Cotton

49 records in the collection· mostly on Regal, Rex, Piccadilly

These recordings appear to be by Billy Cotton and his band, one of Britain’s best-known dance-band organisations from the late 1920s onwards. Cotton mixed dance music with comedy and showmanship and later became even more familiar to British audiences through the long-running Billy Cotton Band Show on radio and television.

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Records by Cotton

Cotton

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Cotton, artist and titles unknown, on Columbia CB237—insufficient information to catalogue or value.AI summary

Columbia CB237
Cotton

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A Cotton recording on Columbia (artist name, side titles, and catalogue details are incomplete); insufficient information survives to identify the artist or repertoire.AI summary

Columbia CB258
Cotton

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A Cotton recording on Columbia's CB series, catalogue number CB267; artist and titles not recorded in the catalogue data.AI summary

Columbia CB267
Cotton

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Cotton on Regal Melodeon MR127. No titles recorded.AI summary

Regal MR127
Cotton

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An unidentified artist credited as Cotton released a record for Regal whose titles are not recorded.AI summary

Regal MR156
Cotton
1. AA nice Cup of Tea
2. BSing Something in the Morning
An artist credited only as Cotton on Rex 8993, performing light novelty material — likely a 1930s issue on the minor British label Rex.AI summary

Rex 8993 Dance
Cotton
1. ABlue Moon
2. BI've got an Invitation to a Dance
Cotton performing two popular songs on Regal, a British budget label.AI summary

Regal MR1588 Voice
Cotton
1. ABluebird sing me a Song
2. B(Acres)Firefly
Cotton performing two songs on Piccadilly 144, a budget British label of the early 1930s.AI summary

Piccadilly 144 Voice
Cotton
1. ACockney Rhyming Song
2. BMy favourite Dream
Cotton on Rex 10217, a mid-1930s recording. Cotton is unidentified, and Rex was a minor British label. 'Cockney Rhyming Song' suggests music hall or comic material.AI summary

Rex 10217 Music Hall
Cotton
1. ADancing with my Shadow
2. BMoon was yellow
Cotton on Regal MR1585 from the early 1930s, a dance recording. Cotton is unidentified, and Regal was a budget British label.AI summary

Regal MR1585 Dance
Cotton
1. ADing dong ding
2. BWhistling under the moon
Cotton recorded 'Ding dong ding' and 'Whistling under the moon' for Regal, a British label. Nothing is known of this artist.AI summary

Regal MR1036 Dance
Cotton
1. ADusky Stevedore
2. B(Fisher)Sonny Boy
Cotton performing 'Dusky Stevedore' and a version of 'Sonny Boy' for Piccadilly, a budget British marque of the early 1930s.AI summary

Piccadilly 195 Dance
Cotton
1. AFifty million Robins can't be wrong
2. BCarelessly
Rex 9077 Dance
Cotton
1. AFree
2. BFleet's in Port again
Cotton performing two songs on Regal, 'Free' and 'Fleet's in Port Again'. The artist is not identified, and the MR catalogue series dates this to the 1930s–40s.AI summary

Regal MR2190 Voice
Cotton
1. AHello Montreal
2. BDebutante
Credited to Cotton on Piccadilly, a cheap British label. The catalogue number 236 places this in the label's early output of the early 1930s. Artist identity and the titles are not identified.AI summary

Piccadilly 236 Dance
Cotton
1. AHometown
2. BWaltz of the Gipsies
Cotton recorded 'Hometown' and 'Waltz of the Gipsies' for Rex, catalogue 9108; Rex was a Decca budget label, and details about the artist are limited.AI summary

Rex 9108 Dance
Cotton
1. AHouse with the little green Tiles
2. BDon't forget the old Folks at Home
Cotton (artist unidentified) on Rex 8253. Rex was a cheap British label of the 1930s; the titles suggest popular song or ballad material, and the artist does not appear in standard references.AI summary

Rex 9216 Voice
Cotton
1. AI'm beginning to see the Light
2. BThe Toorie on his Bonnet
Cotton recorded 'I'm beginning to see the Light' (a Duke Ellington composition) and 'The Toorie on his Bonnet' (a Scottish novelty) for Rex Records, catalogue 10225. Rex was a cheap British marque.AI summary

