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Robeyphone Grand records were sold by Chas. T. Robey of Coventry along with Gramophones of the same make and needles.
The records used "Jumbo" (i.e. Odeon) masters in the Lxo- series.

Although the label mentions no country of manufacture, they were almost certainly made by Crystalate in Kent and date from pre-WWI. As you can see from the listing below, knowledge of the catalogue is very scant, though it seems the catalogue numbers match those of "Jumbo", but it seems unlikely, given how scarce Robeyphone records have always been, that the whole "Jumbo" catalogue was also pressed up as "Robeyphone Grand" records. Hence this listing.

There are one or two differences with the Jumbo issues, but they may be mis-reportings. However, I am not assuming anything without actual sightings of the records!

Thanks to Adam Miller for providing the label scan.

This is a first attempt at a listing. Please e-mail me if you can help me fill in the gaps in any of these series.

My thanks to Frank Andrews in providing most of the information for this page.
Thanks also to Duncan Brand, Greg Butler, Dean Carroll, Ian Carruthers, Bill Dean-Myatt, Graham Farnell, Norman Field

Page last updated on: August 28, 2020

Cat No	Matrix	Face No.	Title	Labelled Artists

198	Lxo-388 Lxo-389	A-23176 A-23173	Merry Christmas Funicula	George Formby (Lancashire's Leading Comedian)

350	Lxo-574	A-23300	Since Daddy's Been Taken Away	Arthur Blackwell (baritone) (= Robert Howe)

403	Lxo-577 Lxo-578	A-23284 A-23282	I've Just Come Up For A Day McDougall's Ball	Jack Lorimer (Scotch comedian)

500	Lxo-963 Lxo-964	A 20183 A-20176	Regimential Marches of The Brigade Of Guards: Irish Guards; Coldstream Guards British Grenadiers; Scots Guards	British Infantry Drum & Fife Band

515	Lxo-1045 Lxo-1046	A 22105 A 22106	A Darkey's Romance A Gay Gossoon (Vess Ossman)	Bert Bassett (banjo, with piano accmp)

604	Lxo-1258 Lxo-1259	A 28173 A 28174	Roamin' In The Gloamin' The Message Boy	Roderick McLaughlan (Scotch comedian)

657	Lxo-1476 Lxo-1478	A 28204 A 28206	I Wish I Were A Ladies' Man My Lass From Glasgow Toon	Billy Williams (comedian)

804	Lxo-1843 Lxo-1844	A 20268 A 20269	Temptation Rag March Alexander's Ragtime Band	Robeyphone Military Band

891	Lxo-1584 Lxo-	A 23519 A 23521	Down The Vale The Song That Reached My Heart	John Roberts (tenor)

914	Lxo-1990 Lxo-	A 20298 A 20290	Nights Of Gladness, waltz Forget Me Not (Macbeth)	Robeyphone Military Band

948	Lxo-2184 Lxo-2185	A 28326 A 28327	I'm Going Back To Dixie You're My Baby	The Three Rascals

1037	Lxo 2274 Lxo-2275	A 20329 A 20330	A Southern Wedding, parts 1 & 2	Robeyphone Military Band

1049	Xbo-5512 Xbo-5515	A 21738 A 21739	A Thousand Kisses, waltz Golden Shower, waltz	Cattani's Dance Orchestra

1057			Ragtime Goblin Man	The Three Rascals

1062	Lxo- Lxo-1694	A 25257 A 25270	Aunt Matilda Let's Make A Night Of It To-Night	Vesta Tilley (the London Idol, with orch accmp)

1066	Lxo-2260 Lxo-	A 20314 A	The Wedding Glide	Robeyphone Military Band

1071	Lxo-2344 Lxo-2347	A 28371 A 28375	Snooky Ookums Hello! Hello! London Town	The Three Rascals

1078	Lxo-2340 Lxo-2347	A 28367 A 28375	When The Midnight Choo-Choo Leaves For Alabam Hello! Hello! London Town [this may be a mis-reporting - see 1071 above]	The Three Rascals


A-23	Lxo-553 Lxo-558	A 20089 A 20096	Reminiscences Of Ireland Reminiscences Of Scotland	Band Of H.M. King's Colonials (conducted by Mr. Peter Anderson)