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A very scarce label from pre-WWI. This one actually states "Made in
Germany" though the labelling is all in English. It is thought to
have been produced for the Alexander Record Company of Birmingham,
Chester, Coventry & Manchester. The catalogue series are the same as the Beka discs from whence the masters are all derived. They started at 01; the highest known being 478, the Beka issue of which was issued in late 1911. Alexander were not advertised in the trade journals of the time, leading to suspicion that it may have been a "tallyman" label, sold directly to customers, like John Bull records. However, if this were so, it wasn't very successful, as they are rarely seen. |
Last updated: April 10, 2024
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Thanks to the following for assisting:
Frank Andrews, Mike Atkins,
Mike Comber, Bill Dean-Myatt, Norman Field,
Graham Farnell, Robert Godridge, Chris Macdonald
Cat No | Matrix | Title | Artists | Source |
1 | ||||
42 |
40285 40328 |
With Flying Colours, march The Sharpshooters, march |
Alexander London Orchestra | Beka 42 |
62 |
02918 02919 |
Wedding Bellls - gavotte with bells Les Cloches De St. Malo |
H.M. Scots Guards Band | |
63 | ||||
64 |
00301 00303 |
Dixieland Laughing Waltz |
H.M. Scots Guards Band | |
90 |
40413 40490 |
Bees Wedding (Mendelssohn) Waltz Gracieux (Geehl) |
Henry E. Geehl (piano) | |
91 | ||||
92 | ||||
93 | ||||
94 | ||||
95 |
40437 40438 |
Frivolity Romping Rosie |
Mr. J. Pidoux (banjo) | |
96 | ||||
97 | ||||
98 | ||||
99 |
40444 40445 |
Robin Redbreast While The Birds Are Singing To Me |
Harold Wilson & Joe Belmont (duet) | |
116 |
Thora Come Into The Garden, Maud |
Mr. Philip Ritte (tenor) | ||
156 | Love Me And The World Is Mine | Harry Trevor | ||
161 |
40516 40523 |
I Don't Care If There's a Girl There Bombadier (H. Darewski jr.) |
Harry Kendrick (comic) Harry Trevor (baritone) |
|
162 |
40333 40448 |
Asleep In The Deep When The Ebb Tides Flow |
Norman Williams (bass) | |
163 | ||||
164 |
40365 40372 |
Home To Our Mountains ("Il Trovatore" - Verdi) Down The Vale (Mohr) |
Jessie Broughton & Bernard Turner (duet) | |
186 |
40542 41583 |
The Night Watchman Take A Little Bit Off If You Want To |
Harry Kendrick (bass) Georgie Goldin |
from Frank Andrews |
186 |
40582 40583 |
Enjoy Yourself I Used To Sigh For The Silvery Moon |
Pete Brown (comic) | from Graham Farnell; Oct 2013 |
187 |
40407 40408 |
You're Number's Up I'm Wait, Wait, Waiting |
Pete Brown (comic) | |
231 |
40630 40631 |
Rocked In The Cradle Of The Deep The Village Blacksmith |
Humphrey Bishop (bass) | |
232 |
40659 40660 |
Sweet Adeline In The Evening By The Moonlight, Dear Louise |
James Hudson (baritone) | |
250 |
40648 40675 |
The Girl In The Clogs And Shawl Let's All Go Down The Strand |
Bert Alvey (comic) (= Will Terry) | |
260 |
40686 40687 |
Good Luck, Mary As Long As The World Rolls On |
Will Jones (of "The Big Four") (w/ harmonized chorus) Harry Keezing (of "The Big Four") |
|
267 |
40699 40700 |
To Old Bombay To The End Of The Road |
The Big Four (Hebrew Mintrels) | |
286 |
40761 40765 |
Thousand And One Nights La Rinka (Hundall) |
Alexander London Orchestra | |
287 | ||||
288 | ||||
289 | ||||
290 | ||||
291 |
40828 40829 |
I Do Like To Be Beside The Seaside Molly O'Morgan |
Bert Alvey (comic) | |
292 | ||||
293 | ||||
294 |
40758 40839 |
On Jersey's Shore - march Austria March |
Alexander London Orchestra | |
372 |
41342 41343 |
The Cubanola Glide The Boys Of The Old Brigade - vocal march |
Empire Military Band with W. Ashfield Empire Military Band with Jack Charman |
|
377 |
40962 40963 |
Salome Amina |
Alexander Orchestra | |
464 |
41114 41227 |
Iolanthe - selection part 1 (A.
Sullivan) Iolanthe - selection part 2 (A. Sullivan) |
Alexander London Orchestra | |
472 | 41342 | The Cubanola Glide | Palais de Dance Orchestra (= Empire Military Band) | Beka 472 |
478 |
41316 41321 |
Some Day You'll Know I Like Your Apron And Your Bonnet |
Stanley Kirkby (baritone) | |
20399 |
2001 2002 |
The Girl In the Train, selection part 1 The Girl In the Train, selection part 2 |
Alexander Band | |
20487 |
10503 10504 |
Take A Wife Oh, My! What A Surprise |
Harry Field | Klingsor 8638 |
20439 |
10539 10540 |
The Butcher Tin Tacks (You Do Look Well) |
Will Evans | Polyphon 8640 |