5 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
5 records matching
Joe Loss, the popular British dance-band leader, performing 'Ode to Spring' and 'Why Don't You Look Me Up' on an ENSA label disc, catalogue 190. ENSA (Entertainments National Service Association) produced records for the British armed forces during the Second World War; pressings on this label were not commercially distributed and are genuinely uncommon.AI summary
ENSA 190 Dance
An ENSA wartime pressing — labelled simply 'RAF' — with no catalogue number, coupling 'When Buddha Smiles' / 'Lovable and Sweet' with 'Star Eyes.' As with the other ENSA pressing in this collection, these were non-commercial forces-distribution records made in limited quantities. The absence of a catalogue number may indicate a test or pre-distribution copy, making it potentially even scarcer than standard ENSA issues.AI summary
ENSA Dance
RAF/Stapleton on the ENSA label (Entertainments National Service Association, the British military entertainment service), 'Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams' and 'Goodnight My Beautiful' / 'Pagan Love Song'; these are wartime or postwar morale recordings by or for servicemen.AI summary
ENSA 2359-61 Dance
ENSA (Entertainments National Service Association) pressed a small number of records during the Second World War for distribution to the forces; these were not commercial releases and survive in much smaller numbers than standard pressings. This coupling of 'Whispers in the Dark,' 'My Prayer,' and 'No Other Love,' credited to RAF/Stapleton, is a wartime non-commercial pressing on ENSA 2362-4.AI summary
ENSA 2362-4 Dance