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| Besttone
records were available in 1915 and could be bought from the Regent Wave
Company of 120 Old Street, London, owned by Leon Liebowich.
On this label may be seen the name "Rifanco Eagle". It is not known what Rifanco means or refers to, but the needles and gramophones available from Regent use the name too. Other label designs show the Rifanco Canary, Rifanco Marble and Rifanco Lion, as well as just Rifanco Brand. The Besttone name was also used by the company as paste-over stickers on other record labels, presumably old stock sold by Regent, or more likely due to German pressings becoming unavailable during WWI. (See the latter 2 pictures which were Diploma and Pelican records respectively). From the information I have here, the catalogue series started at 100 and ran up to near 400. There was also a 1000 and 1400 series of which isolated issues are known (see below). |
This is a first attempt at a listing. I am
only going to list the ones on a genuine Besttone label, not the paste-over
ones.
All this initial information of from Frank Andrews and the late
Arthur Badrock.
Information also supplied by: Norman
Field
Please
e-mail
me if you can help me fill in the gaps
in any of these series.
Page last updated:
December 27, 2011
| Cat No | Matrix | Title | Labelled Artists | Actual Artists |
| 100 | ||||
| 120 |
1028 1067 |
The Liberty Bell March El Capitan March |
Military Band | |
| 121 | ||||
| 122 |
1039 3201 |
King Cotton, march Stars And Stripes, march |
Military Band | |
| 123 | ||||
| 124 | ||||
| 125 | ||||
| 126 | ||||
| 127 | ||||
| 128 | ||||
| 129 | ||||
| 130 | ||||
| 131 | ||||
| 132 |
3210 3211 |
Brooklyn Cake Walk The Camp Meeting Cake Walk |
Grand Metropole Band | |
| 159 |
20204 20301 |
The Wee Megregor (sic) On The Road To Zig-Zag (sic) |
Band of H.M. Irish Guards | |
| 171 | 20156 | Plantation Melodies | Pamby Dick (accordion) | |
| 172 | ||||
| 173 | ||||
| 174 | ||||
| 175 | ||||
| 176 |
20284 20287 |
Coon Medley Ragtime Medley |
Pamby Dick (accordion) | |
| 177 | ||||
| 178 | ||||
| 179 | ||||
| 180 | ||||
| 181 | ||||
| 182 |
Fun In Dahomey The Coloured Major |
Copus & Hughes (banjo duet) | ||
| 183 |
Ragtime Caprice The Besttone Walk |
Copus & Hughes (banjo duet) | ||
| 184 |
Queen Of Burlesque Return Of The Regiment |
Copus & Hughes (banjo duet) | ||
| 185 | ||||
| 186 | ||||
| 187 | ||||
| 188 | ||||
| 189 | ||||
| 190 | ||||
| 191 | ||||
| 192 |
992 / E-199 19300 / E-200 |
The Wren Polka Across The Meadows |
Concertina Band | |
| 193 | ||||
| 194 | The Jungle Rag | Copus & Hughes (banjo duet) | ||
| 195 |
Camptown Carnival Darkie Chuckle |
Copus & Hughes (banjo duet) | ||
| 196 | ||||
| 197 | ||||
| 198 | ||||
| 199 | ||||
| 200 | ||||
| 201 | ||||
| 202 | ||||
| 203 | ||||
| 204 | ||||
| 205 | ||||
| 206 |
5123 5139 |
When We Went To School Together For Auld Lang Syne |
Harry Trevor (baritone) | Robert Carr |
| 207 | ||||
| 208 | ||||
| 209 | ||||
| 210 | ||||
| 211 | ||||
| 212 |
5155 |
Daddy Star Of Bethlehem |
Florence Venning Thomas Jackson (tenor) |
