Uncle Jim's 78s
Submitted by bertie on Wed, 08/03/2005 - 12:26
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- 01 Allan McQuhae / "Come Into My Heart" / "In the Heart of the Hills" / Brunswick / 3249 / Recorded 1926 / cond. 6/10
- 02 1. Andrews Sisters / "Hurry! Hurry! Hurry!" / 2. Patty Andrews and Bob Crosby / "You Was" / Decca / Y6166 / cond. 9/10
- 03 Art Gillham / "It'sToo Late To Be Sorry Now" / "In Your Green Hat" / Columbia / 0501 / Recorded 1926 / cond. 5/10
- 04 Art Gillham / "Tenderly" / "Thinking" / Columbia / 0534 / Recorded 1926 / cond. 7/10
- 05 Bennie Krueger's Orchestra / "Cutie " / "Jimmy I Love But You" / Brunswick / 1922, N.Y. / cond. 5/10
- 06 Billy Desmond / "All Alone" / "After the Storm" / ACO / G15578 / cond. 5/10
- 07 & 07a 1. Bobby Limb / "Cross Over the Bridge" / 2. Johnny O'Connor / "From the Vine Came the Grape" / Fidelity / FY-1062 / cond. 9/10 / Note: I don't know why, but my uncle had two copies of this disk. Both are in excellent condition.
- 08 Carl Fenton's Orchestra / "Rio Rita" / "Following the Sun Around" / Brunswick / 3472 / Recorded 1927 / cond. 1/4 fracture, otherwise 4/10
- 09 Carl Fenton's Orchestra / "What'll I Do" / "If Love Were All" / Brunswick / 2604 / Recorded in 1924 / cond. 7/10
- 10 1. Charles Hart and Elliott Shaw / "Call Me Back, Pal O' Mine" / 2. Billy Jones / "Mary Dear" / Brunswick / 2321 / Recorded in 1922 / cond. 7/10
- 11 1. Charleston Serenaders / "I've Got the Girl" / 2. Ted Lewis / "If You See Sally" / Columbia / 0688 / Recorded 1926 / cond. 7/10
- 12 Colonial Club Orchestra / "As Long As I Have You" / "I Dream of Love and You" / Brunswick / 3210 / Recorded in 1926 / cond. 9/10
- 13 Cooper Welsh / "Schmidt on the War - A Telephone Conversation" Parts 1 and 2 / Excelophone / No.421 / cond. 5/10 / Note: this is the only non-music disc in the collection.
- 14 Denza Dance Band / "Yesterday" / "So Blue" / Columbia / 0674 / cond. 7/10
- 15 Frank Ferera and Anthony Franchini / "Rio Nights" / "My Hawaiian Rainbow" / Brunswick / 2251 / Recorded in 1922 / cond. 1/4 fracture, otherwise 8/10
- 16 Frankie Carle / "Dancing Tambourine" / "Flapperette" / Decca / X1628 / cond. 8/10
- 17 Gordon Jenkins & The Weavers / "Goodnight Irene" / "Tzena, Tzena, Tzena" / Decca / 28272 / cond. 6/10
- 18 Harold Austin & Charles Roberts / "I'm Going Back to Dear Old Carolina" / "Carolina in the Morning" / ACO / cond. 4/10
- 19 Harry Torrani / "The Lonesome Yodeler" / "Yodelling to You" / Regal Zonophone / G22458 / cond. 6/10
- 20 Jack Desmond / "The Irish Emigrant" / "Asthore" / Cinch Record / 5088 / cond. 4/10
- 21 Jan Rudenyi / "St. Patrick's Day" / "Cradle Song" / Zonophone Record / Serial 871 / cond. 5/10
- 22 Jas. Brown / "Weary Willie, Two-step" / "Heatherbell Schottische" / Zonophone Record / 1151 / cond. 4/10
- 23 Jimmy Shand / "The Queen Mary Waltz" / "Gay Gordons" / Parlophone / A7865 / cond. 8/10
- 24 Jimmy Shand / "Jimmy Shand's Party" Parts 1 and 2 / Parlophone (33 1/3) / PMDO-1043 / cond. 4 / 10
- 25 Jimmy Shand / "The Lion Standard Quadrilles" / "The Student Lancers" / Parlophone (33 1/3) / PMDO-1021 / cond. 6/10 / Note: on the label 'Quadrilles' is misspelt 'Quardilles'.
