I have a number of Blue Amberol phonograph cylinders in stock, in good condition. These records are from the early part of the 20th century and were a great improvement on the original wax cylinders that played for only two minutes. The Blue Amberols played for four minutes and were made of celluloid and much less fragile. Early phonographs needed a bolt on gear-box to play these new cylinders at the correct speed and a finer sapphire stylus to engage with the narrower grooves. Later phonographs were made to play four minute cylinders only, but despite the improvements in quality and especially in the content of the recordings, the introduction of disc recordings meant that cylinder recordings and machines were fazed out by about 1920.
I am offering these cylinder records at £8 each, boxed or £5 unboxed, plus p&p. Please check the current list of new cylinders acquired recently.

BLUE AMBEROLS 27.9.24

BOX A/0  SECTIONS

LIGHT AS A FEATHER                                                                DAAB                                                 1506

COME WHERE MY LOVE LIES DREAMING                         KNICKBOCKER QRT                     1933

THE NIGHTINGALE (PICCOLO)                                              HEIDELBERG                                  2149

WITH SWORD AND LANCE                                                     N.M.BAND                                       23074

I MUST GO HOME TONIGHT                                                   B. WILLIAMS                                   23015

WHEN MY SHIP COMES SAILING HOME                           WILLIAMSON                                  23191

MARGARITA                                                                                  E. PIKE                                               23173

KENTUCKY BABE                                                                        MNHATTAN QRT.                           2399

OLD COMRADES                                          “`                       US MARINE BAND                         1766

THE BIG SEPTEMBER MOON                                                  CAMPBELL & LETTE                      1540

I’LL CHANGE THE SHADIWS TO SUNSHINE                     GILETTE                                            1832

POET & PEASANT OVT.                                                             N.M.BAND                                       23001

KILTY LADS                                                                                   H.LAUDER                                        23059

NIGHTS OF GLADNESS WALTZ                                             BOSTON BAND                              2267

LOVE’S OLD SWEET SONG                                                     CHRISTINE MILLER                       28107

UP FROM SOMERSET                                                                S.KIRKBY                                          23263

POLKA SUR LES AIRS                                                                GARDE REPUBLICANNE               26076

THE BULLFIGHTER’S MARCH                                                N.M.BAND                                       23195

WHERE THE EIDELWEISS ETC.                                              SPENCER & GILETTE                    1599

SING US A SONG OF BONNIE SCOTLAND                        KIRKBY                                              23135

THE WAY THE WIND BLOWS                                                  KIRKBY                                              23234

WHEN SUNSET TURNS THE OCEAN BLUE…                    HARLAN                                           1785

MY HIDDEN TREASURE                                                            VAN BRUNT                                     22667

BLUE AMBEROLS

BOX B  BOXED

TURN MY PICTURE TO THE WALL                                         SPENCER & VAN BRUNT               1609

GEMS OF WALES                                                                       BAND                                                23344

TRIUMPHAL MARCH                                                                 BAND                                                23332

SERENADE                                                                                   VENETIAN ORCH                           1926

NORA MCNAMARRA                                                                 EMMETT                                            2338

JUST FOR TODAY                                                                        C. MILLER                                        28002

MONTE CHRISTO                                                                       INSTR.                                               1786

MEDLEY OF COUNTRY DANCES                                           JAUDAS (VIOLIN)                           1716

OVER THE WAVES WALTZ                                                       BAND                                                1506

GOODNIGHT AND FAREWELL                                               KNICKERBOCKER QRT                1596

FRIEND                                                                                          WHEELER                                        23373

THE ROSE OF THE MOUNTAIN TRAIL                                  ARCHIBALL                                     2388

PARTED                                                                                          HOLLINSHEAD                               28201

CASSE NOISETTE DANCES                                                     BAND                                                32151

CHORISTERS WALTZ                                                                 ALHAMBRA ORCH                        23025

EXCELSIOR                                                                                   PIKE & DAWSON                            23091

LES DEUX PIGEONS                                                                  BAND                                                23076

MANHATTAN BEACH MARCH                                                SOUSA’S BAND                              1711

FAREWELL IN THE DESERT                                                     MACKLIN                                          23107