Rex 10225 Voice
Cotton
1. AI'm just wild about Harry
2. BAt Dawning
Cotton performing 'I'm just wild about Harry' and 'At Dawning' on Regal MR768, both popular sentimental numbers from the 1920s repertoire.AI summary

Regal MR768 Voice
Cotton
1. AI've got a lovely Bunch of Coconuts
2. BHang on the Bell Nellie
Billy Cotton, the British bandleader and comedian, recorded his novelty hit 'I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts' and 'Hang On the Bell Nellie' for Decca in the late 1940s–early 1950s.AI summary

Decca F9149 Comic
Cotton
1. AIn the Quartermaster's Stores
2. BThey would wind him up & he would whistle
Cotton performing 'In the Quartermaster's Stores', a well-known music-hall song, on Rex, a British budget label.AI summary

Rex 9737 Music Hall
Cotton
1. ALazybones
2. BHold me
Cotton performing 'Lazybones' and 'Hold me' on Regal, the budget Columbia subsidiary, catalogue MR1021 — likely a mid-to-late 1930s release.AI summary

Regal MR1021 Voice
Cotton
1. AMe & my Girl
2. BLambeth Walk
Cotton recorded 'Me & My Girl' and 'Lambeth Walk' for Rex, a budget label. 'Lambeth Walk' was a popular British novelty song and stage number from the late 1930s, and this recording represents a minor version by an obscure artist.AI summary

Rex 9232 Music Hall
Cotton
1. AMe & my Girl
2. BLambeth Walk
'Me & my Girl' and 'Lambeth Walk' are iconic British musical-theatre songs; this Rex recording (a budget British label) likely features popular theatrical material from the late 1930s.AI summary

Rex 9232 Music Hall
Cotton
1. AMinnetonka
2. B(Band)Rememb'ring
Cotton credited on Piccadilly; the titles suggest dance or novelty instrumental repertoire.AI summary

Piccadilly 145 Dance
Cotton
1. AMood indigo
2. BBest Wishes
A Regal Merrie Olde series pressing, catalogue MR996, credited to Cotton and featuring Duke Ellington's 'Mood Indigo'. Regal Merrie Olde was a British budget label of the 1930s-40s.AI summary

Regal MR996 Jazz
Cotton
1. AMy Own
2. BYou're as PRetty as a Picture
Rex 9472
Cotton
1. ARag Doll
2. BLittle Mother
Cotton on Piccadilly 109, a dance number from the late 1920s. Piccadilly was a cheap British budget label of the period.AI summary

Piccadilly 109 Dance
Cotton
1. ARed Maple Leaves
2. BMusic Maestro please
Cotton recorded 'Red Maple Leaves' and 'Music Maestro please' for Rex, catalogue 9371, a budget British label.AI summary

Rex 9371 Voice
Cotton
1. ASay the Word and its yours
2. BArmy fell for little Isabel
Cotton performing 'Say the Word and It's Yours' and 'Army Fell for Little Isabel' on Regal MR1896.AI summary

Regal MR1896 Music Hall
Cotton
1. AShe was only Somebody's Daughter
2. B(2 sides)
Cotton recorded 'She Was Only Somebody's Daughter' for Regal (658), likely a sentimental or novelty song from the 1920s-30s. The artist is unidentified.AI summary

Regal 658 Dance
Cotton
1. AShe was only Somebody's Daughter
2. B(2 sides)
Credited to Cotton on Regal, a British budget label, performing 'She was only Somebody's Daughter'.AI summary

Regal 658 Voice
Cotton
1. AShuffle off to Buffalo
2. BYou're getting to be a Habit with me
A Regal recording (catalogue MR918) of jazz standards from the early 1930s, likely by a dance band or vocal group. The titles are from the musical '42nd Street' (1933).AI summary

Regal MR918 Dance
Cotton
1. ASome of these Days
2. BSt Louis Blues
Cotton on Rex 9796, performing 'Some of These Days' and 'St Louis Blues'. Rex was a cheap British budget label. The artist's identity is unclear and may be a pseudonym or group name.AI summary

