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Yet another pre-WWI record produced for J. Blum & Co. Like Diploma, this one used masters from the German Kalliope company. Judging by surviving examples, the company ran into copyright problems with the name and it is rare to find a Stella-Gramophone Record (to give it its full name) which hasn't been "amended". Some have the word "Gramophone" scratched out, and others have a label printed with "Victory" stuck over the word "Stella". The catalogue numbers have various prefixes, such as A-, B- and C-, followed by a 1, 2 or 3-digit number. The label name was subsequently changed to Victory.

 

All of the initial information has been provided by Frank Andrews from his years of research.
Please e-mail
me if you can help me fill in the gaps in any of these series.
Thanks to the following for extra details:
Paul Cleary, Graham Farnell, Norman Field, Mike Jones, Mike Langridge, Paul Kilmartin, Ian McPherson, Tom Stephenson

Page last updated: November 10, 2023

Cat No Matrix Title Artists
A 1 1010
1011
Old Comrades March
Light Cavalry Overture (Suppe)
Band of H.M. Irish Guards Band (cond: Charles Hassall)
A 2      
A 3 1032
1058
Coronation Bells, march
Bells Of St. Malo
Royal Military Band
A 4 1013
1014
Poet And Peasant, overture part 1 (Suppe)
Poet And Peasant, overture part 2 (Suppe)
Band of H.M. Irish Guards Band (cond: Charles Hassall)
A 5      
A 6 1042
 
Love In Idleness, part 1
Love In Idleness, part 2
Royal Military Band
A 7 1015
1017
Wearing Of The Green
Moore's Irish Melodies
Royal Military Band
A 8 1019
1025
Viscount Nelson March
Army And Navy March
H.M. Irish Guards   [sic - image seen]
Band of 12th Hussars
A 9 1028 ?
1029
Faust, selection part 1 (Gounod)
Faust, selection part 2 (Gounod)
Band of 12th Hussars
A 10 1016
1082
Poppies (Neil Moret)
Christchurch Call (Descriptive selection)
His Majesty's Irish Guards [sic]
Band of 12th Hussars
A 11 1043
1076
Tales Of Hoffman - Barcarolle (Offenbach)
The Passing Of Salome
Royal Military Band
A 12 1057
 
1812 Overture (Tchaikovsky)
Masaniello Overture
Band of 12th Hussars
A 13 1043
1056
Tales Of Hoffman - Barcarolle (Offenbach)
Il Trovatore, selection (Verdi)
Royal Military Band
A 14 1045
1046
"Zampa" - overture, part 1 (Herold)
"Zampa" - overture, part 2 (Herold)
Royal Military Band
A 15      
A 16      
A 17 1052
1053
"Lohengrin" - Introduction to 3rd Act (Wagner)
"Tannhauser" - overture (Wagner)
Band of 12th Hussars
A 18 1055
1056
Rienzi, overture (Wagner)
Il Trovatore, selection (Verdi)
Royal Military Band
A 19 1060
1078
Waltz Solita
Morris Dance ("Henry VIII Dances" - German)
Royal Symphony Orchestra
Royal Military Band
A 20 1075
1081
Amoretten Waltz (Johann Strauss)
In The Shadows (Herman Finck)
Royal Military Band
Band of 12th Hussars
A 21      
A 22 1115
1120
La Mattchiche (Ch. Borel Clerc)
La Danse Des Apaches (-)
Royal Military Band
A 23      
A 24 1116
1121 ?
Alexander's Ragtime
Teddy Bears' Picnic
Royal Military Band
A 25 1140
1141
Scottish Airs, part 1
Scottish Airs, part 2
Pipe Major H. Forsyth
A 26      
A 27 1149
1150
Imperial Edward, march
The Crusader, march
Band of 12th Hussars
Victory Military Band
A 28      
A 29 1151
1152
Manhattan Beach, march
Semper Fidelis, march
Band of 12th Hussars
A 30 1155
1158
Washington Post, march
Liberty Bell, march
Band of 12th Hussars
A 31      
A 32 1170
1217
Sunshine Girl, selection
Blue Danube, waltz (Strauss)
Band of 12th Hussars
A 33 1216
1218
Ballet Russe - Czardas No. 1
Peer Gynt Suite No. 2
Royal Military Band
A 34      
A 35      
A 36 1116
1121
Alexander's Ragtime Band
Post Horn Galop
Royal Military Band
Band of 12th Hussars
A 37 1219
1321
A Motor Ride, descriptive
The Jolly Coppersmith
Royal Military Band
A 38 1255
1256
"Carmen", selection part 1 (Bizet)
"Carmen", selection part 2 (Bizet)
Band of 12th Hussars
A 39 1257
1258
Ballet Russe - Czardas No. 2
Ballet Russe - March Russe No. 5
Royal Military Band
A 40 1249
 
