Mike Thomas' Dance Band Encyclopaedia

Sound Files

British Dance Bands

Home page

Introduction

Label Index

Musicians

Sound Files

These are all mp3 files. They have been transferred by myself from original 78s in my own collection. You should have something on your computer already which will play these.
The files are listed by artist. Within each artist the titles are listed by recording date.

TO PLAY: If you have a fast connection (broadband), then you can just click on the title of the piece and your media player should automatically start; otherwise right click on the title and choose "save target as" and browse to a place on your computer where you wish to save it. This will download the file to your computer so you can play it at your leisure. The file sizes are between 1.2MB and 1.5MB.

PLEASE NOTE: These are for your own listening pleasure only. Please respect this and DON'T sell them or put them up onto your own website as your own files. I have uploaded other mp3s; see my home page or click here.

As more files get loaded, I am aware it is getting harder to find which are the latest uploads, so to help you, here is a list of the most recent updates with links, latest first (click on the artist's name).

Date updated	Artist
April 13, 2031	Arthur Rosebery (second batch)
March 5, 2031	Oscar Rabin on Rex and Decca
January 2, 2013	Bertini
December 4, 2012	Harry Hudson
November 4, 2012	Alfredo and his Band (second batch)
October 16, 2012	Marius B. Winter
October 3, 2012	Henry Hall (BBC and later)
September 18, 2012	The Kit-Cat Band and Al Collins Band (Deccas)
June 20, 2012	The Piccadilly Players

Page last updated: April 13, 2013

Alfredo and his Band
Alfred Gill formed his band in 1925 after leaving Jack Hylton's employ. The band played at the New Princes Restaurant from then until 1930 when Alfredo disbanded the dance band and formed a Gypsy orchestra. From late 1926 onwards, the band personnel was very stable and included Alfie Noakes (trumpet & arranger) and Claude Cavalotti (alto sax), both of whom could play straight or hot. The band recorded solely for Edison Bell, the recordings being issued on Winner, Electron and 8" Radio records.

Recording Date	Tune Title	Vocalist(s)	Label & Issue No.	Matrix No.	Upload Date
March 1928	Is She My Girl Friend?	Les Allen	Edison Bell Radio 825	88058-4	Feb 1, 2009
c. May 31, 1928	Sunshine	Les Allen	Edison Bell Radio 861	88135-2	Nov 4, 2012
c. July 25, 1928	Singapore Sorrows	Les Allen	Edison Bell Radio 875	88188-2	Feb 1, 2009
c. October 8, 1928	Lila	Bobby Sanders	Edison Bell Radio 884	88330-2	Nov 4, 2012
December 1928	Laughing Marionette		Edison Bell Radio 911	88464-2	Nov 4, 2012
January 25, 1929	Virginia	Eddie Grossbart & Les Allen	Edison Bell Radio 925	88484-2	Feb 1, 2009
c. March 1, 1929	I'm Sorry, Sally	Eddie Grossbart & Les Allen + 1	Edison Bell Radio 958	88718-2	Nov 4, 2012
c. April 29, 1929	Sweetheart Of All My Dreams	Les Allen & Eddie Grossbart + 1	Edison Bell Radio 976	88776-2	Nov 4, 2012
June 27, 1929	Huggable, Kissable You	Eddie Collis & trio	Edison Bell Radio 1222	88948-1	Feb 1, 2009
June 28, 1929	Glorianna	Eddie Collis	Edison Bell Radio 1282	88953-2	Feb 1, 2009
September 1929	Am I Blue?	Eddie Grossbart	Edison Bell Radio 1248	89309-2	Feb 1, 2009
c. September 30, 1929	Why Can't You?	Hal Swain	Edison Bell Radio 1270	89342-3	Nov 4, 2012
October 1929	I've Never Seen A Smile Like Yours	Joe Leigh (Lee)	Edison Bell Radio 1262	89375-1	Nov 4, 2012
December 1929	To Be In Love (Espesh'lly With You)	Eddie Collis	Edison Bell Radio 1290	85999-2	Nov 4, 2012
January 1930	Turn On The Heat	Eddie Collis	Edison Bell Radio 1299	89613-2	Nov 4, 2012
c. March 18, 1930	Now I'm In Love	Harry Jacobson	Edison Bell Radio 1318	89683-2	Nov 4, 2012
April 1930	Singing In The Bath-Tub	Hal Swain	Edison Bell Radio 1331	89846-3	Feb 1, 2009
May 1930	Blondy	Hal Swain	Edison Bell Radio 1353	89771-3	Nov 4, 2012
c. May 26, 1930	Body And Soul	Sam Browne	Edison Bell Radio 1348	89795-2	Nov 4, 2012
June 1930	On The Sunny Side Of The Street	Eddie Grossbart	Edison Bell Radio 1375	89813-1	Feb 1, 2009
c. October 6, 1930	Here Comes Emily Brown	Eddie Grossbart	Edison Bell Radio 1411	89898-2	Nov 4, 2012

Ambrose and his Orchestra
Probably the best-remembered bandleader of the period, Bert Ambrose employed the best modern dance musicians and played at the most prestigious residencies in the West End; the May Fair Hotel and the Embassy Club (at different times, of course). His recordings are never less than brilliant. in 1933 and 34, his recordings were issued on the Brunswick label; all other dance band recordings were of American origin, Ambrose being the only British band on the label. Here is a selection of those recordings. I have now added some of his earliest recordings.

Recording Date	Tune Title	Vocalist(s)	Label & Issue No.	Matrix No.	Upload Date
c. April 3, 1923	China Boy, Go Sleep		Columbia 3285	73337	Jan 3, 2011
c. April 3 1923	My Buddy		Columbia 3285	73338	Jan 3, 2011
c. April 6, 1923	Rose Of The Rio Grande		Columbia 3283	73347	Jan 3, 2011
c. April 6, 1923	Dumbell (intro: Jennie)		Columbia 3283	73351	Jan 3, 2011
April 1927	The Birth Of The Blues	Hamilton Sisters & Fordyce	Brunswick 105		Jan 3, 2011
April 1927	My Heart Stood Still	Hamilton Sisters & Fordyce	Brunswick 105		Jan 3, 2011
April 1927	One Summer Night	Hamilton Sisters & Fordyce	Brunswick 107		Jan 3, 2011
April 1927	Possibly	Hamilton Sisters & Fordyce	Brunswick 107		Jan 3, 2011
July 1927	Take Your Finger Out Of Your Mouth		Brunswick 108	A-151	Jan 3, 2011
November 13, 1928	'S Wonderful		Brunswick 199	BB-132-3	Jan 3, 2011
November 13, 1928	Roll Away, Clouds		Brunswick 199	BB-133-1	Jan 3, 2011
March 8, 1933	Sweetheart	Sam Browne	Brunswick 1488	GB-5655-1	May 3, 2009
May 5, 1933	Stormy Weather	Sam Browne	Brunswick 01523	GB-5849-1	May 3, 2009
May 5, 1933	You've Got Me Crying Again	Elsie Carlisle	Brunswick 01523	GB-5852-2	May 3, 2009
October 5, 1933	Dinner At Eight	Sam Browne	Brunswick 01606	GB-6164-2	May 3, 2009
October 14, 1933	Night And Day	Sam Browne	Brunswick 01609	GB-6181-3	May 3, 2009
October 14, 1933	After You, Who?	Sam Browne	Brunswick 01609	GB-6182-3	May 3, 2009
November 2. 1933	Love Locked Out	Sam Browne	Brunswick 01624	GB-6271-2	May 3, 2009
November 2. 1933	I've Got You On My Mind	Sam Browne	Brunswick 01623	GB-6272-2	May 3, 2009
November 2. 1933	Happy And Contented	Sam Browne	Brunswick 01624	GB-6274-2	May 3, 2009
December 19, 1933	My Hat's On The Side Of My Head	Sam Browne	Brunswick 01662	GB-6426-1	May 3, 2009
December 19, 1933	You Ought To See Sally On Sunday	Sam Browne	Brunswick 01660	GB-6428-3	May 3, 2009
February 2, 1934	Oceans Of Time	Sam Browne	Brunswick 01695	GB-6527-1	May 3, 2009
March 8, 1934	Because It's Love	Sam Browne	Brunswick 01729	GB-6638-1	May 3, 2009
May 30, 1934	Cupid	Sam Browne	Brunswick 01789	TB-1291-2	May 3, 2009
June 12, 1934	When You Climb Those Golden Stairs	Sam Browne and chorus	Brunswick 01788	TB-1293-4	May 3, 2009
October 23, 1934	Two Hearts On A Tree	Sam Browne	Decca F-5223	TB-1655-1	Mar 4, 2012
November 20, 1934	I'm Gonna Wash My Hands Of You	Sam Browne and Elsie Carlisle	Decca F-5318	GB-6777-1	Mar 4, 2012
January 3, 1935	My Kid's A Crooner	Elsie Carlisle	Decca F-5393	GB-6845-2	Mar 4, 2012
January 11, 1935	When Day Is Done	Sam Browne & chorus	Decca K-745	GA-6833-5	Mar 4, 2012
May 23, 1935	You're The Top	Sam Browne	Decca F-5539	GB-7158-2	Mar 4, 2012
May 30, 1935	Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart	Sam Browne	Decca F-5571	GB-7184-2	Mar 4, 2012
July 30, 1935	Copenhagen		Decca F-5696	TB-1839-1	Mar 4, 2012
November 5, 1935	I Can Wiggle My Ears	Jack Cooper	Decca F-5778	TB-2025-1	Mar 4, 2012
August 15, 1936	Crazy With Love	Jack Cooper	Decca F-6242	TB-2357-1	Mar 4, 2012
September 10, 1936	Until The Real Thing Comes Along	Jack Cooper	Decca F-6089	TB-2438-1	Mar 4, 2012
June 18, 1937	Let's Call The Whole Thing Off	Sam Browne & Evelyn Dall	Decca F-6425	TB-3105-2	Mar 4, 2012
July 8, 1937	Cotton Pickers' Congregation	Chorus	Decca F-6458	TB-3138-1	Mar 4, 2012
October 27, 1938	Goodbye To Summer	Denny Dennis	Decca F-6856	DR-3011-1	Mar 4, 2012
February 28, 1939	Hullabaloo		Decca F-7137	DR-3369-1	Mar 4, 2012
January 17, 1941	Just One Of Those Things	Sam Browne	Decca F-7702	DR-5263-1	Mar 4, 2012
November 12, 1941	It's A Small World	Anne Shelton	Decca F-8027	DR-6423-1	Mar 4, 2012

Bertini and the Tower Blackpool Dance Band
Bertini (real name Bert Gutsell) and his band was one of the few regional British dance bands to make a substantial number of records. The band, with quite a steady personnel was resident at the Tower Ballroom in Blackpool for number of years. It is obvious from their records that, while they may not match the most up-to-date modern London bands, there's no doubt about the rock-steady 4-in-a-bar beat they provided for the many dancers at the Tower. Many of their records were made for Eclipse, which was an 8" record sold for 6d in Woolworths, a selection of which can be found here.

Recording Date	Tune Title	Vocalist(s)	Label & Issue No.	Matrix No.	Upload Date
May 8. 1933	Goodnight, But Not Goodbye	Sam Browne	Eclipse 433	JW-1197	Jan 2, 2013
June 8, 1933	You Filled My Heart With Sunshine	Tom Barratt	Eclipse 464	JW-1263	Jan 2, 2013
July 20, 1933	Drifting Down the Shalimar	Cavan O'Connor	Eclipse 479	JW-1319	Jan 2, 2013
August 16, 1933	Dance Your Blues Away	Cavan O'Connor	Eclipse 497	JW-1378	Jan 2, 2013
September 10, 1933	Trouble In Paradise	Dan Donovan	Eclipse 543	JW-1424	Jan 2, 2013
October 30, 1933	As Long As I'm With You	Jack Plant	Eclipse 565	JW-1520	Jan 2, 2013
December 11, 1933	Roaming	Sam Browne	Eclipse 588	JW-1616	Jan 2, 2013
January 8, 1934	Just A Little More	Dan Donovan	Eclipse 617	JW-1653	Jan 2, 2013
April 9, 1934	Just Around The Corner	Harry Bentley	Eclipse 674	JW-1803	Jan 2, 2013
April 9, 1934	Night On the Water	Harry Bentley	Eclipse 687	JW-1810	Jan 2, 2013
May 22, 1934	When You've Got A Little Springtime In Your Heart	Maurice Elwin	Eclipse 750	JW-1891	Jan 2, 2013
June 28, 1934	I'll Find You Wherever You Are	Leslie Douglas	Eclipse 763	JW-1978	Jan 2, 2013
August 14, 1934	All I Do Is Dream Of You	Donald Peers	Eclipse 782	JW-2058	Jan 2, 2013
September 24, 1934	Take A Ride On A Sunbeam	Jack Knowles	Eclipse 809	JW-2132	Jan 2, 2013
November 1934	I Only Have Eyes For You	Sam Browne	Eclipse 880	JW-2213	Jan 2, 2013
February 1935	Back To Those Happy Days	Donald Peers	Eclipse 946	JW-2417	Jan 2, 2013

Harry Bidgood and his Broadcasters
Harry Bidgood made thousands of dance band recordings during his tenure as musical director at Vocalion records between 1925 and 1933. Selecting a few for the site has been quite hard especially as I particularly like his recordings. Bidgood used a fairly stable group of musicians, concentrating on good solid no-frills dance music with very little "hot" playing. Most of the records are of his own arrangements, which just sets them apart from other recorded versions of the same tunes.

Firstly: 8" & 9" records

Recording Date	Tune Title	Vocalist(s)	Label & Issue No.	Matrix No.	Upload Date
May 11, 1927	If Tears Could Bring You Back To Me	John Thorne	Broadcast 127	Z-68	Aug 7, 2009
August 16, 1927	Does She Love Me? Positively, Absolutely!	John Thorne	Broadcast 149	Z-141	Aug 7, 2009
August 16, 1927	There Ain't No "Maybe" In My Baby's Eyes	John Thorne	Broadcast 145	Z-142	Aug 7, 2009
September 7, 1927	Deep River	John Thorne	Broadcast 164	Z-176	Aug 7, 2009
September 7, 1927	Clap Yo' Hands	John Thorne	Broadcast 163	Z-177	Aug 7, 2009
September 7, 1927	The Doll Dance		Broadcast 163	Z-180	Aug 7, 2009
November 1, 1927	Ain't That A Grand And Glorious Feeling?	Ramon Newton	Broadcast 178	Z-249	Aug 7, 2009
November 29, 1927	I AIn't That Kind Of A Baby	Bobby Sanders	Broadcast 183	Z-271	Aug 7, 2009
December 30, 1927	Gonna Get A Girl	Ramon Newton	Broadcast 194	Z-298	Aug 7, 2009
January 24, 1928	Bless Her Little Heart	Ramon Newton	Broadcast 206	Z-336	Aug 7, 2009
February 23, 1928	Marvellous	Ramon Newton	Broadcast 213	Z-369	Aug 7, 2009
March 12, 1928	Did You Mean It?	John Thorne	Broadcast 230	Z-387	Aug 7, 2009
March 23, 1928	When Day Is Done	John Thorne	Broadcast 226	Z-389	Aug 7, 2009
May 7, 1928	Wherever You Are (into: Playground In The Sky)		Broadcast 264	Z-453	Aug 7, 2009
June 1, 1928	A Little Dream Nest	Maurice Elwin	Broadcast 274	Z-477	Aug 7, 2009
August 21, 1928	My Pet	John Thorne	Broadcast 286	Z-562	Aug 7, 2009
October 31, 1928	Lila	Bobby Sanders	Broadcast 307	Z-671	Aug 7, 2009
December 19, 1928	Down My The Old Front Gate	John Thorne & chorus	Broadcast 329	Z-756	Aug 7, 2009
February 22, 1929	I Ain't Never Been Kissed	John Thorne	Broadcast 354	Z-837	Aug 7, 2009

Next: 10" records: This first load is mainly from the Broadcast 12 Super Dance label

Recording Date	Tune Title	Vocalist(s)	Label & Issue No.	Matrix No.	Upload Date
July 16, 1929	I'm "Ka-Razy" For You	The Whoopee Boys	Broadcast 12 2504	L-0290	Mar 20, 2011
August 19, 1929	Wedding Bells	Les Allen and trio	Broadcast 12 2512	L-0315	Mar 20, 2011
September 26, 1929	Button Up Your Overcoat	John Thorne	Broadcast 12 2518	L-0364	Mar 20, 2011
October 30, 1929	The Sun Is At My Window	Tom Barratt	Broadcast 12 2527	L-0395	Mar 20, 2011
November 22, 1929	Say It With Songs, medley	Cavan O'Connor & Tom Barratt	Broadcast 12 5125	L-0420	Mar 20, 2011
January 3, 1930	Sweetheart We Need Each Other	John Thorne	Broadcast 12 2536	L-0472	Mar 20, 2011
January 31, 1930	Little By Little	Tom Barratt	Broadcast 12 2542	L-0499	Mar 20, 2011
March 28, 1930	Singing In The Bathtub	Tom Barratt	Broadcast 12 2552	L-0566	Mar 20, 2011
April 8, 1930	Have A Little Faith In Me	Sam Browne	Broadcast 12 2557	L-0581	Mar 20, 2011
April 15, 1930	Keeping Myself For You	Patrick Waddington	Broadcast 12 2560	L-0595	Mar 20, 2011
June 17, 1930	A Man Of My Own	unknown	Broadcast 12 2572	L-0649	Mar 20, 2011
July 4, 1930	On The Sunny Side Of The Street	Sam Browne	Broadcast 12 2578	L-0698	Mar 20, 2011
August 19, 1930	Sing A Little Theme Song	Sam Browne	Broadcast 12 2584	L-0719	Mar 20, 2011
October 13, 1930	My Baby just Cares For Me	Bob & Alf Pearson	Broadcast 12 2595	L-0772	Mar 20, 2011
December 12, 1930	I Don't Mind Walking In The Rain	Alf Pearson	Broadcast 12 2608	L-0828	Mar 20, 2011
September 5, 1931	I Found You	Sam Browne	Panachord 25074	R-157	Mar 20, 2011

Billy Bissett and his Orchestra
Canadian-born Billy Bissett spent three years in London, including a season at the May Fair Hotel in London in 1937, and their only recordings (all to be found here) were made in this period. Billy and Alice Mann were married in September 1937. In August 1939, they went to America for a short break, but, due to the outbreak of war, were unable to return to England. Billy formed an American band, and changed his name to Billy Bishop.

