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An 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.

 

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)
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)
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)
A-265   Fol De Ol De Iddle Ol (Land)
Bonnie Hielan' Maggie (Lauder)
Hal Tagart (comic)
Roger Parker
A-266   Laughing Water (Hager)
Fairy's Lullaby (Needham)
The Crown Military Band
Wilma Sanda
A-267   Hey, Donal'  (Lauder)
The Palms (Faure)
Roger Parker
P.S. Robinson (cornet)
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)

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