Incredibly busy as I've been since launching publication of The Syncopated Times in February 2016, I've still promised myself (and others) that I would brush the newspaper business aside so that I can share some of my more recently-acquired records on New Year's Eve. I had every intention of doing that this year, but (through circumstances entirely beyond my control) I find myself able to offer you only a back number (though a particularly good one).
I was feeling much more optimistic at the end of 2009 than I am at the close of 2017. 2010 did turn out to be one of the best years of my life in so many ways. I was (briefly) wealthy, I (temporarily) lost more than 70 lbs., and, through the purchase of an excellent record collection, I managed to produce wonderful RADIOLA! programs (featuring all my own transfers) without a break for the next two years. (Not that my intentions or my promises count for much, but I do have lots of great records I'd love to restore and share in 2018.)
From my original post eight years ago: "I'm presenting this year's New Year's Eve special early so people worldwide can listen and enjoy in their own time zones. This four-hour program is a very danceable mix of records I've acquired recently, with plenty of British bands and vocalists. Almost none of this material has been heard on RADIOLA! before."
It's an excellent show that I'm most happy to share again. Happy New Year!
George Metaxa - Bye Bye Blues (1930) - HMV B 3648 (UK)
The Savanna Players - Laughing at Life (1931) - Decca F 2260 A (UK)
Willard Robison w/Ipana Troubadours - Wake Up! Chill'un, Wake Up! (1929) - from Columbia 1779-D
Ted Wallace and his Campus Boys - Hello Beautiful (1931) - Columbia 2376 D
Jack Hylton and his Orch - River, Stay 'Way From My Door (1931) - HMV B 6004 (UK)
Debroy Somers' Band - My Hat's On The Side of My Head (1933) - Columbia CB 685 (UK)
Henry Hall BBC Dance Orch (Phyllis Robins v) - I Took My Harp to a Party (1933) - Columbia DB 674
Reilly and Comfort - Popular Favorites Medley (1933) - Decca F 3668 B (UK)
Hollywood Dance Orch (Adrian Schubert) (IK v) - The Stein Song (1930) - Imperial 2264 (UK)
Eddie Gross-Bart and his Cafe de Paris Band - Trees (1931) - EBW 5454 (UK)
Johnny Hamp and his Orch (Carl Graub v) - Falling in Love Again (1931) - Victor 22638 A
Dick Robertson Orch - I Played Fiddle For The Czar (1932) - Crown 3427 B
Helen Richards - Am I Blue (1929) - Conqueror 7392 B
Harry Jacobson (Arthur Young piano) - Anything Goes (1934) - Decca F 5544 A (UK)
The Four Musketeers - Shuffle Off To Buffalo (1933) - Columbia DB 1162 (UK)
Jimmy Campbell and his Band - On With The Show Pt 1 (1933) - Rex 8007 A (UK)
Jimmy Campbell and his Band - On With The Show Pt 2 (1933) - Rex 8007 B (UK)
Joe Venuti's Blue Four - Four String Joe (1927) - Okeh 40947
Al Katz and his Orch - A Year From Today (1929) - Columbia 1971 D
Eddy Duchin and his Orch (Lew Sherwood v) - After Sundown (1933) - Victor 24461 B
Clyde McCoy and his Orch - It Looks Like Love (1931) - Columbia 2453 D
Edward Malloy - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (1933) - Sterno 1548 (UK)
Chris Hall - Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone (1931) - EBW 5338 (UK)
Jenny Howard - Looking On The Bright Side (1931) - EBW 5515 (UK)
Paul Monty and his Dance Band - Masquerade (1932) - Sterno 1040 (UK)