|
| 213 |
5093 5191 |
There's Nobody Just Like You Flora |
W.G. Callinan Thomas Howell (bass) |
|
| 214 | ||||
| 215 | ||||
| 216 | ||||
| 217 | ||||
| 218 | ||||
| 219 | ||||
| 220 | ||||
| 221 | ||||
| 222 | ||||
| 223 | 5117 | Good-Bye | Jules Malten (tenor) | |
| 224 | ||||
| 225 |
5140 5144 |
Stop Yer Tickling, Jock Calligan, Call Again |
Dougal McNab (Scotch comedian) | |
| 226 |
5130 / 40830 5147 |
Ship A-Hoy We Parted On The Shore |
Harry Trevor (baritone) Dougal McNab (Scotch comedian) |
|
| 227 | ||||
| 228 | ||||
| 229 |
5168 5169 |
The Moon Hath Raised Her Lamp Above The Larboard Watch |
Vilfred Virgo & Albert Chapman | |
| 230 | ||||
| 231 | ||||
| 232 |
5151 5175 |
Come Sing To Me For All Eternity |
Miss Venery (contralto) Albert Chapman (baritone) |
|
| 233 | ||||
| 234 | ||||
| 235 | 41046 | Belle Of The Barber's Ball | Rastas Brown & Nancy Hastings | Jack & Nancy Charman |
| 280 | ||||
| 281 | ||||
| 282 | There Is A Green Hill | Arthur Weber (bass) | ||
| 283 | ||||
| 284 | ||||
| 285 | ||||
| 286 | ||||
| 287 | ||||
| 288 | ||||
| 289 |
1027 1028 |
O'Brien Yiddle On Your Fiddle |
Darby West | |
| 290 | ||||
| 291 | ||||
| 292 | ||||
| 293 | ||||
| 294 | ||||
| 295 | ||||
| 296 | ||||
| 297 |
20105 20292 |
There'll Always Be A Corner I'm Wearing My Heart Away For You |
Mary Williams P. Batt (accordion) |
|
| 298 | ||||
| 299 | ||||
| 300 | ||||
| 301 | 20049 | Ragtime Crazy | Johnny Black | Will Terry |
| 302 | 20256 | I'm Off To The Seaside | Jack Charman | |
| 303 |
20096 20259 |
I'll Go Halfway Home With You Follow The Footprints In The Snow |
Jack Charman | |
| 304 |
20013 |
Paree, That's The Place For Me There's A Girl In Havana |
Austin Reid H. Tirrell |
both Jack Charman |
| 305 |
20033 20043 |
That Hypnotizin' Man That Haunting Melody |
Johnnie Black | |
| 306 |
20089 |
Let's Make A Night Of It To-Night To-Night's The Night |
H. Fenner P. Collins |
Jack Charman (both) |
| 307 | Let's All Go Into The Ballroom | Jack Charman | ||
| 308 |
20081 20083 |
Joshu-Ah All Through the Wedding March |
Sam Starling | Jack Charman |
| 309 |
20088 20125 |
He Played On His Fiddle-De-Dee Under The Yum Yum Tree |
Pete Rastus Cole and Reed |
Jack Charman (both) |
| 310 | 20090 | Don't Go Out With him To-Night | Fred Howell | Jack Charman |
| 311 |
1349 1355 |
Don't Go Down The Mine, Dad Little Grey Home In The West |
Mr. R. Carr Mr. T.F. Kinniburgh (bass) |
Robert Carr Tom Kinniburgh |
| 312 | 20110 | Jimmy Valentine | Cole & Reed | |
| 313 | 20066 | Run Tum Tiddle | H. Fenner | |
| 314 | ||||
| 315 | ||||
| 316 | ||||
| 317 | ||||
| 318 | ||||
| 319 | ||||
| 320 | ||||
| 321 | ||||
| 322 | 20253 | Father Beat The Carpet | B. Gold | Jack Charman |
| 323 | ||||
| 324 | ||||
| 325 | Ragtime Cowboy Joe | Two Jolly Boys | ||
| 326 |
Everybody's Doing It Oh, You Beautiful Doll |
Two Jolly Boys | ||
| 327 | Ragging The Baby To Sleep | Two Jolly Boys | ||
| 328 | ||||
| 329 | ||||
| 330 | ||||
| 331 |
20210 20212 |
Hitchy Koo Robert E. Lee |
The Two Rags Harry Cove |
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| 332 | ||||
