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An Introduction to the Wonderful World of 78s A selection of recorded gems from the past covering a wide range of musical styles and novelty material.The Phonofossils series is intended as an introduction to the music, songs, stories and novelty items which abounded in the early gramophone catalogues. With specialist techniques, these gems have now been transferred to a modern digital format and made accessible to researchers, musicians, singers, performers or anyone who is just interested to know what sorts of records their grandparents and great-grandparents might have been enjoying up to a century ago.
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The Boston Two Step |
The London Novelty Orchestra |
Barn dance |
1930 |
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When I Met Connie in the Cornfield |
Jack Morrison (comedian) with dance band accompaniment |
Comedy song |
1929 |
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Reconcilliation - Polka (Millions d'Arlequin) |
Picture Palace Orchestra |
Ballet music |
1920 |
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A Wedding in Dingle Dell |
Continental Novelty Orchestra |
Novelty descriptive |
1932 |
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Bunch of Roses - Two Step - Spanish March |
The Ariel London Military Band |
Spanish zarzuela |
1910 |
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The Tram Conductor |
Messrs. Harry Bluff & Billy Whitlock |
Humorous sketch song |
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I Love My Chilli Bom-Bom, Fox-trot |
Savoy Havana Band at the Savoy Hotel, London |
1920s Fox-trot |
1924 |
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The Ghost of the Turkey |
Reginald Purdell & Male Quartette |
Hunmorous song |
1934 |
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Watch Your Step &emdash; Selection - Part 1. Opening Chorus Act I, Simple Melody, What is Love?, Minstrel Parade - Part 2. Let's Go Round the Town,They Always Follow Me Round,Show Us How to Do the Fox-trot,When I Discovered You. |
London Revue Orchestra |
Irving Berlin's first revue - recorded 1915 |
1915 |
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The Girl Across the Way |
Mr.Flotsam & Mr.Jetsam - with piano |
Humorous duet |
1928 |
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Poupée Valsante |
Salon String Orchestra |
Descriptive light music |
1926 |
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Serenade Op.63 by Robert Volkman |
Chicago Symphony Orchestra cond: Frederick Stock |
Orchestral waltz |
1927 |
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The Frolicsome Hare |
Leslie Jeffries & his Orchestra at the Grand Hotel, Eastbourne |
Descriptive light music |
1934 |
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Ké-Sa-Ko |
Picture Palace Orchestra |
Japanese intermezzo |
1920 |
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Maimey May |
Mr Jack Charman, comic |
Plantation song |
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Bow Bells |
Billy Whitlock |
Bells with orchestra |
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Steel Foundry from 'A Symphony of Machines' |
Orchestre Symphonique de Paris cond. Julius Erlich |
"A metallic nightmare" |
1934 |
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Battle of Hastings, 1066 ("On 'is 'orse with 'is 'awk in 'is 'and") |
Marriott Edgar |
Humorous recitation by the author |
1935 |
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Congo Nights A thriller in one act by R. Hughes |
Bill (Philip Wade), Harry (Harman Grisewood), Studdert (Roy Emerton), A Girl (Selma vas Dias), Effects by the Osibisaba Quartette |
Abridged radio play |
1931 |
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