The Lionel Hampton Quintet--Joe Fingers Carr--The Band Of HM Coldstream Guards--Jimmy Young--Spike Jones--Monty Norman

 A 50's set of records with a jazz band and a piano tinkling away and a stray 30/40 marching brass band in the middle !!

1. A Foggy Day......The Lionel Hampton Quintet

2. Hamp's Boogie Woogie......The Lionel Hampton Quintet

3. Ivory Rag......Joe Fingers Carr

4. Tom's Tune.....Joe Fingers Carr

5. Marche Lorraine......The Band of HM Coldstream Guards

6. Le Pere La Victoire......The Band of HM Coldstream Guards

7. The Man From Laramie......Jimmy Young

8. No Arms Can Ever Hold You......Jimmy Young

9. Hot Lips.....Spike Jones & His Country Cousins

10. Hotter Than a Pistol......Spike Jones & His Country Cousins

11. The Garden of Eden......Monty Norman

12. Priscilla......Monty Norman

Lionel Leo Hampton (April 20, 1908 – August 31, 2002) was an American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, and bandleader. Hampton worked with jazz musicians from Teddy Wilson, Benny Goodman, and Buddy Rich, to Charlie Parker, Charles Mingus, and Quincy Jones.

          2. Hamps Boogie Woogie

Johnny Mathis--Arthur Lally--Max Bygraves--Gracie Fields--Cyril Stapleton--London Symphony Orchestra

 Smile It's Raining...(Again) !!!

1. A Certain Smile......Johnny Mathis

2. Let It Rain......Jonny Mathis

3. Alone With My Dreams......Arthur Lally & The Million-Airs

4. Palmy Days--Selection......Arthur Lally & The Million-Airs

5. Tomorrow......Max Bygraves

6. Crazy Music......Max Bygraves

7. The Last Mile Home.......Gracie Fields

8. She Fought Like a Tiger For Er' Onour......Gracie Fields

9. Magic Fingers.......Cyril Stapleton & His Orchestra

10. Donkey Tango...Cyril Stapleton & His Orchestra

11. Arrival Of The Queen of Sheba......London Symphony Orchestra

12. Occasional Oratorio...London Symphony Orchestra

Arthur Lally was born in 1901 in Seaforth, Liverpool, and he played several instruments, including the alto saxophone and clarinet.In 1930/31, Lally formed his own band, which he labeled as The Rhythm Maniacs or Arthur Lally and the Million-Airs.

The band recorded for Decca Records until 1932.

Their music included popular dance tunes of the time, and they were known for their lively performances.

          6. Crazy Music

Reginald Dixon--The King Brothers--Frankie Vaughan--Steve Conway--Ted Heath--Les Compagnons De la Chanson

 A visit to Blackpool with Susie and Harry via King's Cross with the Winter Sun in your eyes !

1. Blackpool Song Mixture (No 8) Part 1.....Reginald Dixon

2. Blackpool Song Mixture (No 8) Part 2.....Reginald Dixon

3. Wake Up Little Susie......The King Brothers

4. Winter Wonderland.......The King Brothers

5. Wanderin' Eyes......Frankie Vaughan

6. Man On Fire......Frankie Vaughan

7. Temptation......Steve Conway

8. Beautiful Dreamer......Steve Conway

9. The Trouble With Harry.......Ted Heath And His Music

10. King's Cross Climax.......Ted Heath And His Music

11. The Three Bells......Les Compagnons De La Chanson

12. That Lucky Old Sun.......Les Compagnons De la Chanson

Les Compagnons de la chanson were a French harmony vocal group, formed in 1946 from an earlier group founded in Lyon, France in 1941. Their best known song was "Les trois cloches" recorded with Edith Piaf in 1946. Consisting of eight or nine members in the group, they were popular in France, with some success internationally, and continued to perform until 1985.

A tour in the United States, where they introduced the song "Les trois cloches" to the American audience. The lyrics of the English version, "The Three Bells", were written by Bert Reisfeld in 1948. Les Compagnons recorded "The Three Bells" without Piaf, and their version of the song reached No. 14 in the United States in 1952, later peaking at No. 21 in the UK Singles Chart in October 1959. 

        11. The Three Bells

Neil Mclean--Joe Loss--Sir Harry Lauder--Glenn Miller--Bert Firman--Gracie Fields

 A colourfull set of labels  and recordings from I guess maybe late 20's ? 30's & 40's and a single 50 's 

1. The Herding Song......Neil Mclean

2. Bonnie Strathyre.......Neil Mclean

3. Rosalie......Joe Loss & His Orchestra

4. The Eleventh Hour......Joe Loss & His Orchestra

5. The Kilty Lads......Sir Harry Lauder

6. It's Nicer To Be In Bed......Sir Harry Lauder

7. Moonlight Cocktail......Glenn Miller & His Orchestra

8. Slumber Song......Glenn Miller & His Orchestra

9. Me And Jane In A Plane......Bert Firman's Dance Orchestra

10. Marvellous......Bert Firman's Dance Orchestra

11. Ave Maria......Gracie Fields

12. Three Green Bonnets......Gracie Fields

Neil McLean (1895-1962) was a Gaelic tenor, prolific recording artist, and second director of the BBC's Aberdeen station, 2BD, from July 1924 to September 1930.

