Recordings made Thursday, December 31, 1953
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| Company | Matrix Number | Size | First Take Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decca | L 7511 | 12/31/1953 | (Back home again in) Indiana | Botkin's Banjo Band | |||
| Decca | DGG 4937 | 1953 | A waltz for two | Helmut Zacharias Orchestra | |||
| Chess | U7564 | 10-in. | 12/31/1953 | Baby's coming home | Sax Mallard ; Coronets | ||
| Gramophone | 0GA2036 | 10-in. | 1953 | Ballos (Μπαλλος) | Emm. Papageorgiou | Clarinet solo, with instrumental ensemble | |
| Chess | U7512 | 10-in. | 1953 | Bright eyes | Washboard Sam | ||
| Decca | CE 14565 | 10-in. | 1952 or 1953 | Calypso be | George Browne | ||
| Chess | U7492 | 10-in. | 1953 | Christmas won't be Christmas (with out you) | Calvin Bostick | ||
| Signature | HC-1 | 1953 or earlier | Cinderella | Leon Janney | |||
| Columbia (U.K.) | CP1083 | 10-in. | between February and December 1953 | Coimbra | Santos Moreira ; Amália Rodrigues ; Jaime Santos | Female vocal solo, with Portuguese guitar and guitar accompaniment | |
| Decca | 88498 | 1953 | Come in (waltz) | Hermann Hagestedt Orchestra | |||
| Decca | L 7509 | 12/31/1953 | Cornbelt symphony | Bing Crosby ; Gary Crosby | |||
| Decca | CE 14574 | 1952 or 1953 | Cornflakes | Sidney Torch Orchestra | |||
| Chess | U7572 | 10-in. | 1953 | Cruisin' | Willie Mabon | ||
| Columbia (U.K.) | CP1079 | 10-in. | between February and December 1953 | Dá-me o braço anda daí | Santos Moreira ; Amália Rodrigues ; Jaime Santos | Female vocal solo, with Portuguese guitar and guitar accompaniment | |
| Chess | U7513 | 10-in. | 1953 | Diggin' my potatoes | Washboard Sam | ||
| Decca | CE 14174 | 10-in. | 1952 or 1953 | Ecstasy tango | Sidney Torch Orchestra | ||
| Victor | E3FB-2628 | 10-in. | 1953 | Estas como mango | Orquesta Tito Rodriguez | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | |
| Decca | CE 14594 | 1952 or 1953 | Eternally | Jean Campbell | |||
| Chess | U7580 | 10-in. | 12/31/1953 | Get away | Slim Saunders | ||
| Decca | 5195KK | 1953 | Gold and silver waltz | Hermann Hagestedt Orchestra | |||
| Odeon | GO4816 | 10-in. | approximately 1953 | Gyrise karavaki (Γύρισε καραβάκι) | Anna Chrysafi (Άννα Χρυσάφη) | Female vocal solo with choir and instrumental ensemble | |
| Decca | CA 22285 | appriximately 1953 | Henpeckin' | Ray Martin Orchestra | |||
| Decca | 85814 | 12/31/1953 | Here I go walkin' down the road | Johnny Desmond | |||
| Signature | HC-10 | 1953 or earlier | Humpty dumpty | Leon Janney | |||
| Chess | U7571 | 10-in. | 1953 | I got to go | Willie Mabon | ||
| Decca | L 7513 | 12/31/1953 | I love Paris | Bing Crosby | |||
| Chess | U7574 | 10-in. | 1953? | I remember I heard my mother pray | Southern Stars | ||
| Chess | U7530 | 10-in. | 12/31/1953 | I'm all alone | Coronets | ||
| Decca | CE 14402 | 1952 or 1953 | Jet journey | Ron Goodwin | |||
| Decca | P-CE 14185 | 1953 | Kalu | Roberto Inglez Orchestra | |||
| Gramophone | E3XB-0489 | 10-in. | approximately 1953 | Kati pou to len galēnē (Κατι που το λεν γαληνη) | S. Panagapolous (Σ. Παναγοπουλος) | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | |
| Decca | 85643 | 12/31/1953 | Leave me alone now | Slim Willet | |||
| Decca | CE 14500 | 1952 or 1953 | Limelight (Terry's theme) | Sydney Thompson and his Band | |||
| Signature | HC-7 | 1953 or earlier | Little boy blue | Leon Janney | |||
| Chess | U7508 | 10-in. | 1953 | Little city woman | Big Bill Broonzy | ||
| Signature | HC-14 | 1953 or earlier | Little Jack Horner | Leon Janney | |||
