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Beltona Bairns |
The Beltona Bairns records were 5½" diameter. They were
manufactured by The Universal Music Company from masters also issued on
the Little Marvel label. They date from about 1924 and were sold in
albums available through J.G. Murdoch Trading in London.
Unlike
Little Marvel, however, all Beltona Bairns records were aimed at young
children, all having a nursery rhyme on one side, coupled with a light
instrumental recording. The words to the nursery rhymes were printed on
each pocket in the album.
There are two known series of these
records. The first one ran from Catalogue number A-1 to A-12. The
second ran from 301 to 312.
There were 6 records in each album, so
the two series each represent 2 albums, making a total of 4 albums.
Frank Andrews & Bill Dean-Myatt, who researched the Beltona label,
thought there may be another series of Beltona Bairns records using an
1000- series catalogue number, which may have been exported to
Australia, but no details are known of any of these, if they even
existed!
Thanks to the late Bill
Dean-Myatt for the images.
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All the initial details below from research done by
Frank Andrews & Bill Dean Myatt.
Please
e-mail
me if you have any
additions or corrections to this page.
The following people have provided more details:
John Culley
Page last updated on:
September 19, 2025
I've not heard any of these, but the singer on
at least some of them is
likely to be John Thorne.
| Cat No |
Matrix No |
Title |
Description & Artist
(where known) |
| A-1 |
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| A-2 |
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| A-3 |
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| A-4 |
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| A-5 |
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| A-6 |
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| A-7 |
F-131
F-286 |
Hush-A-Bye Baby
O
Sole Mio |
Vocal
Bell Solo |
| A-8 |
F-129
F-181 |
Little Bo-Peep
Bells Of The Glen |
Vocal
Bell Solo
(with saxophone) |
| A-9 |
F-134
F-201 |
Oranges And Lemons
Xylophone Rag |
Vocal
Xylophone
(= "Wag" Abbey) |
| A-10 |
F-135
F-287 |
Sing A Song Of
Sixpence
Serenade (Schubert) |
Vocal (= John
Thorne)
Bell Solo |
| A-11 |
F-142
F-179 |
Ding Dong Bell
Dance D'Hesdin |
Vocal (= John
Thorne & ?)
Xylophone
(= "Wag" Abbey) |
| A-12 |
F-140
F-178 |
Pussy Cat, Pussy Cat
Skeleton Dance |
Vocal (= John
Thorne & ?)
Xylophone
(= "Wag" Abbey) |
The 300-series below, which are probably 6"
discs, would appear to match the same numbers on Little Marvel.
| Cat No |
Matrix No |
Title |
Description & Artist
(where known) |
| 301 |
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| 302 |
A S-2135 ?
B S-2136 ? |
Little Red Riding
Hood, part 1
Little Red Riding Hood, part 2 |
Fairy Story |
| 303 |
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| 304 |
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| 305 |
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| 306 |
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| 307 |
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| 308 |
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| 309 |
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| 310 |
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| 311 |
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| 312 |
F-202
F-203 |
The Little Tin
Soldier, part 1
The Little Tin Soldier, part 2 |
Fairy Story
(possibly read by Eric Foster) |
