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One of the more eccentric flexible records available during the late 1920s and early 1930s, Goodson (named after the company's owner, Jack Goodson) were made out of a flexible white material known as Rhodoid. They cost 1/9 and purchasers were encouraged to play them with a used needle; "Greater purity of sound is thus produced", according to the publicity. U.S. masters were from Emerson, Grey Gull, Banner & QRS. UK masters recorded by Goodson were used later on (these have an S- prefixed master number). The vast majority are dance records or popular vocals with the occasional more "serious" item thrown in, sometimes using early continental masters. The sound quality is good, but, like most flexibles, they suffer from warping, though not as badly as Filmophone records.

The first records were produced in 1928 as demonstation records, but, just as they were about to go into production in June 1929, it was discovered the material was very imflammable and the Home Office stopped production. Once the new "non-flam" material had been created (Rhodiod) and production re-started, it was December 1929. The earliest Goodsons used masters from Emerson, which by this time were nearly a year old, and so the "hits" were not very up-to-date. Although this mattered less in those days, it must have caused reduced sales. Many of these earliest Goodsons have no catalogue number. The proper catalogue started at 101, running into the mid-300s.

A 7" series was also produced (with a 7000-series catalogue), using masters from U.S. Marathon records. These were sold for 1/- between January and June 1930. Although described as "hits", there were two years old by this time, and only one side was a standard "Tin-Pan Alley" song, always coupled with a non-copyrighted one.

It should be noted that the recordings used on Marathon and 7" Goodson were original masters and not dubs of 10" issues. Although the same tunes can be found in both sizes with the same master number, they are different takes, not "dubs" (transfers).

Courtesy of Richard Prout, I have now included an image of the Goodson Nursery Rhyme album (see right).

Goodson also produced advertising records. These were part of their usual issues, but with adverts printed, in place of the Goodson logo.
If you have any of these, do send me good images. Paul Buck has kindly started the ball rolling with a "Boots" example (both sides, as they are dfferernt).

Advertising Examples:

This is the work of the late Arthur Badrock; Please e-mail me if you can help me fill in the gaps in any of these series.

Thanks to the following people who have provided extra information: Bill Dean-Myatt, Hector Hill, Wayne Ivany, Richard Prout, Chris Quinn

Firstly, the standard 10" series: [The earliest Goodsons did not have catalogue numbers - these aren't shown here].
Source label abbreviations: Ban = Banner; Dn = Dominion; Em = Emerson; Fono = Fonotipia; GG = Grey Gull; Wecho = Worldecho.
All the dance recordings from Emerson are believed to be by Fred Hall & his Orchestra (except the Lou Gold sides); Hall was musical director at Emerson during this period.

So far, no original Emerson issues have been found for these recordings; some were issued on Bell and the Grey Gull group labels in the USA, but most have only been traced to issues on Goodson and Duophone in the UK. It would appear that Emerson had ceased production of 10" records by late 1927 and were possibly making records specifically for Grey Gull and for exporting to the UK.

Cat No	Master No	Title	Artists	Source
101	31283-1 31295-1	Let's Pretend Just A Night For Meditation	Pennsylvania Melody Syncopators Marathon Dance Orchestra	Em Em (GG 1536)
102	31287-1 31289-1	I'll Make Up Your Mind She's The Sweetheart Of Six Other Guys	Pennsylvania Melody Syncopators Jack Kaufman	Em Em
103	31227 31277	Ramona (waltz) Let's Try It Again	Lou Gold & his Orchestra Marathon Dance Orchestra	Em Em (GG 1586)
104	31276-1 31320-1	Hello! Montreal They All Stare At My Girl	Fred Hall & his Orchestra Marathon Dance Orchestra	Em (GG 1512) Em
105	31250 31285	Together (waltz) When You're Blue (waltz)	Lou Gold & his Orchestra California Melody Syncopators	Em Em
106	31217-1 31228-1	Look At Me Now There Must Be A Silver Lining	Marathon Dance Orchestra Lou Gold & his Orchestra	Em (GG 1592) Em
107	(4029-B) 5591	Gold And Silver Merry Widow	Milan Orchestra Continental Dance Orchestra	Fono A-4029
108	7400 7506	Road To Nowhere Cradle Of Roses	Marathon Dance Orchestra (= Billy James & his Orch.)	Ban 6050 Ban 6074
109	31210-1 31256-1	Talk About Heaven Lila	Pennsylvania Melody Syncopators Marathon Dance Orchestra	Em (GG 1590) Em
110	31207-1 31316-1	Just You And I I'm Afraid Of You	Fred Hall & his Orchestra Southern Melody Serenaders	Em Em
111	4031 4436	Waltz Dream Roses Of The South	Milan Orchetsra	Fono A-4031 Fono A-4436
112	31194-1 31269-1	On A Moonlight Night After All My Dreams	Fred Hall & his Orchestra California Melody Orchestra	Em (Bell 555) Em (Ban 6239)
113	31315-1 31321-1	Oh, You Have No Idea And Then	Southern Melody Syncopators Fred Hall & his Orchestra	Em Em
114	4476 7428-3	La Paloma Constantine	Band with bell & xylophone Fred Hall & his Orchestra (= Billy James & his Orch.)	Fono A-4476 Ban 6052
115	4973 31284-1	Countess Maritza She's The Sweetest Kid	Italian Dance Orchestra Fred Hall & his Orchestra	Fono A-4973 Em
116	4974 31278	Countess Maritza When We're Apart	Italian Dance Orchestra Pennsylvania Melody Makers	Fono A-4974 Em
117	31254-1 31263-1	She's A Great, Great Girl Cute Little Cutie	Lou Sidney (= Irving Kaufman)	Em Em
118	31236-1 31275-1	Is She My Girl Friend? Dancing With My Baby	The Top Notchers (vocal duet with piano accmp) George Beaver (= Irving Kaufman)	Em Em
119	31213-1 31288-1	I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream For Ice Cream Let's Make Whoopee	The Top Notchers (vocal duet with piano accmp) Jack Kaufman	Em Em
120	31246-1 31262-1	What D'Ya Think Of My Baby? I'm Babying Baby	Lou Sidney (= Irving Kaufman)	Em Em
121	5267-3 5268-3	Turandot: Non Piangere Liu Turandot: Nessan Dorma	Comm. Ismaele Voltolini (tenor, with orch accmp)	Fono ?