Recording Date	Tune Title	Vocalist(s)	Label & Issue No.	Matrix No.	Upload Date
March 2, 1937	Rainbow On The River	Billy Bissett	HMV BD-5188	0EA-4669-1	Feb 22, 2009
March 2, 1937	On A Little Bamboo Bridge	Billy Bissett and Pat Hyde	HMV BD-5188	0EA-4670-1	Feb 22, 2009
March 2, 1937	All Alone In Vienna	Billy Bissett	HMV BD-5189	0EA-4671-1	Feb 22, 2009
March 2, 1937	Ev'rything You Do	Billy Bissett	HMV BD-5189	0EA-4672-1	Feb 22, 2009
June 14, 1937	On A Little Dream Ranch	Billy Bissett	HMV BD-5227	0EA-5024-1	Feb 22, 2009
June 14, 1937	There's A Lull In My Life	Alice Mann	HMV BD-5231	0EA-5025-1	Feb 22, 2009
June 14, 1937	In A Little French Casino	Billy Bissett and Alice Mann	HMV BD-5227	0EA-5026-1	Feb 22, 2009
June 14, 1937	Never In A Million Years	Billy Bissett and Alice Mann	HMV BD-5231	0EA-5027-1	Feb 22, 2009

Larry Brennan and his Winter Gardens Dance Band
Larry Brennan directed the band at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool at least between 1933 and 1935 when his band made a number of recordings for Regal-Zonophone. These were actually recorded in Blackpool, and I don't believe I've ever seen any re-mastered onto LP or CD, so this could be a first. The band has a distinctive sound, to put it mildly, and a tendency to play numbers rather fast. Here's a selection of those I consider to be the best sides.

Recording Date	Tune Title	Vocalist(s)	Label & Issue No.	Matrix No.	Upload Date
August 31, 1933	I've Found The Right Girl	Tom Barratt	Regal-Zonophone MR-1044	WAR-2178-1	Nov 6, 2009
August 31, 1933	Don't Blame Me	Tom Barratt	Regal-Zonophone MR-1043	WAR-2179-1	Nov 6, 2009
September 27, 1933	Happy Ending	Kathleen Walker	Regal-Zonophone MR-1067	WAR-2235-1	Nov 6, 2009
September 28, 1933	Let The World Go Drifting By	Tom Barratt	Regal-Zonophone MR-1066	WAR-2234-1	Nov 6, 2009
September 28, 1933	Oh! Johanna	Tom Barratt	Regal-Zonophone MR-1048	WAR-2239-1	Nov 6, 2009
December 4, 1933	Was Love A Dream?	Cavan O'Connor	Regal-Zonophone MR-1166	WAR-2434-1	Nov 6, 2009
December 3, 1934	Can I Be Sure Of You?	Cavan O'Connor	Regal-Zonophone MR-1525	WAR-3091-1	Nov 6, 2009
January 8, 1935	Wish Me Good Luck, Kiss Me Goodbye	unknown	Regal-Zonophone MR-1590	WAR-3186-1	Nov 6, 2009
April 7, 1935	Home Again	unknown	Regal-Zonophone MR-1679	WAR-3350-1	Nov 6, 2009
April 7, 1935	Prairie Schooner	unknown	Regal-Zonophone MR-1679	WAR-3351-1	Nov 6, 2009
April 7, 1935	March Winds And April Showers	unknown	Regal-Zonophone MR-1680	WAR-3352-1	Nov 6, 2009
April 7, 1935	Since We Fell Out Of Love	unknown	Regal-Zonophone MR-1680	WAR-3353-1	Nov 6, 2009
May 14, 1935	Dancing In A Dream	unknown	Regal-Zonophone MR-1734	WAR-3432-1	Nov 6, 2009

Al Collins and his Berkeley Hotel Orchestra
Al Collins worked for the Savoy Hotel group for many years, often almost "unsung", playing with his orchestra in all the hotels in the group at some point. His recordings are very few, however, and just 4 sides for Regal in 1923 and 4 sides for Decca in 1936 being the only commercial issues. Here are the Decca sides.

Recording Date	Tune Title	Vocalist(s)	Label & Issue No.	Matrix No.	Upload Date
January 31, 1936	With All My Heart	Suzanne Botterilll	Decca F-5876	GB-7633-1	Sept 18, 2012
January 31, 1936	Moon For Sale	Bert Yarlett	Decca F-5876	GB-7656-1	Sept 18, 2012
January 31, 1936	Old Ship O' Mine	Bert Yarlett	Decca F-5875	GB-7657-1	Sept 18, 2012
January 31, 1936	Moon Over Miami	Jimmy Leary	Decca F-5875	GB-7658-1	Sept 18, 2012

Billy Cotton and his Band
As a small boy, I remember the Billy Cotton band show on TV. It wasn't my sort of thing, so I was pleasantly surprised when I started collecting 78s a few years later, that Billy Cotton's Band had made dance band recordings several years earlier. Cotton's recordings start in 1928 for Metropole/Piccadilly before he switched to Columbia and Regal in 1930. In 1936 he changed to make records for Rex until Decca (who by then produced Rex records) ceased production and Billy moved to Decca. Here is a selection from my collection, tending to lean more towards the earlier period.

Recording Date	Tune Title	Vocalist(s)	Label & Issue No.	Matrix No.	Upload Date
July 1928	I'm A Broken-Hearted Blackbird	Joe Ferrie	Metropole 1045	1078-2	Jan 12, 2010
September 1928	Sunny Skies	Sid Buckman & Joe Ferrie	Piccadilly 108	1204	Jan 12, 2010
November 1928	Dusky Stevedore	Sid Buckman	Piccadilly 195	1324-1	Jan 12, 2010
March 28, 1930	Happy Feet	Trio	Regal MR-107	WAR-65-1	Jan 12, 2010
January 3, 1931	Makin' Whoopee (into: I'll Still Belong To You)	Sid Buckman	Columbia DB-382	WA-11024-2	Jan 12, 2010
May 5, 1931	It Looks Like Love	Sid Buckman	Columbia CB-291	CA-11555-1	Jan 12, 2010
September 4, 1931	Trees	Cyril Grantham	Columbia CB-350	CA-11941-1	Jan 12, 2010
March 19, 1932	With Love In My Heart	Cyril Grantham	Regal MR-557	CAR-1114-1	Jan 12, 2010
August 24, 1932	Sing A New Song	Alan Breeze	Regal MR-538	CAR-1381-1	Jan 12, 2010
October 5, 1932	Sweet Muchacha	Alan Breeze & trio	Regal MR-738	CAR-1472-1	Jan 12, 2010
October 20, 1932	Say It Isn't So	Cyril Grantham	Regal MR-738	CAR-1500-1	Jan 12, 2010
February 18, 1933	Street Of Dreams	Alan Breeze	Regal-Zonophone MR-867	CAR-1773-1	Jan 12, 2010
July 7, 1933	The Gold-Diggers' Song (We're In The Money)	Sam Browne	Regal-Zonophone MR-1003	CAR-2096-1	Jan 12, 2010
July 21, 1933	Black And Tan Fantasy		Regal-Zonophone MR-1037	CAR-2134-1	Jan 12, 2010
December 17, 1933	Doin' The Uptown Lowdown	Ivor Rich & Teddy Foster	Regal-Zonophone MR-1189	CAR-2439-1	Jan 12, 2010
September 27, 1934	Yes, Sir, I Love Your Daughter	"Chips" Chippendall	Regal Zonophone MR-1449	CAR-2884-1	Jan 12, 2010
November 30. 1934	That's The Way I Like To Hear You Talk	"Chips" Chippendall	Regal-Zonophone MR-1521	CAR-3073-1	Jan 12, 2010
February 1, 1935	Blue Moon	Alan Breeze	Regal-Zonophone MR-1588	CAR-3195-1	Jan 12, 2010
June 1, 1935	Shadows In The Moonlight	"Chips" Chippendall	Regal-Zonophone MR-1735	CAR-3463-1	Jan 12, 2010
February 29, 1936	This'll Make You Whistle	Alan Breeze	Regal-Zonophone MR-2055	CAR-3959-1	Jan 12, 2010
October 27, 1936	Midnight Blue	Alan Breeze	Regal-Zonophone MR-2264	CAR-4254-1	Jan 12, 2010
August 11, 1937	Midnight In Mayfair		Rex 9106	R-2382-1	Jan 12, 2010
April 22, 1938	Oooooo-Oh Boom!	Jack Doyle & chorus	Rex 9290	R-2674-1	Jan 12, 2010
January 27, 1941	Yesterday's Dreams	Alan Breeze	Rex 9923	R-5294-1	Jan 12, 2010
April 14, 1942	The Whistler's Mother-In-Law	Alan Breeze	Rex 10,120	R-6774-2	Jan 12, 2010

George Elrick and his Swing Music Makers
When Henry Hall left the BBC In September 1937, George Elrick took the opportunity to strike out on his own. His only problem was that he need a backing band for his act. Luckily for him, Lew Stone was struggling to keep his top-class band of west-end musicians together while he himself was working directing musical shows in theatres, which had no need of expensive dance band musicians. Lew lent his band to George and so these recordings are basically by Lew Stone's band, with George Elrick vocalising and nominally directing. By December 1937, Elrick had formed his own band.

Recording Date	Tune Title	Vocalist(s)	Label & Issue No.	Matrix No.	Upload Date
August 17, 1937	Swing, Swing, Dear Mother-In-Law	George Elrick	Columbia FB-1755	CA-16500-1	Dec 20, 2009
August 21, 1937	The Lady Who Couldn't Be Kissed	George Elrick	Columbia FB-1755	CA-16507-1	Dec 20, 2009
October 14, 1937	Goodnight To You All	George Elrick	Columbia FB-1796	CA-16614-1	Dec 20, 2009
October 14, 1937	The Trouble With Me Is You	George Elrick	Columbia FB-1796	CA-16615-1	Dec 20, 2009
November 16, 1937	You Can't Stop Me From Dreaming	George Elrick	Columbia FB-1828	CA-16694-1	Dec 20, 2009
November 16, 1937	You've Gotta Take Your Pick And Swing	George Elrick	Columbia FB-1828	CA-16695-1	Dec 20, 2009

George Fisher and his Kit-Cat Band
George Fishberg (better known as George Fisher) was an American pianist who came to Britain in 1920 as part of a quintet under Art Hickman's management. Around the beginning of 1928 he formed a band to play at the Kit-Cat restaurant, staying there for about 12 months when Arthur Rosebery took over with his band, at which point Fisher returned to America and nothing more was heard from him, on records at least. During 1928 the band made a number of recordings for Metropole / Piccadilly under their own name and moonlighted at HMV as The Rhythm Band. The two sets of recordings show the band in quite different styles, generally.

The Metropole recordings: Here are some of the Metropole & Piccadilly recordings. I must apologise for the variation in recording quality of these sides. The company's recordings suffer from inconsistent quality, often being over-recorded and distorted (as on the first side at least). Some have a fuzzy sound due to the company using pressing stampers after they were worn out. The Piccadilly records were labelled as by Tony Young's Ramblers (except Piccadilly 129 which is as Piccadilly Dance Band).

Recording Date	Tune Title	Vocalist(s)	Label & Issue No.	Matrix No.	Upload Date
c. March 27, 1928	I've Found A Horseshoe	Three New Yorkers	Metropole 1019	M-19-1	Sept 12, 2009
c. May 11, 1928	Miss Annabelle Lee	Three New Yorkers	Metropole 1026	M-72-1	Sept 12, 2009
c. July 2, 1928	My Pet	Phil Arnold	Metropole 1081	1049-1	Sept 12, 2009
c. August 3, 1928	Bluebird, Sing Me A Song	Phil Arnold	Metropole 1074	1127-1	Sept 12, 2009
c. September 6, 1928	Didn't I Tell You?	Eddie Grossbart	Metropole 1059	1195-1	Sept 12, 2009
c. September 24, 1928	I'm Afraid Of You	Eddie Grossbart	Metropole 1095	1235-1	Sept 12, 2009
c. September 24, 1928	Collegiana	Eddie Grossbart	Piccadilly 165	1236-2	Sept 12, 2009
c. September 24, 1928	More Than Anybody	Eddie Grossbart	Piccadilly 129	1237-1	Sept 12, 2009
c. October 15, 1928	Sascatchewan	Eddie Grossbart	Piccadilly 190	1289-1	Sept 12, 2009
c. February 5, 1929	Great Camp Meeting Day	Cavan O'Connor	Piccadilly 211	1597-1	Sept 12, 2009

Howard Flynn and his Orchestra
Howard Flynn was a songwriter and band organiser who had a financial interest in the Edison Bell company, at least in the early 1930s. The recordings made under his name are likely to be a studio group, though the musicians involved have not yet been identified. There maybe a link with Stanley Barnett's band which played in the restaurant at Madame Tussauds. Here are some of the records the band made for Edison Bell in the early 1930s.

Recording Date	Tune Title	Vocalist(s)	Label & Issue No.	Matrix No.	Upload Date
July 1933	I Cover The Waterfront	Phyllis Robins	Winner 5576	EB-1030-2	Jan 21, 2010
October 13, 1933	Dinner At Eight	Harry Bentley	Winner 5610	EB-1075-1	Jan 21, 2010
October 13, 1933	Night And Day	Harry Bentley	Winner 5610	EB-1076-2	Jan 21, 2010
November 19, 1933	There's A Home In Wyomin'	Harry Bentley	Winner 5618	EB-1091-2	Jan 21, 2010
c. December 21, 1933	On A Steamer Coming Over	Dan Donovan	Winner 5632	EB-1110-1	Jan 21, 2010
c. December 21, 1933	La-Di-Da-Di-Da	Dan Donovan and others	Winner 5632	EB-1111-1	Jan 21, 2010
January 1934	Faint Harmony	Dan Donovan	Winner 5642	EB-1126-1	Jan 21, 2010
January 1934	Dusty Shoes	Dan Donovan	Winner 5642	EB-1127-2	Jan 21, 2010
March 1934	Sittin' On A Backyard Fence	Harry Bentley & trio	Winner 5654	EB-1148-1	Jan 21, 2010
March 1934	This Little Piggie Went To Market	Harry Bentley	Winner 5654	EB-1149-2	Jan 21, 2010

Roy Fox and his Band
Born in Denver, Colorado, Roy Fox developed a whispering cornet style that proved very popular in the West Coast bands. He played with Art Hickman, Earl Burtnett and Gus Arnheim before forming his own band in 1929. A year later, Roy came to England with a small band and played at the Cafe de Paris, as a variety act as much as being a dance band. At the end of the contract, Decca offered him a job both organising a recording dance band and helping out technically with their recordings. Roy was subsequently offered the job of leading the band at the newly opened Monseigneur Restaurant and never looked back, becoming one of the most popular and loved bandleaders of the 1930s. As a start, here are some of the recordings of his Decca studio band from 1931, and now some of his Monseigneur Band sides.

