
30249
9. ! Victor 19422 Any Way The Wind Blows
Waring's Pennsylvanians Creamer-Hanley
10. ! Victor 19438 I've A Garden In Sweden
Waring's Pennsylvanians Murphy-Owens-
Lipton 11/08/24 30558
11. ! Victor 19570 Peter Pan Waring's
Pennsylvanians King-Henderson 23/01/25
31693
12. ! Victor 19571 Will You Remember Me?
Waring's Pennsylvanians Davis-Santly-
Richman
13. ! Victor 19636 Little Peach Waring's
Pennsylvanians Tom Waring 02/04/25
32197
14. ! Victor 19636 Swanee Buttery Waring's
Pennsylvanians Rose-Donaldson 04/04/25
31878
15. ! Victor 19648 Look At Those Eyes
04/04/25 32128
16. ! Victor 19648 Collegiate Waring's
Pennsylvanians 04/04/25 32129
17. ! Victor 19655 Does My Sweetie Do-And
How Waring's Pennsylvanians Tom Waring
03/04/25 32192
18. ! Victor 19768 Syncopatin' Sal Waring's
32130
19. ! Victor 19784 Mighty Blue Waring's
Pennsylvanians Tom Waring 04/09/25 133
20. ! Victor 19784 Freshie Waring's
Pennsylvanians Orchestra Greer-Berg
07/09/25
21. ! Victor 19913 Thanks For The Buggy Ride
Waring's Pennsylvanians Orchestra Buffano
17/12/25
22. ! Victor 19913 I've Got Some Lovin' To Do
Waring's Pennsylvanians Poley Mcclintock
Jaffe-Bonx 16/12/25
23. ! Victor 20003 Talkin' To The Moon
Waring's Pennsylvanians Little-Baskette
23/03/26 34737
24. ! Victor 20010 Just A Cottage Small
Waring's Pennsylvanians Orchestra James
Hanley 23/03/26
25. ! Victor 20010 In My Gondola Waring's
Pennsylvanians Orchestra 01/02/26 34744
26. ! Victor 20018 Someone To Love Waring's
Pennsylvanians Fred Waring-Tom Waring
Kahn-Fiorito 01/04/26
27. ! Victor 20074 "Cherie,I Love You"
Goodman 02/06/26
28. ! Victor 20076 Looking At The World
Through Rose Colored Waring's
Pennsylvanians Tom Waring-Fred Waring
03/06/26 35524
29. ! Victor 20078 In A Little Garden Waring's
35523
30. ! Victor 20078 Tonight's My Night With
Baby Waring's Pennsylvanians Tom Waring
03/06/26 35525
31. ! Victor 20083 "Any Ice Today,Lady?"
Waring's Pennsylvanians Poley Mcclintock
02/06/26 35522
32. ! Victor 20146 Bolshevik Waring's
Pennsylvanians Fred Waring-Poley Mcclintock
04/06/26 35528
33. ! Victor 20146 Her Beaus Are Only
Rainbows Waring's Pennsylvanians Tom
Waring Meyer-Bryan 18/08/26
34. ! Victor 20194 Moonlight And Roses
Waring's Pennsylvanians Black-Moret
03/06/26 35526
35. ! Victor 20289 Little White House Waring's
Pennsylvanians Tom Waring Dowling-Handy
29/10/26
36. ! Victor 20315 It Made You Happy When
You Made Me Cry Waring's Pennsylvanians
Tom Waring Donaldson 28/10/26
37. ! Victor 20338 Don't Sing Aloha When I Go
Waring's Pennsylvanians Tom Waring Walter
Smith-Black-Moret 03/11/26
38. ! Victor 20378 "Where Do You Work-
A,John?" Waring's Pennsylvanians Orchestra
08/12/26 36494
39. ! Victor 20378 I Love The College Girls
Waring's Pennsylvanians Orchestra Jolfe-Bonx
08/12/26
40. ! Victor 20476 Here Or There As Long As I
Have You Waring's Pennsylvanians Tom
Waring 21/01/27 37426
41. ! Victor 20562 I've Never Seen A Straight
Banana Waring's Pennsylvanians Orchestra
Waite 23/03/27
42. ! Victor 20562 I Wonder How I Look When
I'm Asleep Waring's Pennsylvanians Tom
Waring De Sylva-Brown-Henderson
24/03/27
43. ! Victor 20724 Just Another Day Wasted
Away Waring's Pennsylvanians Tobias-Turk
02/06/27 38269
44. ! Victor 20724 Sing Me A Baby Song
Waring's Pennsylvanians Tom Waring Kahn-
Donaldson 02/06/27
45. ! Victor 20727 Sa-Lu-Ta! Waring's
Pennsylvanians Fred Waring 02/06/27
38272
46. ! Victor 21058 WAY Back When Waring's
Pennsylvanians Tom Waring Robison-Kester
04/11/27
47. ! Victor 21099 I Scream-You Scream-We All
Scream For Ice C Waring's Pennsylvanians
Fred Waring-Poley Mcclintock Johnson-Moll-
King 30/11/27
48. ! Victor 21099 Wob-A-Ly Walk Waring's
Pennsylvanians Fred Waring Warren-Green
10/11/27
49. ! Victor 21165 Keep Sweeping The
Cobwebs Off The Moon Waring's
41407
50. ! Victor 21206 Maybe I'll Baby You
Waring's Pennsylvanians Buck-Stamper
13/12/27 41406
51. ! Victor 21206 If I Can't Have You
Donaldson 13/12/27
52. ! Victor 21213 Together Waring's
Pennsylvanians Tom Waring De Sylva-Brown-
Henderson 19/01/28
53. ! Victor 21227 There Must Be A Silver
Lining Waring's Pennsylvanians Fred Waring
Morse-Donaldson 28/01/28
54. ! Victor 21258 Who's Blue Now? Waring's
Pennsylvanians Chorus Caesar-Meyer
14/02/28
55. ! Victor 21297 Was It A Dream? Waring's
Pennsylvanians Tom Waring Coslow-Speir-
Britt 24/02/28
56. ! Victor 21297 That Melody Of Love
Waring's Pennsylvanians Tom Waring-Fred
Waring Dietz-Donaldson 23/02/28
57. ! Victor 21307 Yale Blues Waring's
58. ! Victor 21308 Dance Of The Blue Danube
Waring's Pennsylvanians Tom Waring Fisher
08/03/28
59. ! Victor 21308 "Laugh,Clown,Laugh"
Waring's Pennsylvanians Fred Waring Lewis-
Young-Fiorito 08/03/28
60. ! Victor 21323 What Do You Say? Waring's
Pennsylvanians Tom Waring Yellen-Ager-Ash
23/02/28
61. ! Victor 21327 I Can't Do Without You
21/03/28 43158
62. ! Victor 21333 Lila Waring's
Pennsylvanians Tom Waring Gotler-Tobias-
Pinkard 23/03/28
63. ! Victor 21333 Hello Montreal! Waring's
Pennsylvanians Fred Waring Rose-Dixon-
Warren 29/03/28
64. ! Victor 21432 In The Evening Waring's
40768
65. ! Victor 21508 Farewell Blues Waring's
43187
66. ! Victor 21508 Stack O' Lee Blues Waring's
Pennsylvanians Lopez 18/04/28 28665
67. ! Victor 21676 My Window Of Dreams
Waring's Pennsylvanians Bryan-Klenner
12/09/28 47506
68. ! Victor 21676 Roses Of Yesterday
Waring's Pennsylvanians Berlin 07/09/28
46971
69. ! Victor 21678 Paradise Waring's
Pennsylvanians Tom Waring Zamecnic-Kerr
12/09/28
70. ! Victor 21715 High Up On A Hill Top
Waring's Pennsylvanians Clare Hanlon Baer-
Whiting-Campbell 28/09/28
71. ! Victor 21715 What A Night For Spooning
Waring's Pennsylvanians Clare Hanlon
05/09/28 46979
72. ! Victor 21755 I'm Sorry Sally Waring's
Pennsylvanians Clare Hanlon 12/10/28
46193
73. ! Victor 21755 Just Another Night Waring's
Pennsylvanians Tom Waring-N.Keller-
C.Hanlon Donaldson 26/10/28
74. ! Victor 21788 Pompanola Waring's
75. ! Victor 21788 Maybe This Is Love
Waring's Pennsylvanians De Sylva-Brown-
Henderson 13/11/28 46375
76. ! Victor 21792 How About Me? Waring's
Pennsylvanians Clare Hanlon Berlin
13/11/28
77. ! Victor 21836 Glorianna Waring's
48406
78. ! Victor 21836 Love Tale Of Alsace
Lorraine Waring's Pennsylvanians Lewis
James-Fred Waring-N.Keller 07/01/29 49259
79. ! Victor 21857 My Mother's Eyes Waring's
Pennsylvanians Clare Hanlon Gilbert-Baer
23/01/29
80. ! Victor 21861 Button Up Your Overcoat
Waring's Pennsylvanians Trio 23/01/29
48817
81. ! Victor 21861 My Lucky Star Waring's
Pennsylvanians Frank Sylvano De Sylva-
Brown-Henderson 28/01/29
82. ! Victor 21870 I'll Always Be In Love With
You Waring's Pennsylvanians Clare Hanlon
04/02/29 48852
83. ! Victor 21870 Jericho Waring's
Pennsylvanians Fred Waring Robin-Meyer
04/02/29
84. ! Victor 21900 My Castle In Spain Is A
Shack In The Lane Waring's Pennsylvanians
Clare Hanlon Caesar-Friend 20/02/29
85. ! Victor 21900 I Used To Love Her In The
Moonlight Waring's Pennsylvanians Clare
Hanlon Fiorito-Young 20/02/29
86. ! Victor 21977 My Sin Waring's
Pennsylvanians Clare Hanlon De Sylva-
Brown-Henderson 02/05/29
87. ! Victor 21977 When My Dreams Come
True Waring's Pennsylvanians Trio Berlin
02/05/29
88. ! Victor 21997 Orange Blossom Time
10/05/29 51976
89. ! Victor 22023 To Be In Love Waring's
Pennsylvanians Tom Waring Turk-Ahlert
22/05/29
90. ! Victor 22266 Hello Baby Waring's
Pennsylvanians Will Morgan Magidson-
Washington-Cleary 17/12/29
91. ! Victor 22272 Have A Little Faith In Me
Waring's Pennsylvanians Stuart Churchill
07/01/30 58167
92. ! Victor 22272 Crying For The Carolines
Waring's Pennsylvanians Will Morgan
Warren-Lewis-Young 08/01/30
93. ! Victor 22293 With You Waring's
Pennsylvanians Clare Hanlon-W.Morgan-
N.Keller Berlin 08/01/30
94. ! Victor 22293 "There's Danger In Your
Eyes,Cherie" Waring's Pennsylvanians Clare
Hanlon Richman-Meskill-Wendling
16/01/30
95. ! Victor 22325 Red Hot Chicago Waring's
Pennsylvanians Fred Waring Desylva-Brown-
Henderson 10/01/30
96. ! Victor 22325 Wasn't It Beautiful While It
Lasted? Waring's Pennsylvanians Three Girl
Friends-Stewart Churchill Desylva-Brown-
Henderson 28/01/30
97. ! Victor 22470 It Seems To Be Spring
Waring's Pennsylvanians Three Girl Friends
George Marion Jr.-RICHARD Whiting
27/01/30
98. ! Victor 22486 Without Love Waring's
Pennsylvanians Tom Waring De Sylva-Brown-
Henderson 22/01/30
99. ! Victor 22486 So Beats My Heart For You
Waring's Pennsylvanians S.Churchill and The
Three Girl Friend Ballard-Henderson-Waring
17/07/30
100. ! Victor 22492 "Gee,I'd Like To Make You
Happy" Waring's Pennsylvanians Clare
Hanlon 30/07/30 62376
101. ! Victor 22492 Little White Lies Waring's
63309
102. ! Victor 22598 Love For Sale Waring's
Pennsylvanians Three Waring Girls Cole
Porter 24/12/30
103. ! Victor 22598 Where Have You Been?
Waring's Pennsylvanians Tom Waring-The
Three Waring Girls Cole Porter 24/12/30
104. ! Victor 22655 "Oh,Donna Clara!"
Waring's Pennsylvanians Clare Hanlon
Caesar-Petersburski 13/03/31
105. ! Victor 22655 Elizabeth Waring's
Pennsylvanians Three Waring Girls Caesar-
Katscher 13/03/31
106. ! Victor 22707 You Forgot Your Gloves
Waring's Pennsylvanians Clare Hanlon Eliscu-
Lehar 15/05/31
107. ! Victor 22707 I Found A Million Dollar
Baby Waring's Pennsylvanians Clare Hanlon
and The Three Waring Girls Rose-Dixon-
Warren 04/05/31
108. ! Victor 22708 Dancing In The Dark
Waring's Pennsylvanians Three Waring Girls
18/05/31 69624
109. ! Victor 22708 High And Low Waring's
Pennsylvanians Three Waring Girls Dietz-
Schwartz 18/05/31
110. ! Victor 22894 Where The Blue Of The
Night Waring's Pennsylvanians Stewart
Churchill 23/12/31 71203
111. ! Victor 22900 Honest! Really! Truly!