GOOBYE TILLL WE MEET AGAIN                                           LAUDER                                            1878

LAST ROSE OF SUMMER                                                          RAPPOLLO                                       28193

STAR OF MY SOUL                                                                     BRAZELL                                           23203

VALSE DES FLEURS                                     `                            BAND                                                23281

THE DEATHLESS ARMY                                                            KINNEBURGH                                23057

ROSES                                                                                            WILLIAMSON                                  23159

THE 74^TH REGIMENT                                                                  MARINE BAND                               4712

SEL. RIGOLETTO                                                                         AM. SYM. ORCH.                           3509

MITA GITANA                                                                               MILLER                                              15820

GEMS OF SCOTLAND                                                               BAND                                                23343

THE OLD OAKEN BUCKET                                                       KNICKERBOCKER QRT                2046

ROMANCE FOR ELAINE                                                           VEN. ORCH.                                    2102

THE LOST CHORD                                                                      MILLER                                              2106

GOLD & SILVER WALTZ                                                            BAND                                                2034

TIME WILL ALWAYS BRING FORGIVENNESS                    C COMPTON                                   23224

CHRISTMAS AT SEA                                                                   BAND & CHORUS                          23150

 BOX  D (LOOSE)

PEACE BE STILL                                                                          REV.MORGAN                                 1042

WHEN THE SUNSET TURNS THE OCEANS..                     HARLAN                                           1765

STRADELLA OVT.                                                                        BAND                                                1764

OBERON OVT.                                                                             BAND                                                23110

LIST! THE CHERUBIC HOST                                                    FEMALE CHR.                                 1587

OLD COMRADES                                                                        US MARINE BAND                         1766

AN AFTERNOON IN JUNE                                                        MURRAY & BELMONT                  2272

TALES   OF HOFFMANN                                                            AM. SYM ORCH                              3070

GARY OWEN MEDLEY                                                               JAUDAS (VIOLIN)                           2056

I’M A ROVER                                                                                DAWSON                                          23164

SONG BIRD                                                                                  DAAB (BELLS)                                 2094

OLD FOLKS AT HOME                                                               C. MILLER                                        2584

BEYOND THE SMILING AND THE WEEPING                     PEERLESS QRT                              2440

UN PEU D’AMOUR                                                                     METRO QRT                                     23221

THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD IS JESUS                                  METRO QRT                                     4262

GOD IS LOVE                                                                               KIMBALL MILLER ETC.                 1862

PASS ME NOT                                                                              METRO QRT                                     4299

BALLO IN MASCHERA                                                               CARANNA                                        28130

ANNIE LAURIE                                                                             MILLER                                              28168

LORD I’M COMING HOME                                                       YOUNG, WHEELER                       2309

LASSA’S IN THE                                                                          METRO QRT                                     2447

SHALL WE GATHER..                                                                 METRO QRT                                     3160

OLD OAKEN BUCKET                                                                KNICKERBOCKER QRT                2046

LIGHT AS A FEATHER                                                                DAQB (BELLS)                                 1508

ORITORNO D’AMERICA                                                            ARDITO & TORRE                           22432

SOUTHERN PLANTATION SONGS                                        BAND                                                1539

QUEEN OF THE  EARTH                                                           DAWSON                                          23127

LOVE AND DEVOTION                                                              VEN. INST, TRIO                             1748

OLD FOLKS AT HOME                                                               M. KEYES                                          28143

HE SHALL FEED HIS FLOCK                                                    MILLER                                              28227

SING TO ME IN THE GLOAMING                                            KINNIBURGH                                  23103

WEDDING OF TGE WINDS WALTZ                                        FROSINI                                            1861

THE BULLFIGHTER’S MARCH                                                NM BAND                                         23195

AN AFTERNOON IN JUNE                                                        MURRAY & BELMONT                  2272

TEASING MOON                                                                         VAN BRUNT                                     1526

PRAISE YE ATILLA                                                                       KIMBALL ETC                                  1591

DER TAMBOUR DER GARDE OVT                                          BAND                                                2014

THE LAWN SWING                                                                     MILLER                                              28194