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One of the many cheap
pre-WWI labels, Lyceum first appeared in 1913, pressed in Germany from
Lindström masters (using an O1-series catalogue). They were part of the
price war, which Lindström had effectively started by introducing records
for 1/6 (when most popular record were 2/6) the previous year. The
Gramophone & Columbia companies had reponded with their Cinch and Phoenix
records priced at just 1/1. Lyceum, priced at 1/- was one of a number of
labels introduced at this price in 1913. As Lindström now had a factory in
England, at Hertford, some Lyceum records were made there, particularly
after the outbreak of WWI in August 1914. Lyceum records were sold by Cooper Brothers, alongside their 1/6 Coliseum records.This series ran to about O200 (the highest known) before being cancelled in late 1917. However, probably the following year, a second series was launched using an O2000-series catalogue, of which only a few have been reported, so was probably very short-lived. These seem to use masters from The Sound Recording Company (usually issued on the Popular label) and manufactured by Crystalate. This second series had a label of the same design, but maybe with a darker background. |
My thanks to Frank Andrews in providing
most of the initial information for this page, plus a lot more from Mike
Langridge.
Please
e-mail
me if you can help me fill in the gaps
in any of these series.
Thanks to the following for adding more information:
Mike Atkins, Graham Farnell, Norman Field,
Robert Girling, Mike Langridge,
Nick Legendre, Ian McPherson, Adam Miller, Frederick Murphy, Richard Prout
Page last updated on:
December 31, 2023
Cat No | Matrix | Title | Artists | Notes |
O1 |
13213 40793 |
Parade Of The Tin Soldiers Teddy Bears' Picnic |
Band of the Garde Republicaine | |
O2 |
283 998 |
Warbler's Serenade The Whistler And His Dog |
Band of the Garde Republicaine | |
O3 |
277 |
Washington Post, march Austrian Cadets |
Band of the Garde Republicaine | |
O4 |
40762 |
Marche Lorraine Under The Double Eagle, march |
Band of the Garde Republicaine | |
O5 |
2918 2919 |
Wedding Bells Gavotte Bells Of St. Malo |
Band of the Garde Republicaine | |
O6 |
40530 40930 |
Gay Hussars, march Light Of Foot, march |
Band of the Garde Republicaine | |
O7 |
(282) 40039 |
Whistling Rufus Dancing With Ma Baby |
Band of the Garde Republicaine | |
O8 |
40593 41073 |
Uhlans Call Post Horn Galop |
Band of the Garde Republicaine | |
O9 |
212 14199 |
Carmen March El Capitan, march |
Band of the Garde Republicaine | |
O10 |
14181 40288 |
Old Comrades, march Sons Of The Brave, march |
Lyceum Military Band | |
O11 |
41100 41550 |
The Argentine Tango The Turkey Trot |
Lyceum Military Band | |
O12 |
41627 . |
Nearer My God To Thee Regimental Church Parade |
Lyceum Military Band | |
O13 |
14735 14750 |
The Raggedy Rags, part 1 The Raggedy Rags, part 2 |
Lyceum Military Band | |
O14 |
King Of Italy, march Garibaldi March |
Royal Guards Band | ||
O15 |
40163 |
Boceacia March March Hongroise |
Royal Guards Band | |
O16 |
40560 |
La Pere De Victory Regimental Flag March |
Royal Guards Band | |
O17 |
14347 14351 |
The King's Grenadiers The Rifle Brigade Parade |
Royal Guards Band | |
O18 |
40837 40838 |
Zampa, overture, part 1 Zampa, overture, part 2 |
Royal Palace Orchestra | |
O19 |
40598 40599 |
William Tell, part 1 William Tell, part 2 |