Waring's Pennsylvanians Clare Hanlon Turk-
Ahlert 29/12/31
112. ! Victor 22900 I'm Only Guessin' Waring's
Pennsylvanians Three Girl Friends Egan-
Brown 18/01/32
113. ! Victor 24051 Holding My Honey's Hand
Waring's Pennsylvanians Chick Bullock
Hirsch-Goering-Bernie 27/06/32
114. ! Victor 24179 More Beautiful Than Ever
04/11/32 73923
115. ! Victor 35921 Ah! Sweet Mystery Of Life
Waring's Pennsylvanians Tom Waring Young-
Herbert 17/04/28
Decca 78rpms
18,000s
116. ! Decca 18269 Caissons Go Rolling Along
Waring's Pennsylvanians 09/03/42
117. ! Decca 18269 Army Air Corps Waring's
Pennsylvanians 09/03/42
118. ! Decca 18301 Rosary Waring's
Pennsylvanians Stuart Churchill Nevin-
Robert Cameron Rogers 10/03/42
119. ! Decca 18301 Ave Maria(Schubert)
Schubert 10/03/42
120. ! Decca 18302 Bells Of St. Mary's Waring's
Pennsylvanians Stuart Churchill Adams-
Furber 22/03/42
121. ! Decca 18302 In A Monastery Garden
Ketelby 22/03/42
122. ! Decca 18303 Were You There? Waring's
Pennsylvanians Stuart Churchill 10/03/42
70476
123. ! Decca 18303 Lord's Prayer Waring's
Pennsylvanians Stuart Churchill Albert Hay
Malotte 10/03/42
124. ! Decca 18412 Anitra's Dance Waring's
Pennsylvanians Grieg 15/04/42 70660
125. ! Decca 18412 Brazil Waring's
Pennsylvanians Ary Barroso 08/05/42
70719
126. ! Decca 18592 Now I Know Waring's
Pennsylvanians Donna Dae
127. ! Decca 18592 Tess's Torch Song Waring's
Pennsylvanians Donna Dae 01/01/44
23/24/27,000s
128. ! Decca 23461 Meadowland Waring's
Pennsylvanians Glee Club 01/01/45 72992
129. ! Decca 23461 Hora Staccato Waring's
Pennsylvanians Voices Dinieu-Heifetz
01/01/45
130. ! Decca 23642 TWAS The Night Before
Christmas Waring's Pennsylvanians 71252
131. ! Decca 23643 "Silent Night,Holy Night"
Gruber 71166
132. ! Decca 23643 Oh Gathering Clouds
Waring's Pennsylvanians Paul Owen Bain
71078
133. ! Decca 23644 Adeste Fideles Waring's
Pennsylvanians Glee Club 71167
134. ! Decca 23644 O Holy Night Waring's
Pennsylvanians Jane Wilson Adam 71077
135. ! Decca 23645 "First Noel,O Little Town...,
CAROL Of The Bells" Waring's
Pennsylvanians Gordon Goodman Brooks-
Rodner 71076
136. ! Decca 23645 Beautiful Savior Waring's
Pennsylvanians Walter Scheff-Jane Wilson
71251
137. ! Decca 23948 Dry Bones Waring's
138. ! Decca 23948 Old Moses Waring's
139. ! Decca 23990 Whiffenpoof Song Waring's
Pennsylvanians Bing Crosby and Glee Club
05/06/47 73940
140. ! Decca 23990 Kentucky Babe Waring's
Pennsylvanians Bing Crosby and Glee Club
05/06/47 73941
141. ! Decca 24337 Holy City Waring's
Pennsylvanians Weatherly-Adams 01/01/48
142. ! Decca 24800 Iowa Indian Song Waring's
Pennsylvanians Bing Crosby Meredith Willson
17/06/49
143. ! Decca 24800 WAY Back Home Waring's
Pennsylvanians Bing Crosby Lewis-Waring
17/06/49
144. ! Decca 27286 Jingle Bells-Parts 1 and 2
Waring's Pennsylvanians 01/01/50
Version 1a
CATALOGING
YOUR 78RPM
COLLECTION -Part 1
Continued in Part 2 of our next newsletter...
Cataloging a 78rpm collection can be a
daunting task particularly when a collection
is vast. Many collectors give up because they
often lack the knowledge of what data to
collect or dont have a suitable template/
software to help begin the task.
In this post, well address these two issues (and in a
second post well look at some examples worth
considering). Well also include in the second post a
downloadable blank catalog which will help you start
this daunting task in both MS Word and MAC .pages
formats)
Firstly, the matter of collecting information
What information should I collect from a 78rpm record?
As with any catalog/index, certain information is vital
for collectors particularly information relating to
performer(s), record number(s), matrix number(s) and
take number(s).
As a general starting point, the following list includes
record details that should be included in any record
catalog/index:
1. Composition(s) (Its important to include both sides of
a record)
2. Composer(s)
3. Performer(s)
4. Length of recording sides and album number (Many
78rpms were issued in albums featuring different
compositions)
5. Record number(s) (Each side of a record will usually
feature the same record number but there can be
variations such as side 1- 23423A and 23423B)
6. Matrix number(s) (Matrix numbers will always be
different. Each side of a recording will have its own
unique matrix number)
7. Take number(s) (Make sure to add this information to
your index as well)
8. Catalog numbers of foreign pressings/releases (if
known) (Sometimes a record was issued in another
country(s) and as a result, may have a different record
number Old record catalogs are a great resource in
locating different record numbers of the same record)
9. Recording or issue date(s)
Of signicant importance is the matrix and take
numbers ofeach recording (usually two recordings on
one record)
Take numbers help collectors to differentiate between
different recordings of the same composition.
Thankfully, most 78rpm record companies kept all
recording takes of a performance and often issued
or substituted at a later date a different take if the
nal, chosen approved take was destroyed or
damaged in some way.
Sometimes nding a different take of a released
78rpm can be worth considerably more than the
originally issued take!
In the example above, the matrix number is listed as:
OEA 15007 and the take number is listed as -1!
meaning that the rst recorded take was issued. Of
course, there may have been additional takes of the
performance which may or may not have been used
for later pressings.
Matrix and take numbers were usually pressed into
the shellac itself often near or between the run-out
grooves in the 6 oclock position however this can
often vary depending on the record label or make. For
example, Polydor often featured the matrix/take
numbers at the 3 or 9 oclock positions. Additionally,
some record companies used a letter to designate take
sequence instead of a number for example, A often
meant, take 1 and B often meant, take 2, etc
Labels are a great source of discographical
information which will help make the job of adding
information to your catalog easier. The label will
feature information on performer(s), composition(s),
composer(s) as well as record number. In the example
above the record number is DA 1970. The record
number will usually be the same for both sides of the
record.
If youre familiar with record number prexes, the
task of entering data into a catalog can speed up the
process for you. For example, His Masters Voice used
the D prex for their international series. DA
meant 10inch and the DB prex meant 12inch
recordings.
In most cases, record companies issued their records
in sequence/blocks so knowing the record number
of a record can often help to date a record
approximately. For example, DA 1970 is dated
approximately around the early 1952. (See photo
below)
The 78rpm Collectors Community Prex Guide is a
handy little document to have. You can access our
guidehere.
RESTORING
78RPMS PART 1
Interest in 78rpm recordings has reached a new
level of appreciationover the past decade or so.
Fueled by the internet, hundreds of sites have
appeared relating to 78s including our own in
which 78s are sold for download and discussed in
forums or social network sites like Twitter and
FaceBook. In the process, new audiences are
rediscovering long lost or forgotten recordings.
Thankfully, depending on where you live, most
78rpms recordings particularly those made
before 1950 are now out of copyright for one
reason or another and happily (for us), a new
breed of restorers has appeared, showing off
their results of digitizing and restoring 78s for
others to enjoy.
As one website states in their notes, from
Caruso to Callas, there has been an explosion in historical
vocal releases in the past decade many have appeared on
enterprising small labels like Romophone, Pearl and VAI,
which rely on the generous resources of enlightened
collectors. In both instances, a handful of dedicated
American sound engineers have produced some of the most
signicant results. None of us are in this for the money,
observes Ward Marston, a pioneer in transferring old 78s.
Were all in it for the love of singing, for the love of old
records. Most of us are collectors. [1]
And at the heart of this new wave of interest in
old 78rpm recordings is the love of collecting
and restoring long forgotten gems no matter
the genre.
For a new generation of collectors and listeners,
these sites are a hidden treasure trove of
forgotten sounds and history. Shame then, that
for many who make money from reissues the
major companies (originally responsible for
recording most of these forgotten sounds) are far
less bothered in reissuing treasures from their
vaults and are either hampered by archaic
copyright laws or internet le-sharing illegalities.
Despite this, digitalizing 78s by hobbyists and
semi-professionals continues unabated. With
each new restored share the fascinating process
of creativelytransformingold recordings grows
and improves -spurredon by discussion and
debate.
This, rather lengthy, two-part article delves into
the fascinating world of the intricate and time-
consuming processes of transferring, digitalising
and restoring 78rpms and what makes
therestorer, tick.
So how do restorers choose what to
restore?
For many non-commercial/hobby restorers, it
comes down to personal choice and preferences.
While one restorer may prefer jazz and swing
others may prefer classical or operatic. In most
cases, the restorers we interviewed are
experienced collectors of 78s and as a result have
preferences for certain genres of music.
Interestingly, choice can also be driven by
collecting habits, a personal liking for certain
performers as well as scarcity of a particular type
of record. As Bill Anderson; an active member of
the 78rpm Collectors Community, noted in our
interview with him, the lack of commercial reissues,
or poorly engineered reissues, are also contributing factors. I
sometimes transfer discs that have unique historical
importance, culturally or politically (e.g. the Talich/
CzPO Sokol March recorded at the time of the Munich
Agreement in 1938). [Ed. You can hear Bill's
excellent transfer of this 1938 recording below:]
Sokol March Talich/ Conducting the Czech
Philharmonic Orchestra (HMV 1938)
http://www.78rpmcommunity.com/public/
music_song/1000000/1000/42/1095.mp3
Of fundamental importance is the need to obtain
the very best source material be it mint
copies of 78s, used shellac copies found in
second-hand record stores, online or at record
fairs or the original metal masters of a particular
recording. By far the best source material is the
metal master. The metal positive, compared with a
shellac pressing, is astonishingly quiet and relatively click
free. [2]
Original metal positives or mothers from which
stampers pressed 78rpm shellac records is a
generation much closer to the original wax disc.
Often then not, they do not display anything like
the imperfections that a 78rpm record does.
However for many collectors, access to these
masters or metal stampers is often impractical or
downright impossible. In the majority of cases,
clean 78rpm shellac pressings are used, but
with the correct playback stylus and turntable
and the use of modern computer software, these
secondhand, clean shellac pressings can still
produce wondrous results.
The Restorer as Editor and Censor:
Whether aware of the fact, many restorers of
78rpms are editors and to an extent, censors.
Often than not, 78rpm restorers select material
to restore based on individual likes, preferences
for music genres and to some extent, public
interest. Through individual, religious, political,
cultural or personal choices, they select, dismiss
or promote certain types of music over others.
Thankfully, choices are rarely criticized. In many
cases, many restorers have extensive blogs which
they use to explore and discuss recordings they
restore and have large lists of followers who
promote a healthy, if not often, heated debate on
selections. Many of these blogs feature lengthy
comments and opinions from listeners our own
site, www.78rpmcommunity.com not
withstanding.
Some interesting blogs worth exploring
include:
http://satyr78lp.blogspot.com
http://shellackophile.blogspot.com
http://musicparlourhistorical.blogspot.com
http://big10inchrecord.blogspot.com
http://grumpyclassics.blogspot.com
http://randomclassics.blogspot.com
http://satyr78curiosa.blogspot.com
http://quartier-des-archives.blogspot.com
Software:
Because there are many elements to transferring
and engineering a recording to digital form, a
variety of software is often needed. One, well-
known restorer who we interviewed for this
article had this to say. For the initial transfer to the
digital domain, I use DC8. I use this for some basic de-
rumbling, before then de-clicking, equalising and de-hissing
in ClickRepair, Equalizer, DeNoiseLF and DeNoise, all
created by Brian Davies and available at http://
www.clickrepair.net. After all of this I merge the recording
down to mono. For speed adjustments and for stitching
multi-side recordings together, I go back to DC8. I use
HarBal to carry out ne-tuning of the equalisation, and
possibly then DC8 or DeNoise to carry out further de-
hissing after this, and other adjustments reducing any
residual thumps using spectral editing, and so on.
With acoustic recordings, I will tend to perform major
adjustments to equalisation, in order to achieve a more
natural instrumental sound, and in this case, noise
reduction is better carried out afterwards.
