The Peerless Orchestra



This was a London studio orchestra used for recording purposes by The Gramophone Company from 1911 to 1920. Records by this group were credited as the Mayfair (Dance) Orchestra on His Master's Voice, The Peerless Orchestra on Zonophone Record, and The London Orchestra (2) on Cinch Record.

Sessions by this orchestra were directed by various musicians including Eli Hudson, Arthur Crudge, Louis Hirsch, Kennedy Russell, Arthur Wood, James Sale, Herman Finck, Claude B. Yearsley, Hubert Bath, Ernest Lawrence, George Ison, Henry Gibson, and George W. Byng.

ALBUMS


The Peerless Orchestra
I'm In Heaven When I See You Smile - Diane / C'est Vous (It's You)
1928, Shellac, 8", Edison Bell Radio
Peerless Orchestra*
Les Cloches De Corneville
1928, Shellac, 8", Edison Bell Radio
The Peerless Orchestra
Melodious Memories
1928, Shellac, 8", Edison Bell Radio
Peerless Orchestra*
Swing Song / Serenade
1917, Shellac, 10", 80 RPM, Ver, Brunswick
The Peerless Orchestra
Beets And Turnips / Hors D'œuvres
1915
The Peerless Orchestra
The Swallows, Valse (Las Golondrinas) / Columbine Waltz
1914, Shellac, 10", Zonophone Record
The Peerless Orchestra
Waiting For The Robert E. Lee / The Turkey Trot
1913, Shellac, 10", Zonophone Record
The Peerless Orchestra
Alexander's Rag-time Band / Tickled To Death
1913, Shellac, 10", Zonophone Record, ,
Ragtime
The Peerless Orchestra
The Wedding Glide / The Bacchanal Rag
1913, Shellac, 10", Zonophone Record
The Peerless Orchestra
Fun By Moonlight / Four Little Blackberries, Schottische
1913, Shellac, 10", Zonophone Record
The Peerless Orchestra
I'm Going Back To Dixie / Powder Rag
1913, Shellac, 10", Zonophone Record, ,
Ragtime
The Peerless Orchestra
Ye Gods And Little Fishes / Red Pepper
1912, Shellac, 10", Zonophone Record
The Peerless Orchestra
The Giggler / Wiggle Woggle
1912, Shellac, 10", Zonophone Record
The Peerless Orchestra
Nights Of Gladness / Passing Of Salome
1912, Shellac, 10", Zonophone Record
The Peerless Orchestra
Sunbeams Intermezzo / Will The Whistler
1912, Shellac, 10", Zonophone Record
The Peerless Orchestra
Barcarolle from "Tales of Hoffman" / Melody in F
1912, Shellac, 12", Zonophone Record
The Peerless Orchestra
Omaha / Stephanie Gavotte
1912, Shellac, 10", Zonophone Record
The Peerless Orchestra
Saints And Sinners, Waltz / Jolly Fellows Waltz
1912, Shellac, 10", Zonophone Record
The Peerless Orchestra
Soldiers Of Fortune / O Mistress Of Mine
1912, Shellac, 10", Zonophone Record
The Peerless Orchestra
On The Road To Zag-A-Zig / Pirouette
1912
The Peerless Orchestra
Scottish Dances
1911, 2xShellac, 10", Zonophone Record, Zonophone Record
The Peerless Orchestra
In The Shadows / Tete a Tete Gavotte
1911, Shellac, 10", Zonophone Record
The Peerless Orchestra
The Girl In The Train Waltz / Valse Septembre
1911, Shellac, 10", Zonophone Record
The Peerless Orchestra
Narcissus
1910, Shellac, 10", 80 RPM, S/Sided, Zonophone Record
The Peerless Orchestra
When Knighthood was in Flower Waltz