Royal Palace Orchestra | |
O20 |
40596 40597 |
Our Miss Gibbs, selection part 1 Our Miss Gibbs, selection part 2 |
Royal Palace Orchestra | |
O21 |
40759 40760 |
The Dollar Princess, selection part 1 The Dollar Princess, selection part 2 |
Royal Palace Orchestra | |
O22 |
13284 13285 |
Bells Of Eremoten, selection part 1 Bells Of Eremoten, selection part 2 |
Royal Palace Orchestra | |
O23 |
180 321 |
King Karl March Aida March |
Royal Palace Orchestra | |
O24 |
181 189 |
The Honeymoon March Happy Days In Dixie |
Royal Palace Orchestra | |
O25 |
Semiramede, overture part 1 Semiramede, overture part 2 |
Royal Palace Orchestra | ||
O26 |
Waltz Dream, selection part 1 Waltz Dream, selection part 2 |
Royal Palace Orchestra | ||
O27 |
Martha, overture part 1 Martha, overture part 2 |
Royal Palace Orchestra | ||
O28 |
2739 14032 |
Over The Waves, waltz Valse Boston |
Royal Palace Orchestra | |
O29 |
Tesoro Mio, waltz Blue Danube, waltz |
Royal Palace Orchestra | ||
O30 |
61439 61450 |
Valse D'Amour Salut D'Amour |
Lyceum String Orchestra | |
O31 |
14568 14706 |
Fascination Waltz A Spray Of Flowers, waltz |
Lyceum Concert Band | |
O32 |
40983 41329 |
Islanders March Sons Of The Empire |
Billy Whitlock (bells) | |
O33 |
12401 41333 |
Blue Bells Pretty As A Pink |
A. Jordon (xylophone) Billy whitlock (bells) |
|
O34 |
12398 41331 |
Ring Of Roses The Prettiest Song Of All |
Billy Whitlock (bells) | |
O35 |
5711 12394 |
Serenade Waltz Silver Bells |
Billy Whitlock (xylophone) Billy whitlock (bells) |
|
O36 |
41334 |
Lily Gavotte Blue Violets |
Albert Ratchet (tubaphone) | |
O37 |
13862 13868 |
William Tell Fantasia The Royal Rose |
Albert Ratchet (xylophone) | |
O38 |
41762 41765 |
The Revellers, two-step March De Concert |
Olly Oakley (banjo) | |
O39 |
The Rosary The Children's Home |
Sergeant Adams (cornet) | ||
O40 |
Cleaopatra Polka The Post In The Forest |
James Brooks (cornet) | ||
O41 |
The Old Drummer The Elephant And The Gnat |
F.L. Stergling (trombone) Stergling & Diecon |
||
O42 |
41181 11189 |
The London And Dublin Hornpipe Tipperary Jig |
A.J. Scott (melodeon, with piano accmp) [some or all may be labelled "Professor Harris"] |
|
O43 |
14296 16434 |
Angels' Serenade Titl's Serenade |
The Pavilion Trio (violin, flute & harp) | |
O44 |
The Harvest Birds In The Forest |
Karl Bohme (clarinet) Karl Bohme (piccolo) |
||
O45 |
40414 |
Valse Brilliante No. 2 in A flat major Valse Gracieuse |
Leon Hock (violin) | |
O46 |
41410 41412 |
You're The One Let's All Go Mad |
Billy Williams | |
O47 |
41408 41411 |
I Don't Care When Father Papered The Parlour |
Billy Williams | |
O48 |
41404 41406 |
Here We Are Again Sally O'Malley |
Billy Williams | |
O49 |
41407 41409 |
Mrs. B Why Can't We Have The Sea In London? |
Billy Williams | |
O50 |
41408 41413 |
I Don't Care John, Go And Put Your Trousers On |
Billy Williams | |
O51 |
41540 |
Joshu-Ah I Don't Care What Becomes Of Me |
Stanley Kirkby | |
O52 |
41046 41047 |
Belle Of The Barber's Ball Down In Jungle Town |
American Trio (= Jack & Nancy Charman ?) | |
O53 |
40983 41037 |
Billy Whitlock's Party Billy Whitlock's Nursery Rhymes |
Billy Whitlock | |
O54 |
40751 40753 |
Boiled Beef And Carrots Down Came The Blind |
Harry Champion | |
O55 |
40044 40050 |
Father Did Look Funny Mr. Knick Knock |
Harry Champion | |
O56 |
40047 40755 |
Funny Little Bobtail Coat A Member Of The Force |
Harry Champion | |
O57 |
41783 41886 |