122	4523 4890	Pagliacci: Vesti La Giubba Lohengrin: S'ei Torna Alfin	Angelo Bisagni (tenor, with orch accmp) Cav. Emilio Perea (tenor, with orch accmp)	Fono C-4523 Fono C-4890
123	4192 4259	Libro Santo Romanza Serenade Rimpianto	Celete Vornos (mezzo-soprano, with orch accmp)	Fono C-4192 Fono C-4259
124	4323 4324	Nalute Canta Marecchiare	Cav. Giuseppe Krismer (tenor, with orch accmp)	Fono C-4323 Fono C-4324
125	4509 41942	Via Libera March Washington Post	Milan Municipal Band Boston Military Band (= Emerson Military Band)	Fono A-4509 Em 10477
126	31309 42233	Aloha Oe O Sole Mio	Ferera & Paaluhi (Hawaiian guitars)	Em Em 10632
126	2165-A 42233	Aloha Oe O Sole Mio	Ferera & Paaluhi (Hawaiian guitars)	GG 4007 Em 10632
	Note: From here, Grey Gull masters are used; all such dance records are by the Grey Gull Studio Dance Band, unless otherwise noted.
127	3491-B 3555-A	Sleeping Birds Orange Blossom Time	Three Radio Stars Olympic Dance Orchestra	GG 1738 GG 1759
128	3490-A 3526-A	In My Heart Singing In The Rain	Three Radio Stars Cosmopolitan Dance Orchestra	GG 1737 GG 1738
129	3513-A 3590-A	Sleepy Valley (waltz) The Shoes We Have Left Are All Right	Olympic Dance Orchestra Broadway Merry Makers (= Arthur Fields & his WJs.)	GG 1741 GG 1762
130	3520-A 3622-A	Breakaway Loving You Alone (waltz)	Cosmopolitan Dance Players	GG 1743 GG 1771
131	3551-A 3621-B	Big City Blues Rest Nest	Memphis Jazzers Metropolitan Dance Orchestra	GG 1751 GG 1766
132	3568-A 3596-B	Walking With Susie You And I	Broadway Merry Makers University Syncopators	GG 1762 GG 1758
133	3560-A 31277-1	Sweetness Let's Try It Again	Harmony Syncopators (= California Ramblers) Marathon Dance Orchestra	GG 1752 Em (GG 1586)
134	3454 3550	Smile And The World Smiles WIth You I'm In Seventh Heaven	Dixie Rag Pickers Olympic Dance Orchestra	GG 1748
135	3531-A 31278-1	When My Dreams Come True When We're Apart	Bay State Syncopators (= Sam Lanin & his Orch.) Pennsylvania Melody Makers	GG 1745 Em
136	3502-A 3597-A	Heigh-Ho! Everybody, Heigh-Ho Never Mind	Moonlight Revellers Dixie Rag Pickers	GG 1742 GG 1757
137	3585 31210-1	The Moonlight March Talk About Heaven	Metropolitan Dance Orchestra Pennsylvania Melody Syncopators	GG 1757 Em (GG 1590)
138	3489-A 3592-B	Good Girl I Can't Sleep In The Movies Any More	Three Radio Stars Broadway Merry Makers (= Arthur Fields & his WJs.)	GG 1741 GG 1764
139	3540-A 31275-1	My Song Of The Nile (waltz) Dancing With My Baby	Metropolitan Dance Orchestra George Beaver (= Irving Kaufman)	GG 1750 Em
140	3562-A 31263-1	Your Mother And Mine Cute Little Cutie	Vel Veteran (= Hal White) Lou Sidney (= Irving Kaufman)	GG Em
141	3538-D 31246-1	Pagan Love Song What D'Ya Think Of My Baby?	Jerry White Lou Sidney (= Irving Kaufman)	GG 2486 Em (GG 2458)
142	4619 5278	Una Voce Poco Fa ("The Barber Of Seville") Ridente In Cielo ("The Barber Of Seville")	Rina Di Bitonto (soprano, with orch accmp) Amicare Pozzoli (tenor, with orch accmp)	Fono C-4619 Fono C-5278
143	5739 5740-2	La Donne E Mobile ("Rigoletto") Questa O Quella ("Rigoletto")	Cav. Oreste Di Bernardi (tenor, with orch accmp)	Fono
144	4191 4260	Leggenda Valacca (Romanza) Serenata	Celeste Vornos (mezzo-soprano, with orch accmp)	Fono A-4191 Fono A-4260
145	4247 4248	Mattinata (Romanza) Era Di Maggio	Guilo Tincani (tenor, with orch accmp)	Fono C-4247 Fono C-4248
146	4182 4189	Lolita Serenata Serenata Medioevale	F. Solari (soprano, with orch accmp) Irma Mion (soprano, with orch accmp)	Fono C-4182 Fono C-4189
147	5728 .	Siciliano O Lola ("Cavalleria Rusticana") Cielo E Mar ("La Gioconda")	Cav. Oreste Di Bernardi (tenor, with orch accmp)	Fono
148	5280 5405	Come Un Bel Di Maggio ("Andre Chenier") Che Gelida Manina ("La Boheme")	Ismaele Voltolini (tenor, with orch accmp) Guido Volpi (tenor, with orch accmp)	Fono
149	159 161	Serenata Waltz Dengoza (tango)	Marimba Band	unkn.
