Oscar Rabin band

AMasabi
Bla mulata rombero

Label: Rex
Catalogue number: 9618
Genre: Dance
Format: 78rpm shellac disc, 10 inch unless noted
Reference: #16610

Oscar Rabin was a British bandleader and violinist who led one of the most successful dance orchestras in 1930s–40s Britain. These Latin-flavoured dance recordings on the Rex label are typical of his output.

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Oscar Rabin band

AAll I need is you
BTwilight waltz

Oscar Rabin's dance band recorded 'All I Need Is You' and 'Twilight Waltz' for Decca in the late 1930s or 1940s. Rabin was a respected British bandleader who also broadcast regularly; this F-series Decca pressing is a commercial dance-band recording.AI summary

Decca F8218 Dance

Oscar Rabin band

AI wonder who's kissing her now
BThat's my desire

Oscar Rabin's orchestra, a prolific British dance band, recorded two light popular songs on Parlophone in the 1930s-40s.AI summary

Parlophone F2260 Dance

Oscar Rabin band

AI'll see you in my dreams
BMighty lak a rose

Oscar Rabin and his band, performing two novelty numbers for Parlophone, likely from the 1930s.AI summary

Parlophone F2265 Dance

Oscar Rabin band

ALove somebody
BPussycat song

Oscar Rabin and his band, a British dance orchestra, recorded 'Love Somebody' and 'Pussycat Song' for Parlophone in the 1940s.AI summary

Parlophone F2331 Dance

Oscar Rabin band

AOn the sentimental side
BNow it can be told

Oscar Rabin and his band, a British dance orchestra, performing two standards on Rex, a British budget label. Rabin was a moderately successful UK bandleader of the 1930s–40s, and Rex pressings of his work are uncommon.AI summary

Rex 9395 Dance

Oscar Rabin band

AOpus in pastels
BPainted rhythm

Oscar Rabin and his band, a popular British dance orchestra of the 1930s, recorded for Parlophone.AI summary

Parlophone F2325 Dance

Oscar Rabin band

AWhen love has passed you by
BOnly passing clouds

Oscar Rabin was a popular British dance-band leader whose 'When love has passed you by' and 'Only passing clouds' were recorded for Parlophone in the late 1930s; Rabin's sophisticated orchestral style was a fixture of British ballroom and light-music radio.AI summary

Parlophone F2317 Dance

Oscar Rabin band

AWhy was I born
B(Band)Don't ever leave me

Oscar Rabin, a British bandleader and violinist of the 1930s–1950s, recorded 'Why Was I Born' and 'Don't Ever Leave Me' for Cinecord 016, a British label.AI summary

Cinecord 016 Dance