He won the Gold Medal at the Glasgow Mòd of 1921 and became a leading authority on Gaelic and Celtic lore, representing Scottish Gaelic at the Irish National Festivals as well as in Scotland.

Sir Henry Lauder ( 4 August 1870 – 26 February 1950) was a Scottish singer and comedian popular in both music hall and vaudeville theatre traditions; he achieved international success.

Bert Firman (born Herbert Feuerman; 3 February 1906 – 9 April 1999) was an English bandleader of the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s.

In 1924, Firman became musical director for Zonophone Records (a subsidiary of His Master’s Voice) and in the following five years recorded over 750 sides for them. Throughout the 1920s Firman continued to lead his band from success to success, including a season in variety at the Alhambra Theatre, Leicester Square and the Coliseum Theatre..After the war Firman was set to lead a band in London again, but was annoyed at being asked to audition for the B.B.C. He therefore went to lead a band in Paris again, where he formed a band at the Bagatelle Club. The band, which included Stephane Grappelli and Django Reinhardt, was to be his last. 

          9. Me And Jane In A Plane

Lawrence Welk--Danny Kaye--Sam Browne--Charlie Kunz--Doris Day--Eddie Fisher

 A couple of records with medley's on them so with this selection you get more Songs/Tunes than normal and YES a couple of Pics and bio's !!

1. Smoke Smoke Smoke...Lawrence Welk & His Champagne Music

2. Down At The Friendly Tavern.....Lawrence Welk & His Champagne Music

3. Candy Kisses......Danny Kaye

4. Thank You......Danny Kaye

5. Songs from The Hit Parade Part 1.....Sam Browne & His All Star Singers

6. Songs from The Hit Parade Part 2.....Sam Browne & His All Star Singers

7. Charlie Kunz Piano Medley No D.97...Part 1

8. Charlie Kunz Piano Medley No D.97...Part 2

9. Ten Cents a Dance......Doris Day

10. I'll Never Stop Loving You.....Doris Day

11. Any Time......Eddie Fisher

12. Turn Back The Hands Of Time......Eddie Fisher

Lawrence Welk (March 11, 1903 – May 17, 1992) was an American accordionist, bandleader, and television impresario, who hosted The Lawrence Welk Show from 1951 to 1982. His style came to be known as "champagne music" to his radio, television, and live-performance audiences.

Sam Browne (26 March 1898 – 2 March 1972) was an English dance band singer, who became one of the most popular British dance band vocalists of the 1930s. He is remembered for singing with Jack Hylton and with Ambrose and his Orchestra, at the Mayfair Hotel and Embassy Club, with whom he made many recordings from 1930 to 1942, and for his duets and variety performances with the singer, Elsie Carlisle.

Browne also appeared in the 1950 Royal Variety Performance as part of a presentation titled "The Band That Jack Built" and in the 1951 show as "Sam Browne and His Singers".

          5. Songs From The Hit Parade Part 1

Jo Stafford & Liberace--Dickie Valentine--Guy Mitchell--Deep River Boys--Frankie Laine--Joe Loss

 The "Blues" got nearly 100% in this selection !

1. Indiscretion......Jo Stafford & Liberace

2. April And You......Jo Stafford & Liberace

3. In A Golden Coach......Dickie Valentine

4. The Windsor Coach......Dickie Valentine

5. A Dime And a Dollar......Guy Mitchell

6. Tear Down The Mountains......Guy Mitchell

7. Oo Shoo Be Do Be......Deep River Boys

8. The Biggest Fool.......Deep River Boys

9. Cool Water......Frankie Laine

10. Bubbles......Frankie Laine

11. Heartaches......Joe Loss & His Orchestra..(Vocal Howard Jones)

12. The Little Old Mill......Joe Loss 7 His Orchestra..(Vocal Elizabeth Batey)

         7. Oo Shoo Be Do Be

Ken Mackintosh--Winifred Atwell--Joe Loss--Frankie Laine--Perry Como--Harry James

 A bit heavy with the Dogs with this selection !!

