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78 RPM Record

Artist: The Rhythmic Troubadours Label:   Regal Country: UK Catalogue: MR 289 Date: Mar 1931 Format: 10" Collection:   I Own It     I Want It  Community:  4 Own Price Guide: Valuation Page » Search on eBay This is an affiliate link for which we may be compensated.

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Track	Artist	Title	Composer	Rating
A1	The Rhythmic Troubadours	Elizabeth	Leigh, Katscher	Rate
A2	Lawrence Allen	Elizabeth	Leigh, Katscher	Rate
B1	The Rhythmic Troubadours	Love Is Like A Song	Robinson, Waggner, Connelly, Youmans	Rate
B2	Lawrence Allen	Love Is Like A Song	Robinson, Waggner, Connelly, Youmans	Rate

Notes

Manufactured in London by the Columbia Graphophone Co. Ltd.

A mx: AR508; runout: 88635 ⓌAR 508.
B mx: AR511; runout: ⓌAR 511.

Track A "Elizabeth" (from "Wonder Bar")
Track B "Elizabeth" sung by Lawrence Allen with piano

Track A "Love Is Like A Song" (theme song "What a Widow")
Track B "Love Is Like A Song" sung by Lawrence Allen with piano

Set needle at A at outer edge for track 1
Set needle at B at outer edge for track 2

Recorded January 31, 1931.

Images

Number: 1892603  THUMBNAIL Uploaded By: tstonia Edited By: xiphophilos Description: Regal MR 289 A side label

Number: 1892599  Uploaded By: tstonia Edited By: scrough Description: Regal MR 289 B side label

Number: 1892607  Uploaded By: tstonia Description: Mr289c

Number: 1892608  Uploaded By: tstonia Description: Mr289d

Comments and Reviews

Railmaster London 10th Mar 2019		So, (a) Did double track records catch on - presumably playing time was compromised (2x10in = 1x 12 in double ?? (b) Interesting concept should yet another modern music producer decide to revive the concept.
JLC135 10th Mar 2019		The Australian release was G21026. Dated with scrough's software, link at https://www.45worlds.com/topic/102536.
xiphophilos 10th Mar 2019		(Submitted by tsonia in Notes:) Stan Greening's studio band and singer Joe Sargent recording as The Rhythmic Troubadours and Lawrence Allen. "Love Is Like a Song" was featured in the now lost film "What a Widow!" from 1930. It starred Gloria Swanson and was produced by Joseph P. Kennedy, father of John F. and Robert F. This is one of the short-lived Regal double-track records and appears to have been one of the first to be released in Australia.
tstonia 9th Mar 2019		Review From Paal's Record: The Sydney Morning Herald printed this review on May 23, 1931: "One of the most important novelties is the introduction of the double-track Regal records, the first of which was released during this week. The "double-track" record consists of two different versions of the same number on each side. On the outer edge of each side of the record the letters "A" and "B" will be noticed, which indicate the starting point of the sound grooves of the dual recordings. Thus, for instance, by placing the needle on the "A", we shall hear "Elizabeth" from the musical production "Wonder Bar", played as a fox trot by the Rhythmic Troubadours. If the needle is placed on the mark "B", the same melody is heard as a vocal number, sung by Lawrence Allen. The same applies to the reverse side. "A" is the orchestral version of "Love is Like a Song", the theme song from "What a Widow", and "B" is the vocal arrangement sung by Lawrence Allen. Recorded in London, January 31, 1931. The Rhythmic Troubadours: Stan Greening - bj - g dir. probably: Bert Heath - Charles Mead - t / Ted Heath - tb / Nat Star (definite) - Tom Gregory - cl - as / Jack Pearce - cl - ts / Joe Kosky - vn / Fred Coocke - p - a / Jack Merrett - bb / Wag Abbey - d - x - chimes / Joe Sargent - v. 8 people found this review helpful.   ✔︎ Helpful Review?

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