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An early British label pressed by the Carl Lindstrom group using Beka masters (often of an earlier vintage), Arrow existed from 1913 up to about 1916.
The catalogue series was numbered A1 upwards to about A224. The label was either Red or Yellow (as shown); the earlier being red, the later being yellow (I don't know when the colour changed). A-25 is reported as being a yellow label, which may just mean it remained available into the yellow-label period.

All the example I've seen state "Manufactured in Berlin", but I would expect later ones to be made in England. Let me know if you have any without the Berlin manufacture statement.

 

This is a first attempt at a listing. Please e-mail me if you can help me fill in the gaps; you can see that I have very little information so far.
Thanks to the following for assisting: Mike Jones

Cat No Matrix Title Labelled Artists Actual Artists
A-1        
         
A-10 282 Whistling Rufus Band of Garde Republicaine H.M. Genadier Guards
         
A-25 41675
(213B)		 Concert March
The Revellers		 Olly Oakley (nabjo solo)  
A-26 (S 88 A)
(S 381 A)		 Serenade Titl (sic)
Angels' Serenade		 Les Defreece Freres (violin and flute)  
A-27        
A-28        
A-29 47a
 		 William Tell - overture, parts 1 & 2 (Rossini) Imperial Orchestra  
         
A-34 14735
14736		 A Ragtime Riot, parts 1 & 2 Royal Guards Band Beka London Orchestra
A-35        
A-36 (210) Ragtime Violin
Hitchy Koo		 Mr. Stanford Bryce  
A-37        
A-38 8252
8253		 Casey Jones
Oh, You Beautiful Doll		 Mr. Stanford Bryce  
A-39 (363A)
(363B)		 Snooky Ookums
On The Mississippi		 Mr. Stanford Bryce Jack Charman
Harry Cove
A-40 (312B)
(318B)		 Ragtime Cowboy Joe
The Ragtime Goblin Man		 Mr. Stanford Bryce Harry Cove
A-41        
A-42        
A-43 41408
41412		 I Don't Care
Let's All Go Mad		 Billy Williams n/a
A-44 41404
41410		 Here We Are Again, Pom, Pom
You're The One		 Billy Williams n/a
A-45        
A-46 41406
41411		 Sally O'Malley
When Father Papered The Parlour		 Billy Williams n/a
A-47 41407
41413		 Mrs. B.
John, John, Go And Put Your Trousers On		 Billy Williams n/a
         
A-74 40050
40751		 Mr. Knick-Knock
Boiled Beef And Carrots		 Harry Champion  
A-75 40046
40048		 Father Did Look Funny
Funny Little Bob-Tail Coat		 Harry Champion  
         
A-81 42202
42203		 King Of Italy March
Garibaldi March		 Royal Guards Band  
         
A-94 40522 Red Wing Mr. H. Trevor probably Robert Carr
         
A-107 G-977
G-2930		 By The Swanee River
On The Mississippi (Morse)		 Band of H.M. Scots Guards
Imperial Orchestra		  
A-108        
A-109 40129
40653		 Silver Heels
Carolina Brown		 Arrow Orchestra H.M. Royal Artillery Band
Beka London Orchestra
         
A-116 41782
41905		 Baby Rose
Row, Row, Row		 Tom Bryan  
A-117 35025
35034		 Oh, You Silvery Bells
Way Down South		 Frank Grey
James White		  
         
A-137 G-15342 The Band At The Toy Shop Cinderella Orchestra  (manf. in Berlin)
         
A-153 G-15366
G-15375		 Excelsior March
Fellowship March		 Grenadier Guards (Berlin)  
         
A-165 E-25412 Popularity - A Banjo Medley, parts 1 & 2 Mr. F. Leggett  
A-166        
A-167 E-35296
E-35392		 Way Down To Honolulu
Someone Is Coming To My House		 The Two Peers
Austin Ellwood		  
         
A-224 41299 I'm Only A Child In These Matters Ben Albert