Aco

59 records in the collection· mostly John Thorne, Billy Desmond, Peggy Cochrane

Aco was a British budget label issued by the Aeolian Company and its Vocalion interests from 1922 to 1927. Its inexpensive discs offered popular songs and dance music alongside light classical and operatic material, using both British recordings and imported American masters, before the marque was replaced by Broadcast.

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Records on Aco

Dick Henderson
1. AA Cup of Coffee a Sandwich and you
2. BSay Mister have you met Rosie's Sister
Dick Henderson, an English performer, singing novelty or sentimental comic material on Aco 16061.AI summary

Aco 16061 Music Hall
Malcolm Scott
1. AAdventures of Catherine Parr
2. B(2 sides)
Malcolm Scott, the female impersonator and music-hall comedian known for his elaborate historical character sketches, performs 'Adventures of Catherine Parr' in two parts on Aco 16195. Aco (Acousitc/Aeolian) was a small British label; Scott is a recognised music-hall name and his character sketches are unusual items in the collecting world.AI summary

Aco 16195 Music Hall
E Furmedge/W Davidson
1. ABarcarolle Hoffman
2. BHome to our Mountains
A duet credited to E Furmedge and W Davidson, performing operatic numbers—Hoffmann's Barcarolle and the finale from Verdi's *Il trovatore*—on Aco 33037. Aco was a minor British budget label of the 1920s–30s.AI summary

Aco 33037 Opera
Maurice Cole
1. ABees Wedding/Prelude
2. BPapillons/Moment musical
Maurice Cole plays The Bee's Wedding and Prelude, and Papillons and Moment musical, on Aco G15387.AI summary

Aco G15387 Instrumental
Peggy Cochrane
1. ABerceuse
2. BParaphrase
Peggy Cochrane, a light soprano, recorded Berceuse and Paraphrase for Aco, a short-lived British budget label of the late 1920s and early 1930s.AI summary

Aco 16089 Voice
John Thorne
1. ABy the waters of babylon
2. BIn summertime on bredon
John Thorne, a British vocalist or actor, is credited on this AcoG label disc (Aco was a cheap British imprint of the 1930s); the titles 'By the Waters of Babylon' and 'In Summertime on Bredon' suggest classical song or light concert material.AI summary

Aco G15823 Voice
USA Seventh Regiment Band
1. ACapitol March
2. BGarde du Crops March
The USA Seventh Regiment Band (a US military ensemble) performing two march pieces on Aco Records, a budget British label of the 1920s-30s.AI summary

Aco 15356 Orchestra
Dick Henderson
1. ACecilia
2. BGoodnight God Bless
Dick Henderson, a British music hall and variety entertainer, performing 'Cecilia' and 'Goodnight God Bless' on Aco 16003 — a vocal recording from a performer of the early 20th-century stage.AI summary

Aco 16003 Voice
I Maurice
1. ACoaxing the Piano
2. BSilence and Fun
I Maurice recorded 'Coaxing the Piano' and 'Silence and Fun' for Aco Records, a small British label. Maurice was likely a pianist or light-entertainment performer of the 1920s.AI summary

Aco 15171 Instrumental
Joe Hayman
1. ACohen on Wembley
2. BCohen at the Races
Joe Hayman, a music-hall star known for comic sketches and novelty songs, recorded two Cohen character sketches for Aco, a small British label.AI summary

Aco 15833 Comic
Orch
1. ACoppelia ballet music
2. BDoges March
An orchestra recording of two classical ballet pieces—selections from Coppélia and the Doges' March—on Aco, a small British classical label of the 1920s and 1930s.AI summary

Aco 33010 Classical
John Thorne
1. ACrusader's song
2. BWho is Sylvia
John Thorne recorded 'Crusader's song' and 'Who is Sylvia' for AcoG 15980, likely classical or vocal art-song material from a minor label.AI summary

Aco G15980 Classical
Maurice Cole
1. ADanse negre
2. BHumoreske
Maurice Cole playing piano solos 'Danse Nègre' and 'Humoreske' on Aco G15351.AI summary