Recording Date	Tune Title	Vocalist(s)	Label & Issue No.	Matrix No.	Upload Date
January 5, 1931	Ten Cents A Dance	Betty Bolton	Decca F-2294	GB-2497	Aug 29, 2010
January 5, 1931	Memories Of You	Al Bowlly	Decca F-2194	GB-2498	Aug 29, 2010
January 5, 1931	You're Lucky To Me	Al Bowlly	Decca F-2194	GB-2499	Aug 29, 2010
January 5, 1931	Thank Your Father	Al Bowlly	Decca F-2312	GB-2500	Aug 29, 2010
January 16, 1931	Can't We Be Friends?	Al Bowlly	Decca F-2220	GB-2519	Aug 29, 2010
January 24, 1931	Lady, Play Your Mandolin	Al Bowlly	Decca F-2220	GB-2551	Aug 29, 2010
February 9, 1931	Maybe It's Love	Al Bowlly	Decca F-2240	GB-2686	Aug 29, 2010
February 26, 1931	You're The One I Care For	Al Bowlly	Decca F-2256	GB-2700	Aug 29, 2010
February 26, 1931	Overnight	Al Bowlly	Decca F-2256	GB-2701	Aug 29, 2010
February 26, 1931	Shout For Happiness	Al Bowlly	Decca F-2263	GB-2702	Aug 29, 2010
March 5, 1931	Bathing In The Sunshine	Al Bowlly	Decca F-2263	GB-2716	Aug 29, 2010
March 10, 1931	Them There Eyes	The Three Ginx	Decca F-2252	GB-2725	Aug 29, 2010
March 10, 1931	That Lindy Hop	The Three Ginx	Decca F-2250	GB-2726	Aug 29, 2010
March 13, 1931	I'm Glad I Waited	The Three Ginx	Decca F-2291	GB-2731	Aug 29, 2010
March 25, 1931	One More Time	Al Bowlly	Decca F-2294	GB-2751	Aug 29, 2010
March 25, 1931	Time On My Hands	Al Bowlly	Decca F-2291	GB-2753	Aug 29, 2010
April 21, 1931	Laughing At The Rain	Al Bowlly	Decca F-2328	GB-2785	Aug 29, 2010
April 21, 1931	Bubbling Over With Love	Al Bowlly	Decca F-2328	GB-2787	Aug 29, 2010
May 5, 1931	Fiesta	Al Bowlly	Decca F-2341	GB-2805	Aug 29, 2010
May 5, 1931	By My Side	Al Bowlly	Decca F-2341	GB-2806	Aug 29, 2010
June 1, 1931	I'm So Used To You Now	Al Bowlly	Decca F-2352	GB-2852	Jan 28, 2012
July 21, 1931	When You Were The blossom Of Buttercup Lane	Al Bowlly	Decca F-2403	GB-3026	Jan 28, 2012
August 18, 1931	Tell Me, Are You From Georgia?	Al Bowlly & Nat Gonella	Decca F-2451	GB-3134	Jan 28, 2012
August 18, 1931	Whispering (Roy Fox's signature tune)	intro by Roy Fox	Decca F-2469	GB-3136	Jan 28, 2012
September 18, 1931	Sweet And Lovely	Al Bowlly	Decca F-2514	GB-3280	Jan 28, 2012
October 7, 1931	Take It From Me	Al Bowlly	Decca F-2582	GB-3391	Jan 28, 2012
November 5, 1931	Over The Blue	Al Bowlly	Decca F-2683	GB-3539	Jan 28, 2012
December 30, 1931	If I Didn't Have You	Al Bowlly	Decca F-2763	GB-3768	Jan 28, 2012
January 21, 1932	Jig Time	Al Bowlly, Sid Buckman & Joe Ferrie	Decca F-2793	GB-3855	Jan 28, 2012
February 4, 1932	Don't Tell A Soul	Joe Ferrie	Decca F-2802	GB-3925	Jan 28, 2012
March 7, 1932	My Sweet Virginia	Al Bowlly	Decca F-2866	GB-4071	Jan 28, 2012
April 13, 1932	When We're Alone	Al Bowlly	Decca F-2922	GB-4258	Jan 28, 2012
May 19, 1932	I Got Rhythm	Al Bowlly, Sid buckman, Joe Ferrie & Nat Gonella	Decca F-3014	GB-4490	Jan 28, 2012
July 20, 1932	One More Affair	Al Bowlly	Decca F-3093	GB-4681	Jan 28, 2012
September 9, 1932	Call It A Day	Al Bowlly	Decca F-3151	GB-4869	Jan 28, 2012
September 23, 1932	All Of A Sudden	Al Bowlly	Decca F-3181	GB-4939	Jan 28, 2012

Carroll Gibbons and the Savoy Hotel Orpheans
From Boston, Mass., Carroll Gibbons arrived in England in 1924 and stayed for the rest of his life, working for the Savoy Hotel Group. After leading the Sylvians and the Savoy Orpheans in the 1920s, he became musical director for the Gramophone Company (His Master's Voice) before directing a reformed Savoy Orpheans from 1931, initially as co-leader with Howard Jacobs, until Gibbons' death in the 1950s. The band recorded exclusively for Columbia.

Recording Date	Tune Title	Vocalist(s)	Label & Issue No.	Matrix No.	Upload Date
December 31, 1931	Sweet Summer Breeze	Jack Plant	Columbia CB-404	CA-12324-2	Feb 1, 2009
January 7, 1932	You'll Be Sorry	Jack Plant	Columbia CB-404	CA-12343-2	Feb 1, 2009
January 14, 1932	Sunshine And Roses	Anona Wynn	Columbia CB-413	CA-12350-1	Feb 1, 2009
January 14, 1932	One Little Quarrel	Al Bowlly & Anona Wynn	Columbia CB-413	CA-12351-1	Feb 1, 2009
January 19, 1932	One More Kiss, Then Good-Night	Jack Plant	Columbia CB-414	CA-12362-2	Feb 1, 2009
February 1, 1932	Prisoner Of Love	Jack Plant	Columbia CB-421	CA-12391-1	Feb 1, 2009
February 4, 1932	I'll Make A Happy Landing	Jack Plant	Columbia CB-421	CA-12400-1	Feb 1, 2009
April 26, 1932	Oh! That Mitzi	Edward Cooper	Columbia CB-449	CA-12629-1	Feb 1, 2009
April 26, 1932	What Would You Do?	Edward Cooper	Columbia CB-449	CA-12630-1	Feb 1, 2009
July 20, 1935	Why Start Come Out At Night	Anne Lenner	Columbia FB-1090	CA-15168-1	Feb 1, 2009
July 20, 1935	Why Dream?	Anne Lenner	Columbia FB-1090	CA-15170-1	Feb 1, 2009
January 9, 1936	You Were There	Robert Ashley	Columbia FB-1282	CA-15532-1	Mar 19, 2009
January 9, 1936	Play, Orchestra, Play	Robert Ashley	Columbia FB-1282	CA-15533-1	Mar 19, 2009
October 26, 1936	Miracles Sometimes Happen	Anne Lenner	Columbia FB-1548	CA-16012-1	Feb 1, 2009
October 26, 1936	Midnight Blue	Brian Lawrance	Columbia FB-1548	CA-16013-1	Feb 1, 2009
June 2, 1937	Let's Call The Whole Thing Off	Anne Lenner & George Melachrino	Columbia FB-1705	CA-16397-1	Feb 1, 2009
June 2, 1937	Shall We Dance?	Anne Lenner & George Melachrino	Columbia FB-1705	CA-16398-1	Feb 1, 2009

Howard Godfrey and his Waldorfians
The nephew of Sir Dan Godfrey, famous symphonic conductor, Howard Godfrey referred to himself as the black sheep of the family, being the only one whose musical direction was towards dance band music. Howard Godfrey directed the band at the Waldorf Hotel in London for some years; the band recorded for Edison Bell Winner, Victory and Piccadilly and was always augmented from it's original five-piece to a full dance band for recordings. Here is a selection.

Recording Date	Tune Title	Vocalist(s)	Label & Issue No.	Matrix No.	Upload Date
July 1929	Excuse Me, Lady		Edison Bell Winner 4952	12392-1	Mar 19, 2009
July 1929	Louise	Howard Godfrey	Edison Bell Winner 4952	12393-1	Mar 19, 2009
Aug 2, 1930	On The Sunny Side Of The Street	Al Bowlly	Victory 253	945-2	Mar 19, 2009
April 1931	When I Take My Sugar To Tea	Val Rosing	Piccadilly 766	4325-2	Mar 19, 2009
May-June 1931	Thank You Most Sincerely	Al Bowlly	Piccadilly 781	4366-2	Mar 19, 2009
August 1931	Cherie, C'est Vous	Les Allen	Piccadilly 811	4425-1	Mar 19, 2009
September 1931	Poor Kid	Les Allen	Piccadilly 816	4457-1	Mar 19, 2009
October 1931	Over The Blue	Al Bowlly	Piccadilly 856	4514-2	Mar 19, 2009

Stan Greening and his Band
Stan Greening worked tenaciously at several record companies as their musical advisor; Crystalate (Imperial, Imperial Junior, Mimosa & Victory records), Columbia (Regal & Columbia), Edison Bell (WInner records), Duophone, Gramophone Company (HMV). In addition, he was greatly in demand on sessions as an instrumentalist; he usually played banjo, guitar and bass on records, but could also play piano and cello. I shall break the selections down into the different record companies. Here's the first.

Regal recordings
Stan had a finger in many pies, as musical director at a number of different record companies, but his main work was at Crystalate and Columbia and he made many recordings issued on Regal, Columbia's budget label. Stan's name never appears on the label; all were issued under blanket pseudonyms. Here is a selection of his Regal recordings from 1925 (when he started at Columbia) to 1931 when he made his last dance band recording. Stan Greening continued to work occasionally at EMI (as it became) organising bands to accompany singers.

Recording Date	Tune Title	Vocalist(s)	Label & Issue No.	Matrix No.	Upload Date
c. January 30, 1925	Eat More Fruit	Thomas Jackson ?	Regal G-8329 (Corona Dance Orch.)	A-1561	Jan 28, 2010
c. February 5, 1925	Tea For Two		Regal G-8333 (Corona Dance Orch.)	A-1675	Jan 28, 2010
c. February 13, 1925	In A Little Rendezvous		Regal G-8351 (Corona Dance Orch.)	A-1709	Jan 28, 2010
c. April 17, 1925	The Story-Book Ball		Regal G-8379 (Corona Dance Orch.)	A-1956	Jan 28, 2010
June 9, 1925	One Little One More	Fred Rome ?	Regal G-8419 (Corona Dance Orch.)	A-2192	Jan 28, 2010
c. September 28, 1925	Comin' Home		Regal G-8469 (Corona Dance Orch.)	A-2485	Jan 28, 2010
January 1926	Keep Your Skirts Down, Mary Ann		Regal G-8545 (Corona Dance Orch.)	A-4081	Jan 28, 2010
February 2, 1926	Why Do Short Men Like Tall Girls?	unknown	Regal G-8559 (Raymond Dance Band)	WA-2807	Jan 28, 2010
April 27, 1926	Hang On To Me		Regal G-8612 (Raymond Dance Band)	WA-3210	Jan 28, 2010
September 13, 1926	Two Little Bluebirds		Regal G-8693 (Raymond Dance Band)	WA-3915	Jan 28, 2010
November 25, 1926	I've Never Seen A Straight Banana	Maurice Elwin	Regal G-8764 (Raymond Dance Band)	WA-4524	Jan 28, 2010
April 12, 1927	Sing		Regal G-8871 (Raymond Dance Band)	WA-5227	Jan 28, 2010
June 22, 1927	The Devil Is Afraid Of Music	Eddie Morris	Regal G-8906 (Raymond Dance Band)	WA-5747	Jan 28, 2010
November 2, 1927	You Went Away Too Far	Eddie Morris	Regal G-9005 (Raymond Dance Band)	WA-6474	Jan 28, 2010
December 1, 1927	There's One Little Girl Who Loves Me	Harry Robinson	Regal G-9037 (Raymond Dance Band)	WA-6625	Jan 28, 2010
February 6, 1928	I'm Living On Love	Eddie Morris	Regal G-9094 (Lido Dance Orch.)	WA-6915	Jan 28, 2010
April 19, 1928	Since I Met Mary Jane	Robert Carr	Regal G-9133 (Raymond Dance Band)	WA-7267	Jan 28, 2010
July 12, 1928	Happy-Go-Lucky Lane	John Thorne	Regal G-9174 (Raymond Dance Band)	WA-7614	Jan 28, 2010
November 25, 1929	Jollity Farm	Tom Barratt	Regal G-9440 (Hal Swain & his Band !)	WA-9786	Jan 28, 2010
February 6, 1930	Crazy Pirouette		Regal unissued test	WAR-5	Jan 28, 2010
August 31, 1931	Whistling In The Dark	Leslie Holmes	Regal MR-400 (The Rhythmic Troubadours)	CAR-781	Jan 28, 2010

Henry Hall & his BBC Dance Orchestra / Orchestra
Henry Hall formed his new BBC Dance Orchestra in 1932, having made a number of records with his Gleneagles Hotel Orchestra in the previous years. Henry made many hundreds of records during his BBC tenure and following his departure in 1937, continued to record for Columbia until 1939. Here is a selection of them.

Recording Date	Tune Title	Vocalist(s)	Label & Issue No.	Matrix No.	Upload Date
March 30, 1932	It's Just The Time For Dancing	Val Rosing	Columbia CB-439	CA-12494	Oct 3, 2012
June 23, 1932	Singing In The Moonlight	Val Rosing	Columbia CB-475	CA-12834	Oct 3, 2012
October 26, 1932	Tell Me Tonight	Les Allen	Columbia CB-523	CA-13159	Oct 3, 2012
December 20, 1932	Everyone Says "I Love You"	Les Allen	Columbia CB-545	CA-13294	Oct 3, 2012
February 13, 1933	Sitting In The Dark	Sam Browne	Columbia CB-572	CA-13427	Oct 3, 2012
April 4, 1933	The Song Is You	Les Allen	Columbia CB-598	CA-13557	Oct 3, 2012
July 15, 1933	Everybody Loves My Marguerite	Les Allen	Columbia CB-649	CA-13800	Oct 3, 2012
October 16, 1933	Did My Heart Beat, Did I Fall In Love?	Les Allen	Columbia CB-669	CA-14057	Oct 3, 2012
November 13, 1933	Roaming	Flanagan & Allen	Columbia CB-684	CA-14152	Oct 3, 2012
January 6, 1934	Play To Me, Gypsy	Les Allen	Columbia CB-705	CA-14239	Oct 3, 2012
April 19, 1934	Riding On The Clouds	Len Bermon	Columbia CB-750	CA-14444	Oct 3, 2012
July 3, 1934	I'll String Along With You	Les Allen	Columbia CB-771	CA-14575	Oct 3, 2012
August 28, 1934	I'm Your Slave	Les Allen	Columbia CB-785	CA-14635	Oct 3, 2012
November 13, 1934	No-One Believes I'm A Mermaid	Bertha Willmott	Columbia CB-805	CA-14779	Oct 3, 2012
January 30, 1935	Blue Moon	Dan Donovan	Columbia FB-1017	CA-14897	Oct 3, 2012
May 1, 1935	My Dance	Dan Donovan	Columbia FB-1055	CA-15032	Oct 3, 2012
June 24, 1935	Caravan Of Dreams	Dan Donovan	Columbia FB-1078	CA-15125	Oct 3, 2012
August 19, 1935	Don't You Ever Fall In Love	Dan Donovan and trio	Columbia FB-1099	CA-15184	Oct 3, 2012
October 23, 1935	Say The Word And It's Yours	Dan Donovan	Columbia FB-1195	CA-15378	Oct 3, 2012
April 4, 1936	I'm Putting All My Eggs In One Basket	Dan Donovan	Columbia FB-1364	CA-15710	Oct 3, 2012
July 18, 1936	I Wanna Woo	George Elrick	Columbia FB-1479	CA-15870	Oct 3, 2012
September 12, 1936	There's A Small Hotel	Dan Donovan	Columbia FB-1609	CA-15917	Oct 3, 2012
October 14, 1937	The First Time I Saw You	Bob Mallin	Columbia FB-1789	CA-16613	Oct 3, 2012
December 14, 1938	Don't Let That Moon Get Away	Leslie Douglas	Columbia FB-2114	CA-17241	Oct 3, 2012

Jerry Hoey and his Orchestra
Saxophonist Jerry Hoey took Leslie Norman's place in Jack Hylton's band in 1924, remaining in the band until late summer 1927. Following a brief spell with the Savoy Orpheans, Jerry joined Jimmy Kelleher's band at the Piccadilly Hotel. He subsequently took over the band on Kelleher's departure, though the band continued to be billed at Kelleher's for a while. The band recorded under Hoey's name in 1931, for (appropriately) the Piccadilly Label. Here is a selection.

Recording Date	Tune Title	Vocalist(s)	Label & Issue No.	Matrix No.	Upload Date
c. February 1931	Ten Cents A Dance	unknown	Piccadilly 738	4230-1	Feb 13, 2010
c. February 1931	Rainbow	Joe Lee	Piccadilly 736	4231-1	Feb 13, 2010
c. March 1931	There's Always Tomorrow	Joe Lee	Piccadilly 755	4262-2	Feb 13, 2010
c. March 1931	It's Not You	Joe Lee	Piccadilly 755	4263-2	Feb 13, 2010
c. March 1931	Alone And Afraid	Joe Lee	Simcha 10007	4267-1	Feb 13, 2010
April 1931	Laughing At The Rain	Jack Plant	Simcha 10007	4304-1	Feb 13, 2010
September 1931	Song Of Happiness	Les Allen	Piccadilly 839	4497-1	Feb 13, 2010
September 1931	Time Alone Will Tell	Les Allen	Piccadilly 840	4498-1	Feb 13, 2010
September 1931	What's Going To Happen To Me?	Les Allen	Piccadilly 840	4499-1	Feb 13, 2010
October 1931	At Your Command	Les Allen	Piccadilly 861	4529-1	Feb 13, 2010
October 1931	Sweet And Lovely	Les Allen trio	Piccadilly 861	4530-2	Feb 13, 2010
November 1931	How's Your Uncle?	Les Allen and another	Piccadilly 864	4535-2	Feb 13, 2010
November 1931	Just A Blue-Eyed Blonde	Les Allen	Piccadilly 859	4539-1	Feb 13, 2010
November 1931	You Forgot Your Gloves	Les Allen	Piccadilly 864	4544-1	Feb 13, 2010
December 1931	Guilty	Les Allen	Picadilly 883	4593-1	Feb 13, 2010

Harry Hudson's Melody Men
Former music hall performer, Harry Hudson was appointed musical director at Edison Bell in 1927 and a few months later started recording for the company's newly-launched 8" record label "Radio". He used a selection of top dance band musicians in his band, but quite different from the other studio bands of Stan Greening, Harry Bidgood Jay Wilbur and so on, including names such as Max Goldberg, Harry Hines, Sid Phillips, Mantovani, George Melachrino and Ken Warner. Here is a selection.

