Henry Burr (1882-1941) on 78 rpm – Lot of 18 records

Representative collection of an important recording artist of the early 20th century.  In condition noted.

 

Label Catalog no,: ARTIST: Title/ARTIST: Title; Condition

(If no name in caps, it means Burr on both sides.)

Burr also recorded under the name Harry McClaskey (his real name.)

 

Columbia A2656: BURR: Oh, How I Wish I Could Sleep/STERLING TRIO: Watch, Hope and Wait; Con G+

Victor 18955: BURR: Mary, Dear/EDNA BROWN & ELLIOTT SHAW: While the Years Go By; Con E-

Victor 18439:  BURR:  Just a Baby’s Prayer at Twilight/PERCY HEMUS: On the Road to Home Sweet Home; Con V+

Victor 19112: Silver Threads Among the Gold/When You and I Were Young, Maggie; Con V-

Silvertone 5041: AS HARRY MCCLASKEY: Silver Threads Among the Gold/BURR: The Rosary; Con N-

Victor 18821: BURR: Kentucky Home/ARTHUR FIELDS: Who’ll Be the Next One; Con G+ labscr

Victor 17586: BURR: You Broke My Heart to Pass the Time Away/BILLY WATKINS: That’s a Real Moving Picture from Life; Con G

Columbia A2490: A Baby’s Prayer at Twilight/Lorraine; Con V+

Henry Burr, Edna Brown and Elliot Shaw  Victor 18955: BURR: Mary Dear/BROWN & SHAW: While the Years Roll By; Con E

Victor 18609: PEERLESS QT: When I'm Gone You'll Soon Forget / BURR & FRANK CROXTON:  Weeping Willow Lane; Con E

Victor 18468: HARRY MACDONOUGH: Someday They're coming home/BURR:  There’s a Little Blue Star; Con E

Victor 17984: Sighing/Good-Bye, Good Luck, God Bless You; Con V

Victor 18198: BURR: Twas Only an Irishman’s Dream/AMERICAN QT: Everybody Loves an Irish Song; Con V

Victor 17839:  JAMES REED & CHARLES HARRISON: The Little Grey Mother/BURR:  Painting That Mother of Mine; Con E+

Victor 17878:  JAS REED & J.F. HARRISON: You’ll Always Be the Same/BURR:  There’s a Little Lane; Con E+

Columbia A2604: I Wish I Had Someone to Say Good-By To/Good-Bye, Mother Machree; Con V sol

Victor 18656: BURR: Daddy, You’ve Been a Mother to Me/CH HARRISON: Just Like the Rose; Con E-

Victor 20025: All She Is, an Old Fashioned Girl/Don’t Steal Daddy’s Medal; Con E+ some moisture dmg.

 KEY TO GRADING ABBREVIATIONS (I aim to be conservative) (Grading is done visually):

N = Mint; E = Excellent; V = Very Good; G = Good; F = Fair;: means a little less; + means a little more; rmflk = rim flake; nap = not affecting play; cresc crk = crescent shaped crack;  ULC = under-label crack; labscr = scratches on label, wol = writing on label, sol = sticker on label.

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