Episode 385: Music from the British Archives

I​n a world that consumes music as files and in playlists, looking back at 78 rpm phonograph records is not just a journey down memory lane, it is a technical challenge that forms the basis of this special presentation of Wind & Rhythm. 

This story starts in London with the discovery of vast treasury of old recordings. The treasure trove of old shellac records from the early part of the 20th century has been virtually hidden away, waiting to be discovered. And, faithfully recorded on them is the music of the Bands of the Coldstream Guards, of the Grenadier Guards, and of the Welsh Guards to name a few. ​

The Band of The Coldstream Guards
Steps of Glory
  arr. Aubrey Winter
Wipers
  Herman Darewski
No, No, Nanette
  Vincent Youmans, arr. Dan Godfrey
In a Clock Store
  Charles Orth

The Band of the Welsh Guards
Flash of Steel
  Colin
Washington Post
  John Philip Sousa
Changing of the Guard
  Flotsam & Jetsam
Wedding of the Rose
  Leon Jessel

The Band of The Grenadier Guards
H.M. Queen Elizabeth's March
  Adele Verne
Savoy Hunting Medley
  arr. Debroy Somers
The Voice of the Bells 
Silver Trumpets