Rex 9796 Jazz
Cotton
1. ASunny Skies
2. BRamona
'Sunny Skies' by Cotton on Piccadilly Records, a budget British label of the early 1930s. The artist is unidentified.AI summary

Piccadilly 108 Dance
Cotton
1. ASunny Skies
2. BRamona
Cotton performing 'Sunny Skies' and 'Ramona' on Piccadilly, a British budget label of the early 1930s.AI summary

Piccadilly 108 Voice
Cotton
1. ASupposing
2. BI'll bet you tell that to all the Girls
Cotton performing 'Supposing' and 'I'll bet you tell that to all the Girls' on Regal MR2170, a British budget label.AI summary

Regal MR2170 Voice
Cotton
1. ATables are turning on you
2. B(Band)Laugh Clown laugh
Cotton with Tables Are Turning on You and, by a band, Laugh Clown Laugh on Piccadilly 147.AI summary

Piccadilly 147 Dance
Cotton
1. AThat's my Mammy
2. B(Selby)I'm sorry Sally
Cotton recorded two popular songs for Curry's, a very minor British label. Neither the artist nor Curry's are documented in standard discographies.AI summary

Curry's 186 Voice
Cotton
1. AThat's my Weakness now
2. B(Fisher)Lila
Cotton recorded 'That's My Weakness Now' and '(Fisher) Lila' for Piccadilly, catalogue 128.AI summary

Piccadilly 128 Voice
Cotton
1. AThe Show is over
2. BLittle Man you've had a busy Day
Cotton recorded two popular songs—'The Show Is Over' and 'Little Man You've Had a Busy Day'—for Regal, catalogue MR1313; Regal was a budget British label owned by Decca.AI summary

Regal MR1313 Voice
Cotton
1. AThere's never been so many bonny Babies
2. BChoc'late Soldier from the USA
Cotton recorded 'There's never been so many bonny Babies' and 'Choc'late Soldier from the USA' for Rex, a British label. 'Choc'late Soldier from the USA' is from a popular operetta. Nothing is known of this artist.AI summary

Rex 10216 Dance
Cotton
1. AThompson's old grey Mule
2. BLeave the pretty Girls alone
Cotton on 'Thompson's old grey Mule' and 'Leave the pretty Girls alone', from Regal MR789. Regal was a British subsidiary label; Cotton's identity is unclear. These appear to be popular songs or novelties of the 1930s.AI summary

Regal MR789 Voice
Cotton
1. ATile Trot
2. BJust like Darby & Joan
An artist credited as 'Cotton' on Piccadilly 159, performing 'Tile Trot' and 'Just like Darby & Joan'. Piccadilly was a budget British label of the 1920s-1930s.AI summary

Piccadilly 159 Dance
Cotton
1. ATrouble in Paradise
2. BBlack and Tan Fantasy
Cotton's Regal recording of Duke Ellington compositions 'Trouble in Paradise' and 'Black and Tan Fantasy' from the 1920s-30s hot-jazz era.AI summary

Regal MR1037 Jazz
Cotton
1. AWhen the Robin sings his Song again
2. BCookhouse serenade
Cotton performing 'When the Robin Sings His Song Again' and 'Cookhouse Serenade' on Rex 10158.AI summary

Rex 10158 Voice
Cotton
1. AYellow Rose of Texas
2. BDomani
This disc is credited simply to 'Cotton', likely Billy Cotton's band; this Decca pressing from the early 1950s carries two popular ballads.AI summary

Decca F10602 Dance
Cotton
1. AYou ought to see Sally on Sunday
2. BWe all go riding on a Rainbow
A Regal recording by Cotton with two cheerful vocal numbers from the early sound era, 'You Ought to See Sally on Sunday' and 'We All Go Riding on a Rainbow'.AI summary

Regal MR1140 Voice
Cotton
1. AYours
2. BMa Ma Maria
A dance band billed simply as Cotton performs 'Yours' and 'Ma Ma Maria' on Rex, a cheap British label of the 1930s associated with Decca's budget output.AI summary

Rex 10056 Dance