1931 Vintage - Jack Payne and his BBC Dance Orchestra 

Life was so simple and beautiful in 30's !!!

“Goodnight Sweetheart” is the highlight of this compilation.

Wonderful sound

i would have loved to have seen these musicians live ,but alas i was born n 1954 and missed out on fabulous times it was all over by then thank goodness it was all captured on 78s

Fantastic music and superb quality recordings from over 80 years ago, who wants bloody CD's !.

1931 was a wonderful year for popular music and there are plenty more examples on my channel. Delighted that you have found this of interest.

"Whistling in the Dark" always reminds me of Peter Bowles superb performance in the court room in "Pennies from Heaven". The best BBC series ever!

What a treasure trove of fabulous tunes!!! Whistling in the Dark is my favorite Dana Suesse song .... many thanks for the good music!

A great recording never heard it before thank you

Whistling in the Dark is now stuck in my head! Love it!

Say It With Music :-) I'm very happy to listen Your Music !!! I'm a big fan of British Dance Bands ... Music ... thank you very much for sharing :-) Mark

Just beautiful music as it should be played

Nice song. I wish I could remember my time in 1931!!!

WUNNN-DERRR-FUUUL 👍

moonlight savings was recorded on the 12th of june and i am listening to this on the 12th of june! what a coincidence!

Very pleasing melodies

🎵 Whistling in the Dark on my way to bed 🎶

Huzzah! Best quality Payne presentation online. Most RU-vidrs fail to capture the deep sonority of the band. Here you've done it to perfection! Thanks...

lovely

A CAPITAL collection, worthy of all the CAPITAL letters one can provide!

Thankyou! This takes me back.... to a former lifetime.

Thanks for these wonderful treats.

Thanks Panachord for letting me hear what was going on in my birth year. - John Austin, Australia

Both versions of Moonlight Saving Time I know, this one and the Ambrose version are magnificent. I love that superb warm sound of the early 30s, which both HMV and Columbia had. Sound wise they are unsurpassible even today. By 1930 the recording equipment, from microphone to cutting table and everything in between had been honed into near perfection. The big problem was the reproducing. There was simply no gramophone that was able to reproduce faithfully without wearing down a disc in one play.

Another AWESOME selection! Your making a fella very happy indeed!

Wonderful music. Thank you so much - Straight to favorites.

"The Songs Bonzo Doo Dah Band Taught Us"? These are the best records - the ones we should be searching for.

Thanks again for this Wonderful Posting.

Brilliant thanks for this!

Thanks again

Thanks again for these Treats.

Thanks again: Always a treat.

Thanks again.

Thank you for your answer.

A very good sound transfer, sounds great, thank you!

Must find this version only have Ambrose on 78rpm and the the Blue Lyers version too this is the best one.

Brain needed this again: Thanks.

Wonderful band!

Thanks: MY Brain needed this.

Wonderful sound quality! Bravo..! :o)

fine quality!!!!!!

Brain requested this again: Thanks.

Great

thank you panachord,i love your channel

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hi TREVOR lovely music from your Dear wife

The HMV 102 gramophone made its debut in 1931, combining the best acoustic technology available in its day. The sound-box was a modified Orthophonic, far gentler on records than mica diaphragms.

TRACK TIMING: 00:00 Say It With Music 00:12 [1] Whistling In The Dark (Jack Payne and his BBC Dance Orchestra, Vocal chorus by Jack Payne) 03:04 [2] Moonlight Saving Time (Jack Payne and his BBC Dance Orchestra, Vocal chorus by Billy Scott-Coomber) 06:07 [3] Just A Dancing Sweetheart (Jack Payne and his BBC Dance Orchestra, Vocal chorus by Jack Payne) 09:17 [4] My Brother Makes The Noises For The Talkies (Jack Payne and his BBC Dance Orchestra, Vocal chorus by Billy Scott-Coomber with Jack Payne, Jack Jackson and other members of the Orchestra) 12:22 [5] In Old Madrid (Jack Payne and his BBC Dance Orchestra, Vocal chorus by Billy Scott-Coomber) 15:33 [6] Goodnight Sweetheart (Jack Payne and his BBC Dance Orchestra, Vocal chorus by Val Rosing) 18:21 Say It With Music

Great-Jack Payne had the best version of this band in my opinion.

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Apart from here, I don't know. It has never been reissued as far as I'm aware.

If only Jack had gone to Piccadilly or Edison Bell instead of Imperial after leaving Columbia...

Nice recording. Any chance you can give us "Radio Nights"?

Where can I find this version of "Whitsling in the dark"?

Why does it always read "with Vocal chorus", when there is only one person singing? Shouldn´t it be better with "vocal refrain"?

@eh44 I believe Jack Jackson is responsible for the great trumpet work.

Is this music in the public domain?