Gertie Gitana

ANobody else but you
BMy dusky Princess

Label: Zonophone
Catalogue number: 1549
Genre: Music Hall
Condition: Good
Format: 78rpm shellac disc, 10 inch unless noted
Reference: #20423

Gertie Gitana, one of Britain's best-known music-hall stars, recorded for Zonophone in the early 1900s; this disc preserves two of her sentimental numbers.

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Gertie Gitana
1. ADinna forget
2. B(Coombs/Aldwell)There's a little Spark of love still burning
Gertie Gitana, a celebrated British music-hall star, recorded 'Dinna forget' and 'There's a little Spark of love still burning' for Regal catalogue 7040.AI summary

Regal 7040 Music Hall
Gertie Gitana
1. AIola
2. BYou were coming through the Corn Molly Dear
Gertie Gitana, the music hall singer remembered for Nellie Dean, with Iola and You Were Coming Through the Corn, Molly Dear on Ariel 1972.AI summary

Ariel 1972 Music Hall
Gertie Gitana
1. ALittle Knickerbockers
2. BSong Birds
Gertie Gitana on Jumbo 1061 — 'Little Knickerbockers' and 'Song Birds.' A further companion to the other Gitana Jumbo pressings in this collection; catalogue number 1061 is among the higher Jumbo numbers for her in this set, suggesting a later pressing in her Jumbo series. Jumbo is an uncommon label and Gitana is a major collected music-hall name.AI summary

Jumbo 1061 Music Hall
Gertie Gitana
1. AMeet me by Moonlight Mary
2. B(Dormer) Dancing 'neath the Irish Moon
Gertie Gitana was a British music hall star and singer, famous for Irish-themed songs and sentimental material. 'Meet Me by Moonlight Mary' and 'Dancing 'Neath the Irish Moon' are typical of her repertoire, recorded for Regal, a major British label.AI summary

Regal 7169 Music Hall
Gertie Gitana
1. AMeet me Jennie when you're coming thro' the Rye
2. BQueen of the Cannibal Isles
Gertie Gitana, the music-hall star best remembered for 'Nellie Dean', sings 'Meet Me Jennie When You're Coming Through the Rye' and 'Queen of the Cannibal Isles' on Ariel.AI summary

Ariel 2087 Music Hall
Gertie Gitana
1. AMy baby Rose
2. BI never Knew what sweetheart meant till I met you
Gertie Gitana was one of the most beloved figures of the Edwardian and First World War music hall, particularly famous for 'Nellie Dean.' This Jumbo pressing (1101) — 'My Baby Rose' and 'I Never Knew What Sweetheart Meant Till I Met You' — is on the Jumbo budget label. Gitana is a significant collected name; the Jumbo label is uncommon.AI summary

Jumbo 1101 Music Hall
Gertie Gitana
1. AMy own Iona
2. B(Trevor and Thompson)I'm going way back Home
Gertie Gitana, a major British music-hall star, on Regal 7402 with two sentimental songs: 'My Own Iona' and 'I'm Going Way Back Home'. Gitana was one of the most popular female entertainers of the interwar years.AI summary

Regal 7402 Music Hall
Gertie Gitana
1. ANelly Dean
2. BSilver Bell
Gertie Gitana on Jumbo 671 — 'Nelly Dean' and 'Silver Bell.' 'Nelly Dean' is the song most associated with Gitana and one of the most popular songs of the Edwardian music hall. Gitana was one of the most beloved figures of that era, and her Jumbo pressings are less common than her recordings on larger labels.AI summary

Jumbo 671 Music Hall
Gertie Gitana
1. ANobody else but you
2. BMy dusky Princess
Gertie Gitana, one of the most beloved Edwardian music-hall stars and the singer most associated with 'Nellie Dean', records 'Nobody Else But You' and 'My Dusky Princess' on Zonophone 1549. The 1549 Zonophone catalogue number places this in the early-to-mid acoustic period; Gitana's Zonophone recordings are actively collected by music-hall enthusiasts.AI summary

Zonophone 1549 Music Hall
Gertie Gitana
1. ANobody else but you
2. BMy dusky Princess
Gertie Gitana was a British music hall singer and performer known for sentimental and patriotic songs; this Zonophone disc features two songs, "Nobody Else But You" and "My Dusky Princess".AI summary

Zonophone 1549 Music Hall
Gertie Gitana
1. AOnce upon a Time
2. B(Thomas)Show me the Way to your Heart
Gertie Gitana sings 'Once Upon a Time' and — with Thomas — 'Show Me the Way to Your Heart' on Regal 7053. Regal was a Woolworths budget subsidiary of Columbia; even a collected music-hall name like Gitana on this label carries only modest value compared to her Zonophone pressings.AI summary

