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Title50 years of Royal broadcasts
Artist(s):Various
Category:BBC - RE* (Click on this button to view other releases of BBC - RE* Albums.)
Label and catalogue number:Picture of images/labels/BBC Records.jpg labelBBC Records - REJ 187
Format:Vinyl Albums
Country:UK UK flag
Released:1974
Genre:Informational View all other tracks listed as Informational.
Format:White label test pressing
Run-off codes:REJ 187 A-1MB E 1
REJ 187 B-1MB A 1
REJ 187 C-1MB A 2
REJ 187 D-1MB D 1
Item deleted?Yes
Distributed / printed byPicture of images/labels/Polydor.jpg labelPolydor
Page views:1397 times since 20th May, 2017, global rank is 3816, rank in albums is 2116.
My rating:*****
Guest rating:*****

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DetailValue
Cover conditionGood
Record conditionVery Good Plus
BBC records label codeD
Number have1
What type of seller was usedPhysical shop
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Duplicates

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Duplicate item 1Reason W/L test pressing, condition DM-
Run-off codes REJ 187 A-1MB C 1
REJ 187 B-1MB A 1
REJ 187 C-1MB A 2
REJ 187 D-1MB B 1

Tracks

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Side & track noTrack and ArtistLength
A1Fanfare [Dr. Gordon Jacob]
A2Vivat Regina (Anthem - I was glad) [Sir Hubert Parry]
A3Ebenezer (Ton-y-Botel) [Trad.]
A4God be in my head [Sir Walford Davies]
A5All people that on Earth do dwell. Old 100th (Psalm 100) [L. Bourgeois / K. Kethe]
A6Zadok the Priest (Coronation Anthem) [Handel]
A7Fanfare (Proclamation of H. M. King Edward VIII) [Trad,.]
A8Flowers of the forest [Trad.]
B1Fanfare (Proclamation of H. M. King George VI) [Trad.]
B2Horst Wessel Lied [Wessel]
B3Lambeth Walk [Noel Gay]
B4Lili Marlene [Leip & Schultze]
B5O God, our help in ages past [William Croft / Isaac Watts]
B6The National Anthem [Trad.]
C1Fanfare [Sir Arnold Bax]
C2Wedding March [Mendelssohn]
C3Fanfare (Proclamation of H. M. Queen Elizabeth II) [Thomas Callaghan]
C4Native tribal music (Proclamation of H. M. Queen Elizabeth II in Commonwealth countries) [Trad.]
C5The strife is o'er, the battle done [Palestrina]
C6Dead march in Saul [Handel]
D1Fanfare [Trad.]
D2Fanfare No. 1 for a distinguish occasion [Sir Arthur Bliss]
D3Canadian Indian tribal music [Trad.]
D4Trumpet tunes and airs [Purcell]
D5God bless the Prince of Wales [H. Brinley Richards / Arr. Thomas]
D6O lesu mawr (Tune llef) [Griffith H. Jones]
D7Glorious things of Thee are spoken (Tune Austria) [Haydn / John Newton]
D8 - with interludes for brass [Sir Arthur Bliss]
D9 - and descant [Arr. Geoffrey Shaw]
D10Fanfare [Dr. Gordon Jacob]
D11National Anthem [Arr. Dr. Gordon Jacob]
Total length of media 0:00.

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Extra notes on cover, middle (gatefold sleeve) and any inserts

This album presents excerpts of Royal Broadcasts and also reminders of related events and situations of National importance as recalled through BBC commentaries, news bulletins, Proclamations, actuality, the sounds of war and celebrations of peace. The records include the voices of Sir Winston Churchill, the Rt. Hon. Neville Chamberlain and on-the-spot recordings of great State Occasions - Coronations, Royal Weddings - The Investiture of the Prince of Wales - and some of the music at these memorable events.
 

Other versions

I have the title track on these releases:
HRMC 18750 years of Royal occasions

Further information

BBC Radio Enterprises Ltd and BBC Enterprises Ltd, predecessors of BBC Worldwide / BBC Worldwide Ltd., the BBC's commercial arm. Formed 1968 and 1979 respectively, they were a subsidiary wholly owned by the BBC and merged into BBC Worldwide in 1995. In that time, there were companies set up within or structured brands as part of the company to deal with separate parts of the business, e.g. BBC Records for recorded audio. Sometimes written as BBC Enterprise Ltd.

The items shown here are from the "main" BBC Records and Tapes library covering a wide secletion of genres from themes, comedy dramas and others, depending on which format you have selected.

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