Aco G15351 Instrumental
Broadway Syncopaters
1. ADearest
2. BAm I to Blame
The Broadway Syncopaters recorded dance and jazz numbers for Aco, a British imprint; the group's identity is not clearly documented.AI summary

Aco G15256 Dance
Anon
1. AEvery Step towards Killarney
2. BLand of Jack & Jill
An untitled recording on AcoTEST, an unidentified label, performing novelty or regional material from an uncertain period.AI summary

Aco TEST Dance
Bristol Glee Singers
1. AFierce raged the tempest
2. BIn absence
The Bristol Glee Singers with Fierce Raged the Tempest and In Absence on Aco G15541.AI summary

Aco G15541 Classical
John Thorne
1. AFrom Inverness to fell
2. BLute player
John Thorne recorded 'From Inverness to Fell' and 'Lute Player' for Aco (Acolian), a British label of the 1920s–1930s.AI summary

Aco G16085
John Thorne
1. AHaul Away Joe Bound for the Rio Grande
2. BShenandoah Billy Boy
John Thorne performing 'Haul Away Joe Bound for the Rio Grande' and 'Shenandoah Billy Boy' on Aco 15824. Aco was a British label, and this record features sea shanties and traditional folk songs in a mid-20th-century arrangement.AI summary

Aco 15824 Voice
Charles Penrose
1. AHave a Good Laugh with Me
2. BThe Jolly Farmer
Aco G15242
Bob Johnson
1. AHave you Forgotten Yvonne?
2. B(2 sides)
Bob Johnson performs 'Have You Forgotten Yvonne?' on Aco, catalogue 15947.AI summary

Aco 15947 Voice
The Houston Sisters
1. AHoney Bunch
2. BFather sings the same old Song
The Houston Sisters perform 'Honey Bunch' and 'Father Sings the Same Old Song' on this Aco label record, a minor British imprint of the 1920s.AI summary

Aco 16025 Voice
Ukulele Hughes
1. AI Miss my Swiss
2. B(H Topping)Yes Sit that's my Baby
Ukulele Hughes performing vocal novelties on Aco 15836. The ukulele craze of the 1920s–1930s generated numerous recordings under this and similar labels by performers of varied standing.AI summary

Aco 15836 Instrumental
Billy Desmond
1. AI'm happy when I'm all alone
2. BBabette
Billy Desmond on Aco, credited to the cheap and short-lived Aco British imprint, catalogue 15879. Little is known of this artist or these performances.AI summary

Aco G15879
Billy Williams
1. AI've got a Lover up in Scotland
2. BMy Lass frae Glasgie Toon
Billy Williams performs 'I've got a Lover up in Scotland' and 'My Lass frae Glasgie Toon' on Aco, a minor British label. Both titles play on Williams' Scottish identity and repertoire.AI summary

Aco 15762 Music Hall
Ralph Harding
1. AJust a Rose in old Killarney
2. B(H Carlton/B Desmond)Perhaps you'll think of me
Ralph Harding performing two sentimental ballads on Aco, a budget British label: 'Just a Rose in Old Killarney' and 'Perhaps You'll Think of Me'.AI summary

Aco 16134 Voice
Peggy Cochrane
1. ALa precieuse
2. BVision
Peggy Cochrane performing classical piano pieces on the Aco label. Little is known of this artist; the titles suggest conservatoire-level repertoire.AI summary

Aco G15826 Classical
Fred Gibson
1. ALet's all join the Mustard Club
2. BI've never seen a straight Banana
Fred Gibson performing 'Let's all join the Mustard Club' and 'I've never seen a straight Banana' on Aco, a British budget label, catalogue 16124.AI summary

Aco 16124 Music Hall
Talbot O'Farrell
1. ALittle Town in the ould County Down
2. BCasey's Charabanc
Talbot O'Farrell, an Irish performer, singing nationalist or sentimental songs with Irish themes on Aco (Acme), a British label of the 1920s.AI summary

