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One of the many labels available in Britain before the first World War. They were pressed for J. Blum & Co from 1911, initially by Edison Bell, then by Kalliope and finally by the Disc Record Company of Harrow. There were three separate designs, too! I only have an example of one, so if anyone has scans of other designs, I'd be interested in one.

 

This is a first attempt at a listing. Please e-mail me if you can help me fill in the gaps in any of these series.
Thanks for the following who have provided information: Richard Prout, Des Wilson, David Moore, Graham Meachen, Norman Field

Page last updated: December 27, 2011

Cat No Matrix Title Artists Source
A 1        
A 2        
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A 8        
A 9        
A 10        
A 11        
A 12        
A 13 1043
1056		 Tales Of Hoffman
Il Trovatore, selection		 Royal Military Band  
A 14 2148 Morning, Noon And Night, Overture, parts 1 & 2 British Imperial Guards  
A 15        
A 16        
A 17        
A 18        
A 19        
A 20        
         
A 58 2648 In The Shadows (Fincke) British Imperial Guards  
         
A 80 1807
2006		 Schubert's Unfinished Symphony
Jewels Of The Madonna, intermezzo II		 H.M. Royal Horse Guards (Blues)  

 

Cat No Matrix Title Artists Source
B 20        
B 21        
B 22        
B 23        
B 24 2151
2602		 The Promise Of Life
Kitty, Dear		 Miss Amy Augards
Mr Stanley Kirkby (tenor)		  
B 25        
B 26        
B 27        
B 28        
B 29        
B 30        
B 31        
B 32        
B 33        
B 34        
B 35        
B 36        
B 37        
B 38        
B 39        
B 40        
B 41        
B 42        
B 43        
B 44 2610
2611		 My Pretty Jane
Lily Mavoureen		 Ruby Helder  
B 45        
B 46        
B 47        
B 48        
B 49        
B 50        
B 51        
B 52        
B 53        
B 54        
B 55        
B 56        
B 57        
B 58        
B 59        
B 60 1890
1891		 Son Of Mine
Out On The Deep		 T. F. Kinniburgh  
         
B 100        
B 101        
B 102        
B 103        
B 104        
B 105 2691
2692		 Fall In
Your King And Country Want You		 Thomas Hayward (vocal, with orch)  

 

 

