The Sound of 78s

The Sound of 78s

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The Sound of 78s episodes

  • The Sound of 78s: episode 36
    The Kit-Cat Band: 'Magnolia' (de Sylva, Brown & Henderson)
    Columbia 4477 recorded London, 12 August 1927
    'Recorded in a Public Hall'
    Roy Fox and his Band (At the Café Anglais, London):
    'Here Lies Love' (Rainger, Robin)
    Recorded London, 22 November 1932
    Vocal by Jack Plant
    The B.B.C. Dance Orchestra, Directed by Henry Hall:
    'Did You Ever See A Dream Walking?' (Gordon & Revel)
    Columbia CB699 recorded London, 12 December 1933
    Vocal by Les Allen, arrangement by Phil Cardew
    Bertini and the Tower Blackpool Dance Band:
    'Just Around The Corner' (Bertini, Finch, Muriel)
    Eclipse 674 recorded London, 9 April 1934
    Vocal by Harry Bentley
    15 min
  • The Sound of 78s: episode 35
    Joseph Joachim: Hungarian Dance in D Minor - No. 2 (Brahms)
    HMV D803 recorded 17 August 1903, Berlin.
    Transferred at 81 rpm: the label says 75 rpm but this is a whole tone flat.
    Eugene Ysaye: Humoreske (Dvorak)
    Columbia 7102 recorded 1915
    Fritz Kreisler: Concerto in E Minor Op64 (Mendelssohn) - 3rd movement
    With the State Opera Orchestra conducted by Dr. Leo Blech
    HMV DB999/1000 recorded 1926 in the Singakademie, Berlin.
    16 min
  • The Sound of 78s: episode 34
    George Formby (Sr.): 'I Parted My Hair In The Middle' (David & Murphy)
    Zonophone 1336 recorded 22 February 1914.
    Clapham and Dwyer: 'It Isn't Cricket' (Clapham & Dwyer)
    Columbia DB845 recorded 21 May 1932
    Sophie Tucker: 'He Hadn't Up To Yesterday' (Wright, Haines, Tucker & Meskill)
    Columbia 5064 recorded 28 August 1928
    15 min
  • The Sound of 78s: episode 33
    Luisa Tetrazzini (soprano) (1871-1940)
    Grande Valse, Op.10 (Venzano)
    HMV DB530 (2-053087) Victor recording, 1913
    Pasquale Amato (baritone) (1879-1942)
    Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini): Largo al Factotum
    HMV DB156 (2-052051) Victor recording, 1911
    Miliza Korjus (soprano) (1909-1980)
    Le Toreador (Adam): 'Ah! vous dirai-je, maman' (sung in German)
    HMV C2688 (1933)
    Giovanni Zenatello (tenor) (1876-1949)
    Otello (Verdi): 'Si pel ciel marmoreo giuro!'
    with Giuseppe Noto (baritone)
    BIRS HMB15, live recording, Covent Garden, 17 June 1926
    18 min
  • The Sound of 78s: episode 32
    Percival Mackey: 'Greenwich Witch' (Confrey)
    Columbia 3230 recorded 1923
    Jelly Roll Morton: 'Finger Buster (Morton)
    Good Time JAzz GB2256 recorded Washington D.C., December 1938
    Meade Lux Lewis, Pete Johnson & Albert Ammons:
    'Boogie Woogie Prayer' (side 2) (Lewis, Johnson, Ammons)
    Parlophone R2649 recorded New York, 30 December 1938
    The Oscar Peterson Trio: 'Sweet Georgia Brown' (Bernie, Pinkard, Casey)
    HMV JO330 recorded 1952
    14 min
  • The Sound of 78s: episode 31
    Sir Harry Lauder: 'That's The Reason Noo I Wear A Kilt' (Lauder)
    Zonophone G.O.83 recorded 17 May 1928
    Billie Richardson (West Country Humourist): 'Soft As Oi Looks' (Green & Lyster)
    Regal MR153 recorded 1930
    Harry Weldon: 'The Policeman' (Tindall & Weldon)
    HMV C981 recorded 8 July 1920
    16 min
  • The Sound of 78s: episode 30
    Selection from 'The Geisha' (Jones) - side 1 (excerpt)
    The New Mayfair Theatre Orchestra
    HMV BD759 recorded 1939
    'Abide With Me' (Liddle) sung by Madame Clara Butt (excerpt)
    accompanied by Mr. Landon Ronald. Key C.
    Gramophone 03179 recorded 1910
    'The Old Superb' (Stanford) sung by Peter Dawson (excerpt)
    with orchestra conducted by Clifford Greenwood.
    HMV B4483 recorded 10 January 1933
    'O Souverain! O Juge! O Père!' from 'Le Cid" (Massenet) (excerpt)
    sung by Enrico Caruso
    Gramophone 2-023025 recorded 1916
    Scene from 'The Good Companions' (Priestly) (excerpt)
    with John Gielgud and Adele Dixon
    HMV C2288 recorded 9 October 1931
    Albert Chevalier - 'The Little Nipper' (excerpt)
    Berliner 2239 recorded London, 30th December 1898
    'The Toy-Town Party' from 'Nippy' (Mayerl)
    sung by Binnie Hale with Debroy Somers' band
    Columbia DB349 recorded 27 November 1930
    'Il était un roi de Thulé' from 'Faust' (Gonoud)
    sung by Conchita Supervia
    BIRS HMB 11 (Odéon unpublished) recorded 1932
    17 min
  • The Sound of 78s: episode 29
    The Rev. J.M.Gates: 'Need of Prayer'
    Square M3 (re-issue) recorded May 1926
    The Reverend A.W.Nix and his Congregation: 'The Black Diamond Express To Hell' (side 2)
    Decca F9720 (reissue) recorded 23 April 1927
    The Southernaires: 'Little David, Play On Your Harp'
    American Decca 2857, recorded c.1939
    Professor Johnson & his Gospel Singers: 'Give Me That Old Time Religion'
    Vocalion V1013 recorded 1950
    Voices of Victory: 'I'm Trusting In Jesus' (Peters, Allen)
    Vocalion V1040 recorded 25 September 1953
    19 min
  • The Sound of 78s: Episode 28
    Charles Penrose: 'The Laughing Policeman' (Grey)
    Regal G7816 (as 'Charles Jolly') recorded June 1922
    Naughton and Gold: 'On Insurance'
    Imperial 2367 recorded November 1930
    Harry Champion: 'Don't Do It Again, Matilda' (Murray)
    Columbia-Rena 1490 recorded c.May 1910
    Gillie Potter: 'Mr. Potter Visits Southend'
    Columbia 5067 recorded 1st October 1928
    17 min
  • The Sound of 78s: Episode 27
    Herman Wasserman: 'Hedge Rose' (Schubert arr. Godowky)
    Dominion B13 recorded 1929
    Vladimir de Pachmann: Etude in G flat Major Op.10 No.5 ('Black Keys') (Chopin)(with comments)
    HMV DA 1302 recorded 1928
    Leff Pouishnoff: Caprice in G Major (Paderewski)
    Columbia 4829 recorded May 1927
    Wilhelm Backhaus: Caprice Espagnole Op.37 (Moszkowski)
    HMB DB 1130 recorded January 1928
    13 min

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An occasional Podcast in which Roger Wilmut plays a variety of 78rpm records from his collection: including comedy, music-hall, opera, Edwardian songs and oddities.