1903, Cyl, 2min, Edison Gold Moulded Records
The Peerless Orchestra
Dreaming / A Thousand Kisses
Shellac, 10", Zonophone Record
The Peerless Orchestra
"Quaker Girls", Lancers / The Veleta
Shellac, 10", Zonophone Record,
The Peerless Orchestra
Laughing Eyes / Le Long Du Missouri
Shellac, 10", Zonophone Record
The Peerless Orchestra
Whistle For Me / The Warbler's Serenade
Shellac, 10", Zonophone Record
The Peerless Orchestra
Acclamation Waltz / Dolores Waltz
Shellac, 12", Zonophone Record, ,
Romantic
The Peerless Orchestra
Everybody Two-Step Rag / That Mello Cello Melody
Shellac, 10", Zonophone Record
The Peerless Orchestra
Valse Caprice / Valse Triste
Shellac, 12", Zonophone Record, ,
Vocal
Peerless Orchestra*
Veronique Waltz / The Choclate Soldier Waltz
Shellac, 10", Zonophone Record, Zonophone Record
The Peerless Orchestra
Black And White Intermezzo / Tango Argentin
Shellac, 10", Zonophone Record
The Peerless Orchestra
To-Night's The Night / Betty
Shellac, 10", Zonophone Record
The Peerless Orchestra
All Aboard For Dixie Land / Baby's Sweetheart Serenade
Shellac, 10", Zonophone Record
The Peerless Orchestra
The Call Of The Angelus, Intermezzo / Fairy Tiptoe
Shellac, 10", Zonophone Record
The Peerless Orchestra
Monte Cristo Waltz / The Grenadiers' Waltz
Shellac, 10", Zonophone Record
The Peerless Orchestra, London*
Grizzly Bear Rag / Très Moutarde
Shellac, 10", Gramophone Concert Record, Gramophone Concert Record
The Peerless Orchestra
Dancing Mistress
Shellac, 10", Zonophone Record
The Peerless Orchestra
The Johnnies' / Destiny
Shellac, 10", Gramophone Concert Record, Gramophone Concert Record
Peerless Orchestra*
Cupids At Play / Jasmine
Shellac, 10", Zonophone Record
The Peerless Orchestra
Fiddlesticks Rag / That Lovin' Rag
Shellac, 10", Zonophone
The Peerless Orchestra
Scottish Dances, No. III / Scottish Dances, No. IV
Shellac, 10", Victor
The Peerless Orchestra
Quaker Girls, Lancers, Figs. 1 & 2 / Quaker Girls, Lancers, Figs. 3 & 4
Shellac, 10", Zonophone Record
The Peerless Orchestra
Pleading / Hearts Ease
Shellac, 10", Zonophone
The Peerless Orchestra
Destiny, Waltz / Ecstasy, Waltz

APPEARANCES +


Mr. Foster Richardson*
The Harvester's Night Song / The Land Of Home, Sweet Home
1918, Shellac, 10", Zonophone Record
Various
Syncopated Music 1910-1917
Cass, Album, Neovox
Various
From Cake-Walk To Ragtime 1898-1916
1997, 2xCD, Comp, Frémeaux & Associés, ,
Ragtime
Various
I'll Dance Till De Sun Breaks Through -- Ragtime, Cakewalks & Stomps From 1898-1923 From The Original Recordings
1992, ,
Ragtime/Early
Various
I'll Dance Till De Sun Breaks Through - Ragtime, Cakewalks & Stomps From 1898-1917
1970, LP, Comp, Saydisc, ,
Ragtime
Various
When Grandma Was A Teenager
1964, LP, Comp, VJM
Various
When Grandma Was A Teenager
1964, Acetate, LP, Mono, TP, VJM
Various
Those Ragtime Years 1899/1916
2xLP, Comp, World Records (6)
Various
Those Ragtime Years 1899/1913
LP, Album, Comp, Odeon, ,
Ragtime
Various
Those Ragtime Years 1912/1916
LP, Album, Comp, Odeon