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This was a Russian manufactured label made for Export to Britain immediately before the outbreak of WWI, in Spring 1914.
Sometimes spelled "SIRENA", the source for many of the masters is Berolina in Germany, issued usually in Britain on the Invicta label.

Thanks to Bill Dean-Myatt for providing the label photo.

 

My thanks to Frank Andrews in providing most of the information for this page.
Thanks also to the following for extra information:
Dan Crocker, Norman Field, Philip Gordon-Booth, Mike Langridge

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

Page last updated on: February 15, 2024

Cat No Face No Master Title Labelled Artists Source
100 X-30000
X-30001
  Stars And Stripes, march
Highland Patrol, march
Band of HM Irish Guards  
101          
102          
103 X-30006
X-30007
20178
20179
Christmas Carols, part 1
Christmas Carols, part 2
Band of H.M. Irish Guards (cond: Charles Hassell) Invicta 205
104          
105          
106 X-9570
X-9572
  Chercomialmyi March
Cherkpvmyi Parade
Orch L-gv. Petrogradska Polka  
107 X-30014
X-30015
20139
 
Ghosts - two-step
The Mountain Gnomes
Band of H.M. Irish Guards (cond: Charles Hassell) Invicta 182
Invicta 240
108          
109          
110          
111 X-30022
X-30023
  Temptation Rag
My Hero, waltz
Band of HM Irish Guards  
112 X-30024
X-30025
20175
14541
I Am Going Back To Dixie
The Chocolate Soldier, selections
Band of H.M. Irish Guards (cond: Charles Hassell) Invicta 215
Invicta 218
113          
114          
115 X-30030
X-30031
20137
20187
The Cubanola Glide
Valse Septembre
Band of H.M. Irish Guards (cond: Charles Hassell) Invicta 179
Invicta 217
116          
117          
118          
119 X-1549
X-1550
  The Diamond Crown, overture part 1
The Diamond Crown, overture part 2
Band of H.M. Irish Guards (cond: Charles Hassell)  
120          
121          
122          
123          
124          
125          
126          
127          
128          
129          
130          
131          
132          
133          
134          
135          
136          
137 X-1462
X-1559
  Gladiator's Farewell, march
Cadets Farewell, march
Sirena London Orchestra  
138          
139          
140          
141          
142          
143          
144          
145 X-1436
X-1437
  After The Ball, waltz
Monte Cristo, waltz
Syrena London Orchestra  
146          
147          
148          
149          
150 X-12322
X-12327
  Melancholy, waltz
The Past Dreams, waltz
Syrena London Orchestra  
151          
152          
153   1007
?
Waltz Of Merry Widow, part 1
Waltz Of Merry Widow, part 2 ?
Sirena London Orchestra  
154          
155 X-3068
X-3069
  Gri-Gri, waltz
Waltz Of The Suffragettes
Syrena London Orchestra  
           
195 X-10960
X-10963
  Virtuoso Susanna Waltz
 Tesoro Mio, waltz
Manti Lea (whistling, with orch accmp)  
196          
197          
198          
199 1563
1566
  In A Clockmaker's Shop
The Rider March
Sirena London Orchestra  
200          
201 X-1013
X-1058
E-664 ?
 
The Turkish Patrol
A Japanese Romance
London Salon Orchestra
Sirena London Orchestra
 
           
239 1464
1465
  The Mill In The Forest
If You Could Love Me
Mr. Sizer (cornet)  
240          
241 8545
8521
  More Softness, More Love
Hai-Da Polka
John Pidoux (banjo)  
           
255   20156 Plantation Melodies Pamby Dick (accordion)  
256          
257 X-10922   Ragtime Frolics Billy Whitlock  
258          
259          
260          
261          
262 X-12534
X-12536
  Violetta Solo "Traviata" (Verdi)
Serenade (Drdla)
M. Levinger (violin) orig
263          
264          
265          
266 X-10173
X-10174
  Waltz (Chopin)
The Nightingale Waltz (Liszt)
Mme Tchernecka (piano) orig
267          
268          
269 X-30111
X-30112
  Christmas Awaits, part1
Christmas Awaits, part2
Syrena Sketch Company Invicta 213
270          
271 X-30115
X-30116
  A Day's Racing
A Day At The Seaside
Sirena Humorous Sketch Company  
           
285 X-30140
X-30141
20111
20106
Kitty Dear
Do You Remember The Last Waltz?
Albert Prior Invicta 147
Invicta 148
286          
287          
288          
289          
290 X-30150
X-30151
20078 ?
 