150	165 3557-A	La Golondrina (waltz) Evangeline (waltz)	Hartez Rio Orchestra Astoria Dance Band	unkn. GG 1754
151	3594-A 3656-C	I've Lost My Faith In You (waltz) Piccolo Pete	Cosmopolitan Dance Orchestra Vincent Lopez & his Orchestra	GG 1759 GG 1777
152	3554-A 3683-D	Little Darlin' (It's You) If I Had A Talking Picture Of You	Harmony Syncopators (= Fred Hall & his Orchestra) Vincent Lopez & his Orchestra	GG 1756 GG 1785
153	3732-A 50711 ?	You're Always In My Arms (waltz) La Paloma	Metropolitan Dance Orchestra Ferera & Franchini (Hawaiian guitars)	GG 1798 Banner 2095
154	3598-B 3682-A	A Little Lady Sweetheart, We Need Each Other	Big City Dance Orchestra (= Rudy Baum & his Orch.) Vincent Lopez & his Orchestra	GG 1769 GG 1784
155	3630-B 3686-B	Painting The Clouds With Sunshine Tip-Toe Through The Tulips With Me	Manhattan Syncopators Astoria Dance Players	GG 1769 GG 1781
156	3573-A 3655-D	Wow Wow Blues Lonely Troubadour	Memphis Jazzers Vincent Lopez & his Orchestra	GG 1751 GG 1778
157	2716-A 2717-A	Turkey In The Straw Arkansas Traveller	Wabash Trio	GG 4068
158	3498-B 3559-A	Am I Blue ? Maybe, Who Knows ?	Metropolitan Dance Orchestra Metropolitan Dance Orchestra (= California Ramblers)	GG 1739 GG 1746
159	3535-A 3734-C	Call Of The Wild Love	Memphis Jazzers Vincent Lopez & his Orchestra	GG 1742 GG 1799
160	3519-A 3708-A	Have I Loved Wisely ? Chant Of The Jungle	Universal Syncopatots Vincent Lopez & his Orchestra	GG 1746 GG 1791
161	3584-B 3622-A	If You Believed In Me Loving You Alone (waltz)	The Jazzopators Cosmopolitan Dance Players	GG 1758 GG 1771
162	3577-B 3649-A	Humpty Dumpty Baby Smiling Irish Eyes	Arthur Fields (vocal) with his Wind-Jammers (Fred Hall) Jerry White	GG 1753 GG
163	3591-B 3730-B	Under The Spell Of The Moon Miss Wonderful	Broadway Merrymakers (= Arthur Fields' Wind-Jammers) Cosmopolitan Dance Players	GG 1760 GG 1795
164	3658-A 3770-B	A Night In Old Hawaii With You If You're In Love, You'll Waltz	Waikiki Players Hawaiian Beachcombers	GG 4278 GG 4290
165	3601-A 3775-B	Ain't Misbehavin' Hot Moments	Dixie Rag Pickers All Star Players (trio)	GG 1764 GG 1811
166	3625-A 3752-A	Same Old Moon My Mother's Lullaby	Golden Gate Syncopators (= Ernie Golden & his Orch) University Syncopators	GG 1771 GG 1807
167	3635-B 3733-C	Day Dreams A Little Kiss Each Morning	Metropolitan Dance Orchestra Vincent Lopez & his Orchestra	GG 1778 GG 1799
168	3399-B 3749-B	Broadway Melody Absolutely Marvellous	Broadway Merrymakers University Syncopators (trio)	GG 1717 GG 1801
169	3433-C 3647-A	Louise Chinese Rose	University Syncopators Crystal Dawn Players	GG 1726 GG 1777
170	3654-A 3769-B	Moana March Queen Of The South Sea Isles	Honolulu Troupe Hawaiian Beachcombers	GG 4278 GG 4290
171	3718-C 3746-B	Tip-Toe Thro' The Tulips With Me My Heart Belongs To You	C.A. J Parmentier (pipe organ) Jimmy Granato & his Orchestra (= Ernie Golden & his O.)	GG 4284 GG 1806
172	3680-A 3790-A	Lady Luck Singing In The Bathtub	Olympic Dance Orchestra University Syncopators	GG 1789 GG 1811
173	2328-B 2329-B	Listen To The Mocking Bird The Song Bird	Jeanne Willard (whistling)	GG 4061
174	3587-A 3627-B	Never Gwine To Ramble No More The Railroad Boomer	Bill Black (vocal with banjo accmp) Frank Luther & Ed Faber (EF = Carson Robison)	GG 4285 GG 4275
175	3855-B 3873-B	My Love Parade Dreams	Pebble Beach Syncopators (= California Ramblers) Four Melodiacs	GG 1834 GG 1840
176	3814 3822	Wonderful One The Woman In The Shoe	Cosmopolitan Dance Players Savoy Dance Orchestra	GG 1828 GG 1823
177	3838-B 3870-B	I'll Be Reminded Of You A Love Nest For Two	Metropolitan Dance Players Four Melodiacs	GG 1795 GG 1841
178	3816-B 3821	Time And Time Again (waltz) The Shepherd's Serenade (waltz)	Bar Harbour Orchestra All Star Players	GG 1824
179	3850-A 3857-C	Some Baby Happy Days Are Here Again	Ginger Ale And His Sparklers All Star Troubadours (= California Ramblers)	GG 1835 GG 1829
180	3632-A 3815-B	Stepping Along Dreary Nights	Dixie Rag Pickers Harmony Syncopators	GG 1767 GG 1825
181	3729-B 3851-B	My Sweeter Than Sweet You're Gonna Be Mine	The Jazzopators Big Town Jazzers (= Fred Hall & his Orch.)	GG 1797 GG 1834
182	3820-A 3832-A	Sweet Henry Should I ?	Dixie Rag Pickers Jeff Calhoun (= Frank Luther)	GG 1822 GG 2528
183	3771-D 3795-A	Why Does A Chicken Cross The Street? I Don't Work For A Living	Two Coocoos (comedy dialogue) Lew Grant	GG 4294 GG 2526