Van Phillips and his Band - Dancing on the Ceiling (1930) - Columbia CB 172 (UK)
Debroy Somers' Band (Dan Donovan v) - Them There Eyes (1931) - Columbia CB 245
Harry Shalson - Little White Lies (1930) - HMV B 3628 (UK)
Bing Crosby - Shadow Waltz (1933) - Melotone M 13136 B
Dick Robertson and his Orch - Eadie Was A Lady (1932) - Crown 3427 A
Henry Hall and the BBC Dance Orch - I'm Your Slave (1934) - Columbia CB 785 (UK)
Billy Cotton and his Band - I'm Getting Off The Chain (1935) - Regal Zono MR 1670 (UK)
Adrian Rollini Orch - Swing Low (1936) - Decca 807 A
Adrian Rollini Orch (Pat Hoke v) - Singin' The Blues (1938) - Decca 1973 A
Eddy Duchin Orch - La Cumparsita (1933) - Victor 24461 B
Al Katz and his Orch - I May Be Wrong (1929) - Columbia 1971 D
Colonial Club Orch (Eddy Thomas v) - Lauretta (1928) - Brunswick 3906
Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orch (PWH v) - Savage Serenade (1934) - Brunswick 6647
Reilly and Comfort - St Louis Blues (1933) - Decca F 3574 (UK)
Ord Hamilton - Just a Blue Eyed Blonde (1931) - Decca F 2589 A (UK)
Smith Ballew and his Orch - Footloose and Fancy Free (1935) - Rex 8572 B (UK)
Jack Hylton and his Orch - Lies (1932) - Decca F 2271 (UK)
Oscar Rabin and his Romany Band - Moon Song (1933) - Sterno 1186 (UK)
Howard Flynn and his Orch - Night and Day (1934) - EBW B 5610 (UK)
Dawn Davis - And So Does He (1933) - Decca F 3581 B (UK)
Stuart Ross and Joe Sargent - Ladies and Gentlemen That's Love (1931) - Parlophone R 1098 (UK)
Billy Cotton and his Band - I've Gone and Lost My Little Yo Yo (1932) - Regal MR 609 (UK)
Carroll Gibbons and the Savoy Hotel Orpheans - So Rare (1937) - Columbia FB 1791 (UK)
George Barclay (Archie Alexander Orch) - Then I'll Be Tired of You (1934) - Regal Zono MR 1490 (UK)
Harry Roy and his Orch - A Foggy Day (1937) - Parlophone F 1001 (UK)
Van Phillips and his Band - No Place But Home (1930) - Columbia CB 172 (UK)
Billy Cotton and his Band - Believe It, Beloved (1935) - Regal Zono MR 1670 (UK)
Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orch (KS v) - Weep No More My Baby (1934) - Brunswick 6647
Oscar Rabin and his Romany Band - Shadows on the Swanee (1933) - Sterno 1275 (UK)
Henry King and his Orch (Joseph Sudy v) - No Regrets (1936) - Decca 823 A
Edward Malloy - I Travel Alone (1933) - Sterno 1548 (UK)
Dan Donovan (Frank Dey org Len Stevens p) - Change Partners (1938) - Regal Zono MR 2895 (UK)
Violet Lorraine - What a Little Moonlight Can Do (1934) - Decca F 5266 B (UK)
Carroll Gibbons Savoy Hotel Orpheans - Whispers in the Dark (1937) - Columbia FB 1791 (UK)
George Barclay (Archie Alexander Orch) - The Champagne Waltz (1934) - Regal Zono MR 1490 (UK)
Freddy Martin and his Orch (Lois Elliman v) - April in Paris (1933) - Liberty Music Shop L 155
Jim Miller and Charlie Farrell - My Troubles Are Over (1929) - Victor 21887 A
Jenny Howard - He's Dead But He Won't Lie Down (1931) - EBW 5515 (UK)
The Four Musketeers - Young and Healthy (1933) - Columbia DB 1076 (UK)
Ray Noble New Mayfair Orch - A Brown Bird Singing (1932) - HMV B 6184 (UK)
Debroy Somers Band (Dan Donovan v) - It Was So Beautiful (1932) - Columbia CB 492 (UK)
Adrian Schubert Orch (Paul Small v) - The Hour of Parting (1931) - Crown 3178 B
Jack Phillips' Melodians - Beyond The Blue Horizon (1931) - Broadcast Twelve 3039 A (UK)
