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Produced by Crystalate (Sound Recording Company), these 5½" records were only available for a short time around 1921. The catalogue series was in a P-500 series and sold for 1/- each. The extent of the series is unknown at present, but the highest reported is P-547.

 

My thanks to the late Arthur Badrock in providing most of the initial information for this page.
Thanks also to the following people who have sent me more information:
John Culley, Richard Prout

Please e-mail me if you can help me fill in the gaps in any of these series.

Page last updated on: August 30, 2022

Cat No Matrix Title Description Artists
P-500 124
125
Omaha
Blue Blrd
waltz
waltz
The "Bijou" Orchestra
P-501        
P-502        
P-503        
P-504        
P-505        
P-506        
P-507 133
134
Happy
Baby Tank
fox trot
one step, vocal chorus
The Bijou Orchestra
P-508 145
?
The Liberators March
The ----------- March
march
?
Popular Guards Band
The Bijou Orchestra
P-509 142
146
Silver Star
Under The Double Eagle
waltz
march
Popular Guards Band
P-510 143
144
The Lorraine March
On To Victory
march
march
Popular Guards Band
P-511 147
150
Queen Of Diamonds
Handy Jack

march past
Banjo (with piano accmp) (probably Olly Oakley)
P-512        
P-513 151
153
British Dominions March
Cavalry Galop
march
Accordion (with piano accmp) (probably M. Vashti)
P-514 152
154
Easter Festival
Commando March
  Xylophone (with band accmp)
Accordion (with piano accmp) (probably M. Vashti)
P-515        
P-516 163
173
Rose Dreams
Prince Of Wales March
?
march
The Albany Orchestra
The Popular Guards Band
P-517        
P-518 175
176
Legion March
Bullfighters March
  Military Band
P-519 120
123
There's a Bit Of A Devil In Every Angel
Plinky Plonky
one step (vocal chorus)
fox trot
The "Albany" Orchestra
P-520        
P-521 126
157
Humming
My Mammy
fox trot (vocal chorus)
song
The "Albany" Orchestra
probably Lionel Rothery
P-522        
P-523        
P-524        
P-525        
P-526 164
?
Girl Of Mine
In The Heart Of An Old House
song (with orch) Lionel Rothery
?
P-527 169
170
The Tears Of An Irish Mother
The Day I Marry Caroline
song w/orch.
chorus song
 
P-528        
P-529        
P-530        
P-531        
P-532        
P-533        
P-534        
P-535        
P-536        
P-537        
P-538        
P-539        
P-540        
P-541        
P-542        
P-543        
P-544        
P-545        
P-546        
P-547 219
223
Step It Out
Aroma
one step
waltz
The "Burlington" Orchestra
P-548        
P-549        
P-550