Take A Step. The Romanie Orchestra directed by Debroy Somers. 1924.

"Take A Step".
The Romanie Orchestra. (Savoy Orpheans). Directed by Debroy Somers.
Recorded Hayes , Middlesex, May 23rd 1924.

If memory seves me rightI think this particular tune was from a Revue starring Jack Buchanan and I also think he made a record of it?.

From the golden year of 1924 comes this early dance band record played on an acoustic Gramophone with the fine sounding tone provided by the HMV No. 5 soundbox.

The Cigarette cards of 'Straight Line Caricatures' by John Players in 1927 just happened to be near at hand so I included them on this upload.

Enjoy this earlier record!.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• HMV
• 78rpm
• Acoustic
• Savoy
• Orpheans
• Debroy
• Somers
• 1924

[henry814]

This is so good! I often neglect these acoustic records in favor of the early electrics, but every now and then an outstanding one will come along. Percival Mackey on Columbia and those Teddy Brown Cafe de Paris Imperials spring to mind, but this one has proven addictive. I have a few of those old British cigarette cards too, mostly period beauties but a few bandleaders and celebrities as well!

[85scampi]

I am the same as you henry!. I can go for a long period not listening to these acoustics and then have a 'run on them'!. The artist who designed those cards by the way was a chap called Alick P. Ritchie?.

[85scampi]

The Caricatures are left to right; H.H Asquith, G.K Chesterton, ?, Kipling, Beaverbrook, Lloyd George, Sir Henry J.Wood, Lord Birkenhead.

[ginnykaren]

Fabulous sounding record!

[85scampi]

The older acoustic records sound top - notch on an acoustic Gramophone.

[stagehand19]

It comes from a music comedy called Toni, and stared my hero Jack Buchanan, and open at the Shaftesbury theatre in 1924. Jack recorded it on 28th may 1924. It is on Columbia A907.

Regards

Chris (Portsmouth,Hants.)

[uslines]

Long live acoustic!

[Corrie121]

Very pleasant listening experience.

Thank you for sharing.

[jackpaynefan]

Your memory does serve you right. "Take a step" is from the Jack Buchanan revue "Toni". He did record it - Columbia 3451, which I had to play as soon as I heard this cheery version.

[fredflange1]

You know good onions mic33,