Peer Gynt Suite - Anitra's Dance (Grieg)
Peer Gynt Suite - Morning (Grieg)
Band of 12th Hussars
A 41   Coppelia Ballet - Mazurka (Delibes)
Coppelia Ballet - Waltz (Delibes)
Royal Military Band
A 42 1250
1253
Peer Gynt Suite - Dance Of The Imps (Grieg)
Gold And Silver Waltz
Band of 12th Hussars
A 43 1251
1253
Ballet Egyptien, part 1
Ballet Egyptien, part 3
Royal Military Band
A 44 1265
1317
Cavalleria Rusticana, selection (Mascagni)
Cavalleria Rusticana, intermezzo (Mascagni)
Band of 12th Hussars
A 45      
A 46 1325
1326
Nell Gwyn Dances, No. 1 (German)
Nell Gwyn Dances, No. 2 (German)
Band of 12th Hussars
A 47 1320
1327
The Cossacks
Aida - Marche Triumphale (Verdi)
Royal Military Band
Band of 12th Hussars
A 48 1254
1322
Les Patineurs, valse
The Wee MacGregor Patrol
Royal Military Band
A 49   The Gondoliers, selection part 1 (Sullivan)
The Gondoliers, selection part 2 (Sullivan)
Band of 12th Hussars
A 50      
A 51 1266
1267
Hungarian Rhapsody, No. 2 (Liszt)
Die Walkure - Ride Of The Valkyries (Wagner)
Band of 12th Hussars

 

Cat No Matrix Title Artists  
B 1        
B 2 1038
1040
Out On The Deep
Rocked In the Cradle Of The Deep
T.F. Kinniburgh (bass)  
B 3        
B 4 1021
1035
An Evening Song
Genevieve
Wilfred Virgo (tenor)
Helen Robins (contralto) (= Jessie Broughton)
 
B 5        
B 6        
B 7 1041
1205
The Diver
Meet Me To-Night In Dreamland
T.F. Kinniburgh (bass)
Robert Carr (baritone)
 
B 8        
B 9 1073 Red Pepper Band of H.M. 12th Hussars  
B 10 1086
1089
I Wonder If You Miss Me Sometimes
Somewhere A Voice Is Calling
Robert Carr (baritone)  
B 11 1127
1128
Drake Goes West
The Sea Road
T.F. Kinniburgh (bass)  
B 12        
B 13        
B 14 1129
1130
Beyond The Dawn
Son Of Mine
T.F. Kinniburgh (bass)  
B 15        
B 16        
B 17 1207
1208
Your Eyes Have Told Me So
The Ship That Will Never Return
Robert Carr (baritone)  
B 18        
B 19 1213
1225
Romanza ("Forza del Destino")
La Donna e Mobile
Signor Di Giovasnni
Signor Giovanni Caracciolo
 
B 20        
B 21        
B 22 1189
1192
Improviso ("Andrea Chenier" - Giordano)
Celeste Aida ("Aida" - Verdi)
Signor Eduardo Di Giovanni (tenor)  
B 23 1206 The Rosary Robert Carr (baritone)  
B 24        
B 25 1242
1243
"Faust" - When All Was Young
The Magic Of Your Voice
Jessie Broughton (contralto)  
  According to Mike Langridge's research, B-25 is the highest STELLA RECORD in this series. Therefore the following may only have been made as VICTORY Records.
Confirmation of any STELLA above this number would be very useful.
B 26 1288
 
