My Podcast Weblog

Podcast #4 - The 78rpm Cruise

Welcome all!
Show #4 has ten more tunes to entertain you and features some great performances from among others Sam Browne, Art Hickman and Nat Star.
No filters are used on these 78s - they are transferred directly so that all the sound is retained!
Playlist for this show:
1. PHIL NAPOLEON AND HIS ORCHESTRA - GO JOE, GO! [HMV B5331, 1927]
2. NEW MAYFAIR DANCE ORCHESTRA - SPEEDBOAT BILL [HMV B6088, 1931]
3. LONDON RADIO DANCE BAND - UNDER THE MOON [COLUMBIA 4670, 1927]
4. GEORGE OLSEN AND HIS MUSIC - I FAW DOWN AN' GO BOOM! [VICTOR 21832, 1928]
5. BOB SMITH'S IDEAL BAND - THE CANAL CRUISE, PARTS 1 and 2 [BELTONA 1541, 1930]
6. THE BLUE LYRES - WHILE WE DANCED AT THE MARDI GRAS [ZONOPHONE 6247, 1932]
7. ART HICKMAN'S ORCHESTRA - MANDALAY [VICTOR 19379, 1924]
8. JOSEPH SAMUELS - MEDLEY OF COUNTRY JIGS [ACTUELLE 10257, 1920]
9. THE RHYTHMICS - MEMORIES OF THE PAST [STERNO 193, 1929]
10. THE HOME GUARDS BAND - PUNJAUB MARCH [ZONOPHONE 86, 1908]
Hope you enjoy the show...
Cheers,
Matthew

Podcast #3 ''Harlem's Rhythm Dance meets the Ragtime steps of London''

Hello and welcome to my first main podcast!
A full length show of Ragtime, Jazz and Dance Band music styles from 78rpm records.
A full tracklisting is shown below:
1. JOE VENUTI'S BLUE FOUR - PUT AND TAKE - PARLOPHONE R973 - 1930.
2. HERMAN CHITISON - HARLEM RHYTHM DANCE - BRUNSWICK 01960 - 1934.
3. RAYNER'S DANCE ORCHESTRA - CLAP YO' HANDS - PERFECT P305 - circa 1927.
4. CASINO DANCE ORCHESTRA - LAST NIGHT ON THE BACK PORCH - ACTUELLE 10585 - circa 1924.
5. CITY POLICE BAND OF BIRMINGHAM - WATERMELON FETE (from TW Thurban's 'Americana Suite') - REGAL G7717 - 1921.
6. REGAL JAZZOLA ORCHESTRA (actually TED LEWIS) - HOME AGAIN BLUES - REGAL G7739 - 1921.
7. CINCH MILITARY BAND - HUBBY'S TWO STEP - CINCH 5286 - 1914.
8. THE AMBASSADORS - OH BABY - VOCALION X-9460 - circa 1924.
9. MAURICE WINNICK AND HIS ORCHESTRA - GETTING AROUND AND ABOUT - DECCA F5506 - 1935.
10. GRAEME BELL AND HIS DIXIELAND JAZZ BAND - CZECHOSLOVAK JOURNEY - SUPRAPHON C23173 - 1947.
I think I say there's 11 tunes in the show but in fact it's 10!
Anyway, hope all of you enjoy it and I look forward to doing further shows!
Thanks
Matthew

Podcast #2 - USA 45s from Texas & Louisiana

Hello again...
This second podcast is another test...speech will be added to future podcasts and the shows will be longer so they are more like 'real' radio shows!
Anyway, here is the playlist for this podcast...enjoy!
1. CARL STORY and his RAMBLING MOUNTAINEERS - I'LL BE A FRIEND - STARDAY 45-465 from around 1960.
2. MEL BEEL - MR. SOMEBODY - CUSTOM 130 from circa 1965.
3. RUFUS THIBODEAUX - POOR HOBO - TRIBUTE 1000 from around the late 1960s.

Podcast #1 - 1930s English 78s

Hi all!
Welcome to my podcast page...this is the first one and mainly a test more than anything else - no speech, just music.
Three songs here from the 1930s from vintage 78rpm records...enjoy!
1. NORMAN LONG - I HAD TO GO AND DRAW ANOTHER POUND OUT - COLUMBIA DB 412 recorded in 1931.
2. CHARLIE HIGGINS - I'M A DADDY AT 63 - REX 8065 recorded in early 1933.
3. THE MELODY BOYS - SINGING IN THE MOONLIGHT - STERNO 977 recorded in 1932.