This contrasts with another restorer Bill
Anderson, who notes,using the Algorithmix tool
is a good starting point for my transfers. If the records are
fairly clean, then I decrease the settings, the opposite for
worn or problematic sides. Also, de-clicking takes more
than one pass, sometimes as many as four passes are
needed to get the desired results. The key is to listen
carefully and when the high end musical signal starts to
dull, I back off the lter settings and/or bump up slightly
the high frequencies with an equalizer.
What is obvious, however, is that no matter the
approach taken to restoring 78s, a variety of
software is essential to achieve optimal results. In
most cases, the inherent scratch found on even
the cleanest of 78rpm pressings, can distract and
hide upper and lower frequencies of sound on
shellac discs. In many cases, these lost
frequencies are only recoverable when ltered by
software.
As Bill Anderson (and many other
restorers)know from experience, software is only
part of the process in restoring 78s to
listenabletolerances. In many cases, multiple
layers of software intervention is required to
bring a 78rpm to listenable levels. Take Bills
examples below which received three passes to
achieve a acceptable level of tolerance. In the
example below, Bill transferred the 78rpm as raw
les using the following tolerances: 300Hz
turnover, -5 db rolloff at 10kHz stereo.
During the rst ltering, he employedDC/ART:
Average Filter setting 2 ( a ripple notch lter
with a moderate drop after 10Khz) and
usedAlgorithmix: 78 declick/decrackle settings.
During the second ltering, he converted the les
(both sides of the recording) to mono and then
appliedDC/ART: Average Filter 3 (steep notch
around 12kHz) and usedAlgorithmix: moderate
78 settings ( the one he uses for most 78 work).
In the nal ltering process, he usedAlgorithmix
again using the moderate vinyl settings and
appliedDC/ART: Continuous Noise Filter
(CNF) 1st setting moderate. To nish off, he
added,Paragraphic equalizer to bump up higher
frequency to compensate for the CNF effect
(Continuous Noise Filter, 2nd setting light).
The results below illustrated the differences in
results and quality:
Kikimora Op. 63 (Liadov) RAW transfer
http://www.78rpmcommunity.com/furniture/
media/kikimora_raw.mp3
Kikimora Op. 63 (Liadov) Final
media/kikimora_edit.mp3
One shortcoming of shellac records cannot be
denied: the material originally shellac, made
from the secretions of an Indian scale insect
has a larger grain than vinyl. That limited the
upper frequencies, and the structure of the
material is audible, creating surface noise. In
modern remastering to digital media, sound
engineers do everything they can to eliminate this
noise, but at the same time can eliminate
essential components of the sound. Thats the
main reason why many restored recordings
sound dull at best, and usually catastrophically
bad.
Most modern playback equipment now-a-days
accentuates the scratch found on 78s so some
ltering of the original sound needs to be
controlled, reduced or eliminated with software
or playback hardware. Thankfully some software
is freely available on the internet, while other
software can cost many hundreds of dollars.
Listen to the examples below of Percy Grainger
playing a Chopin sonata to see
howClickRepaireffectivelyremoves unwanted
noise from 78s.
Recorded 1925/Shellac pressing/Electrical
recording No Processing
media/grainger-78-eq.mp3
Recorded 1925/Shellac pressing/Electrical
recording FeaturingDehissing and Declicking
media/grainger-78-eq-cr-nr.mp3
Hardware:
Hardware is just as important in transferring a
78rpm as software. The correct type of stylus,
turntable and record cleaner can make the
difference between a good transfer and a poor
transfer.
Finding the most suitable stylus for transferring a
78rpm recording is important and choice can
signicantly alter the character of the recorded
sound. As one of our interviewees replied, I like
to choose a stylus not necessarily by the age of
the recording but rather by the resultant sound
effect it will achieve. I often change a stylus
during the transfer of a side, particularly if
excessive wear or chatter is evident. Despite the
available science, cyclic swish is still a problem,
although varying the stylus can often minimise
this effect for the listener.
This article will be continued in our next newsletter...
REFERENCES:
[1] Marston Records
[2] -http://voxnovamedia.com/lehmann/llf/
intro/llf_introduction18.html
CONTRIBUTORS:
Many thanks to the following contributors to this
article:
Damian Rogan
Bill Anderson
SOFTWARE: (Software mentioned in this article)
DC8: http://www.dcliveforensics.com
EqualizerDeNoiseLF: http://
www.clickrepair.net/software_download/
denoiself.html
DeNoise: http://www.clickrepair.net/
software_download/denoise.html
HarBalClickRepair: http://
www.clickrepair.net/software_download/
clickrepair.html
Diamond Cut Audio Restoration Tool (DC/
ART) versions 6 and 7Scratchfree (by
Algorithmix)
OTHER SOFTWARE: (The list is endless)
http://www.tracertek.com/record-restoration-
software
EQUIPMENT:(The list is endless)
Styli and Cartridges
Styli:http://www.esotericsound.com/
CartStyli.htm
THE REX LABEL
DISCOGRAPHY
Prepared by Wes Williams
Featuring the rst 500, 78rpms. Continuation in our
next newsletter.
This discography is ordered via record number
(alphanumerical)
1. ! Rex, 8001, Jay Wilbur and His Band, I Cover the
Waterfront, F520, Sep1933
2. ! Rex, 8001, Jay Wilbur and His Band, Sweetheart
Darlin', F521, Sep1933
3. ! Rex, 8002, Lew Sylva and His Band, In the Valley
of the Moon, F516, Sep1933
4. ! Rex, 8002, Lew Sylva and His Band, There is a
Cabin in the Pines, F517, Sep1933
5. ! Rex, 8003, Bell Boys Of Broadway, The Grass is
getting Greener, 13193, Sep1933
6. ! Rex, 8003, Bell Boys Of Broadway, Two Buck Tim
from Timbuctoo, 13464, Sep1933
7. ! Rex, 8004, Bell Boys Of Broadway, The Gold
Digger's Song, 13297, Sep1933
8. ! Rex, 8004, Bell Boys Of Broadway, Shadow Waltz,
13320, Sep1933
9. ! Rex, 8005, Ed Lloyd and His Band, Pettin' in the
Park, 13298, Sep1933
10. ! Rex, 8005, Ed Lloyd and His Band, Remember
My Forgotten Man, 13319, Sep1933
11. ! Rex, 8006, Bob Causer and His Band, Let's call it
a Day, 13235, Sep1933
12. ! Rex, 8006, Bob Causer and His Band, Stay out of
my dreams, 13237, Sep1933
13. ! Rex, 8007, Jimmy Campbell and His Band, On
with the Show Seln Pt 1, F522, Sep1933
14. ! Rex, 8007, Jimmy Campbell and His Band, On
with the Show Seln Pt 2, F523, Sep1933
15. ! Rex, 8008, Chick Bullock, Stormy Weather, 13264,
Sep1933
16. ! Rex, 8008, Chick Bullock, In a little Second Hand
Store, 13265, Sep1933
17. ! Rex, 8009, Dan Donovan, I cover the Waterfront,
F524, Sep1933
18. ! Rex, 8009, Dan Donovan, When Old Friends are
drifting apart, F525, Sep1933
19. ! Rex, 8010, Roy Smeck's Trio, Shufe Off to
Buffalo, 13274, Sep1933
20. ! Rex, 8010, Roy Smeck's Trio, In a Park in Paree,
13275, Sep1933
21. ! Rex, 8011, Sandy Powell, Sandy the Shop Walker
Pt 1, F506, Sep1933
22. ! Rex, 8011, Sandy Powell, Sandy the Shop Walker
Pt 2, F507, Sep1933
23. ! Rex, 8012, Charlie Higgins, Mother's walking
round in Father's trousers, F518, Sep1933
24. ! Rex, 8012, Charlie Higgins, Where the Violets are
Blue, F519, Sep1933
25. ! Rex, 8013, St. Hilda Professional Band, Poet and
Peasant Overture Pt 1, F508, Sep1933
26. ! Rex, 8013, St. Hilda Professional Band, Poet and
Peasant Overture Pt 2, F509, Sep1933
27. ! Rex, 8014, Alonzo and His Orchestra, Viennese
Memories of Lehar Pt 1, 6414, Sep1933
28. ! Rex, 8014, Alonzo and His Orchestra, Viennese
Memories of Lehar Pt 2, 6415, Sep1933
29. ! Rex, 8015, Musical Dawson's Famous Choir Of
Canaries, You are my heart's delight, F504, Sep1933
Canaries, Londonderry Air, F505, Sep1933
31. ! Rex, 8016, Jay Wilbur and His Band, Lazybones,
F526, Oct1933
32. ! Rex, 8016, Jay Wilbur and His Band, Sweet
Dreams Pretty Lady, F527, Oct1933
33. ! Rex, 8017, Lew Sylva and His Band, Learn to
Croon, F528, Oct1933
34. ! Rex, 8017, Lew Sylva and His Band, Isn't It
Heavenly, F529, Oct1933
35. ! Rex, 8018, Ed Lloyd and His Band, I've got to sing
a Torch Song, 13317, Oct1933
36. ! Rex, 8018, Ed Lloyd and His Band, Trouble in
Paradise, 13510, Oct1933
37. ! Rex, 8019, Green Brothers Novelty Orchestra,
Reections in the Water, 13417, Oct1933
38. ! Rex, 8019, Bob Causer and His Band, Don't
blame me, 13537, Oct1933
39. ! Rex, 8020, Chick Bullock, Lazybones, 13532,
Oct1933
40. ! Rex, 8020, Chick Bullock, Learn to Croon, 13665,
Oct1933
41. ! Rex, 8021, The Three Ginx, Lay Your Head on
My Shoulder, F536, Oct1933
42. ! Rex, 8021, The Three Ginx, Whistling Under the
Moon, F537, Oct1933
43. ! Rex, 8022, Bob and Alf Pearson, Mary Rose,
6441, Oct1933
44. ! Rex, 8022, Bob and Alf Pearson, Happy Ending,
6442, Oct1933
45. ! Rex, 8023, Val Rosing, Don't blame me, 6445,
Oct1933
46. ! Rex, 8023, Val Rosing, Let's call it a Day, 6446,
Oct1933
47. ! Rex, 8024, Sandy Powell, Sandy the Burglar Pt 1,
F532, Oct1933
48. ! Rex, 8024, Sandy Powell, Sandy the Burglar Pt 2,
F533, Oct1933
49. ! Rex, 8025, Sammy Gay, Sunday School Stories Pt
1, F534, Oct1933
50. ! Rex, 8025, Sammy Gay, Sunday School Stories Pt
2, F535, Oct1933
51. ! Rex, 8026, St. Hilda Professional Band, Come Ye
that love the Lord, F514, Oct1933
52. ! Rex, 8026, St. Hilda Professional Band, Awake My
Soul, F515, Oct1933
53. ! Rex, 8027, Primo Scala's Accordeon Band, Blue
Danube, 6451, Oct1933
54. ! Rex, 8027, Primo Scala's Accordeon Band, Merry
Widow;Chocolate Soldier, 6452, Oct1933
55. ! Rex, 8028, Graham Payn, The Hymn that I sang
as a Boy, F530, Oct1933
56. ! Rex, 8028, Graham Payn, As I knelt beside that
Old Armchair, F531, Oct1933
57. ! Rex, 8029, Sydney Hamilton, Roses of Picardy,
L01168, Oct1933
58. ! Rex, 8029, Sydney Hamilton, Little Grey Home in
the West, L01169, Oct1933
59. ! Rex, 8030, Martin Dale and Charles D. Smart, If I
had somebody to love, F540, Oct1933
60. ! Rex, 8030, Martin Dale and Charles D. Smart, I
like to go back in the Evening, F541, Oct1933
61. ! Rex, 8031, Big Bass Sambo, When it's Moonlight
on the Swanee, 13059, Oct1933