Cat No Matrix Title Artists Source
C 1 1083
1084		 I Used To Sigh For The Silvery Moon
By The Light Of The Silvery Moon		 Jack Charman Kalliope
C 2        
C 3 1102 Everybody's Doing It Jack Charman Kalliope
C 4        
C 5 2513 Put On Your Ta-Ta Little Girlie Jack Charman Bell 232
C 6        
C 7 1066
1085		 I Never Heard Father Laugh So Much Before
I Don't Care		 Billy Melville (Jack Charman)
Jack Charman		 Kalliope 6157
Kalliope
C 8        
C 9 1004
1138		 Yiddle On Your Fiddle
Hello Susie Green		 Jack Charman Kalliope
C 10        
C 11 1001
1002		 Hush, Here Comes The Dream Man
We All Go The Same Way Home		 Claude Graham (Jack Charman) Kalliope 6149
Kalliope 6147
C 12        
C 13        
C 14        
C 15 1085
1107		 I Don't Care
Carroty (J.P. Long)		 Mr Jack Charman
Mr. Alf. Willis		 Kalliope
C 15 1137
1139		 What Became Of The Girls I Used To Know?
I've Had My Fortune Told		 Jack Charman Kalliope 6147
Kalliope
C 16 1159
1162		 Come Round And Hear The Gramophone
No More Stopping Out Late		 Jack Charman Kalliope
C 17 1164
2215		 We Must Have A Song About The Isle Of Man
Tickle Me, Timothy		 Jack Charman
Billy Williams		 Kalliope
Edison Bell
C 18        
C 19 2188 Call Round Any Old Time Fred Vernon (pseudonym for Harry Fay)  
C 19 1160
1163		 Ebenezer
Under The Yum-Yum Tree		 Claude Graham (Jack Charman) Kalliope
C 20        
C 21        
C 22 1199
1202		 He Played On His Fiddle-Dee-Dee
Jean From Aberdeen		 Claude Graham (Jack Charman)
Billy Melville (Jack Charman)		 Kalliope 6153
Kalliope 6158
C 23        
C 24        
C 25        
C 26 1201 I'm Setting The Village On Fire Jack Gilbey (Jack Charman) Kalliope
C 27 1165 I Wish She'd Give Me That Glad Eye Jack Charman Kalliope
C 28 1182
1183		 Here We Are Again
Why Can't We Have The Sea In London?		 Billy Melville (Jack Charman) Kalliope 6159
C 29 1187
1188		 When Mother Dropped A Halfpenny On The Bus
Maloney		 Claude Graham (Jack Charman) Kalliope
C 30 1185 We'll Have A Night Out Together To-Night Claude Graham (Jack Charman) Kalliope
C 31        
C 32 1230
 		 Who Were You With Last Night?
The Jingle Of The Gold		 Jack Charman Kalliope
C 33 1231 We All Sang "Too-Ra-Loo-Ral-Laddlie" Billy Melville (Jack Charman) Kalliope 6160
C 34        
C 35        
C 36        
C 37        
C 38   The Village Ragtime Band, Bang, Bang Jack Charman Kalliope
C 39 2630 T.R.O.U.B.L.E Jack Charman Bell 270
C 40        
C 41 1232 Come On Josephine Jack Charman Kalliope
C 42        
C 43        
C 44        
C 45        
C 46        
C 47        
C 48        
C 49        
C 50        
C 51 2706 We All Go The Same Way Home Jack Charman Bell 298
C 52        
C 53        
C 54        
C 55 2771
2776		 Father Went Down To Southend
John James O'Hara		 Jack Charman Bell 348
Bell 347
C 56 2770
2772		 That's As Far As I Want To Go
Brown Broke And Breezy		 Jack Charman Bell 347
Bell 348
C 57        
C 58        
C 59        
C 60 1947-t
1948-t		 The Old Grey Coat
Save A Little One For Me		 Billy Williams Favourite
C 61 2214
2215		 Put A Bit Of Powder On It, Father
Tickle Me, Timothy		 Billy Williams Edison Bell
C 62   My Girl From London Town
Jean From Aberdeen		 Billy Williams Edison Bell
C 62 2887
2888		 Solomon's Trombone
You Must Come Round On Saturday		 Jack Charman Bell 383
Bell 382
C 63 1592
1593		 Don't Go Out With Him To-Night
I Never Heard Father Laugh So Much Before		 Billy Melville (Jack Charman?)  
C 63 2884
2885		 I Saw Peter Henry Home
You Do Look Pretty In Your Tea-Gown, Kitty		 Jack Charman Bell 383
Bell 382
C 64 2768
 		 Mamie May
You Were Coming Through The Corn, Molly Dear		 Jack Charman Bell 317
Bell 381
C 65 2904
2923		 Hush Here Comes The Dream Man
The Cubanola Glide		 Mr. Stanley Kirkby
Mr. Jack Charman		 Bell
Bell 395
C 66 2925 My Cinnamon Lady Jack Charman Bell 395
C 67        
C 68        
C 69        
C 70        
C 71        
C 72        
C 73        
C 74        
C 75        
C 76        
C 77 1642
1660		 How Do You Do, Miss Ragtime?
The Wedding Glide		 The Ragtime Knuts
Mr. Jack Charman		  
C 78 1610
1656		 I Want Everyone To Love Me
The Ghost Of The Violin		 Mr. Jack Charman
Mr. Harry Cove		  
C 79   She Makes Me Walk In Ragtime Mr. Ben Lawes  
C 80        
C 81 1853 That Ragtime Dinner-Time Band The Ragtime Knuts  
C 82        
C 83 1811
 		 La Danse Des Apaches
Les Patineurs		 The Royal Horse Guards Band (The Blues)  
C 84        
C 85 1900
1901		 Roaming In The Gloaming
The Message Boy		 Vernon Watson (comic)  
C 86        
C 87        
C 88        
C 89        
C 90 1851
1854		 Ring Out Those Bells
That Mellow Melody		 The Two Quids  
C 91        
C 92        
C 93        
C 94        
C 95 1847
1855		 Have You Seen Our John ?
I'm Coming Back To Bonnie Scotland		 Harry Cove  
C 96        
C 97        
C 98   On The Mississippi The Ragtime Knuts  
C 99        
C 100        
C 101        
C 102        
C 103        
C 104        
C 105        
C 106        
C 107        
C 108        
C 109 2101
2103		 Sylvester (Meet Me Tonight On The Grand Promenade)
I'm A Middy In The King's Navee		 W. Thompson (Will Thompson)  
C 110        
C 111        
C 112        
C 113        
C 114        
C 115        
C 116        
C 117        
C 118        
C 119 2475 You're My Baby Will. Thompson  
C 120        
C 121        
C 122        
C 123        
C 124        
C 125        
C 126        
C 127        
C 128        
C 129        
C 130        
C 131        
C 132        
C 133        
C 134        
C 135 245
249		 Hullo, There Little Tommy Atkins
Hey, Ho, Can't You Hear The Steamer ?		 Jack Charman (actually Harry Cove on 1st side)  
C 136 244
2551		 R-R-Rip That Melody
I've Got My Eye On You		 Harry Cove
Jack Charman		  
C 137        
C 138        
C 139        
C 140        
C 141        
C 142        
C 143        
C 144        
C 145        
C 146        
C 147 2621 Where Did You Get That Girl? The Ragtime Knuts  
C 148        
C 149        
C 150        
C 151        
C 152        
C 153        
C 154        
C 155        
C 156        
C 157        
C 158        
C 159        
C 160        
C 161        
C 162        
C 163        
C 164        
C 165        
C 166        
C 167        
C 168        
C 169        
C 170 2032 Playing The Game In The West Vernon Watson  

 

 

Cat No Matrix Title Artists Source
F 1        
F 2        
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F 4        
F 5        
F 6        
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F 9        
F 10        
F 11        
F 12        
F 13        
F 14        
F 15        
F 16 2035
22017		 Schubert's Serenade
Gounod's Serenade		 Schumann Quartette  

 

 

Cat No Matrix Title Artists Source
G 1        
G 2        
G 3        
G 4 2811
2812		 Whitlock's Xmas Party
Whitlock Buying The Christmas Dinner		 Billy Whitlock  
G 5        
G 6        
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G 9        
G 10