Waiting For The Robert E. Lee Moonlight Bay |
Harry Short (= Empire Military Band (vcl: Harry Cove)) Harry Short (= Jamieson Dodds (w/banjo & piano)) |
|
O58 |
35171 35176 |
On The Mississippi Snooky Ookums |
Harry Short (= Harry Cove) Harry Short (= Jack Charman) |
|
O59 |
41843 41965 |
It's A Long Way To Tipperary The Ragtime Goblin Man |
Harry Short (= Harry Cove) | |
O60 |
41715 41717 |
Everybody's doing It Now Alexander's Ragtime Band |
Harry Short (= Jack & Nancy Charman) | |
O61 |
41921 41981 |
When The Yiddisher Band Played An Irish Tune Ragtime Cowboy Joe |
Harry Short | |
O62 |
41780 41794 |
I Want To Be In Dixie Casey Jones |
Harry Short Harry Short (= Cove & Charman) |
|
O63 |
41776 41785 |
Oh, You Beautiful Doll (intro. You're My Baby) Hitchy Koo |
Harry Short (= Empire Military Band (vcl: Harry Cove)) | |
O64 |
35201 41886 |
The Trail Of The Lonesome Pine Moonlight Bay |
Harry Short [details from Graham Farnell] | |
O64 |
35174 35201 |
Dixie Dan The Trail Of The Lonesome Pine |
Harry Short (= Jack Charman) |
|
O65 |
41529 41597 |
That's My Rag Rum Tum Tiddle |
Stanley Kirkby | |
O66 |
41319 41469 |
There's Something In The Seaside Air We're All Waiting For A Girl |
Stanley Kirkby (baritone, w/orch.) | |
O67 |
41354 41416 |
There Will Always Be A Corner By The Seaside Meet Me Tonight In Dreamland |
Stanley Kirkby | |
O68 |
41067 41372 |
The Old Rustic Bridge All That I Ask Is Love |
Stanley Kirkby (baritone, w/orch.) | |
O69 |
41065 41544 |
Beautiful Garden Of Roses Silver Bell |
Stanley Kirkby (baritone) | |
O70 |
4324 41339 |
The Volunteer Organist Ever For Thee |
Harry Thornton (as Stanley Kirkby) Stanley Kirkby (baritone) |
|
O71 |
41316 41337 |
Someday You'll Know The Hyms My mother Used To Sing |
Stanley Kirkby | |
O72 |
41028 41029 |
Star Of Bethlehem The Holy City |
Phillip Ritte (tenor) | |
O73 |
40460 40462 |
Thora Come Into The Garden, Maude |
Phillip Ritte (tenor) | |
O74 |
40748 40815 |
Kathleen Mavourneen Killarney |
Phillip Ritte (tenor) | |
O75 |
40363 40874 |
Alice, where Art Thou ? The Minstrel Boy |
Phillip Ritte (tenor) Harry Thornton (baritone) |
|
O76 |
40258 40905 |
Mary Of Argyle Molly Bawn |
Wilfred Virgo (as Philip Ritte) Harry Thornton (baritone) |
|
O77 |
40899 40900 |
The Low-Backed Car The Cruiskeen Lawn (?) |
Harry Thornton (baritone) | |
O78 |
40898 40909 |
Off To Philadelphia The Harp That Won |
Harry Thornton (baritone) Philip Ritte (tenor) |
|
O79 |
40353 40356 |
The Heart Bowed Down The Toreador's Song |
Alan Turner (baritone) | |
O80 |
40862 41838 |
The Arrow And The Song Hymns Of The Old Church Choir |
Harry Thornton (baritone) | |
O81 |
35045 40870 |
The Irish Emigrant Tomorrow Will Be Friday |
Harry Rose | |
O82 |
40313 ? 40706 |
The Better Land The Promise Of Life |
Miss E. Burton (soprano) | |
O83 |
40320 40382 |
A Summer's night Daddy |
Miss E. Burton (soprano) | |
O84 |
40928 41290 |
Rock Of Ages Stand Up For Jesus |
D. Davis | |
O85 |
41294 41829 ? |
For Ever With The Lord Crown Him With Many Crowns |
D. Davis | |
O86 |
40661 41291 |
God Be With You Till We Meet Aga8in All Hail The Power Of Jesus' Name |
D. Davis | |
O87 |
40510 41323 |
Abide With Me Now The Day Is Over |
Miss E. Burton (soprano) | |
O88 | ||||
O89 |
40329 40394 |
Helter Skelter March Pride Of The Regiment |
Royal Guards Band | |
O90 |
(189) 02930 |
Happy Days In Dixie (Mills) On The Mississippi (Morse) |
Lyceum Military Band (= Kaiser Franz Guards Reg.