62. ! Rex, 8031, Big Bass Sambo, In the Valley of the
Moon, 13216, Oct1933
63. ! Rex, 8032, Jay Wilbur and His Band, The
Wedding of Mr Mickey Mouse, F562, 1933
64. ! Rex, 8032, Jay Wilbur and His Band, It's the Talk
of the Town, F563, 1933
65. ! Rex, 8033, Jay Wilbur and His Band, I like to go
back in the Evening, F544, 1933
66. ! Rex, 8033, Jay Wilbur and His Band, Oh Johanna,
F545, 1933
67. ! Rex, 8034, Lew Sylva and His Band, The Last
Roundup, F558, 1933
68. ! Rex, 8034, Lew Sylva and His Band, Goodnight
little Girl of My Dreams, F559, 1933
69. ! Rex, 8035, Bob Causer and His Band, If I had
somebody to love, 13675, 1933
70. ! Rex, 8035, Green Brothers Novelty Orchestra, An
Old Old Man with an Old Old Pipe, , 1933
71. ! Rex, 8036, Ed Lloyd and His Band, Adorable,
13321, 1933
72. ! Rex, 8036, Ed Lloyd and His Band, My Moonlight
Madonna, 13771, 1933
73. ! Rex, 8037, Maurice Elwin, Love's Old Sweet
Song, , 1933
74. ! Rex, 8037, Maurice Elwin, When You come Home
Dear, , 1933
75. ! Rex, 8038, Val Rosing, If You'll say Yes Cherie,
F550, 1933
76. ! Rex, 8038, Val Rosing, Night and Day, F551, 1933
77. ! Rex, 8039, Leslie Sarony, Laughing Waltz, F560,
1933
78. ! Rex, 8039, Leslie Sarony, Old White Whisker's,
F561, 1933
79. ! Rex, 8040, Monte Hunter, He was a Handsome
Young Soldier, F548, 1933
80. ! Rex, 8040, Monte Hunter, I met a Young Lady,
F549, 1933
81. ! Rex, 8041, Sandy Powell, Sandy the Film Star Pt
1, F538, 1933
82. ! Rex, 8041, Sandy Powell, Sandy the Film Star Pt
2, F539, 1933
83. ! Rex, 8042, St. Hilda Professional Band, William
Tell, F510, 1933
84. ! Rex, 8042, St. Hilda Professional Band, Blaze
Away, F511, 1933
85. ! Rex, 8043, Alonzo and His Orchestra, Medley of
Strauss Waltzes Pt 1, F564, 1933
86. ! Rex, 8043, Alonzo and His Orchestra, Medley of
Strauss Waltzes Pt 2, F565, 1933
87. ! Rex, 8044, Primo Scala's Accordeon Band, Seln of
Popular Hits Pt 1, F546, 1933
88. ! Rex, 8044, Primo Scala's Accordeon Band, Seln of
Popular Hits Pt 2, F547, 1933
89. ! Rex, 8045, Martin Dale and Charles D. Smart,
Sweetheart Darlin', F556, 1933
Hold Me, F557, 1933
91. ! Rex, 8046, Len Fillis Hawaiian Trio, Aloha Oe,
F552, 1933
92. ! Rex, 8046, Len Fillis Hawaiian Trio, Kilima Waltz,
F553, 1933
93. ! Rex, 8047, Lew Sylva and His Band, Who's afraid
of the Big Bad Wolf, F568, 1933
94. ! Rex, 8047, Lew Sylva and His Band, The Cage in
the Window, F569, 1933
95. ! Rex, 8048, Lew Sylva and His Band, Night and
Day, F582, 1933
96. ! Rex, 8048, Lew Sylva and His Band, Thanks,
F583, 1933
97. ! Rex, 8049, Jay Wilbur and His Band, Gold Diggers
of 1933 Seln Pt 1, F584, 1933
98. ! Rex, 8049, Jay Wilbur and His Band, Gold Diggers
of 1933 Seln Pt 2, F585, 1933
99. ! Rex, 8050, Jay Wilbur and His Band,
Mademoiselle, F590, 1933
100. ! Rex, 8050, Jay Wilbur and His Band, Happy and
Contented, F591, 1933
101. ! Rex, 8051, Bob Causer and His Band, Swingy little
Thingy, 13888, 1933
102. ! Rex, 8051, Bob Causer and His Band, Dinner at
Eight, 14003, 1933
103. ! Rex, 8052, Ed Lloyd and His Band, Ah But Is It
Love, 13663, 1933
104. ! Rex, 8052, Ed Lloyd and His Band, Are you
making any Money, 14023, 1933
105. ! Rex, 8053, Washboard Novelty Quartette, Tiger
Rag, C548, 1933
106. ! Rex, 8053, Washboard Novelty Quartette, Oh
Monah, C549, 1933
107. ! Rex, 8054, Roy Smeck's Trio, Moonlight
Madonna, 13903, 1933
108. ! Rex, 8054, Roy Smeck's Trio, Trouble in Paradise,
13904, 1933
109. ! Rex, 8055, Primo Scala's Accordeon Band, Gay
90's Waltz Medley Pt 1, F580, 1933
110. ! Rex, 8055, Primo Scala's Accordeon Band, Gay
90's Waltz Medley Pt 2, F581, 1933
111. ! Rex, 8056, Frank Ranger, Eleven More Months
and Ten More Days, 9341, 1933
112. ! Rex, 8056, Frank Ranger, Will the Angels play
their Harps for Me, , 1933
113. ! Rex, 8057, Chick Bullock, Isn't this a light for
Love, 13666, 1933
114. ! Rex, 8057, Chick Bullock, Thanks, 14018, 1933
115. ! Rex, 8058, Big Bass Sambo, Goodnight little girl of
my dreams, 14126, 1933
116. ! Rex, 8058, John Hare, The Last Roundup, 14102,
1933
117. ! Rex, 8059, Val Rosing, T'ain't, F578, 1933
118. ! Rex, 8059, Val Rosing, Yvonne, F579, 1933
119. ! Rex, 8060, Edgar Thomas, The Old Rugged
Cross, 6382, 1933
120. ! Rex, 8060, Edgar Thomas, Ora Pro Nobis, 6383,
1933
121. ! Rex, 8061, George Van Dusen, Murphy's Wedding
Day, F572, 1933
122. ! Rex, 8061, George Van Dusen, The Warbling
Yodeller, F573, 1933
123. ! Rex, 8062, Jay Wilbur and His Band, Dear Dear
Dear Tut Tut Tut Well Well Well, , 1933
124. ! Rex, 8062, Jay Wilbur and His Band, My Song
goes round the World, , 1933
125. ! Rex, 8063, Leslie Sarony, I took My Harp to a
Party, F588, 1933
126. ! Rex, 8063, Leslie Sarony, Why build a Wall round
a Graveyard, F589, 1933
127. ! Rex, 8064, Sandy Powell, Sandy the Postman Pt 1,
F542, 1933
128. ! Rex, 8064, Sandy Powell, Sandy the Postman Pt 2,
F543, 1933
129. ! Rex, 8065, Charlie Higgins, I'm a Daddy at Sixty
Three, F570, 1933
130. ! Rex, 8065, Charlie Higgins, Down in the Fields
where the Buttercups all grow, F571, 1933
Canaries, The Rosary, F502, 1933
Canaries, Love's Old Sweet Song, F503, 1933
133. ! Rex, 8067, Harry Mortimer and Charles D. Smart,
Somewhere a Voice is Calling, 6459, 1933
134. ! Rex, 8067, Harry Mortimer and Charles D. Smart,
A Day in the Alps, 6460, 1933
135. ! Rex, 8068, Leslie Holmes, My Hat's on the Side of
My Head, F592, 1934
136. ! Rex, 8068, Leslie Holmes, My Wild Oat, F593,
1934
137. ! Rex, 8069, Leslie Sarony, Wheezy Anna's Wedding
Day, F596, 1934
138. ! Rex, 8069, Leslie Sarony, The Monkey on a String,
F597, 1934
139. ! Rex, 8070, Jay Wilbur and His Band, Jay Wilbur's
Festive Party Pt 1, F594, 1934
140. ! Rex, 8070, Jay Wilbur and His Band, Jay Wilbur's
Festive Party Pt 2, F595, 1934
141. ! Rex, 8071, Joy Day and Merry Andrew, The
Laughing Policeman, 6512, 1934
142. ! Rex, 8071, Joy Day and Merry Andrew, Charlie's
Comic Cornet, 6513, 1934
143. ! Rex, 8072, Jay Wilbur and His Band, We'll all go
riding on a Rainbow, F610, 1934
144. ! Rex, 8072, Jay Wilbur and His Band, The Wind's
in the West, F611, 1934
145. ! Rex, 8073, Jay Wilbur and His Band, Snowball,
F612, 1934
146. ! Rex, 8073, Jay Wilbur and His Band, Without that
Certain Thing, F613, 1934
147. ! Rex, 8074, Lew Sylva and His Band, The Day You
Came Along, F600, 1934
148. ! Rex, 8074, Lew Sylva and His Band, The Three of
Us, F601, 1934
149. ! Rex, 8075, Val Rosing, You ought to see Sally on
Sunday, F608, 1934
150. ! Rex, 8075, Val Rosing, Song without Words, F609,
1934
151. ! Rex, 8076, Bob and Alf Pearson, Roaming, F614,
1934
152. ! Rex, 8076, Bob and Alf Pearson, There's a Home
in Wyomin', F615, 1934
153. ! Rex, 8077, Master Joe Petersen (Mary O'Rourke),
Just a little Grey Haired Lady, F606, 1934
Daddy, F607, 1934
155. ! Rex, 8078, Sandy Powell, Sandy Goes to Sea Pt 1,
F576, 1934
156. ! Rex, 8078, Sandy Powell, Sandy Goes to Sea Pt 2,
F577, 1934
157. ! Rex, 8079, St. Hilda Professional Band, Hungarian
Rhapsody Pt 1, F512, 1934
158. ! Rex, 8079, St. Hilda Professional Band, Hungarian
Rhapsody Pt 2, F513, 1934
159. ! Rex, 8080, Alonzo and His Orchestra, Ballroom
Memories of Archibald Joyce Pt 1, F566, 1934
160. ! Rex, 8080, Alonzo and His Orchestra, Ballroom
Memories of Archibald Joyce Pt 2, F567, 1934
161. ! Rex, 8081, Primo Scala's Accordeon Band,
Yvonne, F602, 1934
162. ! Rex, 8081, Primo Scala's Accordeon Band, It's the
Talk of the Town, F603, 1934
163. ! Rex, 8082, Roy Smeck's Trio, O Sole Mio, 13506,
1934
164. ! Rex, 8082, Roy Smeck's Trio, Shadow Waltz, ,
1934
165. ! Rex, 8083, Charles D. Smart, The Cage in the
Window, F604, 1934
166. ! Rex, 8083, Charles D. Smart, Symphony of the
Breeze, F605, 1934
167. ! Rex, 8084, Primo Scala's Accordeon Band, The
Elegant 80's Waltz Medley Pt 1, F616, 1934
168. ! Rex, 8084, Primo Scala's Accordeon Band, The
Elegant 80's Waltz Medley Pt 2, F617, 1934
169. ! Rex, 8085, Jay Wilbur and His Band, On a
Steamer Coming Over, F624, 1934
170. ! Rex, 8085, Jay Wilbur and His Band, You ought to
see Sally on Sunday, F625, 1934
171. ! Rex, 8086, Lew Sylva and His Band, Close Your
Eyes, F626, 1934
172. ! Rex, 8086, Lew Sylva and His Band, La di da di
da, F627, 1934
173. ! Rex, 8087, Ed Lloyd and His Band, Did you ever
see a dream walking, 14300, 1934
174. ! Rex, 8087, Ed Lloyd and His Band, Good
Morning Glory, 14302, 1934
175. ! Rex, 8088, Ed Lloyd and His Band, Honeymoon
Hotel, 13957, 1934
176. ! Rex, 8088, Ed Lloyd and His Band, Shanghai Lil,
13958, 1934
177. ! Rex, 8089, Ed Lloyd and His Band, Lullaby Lady,
14244, 1934
178. ! Rex, 8089, Ed Lloyd and His Band, Everything I
have is Yours, 14256, 1934
179. ! Rex, 8090, Val Rosing, I'll be Faithful, F634, 1934
180. ! Rex, 8090, Val Rosing, By a Waterfall, F635, 1934
181. ! Rex, 8091, The Three Ginx, On a Steamer
coming over, F632, 1934
182. ! Rex, 8091, The Three Ginx, Did you ever see a
Dream Walking, F633, 1934
183. ! Rex, 8092, Mae Marion, Come Up and See Me
Sometime, , 1934
184. ! Rex, 8092, Mae Marion, When You were the Girl
on the Scooter, , 1934
185. ! Rex, 8093, Florrie Forde, Seln of Old Time Hits Pt
1, 6518, 1934
186. ! Rex, 8093, Florrie Forde, Seln of Old Time Hits Pt
2, 6519, 1934
187. ! Rex, 8094, Leslie Holmes, Annie doesn't live here
anymore, F630, 1934
188. ! Rex, 8094, Leslie Holmes, I'm the Monster of
Loch Ness, F631, 1934
189. ! Rex, 8095, George Robey, It's the First Time I've
ever done that, , 1934
190. ! Rex, 8095, George Robey, A little Idea of My
Own, , 1934
191. ! Rex, 8096, Sammy Gay, A Music Hall Show in
Grandpa's Day Pt 1, , 1934
192. ! Rex, 8096, Sammy Gay, A Music Hall Show in
Grandpa's Day Pt 2, , 1934
193. ! Rex, 8097, Primo Scala's Accordeon Band, Three
of Us, F586, 1934
194. ! Rex, 8097, Primo Scala's Accordeon Band, There's
a Home in Wyoming, F587, 1934
Canaries, Serenade Standchen, F618, 1934
Canaries, Liebestraume, F619, 1934
197. ! Rex, 8099, Martin Dale and Charles D. Smart, Just
a Year Ago Tonight, F622, 1934
Goodnight, F623, 1934
199. ! Rex, 8100, Laddie Ray, Musical Comedy
Memories Pt 1, , 1934
200. ! Rex, 8100, Laddie Ray, Musical Comedy
Memories Pt 2, , 1934
201. ! Rex, 8101, John Thorne and Quartette, There's a
