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Life in Poland 1930s: Janusz Popławski - Wedding Party (Wesele), 1938

Wesele - Janusz Popławski & Chór i Orkiestra "Odeon", dyr. Jerzy Gert, Odeon 1938 NOTE: In the slideshow are the unique photographs of prewar Polish wedding and non-wedding parties: from the aristocracy meetings to the shtetl
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World War 2 schlager: Reginella Campagnola, 1939

Reginella Campagnola Fox-trot (E.di Lazzaro) Orkiestra St. Godarskiego (uncredited German band from 1930/40s), Melodje ca 1947 (Poland) NOTE: Reginella Campagnola (The Woodpecker Song) (Am Abend Auf Der Heide) was composed in Italy in 1938 by Eduardo di Lazzaro as a simple and charmful polka. The main subjects inspiring Italian popular music during the 30s were the "evergreen" love and country life. Music authors were drawn to writing about it by Mussolini's penchant for agricultural life as ...
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Faliszewski, Petersburski & Włast - Tango "Żegnaj" 1930

Tadeusz Faliszewski & Ork. pod dyr. Henryka Golda - Żegnaj! (Adieu) Tango z rewii „Bawmy się razem" (Tango from revue „Lets Play Together") (J.Petrsburski /A.Włast), Syrena-Electro 1930 NOTE: Żegnaj, będę śnił w udręce / Że na skronie biedne omdlałe znów kładziesz białe ręce(Farewell! Ill be dreaming in torment/ that your white hands are laid again on my poor drooping temples)... One of great Polish prerwar tangos composed my Maestro Petersburski has, unfortunately, one most graphomanic ...
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German tango - How Sweet (Wie süß), 1929

How Sweet (Wie süß) - tango (Lander) - Tanz Orchester, Derby 1929 (Germany) NOTE: there's always a problem with Derby records. These small size disks were produced especially for dancing purposes and they represent almost the whole spectrum of the finest Weimar Republic dance bands - but, unfortunately, all of them hidden (- because of the income tax reasons, as it seems) under the nick "Karkoff -Orchester" or simply "Tanz-Orchester". Therefore, the identification of the band is impossible ...
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Smith Ballew & HO - Lovely To Look At, 1935

Smith Ballew & His Orchestra, z refrenem (with vocal refrain by Smith Ballew) - Lovely To Look At (Przyjemnie patrzeć na to) (Fields -Hugh -Kern) Foxtrot z filmu "Roberta", Syrena-Electro 1935 (Polish pressing) See also the flip side of this record www.youtube.com
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