Moonlight Serenade, Summertime, Tip-Toe Through the Tulips - 20 x Vintage Film & Musical - 78 RPM shellac record - 1930

A carefully curated selection of 20 original 78rpm shellac records, each connected to classic Hollywood films, British musicals, stage productions or cinematic favourites. This collection spans from the 1930s dance-band era to the golden age of 1950s musicals, featuring artists such as Jack Hylton, George Shearing, George Formby, Pat Boone, Richard Tauber, Lawrence Tibbett, Roy Fox, Ambrose and others. The lot offers a rich blend of soundtrack recordings, dance-band and orchestral arrangements, crooner vocals, jazz interpretations of stage classics and upbeat novelty numbers. A coherent and atmospheric group ideal for collectors of Film / Stage / Musical recordings and those with an interest in vintage cinema-related music. All labels remain clean and legible; condition consistent with the age of shellac 78s.

Top 3 Highlights
Jack Hylton & His Orchestra – “Tip-Toe Through the Tulips” / “Painting the Clouds with Sunshine” (HMV B 5722). A standout British dance-band performance of two major film-musical songs from Gold Diggers of Broadway, and a key film-music collectible.
Universal International Orchestra (Joseph Gershenson) – “Tuxedo Junction” / “Moonlight Serenade” (Brunswick 05253). Two of Glenn Miller’s most iconic tunes, recorded for the 1954 film The Glenn Miller Story. Highly appealing for swing, big-band and soundtrack collectors.
George Shearing – “Summertime” / “I Didn’t Know What Time It Was” (MGM MGM.272). A refined jazz interpretation of musical-theatre standards from Porgy and Bess and Too Many Girls, performed by one of Britain’s most celebrated jazz pianists.

Complete List of 20 Records
Jack Hylton and His Orchestra – Tip-Toe Through the Tulips / Painting the Clouds with Sunshine – HMV B 5722 – UK – 1930s. From Gold Diggers of Broadway.
Roy Fox and His Band – My Wild Oat / We’ll All Go Riding on a Rainbow – Decca F.3729 – UK – 1930s. From Aunt Sally.
George Shearing – Summertime / I Didn’t Know What Time It Was – MGM MGM.272 – UK – 1940s. From Porgy and Bess / Too Many Girls.
Universal International Orchestra (Joseph Gershenson) – Tuxedo Junction / Moonlight Serenade – Brunswick 05253 – UK – 1950s. From The Glenn Miller Story.
Harry Roy & His Orchestra – No Words, Nor Anything (Comedy Quickstep) / Sky High Honeymoon (Quickstep) – Parlophone F 538 – UK – 1930s. From Everything Is Rhythm.
Lawrence Tibbett – Wanting You / Lover, Come Back to Me – HMV D.A.1200 – UK – 1930s. From The New Moon.
Richard Tauber – Dearly Beloved / My Heart and I – Parlophone Odeon Series R.O.20522 – UK – 1940s. From You Were Never Lovelier / Old Chelsea.
Rudy Vallée & His Connecticut Yankees – Sleepy Head / Carioca (Rumba) – HMV B.6506 – UK – 1930s. From Spy 13 / Flying Down to Rio.
George Formby – Keep Your Seats, Please / When I’m Cleaning Windows – Regal Zonophone MR 2199 – UK – 1936. From Keep Your Seats Please.
George Formby – Leaning on a Lamp Post / Hi-Tiddely-Hi-Ti Island – Regal Zonophone MR 2490 – UK – 1930s. From Feather Your Nest.
MGM Studio Orchestra – Spring, Spring, Spring / When You're in Love – MGM MGM.788 – UK – 1954. From Seven Brides for Seven Brothers.
Pat Boone – April Love / When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano – London American HLD.8512 – UK – 1957. From April Love.
Billy Cotton & His Band – Waltz of the Gipsies / Hometown – Rex 9108 – UK – 1930s. From London Rhapsody.
Billy Cotton & His Band – Wishing / My Prayer – Rex 9576 – UK – 1930s. From the film Love Affair.
Ambrose & His Orchestra – Leave the Rest to Nature / I Found You – HMV B.6039 – UK – 1930s. From Chance of a Night Time.
Jay Wilbur & His Band – A Fine Romance / The Way You Look Tonight – Rex 8901 – UK – 1936. From Swing Time.
Jack Hylton & His Orchestra – Tondeleyo Waltz / My Wife Is on a Diet – HMV B.5721 – UK – 1930s. From White Cargo.
Celeste Holm / Alfred Drake & Deilva Howard – I Can’t Say No / Poor Jud Is Daid – Brunswick 05717 – UK – 1940s. From Oklahoma!
Fred Rich & His Orchestra – Wishing and Waiting for Love / Tip Toe Through the Tulips with Me – Columbia 5622 – UK – 1930s. From Broadway Babies / Gold Diggers of Broadway.
Jack Hylton & His Orchestra – I Poured My Heart Into a Song / An Old-Fashioned Tune Always Is New – HMV B.D.5517 – UK – 1930s. From Second Fiddle.