Band) Lyceum Military Band (= Beka Orchestra, Berlin) |
|
O91 |
40521 41140 |
When We Went To School Together The Song That Reached My Heart |
Arthur C. Coleman (= Robert Carr) Stanley Kirkby (baritone) |
|
O92 |
41068 41122 |
The Vacant Chair The Farmer's Boy |
Stanley Kirkby (baritone) | |
O93 | ||||
O94 | ||||
O95 | ||||
O96 |
40334 40631 |
In Cellar Cool The Village Blacksmith |
W.F. Morrisson (baritone) | |
O97 | ||||
O98 |
41215 41397 |
Run And Fetch A Policeman Oh, Timothy, Let's Have A Look |
Bert Pullen (= Will Johnson) Bert Pullen (= Bert Weston) |
|
O99 |
40439 40440 |
Sambo's Picnic, cakewalk Coonland Memories |
John Pidoux (banjo) | |
O100 | ||||
O101 | ||||
O102 | ||||
O103 |
41737 41906 |
On Mobile Bay Ragtime Jockey Man |
Harry Short (= Empire Military Band, with
vocalist) Harry Short (= Harry Cove) |
|
O104 |
41736 ? 41957 |
There's A Girl In Havana The Burglar Rag |
Harry Short Harry Short (= Cove & Charman) |
|
O105 |
13141 14968 |
Kindergarten March Regimental March |
Lyceum Military Band | |
O106 |
989 14969 |
Kaiserin March The Clockmaker's Shop |
Lyceum Military Band | |
O107 |
14558 40797 |
Red Wing Turkish Patrol |
Lyceum Military Band | |
O108 |
35459 41578 |
I'll Go Half-Way Home With You Won't You Waltz Home Sweet Home With Me? |
Joseph Newman (= Jack Charman) Arthur T. Perch (= Jack Charman) |
|
O108 |
35265 41578 |
The Singer Was Irish Won't You Waltz Home Sweet Home With Me? |
Arthur T. Perch (= Jamieson Dodds) Arthur T. Perch (= Jack Charman) |
|
O109 |
35034 41781/2 |
Way Down South Baby Rose |
Harry Short (= Harry Cove) Harry Short (= Empire Military Band, vocalist Harry Cove) |
|
O110 |
35025 41905 |
Oh, You Silvery Bells Row, Row, Row |
Harry Short (= Jack Charman) Harry Short (= Harry Cove) |
|
O111 | ||||
O112 | ||||
O113 |
205 217 |
In Battle Array The King's Trumpeters |
Royal Guards Band | |
O114 |
2554 12639 |
Overture: William Tell Overture: Mignon |
Lyceum Record Orchestra | |
O115 | ||||
O116 |
13506 13509 |
Lustsud Overture La Paloma |
Lyceum Record Orchestra | |
O117 |
Giant And Dwarf Climax Polka |
Wallis and Maple Sergeant Adams |
||
O118 |
Cleopatra Waltz Court Polka |
Arthur Rachet (xylophone) | ||
O119 |
35120 35244 |
My Sumurun Girl Popsy Wopsy |
Frank Lindon (= Jamieson Dodds) G. Wilfrid (= Harry Cove) |
|
O120 | ||||
O121 |
35035 41963 |
How D'Ye Do Miss Ragtime? Down In Dear Old New Orleans |
G. Franklin H. Short (= Harry Cove) |
|
O122 |
35034 35132 |
Way Down South You're My Baby |
T. Davis (= Harry Cove) Harry Short (= Jack & Nancy Charman) |
|
O123 | ||||
O124 | ||||
O125 | ||||
O126 | ||||
O127 | ||||
O128 | ||||
O129 | ||||
O123 | ||||
O130 | ||||
O131 | ||||
O132 | ||||
O133 | ||||
O134 | ||||
O135 | ||||
O136 | ||||
O137 | ||||
O138 |
54806 54809 |
Gold And Silver Waltz Madelaine |
Williams & Rose (pianos) | |
O139 | ||||
O140 |
35299 41989 |
When I Lost You Somewhere, Sometime |
Walter Trueman (tenor) (= Charles Reaper) Arthur D. Coleman (baritone) (= Stanley Kirkby) |
|
O141 | ||||
O142 | ||||
O143 |
40942 Lxo-981 |
The Laughing Coon My Old Trombone (The Story Of A Trombone) |
Billy Whitlock (comic) Archie Baker (comic) (= Albert Whelan) w/Olly Oakley |
previously listed as No. 0134 |
O144 | ||||
O145 | Merry Monarch, march | Royal Guards Band | ||
O146 | ||||
O147 | ||||
O148 | ||||
O149 | ||||
O150 |
35263 41986 |
When Love Creeps In Your Heart In The Garden Of My Heart |
R.C. Wallace (= Jamieson Dodds) Walter Bradley (= Jamieson Dodds) |
|
O151 | ||||
O152 |
35245 35425 |
Floating Down The River You've Got To Get Out And Get Under (sic) |
Harry Cove | |
O153 | ||||
O154 |
