British Dance Bands of 1929

BRITISH DANCE BANDS OF 1929 -- A Half Dozen

JACK HYLTON AND HIS ORCHESTRA
Thinking of You -- v. Sam Browne
Recorded on 7th February 1929

RAY STARITA AND HIS AMBASSADORS BAND
The Wedding Of The Painted Doll --v. Betty Bolton
Recorded on 4th May 1929

JACK PADBURY'S COSMO CLUB SIX
Praying for Rain
Recorded on 31st May 1929

TOMMY KINSMAN'S FLORIDA CLUB DANCE BAND
I'm Saving All My Lovin' --v. Eddie Pola
Recorded c. July 1929

HARRY BIDGOOD'S BROADCASTERS
Lovable and Sweet --v. Tom Barratt
Recorded on 12th November 1929

THE FOUR BRIGHT SPARKS
Melody Divine
Recorded on 4th December 1929

All recordings remastered by this user from the original 78 rpm records. This selection tends to be on the hot side but finishes with a beautifully played waltz by four top musicians directed by Van Phillips. Ray Starita's version of "The Wedding of the Painted Doll" was apparently short-lived in the Columbia catalogue and a version by Debroy Somers was substituted and released using the same catalogue number.