Recording Date	Tune Title	Vocalist(s)	Label & Issue No.	Matrix No.	Upload Date
c. January 5, 1928	Dancing Tambourine		Radio 802	88004	Dec 4, 2012
April 20, 1928	It Don't Do Nothing But Rain	Harry Hudson	Radio 849	88114	Dec 4, 2012
c. September 5, 1928	There Must Be A Silver Lining	George Melachrino & Harry Hudson	Radio 881	88215	Dec 4, 2012
January 24, 1929	I'm Crazy Over You	John Thorne	Radio 930	88481	Dec 4, 2012
January 26, 1929	Gin And It		Radio 933	88486	Dec 4, 2012
June 6, 1929	You're The Cream In My Coffee	Harry Hudson	Radio 1220	88916	Dec 4, 2012
c. August 9, 1929	Louise	Eddie Grossbart	Radio 1245	89284	Dec 4, 2012
c. December 20, 1929	Cigarette	Eddie Grossbart	Radio 1312	89646	Dec 4, 2012
c. January 2, 1930	Lonesome Little Doll	John Thorne	Radio 1287	89664	Dec 4, 2012
c. March 14, 1930	Mickey Mouse	John Thorne & chorus	Radio 1321	89681	Dec 4, 2012
c. May 19, 1930	By The Bend Of The River	Sam Browne	Radio 1359	89784	Dec 4, 2012
c. November 13, 1930	Dancing On The Ceiling	Sam Browne	Radio 1425	89946	Dec 4, 2012
January 6, 1931	Sing (A Happy Little Thing)	Eddie Grossbart	Radio 1452	89997	Dec 4, 2012
c. March 19, 1931	Ten Cents A Dance	Sam Browne	Radio 1482	90089	Dec 4, 2012
c. April 22, 1931	You're Twice As Nice As That Girl In My Dreams	John Thorne & trio	Radio 1502	90122	Dec 4, 2012
c. July 16, 1931	I Found You	Harry Hudson	Radio 1530	90196	Dec 4, 2012
c. September 1, 1931	I Can't Do Without You	Al Bowlly & Harry Hudson	Radio 1551	90228	Dec 4, 2012
c. January 1, 1932	Close Your Eyes	The Carlyle Cousins	Radio 1591	90309	Dec 4, 2012
c. February 26, 1932	By The Fireside	The Three Ginx	Radio 1602	90337	Dec 4, 2012

Jack Hylton and his Orchestra
Britain's greatest show band of the 1920s and 30s recorded thousands of dance records between 1921 and 1940, so selecting some for the site is an enormous task. I decided to just choose one year, for the first upload. These represent just a small selection from the first half of 1926, plus some of his early 1930's Decca recordings.

Recording Date	Tune Title	Vocalist(s)	Label & Issue No.	Matrix No.	Upload Date
January 6, 1926	My Girl's Got Long Hair	Jack Hylton	HMV B-5016	Bb-7627-2	Jul 26, 2009
January 15, 1926	Why Don't You Say So?		HMV B-5014	Bb-7707-1	Jul 26, 2009
February 25, 1926	Ukulele Baby	Jack Hylton & Chappie D'Amato	HMV B-5019	Bb-7969-3	Jul 26, 2009
March 19, 1926	"Lady Be Good" selection, part 1. Intro: So Am I; Hang On To Me; Fascinating Rhythm	Monty Woolf	HMV B-5042	Bb-8190-3	Jul 26, 2009
April 21, 1926	Oh! Miss Hannah	Chappie D'Amato	HMV B-5055	Bb-8297-2	Jul 26, 2009
April 21, 1926	So Does Your Old Mandarin	Jack Hylton	HMV B-5054	Bb-8296-2	Jul 26, 2009
April 23, 1926	Rose OF Samarkand (Eric Coates)		HMV B-5056	Bb-8311-3	Jul 26, 2009
June 8, 1928	Blinky Moon Bay		HMV B-5086	Bb-8507-3	Jul 26, 2009
June 28, 1926	I'm Taking That Baby Home	Jack Hylton	HMV B-5099	Bb-8617-1	Jul 26, 2009
November 2, 1931	You're My Decline And Fall	Pat O'Malley	Decca F-2664	GB-3508-3	Apr 4, 2010
December 1, 1931	Song Of Happiness	Pat O'Malley & Billy Munn	Decca F-2701	T-564-1	Apr 4, 2010
December 22, 1931	You're Blase	Pat O'Malley	Decca F-2757	GB-3751-2	Apr 4, 2010
January 15, 1932	Dancing In The Dark	Pat O'Malley	Decca F-2786	GB-3823-2	Apr 4, 2010
February 9, 1932	Ever Since I Kissed Her On The Volga	Pat O'Malley	Decca F-2878	GB-3943-2	Apr 4, 2010
April 28, 1932	Lovely Little Silhouette	Pat O'Malley	Decca F-2959	GB-4342-2	Apr 4, 2010
June 23, 1932	You're Taking A Chance With Me	Pat O'Malley	Decca F-3040	GB-4954-2	Apr 4, 2010
September 7, 1932	Wrap Your Arms Around Me	Pat O'Malley & trio	Decca F-3161	GB-4837-1	Apr 4, 2010
October 4, 1932	Love Is The Sweetest Thing	Pat O'Malley	Decca F-3253	GB-4976-2	Apr 4, 2010
October 13, 1932	Don't Say Goodbye	Pat O'Malley	Decca F-3213	GB-5022-1	Apr 4, 2010
March 14, 1933	The Lord Mayor's Show	Pat O'Malley + others	Decca F-3519	GB-5677-1	Apr 4, 2010
April 12, 1933	This Is The Rhythm For Me	Pat O'Malley	Decca F-3549	GB-5753-2	Apr 4, 2010
June 30, 1933	You're Mine, You	Pat O'Malley	Decca F-3600	GB-6006-2	Apr 4, 2010
September 16, 1933	Happy As The Day Is Long	Pat O'Malley, Sonny Farrar & Billy Ternant	Decca F-3671	TB-1073-3	Apr 4, 2010
October 20, 1933	Did My Heart Beat?	Pat O'Malley	Decca F-3715	GB-6224-2	Apr 4, 2010
November 27, 1933	By A Waterfall	Pat O'Malley	Decca F-3806	GB-6362-1	Apr 4, 2010

Mrs. Jack Hylton and her Orchestra
Mrs Jack Hylton (Ennis Parkes) lead a dance band and toured the country for a number of years. However, she only made recordings for a short spell in 1935-36, for Crown records which were sold for 6d in Woolworths. The recordings (by Crystalate) are of their usual excellent quality and the band contains some excellent musicians. Jimmy Miller (later with the Squadronnaires) was the main vocalist, but, unusually, some members of the orchestra also sang on record. Here is a selection.

Recording Date	Tune Title	Vocalist(s)	Label & Issue No.	Matrix No.	Upload Date
August 8, 1935	In A Little Gypsy Tea Room	Mrs. Jack Hylton	Crown 1	H-137-1	Apr 25, 2010
October 3, 1935	I'll Never Say "Never Again" Again	Jimmy Miller	Crown 61	H-232-1	Apr 25, 2010
October 3, 1935	One-Way Street	Jimmy Miller	Crown 110	H-234-1	Apr 25, 2010
October 3, 1935	Stolen Moments	Leslie Brian	Crown 110	H-235-1	Apr 25, 2010
October 29, 1935	I'm Looking At Blue Skies	Chick Smith	Crown 80	H-275-1	Apr 25, 2010
October 29, 1935	You Are My Lucky Star	Jimmy Miller	Crown 79	H-276-1	Apr 25, 2010
December 2, 1936	I'm Waiting For A Change In The Weather	Chick Smith	Crown 112	H-342-1	Apr 25, 2010
January 8, 1936	My Sweetest Dream	Jimmy Miller	Crown 166	H-382-1	Apr 25, 2010
January 8, 1936	Heaven	Jimmy Miller	Crown 149	H-384-1	Apr 25, 2010
March 23, 1936	Please Believe Me	Jimmy Miller	Crown 175	H-467-1	Apr 25, 2010
May 16, 1936	Love, Just Love	Jimmy Miller	Crown 185	H-516-1	Apr 25, 2010
September 23, 1936	Take My Heart	Mrs Jack Hylton	Crown 243	H-628-1	Apr 25, 2010
September 23, 1936	A Million Thoughts Of You	Jimmy Miller	Crown 243	H-629-1	Apr 25, 2010
September 23, 1936	Shoe-Shine Boy	John Bristol	Crown 244	H-630-1	Apr 25, 2010

Jack Jackson and his Orchestra
If you remember the 1950s and 60s, you may recall Jack Jackson's manic radio shows on BBC Light Programme. It was just one part of Jack's career which started, as far as recordings are concerned with Bert Ralton's band in the mid-1920s. Jack, however, shone much more when he became the "hot" trumpeter with Jack Hylton's band in 1927, lending plenty of spice to the band's records. Jack moved to Jack Payne's band in 1931. In 1933, Jackson left Payne's band after (allegedly) an serious argument with the bandleader. Interestingly, Jackson had already secured a recording contract with HMV and a residency at the Dorchester Hotel for his band by the time he left Payne! Here is a selection of Jack's recordings with his Dorchester Hotel band between 1933 and 1939.

Recording Date	Tune Title	Vocalist(s)	Label & Issue No.	Matrix No.	Upload Date
February 24, 1933	I'm Playing With Fire	Al Bowlly & trio	HMV B-6322	0B-6450-2	Apr 29, 2011
February 24, 1933	Sitting In The Dark	Al Bowlly	HMV B-6322	0B-6451-1	Apr 29, 2011
September 18, 1933	Make Those People Sway (Jack Jackson's sig tune)	Jack Jackson & chorus	HMV B-6402	0B-5087-2	Apr 29, 2011
September 18, 1933	I've Found The Right Girl	Jack Jackson	HMV B-6395	0B-5089-2	Apr 29, 2011
January 16, 1934	Faint Harmony	Sam Costa	HMV B-6448	0B-5857-2	Apr 29, 2011
April 9, 1934	Because It's Love	Jack McCarthy	HMV B-6479	0B-5970-1	Apr 29, 2011
Srptember 24, 1934	Sitting Beside O' You	Fred Latham	HMV B-6520	0EA-620-2	Apr 29, 2011
October 22, 1934	Have A Little Dream On Me	Fred Latham	HMV B-6537	0EA-650-2	Apr 29, 2011
October 25, 1934	I Travel Alone	Alberta Hunter	HMV B-6535	0EA-654-2	Apr 29, 2011
October 31, 1934	Two Little Flies On A Lump Of Sugar	Alberta Hunter	HMV B-6541	0EA-662-2	Apr 29, 2011
December 12, 1934	I'm On A See-Saw	Fred Latham	HMV B-6565	0EA-707-2	Apr 29, 2011
January 9, 1935	My Heart Was Sleeping	Jackie Hunter	HMV BD-109	0EA-724-1	Apr 29, 2011
May 31, 1935	My Heart Jumped Over The Moon	Jack Jackson	HMV BD-178	0EA-1890-2	Apr 29, 2011
August 14, 1935	Turn Your Face To The Sun	Jack Jackson & Mary Cole	HMV BD-207	0EA-1952-1	Apr 29, 2011
March 19, 1936	You Have That Extra Something	Jackie Hunter trio	HMV BD-5051	0EA-2714-1	Apr 29, 2011
November 11, 1937	Limehouse Blues		Decca F-6568	DTB-3370-1	Apr 29, 2011
November 26, 1937	The New Swing Alphabet	Jack Jackson & Jack Cooper	Decca F-6568	DTB-3386-1	Apr 29, 2011
May 2, 1938	You're An Education	Jack Cooper	Decca F-6678	DTB-3640-1	Apr 29, 2011

The Kit-Cat Band (directed by Al Starita)
Jack Hylton was responsible for providing the dance music at the Kit-Cat restaurant during the 1920s and it was he who put in this band with Al Starita to direct and lead on alto saxophone. Most of the HMV issues have Hylton's name uppermost (Jack Hylton's Kit-Cat Band or Jack Hylton's Hyltonians) and it isn't until the Columbia period that Al Starita gets a label mention. The other musicians appear often to be Hylton discoveries who later were "promoted" to the main Hylton band, such as Billy Ternant and Poggy Pogson. They recorded for HMV and then Columbia and here is a selection from my collection.

Recording Date	Tune Title	Vocalist(s)	Label & Issue No.	Matrix No.	Upload Date
August 10, 1925	Can't Your Find Find A Friend For Me?		HMV B-2100	Bb-6478-3	Sept 18, 2012
November 20, 1925	You Got 'Em		HMV B-2229	Bb-7333-3	Feb 20, 2011
January 1, 1926	I'm Still In Love With You		HMV B-5034	Bb-7598-2	Feb 20, 2011
July 9, 1926	While My Pretty One Sleeps	Jack Hylton	HMV B-5101	BR-555-2	Feb 20, 2011
August 31, 1926	Dreaming The Waltz Away (waltz)		HMV B-5125	Bb-8901-1	Feb 20, 2011
September 10, 1926	No Sir, That's Not My Girl	Al Starita	HMV B-5128	Bb-9202-1	Feb 20, 2011
November 4, 1926	Swinging Along (intro: Sonny Boy)		HMV B-5166	Bb-9399-2	Feb 20, 2011
December 1, 1926	Just A Bird's-Eye View Of My Old Kentucky Home		HMV B-5185	Bb-9499-1	Feb 20, 2011
January 19, 1927	If You Can't Hold The Man You Love		HMV B-5205	Bb-10083-2	Feb 20, 2011
March 23, 1927	If I Were You		HMV B-5245	Bb-10329-2	Feb 20, 2011
March 31, 1927	I Wouldn't Fool A Little Girl Like You	unidentified	HMV B-5253	Bb-10506-2	Feb 20, 2011
May 10, 1927	Cheer Up, Keep Smiling	Al Starita	HMV B-5278	Bb-10844-2	Feb 20, 2011
May 31, 1927	I Need Some Cooling Off	Al Starita	Columbia 4399	WA-5592-1	Feb 20, 2011
September 7, 1927	Tweet, Tweet	Eddie Kolis	Columbia 4552	WA-6148-1	Feb 20, 2011
October 13, 1927	Oh, Doris! Where Do You Live?	Joe Lee	Columbia 4662	WA-6385-1	Feb 20, 2011
December 17, 1927	The Calinda		Columbia 4718	WA-6708-1	Feb 20, 2011
February 13, 1928	Heading For Harlem	Eddie Grossbart	Columbia 4766	WA-6979-2	Feb 20, 2011

Tommy Kinsman and his Band
Although Tommy Kinsman had a very long career as a bandleader, his recordings have rarely been re-issued, probably because they were made for lesser labels and are often very hard to find, especially the later Octacros recordings. This is a great pity as the band at that time shows itself to be a very competent dance band which swings well. This is a selection from Kinsman pre-WWII recording career, taken from my own collection as usual.

Recording Date	Tune Title	Vocalist(s)	Label & Issue No.	Matrix No.	Upload Date
March 29, 1928	What'll You Do?	Maurice Elwn	Homochord D-1243	HH-13133-2	Feb 20, 2011
March 29, 1928	Mine - All Mine	Maurice Elwin	Homochord D-1243	HH-13134-2	Feb 20, 2011
Late January 1929	Then Came The Dawn	Maurice Elwin	Homochord D-1322	BL-973	Feb 20, 2011
c. July 1929	I'm Saving All My Lovin'	Eddie Pola	Piccadilly 349 (Florida Club Dance Band)	2046-2	Feb 20, 2011
July 1929	On Top Of The World, Alone	Cavan O'Connor	Sterno 203 (Florida Club Dance Band)	S-187-2	Feb 20, 2011
August 1929	Why Can't You?	Fred Douglas	Sterno 218 (Florida Club Dance Band)	S-207-1	Feb 20, 2011
December 1929	Singapore Sal	Harry Bentley	Piccadilly 444 (Eddie Harding & his Night Club Boys)	3295-1	Feb 20, 2011
September 18, 1931	Mausie	Tom Barratt	Sterno 790	S-1858-3	Feb 20, 2011
November 9, 1931	You Forgot Your Gloves	Harry Bentley	Sterno 826	S-2016-1	Feb 20, 2011
May 25, 1932	Lovable	Les Allen	Sterno 987	S-2436-3	Feb 20, 2011
December 10, 1932	Lying In The Hay	Tom Barratt	Sterno 1107 (Fifteen Crimson Dominoes)	S-2779-3	Feb 20, 2011
c. March 1935	You Bring Out The Savage In Me	Clarence Wright	Octacros 1138	5510-1	Feb 20, 2011
c. March 1935	Things Are Looking Up	Clarence Wright	Octacros 1145	5516-1	Feb 20, 2011
c. January 1936	Thanks A Million		Octacros 1214	5691-1	Feb 20, 2011
c. March 1936	Where There's You, There's Me		Octacros 1226	5727-1	Feb 20, 2011
c. June 1936	What's The Name Of That Song?		Empire E-225 (Regal Cinema Ballroom Dance Band)	5787-1	Feb 20, 2011
c. September 1936	You Can't Pull The Wool Over My Eyes	Trio	Empire E-137 (Dave Allen and his Band)	5906-1	Feb 20, 2011
c. November 1936	I Heard A Song In A Taxi	Tommy Kinsman	Empire E-171 (Regal Cinema Ballroom Dance Band)	6047-1	Feb 20, 2011
c. December 1936	South Sea Island Magic	Jack Cooper	Empire E-225 (Regal Cinema Ballroom Dance Band)	6096-1	Feb 20, 2011
c. January 1937	"Showboat", Medley		Empire E-250 (Regal Cinema Ballroom Dance Band)	6122-1	Feb 20, 2011
c. February 1937	There's "Yoo Hoo" In Your Eyes		Octacros 1388	6134-1	Feb 20, 2011

Charlie Kunz and his Casani Club Band
American pianist, Charlie Kunz arrived in Britain in about 1922 and made his first recordings with his Chez Henri band in 1928. He is probably best-known for his time at The Casani Club, during which period he made many recordings with his band. Here is a selection of those from 1933-1941 with an example of the earlier Chez Henry band too.