1. Good Boogdi Googie.Ken Mackintosh & His Orchestra.v Gordon Langhorn

2. Tin Pan Alley Ball...Ken mackuntosh & His Orchestra..Vocal Beryl Reid

3. Port Au Prince......Winifred Atwell

4. Startime......Winifred Atwell

5. Forget Me Not......Joe Loss & His Orchestra...Vocal Howard Jones

6. Isle Of Innisfree......Joe Loss & His Orchestra....Vocal Rose Brennan

7. Love Is A Golden Ring......Frankie Laine

8. There's Not A Moment To Spare.......Frankie Laine

9. It Only Happens When I Dance With You......Perry Como

10. Because......Perry Como

11. Easter Parade.......Harry James & His Orchestra

12. Cherry.......Harry James & His Orchestra

        11. Easter Parade

Reginald Dixon--Don Porto--Jimmy Boyd & Rosemary Clooney--Phil Harris--Gene Krupa & Anita O'Day--The Tunettes

 1. Blackpool Song Mixture (No 6 ) Part 1.....Reginald Dixon

 2. Blackpool Song Mixture (No 6 ) Part 2......Reginald Dixon

 3. Isle of Capri......Don Porto's Novelty Accordion Band

 4. Hawaiian Twilight......Don Porto's Novelty Accordion Band

 5. Dennis The Menace......Jimmy Boyd & Rosemary Clooney

 6. Little Josey......Jimmy Boyd & Rosemary Clooney

 7. Muscat Ramble......Phil Harris

 8. Walk With A Wiggle......Phil Harris

 9. Opus No 1......Gene Krupa & His Orchestra (Vocalist Anita O'Day)

 10. Boogie Blues...Gene Krupa & His Orchestra (Vocalist Anita O'Day)

 11. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter....The Tunettes

 12. I Like Your Kind Of Love.......The Tunettes

Three of the most famous accordion bands on records, Don Porto and His Novelty Accordion Band, Rossini’s Accordions and Primo Scala and His Accordion Band were, in fact, pseudonyms for bands led by Harry Bidgood.

Eclipse, eight-inch records with slightly narrower grooves that enabled them to have a similar playing time as conventional ten-inch records and sold exclusively through the British branch of the F.W. Woolworth dime store chain for a sixpence. Don Porto and His Novelty Accordion Band was the pseudonym used for Bidgood’s accordion-focused output on Eclipse.

Jimmy Devon Boyd (January 9, 1939 – March 7, 2009) was an American singer, musician, and actor known for his 1952 recording of the song "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus."

1953. He recorded "Dennis the Menace," a duet with Rosemary Clooney, which peaked at number 23 on the charts.

Wonga Philip Harris (June 24, 1904 – August 11, 1995) was an American actor, comedian, singer and songwriter. He was an orchestra leader and a pioneer in radio situation comedy, first with The Jack Benny Program, then in The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show in which he co-starred with his wife, singer-actress Alice Faye, for eight years. Harris is also noted for his voice acting in animated films. As a voice actor, he played Baloo in The Jungle Book (1967), Thomas O'Malley in The Aristocats (1970), Little John in Robin Hood (1973), and Patou in Rock-a-Doodle (1991). As a singer, he recorded a #1 novelty hit record, "The Thing" (1950). 

          The Tunettes !

Anonymous studio vocalist specialized in sound-alike covers for the British budget label Embassy.

         3. Isle Of Capri

Winifred Atwell--The Sportsmen--The Caledonian Orchestra--Helen Forest--Eddie Fisher--Harry Gordon & Arthur Black

A mixture of labels and styles for your hedification !!.....I guess The Sportsmen got stuck or tongue tied !!!

1. Gold And Silver Waltz......Winifred Atwell

2. Jubilee Rag......Winifred Atwell

3. Me And My Shadow......The Sportsmen

4. Goodnight Ladies......The Sportsmen

5. Strip The Willow......The Caledonian Orchestra

6. Petronella......The Caledonian Orchestra

7. I'll Dance At Your Wedding......Helen Forest

8. That's All I Want To Know......Helen Forest

9. A Man Chases a Girl.....Eddie Fisher

10. Wedding Bells.....Eddie Fisher

11. Stung.. Part One......Harry Gordon & Arthur Black (Comedy Duo)

12. Stung.. Part Two......Harry Gordon & Arthur Black (Comedy Duo)

The Sportsmen Quartet (prior to World War II known as The Sportsmen) was a Barbershop Quartet. They began appearances in 1938 and are most remembered for their many appearances on both the radio and television series of the Jack Benny Program (which ran on TV from 1950 to 1961) and many cartoons including ''What's Opera, Doc'' and ''Mississippi Hare''.

The Sportsmen, also known as The Sportsmen Quartet, was a singing group originally formed in the 1930s and performing primarily on radio, film soundtracks, and records, often singing backup to star names. 

