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Scratchy45 15th Feb 2022		78 RPM Benny Goodman - Swing Music 1939 Series (1939)	For what it's worth, there is a picture online of a B 8879 label with NCB logo and "manufactured for" text. It seems to have similar label layout to the unidentified variant label (excluding rights/publisher symbols) but different typography for the label text.
Scratchy45 8th Feb 2022		78 RPM Glenn Miller - Moonlight Serenade / American Patrol (1946)	Added RT tax code issue. with what I took at first to be a side 2 label variant - Miller credit as composer rather than the Jerry Gray arranger credit. However, looking at label matrix number, it seems this copy had two side 1 labels, hence the overstickering.
Scratchy45 30th Jan 2022		78 RPM Quentin M. Maclean - Casse Noisette Suite (1937)	Scans added - last of the red label columbia in the pile for Mr Maclean.. Onto the navy labels now to add and scan. I bought a lot a while back that must have been owned by a cinema organ and, in particular, Quentin M. Maclean fan. Not forgetting the organ of the Trocadero Cinema, Elephant & Castle in South London - apparently transplanted to the Troxy in Stepney when the Trocadero was demolished, and which has now been restored to playing order.
Scratchy45 23rd Jan 2022		78 RPM Quentin M. Maclean - Parade Of Parades (1935)	Scans added. Open to suggestions to make the track contents make more sense if represented in a different way. Not banded.
Scratchy45 17th Jan 2022		78 RPM Sandy Powell - What The Stars Foretell (1935)	Label scans added.
Scratchy45 15th Jan 2022		78 RPM Frank Munn - Silver Threads Among The Gold / Dear Little Mother O' Mine (1933)	No need for "a nod to.." - rescans of my originals with same scanner but much-improved scanner software. Please promote and hide old ones. Thinking about it, will replace by "edit image" in future where I have submitted the only scans and they're terrible for scanner reasons, unless advised otherwise. There are quite a few......
Scratchy45 9th Jan 2022		78 RPM Ernest Hare - Santa Claus Hides In The Phonograph / Santa Claus Will Soon Be Here	Label scan added - this appears to be disc 3 of the Little Tots'/Little Tots' Nursery Tunes 3-disc album "No. 5 - The Christmas Book".
Scratchy45 9th Jan 2022		78 RPM Santa Claus - The Coming Of Santa Claus / Christmas Morning	Label scan added - this appears to be disc 2 of the Little Tots'/Little Tots' Nursery Tunes 3-disc album "No. 5 - The Christmas Book" - cat#112 when corrected (request queued).
Scratchy45 9th Jan 2022		78 RPM Billy Jones - The Night Before Christmas / Tomorrow Will Be Christmas	Label scan added - this appears to be disc 1 of the Little Tots'/Little Tots' Nursery Tunes 3-disc album "No. 5 - The Christmas Book"
Scratchy45 9th Jan 2022		78 RPM Ernest Hare - Santa Claus Hides In The Phonograph / Santa Claus Will Soon Be Here	Christmas was only a couple of days ago in the Julian calendar, though Santa Claus was very likely not involved, never mind the phonograph.... [YouTube Video]
Scratchy45 31st Dec 2021		78 RPM Clifton College - O What Their Joy And Their Glory Must Be / O What Their Joy And Their Glory Must Be	One of a trio of test or private pressings by the same company picked up in a mixed lot. This 12" 78 looks OK - unlike a 10" LP and a 12" LP:with 78 rpm overprinted to 33 1/3. Both of those seem to have been played as if shellac.
Scratchy45 13th Dec 2021		78 RPM Κώστας Γκαντίνης - Κανάρια (Kanaria) / Τσακιτζής (Tsakitzis)	Correction requested for artist name - a good rule of thumb is to leave non-roman text blank iand leave requests in comment for someone else to fill it in..
Scratchy45 9th Dec 2021		78 RPM Paul Laval And His Woodwindy Ten - Lady Of The Evening / Body And Soul (1941)	Label scans uploaded. Side 1 banded - 1 shorter track, one longer in rough proportion 1 to 3.5. Can't confirm but may be prefaced by the "Comments by Dr. Gino Hamilton". Similar "comments by" noted on N.4459 (Farewell Blues/Chlo-e) seen on discogs.
Scratchy45 7th Dec 2021		78 RPM Mr. Harry Bluff - La-La-La-La / Yip-i-addy-i-ay	According to MGThomas, also released on Grammavox E18, though with slightly different credit for side 2. 1915 or before.
Scratchy45 2nd Dec 2021		78 RPM The Band Of The Ceylon Light Infantry - Namo Namo Matha / Namo Namo Matha	WN prefix on orange labels also on Sinhala His Master's Voice India vinyl releases like this one to be seen on 45cat
Scratchy45 30th Nov 2021		78 RPM Sir Henry J. Wood Conducting The New Queen's Hall Orchestra - Hungarian Rhapsody. No. 2, Part 3 / Hungarian Rhapsody. No. 2, Part 4 (1929)	Presumably the second disc of a pairing with 9765. Date unknown.