Recording Date	Tune Title	Vocalist(s)	Label & Issue No.	Matrix No.	Upload Date
October 16, 1928	I'm Tired Of Waiting (Chez Henri Band)		Columbia 5076	WA-7986	Dec 1, 2011
August 11, 1933	Moonstruck	Harry Bentley	Sterno 1241	S-3168	Dec 1, 2011
September 5, 1933	The Grass Is Getting Greener All The Time	Harry Bentley	4 in 1 63	X-444	Dec 1, 2011
October 11, 1933	I Was In The Mood	Eve Becke	Sterno 1272	S-3296	Dec 1, 2011
November 14, 1933	You've Got Everything	Harry Bentley	Sterno 1295	S-3396	Dec 1, 2011
January 2, 1934	Let's Sit This One Out	Eve Becke & Harry Bentley	4 in 1 81	X-519	Dec 1, 2011
March 5, 1934	Coffee In The Morning	Dawn Davis	Homochord HR-77	S-3618	Dec 1, 2011
April 10, 1934	Goin' To Heaven On A Mule	Harry Bentley	Sterno 1448	S-3753	Dec 1, 2011
September 1, 1934	Nasty Man	Phyllis Robins	Sterno 1471	S-3946	Dec 1, 2011
April 1935	Seein' Is Believin'	George Barclay	Rex 8497	F-1309	Dec 1, 2011
August 1935	Louisiana Fairy Tale	George Barclay	Rex 8560	F-1430	Dec 1, 2011
October 1935	In The Middle Of A Kiss	George Barclay	Rex 8624	F-1555	Dec 1, 2011
March 1936	Love Is A Dancing Thing	George Barclay	Rex 8729	F-1740	Dec 1, 2011
May 1936	Heart Of Gold	Vera Lynn	Rex 8789	F-1843	Dec 1, 2011
October 1936	I Breathe On Windows	George Barclay	Rex 8917	F-2057	Dec 1, 2011
January 1937	When My Dream Boat Comes Home	Vera Lynn	Rex 8964	F-2135	Dec 1, 2011
March 12, 1941	That's For Me		Decca F-7818	DR-5460	Dec 1, 2011

Syd Lipton and his Grosvenor House Band
Syd Lipton had previously played (and recorded ) with Billy Cotton's band in the late 1920s, on violin and (apparently) saxophone. He formed his own band at the start of the 1930s and made many recordings for Zonophone and British Homophone (Sterno, Plaza, 4 in 1 etc). These latter recordings are the ones from which I have taken a selection for including here.

Recording Date	Tune Title	Vocalist(s)	Label & Issue No.	Matrix No.	Upload Date
October 7, 1932	When The Morning Rolls Around	Les Allen	4 in 1 12	X-180	Dec 25, 2010
November 2, 1932	Little Miss Gadabout	Les Allen	4 in 1 17	X-213	Dec 25, 2010
December 1, 1932	Say It Isn't So	Les Allen	4 in 1 24	X-250	Dec 25, 2010
December 30, 1932	Ev'ryone Says "I Love You"	Cyril Grantham	4 in 1 30	X-268	Dec 25, 2010
February 23, 1933	I'm Sure Of Everything But You	Cyril Grantham and trio	4 in 1 34	X-301	Dec 25, 2010
June 9, 1933	The Language Of Love	Sam Browne	4 in 1 50	X-392	Dec 25, 2010
June 9, 1933	I'm In Love With A Sunbeam	Cyril Grantham	4 in 1 51	X-393	Dec 25, 2010
June 30, 1933	You're Mine, You	Cyril Grantham	4 in 1 55	X-410	Dec 25, 2010
August 1, 1933	I Promised Sally	Sam Browne	Plaza P-126	L-1108	Dec 25, 2010
August 1, 1933	Everything's Fine With Me	Cyril Grantham	Plaza P-127	L-1110	Dec 25, 2010
September 26, 1933	That's What Life Is Made Of	Ronnie Ogilvie	Plaza P-141	L-1210	Dec 25, 2010
October 17, 1933	Moonlight And Melody, selection	Les Allen & Ronnie Ogilvie	4 in 1 72	X-475	Dec 25, 2010
May 28, 1934	May I?	Jack Plant	Sterno 1456	S-3827	Dec 25, 2010
October 23, 1934	I Bought Myself A Bottle Of Ink	Gerry Fitzgerald	Sterno 1521	S-4049	Dec 25, 2010
December 14, 1934	What A Diff'rence A Day Made	Gerry Fitzgerald	Peacock BP-634	S-4141	Dec 25, 2010
February 14, 1935	I've Got An Invitation To A Dance	Gerry Fitzgerald	Sterno 1576	S-4224	Dec 25, 2010
July 30, 1935	Lovely To Look At	Sam Browne	Cinecord 014	S-4269	Dec 25, 2010

The London Radio Dance Band
This band was directed by Sidney Firman and was the precursor to Jack Payne's famous BBC Dance Orchestra. The London Radio Dance Band was the BBC house band for dancing from 1926 to 1928. The few reviews of the band's broadcasts I have seen tend to criticise the band for playing too fast to be danced to. Anyway, here are all that I have in my collection; one or two are a bit battered, but I have included them anyway as it is unlikely you'll be able to find them elsewhere! Following the band's replacement at the BBC, they made one session for Edison Bell (for their Radio label), now under saxophonist Jack Padbury's direction.

Recording Date	Tune Title	Vocalist(s)	Label, Issue No. & Pseudonym	Matrix No.	Upload Date
October 26, 1926	Who Taught You This - Who Taught You That?		Columbia 4171	WA-4322	Dec 4 2010
October 25, 1926	No, Sir! That's Not My Girl		Columbia 4172	WA-4323	Dec 4 2010
November 24, 1926	Brown Eyes, In Your Dreams		Columbia 4245	WA-4518	Dec 4 2010
January 13, 1927	Indian Butterfly		Columbia 4280	WA-4695	Dec 4 2010
June 17, 1927	In A Japanese Garden		Columbia 4556	WA-5712	Dec 4 2010
June 17, 1927	Mine		Columbia 4556	WA-5714	Dec 4 2010
October 31, 1927	The Devil Is Afraid Of Music		Columbia 4669	WA-6458	Dec 4 2010
October 31, 1927	Castillian Nights		Columbia 4669	WA-6459	Dec 4 2010
October 31, 1927	At The End Of An Irish Moonbeam	Bert Bown	Columbia 4701	WA-6460	Dec 4 2010
October 31, 1927	Clementine		Columbia 4701	WA-6461	Dec 4 2010
November 10, 1927	Under The Moon		Columbia 4670	WA-6519	Dec 4 2010
November 10, 1927	Why Can't We Be Sweethearts?	Bert Bown	Columbia 4670	WA-6520	Dec 4 2010
November 10, 1927	Zulu Wail	Bert Bown	Columbia 4685	WA-6521	Dec 4 2010
February 7, 1928	Do That Heebie-Jeebie Dance	Bert Bown	Columbia 4726	WA-6917	Dec 4 2010
February 7, 1928	Sister Phoebe Danced The Heebie-Jeebies	Bert Bown	Columbia 4726	WA-6918	Dec 4 2010
February 7, 1928	I Ain't Got Nobody	Bert Bown	Columbia 4766	WA-6823	Dec 4 2010
March 1928	Didn't I?	Bert Bown & another	Radio 830	88067	Dec 4 2010
March 1928	It's A Million To One You're In Love	Bert Bown	Radio 830	88068	Dec 4 2010
March 1928	Highways Are Happy Ways	Bert Bown	Radio 832	88071	Dec 4 2010

Jock McDermott and his Band
Trombonist McDermott and his band were resident at the Carlton Hotel in 1930 before moving to play Covent Garden. Most of his recordings were for Piccadilly records, with later sessions for Edison Bell, Broadcast, Sterno and Octacros. Here is a selection from my collection

Recording Date	Tune Title	Vocalist(s)	Label, Issue No. & Pseudonym	Matrix No.	Upload Date
September 1930	Persian Slave	unknown	Piccadilly 660	3905-2	Jan 30, 2011
September 1930	Scarecrow	unknown	Piccadilly 660	3910-2	Jan 30, 2011
Nov-Dec 1930	With My Guitar And You	Fred Douglas	Piccadilly 682	4072-1	Jan 30, 2011
Nov-Dec 1930	Hullabaloo	Fred Douglas	Piccadilly 694	4079-1	Jan 30, 2011
December 1930	Dear! Dear!	Jack Plant	Piccadilly 690	4092-1	Jan 30, 2011
December 1930	Roamin' Thru' The Roses	Jack Plant	Piccadilly 692	4096-1	Jan 30, 2011
January 1931	Nobody Cares If I'm Blue	Jimmy Allen	Piccadilly 705 (as Al Stewart's New Mexicans)	4129-1	Jan 30, 2011
January 1931	Love Is Like A Song	Jimmy Allen	Piccadilly 706	4134-2	Jan 30, 2011
January 1931	Always In All Ways	Jimmy Allen	Piccadilly 710 (as Al Stewart's New Mexicans)	4145-1	Jan 30, 2011
February 1931	Make Yourself A Happiness Pie	unknown	Piccadilly 718 (as Al Stewart's New Mexicans)	4190-2	Jan 30, 2011
February 1931	Okay, Baby	unknown	Piccadilly 719 (as Al Stewart's New Mexicans)	4194-1	Jan 30, 2011
c. January 5, 1932	Hold My Hand	Al Bowlly	Edison Bell Winner 5458	14115-1	Jan 30, 2011
February 1932	I'm Sorry, Dear	Tom Barratt	Broadcast 827	J-89-2	Jan 30, 2011
March 11, 1932	Songs That Are Old Live Forever	Leslie Holmes	Edison Bell Winner 5473	14179-2	Jan 30, 2011
February 2, 1934	Faint Harmony	Leslie Douglas	Sterno 1366	S-3549-1	Jan 30, 2011

Percival Mackey and his Band
Pianist, arranger and composer, Percival Mackey, worked with Jack Hylton in the early 1920s before forming a partnership with Tony Lowry for arranging and publishing music. Mackey spent much of the 1920s directing dance bands in theatre pits (he claimed to be the first to put a dance band in the pit for his production of "Rose Marie"). He also made a number of recordings for Columbia as the house band, a selection of which are to be found here.

Recording Date	Tune Title	Vocalist(s)	Label, Issue No. & Pseudonym	Matrix No.	Upload Date
c. May 26, 1925	Oh, Darling! Do Say "Yes"	Harry Fay	Columbia 3679	A-2127	May 6, 2012
c. June 3, 1925	My Fair Lady		Columbia 3695	A-2152	May 6, 2012
c. August 12, 1925	Mercenary Mary		Columbia 3742	A-2321	May 6, 2012
October 5, 1925	Kiss Me Quick	Harry Fay	Columbia 3785	WA-2507	May 6, 2012
November 9, 1925	Dog On The Piano		Columbia 3822	WA-3822	May 6, 2012
November 19, 1925	Dancing		Columbia 3849	WA-2607	May 6, 2012
January 12, 1926	Ida, I Do	Jack Morrison	Columbia 3867	WA-2718	May 6, 2012
February 9, 1926	I Can Always Find Another Partner		Columbia 3906	WA-2841	May 6, 2012
March 19, 1926	Fascinating Rhythm	Monty Woolf	Columbia 3940	WA-3069	May 6, 2012
April 17, 1926	Thanks For The Buggy Ride	Fred Douglas	Columbia 3963	WA-3182	May 6, 2012
June 3, 1926	For You		Columbia 4009	WA-3344	May 6, 2012
July 14, 1926	Some Other Bird Whistled A Tune	Eddie Morris	Columbia 4043	WA-3346	May 6, 2012
August 19, 1926	Looking For A Boy		Columbia 4064	WA-3745	May 6, 2012
October 20, 1926	Cross Your Heart		Columbia 4144	WA-4298	May 6, 2012
October 21, 1926	Wimmin, Aaah!	Al Starita	Columbia 4244	WA-4303	May 6, 2012
November 22, 1926	A Tiny Flat Near Soho Square	unknown	Columbia 4184	WA-4500	May 6, 2012
January 21, 1927	I'm Sailing Off To China	unknown	Columbia 4276	WA-4731	May 6, 2012
February 17, 1927	I Might Have Kissed One Girl		Columbia 4315	WA-4861	May 6, 2012

Pete Mandell and his Rhythm Masters
American banjoist, Pete Mandell arrived in England in 1923 and playing in the newly-formed Savoy Orpheans before forming his own band. In 1929-30 he made a number of recordings at Crystalate, mostly issued on their 7" Victory records, and a few on standard 10" Imperial. Mandell returned to America in June 1930. Here are the Victory recordings. They present a bit of a technical problem to play due to the groove going so close to the centre of the record and also they often play at about 75 rpm.

Recording Date	Tune Title	Vocalist(s)	Label, Issue No. & Pseudonym	Matrix No.	Upload Date
November 14, 1929	Singing In The Rain	unknown	Victory 155 (as Victory Band)	749-4	Sep 3, 2011
January 8, 1930	Love, Your Spell Is Everywhere	Fred Douglas	Victory 183	817-1	Sep 3, 2011
January 8, 1930	Lonesome Little Doll	Fred Douglas	Victory 184	818-1	Sep 3, 2011
January 8, 1930	The Doll's House	Fred Douglas	Victory 185	819-1	Sep 3, 2011
February 4, 1930	Piccolo Pete	Fred Douglas	Victory 197 (as Victory Dance Orchestra)	821-3	Sep 3, 2011
March 22, 1930	The Punch And Judy Show	Jack Plant	Victory 213	885-1	Sep 3, 2011
March 22, 1930	Tip-Toe Thru' The Tulips	Jack Plant	Victory 212	887-1	Sep 3, 2011
March 22, 1930	I May Be Wrong, But I Think You're Wonderful	Jack Plant	Victory 214	888-2	Sep 3, 2011
March 22, 1930	You Baby Me - I'll Baby You	Jack Plant	Victory 209	889-1	Sep 3, 2011
March 22, 1930	Oh! Oh! Oh! What I Know About Love	Jack Plant	Victory 211	891-1	Sep 3, 2011
April 17, 1930	The Wedding In The Ark	Jack Plant	Victory 221	902-1	Sep 3, 2011
April 17, 1930	My Love Parade	Jack Plant	Victory 222	905-1	Sep 3, 2011
April 17, 1930	My Love Parade		Victory 222	905-2	Sep 3, 2011
April 17, 1930	Singing In The Bath Tub	Jack Plant	Victory 223	906-1	Sep 3, 2011
April 17, 1930	I'm Just A Vagabond Lover	Jack Plant	Victory 224	907-1	Sep 3, 2011
May 5, 1930	Body And Soul	Jack Plant	Victory 231	904-4	Sep 3, 2011

Cecil & Leslie Norman and their Orchestras
The Norman brothers were major players in the British Dance Band scene of the 1920s. Having both played in Jack Hylton's band in the very early 1920s, they subsequently played in and/or lead bands at leading venues in London. In the late 1920s they were variously the musical directors for Worldecho and Goodson records; both labels are quite hard to find these days. Here is a selection of the flexible Goodson recordings from 1930-31. My apologies for some distortion due to the warpage of the records.

Recording Date	Tune Title	Vocalist(s)	Label, Issue No. & Pseudonym	Matrix No.	Upload Date
August 1930	A Bench In The Park	Cavan O'Connor	Goodson 255 (The Collegians)	S-39	Jun 28, 2009
September 1930	If Your Kisses Can't Hold The Man You Love		Goodson 256 (The Ritz-Carlton Band)	S-58	Jun 28, 2009
October 1930	I Don't Mind Walking In The Rain	Jack Plant	Goodson 305 (The Savoy Plaza Band)	S-75	Jun 28, 2009
October 1930	Take Along A Little Love	Jack Plant	Goodson 306 (The Savoy Plaza Band)	S-77	Jun 28, 2009
October 1930	After Your Kiss	Jack Plant	Goodson 302 (The Radio Revellers)	S-80	Jun 28, 2009
October 1930	Little White Lies	Jack Plant	Goodson 308 (The Collegians)	S-81	Jun 28, 2009
November 1930	Loving You The Way I Do	Jack Plant	Goodson 310 (The White Way Serenaders)	S-88	Jun 28, 2009
November 1930	Without My Gal	Jack Plant	Goodson 310 (The White Way Serenaders)	S-89	Jun 28, 2009
December 1930	Who Cares ? (As Long As There's Love)	Jack Plant	Goodson 320 (The Savoy Plaza Band)	S-119	Jun 28, 2009
Jan-Feb 1931	Okay, Baby	Cavan O'Connor	Goodson 330 (The Savoy Plaza Band)	S-146	Jun 28, 2009
Jan-Feb 1931	Sing A Happy Little Thing	Jack Plant	Goodson 331 (The Radio Revellers)	S-151	Jun 28, 2009

Jack Payne
One of our best-loved and best remembered bandleaders, Jack Payne's first recordings were with his band from the Hotel Cecil, before he became leader of the BBC dance Orchestra in 1928. In 1932, he left the BBC and became leader of a stage dance band, making many more recordings up until WWII.
Here is a selection of recordings from his BBC days.