184	3813-B 3846-B	Sleepy Hollow Needin' You	Merry Collegians Ginger Ale & his Sparklers	GG 1823 GG 1829
185	3628-A 3737	Polly Wolly Doodle Woman Down In Memphis	Frank Luther Frank Luther & Ed Faber (EF = Carson Robison)	GG 4274 GG 4287
186	2996-A 3626-B	Engineer's Dying Child I Left My Gal In The Mountains	Jeff Calhoun (= Arthur Fields) Frank Luther & Ed Faber (EF = Carson Robison)	GG 4208 GG 4275
187	3720-C 3721-C	Silent Night O, Come All Ye Faithful	C.A.J. Parmentier (pipe organ)	GG 4282
188	3699-B 3900-B	When The Real Thing Comes Your Way Dream Boy	Savoy Dance Orchestra (= Paul Specht & his Orch.) Dixie Rag Pickers	GG 1788 GG 1847
189	3786-A 3803-A	Dance Away The Night (waltz) You Taught Me To Remember (waltz)	Bar Harbor Orchestra Melody Lane Orchestra	GG 1813 GG 1827
190	3837-A 3915-A	Hello, Baby Hanging On The Garden Gate	Casino Jazzers All Star Troubadours (= California Ramblers)	GG 1827 GG 1848
191	3688-B 3914-A	I Know Better Now Cooking Breakfast For The One I Love	Casino Jazzers All Star Collegians (= California Ramblers)	GG 1788 GG 1844
192	3909 3913-B	With You Puttin' On The Ritz	Bar Harbor Orchestra All Star Troubadours (= California Ramblers)	GG 1847 GG 1849
193	3761 3902	I'm Following You That's What You Mean To Me	Astoria Dance Players Merry Collegians	GG 1802 GG 1833
194	3698-B 3911-B	I Came To You (waltz) In My Dreams	All Star Players (= Paul Specht & his Orch.) Big Show Syncopators	GG 1787 GG 1843
195	3819-B 3888-B	Ha! Ha! Ha! Where Is Toby? Under A Texas Moon	Dixie Rag Pickers Cosmopolitan Dance Players	GG 1873 GG 1837
196	3807-B 3879-A	What Do I Care Singing A Vagabond Song	White Way Serenaders (= California Ramblers) Metropolitan Dance orchestra	GG 1822 GG 1841
197	3798-A 3889-B	Rio Rita The One I Love Just Can't Be Bothered With Me	Majestic Dance Orchestra Olympic Dance Orchestra	GG 1814 GG 1840
198	3804-B 3805-A	Lucky Me, Lovable You I May Be Wrong, But I Think You're Wonderful	All Star Troubadours (= California Ramblers) White Way Serenaders (= California Ramblers)	GG 1819 GG 1817
199	3619-A 3766-A	Happy Feet If I Can't Have You	Collegian Jazzers Metropolitan Dance Orchestra	GG 1813 GG 1803
200	3978-A 3992-A	Spanish Moon Song O' My Heart	The Michigonians Astoria Dance Players	GG 1858
201	3981-B 3995-B	It Won't Be Long The Moon Is Low	The Michigonians High Hat Revellers (= Sam Lanin & his Orch.)	GG GG 1856
202	3858-A 3938-A	Cryin' For The Carolines Heads Up	Shadyside Serenaders Broadway Merrymakers	GG 1833 GG 1855
203	3963-B 3990-B	If I Were King A Cottage For Sale	Metropolitan Dance Orchestra Cosmopolitan Dance Players	GG GG 1860
204	3880-A 3912-E	When I'm Looking At You St. James' Infirmary	Astoria Dance Players Bay State Syncopators	GG 1836 GG 1843
205	3806-B 3890-A	Have A Little Faith In Me T' Ain't No Sin	White Way Serenaders (= California Ramblers) Wolverine Pepperpots	GG 1818 GG 1839
206	2030-3 2282-3	Eyes Of Blue The Stein Song	Zenith Knights (prob a Carl Fenton group) Carl Fenton & his Orchestra	QRS Q-1020 QRS Q-1046
207	1703 (358)	Right Or Wrong, I'm Still In Love With You Watching My Dreams Go By	Cova Cavaliers Broadway Players	QRS Q-1000 QRS Q-1024
208	1772-1 2024-3	All Day Long (waltz) Kicking A Hole In The Sky	Broadway Players The New Yorkers (= Carl Fenton & his Orch.)	QRS Q-1008 QRS Q-1027
209	1707 1729	How Long Must I Wait For You? Night Time Is Love Time	Cova Cavaliers Carl Fenton & his Orchestra	QRS Q-1001 QRS Q-1004
210	2101-3 2106-4	Sweet Kentucky Nights (waltz) Lazy Lou'siana Moon (waltz)	Cova Cavaliers	QRS Q-1036
211	3984-B 3985-B	Prancin' DAncin' Yodelin' Man Yodelin' Bill	Al Bernard & Frank Kamplain Al Bernard & Harry Gay	GG 4307 GG 4304
212	3999-B 4026-A	I Never Dreamt You'd Fall In Love With Me Love Me Dear	University Syncopators (= Sam Lanin & his Orch.) Times Square Highlights	GG 1868 GG 1877
213	3823-A 4022-A	Why Without You, Emaline	Astoria Dance Players Wolverine Pepperpots	GG 1825 GG 1871
214	4013-A 4014-B	It Happened In Monterey (waltz) Song Of The Dawn	Metropolitan Dance Orchestra Cosmopolitan Dance Players	GG 1866 GG 1864
215	3997-B 4033-A	The Free And Easy Telling It To The Daisies	High Hat Revellers (= Sam Lanin & his Orch.) Metropolitan DAnce Orchestra	GG 1865 GG 1876
216	3961-B 3991-B	Alone With My Dreams Blue Is The Night	Astoria Dance Players Hawaiian Beachcombers (= Grey Gull Dance Band)	GG 1861 GG 1858
