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BACKGROUND
Information: Producers of sound recordings.
The earliest known reference to Columbia’s recording activities was in a brochure dated November 15, 1889. By 1890 the company had published its first “catalog” (a one page listing), with selections by its star attraction, the United States Marine Band, which was conveniently based in Washington. Its cylinders were billed as "superior in loudness, clearness and character of selections to any band records yet offered." From this point on Columbia relentlessly promoted musical recordings.
DISCOGRAPHY
- 12245-F – Honeysuckle Waltz
- 56073-F – Misirlou.
- CL 536 – Sophisticated Swing, Les Elgart.
- CL 538 – Hawaiian Holiday, Hal Aloma & His Hawaiians.
- CL 539 – Dance with Les Brown, Les Brown & His Orchestra.
- CL 565 – Hula, Waikiki Hula Boys.
- CL 594 – Just One More Dance, Les Elgart.
- CL 597 – Columbia Dance Party Series: Tango Time.
- CL 598 – Columbia Dance Party Series: Mambo at Midnight, Belmonte & His Afro-American Music.
- CL 599 – Columbia Dance Party Series: Saturday Night Mood.
- CL 605 – Let's Dance with Marge and Gower Champion.
- CL 626 – Mucho Mucho Mambo.
- CL 636 – Romani Love, Bela Babai & His Orchestra.
- CL 638 – Frankie Yankovic's Polka Party, Frankie Yankovic.
- CL 650 – Dancing Jazz, Turk Murphy.
- CL 659 – Music for Quiet Dancing, Paul Weston & His Orchestra with the Norman Luboff Choir.
- Macedonske Horo – By A. L. Lloyd. Performed on tambura and daire by two Muslim Roma from Petrič, south Pirin.
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