Aco 33024 Voice
Edith Furmedge
1. ALost Chord
2. BLand of Hope & Glory
Edith Furmedge performing the hymn 'Lost Chord' and 'Land of Hope and Glory' on Aco 33001, a British label of the early 1900s or 1910s.AI summary

Aco 33001 Classical
Edith Furmedge
1. ALost Chord
2. BLand of Hope & Glory
Edith Furmedge performs 'Lost Chord' and 'Land of Hope & Glory' on Aco 33001. Aco (Acolian) was a British label active in the 1920s–1930s; both titles are classical/patriotic standards.AI summary

Aco 33001 Classical
Grosvenor Orchestra
1. AMerrie England
2. Bpt2
Aco 15214
Royal Artillery String Band
1. AMerry Widow
2. Bpt2
The Royal Artillery String Band recorded a pair of Merry Widow extracts for Aco; the group is not documented in standard sources.AI summary

Aco 15294 Instrumental
Hamilton Harris
1. AMyself When Young
2. BThe Song of the Volga Boatman
Hamilton Harris on Aco 15880, performing light entertainment material. Aco was a minor British label; the artist is not widely documented.AI summary

Aco 15880 Voice
Maurice Cole
1. ANaila Waltz
2. B(2 sides)
Maurice Cole was a British organist or pianist of the early 20th century. This Aco Records side, 'Naila Waltz' and (2 sides), presents instrumental dance music, likely from the 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary

Aco 16111 Instrumental
Uncle Billy & Harry
1. ANursery Rhymes
2. Bpart 2
Uncle Billy & Harry on Aco Records 16087, a cheap British label of the 1920s–1930s; a nursery-rhymes recitation or children's material.AI summary

Aco 16087 Comic
Jeffries band
1. AOh Mabel
2. BShow me the way to go home
The Jeffries Band performing popular novelty numbers on AcoG, an obscure British label. Both artist and label are unrecognised.AI summary

Aco G15669 Dance
Waldorf Astoria Orch
1. APeggy O'Neill
2. B(Van Eps)Ma
The Waldorf Astoria Orchestra performing 'Peggy O'Neill' and an instrumental piece on the Aco label, a budget British imprint active in the 1920s.AI summary

Aco 15057 Orchestra
Fred Gibson
1. APoor Papa
2. BOh Charley take it away
Fred Gibson in popular songs on Aco 16028, a British budget label.AI summary

Aco 16028 Voice
Fred Gibson
1. ARiley's Cow Shed
2. BPhoto of the girl I left behind
Fred Gibson performing two traditional or novelty songs, 'Riley's Cow Shed' and 'Photo of the girl I left behind', for Aco 15482, a vocal record from the early 1930s.AI summary

Aco 15482 Voice
Billy Desmond
1. ARomany Rose
2. BOn the Road to Nowhere
Billy Desmond performing 'Romany Rose' and 'On the Road to Nowhere' on Aco 15248, an early British label pressing from the 1920s.AI summary

Aco 15248 Voice
Peggy Cochrane
1. ASerenade
2. BLiebeslied
Peggy Cochrane, a minor British singer, on the Aco label with two sentimental songs; Aco was a cheap budget marque of the early 1930s.AI summary

Aco 15410 Voice
Billy Desmond
1. ASince I found you
2. B(+H Carlton)Honolulu Song bird
Billy Desmond performing two songs on Aco, a budget British label: 'Since I Found You' and 'Honolulu Song Bird'.AI summary

Aco 16164 Voice
John Thorne
1. ASon of mine
2. BRebel
John Thorne recorded 'Son of mine' and 'Rebel' for AcoG (Aco Gramophone) 15737; Thorne was a British entertainer but this specific recording is not well documented.AI summary

Aco G15737
Robert Carr
1. ASong of the clock
2. B(RFaithful)Glorious Devon
Robert Carr, a British tenor, on Aco. Carr recorded numerous sides for small labels in the 1920s–1930s; he remains obscure outside specialist vocal-record collecting.AI summary

Aco G15780 Voice
John Thorne
1. ASong of the waggoner
2. BDevonshire cream and cider
John Thorne sings Song of the Waggoner and Devonshire Cream and Cider on Aco G15379.AI summary