Recording Date	Tune Title	Vocalist(s)	Label & Issue No.	Matrix No.	Upload Date
October 19, 1928	Down By The Old Front Gate	Jack Payne and trio	Columbia 5118	WA-8013	July 10, 2011
March 21, 1929	Looking At You	Jack Payne	Columbia 5332	WA-8731	July 10, 2011
June 27, 1929	This Is Heaven	Jack Payne	Columbia 5452	WA-9132	July 10, 2011
August 27, 1929	Get Up Nice And Early	Leslie Sarony; Tommy Handley	Columbia 5555	WA-9376	July 10, 2011
December 12, 1929	Satisfied		Columbia 5678	WA-9827	July 10, 2011
March 1, 1930	The Man From The South	Jack Payne	Columbia CB-28	WA-10130	July 10, 2011
June 28, 1930	With My Guitar And You	Jack Plant	Columbia CB-107	WA-10512	July 10, 2011
September 26, 1930	That's Where The South Begins	Jack Payne	Columbia CB-143	WA-10709	July 10, 2011
October 20, 1930	Say "Oui", Cherie	Jack Payne	Columbia CB-174	WA-10804	July 10, 2011
December 13, 1930	I Want A Little Girl	Jack Payne	Columbia CB-208	WA-10976	July 10, 2011
February 17, 1931	When Kentucky Bids The World "Good Morning"	Jack Payne	Columbia CB-233	CA-11207	July 10, 2011
April 23, 1931	Come And Have A Cuddle On The Common	Jack Payne; Jack Jackson	Columbia CB-275	CA-11486	July 10, 2011
June 12, 1931	Moonlight Saving Time	Billy Scott-Coomber	Columbia CB-308	CA-11711	July 10, 2011
June 25, 1931	I Found You	Jack Payne	Columbia CB-320	CA-11752	July 10, 2011
September 25, 1931	That's What I Like About You	Billy Scott-Coomber; Jack Payne	Columbia CB-358	CA-12009	July 10, 2011
October 26, 1931	Rhythmatitis	Jack Payne, Billy Scott-Coomber	Regal MR-496	CA-12131	July 10, 2011
November 21, 1931	Guilty	Billy Scott-Coomber	Columbia CB-386	CA-12205	July 10, 2011

Van Phillips
Saxophonist, arranger and composer Van Phillips was appointed Columbia's director of popular music in October 1928, a post he held until his resignation in February 1931. During that period he made about 3 dozen recordings under his name with a hand-picked dance band, primarily to showcase his advanced orchestration ideas. About half of those recordings are to be found here. From aural evidence, he was also heavily involved with the other bands recordings for Columbia & Regal, providing arrangements: Debroy Somers, Jack Payne, Ray & Al Starita and Hal Swain.

Recording Date	Tune Title	Vocalist(s)	Label & Issue No.	Matrix No.	Upload Date
November 13, 1928	Sometimes (waltz)	Al Bowlly	Columbia 5209	WA-8089-2	Oct 8, 2011
November 28, 1928	A Garden In The Rain	Eddie Brandt	Columbia 5191	WA-8041-6	Oct 8, 2011
January 7, 1929	The Five Step	Eddie Brandt	Columbia 5245	WA-8300-2	Oct 8, 2011
January 29. 1929	I'm Sorry, Sally	Eddie Brandt	Columbia 5265	WA-8476-2	Oct 8, 2011
November 25, 1929	Aren't We All ?	Billy Milton	Columbia 5512	WA-9728-4	Oct 8, 2011
January 14, 1930	I'm Like A Sailor	Billy Milton	Columbia CB-6	WA-9941-2	Oct 8, 2011
March 3, 1930	The Wind In The Willows	Billy Milton	Columbia CB-30	WA-10136-2	Oct 8, 2011
April 17, 1930	Reach Out For A Rainbow	Sam Browne	Columbia CB-97	WA-10275-2	Oct 8, 2011
April 17, 1930	I'd Rather Have A Memory Of You	Sam Browne	Columbia CB-60	WA-10294-2	Oct 8, 2011
April 29, 1930	Just Like In A Story Book	Sam Browne	Columbia CB-67	WA-10324-2	Oct 8, 2011
October 3, 1930	Without My Gal	Billy Milton	Columbia CB-146	WA-10726-2	Oct 8, 2011
October 3, 1930	Take Along A Little Love		Columbia CB-160	WA-10728-2	Oct 8, 2011
October 13, 1930	Living A Life Of Dreams	Lou Abelardo	Columbia CB-158	WA-10765-2	Oct 8, 2011
October 13, 1930	Two Of Everything	Lou Abelardo	Columbia CB-150	WA-10767-2	Oct 8, 2011
October 20, 1930	Why Am I So Romantic ?	Lou Abelardo	Columbia CB-161	WA-10810-1	Oct 8, 2011
November 12, 1930	I'm Doin' That Thing	Maurice Elwin	Columbia CB-171	WA-10895-1	Oct 8, 2011
November 12, 1930	Dancing On The Ceiling	Maurice Elwin	Columbia CB-172	WA-10898-2	Oct 8, 2011

The Piccadilly Players (directed by Al Starita)
American Saxophonist, Al Starita had been leading the band at the Kit Cat Restaurant before being given the job at The Piccadilly Hotel. The band at the Piccadilly had no brass section, but trumpet & trombone were added for the recordings made for Columbia between 1928 and the end of 1929 when Starita made a hasty exit from England back to America. Here is a selection of the Columbia records.

Recording Date	Tune Title	Vocalist(s)	Label & Issue No.	Matrix No.	Upload Date
April 20, 1928	Yummy Yum Yum	Eddie Grossbart	Columbia 4907	WA-7275-1	June 20, 2012
April 20, 1928	I Want To Be Alone With Mary Brown	Eddie Grossbart	Columbia 4886	WA-7276-2	June 20, 2012
May 30, 1928	Do The Sugar Step With Me		Columbia 4930	WA-7425-2	June 20, 2012
July 7, 1928	Happy Go Lucky Lane	Eddie Grossbart	Columbia 4977	WA-7591-1	June 20, 2012
August 21, 1928	Saskatchewan	Eddie Grossbart	Columbia 5004	WA-7679-1	June 20, 2012
September 15, 1928	Funny Face	Eddie Grossbart	Columbia 5108	WA-7841-2	June 20, 2012
October 6, 1928	If I Had You	Eddie Grossbart	Columbia 5022	WA-7840-3	June 20, 2012
October 24, 1928	I Know That My Baby Is Cheatin' On Me	Florence Oldham	Columbia 5120	WA-8026-2	June 20, 2012
November 9, 1928	Sweet Lorraine	Eddie Grossbart	Columbia 5208	WA-8079-2	June 20, 2012
December 5, 1928	Just Give The Southland To Me	Eddie Grossbart trio	Columbia 5190	WA-8189-1	June 20, 2012
January 11, 1929	Blue Grass	Barrie Oliver	Columbia 5225	WA-8332-2	June 20, 2012
February 22, 1929	Po-Kee O-Kee Oh!	Eddie Grossbart & Al Starita	Columbia 5285	WA-8592-2	June 20, 2012
March 9, 1929	Who Did? You Did	Betty Bolton	Columbia 5308	WA-8677-2	June 20, 2012
April 13, 1929	Bogey Wail (A Weird Affair)	Betty Bolton	Columbia 5372	WA-8864-1	June 20, 2012
May 24, 1929	Where Do I Want To Be?	Harry Shalson	Columbia 5421	WA-9057-2	June 20, 2012
June 1, 1929	My Mother's Eyes	Harry Shalson	Columbia 5418	WA-9077-1	June 20, 2012
June 28, 1929	You Want Lovin', But I Want Love	Whoopee Boys	Columbia 5483	WA-9224-1	June 20, 2012
August 23, 1929	Kansas City Kitty	Eddie Collis	Columbia 5539	WA-9388-2	June 20, 2012
November 22, 1929	Smiling Irish Eyes	Peter Pounds, with Les Allen & Al Starita	Columbia 5654	WA-9777-2	June 20, 2012

Oscar Rabin and his Romany Band
Oscar Rabin's early 1930s recordings are not easy to find; they were made for Sterno and also other British Homophone labels, 4 in 1 and Plaza. None of these turn up that easily these days, they didn't sell in big quantities, though the 6d Plaza records are probably the most common. Reports at the time say that Rabin never lead the band, but was content to sit at the back of the band playing the bass sax, while guitarist Harry Davis stood out front and directed and made the announcements. However, on all the records the bass is a sousaphone (or sometimes a double bass), so it may be Oscar Rabin took no part at all in the recordings.
Here is my collection of Plaza records by this band for your listening pleasure. They were all issued under pseudonyms - noted after the record issue number.

Recording Date	Tune Title	Vocalist(s)	Label & Issue No.	Matrix No.	Upload Date
May 9, 1933	Wear A Great Big Smile	Sam Browne & the Three Ginx	Plaza P-118 (Plaza Dance Band)	L-990	Aug 31, 2009
May 9, 1933	Deep Water	Elsie Carlisle	Plaza P-103 (Brockman's Band)	L-995	Aug 31, 2009
June 27, 1933	Hiawatha's Lullaby	Jack Plant	Plaza P-116 (Ben Fields & his Band)	L-1081	Aug 31, 2009
August 9, 1933	Shuffle Off To Buffalo	Harry Bentley	Plaza P-128 (The Crackerjacks)	L-1128	Aug 31, 2009
August 9, 1933	You're Getting To Be A Habit With Me	Harry Bentley	Plaza P-128 (The Crackerjacks)	L-1129	Aug 31, 2009
August 9, 1933	I Don't Like Her Dog Fido	Dan Donovan	Plaza P-186 (Plaza Dance Band)	L-1131	Aug 31, 2009
September 29, 1933	Night And Day	Dan Donovan	Plaza P-157 (Plaza Dance Band)	L-1229	Aug 31, 2009
September 29, 1933	Weep No More, My Baby	Dan Donovan	Plaza P-177 (The Twelve Cavaliers)	L-1231	Aug 31, 2009
September 29, 1933	I've Gotta Get Up And Go To Work	Dan Donovan	Plaza P-142 (Alf Bertram & his Band)	L-1232	Aug 31, 2009
October 12, 1933	Give A Cheer	Dan Donovan	Plaza P-157 (Plaza Dance Band)	L-1262	Aug 31, 2009
October 12, 1933	The Golden King Shuffle		Lewis L-28 (Ben Findley's Dance Band)	L-1264	Aug 31, 2009
October 12, 1933	Romany Blues		Plaza P-155 (Alf Bertram & his Band)	L-1265	Aug 31, 2009
October 12, 1933	Betcha Life I Do	Harry Davis	Plaza P-165 (The Twelve Cavaliers)	L-1266	Aug 31, 2009
October 12, 1933	Wasting The Evening Away	Dan Donovan	Plaza P-389 (Al Gold & his Band)	L-1267	Aug 31, 2009
November 3, 1933	It's The Talk Of The Town	Harry Davis	Plaza P-193 (Art Willis & his Band)	L-1321	Aug 31, 2009
January 18, 1934	Violet Ray Blues		Plaza P-209 (Willie Freeman's Dance O)	L-1442	Aug 31, 2009
January 18, 1934	Hawaiian Dream Of Love	Harry Bentley	Plaza P-210 (Tony Miller & his Band)	L-1444	Aug 31, 2009
August 22, 1938	I Fall In Love With You Every Day	Garry Gowan	Rex 9362	R-2860	Mar 5, 2013
August 22, 1938	This Time It's Real	Beryl Davis	Rex 9362	R-2861	Mar 5, 2013
September 28, 1938	Goodbye To Summer	Beryl Davis	Rex 9384	R-2923	Mar 5, 2013
September 28, 1938	On The Sentimental Side	Garry Gowan	Rex 9395	R-2925	Mar 5, 2013
September 28, 1938	Now It Can Be Told	Garry Gowan	Rex 9395	R-2926	Mar 5, 2013
January 11, 1939	Day Dreaming	Garry Gowan	Rex 9473	R-3211	Mar 5, 2013
January 11, 1939	I Wanna Go Back To Bali	The Romaniacs	Rex 9473	R-3212	Mar 5, 2013
March 14, 1939	They Say	Garry Gowan	Rex 9512	R-3388	Mar 5, 2013
March 14, 1939	My First Goodnight	Beryl Davis	Rex 9512	R-3389	Mar 5, 2013
May 12, 1939	The Funny Old Hills	Garry Gowan	Rex 9550	R-3551	Mar 5, 2013
May 12, 1939	Angels Never Leave Heaven	Garry Gowan	Rex 9550	R-3552	Mar 5, 2013
August 4, 1939	Especially For You	Beryl Davis	Rex 9606	R-3779	Mar 5, 2013
August 4, 1939	Sing, My Heart	Garry Gowan	Rex 9606	R-3780	Mar 5, 2013
November 8, 1939	An Apple For The Teacher	Beryl Davis & Garry Gowan	Rex 9671	R-4007	Mar 5, 2013
November 8, 1939	A Man And His Dream	Garry Gowan	Rex 9671	R-4008	Mar 5, 2013
January 18, 1940	(Why Couldn't It Last) Last Night?	Garry Gowan	Rex 9717	R-4221	Mar 5, 2013
January 18, 1940	I Hear A Dream	Beryl Davis	Rex 9717	R-4222	Mar 5, 2013
April 8, 1940	No Souvenirs	Diane	Rex 9769	R-4495	Mar 5, 2013
August 1, 1940	Exactly Like You		Rex 9839	R-4907	Mar 5, 2013
August 1, 1940	Wrappin' It Up		Rex 9839	R-4908	Mar 5, 2013
November 8, 1940	I'm Nobody's Baby	Beryl Davis	Rex 9885	R-5104	Mar 5, 2013
November 8, 1940	If I Only Had Wings	Ken Beaumont	Rex 9885	R-5105	Mar 5, 2013
April 30, 1941	It's Foolish But It's Fun	Beryl Davis	Rex 9980	R-5669	Mar 5, 2013
December 18, 1941	Wrap Yourself In Cotton Wool	Beryl Davis	Rex 10090	R-6574	Mar 5, 2013
December 18, 1941	When Night Is Thru'	Bob Dale	Rex 10090	R-6575	Mar 5, 2013
February 10, 1942	Baby Mine	Diane	Rex 10112	R-6657	Mar 5, 2013
May 10, 1945	My Guy's Come Back / Ac-cent-tchu-ate The Positive		Decca MW-321	DR-9410	Mar 5, 2013
May 10, 1945	Boston Bounce / We've Got Something To Sing About		Decca MW-321	DR-9411	Mar 5, 2013

Bert Ralton and his Havana Band
Bert Ralton arrived in Britain from America at the start of the 1920s with his New York Havana Band. Bert lead the band on saxophone (usually soprano sax). They played at the Savoy Hotel (changing the band's name to the Savoy Havana Band) until the summer of 1923 when Ralton left to go to Australia. Returning to Britain in late summer 1925, he formed the band we hear here, known as his Havana Band. It contained some young up-and-coming musicians such as Jack Jackson (trumpet), Ben Oakley(trombone), Allen Warren (saxes), Dick Escott (tuba) and, on the last session, Lew Stone (piano). Following the last of these recordings, the band left for a tour of South Africa, where Bert died after a shooting accident.

Recording Date	Tune Title	Vocalist(s)	Label & Issue No.	Matrix No.	Upload Date
November 30, 1925	Isn't She The Sweetest Thing?		Columbia 3826	WA-2585	Mar 28, 2009
November 30, 1925	Headin' For Home		Columbia 3825	WA-2929	Mar 26, 2009
December 17, 1925	Over My Shoulder		Columbia 3860	WA-2665	Mar 28, 2009
February 13, 1926	The Two Of Us		Columbia 3910	WA-2864	Mar 28, 2009
May 21, 1926	Carolina	Harry Shalson	Columbia 4019	WA-3295	Mar 28, 2009
July 2, 1926	Could I? I Certainly Could	Harry Shalson	Columbia 4041	WA-3533	Mar 28, 2009
July 2, 1926	The Pump Song	Bert Ralton	Columbia 4042	WA-3535	Mar 28, 2009
July 2, 1926	Fiddle-Dee-Dee-Dee-Dee	Bert Ralton	Columbia 4042	WA-3536	Mar 28, 2009
September 1, 1926	I Never See Maggie Alone	Bert Ralton	Columbia 4092	WA-3829	Mar 28, 2009

Rio Grande Band
The Rio Grande Tango Band was a band of Spanish and Italian musicians which had been making recordings for HMV from late 1925; mainly recordings of tangos and other Spanish dances, as one would expect. However, in late 1927 to early 1928, a series of recordings by a more conventional dance band was made using the plainer "Rio Grande Band" name. The musicians are largely unidentified, but it is believed the director and vocalist was Roger Del Castro. Here are most of their recordings of this period; they consist of minor dance crazes of the period: Yale Blues, Heebie Jeebeies and Stop Trots.

Recording Date	Tune Title	Vocalist(s)	Label & Issue No.	Matrix No.	Upload Date
September 19, 1927	Zulu Wail		HMV B-5355 (as Rio Grande Tango Band)	Bb-11398-1	Aug 12, 2011
September 19, 1927	A Blue Serenade		HMV B-5355 (as Rio Grande Tango Band)	Bb-11399-2	Aug 12, 2011
November 1, 1927	Baltimore		HMV B-5392	Bb-11872-2	Aug 12, 2011
November 1, 1927	No-One But You Knows How To Love		HMV B-5392	Bb-11873-3	Aug 12, 2011
November 1, 1927	I Call You Sugar		HMV B-5389	Bb-11874-3	Aug 12, 2011
November 1, 1927	Every Little Thing I Do		HMV B-5389	Bb-11875-3	Aug 12, 2011
February 7, 1928	Do That Heebie Jeebie Dance		HMV B-5438	Bb-12677-3	Aug 12, 2011
February 7, 1928	Sister Phoebe's Danced The Heebie Jeebies		HMV B-5438	Bb-12678-2	Aug 12, 2011
April 24, 1928	Give Me A Tune To Set Me Dancin'		HMV B-5505	Bb-13225-1	Aug 12, 2011
April 24, 1928	The Stop Trot		HMV B-5478	Bb-13226-2	Aug 12, 2011
April 24, 1928	Broken-Hearted Sue	Roger del Castro	HMV B-5478	Bb-13227-1	Aug 12, 2011
June 29, 1928	Sentimental Baby	Roger del Castro	HMV B-5505	Bb-13892-2	Aug 12, 2011

R.M.S. "Homeric" Dance Band
Valentine Buxton Howarth was the director of this band, about which nothing is known of the musicians on thes recordings, apart from the ever-reliable Sam Browne who was brought in to sing the vocals. Howarth played saxophone and violin and presumably does so on these four recordings, the only ones they made, which were recorded in Southampton on board the liner itself.