Sombre Words
Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes
Madame Jeanne Jomelli (soprano)  
B 27        
B 28 1244
1272
Sympathy
In Sweet September
Jessie Broughton (contralto)  
B 29 1281
1282
"Otello" - Nium Me Toma
"Otello" - O Pianto O Duol
Signor Eduardo Di Giovanni (tenor)  
B 30   If I Built A World For You
Rose In The Bud
Gertrude Newson  
B 31 1313
 
Some Day I May Forgive You
Let Me Call You Sweetheart
Robert Carr (baritone)  
B 32 1290
 
The Laughing Streamlets
The Cuckoo
Madame Jeanne Jomelli (soprano)  
B 33 1350
1351
You Cam When Life Was Sunshine [sic]
Some Day You'll Know
Robert Carr (baritone)  
B 34        
B 35        
B 36        
B 37 1332
1333
La Tosca
It Trovatore
Madame Jeanne Jomelli (soprano)  
B 38   Marina
My heart Is With You To-Night
Senor Bocardi (tenor)
Robert Carr (baritone)
 
B 39   "Rigoletto" - Questa O Quella
Tourna A Sorrienta
Gemmaro Barra (tenor)  
B 40   Clavelitos
La Paloma
Senor Bocardi (tenor)  
B 40   I Shall Never Cease To Love You
Let Me Kiss Those Tears Away
Robert Carr (baritone)  
B 41        
B 42        
B 43        
B 44        
B 45        

 

Cat No Matrix Title Artists
C 1 1083
1084
I Used To Sigh For The Silvery Moon
By The Light Of The Silvery Moon
Jack Charman
C 2      
C 3 1062
1063
John, Go And Put Your Trousers On
Save a Little One For Me
Billy Melville (comedian) (= Jack Charman)
C 4      
C 5      
C 6 1114
1118
The Laughing Family
I Tried To Keep From Laughing
Charles Penrose (comedian)
C 7 1065
1085
Don't Go Out With Him To-Night
I Don't Care
Billy Melville (comedian) (= Jack Charman)
Jack Charman
C 8 1107
1112
Carrotty
Any Old Iron
Billy Melville (comedian) (= Jack Charman)
Fred Claremont (= Jack Charman?)
C 9      
C 10 1131
1134
I'm Proud Of My Old Bald Head
I've Only Been Married A Week
Alf Willis
C 11 1001
1002
Hush! Here Comes The Dream Man
We All Go The Same Way Home
Claude Graham
Jack Charman
C 12 1132
1133
Red White And Blue
See What Percy Picked Up In The Park
Fred Claremont
C 13      
C 14   Tickle Me, Timothy
I Never Heard Father Laugh So Much Before
Billy Melville (= Jack Charman)
C 15 1137
1139
What Became Of The Girls I Used To Know?
I've Had My Fortune Told
Jack Charman
C 16 1159
1162
Come Round And Hear The Gramophone
No More Stopping Out Late
Jack Charman
C 17 1113
1164
I Tried To Keep From Laughing
We Must Have A Song About The Isle Of Man
Charles Penrose (comedian)
Jack Charman
C 18 1178
1179
What Do We Pay The Rates For?
I've Got Something To Tell You
Mr. C. Pencaws (= Charles Penrose)
C 19      
C 20 1147
1148
Life In The East End Of London
Oh! Who Said So?
Charles Penrose (comedian)
C 21 1193
1195
Roaming In the Gloaming
It's Just Like Being At Home
Vernon Watson
C 22 1202 He Played On His Fiddle De Dee
Jean Fra' Aberdeen
Billy Melville (= Jack Charman)
C 23   Impressions Of Harry Lauder
Impressions Of Wilkie Bard
Vernon Watson
C 24 1200
1201
The Spaniard That Blighted My Life
I'm Setting The Village On Fire
Jack Charman
C 25      
C 26 1197
1200