Aco G15379 Voice
John Thorne
1. ASpanish gold
2. BOne of the guards
John Thorne recorded 'Spanish gold' and 'One of the guards' for Aco(G), a small British label.AI summary

Aco G16017
Miss D Hayward Webb
1. ASweetest flower that blows
2. BMy dear soul
Miss D. Hayward Webb recorded vocal ballads for the Aco (Acme Record Company) label, a British budget imprint of the 1920s–30s.AI summary

Aco G15014 Voice
Yerkes
1. ATell her at Twilight
2. BThree O Clock in the Morning
Yerkes recorded 'Tell her at Twilight' and 'Three O Clock in the Morning' for Aco, an American budget label. This is likely a dance-band side from the 1920s.AI summary

Aco 15045 Dance
Troubadors
1. AThat Night in Araby
2. B(BostonDO) My Carmenita
The Troubadors recorded 'That Night in Araby' with the Boston Dance Orchestra on 'My Carmenita' for Aco 16106, likely a 1920s electrical dance disc.AI summary

Aco 16106 Dance
Billy Williams
1. AThe Hobnailed Boots My Father Wore
2. BI Wish it was Sunday Night
Billy Williams recorded British music hall and sentimental songs ('The Hobnailed Boots My Father Wore', 'I Wish It Was Sunday Night') for Aco Records. Williams was a British singer of the 1920s–1930s era.AI summary

Aco 15761 Music Hall
Charles Coborn
1. AThe Man who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo
2. BTwo Lovely Black Eyes
Charles Coborn on two Victorian and Edwardian music-hall standards: "The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo" and "Two Lovely Black Eyes", recorded for Aco (Acolian) 15588. Coborn was a music-hall legend and a major star of the Victorian era, and these songs are closely associated with his name.AI summary

Aco 15588 Music Hall
Billy Desmond
1. AThe Two of Us
2. BWhen I Hear That Song
Billy Desmond, credited to Aco, recorded "The Two of Us" and "When I Hear That Song".AI summary

Aco 15925
John Thorne
1. AThou art risen my beloved
2. BEpitaph etc
John Thorne was an unidentified British or American singer or performer, probably of the late nineteenth or early twentieth century. 'Thou Art Risen My Beloved' is a hymnal or sacred song, and 'Epitaph etc' suggests a recitation. This Aco G16064 pressing is from an obscure label and era.AI summary

Aco G16064 Voice
Olly Oakley
1. AToronto jig
2. BColoured major march
Olly Oakley on Aco, catalogue 15018, performing traditional dance material ('Toronto jig', 'Coloured major march'). Oakley is an unrecognised artist on an obscure British label.AI summary

Aco G15018 Instrumental
Cruikshank
1. AWedding Ring
2. BTrousers that my Mother made
Cruikshank on Aco 15249, a British budget label of the 1920s–30s.AI summary

Aco 15249 Music Hall
DOROTHY LEIGH
1. AWhat'll I do
2. BIn love with love
Dorothy Leigh performing 'What'll I do' and 'In love with love' on Aco (15480), sentimental ballads from the early 1930s.AI summary

Aco 15480 Voice
Broadway Syncopaters
1. AWithout you
2. B(Band)One night in June
Broadway Syncopaters recorded these two sides for Aco, a tiny American label; the ensemble is not well documented but the name suggests a jazz-influenced dance band of the 1920s.AI summary

Aco G15177 Dance
AE Nickolds
1. AYankee Grit
2. BBig Guns
A.E. Nickolds performing 'Yankee Grit' and 'Big Guns' on Aco, catalogue 16068. Aco was a small, short-lived British label active in the late 1920s.AI summary

Aco 16068 Music Hall
H Allas
1. AYou were just a wild Rose
2. B(+B Desmond)Meet me at Twilight
H Allas with B Desmond on 'You were just a wild Rose' and 'Meet me at Twilight' for Aco (15971), sentimental ballads of the early 1930s.AI summary

Aco 15971 Voice