Harry Thornton

AA Sergeant of the line
BThe Bandolero

Label: Columbia
Catalogue number: 141
Genre: Voice
Condition: Good
Format: 78rpm shellac disc, 10 inch unless noted
Reference: #5419

Harry Thornton recorded character and dramatic songs for Columbia in the 1920s–1930s; the artist is not well documented.

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More by Harry Thornton 13 other records

Harry Thornton

AArrow and the Song
B(Heather)Once

Harry Thornton recorded 'Arrow and the Song' and 'Once' (credited to H. White) for the Gram label, catalogue 2006. Both artist and label are unidentified in standard references.AI summary

Gram 2006 Voice

Harry Thornton

ABachelor Joe
BCall of the Sea

Harry Thornton on Imperial, a small British label of the early 1930s, with untraceable vocalist and repertoire.AI summary

Imperial 1283 Voice

Harry Thornton

ABeautiful Garden of Roses
BJack Briton

Harry Thornton performing 'Beautiful Garden of Roses' and 'Jack Briton' on J. Bull H 21, a small British label with unusual catalogue designation.AI summary

John Bull H21 Voice

Harry Thornton

AEileen Alannah
BOff to Philadelphia

Harry Thornton, a minor British vocalist of the 1920s–30s, recorded 'Eileen Alannah' and 'Off to Philadelphia' for Scala, a small British label that issued relatively few recordings.AI summary

Scala 136 Voice

Harry Thornton

AI wonder if you miss me sometimes
BCome to the Ball

Harry Thornton, an unidentified vocalist, on Op (Olympian, a minor British label), performing 'I Wonder if You Miss Me Sometimes' and 'Come to the Ball'.AI summary

Opera 74 Voice

Harry Thornton

AMiner's Dream of Home
B(S Kirkby)Old Jim's Christmas Hymn

Harry Thornton recorded for Scala, a minor British label, with sentimental selections 'Miner's Dream of Home' and 'Old Jim's Christmas Hymn' (credited to S Kirkby). The catalogue number 139 suggests an early Scala pressing from the 1920s.AI summary

Scala 139 Voice

Harry Thornton

ARedwing
BTis a faded picture

Harry Thornton performing sentimental ballads on Perfect, a small British pressing label; the catalogue number suggests an early 1920s pressing.AI summary

Perfect 43 Voice

Harry Thornton

AThe Jolly Old Cavalier
B(A Heather) Roses

Harry Thornton on two ballads, 'The Jolly Old Cavalier' and 'Roses', from GramD 22. GramD is not a known standard British label; this appears to be a very small or regional imprint, likely 1920s-1930s. Thornton's identity is unclear.AI summary

Grammavox D22 Voice

Harry Thornton

AThe Trumpeter
B(Descriptive)A Smoking Concert

Ebonoid 10005 Voice

Harry Thornton

ATis a faded Picture
BRedwing

Harry Thornton on Lead label, this pressing of 'Tis a Faded Picture' and 'Redwing' is an unidentified artist's sentimental vocal.AI summary

Lead 329 Voice

Harry Thornton

ATrue till Death
BEileen Alannah

Harry Thornton singing Irish material on JBull, an obscure British label, from an unidentified era.AI summary

John Bull 40712 Voice

Harry Thornton

AWhen the Mists have rolled away
B(Anon)All hail the Power of Jesu's Name

Harry Thornton sings When the Mists Have Rolled Away, with the hymn All Hail the Power of Jesu's Name on the reverse, on Britannic 0062.AI summary

Britannic it0062 Voice

Harry Thornton

AWill o' the Wisp
BBandolero

Harry Thornton performing 'Will o' the Wisp' and 'Bandolero' on Polyphon, a German-owned British label active in the 1920s-30s.AI summary

Polyphon 8866 Voice