| Signature | HC-11 | 1953 or earlier | Little Miss Muffett | Leon Janney | |||
| Signature | HC-15 | 1953 or earlier | Little Red Fire Engine | Leon Janney | |||
| Decca | CE 14422 | 1952 or 1953 | Little red monkey | Frank Chacksfield | |||
| Decca | P-CE 14569 | 1952 or 1953 | Little red monkey | Roberto Inglez Orchestra | |||
| Signature | HC-13 | 1953 or earlier | Little Red Riding Hood | Leon Janney | |||
| Chess | U7509 | 10-in. | 1953 | Lonesome | Big Bill Broonzy | ||
| Decca | CE 14567 | 1952 or 1953 | Love, love, love | Lord Beginner | |||
| Decca | CE 14573 | 1952 or 1953 | Magic circles | Sidney Torch Orchestra | |||
| Gramophone | 0GA2018 | 10-in. | 1953 | Mauromata kai xanthē (Μαυροματα και ξανθη) | N. Greta ; I. Tatasopoulos ; I. Tzivanis | Vocal trio, with instrumental ensemble | |
| Decca | CE 14436 | 1952 or 1953 | Meandering | Sidney Torch Orchestra | |||
| Chess | U7535 | 10-in. | 12/31/1953 | Messin' around with the blues | Alberta Adams | ||
| Decca | L 7519 | 12/31/1953 | Moanin' low | Ella Fitzgerald | |||
| Chess | U7529 | 10-in. | 1953 | Monday woman | Willie Mabon | ||
| Signature | HC-6 | 1953 or earlier | Mother Hubbard | Leon Janney | |||
| Decca | L 7518 | 12/31/1953 | My love, my love | Bing Crosby | |||
| Decca | 85645 | 12/31/1953 | Mysteries of life | Hank Locklin | |||
| Chess | U7532 | 10-in. | 12/31/1953 | Nadine | Coronets | ||
| Decca | CE 14595 | 1952 or 1953 | No one will ever know | Jean Campbell | |||
| Decca | L 7517 | 12/31/1953 | No other love | Bing Crosby | |||
| Decca | P-CE 14188 | 1953 | Nocturne (Chopin) | Roberto Inglez Orchestra | |||
| Odeon | GO4763 | 10-in. | approximately 1953 | O gerozēliarēs (Ο γεροζηλιαρης) | Chrēstos Kontopoulos | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | |
| Signature | HC-9 | 1953 or earlier | Old King Cole | Leon Janney | |||
| Decca | 5401KK | 1953 | On top of the mountain | Alfons Bauer Orchestra | |||
| Decca | CA 22503 | appriximately 1953 | One finger serenade | Ray Martin Orchestra | |||
| Chess | 1-294 | 10-in. | Late 1953 | Perdido mambo | Larry Liggett | ||
| Signature | HC-4 | 1953 or earlier | Peter Rabbit | Leon Janney | |||
| Columbia (U.K.) | CP1085 | 10-in. | between February and December 1953 | Primavera | Santos Moreira ; Amália Rodrigues ; Jaime Santos | Female vocal solo, with Portuguese guitar and guitar | |
| Decca | 85646 | 12/31/1953 | Queen of hearts | Hank Locklin | |||
| Decca | CE 14423 | 1952 or 1953 | Roundabouts and swings | Frank Chacksfield | |||
| Decca | 5194KK | 1953 | Scenes at the ball | Hermann Hagestedt Orchestra | |||
| Decca | 88497 | 1953 | Scenes at the ball | Hermann Hagestedt Orchestra | |||
| Decca | L 7514 | 12/31/1953 | Secret love | Bing Crosby | |||
| Decca | DGG 5226 | 1953 | Skating princess | Helmut Zacharias Orchestra | |||
| Decca | CE 14459 | 1952 or 1953 | Star dust | Philip Green Orchestra | |||
| Decca | 85644 | 12/31/1953 | Starlight waltz | Slim Willet | |||
| Decca | L 7515 | 12/31/1953 | Stranger in paradise | Bing Crosby | |||
| Decca | L 7520 | 12/31/1953 | Takin' a chance on love | Ella Fitzgerald | |||
| Decca | BE10417 | 1953 or earlier | Tales from the Vienna woods | The Orchestra Mascotte | |||
| Gramophone | E3XB-0490 | 10-in. | approximately 1953 | Thathela ligo prin pethanō (Θαθελα λιγο πριν πεθανω) | S. Panagapolous (Σ. Παναγοπουλος) ; I. Tassoula | Vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | |
| Decca | L 7510 | 12/31/1953 | The call of the South | Bing Crosby ; Gary Crosby | |||
