Uploaded April 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Here's Her Showed Oi The Way Comedy Song Billie Richardson The West Country Humorist from this very rare 78 rpm probably released in the early 1930's.
I haven't found any biographical information on this brilliant performer so if anybody can help me with any i will add it to the notes.
Here's Her Showed Oi The Way Comedy Song Billie Richardson The West Country Humorist from this very rare 78 rpm probably released in the early 1930's.
I haven't found any biographical information on this brilliant performer so if anybody can help me with any i will add it to the notes.
![While Shepherds Watch Their Flocks By Night Childrens Choir Devon 78 rpm Acetate Record
Heres While Shepherds Watch Their Flocks By Night Childrens Choir Devon From a privately recorded 78 rpm Acetate Record probably recorded in the 1950s.or 60s.
While shepherds watched their flocks[1] is a traditional Christmas carol describing the Annunciation to the Shepherds, with words attributed to Irish hymnist, lyricist and Englands Poet Laureate Nahum Tate.[2] It is listed as number 16898 in the Roud Folk Song Index.
While shepherds watched their flocks
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Genre
Hymn
Written
1700
Text
Nahum Tate, Edith Sanford Tillotson
Based on
Luke 2:8
Meter
8.6.8.6
Melody
Winchester Old by George Kirbye, Christmas by George Frideric Handel, arranged by Lowell Mason
The meane of chapter VIII in Christopher Tyes Actes of the Apostles of 1553. The latter half was adapted and used as the tune of Winchester Old.
The exact date of Tates composition is not known, but the words appeared in Tate and Nicholas Bradys 1700 supplement to their New Version of the Psalms of David of 1696. It was the only Christmas hymn authorised to be sung by the Anglican Church; before 1700 only the Psalms of David were permitted to be sung. It is written in common metre and based on the Gospel of Luke 2:8–14.
It is the only one of the sixteen works in the 1700 supplement to still be sung today. It was published by Davies Gilbert (London, 1822), and William B. Sandys (London, 1833).[2] The carol is sung to a wide variety of tunes, the two most common ones being Winchester Old in the United Kingdom and a variation on a Handel aria arranged by Lowell Mason in the United States.
Professor Jeremy Dibble of Durham University has noted that While shepherds watched was the only Christmas hymn to be approved by the Church of England in the 18th century and this allowed it to be disseminated across the country with the Book of Common Prayer.[3] This was because most carols, which had roots in folk music, were considered too secular and thus not used in church services until the end of the 18th century.[4] As a result of its approved status, many tunes have been associated with this carol. The editors of the English Hymnal note that it is impossible to print all the tunes which are traditionally sung to this hymn.[5] While Shepherds Watch Their Flocks By Night Childrens Choir Devon 78 rpm Acetate Record](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/MumNXT0BqVA/mqdefault.jpg)





![Scotland Ayrshire British Drama League Lyntone Flexi record reissue of 1920s 78 rpm Record.
Heres Scotland Ayrshire British Drama League Lyntone Flexi record reissue of 1920s 78 rpm Gramophone Record.
The British Drama League was established in 1919 to promote amateur and professional theatre in England, 3 a head office based at Fitzroy Square, London. It was founded by Geoffrey Whitworth. Its work included pursuing the creation of the National Theatre, offering library and research services, founded the journal Drama in 1919, and encouraging the introduction of drama into the national curriculum.[1] Its name was changed to the British Theatre Association in 1972.[2] The Association was disbanded in 1990, due to financial pressures. Play scripts held in its archive are now in the possession of the Theatre Museum, London Scotland Ayrshire British Drama League Lyntone Flexi record reissue of 1920s 78 rpm Record.](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/QtBQlol7U8Y/mqdefault.jpg)
![The Organ Grinders Song No 1 by Edward Elgar sung by Stuart Robertson Rare 78 rpm
Heres The Organ Grinders Song No 1 by Sir Edward Elgar sung by Stuart Robertson from a rare 12 inch 78 rpm shellac record released in 1936. The song comes from a musical The musical was called The Starlight Express
Baritone Stuart Robertson was born on March 5, 1901 in London, England. He was also an actor, known for Bitter Sweet (1933), As You Like It (1936) and Queen of Destiny (1938). He was married to Alice Moxon. He died on December 26, 1958 in Elstree, England. He was the brother of actress Anna Neagle.
The Starlight Express is a childrens play by Violet Pearn,[1] based on the imaginative novel A Prisoner in Fairyland by Algernon Blackwood, with songs and incidental music written by the English composer Sir Edward Elgar in 1915.
The Starlight Express was produced by Lena Ashwell at the Kingsway Theatre in London, as one of her high-quality wartime entertainments. The production was announced in The Times, mentioning that the small orchestra pit of the theatre would be enlarged to accommodate a full orchestra.[5] It opened on 29 December 1915. The premiere was to have been the conducted by the composer, but because Lady Elgar had suffered concussion a few days before as the result of a traffic accident, he stayed at home with her, and the conductor was the young Julius Harrison.[6] It ran for only one month, closing on 29 January 1916. The Organ Grinders Song No 1 by Edward Elgar sung by Stuart Robertson Rare 78 rpm](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/RKTKcEHHPdg/mqdefault.jpg)
![Snowdrops Played On The Tubaphone 78 rpm
Heres Snowdrops Played The Tubaphone an instrument similar to Xylaphone but using metal tubes from an early double sided 78 rpm Twin shellac record.
A tubaphone is a type of metallophone constructed from a series of metal tubes arranged in a keyboard configuration.[1][2] The tubes are similar in length to that of a xylophone, and sound vaguely like a glockenspiel.[3 Snowdrops Played On The Tubaphone 78 rpm](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/S9ArIoqEy1I/mqdefault.jpg)

![Third Man Cinema Promotional record Inviting Cinema Viewers To Watch The Movie Rare acetate 78 rpm
Heres a promotional record produced for cinemas to promote the classic 1949 movie The Third Man. The recording was sent to me by the Cornish collector of rare records David Rule who told me he longer has the record in his collection.
The Third Man is a 1949 British film noir directed by Carol Reed, written by Graham Greene and starring Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Orson Welles, and Trevor Howard. Set in postwar Vienna, the film centres on American Holly Martins (Cotten), who arrives in the city to accept a job with his friend Harry Lime (Welles), only to learn that Lime has died. Viewing his death as suspicious, Martins elects to stay in Vienna and investigate the matter.
The atmospheric use of black-and-white expressionist cinematography by Robert Krasker, with harsh lighting and distorted Dutch angle camera technique, is a major feature of The Third Man. Combined with the iconic theme music, seedy locations and acclaimed performances from the cast, the style evokes the atmosphere of an exhausted, cynical post-war Vienna at the start of the Cold War.
Greene wrote the novella of the same name as preparation for the screenplay. Anton Karas wrote and performed the score, which featured only the zither. The title music The Third Man Theme topped the international music charts in 1950, bringing the previously unknown performer international fame; the theme would also inspire Nino Rotas principal melody in La Dolce Vita (1960).[citation needed] The Third Man is considered one of the greatest films of all time, celebrated for its acting, musical score and atmospheric cinematography.[6]
In 1999, the British Film Institute voted The Third Man the greatest British film of all time. In 2011 a poll of 150 actors, directors, writers, producers and critics for Time Out magazine saw it ranked the second best British film ever. Third Man Cinema Promotional record Inviting Cinema Viewers To Watch The Movie Rare acetate 78 rpm](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/SNiaH-ZSXF4/mqdefault.jpg)