light burning brightly for me, 6506, 1934
202. ! Rex, 8101, John Thorne and Quartette, A New
Day is Dawning, 6508, 1934
203. ! Rex, 8102, Jay Wilbur and His Band, Unless,
F640, 1934
204. ! Rex, 8102, Jay Wilbur and His Band, Little Dutch
Clock, F641, 1934
205. ! Rex, 8103, Lew Sylva and His Band, That's Me
Without You, F642, 1934
206. ! Rex, 8103, Lew Sylva and His Band, So Shy, F643,
1934
207. ! Rex, 8104, Jay Wilbur and His Band, Shut the
Door Pt 1, F644, 1934
208. ! Rex, 8104, Jay Wilbur and His Band, Shut the
Door Pt 2, F645, 1934
209. ! Rex, 8105, Jay Wilbur and His Band, Faint
Harmony, F666, 1934
210. ! Rex, 8105, Jay Wilbur and His Band, Croon to
Me, F668, 1934
211. ! Rex, 8106, Lew Sylva and His Band, Eadie was a
Lady, 1449, 1934
212. ! Rex, 8106, Lew Sylva and His Band, The Buggy
Song, F667, 1934
213. ! Rex, 8107, Joe Venuti and His Orchestra, Jimmy
had a Nickel, 14518, 1934
214. ! Rex, 8107, Joe Venuti and His Orchestra, Who
walks in when I walk out, 14567, 1934
215. ! Rex, 8108, Troise and His Mandoliers, Play to Me
Gipsy, F669, 1934
216. ! Rex, 8108, Troise and His Mandoliers, In the Hills
of Colorado, F670, 1934
217. ! Rex, 8109, Chick Bullock, Our Big Love Scene,
14478, 1934
218. ! Rex, 8109, Chick Bullock, We'll make Hay while
the Sun shines, 14479, 1934
219. ! Rex, 8110, Gene Austin, Everything I have is
yours, 14487, 1934
220. ! Rex, 8110, Big Bass Sambo, Moonlight down in
Lover's Lane, 14127, 1934
221. ! Rex, 8111, Bob and Alf Pearson, Play to Me
Gypsy, F664, 1934
222. ! Rex, 8111, Bob and Alf Pearson, Lonely Lane,
F665, 1934
223. ! Rex, 8112, George Van Dusen, A Wee Drap
O'Scotch, , 1934
224. ! Rex, 8112, George Van Dusen, Modelling
Cowboy, , 1934
At the End of the Day, F648, 1934
The Harbour of Home Sweet Home, F649, 1934
227. ! Rex, 8114, Sandy Powell, Sandy on a South Sea
Isle Pt 1, F678, 1934
228. ! Rex, 8114, Sandy Powell, Sandy on a South Sea
Isle Pt 2, F679, 1934
229. ! Rex, 8115, Leslie Sarony, Gosh I must be falling in
Love, , 1934
230. ! Rex, 8115, Leslie Sarony, Who's gonna take you
Home Tonight, , 1934
231. ! Rex, 8116, The Gangsters, Back in Jail Again Pt
1, , 1934
232. ! Rex, 8116, The Gangsters, Back in Jail Again Pt
2, , 1934
233. ! Rex, 8117, Primo Scala's Accordeon Band, Aunt
Sally Film Seln Pt 1, F660, 1934
234. ! Rex, 8117, Primo Scala's Accordeon Band, Aunt
Sally Film Seln Pt 2, F661, 1934
235. ! Rex, 8118, Peggy Cochrane, Melodies of the
Moment Pt 1, F658, 1934
236. ! Rex, 8118, Peggy Cochrane, Melodies of the
Moment Pt 2, F659, 1934
237. ! Rex, 8119, Vicar Of St. James Church London
N.W., Easter Service Pt 1, 6033, 1934
238. ! Rex, 8119, Vicar Of St. James Church London
N.W., Easter Service Pt 2, 6034, 1934
239. ! Rex, 8120, Jay Wilbur and His Band, Play to Me
Gipsy, F682, 1934
240. ! Rex, 8120, Jay Wilbur and His Band, I had to
change the Words, F683, 1934
241. ! Rex, 8121, Jack Payne and His Band, Wagon
Wheels, F690, Apr1934
242. ! Rex, 8121, Jack Payne and His Band, Coffee in the
Morning and Kisses in the Night, F691, Apr1934
243. ! Rex, 8122, Jack Payne and His Band, Over on the
Sunny Side, F692, Apr1934
244. ! Rex, 8122, Jack Payne and His Band, No more
Heartaches No more Tears, F693, Apr1934
245. ! Rex, 8123, Jack Payne and His Band, Other Days
Seln Pt 1, 6542, Apr1934
246. ! Rex, 8123, Jack Payne and His Band, Other Days
Seln Pt 2, 6543, Apr1934
247. ! Rex, 8124, Jay Wilbur and His Band, In Town
Tonight, F705, Apr1934
248. ! Rex, 8124, Jay Wilbur and His Band, In a Shelter
from a Shower, F706, Apr1934
249. ! Rex, 8125, Jay Wilbur and His Band, In the
Hollow of Your Hand, F707, Apr1934
250. ! Rex, 8125, Jay Wilbur and His Band, It's Time to
say Goodnight, F708, Apr1934
251. ! Rex, 8126, Jay Wilbur and His Band, Drinking
Songs Pt 1, F673, 1934
252. ! Rex, 8126, Jay Wilbur and His Band, Drinking
Songs Pt 2, F674, 1934
253. ! Rex, 8127, Ed Lloyd and His Band, Carioca,
14569, 1934
254. ! Rex, 8127, Ed Lloyd and His Band, What's Good
for the Goose, 14770, 1934
255. ! Rex, 8128, Ed Lloyd and His Band, Temptation,
14619, 1934
256. ! Rex, 8128, Ed Lloyd and His Band, This little
Piggie went to Market, 14620, 1934
257. ! Rex, 8129, Troise and His Mandoliers, Black Eyes,
F671, 1934
258. ! Rex, 8129, Troise and His Mandoliers, La Paloma,
F672, 1934
259. ! Rex, 8130, Carson Robison and His Pioneers,
Home on the Range, 1197, 1934
Darling Nellie Gray, 1199, 1934
261. ! Rex, 8131, Chick Bullock, This little Piggie went to
Market, 14815, 1934
262. ! Rex, 8131, Will Osborne and His Orchestra,
Wagon Wheels, 14665, 1934
263. ! Rex, 8132, Maurice Elwin, No More Heartaches
No More Tears, F697, Apr1934
264. ! Rex, 8132, Maurice Elwin, Midnight with the
Stars and You, F698, Apr1934
265. ! Rex, 8133, Bob and Alf Pearson, Unless, F703,
1934
266. ! Rex, 8133, Bob and Alf Pearson, Masquerading in
the Name of Love, F704, 1934
267. ! Rex, 8134, Bobbie Comber, Beer is Best, F713,
Apr1934
268. ! Rex, 8134, Bobbie Comber, An Elephant never
forgets, F714, Apr1934
269. ! Rex, 8135, Leslie Holmes, Over on the Sunny
Side, F711, Apr1934
270. ! Rex, 8135, Leslie Holmes, My Last Tear's Girl,
F712, Apr1934
White Wings, F709, 1934
Love's Old Sweet Song, F710, 1934
273. ! Rex, 8137, Martin Dale and Charles D. Smart, In
a Monastery Garden, F699, 1934
Bells across the Meadow, F700, 1934
Canaries, Silver Threads among the Gold, F620,
1934
Canaries, Drink to me only with thine eyes, F621,
1934
277. ! Rex, 8139, Frank Luther Trio, Ten Hours a Day
Six Days a Week, 13382, 1934
278. ! Rex, 8139, Frank Luther Trio, Swaller Tail Coat,
14700, 1934
279. ! Rex, 8140, Jack Payne and His Band, Cherie,
F719, May1934
280. ! Rex, 8140, Jack Payne and His Band, I'm a Failure,
F720, May1934
281. ! Rex, 8141, Ed Lloyd and His Band, You have
taken my heart, 14489, May1934
282. ! Rex, 8141, Ed Lloyd and His Band, Spin a little
Web of Dreams, 14652, May1934
283. ! Rex, 8142, Ed Lloyd and His Band, In the little
White Church on the Hill, 13415, May1934
284. ! Rex, 8142, Ed Lloyd and His Band, Throw
another Log on the Fire, 14448, May1934
285. ! Rex, 8143, Primo Scala's Accordeon Band, Love
Life and Laughter Seln Pt 1, F729, May1934
286. ! Rex, 8143, Primo Scala's Accordeon Band, Love
Life and Laughter Seln Pt 2, F730, May1934
287. ! Rex, 8144, Val Rosing, You have taken my Heart,
F725, May1934
288. ! Rex, 8144, Val Rosing, Home on the Range, F726,
May1934
289. ! Rex, 8145, Leslie Sarony, The Old Sow, F727,
May1934
290. ! Rex, 8145, Leslie Sarony, On Ilkla Moor Baht 'At,
F728, May1934
291. ! Rex, 8146, Alonzo and His Orchestra, The
Maiden's Prayer, C2388, May1934
292. ! Rex, 8146, Alonzo and His Orchestra, Whispering
of the Flowers, C4890, May1934
293. ! Rex, 8147, Jack Payne and His Band, Let's Fall in
Love, F723, May1934
294. ! Rex, 8147, Jack Payne and His Band, One
Morning in May, F724, May1934
295. ! Rex, 8148, Maurice Elwin, One Morning in May,
F732, May1934
296. ! Rex, 8148, Maurice Elwin, Beside My Caravan,
F733, May1934
297. ! Rex, 8149, Jack Payne and His Band, In Other
Words We're Through, F721, May1934
298. ! Rex, 8149, Jack Payne and His Band, If, F722,
May1934
299. ! Rex, 8150, Ed Lloyd and His Band, My little Grass
Shack, 14762, May1934
300. ! Rex, 8150, Ed Lloyd and His Band, Boulevard of
Broken Dreams, 14765, May1934
301. ! Rex, 8151, Ed Lloyd and His Band, Don't Say
Goodnight, 14717, May1934
302. ! Rex, 8151, Ed Lloyd and His Band, Goin' to
Heaven On a Mule, 14718, May1934
303. ! Rex, 8152, Jay Wilbur and His Band, You oughta
be in Pictures, F742, May1934
304. ! Rex, 8152, Jay Wilbur and His Band, Sittin' up
waiting for You, F743, May1934
305. ! Rex, 8153, Troise and His Mandoliers, Beside My
Caravan, F746, May1934
306. ! Rex, 8153, Troise and His Mandoliers, Maruschka,
F747, May1934
307. ! Rex, 8154, Leslie Holmes, Mama don't want No
Peas an' Rice, F740, May1934
308. ! Rex, 8154, Leslie Holmes, Heaven Help the
Sailors, F741, May1934
309. ! Rex, 8155, Bob and Alf Pearson, Little Dutch Mill,
F752, May1934
310. ! Rex, 8155, Bob and Alf Pearson, Now We're
Sweethearts Again, F753, May1934
311. ! Rex, 8156, Foster Richardson, Love Life and
Laughter, F744, May1934
312. ! Rex, 8156, Betty Bolton, Out in the Cold Cold
Snow, F745, May1934
313. ! Rex, 8157, Charlie Higgins, She's leading Me up
the Garden, F575, May1934
314. ! Rex, 8157, Charlie Higgins, With Me Gloves in
Me 'and, F677, May1934
315. ! Rex, 8158, Sandy Powell, Sandy the Doctor Pt 1,
F754, May1934
316. ! Rex, 8158, Sandy Powell, Sandy the Doctor Pt 2
Doctor, F755, May1934
317. ! Rex, 8159, Peggy Cochrane, Popular Waltz Piano
Medley Pt 1, F750, May1934
318. ! Rex, 8159, Peggy Cochrane, Popular Waltz Piano
Medley Pt 2, F751, May1934
319. ! Rex, 8160, Foden's Motor Works Band, Old
Panama March, F656, May1934
320. ! Rex, 8160, Foden's Motor Works Band, Post Horn
Galop, F657, May1934
321. ! Rex, 8161, Primo Scala's Accordeon Band, 50
Years of Song Pt 1, F684, May1934
322. ! Rex, 8161, Primo Scala's Accordeon Band, 50
Years of Song Pt 2, F685, May1934
323. ! Rex, 8162, Charles D. Smart, Lily of Laguna,
F717, May1934
324. ! Rex, 8162, Charles D. Smart, Seln of Leslie
Stuart's Songs, F718, May1934
325. ! Rex, 8163, Joan Stonehewer, Melodious Medley of
Popular Tunes on Novel Instruments Pt 1, F680,
May1934
326. ! Rex, 8163, Joan Stonehewer, Melodious Medley of
Popular Tunes on Novel Instruments Pt 2, F681,
May1934
327. ! Rex, 8164, Jack Payne and His Band, Going
Hollywood Seln Pt 1, F694, 1934
328. ! Rex, 8164, Jack Payne and His Band, Going
Hollywood Seln Pt 2, F695, 1934
329. ! Rex, 8165, Jack Payne and His Band, When a
Soldier's On Parade, F774, 1934
330. ! Rex, 8165, Jack Payne and His Band, When the
Mighty Organ plays, F775, 1934
331. ! Rex, 8166, Jack Payne and His Band, Oh Suzanne,
F776, 1934
332. ! Rex, 8166, Jack Payne and His Band, TRUE,
F777, 1934
333. ! Rex, 8167, Jay Wilbur and His Band, Josephine,
F770, 1934
334. ! Rex, 8167, Jay Wilbur and His Band, Mauna Loa,
F771, 1934
335. ! Rex, 8168, Hollywood Dance Orchestra, Night on
the Water, 14764, 1934
336. ! Rex, 8168, Hollywood Dance Orchestra, The Old
Covered Bridge, 14978, 1934