Regal 7053 Music Hall
Gertie Gitana
1. AQueen of the Cannibal Isle
2. BOld Dutch Bonnet
Gertie Gitana on Jumbo 922 — 'Queen of the Cannibal Isle' and 'Old Dutch Bonnet.' A further companion to the other Gitana Jumbo pressings in this collection; catalogue number 922 is a higher Jumbo number than the others, suggesting a later pressing in her Jumbo series.AI summary

Jumbo 922 Music Hall
Gertie Gitana
1. ARagtime Lullaby
2. BMy Irish Maggie
Gertie Gitana, one of the most beloved Edwardian music-hall stars, records 'Ragtime Lullaby' and 'My Irish Maggie' on the Jumbo label, catalogue 1040. Jumbo was a small early British label; like the Ariel-label Gitana in this collection, this is a minor-label pressing of a major music-hall name, less common than her Zonophone equivalents.AI summary

Jumbo 1040 Music Hall
Gertie Gitana
1. ASilver Bell
2. BNelly Dean
Gertie Gitana sings 'Nellie Dean', the song she made her own, coupled with 'Silver Bell', on Ariel.AI summary

Ariel 1973 Music Hall
Gertie Gitana
1. ASilver Bell
2. BNellie Dean
Gertie Gitana was a British music hall and variety performer popular in the 1920s–1930s; this Regal side features 'Silver Bell' and 'Nellie Dean'.AI summary

Rad 1576 Music Hall
Gertie Gitana
1. AStrolling with my Mary down the Lane
2. BYesterday you called me Sweetheart
Gertie Gitana, the music-hall star best remembered for 'Nellie Dean', sings 'Strolling with My Mary Down the Lane' and 'Yesterday You Called Me Sweetheart' on Ariel.AI summary

Ariel 2086 Music Hall
Gertie Gitana
1. AStrolling with my Mary down the Lane
2. BWhen the Harvest Moon is shining Sweet Eileen
Gertie Gitana, one of the most beloved Edwardian music-hall performers, on the Scala label, catalogue 408, with 'Strolling with My Mary Down the Lane' and 'When the Harvest Moon Is Shining, Sweet Eileen'. Scala is an obscure imprint; a Gitana pressing on this label is less common than her major-label recordings.AI summary

Scala 408 Music Hall
Gertie Gitana
1. AThere's a Cottage in Ballymahone
2. BViolette
Gertie Gitana, the British music-hall and pantomime star of the Edwardian era, performs two songs for Zonophone: 'There's a Cottage in Ballymahone' and 'Violette'.AI summary

Zonophone 1432 Music Hall
Gertie Gitana
1. AThere's a Cottage in Ballymahone
2. B(Payne) My little Persian Rose
Gertie Gitana on Zonophone 1432, performing 'There's a Cottage in Ballymahone' and 'My little Persian Rose'. Gitana was a popular British music-hall singer and actress of the early 20th century, specialising in sentimental ballads and comic songs.AI summary

Zonophone 1432 Music Hall
Gertie Gitana
1. AThere's Silver in your Hair
2. B(Thomas) My Heart is calling you
Gertie Gitana, a major British music-hall singer and recording star of the 1920s-30s, performing sentimental ballads on Regal 7337.AI summary

Regal 7337 Music Hall
Gertie Gitana
1. AWe've been Chums for 50 Years
2. B(Quartet)When you wore a Thistle
Gertie Gitana, a famous British music-hall singer known for sentimental and patriotic songs, recorded duets for Regal; a popular performer of the Edwardian and interwar variety stage.AI summary

Regal 7127 Music Hall
Gertie Gitana
1. AWhen the Harvest Moon is shining Sweet Eileen
2. BKitty dear
Gertie Gitana, a British music hall vocalist and entertainer of the early 20th century, performing 'When the Harvest Moon is shining Sweet Eileen' and 'Kitty dear' on the Jumbo label.AI summary

Jumbo 730 Music Hall
Gertie Gitana
1. AYou made me love you
2. B(Payne) My little Persian Rose
Gertie Gitana, a leading British music-hall star and recording artist of the early 1900s, performing two sentimental songs on Zonophone.AI summary

Zonophone 1198 Music Hall
Gertie Gitana
1. AYou made me love you
2. B(Payne) My little Persian Rose
Gertie Gitana, a prominent British music-hall star of the Edwardian and inter-war years, recorded for Zonophone; these are sentimental song numbers in the style that made her famous.AI summary

Zonophone 1198 Music Hall

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