Building up a discography of....

Robert Carr

this page first published by John Wright, 9 Sept 2000
last update 11 September 2009vintage@jabw.demon.co.uk

I have some information on early records issued under Robert Carr's name. For some of the records, which appeared in sales lists, I have no matrix number data. I also list a few danceband records that feature vocals by Robert Carr. I am grateful for another listing from Christian Zwarg, his Robert Carr list is part of the Trusound discography project.

We'd be grateful of any information on Robert Carr recordings not listed on these pages. At present I'm just adding the submitted additions to the page, an attempt at chronology will be attempted later!

Bill Dean-Myatt has submitted these additions:

MR AUSTIN REID, baritone
recorded ~ May/June 1912
2216 4125Meet Me Tonight In DreamlandButterfly B-343 
(from Grammovox D-140?)  

MR. ROBERT CARR, baritone
recorded ~ October 1920
1609X  422Knocking, Knocking, Who Is There? (Root)Melody Record 276
1610X  519Hiding In Thee (Sankey)Melody Record 276 (Guardsman 1032?)  

MR. ROBERT CARR
recorded early 1921?
3064I Love, Thou Lovest (from "The League of Notions") (A. Barratt)Popular P-1124
3065Love Will Never Die (from "The League of Notions")(A. Barratt)Popular P-1124
NOTE: The show opened in London on 17th. January 1921

ROBERT CARR
C-5379Caravan (Gene Williams)Aco G-15116, Beltona 109
C-?Golden Dreamboat (Horatio Nicholls)Aco G-15079, Beltona 119
C-5410Cutie (from "Blue Kitten") (Rudolf Friml)Aco G-15135, Beltona 120

RICHARD CONDOR (pseudonym for Robert Carr)
C-5510Just Beacuse The Violets (Kennedy: Russell)Aco G-15166, Beltona 199
C-5509Easter flowers (Wilfrid Sanderson) Aco G-15166, Beltona 199
C-?When You And I Were Young, Maggie - blues (Frost: Jimmy McHugh)Aco unissued, Beltona 200
C-5663The Song Of The Clock (Burchell)Aco G-15263, Beltona 200
GO-121Sorry For Me (Russell Bennett)Aco unissued, Beltona 388
GO-Iowa (Jean Gilbert)Aco unissued, Beltona 388
GO-I'm Going To Make You Love Me ( - )Aco unissued, Beltona 389
GO-Tommorrow I'll Be In My Dixie Home (Roy Turk; J. Russell Robinson)Aco unissued, Beltona 389

GEORGE SCOTT (probably a pseudonym for Robert Carr) C-?Sheba (Horation Nicholls)Aco G-15168

Adam Miller has submitted these additions:

ROBERT CARR
1557There's No End To My Love For You (J.V. Monaco)Guardsman 903
1562Give Me Your Love For Keeps (Mills & Scott)Guardsman 903

ROBERT CARR
2930VCome Back To MeDiploma B42
2891VReuben RanzoDiploma B42 (looks like Winner mxs)

ROBERT CARR
3359X 628Little Grey Home in the West (Wilmot & H. Loehr)Velvet-Face 1186
3361N The Sweetest Flower that blows (C.B. Hawley)Velvet-Face 1186

ROBERT CARR
4653AHiding in TheeAPEX 4653 (Canadian, c.1924) (obverse is John Perry "The Shepherd True")

Adam Miller (New Zealand) has submitted this information:
Herald 51 (1913 "The Herald Gramophone Record") has Robert Carr's "Come Sing to Me" (Winner mtx 223J)

John Walker has submitted this list of Winner records featuring Robert Carr:

2015 The Trumpeter
2020 The Young Royalist/Lighterman Tom
2062 Ora Pro Nobis
2075 All that I ask is love
2093 Rolling down to Rio
2111 Come sing to me
2129 Until/Come back to me
2257 When the Convent bell is ringing/Little shepherdess of Devon
2267 The Rosary
2295 Take me back to the garden of love/The sweetest flower that blows
2315 All aboard for bye, bye land/That's what the rose said to me.
2317 Little grey home in the west
2361 Lighterman Tom
2368 Beautiful bird sing on
2380 Be a man
2404 The land of I dunno where/The songs my Mother sang
2421 Where my Caravan has rested
2427 Gounod-She alone charmeth my sadness
2475 Somehow, sometime, some place/My heart is ever true
others for list:
3087 Something Seems Tingle-Ingleing (Matrix 2111L)

Mike Race has submitted this Robert Carr record:

Robert Carr
Swanee River Moon / Caravan on Imperial 1062

Roy Openshaw has submitted this list of Robert Carr records:

Robert Carr
CH1076ASally (The Sunshine of our Alley), (W. Stanley and A. Allen)Scala 525
CH1077Wherever You Are (J P Long)Scala 525
(Presumed Beka matrices)

Mr R Durant
2003City of Laughter, City of Tears (H. Nicholls)Scala 1269 (Other side by Bellwood and Burr)

