[78-L] UK sheet music 1946-1959

[Kristjan Saag]

Brian Henson & Colin Forbes invaluable survey of UK Sheet Music hits 
1946-1959 is now available online. You'll find it here:
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/popmusichistory/
Click on a year and you'll see all chart entries on Top 10, Top 20, Top 
24 or Top 30 (depending on year).

These top lists were compiled by the Music Publisher's Association (from 
1949) and were the only top lists for popular music in the UK before the 
advent of the New Musical Express' singles' chart in 1952. It took some 
time for that list to be established, so the sheet music list was THE 
list for popular music in Britain until the mid 50's.

The book covers a period of popular music for which discographies are 
rare; I've found it useful in many ways:
 From dates of list entry it's possible to deduce release date 
(especially when several recordings are listed for a particular song)
Songwriters are listed for each song
Record catalogue numbers are given for each release
Format is indicated: 78, 45 or both
Etc.
What's missing online are the artist and title indexes, the commentaries 
on each year, and the introduction and preface.
Happy hunting!
Kristjan
P S This website also has label discographies and more chart surveys.



On 2012-10-01 03:59, David Lennick wrote:
> Thanks for confirming the Ethel Waters item..I knew I'd seen it (may even have it).
>
> dl
>
> On 9/30/2012 9:09 PM, Han Enderman wrote:
>> I have a single image on Howard label:
>> H-103 / R-503-B Satan Was Right - ... (Slavin) by Howard Slavin.
>> This suggests a sacred vanity label.
>>
>> I know of 2 albums on MHR, by Herman Chittison&  Ethel Waters.
>> On "Recorded By Mary Howard" I have seen H-1002, by Avon Long.
>>
>> han enderman
>> ===
>>>>> Mary Howard was a NY recording studio, like Melotone. I think I've seen a
>> couple of commercial pressings on that label, but mostly I see lacquers.
>>
>> dl
>>
>> On 9/30/2012 4:37 PM, Thomas Stern wrote:
>>> 		
>>> 1. Does anyone have the notes for the 1946 HARGAIL album
>>> "Folk Songs and Ballads of America" which they would be willing to scan (or photocopy) for me???
>>>
>>> 2. There are a number of listings for HOWARD and GLORIA label 78rpm releases, which seem to be the
>>> same recordings.  MHR prefix (there was a Mary Howard Records label - is this related???), 150 series,
>>> all "Carols from the Long Christmas".
>>>
>>> 3. Any information about a 1 or 2 disc SONGS OF M.I.T., 1948, pressed by Columbia (if I read the citation correctly),
>>> P 38862-P38863 ??????????
>>>
>>> 4. Any LP's OTHER THAN:
>>>          NEW RECORDS NRLP 2007,
>>>          MUSIC IN AMERICA MIA 102,
>>>          American Recording Society ARS-32,
>>>          Folkways FH 5108.
>>>
>>> THANKS!
>>> Best wishes, Thomas.
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