[78-L] Don Rico with his Famous Ladies Orchestra

[Brian Bashford]

Hello Again All.
Found another  couple of mystery records, this time by Don Rico with his 
Famous Ladies Orchestra. Were they really famous or did Don Rico have 
delusions of grandeur. The labels say they were recorded at The Permarec 
Studios, 19 Lisle Street, W. C. 2. The labels are quite posh looking with 
black lettering on a gold background with right angled blue lines at the top 
r/h side.  One side is called Cafe Vienna (composer Vacek)  Vocal Refrain by 
Sara Preece.

As far as I can tell these records are from 1935. Did Don Rico and Sara 
Preece go on to make names for themselves or did they disappear into 
obscurity. Both records have tax stamps (Chappell, Prowse etc.) so I assume 
they were sold commercially somewhere.

Brian B.