Dear All, On this day 109 years ago (7/1/1899) Al Bowlly was born. Regards Denis -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. We are a community of 5.8...
Forgive me, but is it? According to the Sid Colin/Tony Staveacre book, Al's date of birth is either 7th January 1890 or 7th January 1898, or 7th January 1901...
After trudging around the few record stores that are left to get a stylus for my turntable,I found on the web a great company "musonic uk " who list over 10000...
Thanks for the information. I have quite a few electric machines along with my 58 wind ups so sooner or later I may need those needles. Thanks again. Neil in...
Folks, This is to let you know that the next Memory Lane Guided Walk is AL BOWLLY'S LONDON to be held on Saturday 18th April 2009, starting 11.00. This is a...
Dear All, Just wanted to alert you to the fact that you can now subscribe to Memory Lane Magazine and purchase its publications very easily via PayPal at the...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_blJzon-hA&feature=related Dear All, On this day 17th. April, 68 years ago we lost our favourite vocalist during a air raid on...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZaRJkFWpdg Dear All, This song says it all, we'll never forget you. You were the greatest. Denis ... No virus found in this...
17th April is a special date on the calendar of British dance band fans. Show # 17 features a selection of Al Bowlly recordings from my own collection of 78s,...
Greetings Bowlly fans. I once asked this group if they knew anything about Diana Miller, and received a couple of pointers. Well, apparently a movie called...
Hello, all...I'm finally embarking on my project of assembling a complete Bowlly collection. This is probably folly, as so many of Al's early records are...
Dear Randy I think the phrase "Good Luck" might be an understatement!!! :) I gave up any hopes of being a "completist" when I was transferring my Al Bowlly LPs...
In message Randy Skretvedt <forwardintothepast@...> writes ... Randy, yes it's going to be difficult with many early recordings (I notice you didn't...
Randy, you will be doing a great service to mankind. I'm sure I have just the most common releases myself, but I will double check my LPs. Is there a way...
Hi Randy: I have several Al Bowlly 78's, LP's, and even cassette compilations, and will be glad to offer the use of any to you that you may need. Good luck in...
Well, yes, I'm well aware that compiling a truly complete Bowlly collection is probably impossible, as Al recorded all over the globe in his early days for...
Thank you, John, for your offer of assistance, and thanks also from this California-based fan of British Dance Bands for all you've done to preserve and...
... A lot of unusual Bowlly releases hide in "various artists" collections of British dance bands, or just general nostalgia collections. (For example, an...
Randy Try getting in touch with Geoff Orr in Australia who five years or more back did excellent transfers from mainly pristine 78s to CDs and nicely boxed.I...
Dave, Thanks for the news about Geoff Orr. I bought a lot of CD's from him. The service he provided was first class. The quality of the CD's was/is first ...
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... Thank you! Can anyone here provide any further information on making contact with him? I remember seeing his website a few years ago and have been trying...
Randy,Go into the members listings on this group and look for Denis King who I seem to remember was a good mate with Geoff,or go back to 2004 as there was a...
Hello, all--here's an update on the "We'd Like It to Be Complete But We'll Be Happy With As Much As We Can Find Bowlly Project." After going through most of...
Our total now stands at 822 tracks. I've just added some broadcasts of the Ray Noble New York band from 1935, and have upgraded the Associated Transcriptions...
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