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These two different labels styles date from about the same period. Both are very scarce.

The first one (National Double Sided) was derived from Edison Bell and fron Beka/Lindstrom masters, the latter style manufactured in Germany.  It is not known for whom they were produced. They obviously date from pre-WWI.

The second style was an Edison Bell product dating from 1910, these were a 10½" records with a 3-digit catalogue series, sold under a tally-man system in the same way as John Bull records.

 

It occurs to me, based on these sparse details below, that it may be one set of catalogue numbers covering both styles of label? The light-coloured label with the flags being the earlier label, followed by the other style.

My thanks to Norman Field for providing the image of the first label.



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.

My thanks to Norman Field for providing information on his two records to add to my solitary one, to start the list off !
Thanks also to the following for providing more details: John Hammond, Richard Prout

Page last updated on: November 28, 2021

The first label-style:

Cat No Matrix Title Labelled Artists Orig issue
         
357 2107 March Past Of The Brigade London Regimental Band Bell 14
         
459 2187 Forget Me Not Len Ward (bells) Bell 57
         
535 40651 Angels Guard Thee (Godard) Harry Bryan (cornet, with orch accmp) Beka 248
         
539 40339
40340		 Alice, Where Art Thou?
Valse Arabesque		 Henry E. Geehl (piano) Beka 89
         
571 40614
40615		 Yip-I-Addy-I-Ay
I'd Like To Spend My Holidays With You		 Bert Alvey (comic) Beka 223
         
         


This is the Edison Bell produced series.

Cat No Matrix Title Labelled Artists Orig Issue
300        
         
383 2184
2189		 A Dream Of Paradise
Ten Thousand Times Ten Thousand		 Albert Watson
Royal Military Band		 Bell 56
         
396 2261
2265		 Because
Love's Old Sweet Song		 Arthur Grover
Miss Phyllis Lett		 Bell 98
397        
398 2286
2292		 A Tiny Seed Of Love
Do As The Soldiers Do		 Harry Clifton
Arthur Clifford		 Bell 105
399        
400        
         
423 2320
2321		 "Faust" - selection, part 1
"Faust" - selection, part 2		 Royal Military Band Bell 121
         
426 2318
2322		 Grand March
Bells Of St. Malo		 Royal Military Band Bell 124
         
432 2192
2198		 Bulow
To The Rescue		 Royal Military Band Bell 70
Bell 66
433 2139 Rocked In The Cradle Of The Deep Frank Ross (bass) (= Tom Kinniburgh) Bell 41
434        
435 2319
2337		 When Other Lips
Lighterman Tom		 James Davis
Robert Carr		  
         
511   Helter Skelter   National London Orchestra (cond. Julian Jones) [other label style?]
         
599 2419 Angels Guard Thee Grace Ivell (vocal) Bell 209