Friday, December 05, 2008

"London Calling" December 5, 2008 INTERNET ONLY

(Week 148)

Since BBC Radio 2 has declared an interdict on pre-1940 dance music, this RADIOLA! endeavors to fill that abhorrent vacuum with three hours of great British bands.

Owing to the broadcast demands of the college hockey season (and the resulting preemption of RADIOLA! on WHCL), this program will be recorded and uploaded directly to my Live365 station as soon as possible.

I've also uploaded a classic RADIOLA! from February 20, 2006 ("A Foggy Day") featuring a British-themed playlist.

Lew Stone – Radio Announcement (1932?) – A Tribute to Lew Stone
Carroll Gibbons & The Savoy Orpheans – On the Air (1932) – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5308
Frascatians (Allan Selby) – The Things We Want the Most Are Hard to Get (1929)– Alex 017-A [ToNY]
Ray Starita and his Ambassadors’ Band – Wake Up! Chill’un, Wake Up! (1929) – Avid AVC 539
Roy Fox and his Band – Rise ‘n’ Shine (1936) – Rise ‘n’ Shine (Vocalion)
Percival Mackey Band – A Garden in the Rain (1929) – Alex 020-B [ToNY]
Savoy Havana Band – At Sundown (1927) – Music & Memories MMD 1007
Ray Starita and his Ambassadors’ Band – Blue River (1928) – Ray Starita 1928-1931 [NVS118-ToNY]
Fred Elizalde and his Anglo-American Band – Nobody’s Sweetheart (1928) – Retrieval RTR 79011
Savoy Plaza Band – Jollity Farm (1929) – Alex 023-A [ToNY]
Henry Hall and the BBC Dance Orch – April in Paris (1934) – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5184
Sid Phillips & his Melodians – Heartaches (1931)– Al Bowlly Rare British LP Collection [ToNY]
Lew Stone & his Band (Al Bowlly, v) – Mama, I Wanna Make Rhythm (1938) – Living Era CD AJA 5435
Kit Kat Band – Riverboat Shuffle (1925) – Hot British Dance Bands
Billy Cotton Band – Huggable, Kissable You (1929) – Alex 006-A [ToNY]
New Mayfair Orch (Ray Noble) – The Blackbirds and the Bluebirds Got Together (1929) – [ToNY]
Ambrose and his Orch (Sam Browne, v) – Masquerade (1932)
Hutch with Harry Roy and his Orch – Let’s Call it a Day (1933) – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5207
Percival Mackey Band – My Heart is Where the Mohawk Flows Tonight (1931) – Alex 096-B [ToNY]
Piccadilly Revels Band – Buffalo Rhythm (1927) – Hot British Dance Bands
Jack Jackson and his Band (Alberta Hunter, v) (1935) – Stars Fell on Alabama – Everything’s In Rhythm
Lew Stone and his Band (Al Bowlly, v) – Easy Come, Easy Go (1934) – A Tribute to Lew Stone
John Firman and Band (Maurice Elwin, v) – That’s My Desire (1931) – Music & Memories MMD 1007
Terry Mack and his Boys – Underneath the Arches (1931) – Alex 022-A [ToNY]
Savoy Havana Band – Masculine Women, Feminine Men (1926) – Conifer CDHD 160
Jack Leon and his Band (Al Bowlly, v) – Oh! Rosalita (1931) -- Goodnight Sweetheart: Al Bowlly 1931
Blue Lyres – My Silent Love (1932) – Alan Miles Blue Lyres [ToNY]
Sid Lipton & his Grosvenor House Band – Happy Go Lucky You (1932) – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5182
Tommy Kinsman and his Band – There’s Something in the Air (1936) – Alex 001-A [ToNY]
Lew Stone and his Band – Look What I’ve Got (1934) – A Tribute to Lew Stone
Roy Fox and his Band (Al Bowlly, v) – Ya Got Love (1931) – Roy Fox and his Band (Flapper)
Carroll Gibbons & Savoy Orpheans (Al Bowlly, v) – Sweet and Lovely (1931) – Al Bowlly: Formative Years
Ray Noble and his Orch (Al Bowlly, v) – Midnight, the Stars, and You (1934) – Rathbone 0351
Henry Hall and the BBC Dance Orch – Radio Times (1934) – Pennies From Heaven Disc One
The Four Bright Sparks – Every Day Away From You (1930) – British Dance Bands [NVSCD 111 ToNY]
Fred Elizalde and his Anglo-American Band – Singapore Sorrows (1929) – Retrieval RTR 79011
The Six Swingers (Sam Costa, v) – A Little Bit Independent (1936) – Music & Memories MMD 1007
Philip Brown Grosvenor Band – Crazy People (1933) – Alex 017-A [ToNY]
Oscar Rabin and his Romany Band – Woe is Me! (1936) – Music & Memories MMD 1007
Ambrose and his Orch – Whistling in the Dark (1932) – Pennies From Heaven Disc Two
Ray Noble and his Orch (Al Bowlly, v) – I’ve Got to Sing a Torch Song (1933) – Vocalion CDEA 6043
Lew Stone and his Band (Alan Kane, v) – Stay As Sweet As You Are (1934) – Pulse CD PBXCD 422/1
Percival Mackey and his Band – Time on My Hands (1931) – Music & Memories MMD 1007
Debroy Somers Band – Got a Date With An Angel (1931) – British Dance Bands No.2 (Crystal Stream)
Nat Gonella and his Georgians – Nagasaki (1935) – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5300
Carroll Gibbons Savoy Orpheans – Let’s Face the Music and Dance (1936) – Pulse PBXCD 422/3
(Vocals Anne Lenner / Brian Lawrance)
Roy Fox and his Band – No Regrets (1937) – Rise ‘n’ Shine (Vocalion)
Al Bowlly (w/Ronnie Munro Orch) – Over the Rainbow (1939) – The Al Bowlly Collection (HMV Easy)
George Metaxa (w/Ray Noble) – Goodnight, Sweetheart (1931) – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5190

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