| 333 |
20122 |
Sandy, Have You ever Tried Ragtime? The Ragtime Goblin Man |
Austin Reid | |
| 334 |
The Village Ragtime Band You've Got To Sing In Ragtime |
George Glenville | ||
| 335 | ||||
| 336 |
On The Mississippi Snooky Ookums |
Jack Charman | ||
| 337 |
20409 20412 |
When The Midnight Choo Choo Leaves For Alabam The Trail Of The Lonesome Pine |
Jack Charman | |
| 338 |
33127 33998 |
It's A Long Way To Tipperary Hey Ho! Can't You Hear the Steamer? |
Jack Charman | |
| 339 |
E-100 |
Everybody's Doing It At The Seaside All The Girls Are Lovely At The Seaside |
Jack Charman | |
| 340 |
34740 34750 |
I Was Holding My Coconut Up Went My Little Umbrella |
Alf Willis (comic) | |
| 341 | ||||
| 342 | P.C. 49 | Jack Charman | ||
| 343 |
Down In Dear Old New Orleans Hold Your Hand Out, Naughty Boy |
Jack Charman | ||
| 344 | ||||
| 345 | ||||
| 346 |
Row, Row, Row Who Were You With Last Night? |
Jack Charrman | ||
| 347 | ||||
| 348 |
20412 / E-135 E-136 |
Take Me In Your Arms And Say You Love Me Ring Out Those Bells |
Harry Cove & Jack Charman | |
| 349 | 20432 / E-180 | Stammering Sam | Jack Charman | |
| 350 | ||||
| 351 | 20433 / E-181 | the Way The Wing Blows, We'll Go | Jack Charman | |
| 352 | ||||
| 353 | ||||
| 354 | ||||
| 355 | E-166 | Let's Have A Chorus We Can All Sing | Jack Charman | |
| 356 | ||||
| 357 | ||||
| 358 | 20434 | My Girl From The Emerald Isle | Jack Charman | |
| 359 | ||||
| 360 | ||||
| 361 | ||||
| 362 | ||||
| 363 | ||||
| 364 |
20472 20473 |
All For Father's Sake Oh! Joe, Stick Out Your Toe |
Alf Willis (comic) | |
| 365 |
Jerry Jeremiah The Ragtime Postman |
Jack Charman | ||
| 366 | ||||
| 367 |
82617 82619 |
Get Out And Get Under Where Did You Get That Girl? |
Harry Cove Harry Cove & Jack Charman |
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| 368 | ||||
| 369 | ||||
| 370 | ||||
| 371 | ||||
| 372 | ||||
| 373 | ||||
| 374 | ||||
| 375 | ||||
| 376 | ||||
| 377 | ||||
| 378 | ||||
| 379 | 82693 | Arrival Of The Troops In France | Descriptive | |
| 380 | ||||
| 381 |
82672 82692 |
Your King And Country Need You Your King And Country Want You |
Tom Shields Godfrey Barrington |
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| 382 | ||||
| 383 | ||||
| 384 |
82689 82690 |
The Lads In Navy Blue Call Us, And We'll Soon Be Here |
Godfrey Barrington | |
| 385 | ||||
| 386 | ||||
| 387 | ||||
| 388 | ||||
| 389 | ||||
| 1015 |
1516 1521 |
Sweet Jessamine In The Camp |
banjo solo | |
| 1406 |
1848 1849 |
We All Sang Too-Ra-Loo-Ral-Addie Let's Go Where The Crowd Goes |
Billy Melville | Jack Charman |
| 1407 | ||||
| 1408 | ||||
| 1409 | ||||
| 1410 | ||||
| 1411 | ||||
| 1412 | ||||
| 1413 | ||||
| 1414 | ||||
| 1415 |
249 2451 |
Hey Ho! Can't You Hear The Steamer? Take Me In Your Arms And Say You Love Me |
The Two Quids | |
| 1416 | ||||
| 1417 | ||||
| 1418 | ||||
| 1419 | ||||
| 1420 | 246 | Melinda's Wedding Day | The Two Quids | |
| 1452 | 1793 |
Follow The Footprints In The Snow We Don't Care A Button If We Walk Home |
Billy Melville | Jack Charman |