217	4012-B 4015-A	Romance (waltz) When It's Springtime In The Rockies (waltz)	Astoria Dance Players Metropolitan Dance Band	GG 1862 GG 1870
218	4021-A 4024-B	Let Me Sing And I'm Happy Hittin' 'Em Low	Broadway Merrymakers Dixie Rag Pickers	GG 1873 GG 1891
219	2707-C 3885-A	The Skaters' Waltz Blue Danube Waltz	Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra	GG 4162 GG
220	126-A 127-B	William Tell, overture Martha, overture	Oceanic Symphony Orchestra Newport Symphony Orchestra	GG GG
221	2353-2 2354-2	Whippoorwill Like A Dream	Carl Fenton & his Orchestra Cova Cavaliers (= Carl Fenton & his Orch.)	QRS Q-1051 QRS Q-1052
222	3947-B 3948-B	His Trouble Was Hard Jerusalem Mornin'	The Swanee Four (vocal quartet) (= Dixie Quartette)	GG 4312
223	2331 2332	The Song Of The Islands Honolulu Sweetheart Of Mine	Four Hawaiian Guitars	QRS Q-1041
224	3652-B 4068-B	Love Me (waltz) Singing A Song To The Stars	Astoria Dance Players Sam Lanin & his Orchestra	GG 1774 GG
225	271 3835-A	March Of The Grenadiers The Terror	Cosmopolitan Dance Players (Cecil Norman's Orch.) Marvin Smolev & his Syncopators (= Cliff Jackson's O.)	Wecho B-1019 GG 1879
226	4043-C 4053-B	I'm In The Market For You Somebody Else Will Take My Place	Frank Novak & his Music The Michigonians	GG 1879 GG 1884
227	3783-A 3903-A	Dream Lover (waltz) A Shady Nook, A Babbling Brook, And You (waltz)	Olympic Dance Orchestra Melody Lane Orchestra	GG 1812 GG 1860
228	4044-C 4054-B	Just Like In A Story Book The Winding Road That Leads To Home	Frank Novak & his Music The Michigonians	GG 1878 GG 1883
229	4029-A 4081-C	When I Meet My Sunshine Dancing With Tears In My Eyes (waltz)	Times Square Highlights The Four Hawaiian Duces	GG GG
230	4057-B 4059-B	Reminiscing If I Had A Girl Like You	White Way Serenaders (= California Ramblers)	GG 1874 GG 1884
231	4051-A 4052-C	National Emblem March Anchor's Aweigh	Lt. Manley's Military Band The Collegians	GG GG 1875
232	2985-A 2986-B	Song Of The Volga Boatmen Sweet And Low	Varsity Four Serenaders (vocal group)	GG 4206
233	3035-B 3036-A	Dancing Doll Sleeping Beauty Waltz	The Symphonia String Trio	GG 4234
234	2649-B 2790-A	Spring Song Anitra's Dance ("Peer Gynt")	Harmony Trio Symphonic Trio	GG 4136 GG 4194
235	3826-B 3827-B	Swing Low, Sweet Chariot You Got To Run	The Southernaires (vocal group) (= Mobile Revelers)	GG uniss GG 4295
236	271 3783	March Of The Grenadiers Dream Lover (waltz)	Cosmopolitan Dance Players (= Cecil Norman's Orch.) Olympic Dance Orchestra	Wecho B-1019 GG 1812
237	4078-B 4098-B	I Love You So Much I Remember You From Somewhere	Paul's Novelty Orchestra White Way Serenaders (= California Ramblers)	GG 1887 GG 1892
238	4069-B 4089-A	Ro-Ro-Rolling Along Over The Radio Waves	Sam Lanin & his Orchestra Victor Rose & his Roamers	GG 1881 GG 1896
239	3712-B 4079-A	Linda Where Can You Be ?	Harmony Syncopators Paul's Novelty Orchedstra	GG 1888 GG 1887
240	3711-A 4076-B	Waiting For You On The Sunny Side Of The Street	Dixie Rag Pickers University Syncopators (= Ritchie Soders & his Orch.)	GG 1888 GG 1890
241	3663-A 3949-B	Summer Moon Sing, You Sinners	Memphis Jazzers Cosmopolitan Dance Players	GG 1783 GG 1854
242	3768-A 4070-A	The Sacred Flame (waltz) Dancing With Tears In My Eyes (fox trot)	Olympic Dance Orchestra Sam Lanin & his Orchestra	GG 1810 GG 1880
243	4075-B 4080-A	Old New England Moon (waltz) Down The River Of Golden Dreams (waltz)	University Syncopators (= Ritchie Soders & his Orch.) Paul's Novelty Orchestra	GG GG 1886
244	4091-B 4095-C	My Little Butterfly Betty Co-Ed	Golden Gate Syncopators (= Ernie Golden & his Orch ?) White Way Serenaders (= California Ramblers)	GG GG 1894
245	4096-A 4100-A	I'm Needing You Climb Through The Clouds (To The Sunshine)	White Way Serenaders (= California Ramblers) University Syncopators	GG 1893 GG 1892
246	3767 4094	Love Made A Gypsy Out Of Me When Shadows Fall	Astoria Dance Players Golden Gate Syncopators	GG 1806 GG
247	4056-B 4092-B	Over And Over Again Swinging In A Hammock	The Michigonians Golden Gate Syncopators	GG 1881 GG 1896
248	2902 3595-A	Lullaby from "Erminie" (altz) I Hope You're Satisfied	Viennese Quartette (intrumental) Olympic Dance Orchestra	GG 4216 GG 1761
	Note: from 249 (below) we start to get original UK recordings, made exclusively for Goodson records. These have an S-series master. All dance records with S- master number are by Les Norman & his Band.