337. ! Rex, 8169, The Van Eps Dance Orchestra, Little
Dutch Mill, 14837, 1934
338. ! Rex, 8169, Joe Venuti and His Orchestra, Build a
little Home, 14253, 1934
339. ! Rex, 8170, Primo Scala's Accordeon Band, On
with the Show Seln Pt 1, F768, 1934
340. ! Rex, 8170, Primo Scala's Accordeon Band, On
with the Show Seln Pt 2, F769, 1934
341. ! Rex, 8171, Roy Smeck's Trio, The Harbour of
Home Sweet Home, 14357, 1934
342. ! Rex, 8171, Roy Smeck's Trio, My little Grass
Shack in Kealakekua, 14835, 1934
343. ! Rex, 8172, Eugene's Magyar Tzigane Band, The
Blue Danube, 222, 1934
344. ! Rex, 8172, Eugene's Magyar Tzigane Band, The
Skater's Waltz, 224, 1934
345. ! Rex, 8173, Chick Bullock, Let's fall in Love, 14816,
1934
346. ! Rex, 8173, Chick Bullock, You oughta be in
Pictures, 14981, 1934
347. ! Rex, 8174, Maurice Elwin, In the Vine Covered
Church, , 1934
348. ! Rex, 8174, Maurice Elwin, That Man of Yours, ,
1934
349. ! Rex, 8175, Michael Regan, Danny Boy, F766,
1934
350. ! Rex, 8175, Michael Regan, Maire My Girl, F767,
1934
351. ! Rex, 8176, The Two Leslies ( Sarony and Holmes),
Silly Girl Silly Girl, F772, 1934
352. ! Rex, 8176, The Two Leslies ( Sarony and Holmes),
Happy is the Day, F773, 1934
353. ! Rex, 8177, Tarrant Bailey Jr, Banjo All Sorts Pt 1,
6560, 1934
354. ! Rex, 8177, Tarrant Bailey Jr, Banjo All Sorts Pt 2,
6561, 1934
355. ! Rex, 8178, Jack Payne and His Band, Jack Payne
Memories Pt 1, 6317, 1934
356. ! Rex, 8178, Jack Payne and His Band, Jack Payne
Memories Pt 2, 6318, 1934
357. ! Rex, 8179, Jack Payne and His Band, Lazy
Rhythm, F696, 1934
358. ! Rex, 8179, Jack Payne and His Band, Tiger Rag,
F731, 1934
359. ! Rex, 8180, , NOT RELEASED, ,
360. ! Rex, 8181, Jay Wilbur and His Band, Aloha
Beloved, F794, Jun1934
361. ! Rex, 8181, Jay Wilbur and His Band, My Sweet,
F795, Jun1934
362. ! Rex, 8182, Jay Wilbur and His Band, I love You
Truly, F792, 1934
363. ! Rex, 8182, Jay Wilbur and His Band, Happy, F793,
1934
364. ! Rex, 8183, Leslie Sarony, Coom Pretty One, F796,
Jun1934
365. ! Rex, 8183, Leslie Sarony, Waitin' at the Church for
Katy, F797, Jun1934
366. ! Rex, 8184, Will Osborne and His Orchestra, Over
Somebody Else's Shoulder, 14826, 1934
367. ! Rex, 8184, Will Osborne and His Orchestra, A
Picture of Mary, 14879, 1934
368. ! Rex, 8185, Ed Lloyd and His Band, She reminds
me of you, 14920, 1934
369. ! Rex, 8185, Ed Lloyd and His Band, Goodnight
Lovely little Lady, 14921, 1934
370. ! Rex, 8186, Maurice Elwin, Josephine, F788,
Jun1934
371. ! Rex, 8186, Maurice Elwin, If, F789, Jun1934
372. ! Rex, 8187, Val Rosing, TRUE, F786, Jun1934
373. ! Rex, 8187, Val Rosing, The Old Covered Bridge,
F787, Jun1934
374. ! Rex, 8188, Bobbie Comber, Let's have a Basinful of
the Briny, F790, Jun1934
375. ! Rex, 8188, Bobbie Comber, Lucy's Lips, F791,
Jun1934
376. ! Rex, 8189, Florrie Forde, Has anybody here seen
Kelly;Let's all go into the Ballroom, 6520, Jun1934
377. ! Rex, 8189, Florrie Forde, Hold your hand out
Naughty Boy; It takes an Irish Heart to sing an Irish
Song, 6521, Jun1934
378. ! Rex, 8190, Foden's Motor Works Band, Martial
Moments March Medley Pt 1, F654, 1934
379. ! Rex, 8190, Foden's Motor Works Band, Martial
Moments March Medley Pt 2, F655, 1934
380. ! Rex, 8191, George Van Dusen, Yodelling
Accordeon Man, F784, 1934
381. ! Rex, 8191, George Van Dusen, Modelling Izzy,
F785, 1934
The Blind Boy, F759, 1934
Home Sweet Home, F761, 1934
384. ! Rex, 8193, Jay Wilbur and His Band, Little Black
Shawl, F822, Jul1934
385. ! Rex, 8193, Jay Wilbur and His Band, Who'll buy
My Lavender, F823, Jul1934
386. ! Rex, 8194, Jay Wilbur and His Band, Paddy, F824,
Jul1934
387. ! Rex, 8194, Jay Wilbur and His Band, Arlene,
F825, Jul1934
388. ! Rex, 8195, Hollywood Dance Orchestra, A
Thousand Goodnights, 14953, Jul1934
389. ! Rex, 8195, Hollywood Dance Orchestra, Dancing
in the Moonlight, 15014, Jul1934
Lullaby in Blue, 14666, Jul1934
391. ! Rex, 8196, Hollywood Dance Orchestra, Waitin' at
the Gate for Katy, 14955, Jul1934
392. ! Rex, 8197, The Three Ginx, Lazin', F810, Jul1934
393. ! Rex, 8197, The Three Ginx, Humming to You,
F811, Jul1934
394. ! Rex, 8198, Leslie Holmes, On the Corner of the
Street, F812, Jul1934
395. ! Rex, 8198, Leslie Holmes, Tiddy Fa Lol Fa Larty
Fusiliers, F813, Jul1934
396. ! Rex, 8199, G.H. Elliott, Dinah, 267, Jul1934
397. ! Rex, 8199, G.H. Elliott, I want to go to Idaho, 269,
Jul1934
398. ! Rex, 8200, Sandy Powell, Sandy and Family at
Blackpool Pt 1, 399, Jul1934
399. ! Rex, 8200, Sandy Powell, Sandy and Family at
Blackpool Pt 2, 400, Jul1934
400. ! Rex, 8201, Band Of H.M. Welsh Guards, In Town
Tonight, F818, Jul1934
401. ! Rex, 8201, Band Of H.M. Welsh Guards, London
Bridge, F819, Jul1934
402. ! Rex, 8202, Troise and His Mandoliers, A Cafe in
Vienna, F814, Jul1934
403. ! Rex, 8202, Troise and His Mandoliers, Ballerina,
F815, Jul1934
404. ! Rex, 8203, Massed Brass Bands, On Parade, 6556,
Jul1934
405. ! Rex, 8203, Massed Brass Bands, Old Comrades,
6558, Jul1934
406. ! Rex, 8204, Jack Payne and His Band, The Very
Thought of You, F836, Jul1934
407. ! Rex, 8204, Jack Payne and His Band, A Place in
Your Heart, F837, Jul1934
408. ! Rex, 8205, Jack Payne and His Band, Little Man
you've had a Busy Day, F838, Jul1934
409. ! Rex, 8205, Jack Payne and His Band, Moon
Country, F839, Jul1934
410. ! Rex, 8206, Jay Wilbur and His Band, The Show is
Over, F844, Jul1934
411. ! Rex, 8206, Jay Wilbur and His Band, Cupid, F845,
Jul1934
412. ! Rex, 8207, Eddie Elkins and His Orchestra, May I,
15131, Jul1934
413. ! Rex, 8207, Will Osborne and His Orchestra, Love
Thy Neighbour, 15065, Jul1934
414. ! Rex, 8208, Smith Ballew and His Orchestra, The
Beat o' my heart, 15077, Jul1934
415. ! Rex, 8208, Eddie Elkins and His Orchestra, I ain't
lazy I'm just dreaming, 15130, Jul1934
Popular Song Medley No 1 Pt 1, F832, Jul1934
Popular Song Medley No 1 Pt 2, F833, Jul1934
418. ! Rex, 8210, Bob and Alf Pearson, Medley of
Beautiful Songs Pt 1, F850, Jul1934
78RPM LABEL SCANS
A selection of recently added 78rpm label scans
to the 78rpm Collectors Community...
Of particular interest is the Pablo de Sarasate
picture disc released by RCA Victor.
The rare labels, Jazz Classics, Whippet, DUKE,
Gotham and Aristocrat are simple but ne
examples of label art from small 78rpm
companies of the 1930s and 1940s.
The rarest of all perhaps, the Black Patti, is a
classically designed label - simple but effective in
two tone.
The Eccentricities of
Collecting 78s
Eccentricity must go hand in hand with
collecting particularly if you have the odd
hobby of collecting jazz 78s records, playing
bluegrass records to the cat in the basement and
love to run miles day after day while listening to
an ipod full of scratchy old jazz recordings.
But thats what a seemingly young 35 year old
collector; Nat Jeffries; of Pennsylvania has found
himself doing and many of his friends think
hes a little bit odd as a result.
Most young people are listening to rap but
Jeffries listens to scratchy old records a
collection now reaching some 3000 records.
Said a close friend of the collector.
But as I investigated this subject further, I
discovered thats the strange nature of collecting
particularly when its 78s. Many 78 collectors
will attest to having a slight eccentricity. After all,
searching for old records gets into your blood
until it becomes an obsession. Remarked a
fellow collector friend whos collection is now
reaching 10,000 78s.
Nathans collection is moderately small
compared to some 78 private collections. Rumor
has it that a collector in New York state has a
collection nearing 80,000. When I went to visit
Jeffries in his over-crowded basement, he
introduced himself at the door of his basement
come storage room as the mad Jazz
collector.
While Duke Ellington blared out from a make-
shift modern record player; capable of playing
78s, he prompted me to sit down and listen while
he stood at the turntable in nothing but running
shoes and a jockstrap! Hed just got back from a
eight mile run he informed me; and while on the
road, he noticed a section of the Ellington track
that he hadnt taken notice before; hence his
need to quickly check it on loud speakers as
well as his modest level of dress.
So what makes you an obsessive collector of 78s,
I asked? Its the thrill of the chase, He said.
You try to nd the missing record to make a
collection complete but often or not, you end
up nding other records which set you off in a
different direction.
His collection is mostly jazz, a bit of swing but
nothing serious like classical. Ive got a friend in
California that collects nothing but classical 78s.
He added. He says he has about 20,000 but its
just not what Im interested in.
Why jazz? Its just great music. He says,
shifting his jock. Pure music from a time when a
record company could hook up a microphone
and a portable disc recorder in the eld and cut a
few records in an afternoon over a few whiskeys.
That just doesnt happen now music is too
manufactured nowadays, and as a result, weve
lost some of the thrill and spontaneity of just
making music and letting music live. You get
that in these old recordings you dont get that
from your iPods or manufactured studio
recordings.
Are all collectors eccentric, I asked, looking him
up and down? Not all, He suggests. But many
are. They all have their particular quirks and
ways of collecting. I know a collector south of
here who will only collect 78s with import stamps
on the labels. Another collector Ive heard about
will only collect records with blue labels. He
later explains that thats quite easy as many
common labels were either blue, red or black.
Its not the quirk that makes collecting so
appealing. Jeffries later adds. Collecting is
about the desire to preserve and play back a
piece of living history something you can hear,
feel and experience music has the power to do
that. If youre a little crazy as well so be it! I
have to agree with him. He ips on a few records
while we settle in for the afternoon of listening,
drinking and reminiscing but thankfully
Nathan decides to slip on something a little less
revealing!
Old 78s Becoming Big Business Again...
