[78-L] Harry Roy's Swedish recordings

Mon Mar 19 13:37:48 PDT 2012

Many thanks Kristjan,

If you find any more leads to anyone or a library who has these recordings then I would be grateful. Otherwise it may need a letter to one of the Swedish newspapers to widen the search. I can get it translated as one of my work collegues has a Swedish fiancee.

Gavin R Whitelaw 

For vintage images from the 20th Century visit my website at

www.vintage-images.co.uk

Harry Roy, one of the great Dance Band leaders of the 1930s and 40s

www.harryroy.co.uk 

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 From: Kristjan Saag <saag at telia.com>
To: 78-L Mail List <78-l at klickitat.78online.com> 
Sent: Monday, 19 March 2012, 20:30
Subject: Re: [78-L] Harry Roy's Swedish recordings

The Swedish Media Database
http://smdb.kb.se/english/
notes that both records were by "Dansorkester med refrangsang", which 
means Dance Orchestra with vocal refrain, a common practice for mail 
order budget labels like Silverton (without e) to name an orchestra. 
Here's what the label looks like:
http://medlem.spray.se/filmoch78or/silver.htm

It could be that Harry Roy's name was given as refrain singer - I 
haven't seen any of the Roy records.
The database entries for both discs can be seen if you use the above 
link to the Media Database and type one of the matrix numbers from each, 
for instance:
CE 8302-1
CE 8303-1
As for a Danish issues - we can rule them out: Silverton was a Swedish 
label, issued by department store Ahlen & Holm.  Besides: Rust & Forbes 
has the correct country of issue in the 1989 edition of "British Dance 
Bands On Record".
Kristjan

On 2012-03-19 20:07, GAVIN WHITELAW wrote:
> Julian,
>  
> I am not at home now, so have no access to either my Farbridge discography or Rust so it was all off the top of my head as regards dates and info.
>  
> As far as I recall the late Keith Farbridges discography said they were issued in Sweden and this has been confirmed by another member. I suspect these sides are rare and that Rust/Forbes never saw any copies and got their info slightly wrong. An easy mistake if they were never issued in the UK.
>  
> The collection (and the records I have are from Keith Farbridges collection and include some of Harrys own off air recordings and test pressings) does have some missing items and if possible once I have this project done I will ask the group to help track down what is missing. Hopefully they are all out there somewhere!!
>
> Gavin R Whitelaw
>
> For vintage images from the 20th Century visit my website at
>  
> www.vintage-images.co.uk
>
> Harry Roy, one of the great Dance Band leaders of the 1930s and 40s
>  
> www.harryroy.co.uk
>  
>
>
> ________________________________
>   From: Julian Vein<julianvein at blueyonder.co.uk>
> To: 78-L Mail List<78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> Sent: Monday, 19 March 2012, 18:43
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Harry Roy's Swedish recordings
>
> According to Rust&  Walker's 1st British Dance Band disco, they were
> issued anonymously on Silverton (note different spelling) in Denmark!
>
>        Julian Vein
>
> =====================
>
> On 19/03/12 17:01, Kristjan Saag wrote:
>> Hi, Gavin,
>> These were recorded in London 22 April 1937, but only issued in Sweden
>> on Silvertone SIL 3117 and 3118 (issue date June 1937).
>> I'll see if I can find them somehow.
>>
>   Kristjan
>>
>>
>> On 2012-03-19 15:20, GAVIN WHITELAW wrote:
>>> Hi there,
>>>
>>> Do any of our Swedish members know of anywhere I can get mp3 or wav files of the four sides that Harrry Roy recorded for the Swedish market in around 1938? I think they were on teh Silvertone label (but not 100% sure until I check the discography)
>>>
>>> They were not released as far as I am aware in the UK and as the holder of the Harry Roy Appreciation societies collection they would be a most welcome addition to our archive.
>>>
>>> It is the societies 40th anniversary and at the April meeting in London hopefully Harrrys son David is attending on a visit from Canada so it would be nice to play something that has not been heard for a very long time over here!
>>>
>>> I am also looking for (and this is a VERY long shot) the HMV recording that Harry Roy did to advertise HMV
>   radiograms.
>>>
>>> I am not at home at the moment, but if anyone requires further details of the matrix numbers/dates  I can get them in a couple of days.
>>>
>>> Many thanks in anticipation,
>>>
>>> Gavin R Whitelaw
>>>
>>> For vintage images from the 20th Century visit my website at
>>>
>>> www.vintage-images.co.uk
>>>
>>> Harry Roy, one of the great Dance Band leaders of the 1930s and 40s
>>>
>>> www.harryroy.co.uk
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ________________________________
>>>      From: Thomas HENRY<thomashenry81 at gmail.com>
>>> To: 78-L Mail List<78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
>>> Sent: Sunday,
>   18 March 2012, 17:02
>>> Subject: Re: [78-L] Where to find 78s in Stockholm
>>>
>>> Tack så mycket !
>>> I will try to go there !
>>>
>>> 2012/3/18 Kristjan Saag<saag at telia.com>:
>>>> http://www.nostalgipalatset.com/en/
>>>> Has vinyl and 78's.
>>>> I know of no other store - Per Ahlin (another list member who lives in
>>>> Stockholm) perhaps knows more.
>>>> Kristjan
>>>>
>>>> On 2012-03-18 17:23, Thomas HENRY wrote:
>>>>> Hello,
>>>>> Anyone from Sweden here ? I will spend a few days in Stockholm next
>>>>> weeks, if I have time enough I would like to buy a few 78s there. Any
>>>>> shops or flea markets to suggest ?
>>>>>
>   Can anyone help ?
>>>>> Thanks !
>>>>> Thomas
>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>
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