58504 58607 |
Valse France Gondola Waltz |
Lyceum String Orchestra | |
O155 |
35411 35412 |
Ragtime Pops, banjo medley parts 1 & 2 | Frank Forrester (banjo, w/piano) | |
O156 |
35121 35393 |
Everybody's Doing It At The Seaside My Southern Maid |
G. Wilfred (= Jack Charman) H. Short (= George Baker) |
|
O157 |
35393 35424 |
Someone Is Coming To My House I'm Going Back To Caroline |
? (= George Baker) ? (= Harry Cove) |
|
O158 |
35210 35296 |
Heigh-Ho! Can't You Hear The Steamer? Way Down To Honolulu |
G. Franklin (vocal) (= Will Terry) The Two Knuts |
|
O159 | ||||
O160 |
15318 35377 |
The Laughing Brothers The Little Billikin |
Arthur Ratchet (xylophone) | |
O161 | ||||
O162 | ||||
O163 | ||||
O164 |
35174 35351 |
Dixie Dan Come And Have A Look At What I've Got |
Harry Short (= Jack Charman) Bert Pullen (= Arthur Gilbert) |
|
O165 | ||||
O166 | ||||
O167 | ||||
O168 | ||||
O169 |
4263 4264 |
The First Kiss, waltz Mazurka |
Prof. Tapiero (ocarina) | |
O170 |
35217 35436 |
Take Me In Your Arms And Say You Love Me R-R-R-Rip That Melody |
Walter Bradley & Edith Burton (= Kirkby &
Broughton) C. Franklin (= Jack Charman) |
|
O171 | ||||
O172 |
40795 |
Russian National Anthem & La Marseillaise It's A Long Way To Tipperary |
Lyceum Military Band H. G. Short (= Harry Cove) |
|
O173 | ||||
O174 | ||||
O175 | ||||
O176 | ||||
O177 | ||||
O178 | ||||
O179 |
41515 41672 |
My Baby The Revellers |
G. Franklin (= Will Terry) Frank Forrester (banjo) (= Olly Oakley) |
Paste over Coliseum 277 |
O180 |
41474 41561 |
You've Got To Sing In Ragtime Song Of Songs Up To Date |
Harry Short (= Jack Charman & ?Harry Cove) Bert Pullen ( = Bert Weston) |
Coliseum 244 |
O181 | ||||
O182 | ||||
O183 |
35105 41983 |
Moo Cow The Beauty Of The Guards |
Bert Pullen (comedian) (= Terry Dean) Bert Pullen (comedian) (= Harry Cove) |
Coliseum 426 |
O184 | ||||
O185 | ||||
O186 | ||||
O187 | ||||
O188 | ||||
O189 | ||||
O190 | ||||
O191 | ||||
O192 | ||||
O193 | ||||
O194 | ||||
O195 |
35613 35683 |
Tommy Atkins Goodbye, Dolly Gray |
Walter T. Scott (= Robert Howe) G. Franklin (= George Baker) |
|
O196 | ||||
O197 |
35151 35372 |
The Rosary In The Gloaming |
Miss E. Burton (contralto) (= Jessie Broughton) | |
O198 | ||||
O199 | ||||
O200 |
41513 41514 |
I Was Dancing Around With Matilda On The Esplanade |
J.T. Spence |
Now, the O2000 series
Cat No | Matrix | Title | Artists | Original Issue |
O2001 | ||||
O2002 |
2465 2517 |
Yaddie Kaddie Kiddie Kaddie Koo Down Texas Way |
The Two Stars (vocal duet) The Two Stars (with piano and bells accmp) (= Harry Cove & Will Thompson) |
Popular P-806 Popular P-835 |
O2003 |
2466 2468 |
That Dear Old Home Of Mine How's Every Little Thing In Dixie? |
The Two Stars (vocal duet, with orch accmp) |
Popular P-812 Popular |
O2004 | ||||
O2005 |
2528 2323 |
Dooley's Farm Mandy From Tonypandy |
The Two Stars (vocal duet) | Popular P-842 |
O2006 |
2518 2519 |
Now He's Got A Beautiful Girl They're Wearing Them Higher In Hawaii |
The Two Stars (with piano & bells accmp) |
Popular P-835 Popular P-850 |
O2007 |
2508 ? 2504 |
All The World Will Be Jealous Of Me What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For? |
Mr. A. Star (with piano and bells accmp) The Two Stars (with orch accmp) |
Popular P-817 |
O2008 |
2449 4233 |
I Can Hear The Ukuleles Calling Oh How She Could Yacki Hacki Wicki Wacki Woo |
A. Star (= Will Thompson) The Two Stars (= Harry Cove & Will Thompson) |
Popular Popular |
O2009 |
4341 . |
Not So Very Fay From Zanzibar I'd Like To Know What Cleopatra Did |
The Two Stars (= Harry Cove & Will Thompson) |
Popular P-784 Popular |
O2010 |