It seems now, that old 78s are becoming big business all over again...
The New Yorker Magazine recently featured an article on the growing
popularity of old 78rpm recordings being sold online.
Alex Cross; music critic; for the New Yorker Magazine notes:
The other day, with a few clicks on my computer keyboard, I travelled in time to
1943. On November 28th of that year, Arturo Toscanini led the NBC Symphony
in orchestral excerpts from the Wagner operas. A remastering of the performance is
available from the Web site Pristine Classical, which offers historic recordings in
various downloadable formats. I selected a CD-quality version, paid with a credit
card, and within minutes had gone into the golden age of radio.
He argues that the internet has made listening and appreciating 78s; and in
particular, remastered 78s; popular again. Listeners can download 78rpm
recordings that match or exceed CD quality and can have them made available
instantly. Most websites offering 78 rpm recorders nearly always sell them in a
remastered format - often free from unnecessary surface noise.
He argues:
For a century or so, the life of a home listener was simple: you had your disks,
whether in the form of cylinders, 78s, LPs, or CDs, and, no matter how many of
them piled up, there was a clear demarcation between the music that you had and the
music that you didnt. The Internet has removed that distinction.
The internet has made it possible for small companies devoted to reissuing early
78rpm recordings to thrive in an industry where the giants are signicantly
shrinking.
Take the following companies as proof of this:

Pristine Audio
Legendary Treasures
Mainly Opera
Norbeck, Peters; Ford
Dutton Vocalion
Marston Records
Beulah
Additionally, it appears that as the copyright for many of these
recordings expire; (many countries have a 50 year rule for sound
recordings); many are now being cataloged on large internet
repositories (such as archive.org and charm.co.uk). These recordings
can then be streamed live or downloaded for later listening using an
mp3 device.
At the heart of this renewal of interest in old sound recordings, the
internet is changing the models of distribution and access of this
material. While larger record labels sit on vast repositories of old
recordings - and fail to release few titles - if any - other smaller
companies are lling the void using the copyright loophole. Mid-range
label, Naxos Historical was one of the rst labels to exploit this niche -
with many of their historical reissues - available in countries featuring
the 50 year rule on sound recordings - such as the U.K., Canada and
Australia.
Coupled with new, wider internet markets and audiences and the
simplicity of accessing and downloading materials from anywhere -
many of these smaller music labels are nding niches with new
customers, markets and interest groups.
OTHER INTERESTING LINKS
Sound Samples as noted in article by Alex Cross - New Yorker
Magazine
Pristine Audio
419. ! Rex, 8210, Bob and Alf Pearson, Medley of
Beautiful Songs Pt 2, F851, Jul1934
420. ! Rex, 8211, Val Rosing, Butterngers, F830,
Jul1934
421. ! Rex, 8211, Val Rosing, Homeward, F831, Jul1934
422. ! Rex, 8212, Carson Robison and His Pioneers, Sing
another Line, , Jul1934
Climbin' Up the Golden Stairs, 1198, Jul1934
424. ! Rex, 8213, Leslie Holmes, How're Ta Getting On,
F848, Jul1934
425. ! Rex, 8213, Leslie Holmes, Fifty Tears Ago, F849,
Jul1934
426. ! Rex, 8214, Bobbie Comber, Teasing Tongue
Twisters Pt 1, F846, Jul1934
427. ! Rex, 8214, Bobbie Comber, Teasing Tongue
Twisters Pt 2, F847, Jul1934
428. ! Rex, 8215, Gladys Church and Charles D. Smart,
The Whistler and His Dog, F826, Jul1934
429. ! Rex, 8215, Gladys Church and Charles D. Smart,
Whistling Rufus, F829, Jul1934
430. ! Rex, 8216, Band Of H.M. Welsh Guards,
Cavalcade of Martial Songs Pt 1, F820, Jul1934
431. ! Rex, 8216, Band Of H.M. Welsh Guards,
Cavalcade of Martial Songs Pt 2, F821, Jul1934
432. ! Rex, 8217, Holme Valley Male Voice Choir, Abide
with Me, , Jul1934
433. ! Rex, 8217, Holme Valley Male Voice Choir, Swing
Low Sweet Chariot, , Jul1934
434. ! Rex, 8218, Jack Payne and His Band, Sweethearts
of Yesterday Pt 1, F840, 1934
435. ! Rex, 8218, Jack Payne and His Band, Sweethearts
of Yesterday Pt 2, F841, 1934
436. ! Rex, 8219, Nick Lucas, Love Thy Neighbour,
15177, 1934
437. ! Rex, 8219, Nick Lucas, A Thousand Goodnights,
15178, 1934
438. ! Rex, 8220, Val Rosing, Little Man you've had a
Busy Day, F858, 1934
439. ! Rex, 8220, Val Rosing, The House is Haunted,
F859, 1934
Grinzing, F856, 1934
441. ! Rex, 8221, Primo Scala's Accordeon Band, Lady
Of Madrid, F857, 1934
442. ! Rex, 8222, Florrie Forde, Goodbye - ee;Priceless
Percy with the One Pip Up, F735, 1934
443. ! Rex, 8222, Florrie Forde, I want to see the Old
Home again;Till We Meet Again, F737, 1934
Sweetheart May, F762, 1934
In the Gloaming, F763, 1934
446. ! Rex, 8224, Sandy Powell, Sandy Plays in the Test
Match Pt 1, F854, 1934
447. ! Rex, 8224, Sandy Powell, Sandy Plays in the Test
Match Pt 2, F855, 1934
448. ! Rex, 8225, Foden's Motor Works Band, Passing of
the Regiments March Medley Pt 1, F652, 1934
449. ! Rex, 8225, Foden's Motor Works Band, Passing of
the Regiments March Medley Pt 2, F653, 1934
450. ! Rex, 8226, Tarrant Bailey Jr, Bing Boys on
Broadway Seln , F802, 1934
451. ! Rex, 8226, Tarrant Bailey Jr, Gaits and Styles Seln,
F803, 1934
452. ! Rex, 8227, Jack Payne and His Band, When you've
got a little Springtime in your Heart, F778, 1934
453. ! Rex, 8227, Jack Payne and His Band, Over My
Shoulder, F779, 1934
Cocktails for Two, 15067, 1934
Ridin' around in the Rain, 15220, 1934
456. ! Rex, 8229, Hollywood Dance Orchestra, My Dog
loves Your Dog, 14893, 1934
457. ! Rex, 8229, Hollywood Dance Orchestra, Hold My
Hand, 14896, 1934
458. ! Rex, 8230, Primo Scala's Accordeon Band, Songs
from the Cotton Fields Pt 1, F638, 1934
459. ! Rex, 8230, Primo Scala's Accordeon Band, Songs
from the Cotton Fields Pt 2, F639, 1934
460. ! Rex, 8231, Frances Langford, Hold My Hand,
14983, Aug1934
461. ! Rex, 8231, Frances Langford, Nasty Man, 14984,
Aug1934
462. ! Rex, 8232, Maurice Elwin, Love is a Song, ,
Aug1934
463. ! Rex, 8232, Maurice Elwin, So Near and Yet So
Far, , Aug1934
464. ! Rex, 8233, Red (Pepper) Sam, Nobody's
Sweetheart, 10929, Aug1934
465. ! Rex, 8233, Red (Pepper) Sam, Dinah, 10930,
Aug1934
466. ! Rex, 8234, Michael Regan, Beloved, F864,
Aug1934
467. ! Rex, 8234, Michael Regan, Remember Me, F865,
Aug1934
468. ! Rex, 8235, The Western Brothers, Old King Cole,
1144, Aug1934
469. ! Rex, 8235, The Western Brothers, It was bound to
happen in the End, 1145, Aug1934
470. ! Rex, 8236, Leslie Sarony, Leslie Sarony Memories
Pt 1, , Aug1934
471. ! Rex, 8236, Leslie Sarony, Leslie Sarony Memories
Pt 2, , Aug1934
472. ! Rex, 8237, Troise and His Mandoliers, Destiny,
F862, Aug1934
473. ! Rex, 8237, Troise and His Mandoliers, Nights of
Gladness, F863, Aug1934
474. ! Rex, 8238, Martin Dale and Charles D. Smart, Oh
Muki Muki Oh, F870, 1934
Night in the Desert, F870, 1934
476. ! Rex, 8239, Jack Payne and His Band, Stay a little
closer to me, F884, 1934
477. ! Rex, 8239, Jack Payne and His Band, Memories of
the hours spent with you, F885, 1934
478. ! Rex, 8240, Jack Payne and His Band, The Breeze,
F886, 1934
479. ! Rex, 8240, Jack Payne and His Band, I never had a
Chance, F887, 1934
480. ! Rex, 8241, Will Osborne and His Orchestra, Hot
Choc'late Soldiers, 15069, 1934
Sleepy Head, 15302, 1934
482. ! Rex, 8242, Jay Wilbur and His Band, Princess
Charming Seln, F874, 1934
483. ! Rex, 8242, Jay Wilbur and His Band, Evergreen
Seln, F875, 1934
484. ! Rex, 8243, Jay Wilbur and His Band, Dreamy
Serenade, F894, 1934
485. ! Rex, 8243, Jay Wilbur and His Band, She's an Old
Fashioned Girl, F895, 1934
486. ! Rex, 8244, Troise and His Mandoliers, Madonna
Mine, F860, 1934
487. ! Rex, 8244, Troise and His Mandoliers, Old
Monastery Bell, F861, 1934
488. ! Rex, 8245, Primo Scala's Accordeon Band, George
White's Scandals Seln Pt 1, F890, 1934
489. ! Rex, 8245, Primo Scala's Accordeon Band, George
White's Scandals Seln Pt 2, F891, 1934
490. ! Rex, 8246, Jay Wilbur, Jay Wilbur's Piano Medley
Pt 1, F892, 1934
491. ! Rex, 8246, Jay Wilbur, Jay Wilbur's Piano Medley
Pt 2, F893, 1934
492. ! Rex, 8247, Phyllis Robins, Little Man you've had a
busy Day, F882, 1934
493. ! Rex, 8247, Phyllis Robins, When a Woman loves a
Man, F883, 1934
494. ! Rex, 8248, Charlie Higgins, Charlie makes
Whoopee Pt 1, , 1934
495. ! Rex, 8248, Charlie Higgins, Charlie makes
Whoopee Pt 2, , 1934
496. ! Rex, 8249, George Van Dusen, Yodelling
Huntsman , F866, Sep1934
497. ! Rex, 8249, George Van Dusen, Modelling Farawr,
F867, Sep1934
498. ! Rex, 8250, Jay Wilbur and His Band, It's all
forgotten now, F908, Sep1934
499. ! Rex, 8250, Jay Wilbur and His Band, Easy Come
Easy Go, F909, Sep1934
500. ! Rex, 8251, Will Osborne and His Orchestra, I've
had My Moments, 15070, Sep1934
Version 1a
ARTUR RUBINSTEIN 78RPMS
DISCOGRAPHY
This is an incomplete list featuring the American,
commercial 78rpm recordings of Artur
Rubinstein.
BEETHOVEN
1. ! Sonata No. 26, E Flat ("Les Adieux"). Op.
81a. Two 12" records (4 sides) in Set VM-858
2. ! Trio No. 7, B Flat, Op. 97 ("Archduke").
With Jascha Heifetz (violin) and Emanuel
Feuermann ('cello). Five 12" records (10 sides)
in Set VM-949
BRAHMS
1. ! Intermezzo No. 4, A Minor, Op. 76, No. 7.
One side of 12" record No. V-11-8140 in Set
VM-893
2. ! Intermezzo No. 9, E Flat, Op. 117, No. 1.
VM-893
3. ! Intermezzo No. 10, B Flat, Op. 117, No. 2.
VM-893
4. ! Intermezzo No. 15, E Flat Minor, Op. 118,
No. 6. One side of 12" record No. V-11-8139
in Set VM-893
5. ! Intermezzo No. 18, C Major, Op. 119, No.
3. One side of 12" record No. V-11-8140 in
Set VM-893
6. ! Rhapsody No. 1, B Minor, Op. 79, No. 1.
VM-893
7. ! Rhapsody No. 2, G Minor, Op. 70, No. 3.
One side of 12" record No. V-14946 (with
Schumann: Romance, Op. 28, No. 2)
8. ! Rhapsody No. 3, E Flat, Op. 119, No. 4.
