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Whiteley's were a department
store in London (Queen's Road, Bayswater). In about 1912, they started
stocking their own records, which were oversized (10½") and pressed from
Grammavox masters. There were about 150 pairs of titles in a catalogue series running from W-1 (The highest reported is W-153). The records are not easy to find, and details of any not shown here would be greatly appreciated. |
Please e-mail me if you can help me fill in the gaps in any of these series.
Thanks to the following for providing extra details: Frank Andrews, Mike Atkins, Bill Dean-Myatt, Norman Field, Robert Girling, Mike Jones, Chris McDonald, Richard Prout, Jonathan Sanders, Michael Turley, Richie Turner
Page past updated:
July 19, 2023
Cat No | Matrix | Title | Artists | Source |
W 1 |
53 54 x1 |
Poet And Peasant, overture (Suppe), part 1 Poet And Peasant, overture (Suppe), part 2 |
Band of the British Imperial Guards | Grammavox A-26 |
W 2 | ||||
W 3 | ||||
W 4 |
89 91 |
"1812" Overture, finale (Tschaikowsky) Rosamunde, overture (Schubert) |
Band of the British Imperial Guards | Grammavox A-43 |
W 5 | ||||
W 6 | ||||
W 7 |
135 x1 136 x1 |
In The Shadows, skipping rope dance (Finck) Luxembourg Valse, staircase waltz from "The Count of Luxembourg" (Lehar) |
Band of the British Imperial Guards | Grammavox A-80 |
W 8 | ||||
W 9 | ||||
W 10 |
73 82 x3 |
The Chocolate Soldier, selection
(Straus) The Dollar Princess, selection (Leo Fall) |
Band of the British Imperial Guards |
Grammavox A-36 Grammavox A-40 |
W 11 | ||||
W 12 | ||||
W 13 |
24 x2 36 x2 |
Barcarolle "Les Contes D'Hoffman",
"Tales of Hoffman" (Offenbach) Septembre, waltz (Godin) |
The Earl of Lonsdale's Private Band "By Kind Permission" |
Grammavox A-17 Grammavox A-12 |
W 14 |
8 35 |
Visions Of Salome - waltz Songe D'Automne - waltz |
The Earl of Lonsdale's Private Band "By Kind Permission" |
Grammavox A-18 Grammavox A-9 |
W 15 | ||||
W 16 |
21 31 |
Entry Of The Gladiators (Fucik) Salute the Standard (Saffroni) |
The Earl of Lonsdale's Private Band "By Kind Permission" |
Grammavox A-1 Grammavox A-5 |
W 17 |
1 x1 38 |
A Bunch Of Roses, Spanish march (Chapi) The Teddy Bears' Pic Nic, two step (Bratton) |
The Earl of Lonsdale's Private Band "By Kind Permission" |
Grammavox A-3 Grammavox A-6 |
W 18 | ||||
W 19 | ||||
W 20 | ||||
W 21 | ||||
W 22 |
Hungarian Dance No. 5 (Brahms) March from "Casse Noisette" (Tschaikovsky) |
The Earl of Lonsdale's Private Band "By Kind Permission" | ||
W 23 | ||||
W 24 |
11 15 |
Recollections Of Gounod: "When All Was Young" The Arcadians, selection (Monckton) |
Sgt Leggett (cornet) with band accmp "By kind permission" Earl Of Lonsdale's Private Military Band "By Kind Permission" |
Grammavox A-8 Grammavox A-15 |