Beautiful Girl
Let Me Kiss Those Tears Away
Leonard Rayne (baritone) Invicta
 
291          
292          
293 X-30155
X-30156
2043
2045
Someday I May Forgive You
You Came When Life Was Sunshine
Victor King Invicta 95
Invicta 96
294          
295          
296 X-30161
X-30162
14570
14571
On Mobile Bay
Moonlight Bay
Will Thompson (tenor) Invicta 97
297 X-30163
X-30164
20229
20230
In The Valley Where The Bluebird Sings
Beautiful Bird, Sing On
Will Thompson (tenor) [The Invicta issue is labelled as by Robert Carr) Invicta 227
298 X-30165
X-30166
20000
20013
Ragtime Violin
Paree, That's The Place For Me
Johnnie Black (= Jack Charman)
Jack Charman
Invicta 154
Invicta 105
299          
300          
301 X-30171
X-30172
2081
2082
The Jingle Of The Gold
We All Sang Too-Ra-Loo-Ral-Addie
Ben Merry (probably Jack Charman) Invicta 117
302          
303 X-30175
X-30176
2065
 
We All Went Marching Home Again
Meet Me In Kellyland
Jack Charman Invicta 194
304 X-30177
X-30178
20055
20056
Take Your Girlie On A Steamer
She Only Started Jgglind [sic - Giggling]
Jack Charman Invicta 127
Invicta 133
305 X-30179
X-30180
2059x
2083x
What's The Matter With London?
My Ninepence
Jack Charman Invicta 106
Invicta 118
306 X-30181
X-30182
20017
 
Stop, Stop, Stop
Saturday Afternoon Till Monday Morning
Jack Charman Invicta 118
Invicta 105
307          
308          
309 X-30187
X-30188
20051
 
There's Something In The Seaside Air
I Forgot The Number Of My House
Jack Charman Invicta 123
Invicta 164
310          
311          
312          
313          
314 X-30196
X-30197

20122
There Is A Girl In Havana
Sandy, Have You Ever Tried Ragtime?
Harry Peake (= Jack Charman) Invicta 166
Invicta 170
315          
316          
317          
318          
319          
320 X-30206
X-30207
2071
20049
That Hypnotising Man
Ragtime Crazy
Johnnie Black (comedian) (= Jack Charman) Invicta 112
Invicta 122
321          
322 X-30210
X-30211
20075
20091
Ein, Zwei, Drei
Yiddle, On Your Fiddle
Johnnie Black (comedian) (= Jack Charman) Invicta 125
Invicta 122
323          
324          
325 X-30216
X-30217
20059
20081
You Can Have Such Fun With The Girls
Joshu-Ah
Sam Startling (= Jack Charman) Invicta 134
Invicta 151
326          
327          
328          
329          
330          
331 X-30226
X-30227
  Gotta Sing A Ragtime Song
The Night Watchman
George Grenville  
332          
333          
334          
335 X-30233
X-30234
2078
 
I Am Just Nobody
I'll Take You To The Ragtime Dance
A.D. Moran (= Jack Charman) Invicta 115
 
336 X-30235
X-30236
20212
20236
Robert E. Lee
Lead Me To That Beautiful Band
Harry Cove Invicta 232
337 X-30237
X-30238
20237
20238
Have You Seen Our John?
The Same As His Father Did Before Him
Harry M. Pearson (comic) Invicta 249
338          
339          
340          
341 X-30245
X-30246
  Don't All Go To Hear The Band
On The Esplanade
Tom Raymond (comic) (= Will Terry)  
342 X-30247
X-30248
20053
20113
I Like Your Apron And Your Bonnet
In Your Old Sun Bonnet
Fred West (comic) (= probably Jack Charman) Invicta 155
343          
344          
345   20208
20210
The Gaby Glide
Hitchy Koo
The Two Rags (duet) Invicta 229
Invicta 230
346 X-30256
X-30257
20209
20211
I'm Going Back To Dixie
Baby Rose
The Two Rags (duet) Invicta 229
Invicta 230
347 X-30256
X-30258
20209
14555
I'm Going Back To Dixie
The Ragtime Soldier Man
The Two Rags (duet) Invicta 229
Invicta 245
348 X-30258
X-30259
20210
14554
Hitchy Koo
The Ghost Of The Violin
The Two Rags (duet) Invicta 230
Invicta 240
349 X-30260
X-30261
  Supposing
Grizzly Bear
Sady Johnson & Pete Brown (= Nancy & Jack Charman)  
350 X-30262
X-30263
20022
20023
That Mysterious Rag
Everybody's Doing It
Sady Johnson & Pete Brown (= Nancy & Jack Charman) Invicta 98
Invicta 99
           
359 X-30282
X-30283
  Blood Of Vienna [sic], waltz
Stories From Vienna Woods [sic], waltz
Palais De Danse Orchestra  
           
367 X-30295
X-30299
10026
 
Wedding Of The Winds
Grigi Waltz
Palais De Danse Orchestra
Dacapo 2037
368          
369          
370          
371          
372 X-30308
X-30309
  Hope (two-step)
Detective Dance
Palais De Danse Orchestra  
373          
374          
375          
376          
377          
           
383 X-30330
X-30331
  Ragtime Medley, part 1
Ragtime Medley, part 2
Band of H.M. Irish Guards  
389 X-30342
X-30343

20293
Ragtime Violin
Your Eyes Have Told Me So
Pamby Dick (accordion) Invicta 263
Invicta 264
           
400 X-30364
X-30365
  Until (Sanderson)
Little Grey Home In The West
Sergt. Hunt (cornet)  
401 X-30366
X-30367
20283
20284
That's What The Rose Said To Me
Coon Medley
Pamby Dick (accordion) Invicta 270
Invicta 278
402          
403 X-30370
X-30371
  The Wedding Glide
How D'Ye Do, Miss Ragtime?
The Two Rags (duet) Invicta 302 ?
Invicta 280
404 X-30372
X-30373
20339
20340
Toddling Home
Back Street Door
Jack Charman (baritone) Invicta 281