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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: Peter Andrews, Anton Bieber, Paul Cleary, Graham Farnell, Norman Field, Mike Jones, Mike Langridge, Paul Kilmartin, Ian McPherson, Tom Stephenson

Page last updated: October 03, 2024

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	1166 1188	Mattinata (Leoncavallo) Ariosa ("Il Pagliacci" [sic])	Signor Scarcella (in Italian) Signor Di Giovanni (in Italian)
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 Giovanni 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	We'll Have A Night Out Together To-Night 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)