W 25 |
20 55 |
Rienzi, overture (Wagner) Zampa, overture (Herold) |
The Earl of Lonsdale's Private Band "By Kind Permission" |
Grammavox A-7 Grammavox A-24 |
W 26 | ||||
W 27 | ||||
W 28 | ||||
W 29 | ||||
W 30 | ||||
W 31 | ||||
W 32 | 6004 | Berceuse De Jocelyn | D.F. Flynn (cornet) of the Earl of Lonsdale's Priv. Mil. Band | Grammavox C-12 |
W 33 |
6003 6006 |
L'Extase Cornet Polka |
Philip Lewis (violin) of the London Symphony Orchestra (with piano
accmp) D.F. Flynn (cornet) of the Earl of Lonsdale's Priv. Mil. Band (with orch accmp) |
Grammavox C-7 |
W 34 | ||||
W 35 |
6007 6008 |
Alice Where Art Thou? The Dear Homeland |
D.F. Flynn (cornet) of the Earl of Lonsdale's Priv. Mil. Band |
Grammavox C-10 Grammavox C-5 |
W 36 | ||||
W 37 |
2035 2037 |
Ora Pro Nobilis O Star Of Eve |
Mr. David Brazell (baritone) |
Grammavox D-5 Grammavox D-6 |
W 38 | ||||
W 39 | ||||
W 40 | ||||
W 41 | ||||
W 42 | ||||
W 43 | ||||
W 44 | ||||
W 45 | ||||
W 46 | ||||
W 47 | ||||
W 48 | ||||
W 49 | ||||
W 50 | ||||
W 51 | ||||
W 52 | ||||
W 53 | ||||
W 54 | ||||
W 55 |
2115 2116 |
The Skipper (Jude) Lighterman Tom (Squire) |
Albert Temple (baritone, with orch accmp) | Grammavox D-60 |
W 56 | ||||
W 57 | ||||
W 58 | ||||
W 59 | ||||
W 60 | ||||
W 61 | ||||
W 62 | ||||
W 63 | ||||
W 64 |
2025 2172 |
Sympathy (Marshall) My Hero (O. Straus) |
Miss Grace Ivell (contralto, with orch
accmp) Miss Violet Essex (soprano) |
Grammavox D-26 Grammavox D-90 |
W 65 |
2068 x1 2127 x2 |
Off To Philadelphia It's A Grand Old World |
Fred Yorke (bass) Harry Trevor (Baritone) (= Robert Carr) |
Grammavox D-39 Grammavox D-91 |
W 66 | ||||
W 67 |
2063 x1 2094 |
Let Me Like A Soldier Fall "Maritana"
(Wallace) I'll Sing Thee Songs Of Araby (F Clay) |
Mr. Albert Prior (tenor, with
orchestral accompaniment) Mr. Horace Mather (tenor, with orchestral accompaniment) |
Grammavox D-39 Grammavox D-46 |
W 68 |
2027 2028 |
The Distant Shore (Sullivan) Take A Pair Of Sparkling Eyes ("The Gondoliers" - Gilbert, Sullivan) |
Wilfred Virgo (tenor, with orch accmp) |
Grammavox D-11 Grammavox D-17 |
W 69 | ||||
W 70 |
4017 x1 4019 x2 |
Queen Amang The Heather (Lauder) I Love A Lassie (Lauder) |
Mr. Roger Parker (comic, with orchestral accompaniment) |
Grammavox E-5 Grammavox E-15 |
W 71 |
4033 4055 |
Fall In And Follow Me We're All Waiting For a Girl |
Jack Charman |
Grammavox E-18 Grammavox E-27 |
W 72 | ||||
W 73 |
4034 x1 4040 x2 |
Flanagan (Letters) Our Wedding (Wood) |
Harry Bluff (comic, with orch accmp) | Grammavox E-20 |
W 74 | ||||
W 75 | ||||
W 76 | ||||
W 77 | ||||
W 78 | ||||
W 79 |
4072 4073 |
Roamin' In The Gloamin' When I Get Back Again Tae Bonnie Scotland |
Donald McLean |
Grammavox E-35 Grammavox E-36 |
W 80 |
4070 4071 |