Scratchy45 30th Nov 2021		78 RPM J. H. Squire Celeste Octet - Operatica Part 1 (Famous Operatic Melodies) / Operatica Part 2 (Famous Operatic Melodies) (1930)	Release date seems to be !929 (DX61) or 1930 (DX64) - can anyone advise which?
Scratchy45 30th Nov 2021		78 RPM The Band Of The Ceylon Light Infantry - Namo Namo Matha / Namo Namo Matha	I'd suggest this record should be listed under His Master's Voice India - it does say "made in India" - and perhaps as an export issue. [edit ] A quick google brought up a facebook page of text about His Master's Voice with a regional slant - text was taken (without credit) from this page about His Masters Voice India. [edit ends] Wikipedia suggests side 1 was not adopted as the official national anthem for Ceylon (as was, Sri Lank as is) until 1952 and was retitled in the late 1950s. [edit]A presumably earlier version crediting the composer Ananda Samarakoon & Swarna de Silva was issued on WN.11 [edit ends]
Scratchy45 14th Nov 2021		78 RPM The Band Of H.M. Coldstream Guards - God Save The King / God BlessThe Prince Of Wales (1928)	Scans added of rather tatty labels - heavily-stickered "Stickered" doesn't quite describe it as what been added seems to be masking tape, handwritten. Given that one side says "King" can anyone possibly guess what the other handwritten label said before I prised it off? It's not difficult to do... Came to me in an Egyptian sleeve, though patently not a release from or for that country.
Scratchy45 8th Nov 2021		78 RPM Valerie Hobson - I Whistle A Happy Tune / I Have Dreamed (1953)	Placeholder scans (mobile pics) added until some better ones are available. .
Scratchy45 7th Nov 2021		78 RPM Sol Hoopii's Novelty Trio - St. Louis Blues / 12th Street Rag (1936)	My dulling-down scanner's at it again - even with a bit of titivation the colour's none too realistic. I rarely have the same problem with a mobile camera,. As this disc has an embossed T code next to the spindle and a pasted-on DT label would I be right in assuming this copy was made in 1940 or later and then sold after 15/4/1942? I've added an original release date on the basis of adjacent cat#s - mods please correct if that's not right. The original recording dates go back quite a bit further, I think.
Scratchy45 18th Oct 2021		78 RPM The League Of Arts Choir - (A) Tom's Gone To Hilo; (B) What Shall We Do With The Drunken Sailor? / (A) Blow The Man Down; (B) The Merchant Ship (1927)	Can't play at present. Not banded, so each side entered as one selection.
Scratchy45 5th Oct 2021		78 RPM Mr. Harry Champion - Down Came The Blind / Never Let Your Braces Dangle (1910)	Thanks scrough - 1910 is also the date mentioned in the youtube audio below: a host of record labels are mentioned. [YouTube Video]
Scratchy45 5th Oct 2021		78 RPM Mr. Harry Champion - Down Came The Blind / Never Let Your Braces Dangle (1910)	Apologies for the truly dreadful image of a badly deteriorated side 1 label. From camera and the best I was able to do. Side 2 label in much better shape. 1910? I know the sides were released by a number of different companies.
Scratchy45 30th Sep 2021		78 RPM Tom Foy - Getting My Temper Up / Ah've Had T'nose Pulled (1917)	Label scans for later 1920-24 issue added.
Scratchy45 30th Sep 2021		78 RPM Billy Cotton - We're Just Simple Folk / Roll Along, Covered Wagon (1935)	Label scans added with pen marks - hopefully someone can replace with better sometime
Scratchy45 29th Sep 2021		78 RPM William Tawse - Annie Laurie / Mary O' Argyle (1928)	Mike Gann - thanks for the date; xiphophilos - thanks for the Scottish source. Could do with an Irish one as I've been adding 78s lately with both Scottish and Irish origins. Still looking..
Scratchy45 28th Sep 2021		78 RPM William Tawse - Annie Laurie / Mary O' Argyle (1928)	Does anyone have a date for this ? According to MG Thomas it's from a scottish series, and i can only see S.3 and S.7 here too.
Scratchy45 28th Sep 2021		78 RPM Humberto Morales Y Su Ritmo - Sufriendo / Mambo De La Selva (Jungle Mambo) (1951)	Side 2 of the review - "Sparking hunk of wax" - a turn of phrase not used too often now.
Scratchy45 28th Sep 2021		78 RPM Leslie Sarony - Icicle Joe The Eskimo / Let's Keep The Party Bright (1931)	Times change... [YouTube Video]

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