Hi Mike. Glad to hear you're thinking of sharing the recordings you've collected - it would certainly be a tremendous resource for an era of music that is sadly too often overlooked (particularly in terms of British recordings). Have you thought at all about the logistics of it, i.e. where you would upload them? I'm just thinking you might have a bit of trouble with copyright for any "remastered" songs that you've obtained from CDs.

In terms of the latest additions to your list, I don't have any of them myself but there are a few that can be found on CD releases or for sale on ebay:

"Lou Preager - How Soon" is on this rather interesting CD, available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/They-Played-Greens-Playhouse-Glasgow/dp/B0029ABBNE

"Geraldo - A Tree In The Meadow" is I believe on this CD (see discogs entry)). As far as I know, Archie Lewis didn't do a solo version of the song, so I assume this must be the Geraldo recording. The cheapest I can find for sale is on ebay: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/154968310603

"Issy Bonn - Peg O' My Heart" is on ebay: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/325969099869

"Joe Loss - The Cuckoo Waltz" is also on ebay, in a bulk Joe Loss listing: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/401707723039

I'll keep an eye out for the others.
Peter

Is the list at the top updated, Mike?

A copy of Ambrose "Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year" has just popped up on ebay, if you haven't already noticed Mike: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/386838576071

Maybe you should set up eBay search alerts for these records? Then you will get emailed when something new is listed matching your search. I get email alerts daily. Frequently there is nothing of interest, but occasionally there is.

You said it was 32 songs, but the list has 35. Can you update it please? You can edit your original post.

Thanks! Surely these can’t have been big hits if they are so hard to find… although Vera Lynn’s We’ll Meet Again was number 1 in the book, yet not particularly common on 78 nowadays.

Another factor is that during the war, the government set a limit on the number of releases each record company could issue each month. There were therefore not many new records being released, allowing the more obscure artists (Beryl Davis, Phyllis Robins, George Elrick etc.) to sneak into the chart. Indeed I suspect at times the number of (popular) new releases that didn't chart were in the minority! Turner Layton issued a record pretty much every month (sometimes two) for the entire duration so it's not surprising a lot of his made the top 30.

24….,My Sister & I – RAF Dance Orchestra Decca F 7984

You should have this one now!