| Chess | 2-294 | 10-in. | Late 1953 | The flop | Larry Liggett | ||
| Decca | CE 14175 | 1952 or 1953 | The hour of meditation | Sidney Torch Orchestra | |||
| Decca | DGG 5253 | 1953 | The song from Desiree | Helmut Zacharias Orchestra | |||
| Decca | CE 14499 | 1952 or 1953 | The song from Moulin Rouge | Ron Goodwin | |||
| Signature | HC-16 | 1953 or earlier | The sound effects boy | Leon Janney | |||
| Signature | HC-2 | 1953 or earlier | The Three Bears | Leon Janney | |||
| Signature | HC-3 | 1953 or earlier | The Three Little Pigs | Leon Janney | |||
| Decca | CA 22464 | appriximately 1953 | The waltzing bugle boy | Ray Martin Orchestra | |||
| Decca | 5402KK | 1953 | The way to your heart | Alfons Bauer Orchestra | |||
| Decca | 85813 | 12/31/1953 | The zoo | Johnny Desmond | |||
| Decca | CE 14378 | 1952 or 1953 | Theme from The Last Rhapsody | Sidney Torch Orchestra | |||
| Chess | U7536 | 10-in. | 12/31/1953 | This morning | Alberta Adams | ||
| Signature | HC-5 | 1953 or earlier | Three Kittens | Leon Janney | |||
| Chess | U7573 | 10-in. | 1953? | Tired of the devil | Southern Stars | ||
| Gramophone | 0GA2037 | 10-in. | 1953 | To grēgoro pouli (Το γρηγορο πουλι) | Emm. Papageorgiou | Clarinet solo, with instrumental ensemble | |
| Odeon | GO4821 | 10-in. | approximately 1953 | To paidi tou laou (Το παιδί του λαού) | Anna Chrysafi (Άννα Χρυσάφη) | Mixed vocal trio, with instrumental ensemble | |
| Signature | HC-8 | 1953 or earlier | Tommy Tucker | Leon Janney | |||
| Signature | HC-12 | 1953 or earlier | Ugly duckling | Leon Janney | |||
| Columbia (U.K.) | CP1080 | 10-in. | between February and December 1953 | Uma casa portuguesa | Santos Moreira ; Amália Rodrigues ; Jaime Santos | Female vocal solo, with Portuguese guitar and guitar accompaniment | |
| Decca | CA 22235 | appriximately 1953 | Under Paris skies | Ray Martin Orchestra | |||
| Decca | L 7516 | 12/31/1953 | Vaya con Dios | Bing Crosby | |||
| Columbia (U.K.) | CP1081 | 10-in. | between February and December 1953 | Vieste depois | Santos Moreira ; Amália Rodrigues ; Jaime Santos | Female vocal solo, with Portuguese guitar and guitar accompaniment | |
| Decca | P-CE 14498 | 1952 or 1953 | Waltz for the queen | Sydney Thompson and his Band | |||
| Decca | CE 14403 | 1952 or 1953 | When I fall in love | Ron Goodwin | |||
| Decca | CE 14376 | 1952 or 1953 | Without my lover | Sidney Torch Orchestra | |||
| Decca | P-CE 14186 | 1953 | Wonderful | Roberto Inglez Orchestra | |||
| Decca | 85812 | 12/31/1953 | Would you let me hold your heart | Johnny Desmond | |||
| Chess | U7528 | 10-in. | 1953 | You're a fool | Willie Mabon | ||
| Odeon | GO4764 | 10-in. | approximately 1953 | Zacharoula (Ζαχαρούλα) | Chrēstos Kontopoulos | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | |
| Columbia (U.K.) | CP1084 | 10-in. | between February and December 1953 | Zanguei-me com a meu amor | Santos Moreira ; Amália Rodrigues ; Jaime Santos | Female vocal solo, with Portuguese guitar and guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Recordings made on Thursday, December 31, 1953," accessed November 12, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/date/browse?date=1953-12-31.
Recordings made on Thursday, December 31, 1953. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 12, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/date/browse?date=1953-12-31.
Recordings made on Thursday, December 31, 1953." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 12 November 2024.
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