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Gracie Fields with Phil Green And His Orchestra – Come Back To Sorrento
Written by Ernesto de Curtis and Claude Aveling
78 RPM audio transfer from Bowness Arts' collection of vintage records.
Gracie Fields – Now Is The Hour / Come Back To Sorrento
Label: London Records – 110
Format: Shellac, 10", 78 RPM
Released: 1947
Genre: Pop
Style: Vocal
Other side of this record: Gracie Fields – Now Is The Hour
youtu.be/yNR2Yo_ku6I
Dame Gracie Fields (born Grace Stansfield; January 9, 1898 – September 27, 1979) was an English actress, singer, comedian and star of cinema and music hall who was one of the top ten film stars in Britain during the 1930s and was considered the highest paid film star in the world in 1937. She was known affectionately as Our Gracie and the Lancashire Lass and for never losing her strong, native Lancashire accent. She was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) and an Officer of the Venerable Order of St John in 1938, and a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in 1979.
Philip Green was born in 1911 and died late in 1982 in Dublin, following a long illness. He started to learn the piano at the age of seven and began his professional career playing in various orchestras at the age of eighteen. He directed and played piano and harpsichord on 78s with many leading bands as well as lesser-known ensembles. For several years he was a 'house arranger/conductor' at Decca. From the mid-1940s onwards he was responsible for more than 150 film scores and numerous radio and television music recordings.
Note: The first 78 RPM record came into existence around 1894, and in 1912 the Gramophone Company established 78 rpm as their recording standard. The production of shellac records continued throughout the 78 rpm era, with "non-breakable" 78 rpm vinyl records being introduced in the 1940s. The popularity of the 33 1/3 rpm "Long Play" record, initially released in 1948, caused the 78 rpm record to become obsolete before the end of the 1950s. As these 78 rpm recordings are quite old, they may contain derogatory language and/or negative stereotypes. It is important to evaluate such recordings within their historical context and consider them as a reflection of the attitudes prevalent at the time. These recordings form an integral part of the historical record and do not represent the views of this poster, channel, or Bowness Arts.
Gracie Fields with Phil Green And His Orchestra – Come Back To Sorrento
Written by Ernesto de Curtis and Claude Aveling
78 RPM audio transfer from Bowness Arts' collection of vintage records.
Gracie Fields – Now Is The Hour / Come Back To Sorrento
Label: London Records – 110
Format: Shellac, 10", 78 RPM
Released: 1947
Genre: Pop
Style: Vocal
Other side of this record: Gracie Fields – Now Is The Hour
youtu.be/yNR2Yo_ku6I
Dame Gracie Fields (born Grace Stansfield; January 9, 1898 – September 27, 1979) was an English actress, singer, comedian and star of cinema and music hall who was one of the top ten film stars in Britain during the 1930s and was considered the highest paid film star in the world in 1937. She was known affectionately as Our Gracie and the Lancashire Lass and for never losing her strong, native Lancashire accent. She was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) and an Officer of the Venerable Order of St John in 1938, and a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in 1979.
Philip Green was born in 1911 and died late in 1982 in Dublin, following a long illness. He started to learn the piano at the age of seven and began his professional career playing in various orchestras at the age of eighteen. He directed and played piano and harpsichord on 78s with many leading bands as well as lesser-known ensembles. For several years he was a 'house arranger/conductor' at Decca. From the mid-1940s onwards he was responsible for more than 150 film scores and numerous radio and television music recordings.
Note: The first 78 RPM record came into existence around 1894, and in 1912 the Gramophone Company established 78 rpm as their recording standard. The production of shellac records continued throughout the 78 rpm era, with "non-breakable" 78 rpm vinyl records being introduced in the 1940s. The popularity of the 33 1/3 rpm "Long Play" record, initially released in 1948, caused the 78 rpm record to become obsolete before the end of the 1950s. As these 78 rpm recordings are quite old, they may contain derogatory language and/or negative stereotypes. It is important to evaluate such recordings within their historical context and consider them as a reflection of the attitudes prevalent at the time. These recordings form an integral part of the historical record and do not represent the views of this poster, channel, or Bowness Arts.