249	4093-B S-33	Nobody Cares If I'm Blue When You're Smiling	Golden Gate Syncopators The Rhythm Twisters	GG orig
250	4112-B S-36-x	Cheer Up (Good Times Are Coming) Looking At You	Paul's Novelty Orchestra The Radio Revellers	GG orig
251	4097-A 4106-A	My Future Just Passed Waiting Through The Night (waltz)	White Way Serenaders (= California Ramblers) Four Hawaiian Deuces	GG GG
252	4074-B S-30	You Brought A New Kind Of Love To Me Livin' In The Sunlight (Lovin' In The Moonlight)	University Syncopators (= Ritchie Soders & his Orch.) Savoy Plaza Band	GG 1891 orig
253	S-27 S-32	Blue Pacific Moonlight (waltz) If I'm Dreaming (waltz)	Lido Venice Dance Orchestra The Rhythm Twisters	orig
254	4111-A S-37	By The Old Oak Tree To My Mammy	Paul's Novelty Orchestra The Collegians	GG orig
255	S-34 S-39	Sittin' On A Rainbow A Bench In The Park	The Radio Revellers The Collegians	orig
256	S-58 S-61	If Your Kisses Can't Hold The Man You Love You Die If You Worry	Ritz-Carlton Band The Black Dominoes	orig
257	S-25 S-26	Here Comes Emily Brown Cheep Up And Smile	Lido Venice Dance Orchestra	orig
258	1367-2 S-28	I'll See You Again (waltz) There's A Good Time Coming	Savoy Plaza Band (= Jay Wilbur & his Orch.) Savoy Plaza Band	Dn A-163 orig
259	S-35 S-40	Gypsy Melody (waltz) Around The Corner	The Radio Revellers The Collegians	orig
260	S-59-x S-93 ??	The Watermill Dreamy Carolina (waltz)	The Ritz-Carlton Band The Black Dominoes	orig
A-261	1412-2 1413-3	"La Boheme" - Che Gelida Manina Taloi Da Mip Forziere	Cav. Oreste Di Bernardi (tenor, with orch accmp)	Dn B-24
A-262	1407-4 1427-2	"Mefistofele" - Dai Campi Dai Prati "Lohengrin" - Sei Torna Alfin	Guido Volpi (tenor, with orch accmp)	Dn B-18 Dn B-19
A-263	1414-1	"Manon Leascaut" - Donna Non Vidi Mai "Manon" - Sogno, The Dream	Guido Volpi (tenor, with orch accmp)	Dn B-18 Dn uniss
A-264	1418-2 1428-1	"Rigoletto" - La Donna E Mobile" "Rigoletto" - Questa O Quella	Cav. Oreste Di Bernardi (tenor, with orch accmp)	Dn B-17
A-265		"Rigoletto" = Elle Mi Fu Rapita "Rigoletto" - Parmi Veder Le Lagrime	Guido Volpi (tenor, with orch accmp)	Dn uniss
A-266	1410-2 1416-1	"La Tosca" - E Lucevan Le Stelle "La Tosca" - Recondita Armonia	Cav. Oreste Di Bernardi (tenor, with orch accmp)	Dn B-16 Dn B-33
A-267	1424-1 1440-1	"Cavalleria Rusticana" - Addio All Madre Siciliana	Cav. Oreste Di Bernardi (tenor, with orch accmp)	Dn B-33 Dn uniss
A-268		"Turandot" - Nessun Dorma "Turandot" - No Piangere Liu	Cav. Oreste Di Bernardi (tenor, with orch accmp)	Dn uniss
A-269	1421-1 1422-2	"Adriana Lecouvrier" - L'Animaho Stanca "Fedora" - Amor Ti Vieta	Guido Volpi (tenor, with orch accmp)	Dn B-25
A-270		"Andrea Chenier" - Improvviso (Un Di All'azzurro Spazio), parts 1 & 2	Cav. Oreste Di Bernardi (tenor, with orch accmp)	Dn uniss
A-271		"La Fanciulla Del Weat" - Ch'Ella Mi Creda Libero "La Fanciulla Del West" - Una Parola Sola	Cav. Oreste Di Bernardi (tenor, with orch accmp)	Dn uniss
A-272		Marechiare Maria Marie	Cav. Oreste Di Bernardi (tenor, with orch accmp)	Dn uniss
B- 273	S-1 S-2	Rivista No Me Cortes La Alas (Don't Clip My Wings)	Spinelly's Tango Band (dir. Fred Spinelly)	orig
B- 274		Carasy Caretas (tango) El Moviemiento Continuo (tango)	Spinelly's Tango Band (dir. Fred Spinelly)	orig
B-275	S-5 S-6	Paris (City Nights (tango) Por Donde Andara (The Ticking Of The Clock)	Spinelly's Tango Band (dir. Fred Spinelly)	orig
B-276	S-7 S-8	Angustia (Little Lady) (tango) Madonna Bruna (tango)	Spinelly's Tango Band (dir. Fred Spinelly)	orig
D-277		Wiener Blut, Op 354 (waltz)	The International Orchestra
A-278	1435-1 1441-1	O Sole Mio Ave Maria	Cav. Oreste Di Bernardi (tenor, with orch accmp) Guido Volpi (tenor, with orch accmp)	Dn uniss
A-279	3674 3743	Lights Out Up The Street	Lt. Taylor's Military Band	Cameo
A-280	1264-2 1279-1	Rustle Of Spring Spanish Dance No. 1	Hermann Wasserman (piano)	Dn B-14
A-281	1260-1 1278-3	Prelude In G Minor Hedge Rose / Danse Negre, Op 58 No. 5	Hermann Wasserman (piano)	Dn B-13
	Nos. 282 to 301 (all prefixed C-) are 7" Nursery Rhyme recordings. These were sold in 4 albums, with 5 records in each album.
