The Peter Dawson recordings
Peter Dawson was one of the most popular baritones and recording artists from the beginning of sound recordings. His recorded output included not only Edward German, but Gilbert and Sullivan, and many other sorts of popular music.
The following information was extracted from his biography, "Peter Dawson - The World's Most Popular Baritone" by Russell Smith and Peter Burgis, (Currency Press, Sydney, Australia, 2001) and contributed by Robert Morrison. He has a number of the listed recordings, (reissued on CD) and has noted which CD compilations the songs appear on. The list is not complete, so if you know of one that is not included, please send me the details.
"GLORIOUS DEVON" (Boulton & German)
(1) 1906, December: with orchestral accompaniment - Edison Bell cylinder (acoustic): catalogue no. EB 10120
(2) 1910, March 23rd: orch. acc. - Zonophone record (acoustic) (10" - 78 rpm): cat. no. Zono 588; also issued on Ariel label: cat. no. 794 and on HMV label in Canada: cat. no. 120058
(3) 1922, October 17th: orch. acc. - (acoustic) (10" - 78 rpm): cat. no. HMV B-1484
(4) 1929, July 9th: orch. acc. - (electrical) (10" - 78 rpm): (Mat. no. Bb 17171) - cat. no. HMV B-3280
Dawson's 1929 HMV recording has been re-issued on the following CD compilations:-
"The Peter Dawson CD" - 1988 - EMI (Australia) - cat. no. CDMID 166187
"The Sounds of England" - 1992 - EMI "Music for Pleasure" (U.K.) - cat. no. 0 7777 99740 2 3
"Peter Dawson - Somewhere a Voice is Calling" - 1993 - ASV (Academy Sound and Vision Ltd.) (U.K.) - cat. no. CD AJA 5114
"Sir Edward German" - 1993 - "Pearl" (Pavilion Records Ltd.) cat. no. GEMM CD 9024
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"KANGAROO AND DINGO" (Kipling & German - "Just So Songs")
1912, June 4th: piano accompaniment - Zonophone record (acoustic) (10" - 78 rpm): cat. no. Zono 3013
Re-issued on the CD compilation:-
"The Dawson Collection" - 1990s? - Audio Archive (AVM) - cat. no. AVM 048
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"ROLLING DOWN TO RIO" (Kipling & German - "Just So Songs")
(1) 1911, June 8th: orch. acc. - Zonophone record (acoustic) (10" - 78 rpm): cat. no. Zono 614; also issued on HMV label in Canada - cat. no. 120065
(2) 1922, October 27th: orch. acc. - Zonophone record (acoustic) (10" - 78 rpm): cat. no. Zono 614; also issued as HMV B-1475 and Ariel 573
(3) 1929, April 3rd: orch. acc. - (electrical) (10" - 78 rpm): (Mat. no. Bb 16292) - HMV B-3023
(4) 1931, March 24: orch. acc. - (electrical) (10" - 78 rpm): HMV B-3860
Dawson's 1929 HMV recording has been re-issued on the following CD compilations:-
"Sir Edward German" - 1993 - "Pearl" (Pavilion Records Ltd.) cat. no. GEMM CD 9024
"Songs of the Sea - Peter Dawson" - 1993 - "Pearl" (Pavilion Records Ltd.) cat. no.
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"The Yeomen of England" (from "Merrie England") (Hood & German)
(1) 1911, March 7th: orch. acc. - Zonophone record (acoustic) (10" - 78 rpm): cat. no. Zono 573; also issued on Ariel label: cat. no. 798 and on HMV label in Canada: cat. no. 120061
(2) 1929, April 26th: orch. acc. - (electrical) (10" - 78 rpm): HMV B-3111
Dawson's 1929 HMV recording has been re-issued on the following CD compilations:-
"The Peter Dawson CD" - 1988 - EMI (Australia) - cat. no. CDMID 166187
"The Sounds of England" - 1992 - EMI "Music for Pleasure" (U.K.) - cat. no. 0 7777 99740 2 3
"Peter Dawson - Old Father Thames" - 1993 - Happy Days (Conifer Records Ltd.) (U.K.) - cat. no. CDHD 224