On The Silvery Sands (Magde Temple [sic]) Arabella (Wallace Arthur) |
Elsie Steadman (comedienne, with piano accmp) | Grammavox E-37 |
W 81 | ||||
W 82 |
4080 4081 |
One Of The Bo-Hoys The Drug Stores |
Tom Wilkins (with orch accmp) |
Grammavox E-41 Grammavox E-40 |
W 83 | ||||
W 84 |
4011 4023 x1 |
The Whistling Waiter, descriptive
whistling song (Melrose & Parker) Les Folies (Waldteufel) |
Mr Arthur Melrose Mr Charles Capper (mouth whistling) |
Grammavox F-1 |
W 85 | ||||
W 86 | ||||
W 87 | ||||
W 88 | ||||
W 89 | ||||
W 90 | ||||
W 91 | ||||
W 92 | ||||
W 93 |
8023 8027 |
Garden Scene ("Faust"
- Gounod) Doubt Not ("La Cigale" - Audran) |
Hilda Mulligan & Wilfrid Virgo (soprano & tenor duet, with piano accmp) | Grammavox G-14 |
W 94 | ||||
W 95 | ||||
W 96 | ||||
W 97 | ||||
W 98 | ||||
W 99 | ||||
W 100 | ||||
W 101 | ||||
W 102 | ||||
W 103 | ||||
W 104 | ||||
W 105 | ||||
W 106 | ||||
W 107 | ||||
W 108 | ||||
W 109 | ||||
W 110 |
7 93 x1 |
Amoureuse, waltz (Veiger) The Merry Widow, waltz (Lehar) |
The Band of the British Imperial Guards |
Grammavox A-14 Grammavox A-30 |
W 111 | ||||
W 112 | ||||
W 113 |
113 x1 124 |
Yeoman Of The Guard, selection (Sullivan) Ther Mikado, selection (Sullivan) |
The Band of the British Imperial Guards |
Grammavox A-54 Grammavox A-75 |
W 114 | ||||
W 115 | ||||
W 116 | ||||
W 117 | ||||
W 118 | ||||
W 119 | ||||
W 120 | ||||
W 121 | ||||
W 122 | ||||
W 123 |
2007 x3 2033 x1 |
Thora (Adams) The Rosary (Nevin) |
Mr. Harry Thornton (baritone) Mr. Norman Williams (bass) |
Grammavox D-21 Grammavox D-9 |
W 124 | ||||
W 125 | ||||
W 126 | ||||
W 127 |
4088 4114 |
You Can't Judge A Woman By Her Clothes The Spaniard That Blighted My Life |
Jack Charman | Grammavox E-49 |
W 128 |
4104 4106 |
Mamie May (Darewski) By The Moon's Pale Light (Tate) |
Fred Shepherd (comic, with orch accmp) |
Grammavox E-58 Grammavox E-59 |
W 129 | ||||
W 130 | ||||
W 131 | ||||
W 132 |
149 150 |
Willian Tell Ballet Music (Rossini), part 1 Willian Tell Ballet Music (Rossini), part 2 |
The Band of the British Imperial Guards | Grammavox A-89 |
W 133 |
178 x2 190 |
Alexander's Rag Time Band, march
(Irving Berlin) Temptation Rag, rag time (Henry Lodge) |
The Band of the British Imperial Guards |
Grammavox A-97 Grammavox A-110 |
W 134 | ||||
W 135 | ||||
W 136 | ||||
W 137 | ||||
W 138 | ||||
W 139 | ||||
W 140 | ||||
W 141 | ||||
W 142 | ||||
W 143 | ||||
W 144 | ||||
W 145 | ||||
W 146 | ||||
W 147 |
157 158 |
The Warblers Serenade (J. Perry) Sifflez Pierrettes, intermezzo (Popy) |
Elite Symphony Orchestra, with whistling solo by Tom Pearson. |
Grammavox A-93 Grammavox A-92 |
W 148 | ||||
W 149 | ||||
W 150 | ||||
W 151 | ||||
W 152 | ||||
W 153 |
4049 4116 |
T.R.O.U.B.L.E. They're All Single By The Seaside |
Jack Charman |
Grammavox E-22 Grammavox E-50 |