C-282		Old Mother Goose The Enterprising Cow
C-283		The Fishing Match Little Miss Muffet
C-284	S-17 S-18	Girls And Boys Come Out To Play Ten Little Nigger Boys	Uncle Bob (= Cavan O'Connor ?) Uncle Bob & The Nigger Boys Chorus (= Cavan O'Connor)
C-285	S-19 S-20	Simple Simon Sleep, Baby, Sleep	Uncle Bob (Cavan O'Connor ?)
C-286		Little Bo-Peep I Saw Three Ships Come Sailing
C-287	S-66 S-67	Pat-A-Cake, Pat-A-Cake Dog Toby	Uncle John (with violin & piano) (= John Thorne)
C-288	S-11 S-21	Hey Diddle Diddle The Babes In The Wood	Uncle Bob (= Cavan O'Connor)
C-289	S-13 S-14	Baa Baa Black Sheep Hckory Dickory Dock	Uncle Bob
C-290	S-15 S-16	Where Are You Going To, My Pretty Maid? Little Boy Blue	Uncle Bob
C-291	S-43 S-44	Twinkle Twinkle Little Star See-Saw Marjorie Daw	Uncle Bob
C-292	S-49 S-50	London Bridge Is Broken Down Old King Cole	Uncle Bob
C-293	S-45 S-48	Mary Had a Little Lamb What Are Little Boys Made Of ?	Uncle Bob
C-294	S-5 S-50	Ride A Cock Horse Sing A Song Of Sixpence	Uncle Bob
C-295	S-52 S-53	Humpty Dumpty Little Polly Flinders	Uncle Bob
C-296	S-22 S-47	Little Tom Tucker [sic] A Was An Archer	Uncle Bob
C-297		There Was A Little Man Oranges And Lemons	Uncle John
C-298	S-72 S-73	Lazy Sheep Three Little Kittens	Uncle John
C-299		Three Mice Went Onto A Barn A Frog He Would A-Wooing Go	Uncle John
C-300		Goosey Goosey Gander Poor Old Robinson Crusoe	Uncle John
C-301		Tom, Tom The Piper's Son Mary, Mary Quite Contrary	Uncle John
302	S-76 S-80	With My Guitar And You After Your Kiss	The Savoy Plaza Band The Radio Revellers
303	S-94 S-95	Adeline The Rhythm Man	The Radio Revellers
304	S-38 S-79	Be Careful With Those Eyes Without A Song	The Collegians The Radio Revellers
305	S-75 S-83	I Don't Mind Walking In The Rain My Heart Belongs To The Girl (waltz)	The Savoy Plaza Band Ritz-Carlton Band
306	S-77 S-78	Take Along a Little Love You Can't Get To Heaven That Way	The Savoy Plaza Band
307	S-84-x S-85	The Kiss Waltz Oh, Donna Clara	The Ritz-Carlton Band The Savoy Plaza Band
308	S-81 S-82	Little White Lies Say A Little Prayer For Me	The Collegians
309	S-86 S-87	A Girl Friend Of A Boy Friend Of Mine My Baby Just Cares For Me	The Collegians
310	S-88 S-89	Loving You The Way I Do Without My Gal	White Way Serenaders
311	S-41 S-90	Wallah-Malaka-Lucy That's Where The South Begins	Hollywood Dance Orchestra White Way Serenaders
312	1366-1 S-42	Dancing Goblin A Pair Of Blue Eyes	The Black Dominoes (= Jay Wilbur & his Orch) The Hollywood Dance Orchestra	Dn A-165
313	S-92 S-93	Bye Bye Blues Don't Tell Her What's Happened To Me	The Savoy Plaza Band
314	B-105 D-104	It's For You Oh Maiden, My Maiden	Terence Driscoll (tenor, with violin & piano accmp) (= Jack Plant)
315	D-103 F-102	Some Day I'll Find You Why Did You Kiss My Heart Awake ?	Kathleen Sothcott (soprano)
316		Dark Night Lonely	The Savoy Plaza Band
317	S-116 S-118	Love Is Like A Song You're The One	The Savoy Plaza Band
318	S-99 S-111	Go Home And Tell Your Mother I'm Learning A Lot From You	The Savoy Plaza Band (Leader: Les Norman)
319	S-106 S-107	Sance Of The Wooden Shoes Living A Life Of Dreams	The Radio Revellers
320	S-119 S-120	Who Cares ? (As Long As There's Love) Lorette (waltz)	The Radio Revellers
321	S-97 S-100	Sunny Days I'd Like To Find The Guy That Wrote The Stein Song	The Savoy Plaza Band (Leader: Les Norman)
322	S-98 S-101	Roamin' Thru' The Roses The Same AS We Used To Do (waltz)	The Radio Revellers
323	134	Sleepy Head The Top Of The Hill	Cyril Lidington	W'echo A-1023
324	S-96 S-121	Put Your Worries Through The Mangle Seven Veils	Eddie Cole (with The Savoy Plaza Band) (= Fred Douglas)
325	S-112 S-113	Good Evenin' Walking My Baby Back Home	Baron & Bryan (songs at the piano)