Recording Date	Tune Title	Vocalist(s)	Label & Issue No.	Matrix No.	Upload Date
June 2, 1933	Talking To You About Me	Sam Browne	Columbia CB-634	WA-13620-4	Dec 13, 2009
June 2, 1933	I Wish I Had Wings	Sam Browne	Columbia CB-635	WA-13621-3	Dec 13, 2009
June 2, 1933	My Love Song	Sam Browne	Columbia CB-634	WA-13695-1	Dec 13, 2009
June 2, 1933	Have You Had A Good Day Today? (6/8)	Sam Browne	Columbia CB-635	WA-13696-1	Dec 13, 2009

Arthur Rosebery and his Kit-Cat Dance Band
Arthur Rosebery lead bands playing at the Cafe de Paris and the Kit-Cat restaurants in the late 1920s, after which the band played in the orchestra pit for shows such as "Follow Through" and "Wonder Bar". The recordings here cover both the Kit-Cat period and after, and are typical of this lively and unorthodox dance band. Vocalist Len Lees was also the drummer. Considering how good he was at putting over a number, it is odd that he hardly ever made any records after Rosebery disbanded at the end of 1930

Recording Date	Tune Title	Vocalist(s)	Label & Issue No.	Matrix No.	Upload Date
November 16, 1928	He Loves And She Loves	Jack Hart	Parlophone R-240	E-2184-2	Apr 13, 2013
January 14, 1929	I'm Crazy Over You	Bobby Sanders	Parlophone R-291	E-2291-2	Apr 13, 2013
March 1, 1929	If I Had You	Len Lees	Parlophone R-302	E-2335-2	Apr 13, 2013
March 1, 1929	Spread A Little Happiness	Len Lees	Parlophone R-302	E-2337-2	May 28, 2009
March 1, 1929	I'm A One Man Girl		Parlophone R-303	E-2338-2	May 28, 2009
June 7, 1929	Broadway Melody	Len Lees and trio	Parlophone R-383	E-2507-2	Apr 13, 2013
June 14, 1929	Breakaway	Len Lees and trio	Parlophone R-390	E-2540-1	Apr 13, 2013
June 14, 1929	Big City Blues		Parlophone R-390	E-2541-2	Apr 13, 2013
August 30, 1929	Fox Movietone Follies of 1929, part 1		Parlophone R-425	E-2741-2	Apr 13, 2013
August 30, 1929	Fox Movietone Follies of 1929, part 2	Len Lees and trio	Parlophone R-425	E-2742-2	Apr 13, 2013
c. August 31, 1929	I Still Believe In You	Len Lees	Homochord D-1417	BL-1264	Apr 13, 2013
c. August 31, 1929	Delphine	Len Lees	Homochord D-1417	BL-1265	Apr 13, 2013
c. Sept. 20, 1929	Come On, Baby	Pat O'Malley & Len Lees	Sterno 239	S-259	Apr 13, 2013
c. Sept. 20, 1929	Ain't Misbehavin'	Len Lees	Sterno 235	S-261	Apr 13, 2013
February 20, 1930	Sitting On The Cold, Wet Grass	Len Lees & chorus	Ariel 4517 (Ariel Dance.O.)	E-3078-2	May 28, 2009
February 20, 1930	I'm On A Diet Of Love	Leslie Holmes	Parlophone R-598	E-3084-2	Apr 13, 2013
February 25, 1930	Indispensable You (intro: Far Away)	Harry Bentley	Parlophone R-595	E-3101-2	Apr 13, 2013
February 25, 1930	Body And Soul	Harry Bentley	Parlophone R-595	E-3103-2	Apr 13, 2013
March 17, 1930	Figaro	Leslie Holmes & chorus	Parlophone R-622	E-3155-1	Apr 13, 2013
March 17, 1930	The Wind In The Willows	Harry Bentley	Parlophone R-610	E-3161-2	May 28, 2009
September 1930	That Night In Venice	Len Lees	Parlophone R-739	E-3599-2	May 28, 2009
September 1930	My Future Just Passed	Len Lees	Parlophone R-746	E-3600-2	May 28, 2009
September 1930	The Pick-Up	Len Lees	Parlophone R-746	E-3601-1	May 28, 2009

The Savoy Orpheans
First formed in 1923 under the direction of Debroy Somers, The Savoy Orpheans were meant to be a more British band to balance the Americans in the Savoy Havana Band. However the band included some American musicians and the influence of the Americans, whose ideas were more advanced than the British musicians at the time, helped to provide a top-flight band. Both bands played at the Savoy Hotel in London. Here are some recordings from 1925-27.

Recording Date	Tune Title	Vocalist(s)	Label & Issue No.	Matrix No.	Upload Date
October 30, 1925	Dinah		HMV B-2183	Bb-7133	Oct 2, 2010
December 22, 1925	In A Little Bungalow		HMV B-2251	Bb-7574	Oct 2, 2010
January 21, 1926	Clap Hands! Here Comes Charley	chorus	HMV B-5003	Bb-7751	Oct 2, 2010
February 16, 1926	Headin' For Louisville		HMV B-5017	Bb-7902	Oct 2, 2010
February 16, 1926	No Man's Mamma		HMV B-5017	Bb-7904	Oct 2, 2010
March 23, 1926	Fascinating Rhythm		HMV B-5030	Bb-8146	Oct 2, 2010
April 19, 1926	Somebody's Eyes		HMV B-5063	Bb-8366	Oct 2, 2010
June 11, 1926	I'd Rather Charleston	Ramon Newton & Estelle Brody	HMV B-5085	Bb-8528	Oct 2, 2010
October 23, 1926	How Many Times?	Ramon Newton & Joe Cassidy	HMV B-5147	Bb-9104	Oct 2, 2010
December 2, 1926	That's A Good Girl		HMV B-5182	Bb-9644	Oct 2, 2010
December 22, 1926	Hop Skip		HMV B-5198	Bb-9797	Oct 2, 2010
Januaary 28, 1927	I'm Telling The Birds		HMV B-5214	Bb-10109	Oct 2, 2010
March 2, 1927	Idolising		HMV B-5230	Bb-10233	Oct 2, 2010
April 27, 1927	Tea-Time Tomorrow		HMV B-5272	Bb-10650	Oct 2, 2010
July 1, 1927	Me And My Shadow		HMV B-5300	Bb-11081	Oct 2, 2010
July 1, 1927	The Blue Room	Hamilton Sisters & Fordyce	HMV B-5322	Bb-11082	Oct 2, 2010
August 16, 1927	There's Always A Way Into Trouble	Ramon Newton	HMV B-5338	Bb-11188	Oct 2, 2010
September 30, 1927	Yale Blues		HMV B-5369	Bb-11560	Oct 2, 2010
September 30, 1927	Moonlit Waters	Ramon Newton	HMV B-5369	Bb-11561	Oct 2, 2010
October 17, 1927	Blue Baby	Ramon Newton	HMV B-5382	Bb-11830	Oct 2, 2010
November 11, 127	Lonely Melody		HMV B-5404	Bb-11915	Oct 2, 2010
November 30, 1927	Underneath The Wabash Moon		HMV B-5419	Bb-12073	Oct 2, 2010

Debroy Somers' Band
William Debroy Somers started his recording career making instrumental recordings for Bulldog records in the immediate post-WWI. Subsequently he had a post as musical director at Aeolian (later Vocalion) records, from 1920-23 before forming the famous Savoy Orpheans to play at the Savoy Hotel. He left the Savoy to pursue his own career and formed his first band in 1926, recordings solely for Columbia for many years. Here is a selection of 80-year old records from 1929, including the famous Savoy Christmas Medley as a suitable nod in the direction of the current season (December 2009)

Recording Date	Tune Title	Vocalist(s)	Label & Issue No.	Matrix No.	Upload Date
February 21, 1929	Misery Farm	Tom Barratt	Columbia 5269	WA-8568-1	Dec 25, 2009
February 23, 1929	Just The Type For Me	Bobby Sanders	Columbia 5302	WA-8599-1	Dec 25, 2009
March 16, 1929	Flower Of Love	Miss Horsley	Columbia 5325	WA-8713-1	Dec 25, 2009
June 17, 1929	Do Something	Tom Barratt	Regal G-9408	WA-9175-1	Dec 25, 2009
June 17, 1929	Jericho	Tom Barratt	Regal G-9408	WA-9176-1	Dec 25, 2009
July 5, 1929	Dancing Goblin		Columbia 5498	WA-9247-1	Dec 25, 2009
September 17, 1929	Savoy Christmas Medley (fox trot)	male quartet	Columbia 5441	WA-9497-1	Dec 25, 2009
September 17, 1929	Savoy Christmas Medley (one step)	male quartet	Columbia 5441	WA-9498-1	Dec 25, 2009
November 4, 1929	The Doll's House	Tom Barratt	Columbia 5630	WA-9708-1	Dec 25, 2009
November 14, 1929	Painting The Clouds With Sunshine	Tom Barratt & trio	Regal G-9452	WA-9745-2	Dec 25, 2009
December 19, 1929	In The Moonlight (Think Of You, Think Of Me)	Tom Barratt	Columbia 5700	WA-9869-2	Dec 25, 2009

Nat Star and his Orchestra
Nat was a pioneer saxophonist in Britain and seems to have spent most of his career in the recording studios. From 1923 to 1934 he was musical director at British Homophone, making records with his hand-picked musicians on the Homochord, Sterno, Plaza, 4 in 1 and various derivative labels. As far as I know, none of his recordings have been made available on LP or CD, so here is a rare chance to hear some. This is a selection covering the whole period mentioned.

Recording Date	Tune Title	Vocalist(s)	Label & Issue No.	Matrix No.	Upload Date
February 14, 1924	Felix Kept On Walking		Homochord H-533 (Selwin's Dance Orchestra)	L-00560	Jan 1, 2010
December 22, 1927	Oh, Baby, Don't We Get Along	Maurice Elwin	Homochord D-1194	HH-11960	Jan 1, 2010
February 21, 1928	I Ain't Got Nobody	Maurice Elwin	Homochord D-1231	HH-12746	Jan 1, 2010
December 31, 1928	You're In My Heart (But Never In My Arms)	Maurice Elwin	Homochord P-10013	PL-932-1	Jan 1, 2010
February 26, 1929	Nagasaki	Maurice Elwin	Homochord D-1321 (Eugene Brockman Dance O.)	BL-1012-1	Jan 1, 2010
January 25, 1929	S'Wonderful	Fred Douglas	Sterno 113 (Lester Conn's Dance Band)	S-25-1	Jan 1, 2010
February 28, 1929	Dancing Shadows		Sterno 142 (Bert Maddison's Dance Orch.)	S-61-1	Jan 1, 2010
July 12, 1929	Honey	Cavan O'Connor	Sterno 190 (Bernie Blake & his Orchestra)	S-171-1	Jan 1, 2010
November 1, 1929	Smiling Irish Eyes	Maurice Elwin	Homochord D-1434 (Roylance & his band)	BL-1331-1	Jan 1, 2010
November 21, 1929	Every Now And Then	Tom Barratt	Sterno 278 (Bert Maddison's Dance Orch.)	S-332-1	Jan 1, 2010
December 13, 1929	An Old Italian Love Song	Joe Lee	Sterno 329 (Bernie Blake & his Orch.)	S-373-2	Jan 1, 2010
May 12, 1930	You Can't Believe My Eyes	Tom Barratt	Sterno 413 (Bernie Blake & his Orch.)	S-723-1	Jan 1, 2010
August 8, 1930	I Love You So Much	Cavan O'Connor	Sterno 550 (Bert Maddison's Dance Orch.)	S-886-2	Jan 1, 2010
September 24, 1930	Little White Lies	Cavan O'Connor	Sterno 547	S-1011-2	Jan 1, 2010
March 30, 1931	Blue Again	Tom Barratt	Sterno 685	S-1494-1	Jan 1, 2010
August 5, 1931	Ho Hum	Tom Barratt	Sterno 765	S-1771-2	Jan 1, 2010
October 29, 1931	The Longer That You Linger In Virginia	Geoff Howard	Sterno 817	S-1990-2	Jan 1, 2010
August 6, 1932	Humming To Myself	Les Allen	Sterno 1008 (Andre Astan & his Orchestra)	S-2517-2	Jan 1, 2010
May 15, 1933	Something Came And Got Me In The Spring	Sam Browne	Plaza P-105 (Brockman's Band)	L-1008-1	Jan 1, 2010
October 13, 1933	Certainly! Why Not	Tom Barratt	Plaza P-162 (Plaza Dance Band)	L-1274-1	Jan 1, 2010
June 21, 1934	The Breeze	Leslie Douglas	Sterno 1451 (Sterno Dance Band)	S-3888-2	Jan 1, 2010

Ray Starita and his Band
American tenor-saxophone player, Ray Starita came to Britain in the early 1920s and was one of the original members of The Savoy Orpheans. In the mid-1920s, he lead the Piccadilly Revels Band which played at the Piccadilly Hotel, moving to the Ambassadors' Club by 1928. The following recordings are from the Ambassadors' Club period.

Recording Date	Tune Title	Vocalist(s)	Label & Issue No.	Matrix No.	Upload Date
May 17, 1928	I'm Saving Saturday Night For You	Phil Arnold	Columbia 4910	WA-7389-1	Dec 6, 2009
May 24, 1928	An' Furthermore	Les Reis	Columbia 4915	WA-7301-3	Dec 6, 2009
May 24, 1928	Teach Me To Dance Like Grandma	Les Reis	Columbia 4915	WA-7303-3	Dec 6, 2009
June 13, 1928	I Call You Sugar		Columbia 4943	WA-7493-2	Dec 6, 2009
September 29, 1928	Crazy Rhythm	Eddie Grossbart, Ray Starita + 1	Columbia 5137	WA-7906-2	Dec 6, 2009
October 11, 1928	Spread A Little Happiness	Eddie Grossbart	Columbia 5228	WA-7975-1	Dec 6, 2009
November 28, 1928	I Think Of What You Used To Think Of Me	Eddie Grossbart	Columbia 5179	WA-8156-2	Dec 6, 2009
March 2, 1929	I Ain't Never Been Kissed	Phil Arnnold	Couimbia 5304	WA-8641-2	Dec 6, 2009
March 22, 1929	Second Hand Rose	Betty Bolton	Columbia 5361	WA-8738-2	Dec 6, 2009
May 4, 1929	The Wedding Of The Painted Doll	Betty Bolton	Columbia 5380	WA-8950-2	Dec 6, 2009
May 4, 1929	Wake Up! Chillun, Wake Up!	Betty Bolton	Columbia 5380	WA-8951-2	Dec 6, 2009

Lew Stone and his Band
Lew Stone's Monseigneur Band of the early 1930s was, at the time, and since, considered to be one of the best. While I generally agree with this, I feel that his later recordings are somewhat overlooked, so here is a selection of late 1930s Lew Stone recordings.

Recording Date	Tune Title	Vocalist(s)	Label & Issue No.	Matrix No.	Upload Date
November 9, 1935	Sweet Dreams, Sweetheart	Sam Browne	Decca F-5782	TB-2052-1	Jul 10, 2010
November 9, 1935	Etude		Decca F-5783	TB-2055-1	Jul 10, 2010
April 16, 1936	The Glory Of Love	Alfie Noakes, Joe Crossman & Don Barrigo	Decca F-5960	TB-2114-1	Jul 10, 2010
October 6, 1936	Unbelievable	Bert Yarlett	Decca F-6133	TB-2531-1	Jul 10, 2010
November 20, 1936	Sing Me A Swing Song	Tiny Winters	Decca F-6289	TB-2652-1	Jul 10, 2010
June 1, 1937	Was It Rain?	Sam Costa	Decca F-6409	TB-3089-1	Jul 10, 2010
July 3, 1937	Slumming On Park Avenue	Joe Crossman	Decca F-6451	TB-3135-1	Jul 10, 2010
September 6, 1937	The Wind And The Rain	Sam Costa	Decca F-6469	DTB-3215-1	Jul 10, 2010
March 21, 1938	An Amazon Goes A-Wooing		Decca F-6679	DTB-3609-1	Jul 10, 2010
August 15, 1938	I Won't Tell A Soul	Al Bowlly	Decca F-6763	DR-2854-1	Jul 10, 2010
September 26, 1938	Plastered In Paris		Decca F-6796	DR-2929-1	Jul 10, 2010
November 28, 1938	All Ashore	Al Bowlly	Decca F-6890	DR-3119-1	Jul 10, 2010
January 30, 1940	I Want The Waiter (With Thw Water)	Sid Colin & chorus	Decca F-7397	DR-4258-1	Jul 10, 2010
May 10, 1940	Too Romantic	Wendy Claire	Decca F-7490	DR-4651-1	Jul 10, 2010

Hal Swain and his Band
Born in Yorkshire, Hal Swain emigrated to Canada while a youngster. He returned to Britain in the early 1920s with a band which became called The New Princes' Toronto Band when it played at the New Princes Restaurant. He left the band in early 1926 and later formed a new band for the New Princes, later playing at the Cafe Royal and the Kit- Cat Restaurant. Hal Swain & his bands recorded for Regal, Broadcast and Imperial between 1927 and 1931. Here is a selection of his recordings.