The Spaniard That Blighted My Life

Jack Charman
C 27 1164
1165
We Must Have A Song About The Isle Of Man
I Wish She'd Give Me The Glad Eye
Jack Charman
C 28 1182
1183
Here We Are Again
Why Can't We Have The Sea In London?
Billy Melville (comedian) (= Jack Charman)
C 29 1187
1188
Maloney
Don't Keep Grumbling About The Weather
Claude Graham (comic)
C 30 1185
1186
Night Out Together
When Mother Dropped A Halfpenny On The Bus
Claude Graham (comic)
C 31      
C 32      
C 33      
C 34      
C 35 1269
1316
Bonnie Leezie Lindsay
I Love A Lassie
Vernon Watson  (Impersonations of Harry Lauder)
C 36 1238
1239
March To Marble Arch
Stop, Stop, Stop
Jack Charman
C 37 1268
1270
The Same As His Father Did Before Him
Stop Yer Tickling Jock
Vernon Watson
C 38 .
1241
Alexander's Bagpipe Band
The Village Ragtime Band (Bang Bang)
Jack Charman
C 39 1273
1277
The Message Boy
Tempt Me Not
Vernon Watson
C 40      
C 41 1232
1335
Come On Josephine
Saturday Afternoon Till Sunday Morning
Jack Charman
C 42      
C 43      
C 44 1275
1276
Playing The Game In The West
I Want To Sing In Opera
Vernon Watson
C 45   One Of The B-Hoys
You Mean Somebody But You Don't Mean Me
Vernon Watson
  According to Mike Langridge's reearch, C-45 is the highest STELLA RECORD in this series. Therefore the following may only have been made as VICTORY Records.
Confirmation of any STELLA above this number would be very useful.
C 46      
C 47      
C 48   Lead Me To That Beautiful Band
Play That Aloha Rag
Jack Charman
C 49      
C 50      

 

Cat No Matrix Title Artists
E 1 1306
1309
The Old Huntsman
Abide With Me
Robert Carr (baritone)
T.F. Kinniburgh (bass)
E 2      
E 3 1310
1354
Rock OF Ages Cleft For Me
There Is A Green Hill Far Away
T.F. Kinniburgh (bass)
Robert Carr (baritone)
E 4 1354
1357
Calvary
The Holy City
T.F. Kinniburgh (bass)
Robert Carr (baritone)
E 5 1359
1360
A Few More Years Shall Roll
Art Thou Weary, Art Thou Languid ?
Robert Carr (baritone)
T.F. Kinniburgh (bass)
E 6 1358
1361
Nazareth
Lead, Kindly Light
Robert Carr (baritone)
E 7 1292
1293
The Hyms My Mother Used To Sing (Langford)
Ora Pro Nobis (Piccolomini)
Robert Carr (baritone)
E 8 1295
1363
O Come All Ye Faithful (Adestes Fideles)
Christians Awake
Robert Carr (baritone)
E 9 1296
 
Nearer My God To Thee
Nearer My God To Thee
Robert Carr (baritone)
Royal Symphony Orchestra
    According to Mike Langridge's reearch, E-9 is the highest STELLA RECORD in this series.Therefore the following may only have been made as VICTORY Records.
Confirmation of any STELLA above this number would be very useful.
E 10 1433
1441
"The Messiah" - Glory Be To God
"The Messiah" - Hallelujah Chorus
The Christchurch Choir (50 voices)
E 11   Good King Wenceslas
The First Nowell
The Christchurch Choir (50 voices)
E 12 1440
1442
"The Messiah" - For Unto Us A Child Is Born
"The Messiah" - Worthy Is The Lamb
The Christchurch Choir (50 voices)
E 13   God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
The Christchurch Choir (50 voices)
E 14   O Come All Ye Faithful
While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks By Night
The Christchurch Choir (50 voices)
E 15      
E 16 2499
2527
Nearer My God To Thee
Holy, Holy, Holy
T.F. Kinniburgh (bass)
Robert Carr (baritone)