326		O Donna Clara Packin' Up To Say "Hello"	Tom Burke's Crochets (vocal quartette)
327	S-142 S-148	The Harlequinade There's Something About An Old-Fashioned Girl	The Savoy Plaza Band
328	S-143 S-150	Tid-dle-id-dle-Um-Pum I'm Yours	The Savoy Plaza Band
329	S-144 S-149	We All Go "Oo Ha Ha" Together Underneath The Spanish Stars (waltz)	The Savoy Plaza Band
330	S-145 S-146	I Want A Little Girl Okay, Baby	The Savoy Plaza Band
331	S-147 S-151	What Good Am I Without You? Sing (A Happy Little Thing)	The Radio Revellers
332	E-109 F-108	Go Up With The Birds (Look Down On The Blues) Us And Company	The Radio Revellers
333	S-60 S-62	Rollin' Down The River Happy Because I'm In Love	The Radio Revellers
334	1436-R3 1444-R2	Voce Notte Torna A Surriento	Cav. Oreste Di Bernardi (tenor)
335	S-161-2 S-163-1	Wonder Bar Song Of The Drum	Victor Sterling & his Band (= Wag Abbey & his Band)
336	S-157-1 S-159-1	On A Little Balcony In Spain Bathing In The Sunshine	Victor Sterling & his Band (= Wag Abbey & his Band)
337	S-160-2 S-164	Koppa-Ka-Banna Once In A Lifetime	The Star Syncopators (= Wag Abbey & his Band) Victor Sterling & his Band (= Wag Abbey & his Band)
338		I'm Walking In the Sun You're The One I Care For	The Star Syncopators (= Wag Abbey & his Band) Victor Sterling & his Band (= Wag Abbey & his Band)
339	S-158-1 S-165-2	If I Could Be With You The Wedding OF The Birds	Victor Sterling & his Band (= Wag Abbey & his Band)
340
341
342

NOTE: According to Steve Walker, 342 was the last Goodson, but no-one has yet reported what is on these last three, which may have been scheduled and never appeared.

Now the 7" series: All these masters are from Marathon (recorded by Emerson). They are NOT dubs of the 10" recordings, which have the same matrix number, but alternative takes.

Cat No	Master No	Title	Artists	Source
7001	31270 31278-2	I Can't Do Without You (waltz) When We're Apart	Fred Hall & his Orchestra Pennsylvalia Melody Makers	Mara 204 Mara
	NOTE: At least one copy of 7001 exists with "When We're Apart" pressed onto both sides, though the printed details are as shown above. (ref. Chris Quinn)
7002	31210-2 31338	Talk About Heaven Ah! Sweet Mystery Of Life (waltz)	Pennsylvania Melody Syncopators Marlborough Dance Orchestra	Mara 178 Mara 330
7003	31217 31324-2	Look At Me Now Two Lips To Kiss My Cares Away	Marlborough Dance Orchestra Pennsylvalia Dance Orchestra	Mara Mara 228
7004	31321 31328	And Then I Can't Give You Anything But Love	Fred Hall & his Orchestra Marathon Dance Orchestra	Mara 223 Mara 230
7005	31193-1 31332-1	When We're Together Sonny Boy	Marathon Dance Orchestra Southern Melody Syncopators	Mara Mara 232
7006	31192-1 31284	Broken Hearted She's The Sweetest Kid	Lou Gold And His Orchestra Fred Hall & his Orchestra	Mara Mara 210
7007	31283 31335-1	Let's Pretend You've Got That Certain Something	Pennsylvania Melody Syncopators California Dance Orchestra	Mara Mara 230
7008	31194 31336	On A Moonlight Night Tonight's The Night	Fred Hall & his Orchestra	Mara 234 Mara 231
7009	31269 31337	After All My Dreams You're The Only Girl For Me	California Melody Orchestra Marathon Dance Orchestra	Mara 204 Mara 232
7010	31308-2 31320-2	One, Two, Three Four They All Stare At My Girl	Ferrera & Paaluhi (Hawaiian guitars) Marathon Dance Orchestra	Mara Mara 222
7010	31308-2 31336	One, Two, Three Four Tonight's The Night	Ferrera & Paaluhi (Hawaiian guitars) Fred Hall & his Orchestra	Mara Mara 231
7011	31217 31278	Look At Me Now When We're Apart	Marlborough Dance Orchestra Pennsylvania Melody Syncopators	Mara Mara
7012	31284 31321	She's The Sweetest Kid And Then	Fred Hall & his Orchestra	Mara 210 Mara 223