Lord Rockingham's XI

AHoots mon
BBlue Train

Label: Decca
Catalogue number: F11059
Genre: Instrumental
Format: 78rpm shellac disc, 10 inch unless noted
Reference: #21244

Lord Rockingham's XI achieved a number-one hit with 'Hoots Mon', a novelty instrumental that became famous through BBC radio exposure in 1958; this Decca pressing pairs it with 'Blue Train', a jazzier B-side.

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AHoots mon
BBlue Train

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BFarewell to Rockingham

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BLady Rockingham I presume

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