VM-893
9. ! Trio No. 1, B Major, Op. 8. With Jascha
Heifetz (violin) and Emanuel Feuermann
( cello). Four 12" records (8 sides) in Set
VM-883
CHOPIN
1. ! Concerto No. 1, E Minor, Op. 11. With
London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by
John Barbirolli. Four 12" records (8 sides) in
Set VM-418
MAZURKAS
1. ! Vol. 1. Five 12" records (10 sides) in Set
VM-626
No. 1, F Sharp Minor, Op. 6, No. 1
No. 2, C Sharp Minor, Op. 6, No. 2
No. 3, E Major, Op. 6, No. 3
No. 4, E Flat Minor, Op. 6, No. 4
No. 5, B Flat, Op. 7, No. 1
No. 6, A Minor, Op. 7, No. 2
No. 7, F Minor. Op. 7, No. 3
No. 8. A Flat, Op. 7, No. 4
No. 9, C Major, Op. 7, No. 5
No. 10, B Flat, Op. 17, No. 1
No. 11. E. Minor. Op. 17. No. 2
No. 12, A Flat, Op. 17, No. 3
No. 14, G Minor, Op. 24, No. 1
No. 16, A Flat, Op. 24, No. 3
No. 18, C Minor. Op. 30. No. 1
No. 20, D Flat, Op. 30, No. 3
No. 27, E Minor, Op. 41, No. 2
No. 29, A Flat, Op. 41, No. 4
2. ! Vol. II. Five 12" records (10 sides) in Set
VM-656
No. 17, B Flat Minor, Op. 24, No. 4
No. 23, D Major, Op. 33, No. 2
No. 25, B Minor, Op. 33, No. 4
No. 28, B Major, Op. 41, No. 3
No. 30, G Major, Op. 50, No. 1
No. 31, A Flat, Op. 50, No. 2
No. 40, F Minor, Op. 63, No. 2
3. ! Vol. III. Four 12" records (8 sides) in Set
VM-691
No. 19, B Minor, Op. 30, No. 2
No. 22, G Sharp Minor, Op. 33, No. 1
No. 35, C Minor, Op. 56, No. 3
No. 36, A Minor, Op. 59. No. 1
No. 37, A Flat Major, Op. 59, No. 2
No. 48, F Major, Op. 68, No. 3
No. 50, A Minor, "Notre Temps"
No. 51, A Minor, (Posth.)
NOCTURNES
1. ! Vol. I. Six 12" records (12 sides) in Set
VM-461
No. 1, B Flat Minor, Op. 9, No. 1
No. 2, E Flat Major, Op. 9, No. 2
No. 4, F Major, Op. 15, No. 1
No. 5, F Sharp, Op. 15, No. 2
No. 8, D Flat, Op. 27, No. 2
2. ! Vol. II. Five 12" records (10 sides) in Set
VM-462
No. 10, A Flat, Op. 32, No. 2
No. 16, E Flat, Op. 55, No. 2
No. 18, E Major, Op. 62. No. 2
No. 19, E Minor, Op. 72, No. 1
POLONAISES
1. ! Eight 12" records (16 sides) in Set VM-353
No. 2, E Flat Minor, Op. 26, No. 2
No. 3, A Major, Op. 40, No. 1
No. 5, F Sharp Minor, Op. 44
No. 6, A Flat, Op. 53
No. 7, A Flat, Op. 61
2. ! Andante Spianato, Op. 22
3. ! Grande Polonaise, E Flat, Op. 22
SCHERZI
1. ! Four 12" records (8 sides) in Set VM-189
No. 1, B Minor, Op. 20
No. 2, B Flat Minor, Op. 31
No. 3, C Sharp Minor, Op. 39
No. 4, E Major, Op. 54
DE FALLA-RUBINSTEIN
1. ! L'Amour Sorcier- Danse de la Frayeur,
Danse Ritaelle de Feu. 10" record (2 sides) No.
V-1596
FRANCK
1. ! Sonata, A Major. With Jascha Heifeiz
(violin). Three 12" records (6 sides) in Set
VM-449
GRIEG
1. ! Concerto, A Minor, Op. 16. With the
Philadelphia Orchestra, conducted by Eugene
Ormandy. Three 12" records (6 sides) in Set
VM-900
LISZT
1. ! Liebestraum, No. 3. One side of 12" record
No.V-36337 (with Rubinstein: Valse Caprice)
MOZART
1. ! Concerto No. 23, A Major, K. 488. With
London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by
John Barbirolli. Three 12" records (6 sides) in
Set VM-147
RACHMANINOFF
1. ! Prelude in C Sharp Minor, Op. 3, No. 2.
One side of 12" record No. V-14276 (with
Schubert: Fantasia Sonata, G Major -Minuet
and Trio - See below)
RUBINSTEIN
1. ! Valse Caprice. One side of 12" record No.
V-36337 (with Liszt: Liebestraum, No. 3)
SCHUBERT
1. ! Fantasia Sonata, G Major, Op. 78 -Minnet
and Trio. One side of 12" record No. V-14276
(with Rachmaninoff: Prelude, C Sharp Minor,
Op. 3, No. 2 - See above)
2. ! Trio No. 1, B Flat Major, Op. 99. With
Jascha Heifetz (violin) and Emanuel
Feuermann ('cello). Four 12" records (8 sides)
in Set VM-923
SCHUMANN
1. ! Romance, F Sharp, Op. 28, No. 2. One side
of 12" record No. V-14946 (with Brahms:
Rhapsody, G Minor. Op. 79. No. 2)
TCHAIKOVSKY
1. ! Concerto No. 1, B Flat Minor, Op. 23. With
the London Symphony Orchestra, conducted
by John Barbirolli. Four 12" records (8 sides) in
Set VM-180
2. ! Concerto No. 1, B Flat Minor, Op. 23 -First
Movement (incomplete). With the London
Symphony Orchestra, conducted by John
Barbirolli. 12" record (2 sides) No. V-7802
Version 1a
78RPM ALBUM COVERS
A selection of recently added 78rpm album cover
scans to the 78rpm Collectors Community
featuring highly illustrative Victor and Columbia
album covers (mostly classical), from the 1930s
and 1940s.
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Getting Better Transfers
from your 78s
Here are a few tips to help you get better
transfers from your 78s.
This post covers some of the basic processes of
transferring 78rpms. It covers aspects of cleaning
to the nal process of backing up your results.
Now, rst of all, please remember that there are
many ways to do each of the steps below...
There is no set method or approach.
Many collectors swear by one method while
other collectors' swear by another method. It's
important to use the method that's best for you
and which gives you the best results...
First of all, consider the following suggestions
before starting any 78rpm transfer job:
Ideally use a turntable with 78rpm and
adjustable speed - though you can use lower
speed dubbing if you only have a turntable
capable of speeds of 33 and 45
Use a proper 78 stylus - you may want a
separate headshell/cartridge. See the
following website for stylus types, sizes and
prices as a rst step or try Ebay
http://www.esotericsound.com/CartStyli.htm
Clean your records thoroughly before
transferring them digitally. The overall result
will be much better
Use appropriate software and adjust
equalization and remove noise - and review
results. These simple steps will result in a
better, overall transfer
Export your nal 'product' to WAV/MP3
Styli
As mentioned above - always use a special stylus
or cartridge. Your overall results will be
signicantly better by using a stylus designed for
the type of recording. With 78rpm records, many
different speeds, groove sides and recording
processes were used - so try to match your record
type and make to a stylus that will give the best
playback results.
As mentioned above - the following website is a
great place to start - although there are others
around. Google "78rpm stylus". You can also try
the following pages:
http://www.soundring.com.au/styli.cfm
https://www.storedj.com.au/products/STN-D5127
https://www.storedj.com.au/products/ORT-OSO78
You should only use a stylus (needle) designed to
play 78's. The grooves on a 78 are signicantly
wider and deeper than the grooves on an LP.
Using an incorrect stylus will result in:
noisier, more hissy transfers
far less accurate reproduction of the music
Ideally you should consider more than one stylus
width if you are playing really old shellac
records, because there was no standardization of
groove dimensions until late in the 78 rpm era.
Search our website for advice.
Cleaning the records
Clean the 78s as thoroughly as possible before
recording. This will save you time later as
cleaning clicks/pops is hard work if you do it
manually through the use of software.
Do not use alcohol-based solvents on the shellac,
use only water or water-based cleaners. You can
use a bit of washing up liquid on a piece of
velvet and warm water. Give them a wash, in
cool not hot water, and place them in the dish
rack - then change the water and rinse
thoroughly - nally rinse off with distilled (de-
ionized) water, then drain and dry off with a dry
piece of velvet.
Avoid wiping with kitchen paper or similar, as
these are both abrasive, and can leave bers stuck
in the grooves.
Equalization
Often overlooked - but very important.
When transferring 78 rpm's, pre-amplication
built into any 'modern' consumer-level pre-
amplier or USB turntable will be designed for
vinyl records made from the 1950s onwards. The
problem is that most 78 rpm records were not cut
with such a strong high frequency bias. They
therefore sound dull if played through modern
equipment that applies RIAA playback
equalization. To overcome this, see the ltering section
below...
Noise Removal
Over the years your 78s will undoubtedly have
received scratches and wear, which will result in
clicks, pops and crackle. Use free or paid 'noise
removal software' such as Audacity, Goldwave or
ClickRepair.
Filtering
For recordings from the 1940s or later set the
cutoff frequency at 9 kHz or 10 kHz; for
electrical recordings (1926 to 1939) about 8 kHz,
and acoustic recordings (before 1926) about 7
kHz. Use a rolloff of at least 12 dB per octave;
24 dB per octave could probably be better. Listen
to the results to make sure the sudden cut-off of
high-frequency noise does not sound too
articial. Don't forget the low frequency noise as
well - try a rolloff of 12 dB per octave at a cutoff
frequency of 1000 Hz.
Normalization and Compression
As a nal step you may wish to adjust the
loudness of you recording. Most software (such as
Audacity) allows you to adjust the overall
loudness of your transfer.
Review and Export
Review the track to decide if any further
treatment is required, or if you need to restart
from scratch. If you are happy with your work
than your project is ready for export - export or
save the le as WAV and/or MP3 etc.
Backup
Don't forget to backup your nished audio les as
you will not want to lose all that hard work;
ideally at least two separate copies on separate
media. You may wish to consider also backing up
your original capture masters as WAV les, then
you can always come back to the raw recording
later and re-process it if you need or want to.
78RPM LABEL SCANS
A selection of unusual 78rpm labels mostly from
small record companies of the 30s, 40s and
early 50s.
Of particular interest is the Octacros and
Cardinal labels...
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
The Edison Disc, also known as a Diamond Disc record, was a type of audio disc record marketed by Edison Records from 1912 to 1929. They were known as Diamond Discs because the
reproducer tted to the matching Edison disc player was tted with a diamond stylus.
Edison had previously concentrated on producing phonograph cylinders but decided to get into the disc market due to the increasing market share of disc sound recordings, especially the
discs of companies such as Victor Talking Machine Company (the format of which would evolve into "78 records"). Victor and most other disc record companies used side to side or lateral
motion of the stylus in the record groove, whereas in the Edison system the movement was up and down or vertical (also known as "hill-and-dale" motion), as in a cylinder record. An Edison
Disc Phonograph is distinguished by the diaphragm of the reproducer being located parallel to the disc surface. The Victor (or similar) diaphragm is located at a right angles to the surface of
the disc such that the diaphragm is more or less parallel to the groove.
The grooves on an Edison Disc are smooth on the sides and have a variable depth. Standard lateral discs will have a more constant depth, but the sides of the groove are scalloped. As the
Edison groove pitch (or "TPI", i.e. "threads per inch") was 150, a much ner grooving than that on lateral discs, Edison's 10-inch discs played considerably longer than Victor's or Columbia's
-- up to nearly ve minutes per side. The Edison Disc is also #-inch thick (supposedly to prevent warping), and was lled with wood our, and later, china clay.
Victor's system could not play Edison Discs as the needles used would cut through the recorded sound, and the Edison system could not play Victor or other lateral discs unless one used
special equipment, like the Kent adapter. There is an example of a device to play Edison discs on a Victor machine. The Brunswick Ultona and the Sonora Phonograph were the only
machines besides the Diamond Disc player that could play Diamond Discs, but Edison made an attempt at curbing this (a phonograph/gramophone that could play Edison, Victor/lateral
78s, and Path discs) by stating "This Re-Creation should not be played on any instrument except the Edison Diamond Disc Phonograph and with the Edison Diamond Disc Reproducer,
and we decline responsibility for any damage that may occur to it if this warning is ignored."
The Edison records had their greatest commercial success in the mid 1910s to early 1920s, with sales peaking in 1920. Diamond Discs arguably had better audio delity, but were more
expensive than and incompatible with other brands of records, and ultimately lost out in the marketplace. In 1926, an attempt at reviving interest in the Edison Disc was with a 450-TPI long-
playing disc, still spinning at 80 rpm, with times of 24 minutes per 10-inch disc and 40 for a 12-inch disc, but problems occurred (notably with broken groove walls and overall low volume,
often only 40% of that of the regular discs), and the disc failed. In August 1927, discs began to be electrically recorded, making Edison the last major label to adopt electrical recording (over
two years after Victor, Columbia, and Brunswick had converted from acoustical recording). Sales continued to drop, however, and although Edison Discs were available from dealers until the
company left the record business in late October 1929, the last vertically-cut direct masters were recorded in the early summer of that year. The U.S. phonograph and record industry itself
reached a historic nadir during that year, as the onset of the Great Depression and the rise of radio depressed sales and sent numerous companies out of business.

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