Helen Forrest (born Helen Fogel, April 12, 1917 – July 11, 1999) was an American singer of traditional pop and swing music. She served as the "girl singer" for three of the most popular big bands of the Swing Era (Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman, and Harry James), thereby earning a reputation as "the voice of the name bands."....... By the end of the 1950s, Helen's solo career waned as rock'n'roll became increasingly popular. Helen's manager, Joe Graydon, said, "She was at an `in-between' stage in her career. Not young enough to be current. Not old enough to be nostalgia."After a dip in recording in the 1950s, including a stint with the startup Bell Records, Helen sang with Tommy Dorsey's orchestra, led by Sam Donahue, in the early 1960s. Helen continued to make occasional records and perform in concerts and was performing at Lake Tahoe with Frank Sinatra Jr. in 1963 when he was kidnapped.

During the 1970s and 1980s, Forrest performed in supper clubs on "big band nostalgia" tours, including appearances with Harry James and Dick Haymes. In 1977, Helen participated in a television reunion of herself, James, and Haymes on The Merv Griffin Show.  In 1983, Helen released her final album, entitled Now and Forever.

Harry Gordon was born in Aberdeen as Alexander Ross Gordon (11 July 1893 – 21 January 1957), known as Harry Gordon, was a popular Scottish entertainer, comedian and impressionist, touring throughout Scotland and further afield. From the 1920s through the 1950s Gordon also produced a large number of recordings, including several under assumed names. He was known as the Laird of Inversnecky, a fictional Scottish town he used in his comic routines, which ended up becoming the nickname for Inverness.

          4. Goodnight Ladies

Alexander's Accordions--Tommy Steele--The Deep River Boys--Jack Hylton--Malcolm Vaughan--Barbara Lyon

 It amazes me when I record some of these old and worn 78's and play them back on the computer...when I remember how they sounded on my wind up Gramophone and the early record players...even some of the very old 30's & 40's 78's sound great...hardly any surface noise and clicks....of course there are exceptions and some of the recordings are a bit ropey !!...but on the whole transferring then to digital with a filter to keep the clicks at bay, sound cool !!!....so here is another load to keep all the people that do remember going into their local record shops and choosing 3 or 4 to listen to in a booth and buy what you enjoyed..

1. Valencia......Alexander's Accordions

2. Peggy O'Neil......Alexander's Accordions

3. Singing The Blues.....Tommy Steele

4. Rebel Rock......Tommy Steele

5. Lucky Black Cat......The Deep River Boys

6. My Castle On The Nile......The Deep[ River Boys

7. Who......Jack Hylton & His Orchestra

8. Sunny......Jack Hylton & His Orchestra

9. My Special Angel......Malcolm Vaughan

10. The Heart of a Child......Malcolm Vaughan

11. Band Of Gold......Barbara Lyon

12. Such A Day......Barbara Lyon

                                                        Barbara Lyon

Barbara Bebe Lyon (September 9, 1931 – July 10, 1995) was a singer of popular songs and an actress, born in the United States but primarily active in the United Kingdom.

She was born in Hollywood, California. Her parents, Ben Lyon and Bebe Daniels, were both Hollywood actors, beginning in silent films with careers extending into the 1930s. 

From 1950 to 1961 they had a radio programme on the BBC, Life With The Lyons. Ben, Bebe, Barbara, and Barbara's brother Richard all played themselves on this show.

In the 1950s, both Barbara and Richard began their own independent careers; Richard recorded one single, but primarily found his career to be as an actor, both in the UK and the US. With Barbara, the situation was reversed: she did some acting, but found more popularity as a singer. 

          11. Band Of Gold

Ron Goodwin--Dick James--Savoy Orpheans--David Whitfield--Pat Boone--Myra Hess

Back after a couple of months of trying to source some inexpensive 78's....boy is there some ridiculous prices floating around the internet !!....found some after a long search at a reasonable price...and got some from friends and family's attics and sheds and garages !!...I still believe there must be more just waiting to be dusted off from attics ect...get in touch if you have any you want to get rid of . !!!

 

1. Shane.....Ron Goodwin & His Orchestra

2. The Melba Waltz......Ron Goodwin & His Orchestra

3. Unchained Melody......Dick James

4. Come Back.....Dick James

5. Hello Tucky......Savoy Orpheans

6. Collegiate.......Savoy Orpheans

7. Everywhere......David Whitfield

8. Mama......David Whitfield

9. Love Letters In The Sand......Pat Boone

10. Bernadine......Pat Boone

11. Jesu Joy Of Man's Desiring......Myra Hess

12. Sonata In G Minor......Myra Hess

Dame Julia Myra Hess, DBE (25 February 1890 – 25 November 1965) was an English pianist best known for her performances of the works of Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Schumann, and Brahms

1. Shane (The Call Of The Faraway Hills)