Mr R Durant and C Auslebrook
907a"Hello Dearie" Duet from "Zig-Zag" (Francis Day and Hunter)Scala 970
907b"Some Sort of Somebody" from "Vanity Fair" (Francis, Day and Hunter)Scala 970

Robert Carr
5229Indian Love Lyrics (Woodforde-Finden) No 1, "The Temple Bells" with piano accomp. (Boosey & Co.) Velvet Face 1031
5228Indian Love Lyrics (Woodforde-Finden) No 2, "Kashmiri Song" with piano accomp. (Boosey & Co.) Velvet Face 1031

Robert Carr
0037Golden Dreamboat, with Orch Accomp. H. Nicholls Beltona 119
other side is Hart & Shaw

Robert Carr
Songs My Mother Sang Winner 2534
other side is Wilfrid Virgo

Wilfrid Virgo and Robert Carr
Be Mine the Delight (from Faust)Winner 2438
other side is Elda May and Wilfred Virgo

Robert Carr and Watson
D7 Victory, London, Kalliope 1531/ 1532
Excelsior, parts 1 and 2,

records issued under the name Robert Carr unless otherwise stated

Several recordings on the Marathon label, recorded in July 1912:
236MBeThe Green Isle Of Erin Marathon 110
245MBeLove, Could I Only Tell Thee Marathon 110
234MbeThe Ringers Marathon 111
235MBeReuben Ranzo Marathon 111
237MBeWhen The Convent Bell Is Ringing Marathon 112
238MBeThe Little Shepherdess Of Devon Marathon 112

CH115pOnce in a Blue Moon Scala 575
CH1191Over the Hill Scala 575
probably ~Oct 1917

What Will You Do With Jesus? (Duet with Ethel Toms) Gennett 9092-A
Hold Thou My Hand Gennett 9092-B
Both recorded in 1917

0296What Will You Do With Jesus? Scala 1355
0297So Near To The Kingdom Scala 1355
labelled as "Baritone and Contralto", Arthur Badrock says that they are Robert Carr and Ethel Toms.

0276The Lisp Of A Baby's Prayer Scala 310
0277Open Your Heart And Let The Sunshine In Scala 1346
0403Why Do You Always Tease Me? Scala 373
recorded March 1921

862The Heart Of A Rose Guardsman 1392
826The Bells Of St. Mary's Guardsman 1422
recorded ~1917

1414XThere Is Never A Day So Dreary Melody Record 254
2925Give Me The Open Road Savana 1538
2930King Of The Clouds Savana 1538
recorded July 1920

2228Why Should Your Eyes Ask Me To Stay When Your Lips Have Said Goodbye? Popular P968
~Oct 1919

3521Three For Jack Exo 290
~1913

3359-1Little Grey Home In the West EBW 2317

others, mx and/or dates not known:

Mike race wrote to say that EBW 4740 and Robert Carr singing 'Leanin' and 'Jilted'.

1411When the Swallows Build Their Nest Kalliope 6215
1416Take Me Back To The Garden of Love Kalliope 6215

Where Swallows Build Their Nests Famous 114

730Beautiful Bird Sing On Winner 2368

Bad As You Are I Love You Winner 2951

Elaine Winner ??

this duet may conceal Robert Carr as Harry Trevor:
Down Texas Way by Trevor and Thompson, Regal G7440

You're the One I Care For
Under The Spell Of Your Kiss
(issued on Sterno record)

Eternal Father Strong To Save/Fight the Good Fight
Nazareth/The Lost Chord
(issued on Sterno record)

Robert Carr is probably featured on:
Edward German's light opera "Merrie England" which was recorded by Columbia late 1920's/early 30's (Columbia Light Opera)

Robert Carr is the featured vocalist on several danceband recordings which are listed in the Rust/Forbes discography:

with Alfredo's Band, Feb 1927
10649-1Jog Jog Jogging Along EBW 4628

with Geoffrey Gelder and his Kettner's Five
vocalist listed as Bobby Gray
Apr 27, 1928
WA-7291-1Kiss And Make Up Regal G-9165
Oct 3, 1928
WA-7293-1You Can Tell Her Anything Under The Sun Regal G-9212
WA-7294-1,-2In The Evening rejected

with Stan Greening's Band, issued as Raymond Dance Band, or Lido Dance Orch.
Apr 19, 1928
WA-7267-1Since I Met Mary Jane Regal G-9133 (RDB)
WA-7268-1I Never Dreamt Regal G-9132 (LDO)
Note: Rust mentions that Robert Carr was in the studio on May 23 and may feature on some Greening recording that day.
May 25, 1928
WA-7414-1An' Furthermore Regal G-9164 (RDB)
WA-7415-1Yummy Yum Yum Regal G-9164 (RDB)

with Harry Hudson's Band
88052-2Did You Mean It? EBR 822
88054-1,-2Clonk-er-ty Clonk EBR 822

with Van Phillips and his Concert Band
July 7, 1930
Song Of the Flame -selection
Robert Carr sings One Little Drink
(other vocals are by Jack Plant)
issued on Columbia DX-83 (mx. WAX-5646-1)

Go to Christian Zwarg's listing