8" AL BOWLLY - RADIO RHYTHM BOYS 78 LET'S GET FRIENDLY RADIO 1508 EX-
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THIS IS AN EXCELLENT COPY OF THIS MEGA RARE AL BOWLLY 78 WITH THE RADIO RHYTHM BOY ON THE 8" EDISON BELL RADIO LABEL
SINGING
"LET'S GET FRIENDLY"
Mozambique-born singer and guitarist Al Bowlly (1899-1941) became Britain's supreme band vocalist - indeed his voice evokes, as no other, the very spirit of the 30s. He had a rich, smooth, dark voice, which he used with feeling and intelligence, matching the dark, handsomely masculine looks that so affected his female admirers.
On these two sides he sings as part of a duet with Les Allen
Edison Bell's entry into the lucrative 8" disc market came in 1928 with Radio records. The first issues made no mention of "Edison Bell" on the label. The records were described as "The Big 8" and cost 1/3. It was a high-quality product aimed at the popular market. Ex-music hall artist, Harry Hudson, was musical director and provided most of the dance music under a variety of pseudonyms. In 1931, the gold-on-blue colour scheme was almost reversed and it became black-on-gold, but time was running out and the label ceased to be in 1932. The catalogue numbers started at 800 and reached just over 1600 at the end, though 1000-1200 weren't used (at least in Britain). Continental series usually had a prefix and were printed with a dark blue-on-violet label with the same design as the usual British ones. All were recorded and made in Britain. Matrix numbers were in an 80000-series.
RECORD DETAILS:
UK EDISON BELL RADIO 1508 8" 78rpm SHELLAC CONDITION - VG+/ EX-
Let's Get Friendly
Radio Rhythm Boys
London
Early June, 1931
90160-1
EBR 1508
B SIDE: - Shake and Let us be friends - NOT Al on Vocals.
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