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This is one of the more obscure 5½" discs which was available in the early 1920s. Beacon used Mimosa masters and was presumably for sale at 6d, but where they were available is a mystery. They are pretty rare and I've only seen one or two myself.

 

This is a first attempt at a listing. There are two series. Although the C- series is earlier than the B- series, I'll list the series alphabetically.
Extra information supplied by: Arthur Badrock, Ken Bowler, John Baines, Samuel Marston, Pat Malham
Please e-mail me if you can help me fill in the gaps in any of these series.
Page last updated: July 25, 2011

Cat No Matrix Title Labelled Artists Actual Artists
B-501        
B-502        
B-503        
B-504        
B-505        
B-506 457
463		 Mary Of Argyle
What'll I Do (waltz)		 saxophone solo
Beacon Dance Orchestra		  
B-507        
B-508        
B-509        
B-510        
B-511        
B-512        
B-513        
B-514        
B-515        
B-516        
B-517        
B-518        
B-519        
B-520        
B-521        
B-522        
B-523 355
 		 Annie Laurie
Dream Daddy		 Ballad with piano accmp.
Waltz Song with orch. accmp.		 [details from Pat Malham]
B-524        
B-525 355
 		 Annie Laurie
Dream Daddy		 Ballad with piano accmp.
Waltz Song with orch. accmp.		  
B-526        
B-527        
B-528        
B-529        
B-530        
B-531        
B-532        
B-533        
B-534        
B-535 507
528		 A Bit Of America
California, Here I Come		 Bell Solo
Vocal, with orchestral accomp.		 Billy Whitlock
Chas. Bonheur (Robert Howe)
B-536        
B-537        
B-538        
B-539   Yankee Doodle vocal  
B-540        
B-541        
B-542        
B-543        
B-544 173
523		 Prince Of Wales March
I'm Looking For The Merry Sunshine		 (anon)
Beacon Dance Orchestra		 unidentified military band
 Stan Greening's Dance Orchestra
B-545        
B-546        
B-547        
B-548        
B-549        
B-550 559
572		 With Sword And Lance
I Want To Be Happy		 Beacon Military Band
Duet, with piano accomp.		 London Fire Brigade Band
Price (unident.) and Bonheur (Robert Howe)
B-551 571
575-2		 Tea For Two
Cherry Ripe		 Duet, with piano accomp.
Bell Solo, with piano accomp.		 Price (unident.) & Bonheur (Robert Howe)
Jesse Ross
B-552        
B-553 560
573-2		 A Bunch Of Roses, march
Rose Marie		 Beacon Military Band
Song, with piano accomp.		 London Fire Brigade Band
Chas. Bonheur (Robert Howe)
B-554        
B-555        
         
B-571 612
621		 Bonnie Banks Of Loch Lomond
When You And I Were Seventeen		 Song, with piano accomp. Bowen McKechnie
Roland Yorke

 

Cat No Matrix Title Labelled Artists Actual Artists
C-101        
C-102 264
265		 Caravan
Jealous Of You		 Song, with orchestral accomp. "Jack Lewis" in the files (Jack Charman ?).
C-103        
C-104        
C-105        
C-106        
C-107        
C-108        
C-109        
C-110        
C-111
355		 Carolina In the Morning
Annie Laurie		 song
Cornet Solo
Peter Anderson
C-112        
C-113        
C-114 313
346		 Romany Rose
Will O' The Wisp		 Song, with orchestral accomp.
Song, with piano accomp.		 Harry Thornton
C-115        
C-116        
C-117        
C-118        
C-119 318
359		 The Smile Of Molly Malone
Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes		 Song with orch accmp
Song with piano accmp		  
C-120 319
351		 You Tell Her - I Stutter
MacGregor's Gathering		 Comic Song with orch accmp.
Vocal with piano accmp.		  
C-121 321
354		 I'll Stand Beneath Your Window
Killarney		 Song, with orch accmp
Cornet solo.		  
C-122 W-322
W-356		 Cut Yourself A Piece Of Cake
Comin' Thro' The Rye
Cornet Solo		 Will Terry
C-123 W-326 Golden Curls   B.H. (probably Robert Howe)
C-124 325
363		 All Over Nothing At All
On The Banks Of Allen Water		 Song, with orchestral accomp.
Flute Solo		 B.H. (Probably Robert Howe)
George Ackroyd
C-125        
C-126        
C-127 330
360		 Barney Google
Sailor's Hornpipe		 Comic with orch. accomp
Piccolo solo		 Will Terry
George Ackroyd
C-128 332
366		 Kitten On The Keys
Railway Galop		 Piano solo
Band		  
C-129        
C-130        
C-131        
C-132        
C-133        
C-134        
C-135 339
371		 I'll Stand Beneath Your Window (fox trot)
Reminiscences Of England, No. 2		 Beacon Dance Orch
Band		 Jones' Band
Anderson's Band
C-136        
C-137        
C-138        
C-139        
C-140        
C-141        
C-142        
C-143        
C-144 W-326
W-382		 Golden Curls
Three O'Clock In The Morning		   B.H. (probably Robert Howe)
C-145        
C-146        
C-147        
C-148        
C-149 397
410		 Serenade
Seven Or Eleven (fox trot)		 Piccolo Solo
Beacon Dance Orchestra
Marlborough Band
C-150        
C-151 177
403		 Salute The Standard
The Cat's Whiskers (fox trot)		 Band
Beacon Dance Orchestra		  
C-152        
C-153        
C-154 386
390-3		 The Heart Bowed Down
Maggie! Yes Ma!		 Song, with piano accomp. Harry Thornton
B.H. (probably Robert Howe)
C-155 388
391		 The Irish Emigrant
Katie Callaghan		 Vocal with piano accmp.
Irish Song with piano accmp.		  
C-156        
C-157        
C-158        
C-159        
C-160 465 or 475?
469		 Comin' Thro' The Rye
The Cat's Whiskers		 Ballad with piano accomp
Humorous with orch accomp		 Chas. Bonheur (Robert Howe)
George Berry (Harry Fay)
C-161 449
464		 I Am A Friar Of Orders Grey
What'll I Do?		 Ballad with piano accomp
Vocal with orch accomp.		 "B.H." (probably Robert Howe)
Chas. Bonheur (Robert Howe)
C-162        
C-163 447 The Banks Of Allan Water (ballad, with piano accomp.)  
C-164 468
473		 Why Did I Kiss That Girl?
Annie Laurie		 (vocal, with orchestra accomp)
(ballad, with piano accomp.)		 George Berry (Harry Fay)
Chas. Bonheur (Robert Howe)
C-165        
C-166 434
461		 Alice, Where Art Thou?
Why Did I Kiss That Girl? (fox trot)		 Musette solo, with piano accmp.
Beacon Dance Orchestra		  
C-167        
C-168 456
458		 The Irish Emigrant
Home In Pasadena (fox trot)		 Saxophone solo, with piano accmp
Beacon Dance Orchestra		  
C-169