Years back, I operated a small record label that restored and released music from the 78rpm era on CD. I’m not doing anything with the tracks any more, so I figured I should share them with folks. Each set includes a PDF with the cover set up to print out and the individual tracks in MP3 format. I apologize for the font substitution on the covers. I created this on a computer that is long gone. Likewise I apologize for not tagging the MP3s. If someone wants to do that and send them back to me, I’ll swap them in place of the ones there now.
I have about a dozen titles I’d be happy to share if anyone is interested. Here’s a list…
CL 1001 Variations (Schnabel Diabelli and Eroica)
CL 1002 Wagner Between The Wars
CL 1003 Stravinsky Firebird Rite of Spring (conducted by Stravinsky)
CL 1004 Handel Concerti Grossi Op 6 (Busch)
CL 1005 Mahler Sym No 9 (Walter / VPO)
CL 1006 Sibelius (Kajanus)
CL 1007 Mendelssohn Schubert (Reformation Symphony)
DB 1001 Sheiks & Vamps (20s Dance Bands)
DB 1002 Dancing The Devil Away (20s Dance Bands)
OP 1001 Melchior & Flagstad (Tristan)
OP 1002 Walkure Act 1 (Walter / VPO 1935)
OP 1004 Walkure Act 3 (Rodzinsky / Traubel)
OP 1005 Gluck Orfeo (Stiedry / Kathleen Ferrier 1947)
OP 1006 Meistersinger (Bohm 1938)
RP 1001 Ramshackle Rag (Recording pioneers)
SW 1001 Ambrose Daniels (British Swing)
SW 1002 Joe Daniels (British Swing)
Enjoy!
SW1001 British Swing 1: Joe Daniels & his Hotshots in Drumnastics / Ambrose & his Orchestra featuring the arrangements of Sid Phillips
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1kmCCTcnWdy9w1f3iZprBxjaUBjGHSbBq?usp=sharing
Joe Daniels was a drummer who was similar to Spike Jones. He was very popular, but when modern jazz came in, he fell out of favor and ended up running a Wimpy bar. His drumming is pretty amazing and totally unique.
Ambrose (featuring Sid Phillips): When Raymond Scott retired his quintet that played cartoony jazz in favor of leading a big band on the radio, his publisher searched for a replacement to fill the void. Sid Phillips stepped up to create the same kind of wild music with exotic titles for Ambrose.
I appreciate that, thank you Bigshot
@Bigshot Sheiks and Vamps looks interesting I’ll now be able to download it until later in the week though.
NOT not now. Internet on holiday is not brilliant shall do it when I get home.
Thank you.
It sounds like you need mp3tag, probably the best freeware online.
https://www.mp3tag.de/en/index.html
Bonzer! (DaDa etc) Thanks mate. SW002 and the two DB titles would be great too!
I’ll upload those soon. Tomorrow is busy but Friday I should be able to grab time to format and upload. Glad you like it.
Hello! Here is a link to Sheiks & Vamps. This is a collection of Dance Band records. The first half of the collection are acoustics, and the second half are early electricals. Enjoy!
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1xZXALed3P_UlZ0oy36PQ4IgxG1nOV4bl?usp=sharing
I’ll post Dancing The Devil Away next if anyone is interested.
Thank you @Bigshot I’m having problems downloading or at least opening them. I’ll ask my IT manager to help.
The folder is open to anyone with the link. It should be accessible. Let me know if you can’t get in and I’ll try again.
I’ve stunned myself I’ve been able to download them. Thanks.
@bigshot
Hip Hip Hip Hooray! Thanks for this little treat, it’s very good of you to make these available.
Hubert – note that the track numbers go slightly awry half way through – the tracks are all here, but the numbering goes adrift compared with that on the cover artwork!
The sun’s come out today, he’s got his hat on and this makes spiffing listening with a glass of Pimms out in the garden.
I’d noticed the awryness of the listings thanks Vulpy.
@bigshot Dancing The Devil Away next?