- 26 John McCormack / "Believe me, if all those endearing young charms" / "The Harp That Once Through Tara's Halls" / HMV / DA306 / cond. 6/10
- 27 Master Players / "When Lights Are Low" / "Marcheta" / Apex / cond. 6/10
- 28 1. Kay Kyser / "I Go In When the Moon Comes Out", 2. Tony Pastor / "There's Yes! Yes! in Your Eyes" / Columbia / D0-3320 / Recorded in 1949 / cond. 7 / 10
- 29 Phil Harris / "Deck of Cards" / "Never Trust a Woman" / HMV / 3823 / cond. 7/10
- 30 Pipes of the Black Watch / "The Rowan Tree" / "After the Battle" / Columbia / cond. 6/10
- 31 Pipes of the Black Watch / "The Australian Ladies" / "Loch Rannoch" / Columbia / cond. 5/10
- 32 Red Headed Melody Makers / "Chiquita" / "Just Like a Melody Out of the Sky" / Regent / scratch side B
- 33 Robert Wilson / "When the Heather Gleams Like Stardust" / "A Gordon For Me" / HMV / EA4112 / cond. 8/10
- 34 Shannon Male Quartet / "Oh Come, All Ye Faithful" / "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" / Columbia / 740d / Recorded 1926 / cond. 6/10
- 35 Sons of the Pioneers / "Teardrops in My Heart" / "You Don't Know What Lonesome Is" / Regal Zonophone / G25191 / cond. 8/10
- 36 Wendell Hall / "Take In the Sun, Hang Out the Moon" / "I'm Tellin' the Birds, Tellin' the Bees, How I Love You" / Brunswick / 3387 / Recorded in 1926 / cond. 1/4 fracture, otherwise 5/10
- 37 Wilf Carter / "It's Great to be Back in the Saddle Again" / "West of Rainbow Trail" / Regal Zonophone / G24965 / cond. 7/10
- 38 Will Fyffe / "Good-Bye, Jenny" / "The First Wee Drappie in the Morning" / Regal / G7794 / cond. 7/10
- 39 Will Fyffe / "Tobermory Treasure" / "Come and Hae a Walk Wi' Me" / Regal / G8312 / cond. 6/10
- 40 Will Fyffe / "The Inverary Inn" / "When McKay Started Learning to Play the Bagpipes" / Regal / G8313 / cond. 7/10
Author Comments:
Yes, I did have an uncle Jim. He was born in Scotland in 1910 and died in Australia in 1988. He was never married, and I inherited his modest collection of 78 r.p.m. discs. I'm no expert, but I think a few of them are pretty rare - e.g. number 13. Most of the songs were recorded in the 1920s. Most, but not all, of the actual disks were manufactured in Australia from American or British masters.
Whilst I'm no expert, although I did live in Scotland for four years, some of these sound like they could be traditional Scottish fayre. Jimmy Shand and The Andrews sisters sound vaguely familiar. Have you listened to any?
Yes, Jimmy Shand was little-known outside Scotland and ex-patriot Scotland, I think. On the other hand, The Andrews Sisters were an American singing group who were very famous in the 40s.
Unfortunately I don't have access to a 78 r.p.m. turntable, so I haven't heard any of them. I can't even find any sound files of them on the web. I do have a turntable that plays at 33 1/3 and 45, and I downloaded a sound-recording and editing program and recorded bits of a couple of them at 45 r.p.m., did the math and replayed them at 78-equivalent, but the noise was ferocious. And it doesn't help that the program makes Windows 98 crash if you try anything fancy. Any suggestions? Anyone?
I've just woken up that two of the Jimmy Shand records are 33 1/3s, so I can play them. I just haven't...um, dared to...yet. One of them is in slightly better condition than the other, so I'll give that a spin.