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very rare label, only in production for 3 or 4 months during late summer
1908. It was made by F.M. Russell & Co Ltd, of The Junction Works, Willesden, London. There were only eighteen 10" and fifteen 12" discs altogether and few people have seen them since ! The 10" discs had an A-prefixed catalogue number, and the 12" ones a B-series. |
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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.
Most of the details below are taken from trade magazine adverts, so confirmation
or otherwise of any of these records would be very useful. I will asterix any
which have been confirmed.
My thanks to
Frank Andrews
and
Norman Field
in providing
a start to this listing.
Thanks also to:
Bill
Dean-Myatt
Page last updated on:
June 27, 2022
First the 10" A-series: These cost
3/- each.
| Cat No | Matrix | Title | Labelled Artists |
| A-250 | |||
| A-251 |
1253 1254 |
A Waltz Dream, waltz (Oscar Straus) Miss Hook Of Holland, selection (Paul Rubens) |
Russell Military Band |
| A-252 |
1255 1259 |
British Lads Brigade, march (S. Percy) The Diplomat, march (J.P. Sousa) |
Russell Military Band |
| A-253* |
1250 1252 |
The Emigrant (Graham Peel) None But A Lonely Heart (sic)(Tschaikowsky) |
Mr. William Higley (baritone, with piano accmp) |
| A-253 |
1250 1251 |
The Emigrant (Graham Peel) Star Of Eve ("Tannhauser" - Wagner) |
Mr. William Higley (baritone, with piano accmp) |
| NOTE: The first A-253 above is taken from an actual record; the second one is from a trade magazine. Confirmation of the existenece of the second one would be very useful. | |||
| A-254 | |||
| A-255 | |||
| A-256 |
1260 1262 |
Oh! The Steamer; Oh! The Sea (Bennett Scott) When Father Takes The Baby Out (Frank Ellerton) |
G. Lawrence (comic, with orch accmp) Hal Tagart (comic, with orch accmp) |
| A-257 | |||
| A-258 |
1296 1400 |
Ballata ("Rigioletto" - Verdi) Lo Spagnuolo (V. di Chiara) |
Signor E. Sandra (tenor, with chorus) |
| A-259 |
Take A Pair Of Sparkling Eyes ("The Gondoliers" - Gilbert &
Sullivan) Barcarolle ("Tales of Hoffman" - Offenbach) |
Roland Jackson Sarah Fennings (violin) |
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| A-260* |
1272 1287 |
For Love And You (Forde) The Lobster's Parade (Porter Steel) |
Mr. S. Percy (cornet) Russell Military Band |
| A-261 |
The Keel Row Scots Wha Hae (Burns) |
Geo. Ackroyd (piccolo) Geo. Uttley |
|
| A-262 |
I Love A Lassie (Harry Lauder) Oh! The Steamer, Oh! The Sea (Bennett Scott) |
Roger Parker G. Lawrence (comic, with orch accmp) |
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| A-263 |
If I Had A Dolly (Lohr) A Farewell (Liddle) |
Elaine Werner (mezzo-soprano) Roland Jackson |
|
| A-264 |
The Yeoman's Wedding (Poniatowski) Coolan Dhu (Leoni) |
George Uttley Elaine Werner (mezzo-soprano) |
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| A-265 |
Fol De Ol De Iddle Ol (Land) Bonnie Hielan' Maggie (Lauder) |
Hal Tagart (comic) Roger Parker |
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| A-266 |
Laughing Water (Hager) Fairy's Lullaby (Needham) |
The Crown Military Band Wilma Sanda |
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| A-267 |
Hey, Donal' (Lauder) The Palms (Faure) |
Roger Parker P.S. Robinson (cornet) |
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| A-268 |
Because (D'hartlelot) Impromptu (Schubert) |
P.S. Robinson (cornet) Herr Viggo Kihl (piano) (= Richard Vigo Kihl) |
|
| unknown |
Nobil Signor ("Les Huguenots" - Meyerbeer) Barcarolle ("Tales of Hoffman" - Offenbach) |
Elaine Werner (mezzo-soprano) Sarah Fennings (violin) |
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Now the 12" B-series. These cost 5/6 each.
| Cat No | Matrix | Title | Labelled Artists |
| B-0250 | |||
| B-0251 |
0125 0129 |
Rosamunde, ballet music (Schubert) Tannhauser March (Wagner) |
Russell Military Band |
| B-0252 |
0126 0127 |
Merry Widow Waltz (Lehar) Apprentices' Dance ("Meistersingers" - Wagner) |
Russell Military Band |
| B-0253 | |||
| B-0254 | |||
| B-0255* |
0141 0142 |
Valse Brilliante (Chopin) Rondo Capriccioso (Mendelssohn) |
Herr Viggio Kihl (piano) (= Richard Vigo Kihl) |
| B-0256 |
0130 0131 |
Waltz Me Around Again, Willie (Ren Shields) Oh! My, Wouldn't That Be Lovely? (Bennett Scott) |
Hal Tagart (comic, with orch accmp) Geo. Howell (comic, with orch accmp) |
| B-0257 | |||
| B-0258 | |||
| B-0259 | |||
| B-0260 |
0151 0155 |
Mandolinata Napolitani (V. Monti) Funiculi, Funicula (Luigi Denza) |
Sig. E. Sandra (tenor, with chorus) G. D'Amato (baritone, with chorus) |
| B-0261 |
0149 0152 |
Santa Lucia Rosa Rusella (V. de Chiara) |
Sig. E. Sandra (tenor) G. D'Amato (baritone) |
| B-0262 |
0148 0150 |
Maria Mari (E. di Capua) Addia A Napoli (Gontra) |
Sig. E. Sandra (tenor, with chorus) Aida D'Amato (soprano, with chorus) |
| B-0263 |
0153 0154 |
Ciribiribin (Galimberti) Serenata A Surriento (S. Gambardella) |
Signor E. Sandra (tenor, with chorus) Signorina L. D'Amato (soprano, with chorus) |
| B-0264 |
Good-Bye (Tosti) A Summer Night (Thomas) |
Elaine Werner (mezzo-soprano) | |
| B-0265 |
Se (Denza) L'Eclat De Rire (Laughing song) (Auber) |
Sig. E. Sandra (tenor) Wilma Sanda |
