Having acquired a pile of old 78 rpm shellac pre 1960’s records some time ago I thought it was time to give some of them an airing on Phoenix FM.
Some of these recordings are more than 85 years old so I make no apology for the crackles!

I could probably have filtered out most of the crackles with todays technology but I felt that somehow the crackles add something so you’ll hear them exactly as reproduced by my 1970’s Garrard turntable.

If you missed it you can listen to the show again here –

Today’s Playlist

Frank Sinatra – The Tender Trap (1955)

Spike Jones and His City Slickers – Holiday for Love (1945)

Benny Goodman – Till Tom Special (1940)

Don Redman – Hot and Anxious (1944)

Lew Stone and his Band – Two Cigarettes in the Dark (1934)

Peter Sellers – Any Old Iron (1957)

Phil Harris – Possibilities (1951)

Dalos Bela Dance Orchestra – The Way to You (1933)

Carroll Levis and his Radio Discoveries – The Singing Gas Collector and The Two Apprentices (1936)

Diplomat Orchestra – The Lovelight in Your Eyes (Year unknown)

Half a Moon (Is Better Than No Moon) – Nat Shilkret and the Victor Orchestra with vocal refrain and ukulele by Johnny Marvin. (1931)

Billy Cotton and his Band – Dreaming  (A Variety Novelty) (Year unknown)

Aba Daba Honeymoon – Debbie Reynolds, Carleton Carpenter and others (1950)

Blues in the Night – Bing Crosby (1942)

Gracie Fields – I’m 99 Today (1935)

The Casey Court Kids – A Casey Court Concert (1931 or 1932)

Frank Sinatra – Weep They Will (1955)