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A selection of popular CD's featuring original 78rpm recordings of British jazz/danceband/popular vocals of the 1900-1945 era, still available from Internet or shops

this page first published by John Wright, 24 Aug 1997
last update 22 Apr 2006 vintage@jabw.demon.co.uk

Flapper
Flapper Past CD 7089 (minimal noise reduction)	Charlie Kunz Band featuring vocalists Vera Lynn, George Barclay, Eve Becke, Harry Bentley
Flapper Past CD 7055 (1995)	Glamour Of The Thirties - Ambrose and his Orch includes Man About Town, Cheek To Cheek, College Rhythm, Stay As Sweet As You Are
Flapper Past CD 7003 (1993)	Just A Bowl Of Cherries - Al Bowlly You can order Today! from Amazon.com You can also order PASTCD7003 Today! from Amazon.co.uk SONGS 1. Lady of Spain 2. Smile darn ya smile 3. Adeline 4. Save the last dance for me 5. Goodnight Vienna 6. All of me 7. My Sweet Virginia 8. Auf wiedersehen my dear 9. Rain on the roof 10. Can't we talk it over 11. Just humming along 12. One more kiss 13. By the fireside 14. Weep no more my baby 15. Dinner at eight 16. This is romance 17. And so goodbye 18. Wagon wheels 19. I idolize my baby's eyes 20. Falling in love 21. Life is just a bowl of cherries 22. You call it madness but I call it love 23. Was that the human thing to do 24. Now that you're gone 25. You ought to see Sally on Sunday 26. Pied piper of Hamlin
Flapper Past CD 7088 (1993)	Al Bowlly and the Great British Dance Bands You can order Today! from Amazon.co.uk SONGS 1. Actions speak louder than words 2. To be worthy of you 3. Thanks 4. Is I in love I is 5. Looking on the bright side of life 6. Night on the desert 7. Hurt 8. Linda 9. Dinah 10. When Mother Nature sings her lullaby 11. Good evening 12. What do you know about love 13. Proud of you 14. Heart and soul 15. Is that the way to treat a sweetheart 16. Smile when you say goodbye 17. Small town 18. My own 19. Home town 20. Bei mir bist du schon 21. Girl in the Alice blue gown 22. My Capri serenade
President
President PLCD 539	The Great London Dance Bands 25 titles, bands include Ambrose, Henry Hall, Roy Fox, Carroll Gibbons, Ray Noble, Jack Hylton, Charlie Kunz. Vocalists include Sam Browne, Hildegarde, Anne Lenner, Brian Lawrance, Al Bowlly, Swingtette, Vera Lynn.
President PLCD 540 (1996)	The Very Thought Of You - Al Bowlly covering 1931-37 titles include solo recordings, and records made with NMDO, Lew Stone, Ronnie Munro as well as the Ray Noble U.S. band at the Rainbow Room You can order President PLCD540 Today! from Amazon.co.uk SONGS 1. Top hat white tie and tails 2. Lover come back to me 3. Where the lazy river goes by 4. Be still my heart 5. I've got you under my skin 6. Maria my own 7. Soon 8. Carelessly 9. Touch of your lips 10. Eadie was a lady 11. Very thought of you 12. Why dream 13. My canary has circles under it's eyes 14. True 15. Dinner for one please James 16. Little Dutch mill 17. On a little dream ranch 18. Blue Hawaii 19. Down by the river 20. Goodnight sweetheart
Pulse
Pulse PDSCD557-a 2CD set	Al Bowlly and Ray Noble Orch., The Dance Band Years You can order Pulse PDSCD557 Today! from Amazon.co.uk SONGS 1. Very thought of you 2. Over my shoulder 3. By the fireside 4. When you've got a little springtime in your heart 5. Hold my hand 6. Close your eyes 7. Lazy day 8. Lying in the hay 9. We've got the moon and sixpence 10. Time on my hands 11. You ought to see Sally on Sunday 12. One morning in May 13. Maybe I love you too much 14. I'll do my best to make you happy 15. I'll string along with you 16. How could we be wrong 17. Sailin' on the Robert E Lee 18. Roll up the carpet 19. Love locked out 20. Dreaming a dream 21. After all you're all I'm after 22. There's something in your eyes 23. Hang out the stars in Indiana 24. Got a date with an angel 25. Guilty 26. I was true 27. One little quarrel 28. All I do is dream of you 29. Remember me 30. I never had a chance 31. Little valley in the mountains 32. Freckle face you're beautiful 33. Isle of Capri 34. Weep no more my baby 35. Goodnight sweetheart 36. Thanks 37. My hat's on the side of my head 38. This is romance 39. Song without words 40. Love is the sweetest thing 41. On a steamer coming over 42. Oceans of time 43. Yours truly is truly yours 44. Dinner for one please James 45. Where am I 46. Down by the river 47. Touch of your lips 48. Why dream 49. Where the lazy river goes by 50. With all my heart
Living Era
Living Era CD	Proud Of You - Al Bowlly You can order Today! from Amazon.com
Living Era CD AJA 5142	On The Air - Carroll Gibbons Savoy Hotel Orpheans includes Garden In The Rain, Linda, By The Fireside, Lovely To Look At
Living Era CD AJA 5030	Listen To The Banned risque songs from Billy Cotton, George Formby, Cliff Edwards and others
Claves
Claves CD 50-9507-9, a 3-CD set	Lew Stone's Monseigneur Band 70 tracks with vocals by Al Bowlly, Nat Gonella, Joe Crossman, Tiny Winters and others
	If Amazon or your local shop can't find the Claves CD try Audiostreet
ASV	Check out www.asv.co.uk
Retrieval	from Distribution Direct: Tel:(0)207-281-3465 Fax:(0)207-281-5671 Visit challenge.nl
RTR79003	The Georgians 1922-23
RTR79004	The Spirits Of Rhythm 1932-34
RTR79007	2 CD's King Oliver's Creole Jazzband complete set 1923-24
RTR79017	Freddie Keppard, complete 1923-26
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Important re-issues on cassette only :
Denny Dennis Music Society	The Complete Denny Dennis an attempt to re-issue a chronological series of Denny Dennis' vocal output with Roy Fox, Ambrose and Tommy Dorsey

Also worth a visit as they have extensive catalogues of CD labels:

Worlds Records	A catalog can be requested from their web site or from Worlds Records, P.O. Box 1922, Novato, California 94948 Tel: (415)898-1609, (800)742-6663
Footlight	many vocalists and dance band CD's, excellent song title search facility
Pavilion Records	huge range of CD's of music from the 78 era, the home of Flapper, Pearl, Topaz and Opal labels
GEMM	another huge range of CD's of music from the 78 era, linking to the world's sellers, includes dance band LP's, 45's and used discs

Where can you get these CD's ?

You may find these and similar 'Vintage CDs' on the net at either Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.com, and you can search either site for your favourite artiste or band by:

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Alternatively, as these CD's were issued during the last few years, they may still be available from some good record shops in Britain or USA. Check with your local shop or the specialised shops listed in my 78rpm shops in UK page and my 78rpm shops in USA page

Know any good CD's to list here ?

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