Recording Date	Tune Title	Vocalist(s)	Label & Issue No.	Matrix No.	Upload Date
June 20, 1927	Half-A-Moon	Hal Swain	Regal G-8903	WA-5729-2	Mar 18, 2010
May 4, 1928	Sunny Skies	Trio	Regal G-9130	WA-7327-1	Mar 18, 2010
January 2, 1929	You're In My Heart, But Never In My Arms	Hal Swain	Regal G-9252	WA-8283-1	Mar 18, 2010
February 21, 1929	I'm A One-Man Girl	Hal Swain	Regal G-9295	WA-8586-1	Mar 18, 2010
May 13, 1929	Ever So Goosey	Hal Swain & Cecil Woods	Regal G-9363	WA-9008-1	Mar 18, 2010
September 26, 1929	Excuse Me, Lady	Hal Swain	Regal G-9436	WA-9581-2	Mar 18, 2010
February 13, 1930	Duke Of Ka-Ki-Ak	Tom Barratt	Regal MR-30	WAR-17-1	Mar 18, 2010
November 1930	That's Where The South Begins	Hal Swain	Broadcast 652	Z-1755-2	Mar 18, 2010
February 1931	Here Comes The Sun	unidentified	Broadcast 688	Z-1853-2	Mar 18, 2010
April 1931	The Little Things In Life	Tom Barratt	Broadcast 709	Z-1948-2	Mar 18, 2010
June 1931	Lazy Day	Jack Plant	Imperial 2505	5742-2	Mar 18, 2010
September 1931	If You're Really And Truly In Love	Hal Swain	Imperial 2565	5839-2	Mar 18, 2010
December 1931	Yes! Yes! (My Baby Said "Yes")	Hal Swain	Imperial 2608	5926-2	Mar 18, 2010

Jay Whidden and his Band
American-born Jay Whidden came to England in partnership with Con Conrad as music-hall artists in the early years of the 20th century. In the mid-1920s he formed an alo-British band to play at the Hotel Metropole, making a number of recordings for Columbia. In 1928 he moved to the Carlton Hotel with a new band and made recorings for Imperial and Victory. Following a solitary session at Decca in 1930, Jay returned to America for good.

The Imperial recordings
Imperial records, made by The Crystalate Manufacturing Company, had not long introduced Electrical recording when they signed Jay Whidden's Carlton Hotel Band. The recordings are not of the best quality, but the band is good, and helped by some excellent arrangements by Peter Yorke, Lew Stone and the band's own Johnny Swinfen. The hot trumpet heard on many of the sides is the work of Max Goldberg, added to the band for recordings only.

Recording Date	Tune Title	Vocalist(s)	Label & Issue No.	Matrix No.	Upload Date
August 16, 1928	Blue Bird, Sing Me A Song		Imperial 1935	4932-2	May 15, 2010
September 14, 1928	I Want To Be Alone With Mary Brown	Phil Arnold	Imperial 1957	4964-1	May 15, 2010
October 5, 1928	Just A Little Kiss	Jay Whidden	Imperial 1971	4997-1	May 15, 2010
October 19, 1928	Sascatchewan	Jay Whidden	Imperial 1982	5018-1	May 15, 2010
October 19, 1928	Virginia (There's A Blue Ridge In My Heart)	Jay Whidden	Imperial 1982	5019-1	May 15, 2010
October 19, 1928	Sweet Ukulele Maid	Jay Whidden	Imperial 1981	5020-1	May 15, 2010
November 9, 1928	All By Yourself In The Moonlight	Jay Whidden	Imperial 1996	5048-1	May 15, 2010
January 11, 1929	She's A Great, Great Girl	Jay Whidden's Rhythm Boys	Imperial 2010	5080-1	May 15, 2010
January 14, 1929	Louisiana	Fred Douglas	Imperial 2024	5086-3	May 15, 2010
January 14, 1929	I'm Crazy Over You	Fred Douglas	Imperial 2025	5089-3	May 15, 2010
April 1929	Spread A Little Happiness	Fred Douglas	Imperial 2053	5177-1	May 15, 2010
April 1929	A Dicky Bird Told Me So	Fred Douglas	Imperial 2053	5178-1	May 15, 2010
June 12, 1929	Is Izzy Azzy Wozz?	Fred Douglas	Imperial 2089	5215-1	May 15, 2010
June 12, 1929	When I Met Connie In The Cornfield	Fred Douglas	Imperial 2088	5217-1	May 15, 2010
July 1929	Looking At You	Jay Whidden	Imperial 2113	5251-2	May 15, 2010
October 11, 1929	Hittin' The Ceiling	Jay Whidden	Imperial 2127	5275-1	May 15, 2010
October 11, 1929	Hot Footin' It	Jay Whidden	Imperial 2127	5276-1	May 15, 2010
October 11, 1929	I'm Thirsty For Kisses, Hungry For Love	Jay Whidden	Imperial 2126	5277-1	May 15, 2010

Jay Wilbur and his Band
Jay Wilbur was musical director for Dominion records between 1928 and 1930 when the company folded. He then moved to Crystalate and remained there even after 1937 when the company was taken over by Decca. Jay Wilbur made thousands of recordings for Dominion, Imperial, Rex, Broadcast, Victory, Eclipse and Crown. We start with some Dominion recordings; these are hard to find in decent condition and have quite a harsh recording sound. Then some Eclipses to follow.

Recording Date	Tune Title	Vocalist(s)	Label & Issue No & Pseudonym	Matrix No.	Upload Date
October, 1928	A Room With A View	Eddie Gross-Bart	Dominion A-10 (as Deauville Dance Orch.)	1001-4	Dec 26, 2011
October, 1928	Stay Out Of The South	Eddie Gross-Bart	Dominion A-5 (as Midnight Serenaders)	1004-3	Dec 26, 2011
October, 1928	Sweet So-And-So	Eddie Gross-Bart	Dominion A-15 (as Midnight Serenaders)	1008-1	Dec 26, 2011
October, 1928	Down By The Old Front Gate	Eddie Bross-Bart	Dominion A-20	1014-1	Dec 26, 2011
November, 1928	Roll Away, Clouds	Eddie Gross-Bart	Dominion A-17	1036-2	Dec 26, 2011
December, 1928	Where Have You Been All My Life?	Tom Barratt	Dominion A-22	1057-2	Dec 26, 2011
December, 1928	All By Yourself In The Moonlight	Jack Hart	Dominion A-50 (as Midnight Serenaders)	1062-2	Dec 26, 2011
December, 1928	Oh! What A Night To Love	Jack Hart	Dominion A-51 (as Midnight Serenaders)	1082-2	Dec 26, 2011
December, 1928	What A Wonderful Wedding That Will Be	Jack Hart	Dominion A-54	1087-1	Dec 26, 2011
December, 1928	Nobody's Fault But Your Own	Jack Hart	Dominion A-53 (as Deauville Dance Orch.)	1090-2	Dec 26, 2011
January, 1929	I'm Crazy Over You	Jack Hart & Cavan O'Connor	Dominion A-64	1095-3	Dec 26, 2011
February, 1929	I Ain't Never Been Kissed	Cavan O'Connor	Dominion A-82 (as Deauville Dance Orch.)	1143-3	Dec 26, 2011
February, 1929	My Southern Home	Tom Barratt	Dominion A-81	1151-1	Dec 26, 2011
March, 1929	Let's Do It, Let's Fall In Love	Tom Barratt & Jack Hart	Dominion A-91	1182-2	Dec 26, 2011
February 2, 1931	Here Comes The Sun	David O'Rourke	Eclipse 21 (as The Connecticut Collegians)	JW-124	Aug 9, 2010
February 3, 1931	Go Home And Tell Your Mother	Jack Plant	Eclipse 14 (as The Connecticut Collegians)	JW-130	Aug 9, 2010
March 24, 1931	Love Birds Are Better Than Blue Birds	Jack Plant	Eclipse 65 (as The Biltmore Players	JW-153	Aug 9, 2010
March 24, 1931	You Brought A New Kind Of Love To Me	Jack Plant	Eclipse 27 (as The Connecticut Collegians)	JW-155	Aug 9, 2010
May 18, 1931	When I Heard You Say "I Love You "	Jack Plant	Eclipse 45 (as The Connecticut Collegians)	JW-242	Aug 9, 2010
May 26, 1931	Would You Like To Take A Walk?	Les Allen	Eclipse 58 (as The Connecticut Collegians)	JW-256	Aug 9, 2010
August 19, 1931	Time On My Hands	Jack Plant	Eclipse 78 (as The Hottentots)	JW-312	Aug 9, 2010
September 3, 1931	Tie A Little String Around Your Finger	Billy Scott-Coomber	Eclipse 91 (as The Ambassadors Twelve)	JW-363	Aug 9, 2010
September 4, 1931	Pardon Me, Pretty Baby	Les Allen	Eclipse 96 (as The Radio Syncopators	JW-354	Aug 9, 2010
October 14, 1931	I Wonder Who's Under Her Window Tonight	Les Allen	Eclipse 113 (as The Hottentots)	JW-405	Aug 9, 2010
November 13, 1931	I Left My Heart In Panama	Les Allen	Eclipse 132 (as The Radio Syncopators)	JW-475	Aug 9, 2010
December 9, 1931	Sweet And Lovely	Sam Browne	Eclipse 142 (as The Biltmore Players)	JW-504	May 16, 2009
December 9, 1931	Song Of Happiness	Sam Browne	Eclipse 143 (as The Hottentots)	JW-505	May 16, 2009
December 10, 1931	Day After Day	Les Allen	Eclipse 142 (as The Biltmore Players)	JW-511	May 16, 2009
December 10, 1931	How Bright Everything Seems	Leslie Rome	Eclipse 151 (as The Hottentots)	JW-516	May 16, 2009
December 15, 1931	Yes, Yes, My Baby Said Yes!	Les Allen	Eclipse 165 (as The Hottentots)	JW-524	Aug 9, 2010
December 19, 1931	Joey The Clown	Leslie Sarony	Eclipse 149 (as The Connecticut Collegians)	JW-526	May 16, 2009
January 15, 1932	Today I Feel So Happy	Leslie Sarony & chorus	Eclipse 151 (as The Hottentots)	JW-525	May 16, 2009
January 22, 1932	When All's Said And Done	Cavan O'Connor	Eclipse 157 (as The Radio Syncopators)	JW-551	Aug 9, 2010
March 17, 1932	I Only Hear The Echo	Jack Plant	Eclipse 178 (as The Ambassadors Twelve)	JW-593	Aug 9, 2010

Marius B. Winter
Marius claimed to be the first band to broadcast on the BBC, and he was subsequently very popular on the radio for a number of years. His recorded legacy is not very big, mostly consisting of recordings for Vocalion's Broadcast 12 label in 1930 and 1931, few of which have ever been re-issued, despite the fact they fit very snugly onto a CD. Here they are, complete, excepting the waltzes.

Recording Date	Tune Title	Vocalist(s)	Label & Issue No	Matrix No.	Upload Date
c. September 15, 1930	Harmonica Harry	George Melachrino with Marius B Winter + ?	Broadcast 12 2587	L-0741	Oct 16, 2012
c. September 19, 1930	Swingin' In A Hammock	Marius B. Winter	Broadcast 12 2587	L-0742	Oct 16, 2012
c. October 6, 1930	Don't Tell Her What's Happened To Me	George Melachrino	Broadcast 12 2593	L-0756	Oct 16, 2012
c. October 6, 1930	My Future Just Passed	George Melachrino	Broadcast 12 2594	L-0757	Oct 16, 2012
c. October 6, 1930	The King's Horses	Marius B. Winter	Broadcast 12 2594	L-0758	Oct 16, 2012
c. November 17, 1930	Soldier On The Shelf	Marius B. Winter	Broadcast 12 2600	L-0799	Oct 16, 2012
c. November 17, 1930	Oh! Donna Clara	Marius B. Winter	Broadcast 12 2599	L-0800	Oct 16, 2012
c. November 17, 1930	What A Perfect Night For Love	Al Bowlly	Broadcast 12 2599	L-0801	Oct 16, 2012
c. November 17, 1930	Beware Of Love	Al Bowlly	Broadcast 12 2600	L-0802	Oct 16, 2012
c. December 5, 1930	Sing Something Simple	Marius B. Winter	Broadcast 12 2606	L-0819	Oct 16, 2012
c. December 5, 1930	Never Swat A Fly	Al Bowlly	Broadcast 12 2606	L-0820	Oct 16, 2012
c. December 5, 1930	Sunny Days	Marius B. Winter & Al Bowlly	Broadcast 12 2607	L-0821	Oct 16, 2012
c. December 5, 1930	Roaming Thru' The Roses	Al Bowlly	Broadcast 12 2607	L-0822	Oct 16, 2012
c. January 13, 1931	I Am Only The Words, You Are The Melody	Marius B. Winter	Broadcast 12 3003	L-0847	Oct 16, 2012
c. January 13, 1931	There's Something About An Old Fashioned Girl	Al Bowlly	Broadcast 12 3003	L-0848	Oct 16, 2012
c. January 13, 1931	Okay, Baby	Marius B. Winter + ?	Broadcast 12 3004	L-0849	Oct 16, 2012
c. January 13, 1931	A Little Love Song	Al Bowlly	Broadcast 12 3004	L-0850	Oct 16, 2012
c. February 2, 1931	Cheerful Little Earful	Joe Lee	Broadcast 12 3034	L-0879	Oct 16, 2012
c. February 2, 1931	The Peanut Vendor	unknown	Broadcast 12 3019	L-0881	Oct 16, 2012
c. February 2, 1931	Choo Choo		Broadcast 12 3019	L-0882	Oct 16, 2012
c. February 23, 1931	Them There Eyes	Joe Lee	Broadcast 12 3035	L-0919	Oct 16, 2012
c. February 23, 1931	Tap Your Feet	Marius B. Winter + 2	Broadcast 12 3036	L-0920	Oct 16, 2012
c. April 17, 1931	Oh! Rosalita	Val Rosing	Broadcast 12 3048	L-0998	Oct 16, 2012
c. April 17, 1931	Laughing At The Rain	Val Rosing	Broadcast 12 3047	L-0999	Oct 16, 2012
c. April 17, 1931	You'll Be Mine In Apple-Blossom Time	Val Rosing	Broadcast 12 3048	L-01000	Oct 16, 2012
c. April 17, 1931	Hello, Beautiful	Val Rosing	Broadcast 12 3047	L-01001	Oct 16, 2012

George 'Scott' Wood
In the 1930s, Scott Wood was one of EMI's main musical directors, but at the time of the first recordings under his name, in 1931, he was co-directing Jay Whidden's band and it is thought Whidden's musicians may be present on these recordings. (My apologies for the quality of these transfers- they're pretty rare.). I have now added some of George's Regal-Zonophone recordings from the 1930s. At this period he was musical director for light music at EMI, and was also involved in writing arrangements for Harry Roy's band recording for Parlophone. You may see some similarities in sound with Roy's band on some sides.

Recording Date	Tune Title	Vocalist(s)	Label & Issue No & Pseudonym	Matrix No.	Upload Date
February 1931	The One Man Band	Maurice Elwin, Fred Douglas and one other	Ariel 4687 (as Ariel Dance Orch)	E-3959-2	Nov 2009
February 1931	We're Friends Again	Maurice Elwin, Fred Douglas and one other	Parlophone R-901	E-3960-2	Nov 2009
April 1931	Happy I Found You	Maurice Elwin plus one	Ariel 4744 (as Ariel Dance Orch.)	E-4053-2	Nov 2009
October 10, 1933	After You, Who?	Sam Browne	Regal-Zonophone MR-1064	CAR-2249-1	Nov 2010
October 30, 1933	This Is Romance	Sam Browne	Regal-Zonophone MR-1135	CAR-2354-1	Nov 2010
December 2, 1933	Come Up And See Me Sometime	Sam Browne	Regal-Zonophone MR-1171	CAR-2424-1	Nov 2010
January 4, 1934	Who Walks In When I Walk Out?	Sam Browne	Regal-Zonophone MR-1192	CAR-2463-1	Nov 2010
February 8, 1934	Dixie Lee	Trio	Regal-Zonophone MR-1231	CAR-2549-1	Nov 2010
March 23, 1934	Keep Tempo	Sam Browne	Regal-Zonophone MR-1296	CAR-2644-1	Nov 2010
March 23, 1934	Let's Fall In Love	Sam Browne	Regal-Zonophone MR-1285	CAR-2645-1	Nov 2010
October 13, 1934	Sitting Beside O' You	Harry Bentley	Regal-Zonophone MR-1455	CAR-2936-1	Nov 2010
December 3, 1934	I Only Have Eyes For You	Jack Plant	Regal-Zonophone MR-1524	CAR-3083-1	Nov 2010
November 12, 1935	Magic	unknown	Regal-Zonophone MR-1927 (as "The Moonlight Revellers")	CAR-3720-1	Nov 2010
October 25, 1937	Then You've Never Been In Love	Sam Costa	Regal-Zonophone MR-2613 (as "Wally Bishop and his Band")	CAR-4718-1	Nov 2010
October 12, 1938	It's The Rhythm In Me	Sam Costa	Regal-Zonophone MR-2885 (as "Wally Bishop and his Band")	CAR-5131-1	Nov 2010
April 15, 1939	Good For Nothin'	Sam Costa	Regal-Zonophone MR-3050 (as "Wally Bishop and his Band")	CAR-5377-1	Nov 2010

This page was first created on February 1st, 2009. Last Updated April 13, 2013.