Request Box
Many people contact me with all kinds of requests about the dance band period, especially requests for particular songs. As dance band fans we want to hear our kind of music. It's more difficult now because the BBC has quite arbitrarily axed all dance band music pre - 1940 from its mainstream schedules. Once again, if it is thought that copyright has been broken, I shall be happy to remove any of the following items.
The CD below is a trial CD, comprising of my own 78 rpm recordings. These are in the public domain. The CD is a trial run for a future CD project that I have in mind, so any comments are welcome. It’s a catch 22 situation. As fans we are seeing less dance band material on the radio and CD, hence this free one. But of course, by offering free CDs, we offer less incentive for companies to release our kind of material.
Restoration is by myself. I’m not an expert in sound restoration, but hopefully I am improving. I have ordered the tracks in the following order deliberately so that the whole CD is a pleasant listening experience. The CD is available for free but do not use any part of it for any commercial purpose. Please download and enjoy. Right click the file to download.
Sunday night and 10 and - more dance band delights and memories from a supreme and much missed broadcaster. Right click to download, just click to play.
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