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The intention is to list here every one of our recordings. Ever. As you may imagine, this is a huge task and remains a work in progress. If you have any information such as title, band name at the time, release year, track listing, cover images, player listings, etc, please email them to website@thegusband.com - thanks.

Internet recordings

A Mingled Chime

 A Mingled Chime album art
Artist Virtuosi GUS Band
Conductor John Berryman
Format CD
Label Harlequin
Tracks
  1. Emmaneff (T. J. Powell)
  2. Variations on a Ninth (Gilbert Vinter)
  3. Song and Dance (Philip Sparke) (Cornet: James Fountain)
  4. I Could Have Danced All Night (Lerner / Loewe, arr. J. Richards / Mark Freeh)
  5. Lisbon Carnival (Gilbert Vinter)
  6. Blue Jeans (Rob Wiffin) (Trombone: Chris Jeans)
  7. Ruler of the Spirits (Weber, arr. William Halliwell)
  8. I've Got You Under My Skin (Cole Porter, arr. Mark Freeh) (Flugel: Cliff Pask)
  9. Spanish Dance (Andrew Wainwright)
  10. Intermezzo (from Cavalleria Rusticana) (Mascagni, arr. William Halliwell)
  11. Coventry Variations (Bramwell Tovey)

Journeys in Brass

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Artist GUS Band
Conductor David Stowell
Format CD
Label Anglo
Tracks
  1. Madrigalum (Philip Sparke)
  2. Processional (Philip Sparke)
  3. The Earl of Oxford's March from The Battell (William Byrd, arr. Philip Sparke)
  4. Jerusalem (Sir Hubert Parry, arr. Philip Sparke)
  5. Valerius Variations (on a melody by Andriaen Valerius) (Philip Sparke)
  6. Meditation (feature for flugel and horns, based on Passion Chorale) (Hans Leo Hassler, arr. Philip Sparke)
  7. Harlequin (Philip Sparke) (Euphonium: Robert Woods)
  8. Prelude on an Irish Folk Tune (Philip Sparke)
  9. Extraordinary Journeys - 20,000 Leagues under the Sea (Philip Sparke)
  10. Extraordinary Journeys - Five Weeks in a Balloon (Philip Sparke)
  11. Extraordinary Journeys - Around the World in 80 Days (Philip Sparke)
  12. A Repton Fantasy (Dear Lord and Father of Mankind) (Sir Hubert Parry, arr. Philip Sparke) (Cornet: Mark Gibson)
  13. Fiesta de la Vida (A Celebration of Life) (Philip Sparke)
  14. Cornet Rock (Philip Sparke)
  15. Eloise (Paul Ryan, arr. Philip Sparke)

Travelling Light

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Artist GUS Band
Conductor Richard Evans
Format CD
Record # THRCDTHB001
Tracks
  1. Olympic Fanfare and Theme (Williams, arr. Graham)
  2. Scarborough Fair (Arr. Graham)
  3. And the Band Played On (Ward / Palmer, arr. Richards)
  4. Georgia On My Mind (Carmichael, arr. Morrison) (Cornet: Alan Morrison)
  5. A Sullivan Fantasy (Sullivan, arr. Langford)
  6. Greensleeves (Arr. Langford)
  7. The Teddy Bears' Picnic (Bratton, arr. Roberts) (Tuba: Robin Norman)
  8. Toccata in D Minor (J. S. Bach, arr. Farr)
  9. Somewhere Over The Rainbow (Arlen, arr. Richard) (Tenor horn: Simon Smith)
  10. Let's Face Music And Dance (Arr. Richards)
  11. Be My Love (Brodsky, arr. Farr) (Euphonium: Robert Woods)
  12. Strike Up The Band (Gershwin, arr. Richards)
  13. Dear Lord and Father (Arr. G. Green)
  14. The Stars and Stripes Forever (Sousa)
  15. Disney Fantasy (Arr. Richards)

Frankly Speaking

 Frankly Speaking album art
Artist Travelsphere Holidays Band
Conductor Russell Gray
Format CD
Record # IMPCD9268A
Tracks
  1. Parade of the Charioteers (from 'Ben Hur')
  2. Festive March
  3. Norwegian Melody
  4. Solitary Traveller
  5. Halling - Norwegian Dance
  6. Cradle Song - Badnlat
  7. Norwegian Intro and Reel
  8. Wedding March - Bruremarsj
  9. The Dome of Trondheim - Domen
  10. Mountain Air - Seterslatt
  11. Live and Let Die
  12. Serenata
  13. A Touch Of Mancini
  14. Frankly Speaking
  15. Angels
  16. Rhapsody in Blue

Brass Band Concert

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Artist Munn and Felton's Works Band
Format 10" EP
Year 1956
Label Columbia
Record # SEG7641
Tracks
  1. Solemn Melody
  2. Leaps and Bounds
  3. Galopade
  4. The Thunderer

Galopade

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Artist Munn and Felton's Works Band
Conductor Harry Mortimer
Format 10" 78rpm
Year 1956
Label Columbia
Record # DB3756 and DO3894
Tracks
  1. The Thunderer (Sousa)
  2. Galopade (Arr. King Palmer, arr. Eric Ball)

Souvenirs of Song

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Artist Munn and Felton's Works Band
Conductor Stanley Boddington
Format 10" 78rpm
Year 195_?
Label Columbia
Record # DB3839
Tracks
  1. Souvenirs (Lawrence Wright)
  2. Wyoming Lullaby (Wright / Bosworth)
  3. The King's Horses (Wright / Francis Day)
  4. Shepherd of the Hills (Wright)
  5. That Old Fashioned Mother of Mine (Wright)
  6. Happy Days Are Here Again (Wright / Day)

Joys of Sport

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Artist Munn and Felton's Works Band
Conductor Stanley Boddington
Format 10" 78rpm
Year 1956
Label Paxton
Record # PR673
Tracks
  1. Joys of Sport (Peter Dennis)
  2. B.B. and C.F. (Ord Hume)

Bandstand

 Bandstand album art
Artist Munn and Felton's Works Band
Conductor Harry Mortimer and Stanley Boddington
Format 10" 33.3 rpm
Year 1957
Label Columbia
Record # 33S1089
Tracks
  1. Royal Standard (Chesterton)
  2. Napoleon Galop (Martyn)
  3. Bees-A-Buzzin (Siebert)
  4. Christmas Lullaby (Cornet Carillon) (Binge)
  5. Rimington (Duckworth)
  6. Washington Post (Sousa)
  7. Liberty Bell (Sousa)
  8. Early One Morning (Seymour)
  9. Brass Band Blues (Gould)
  10. Crimond (Grant)
  11. Washington Greys (Claudio S. Grafulla)

Bandstand No 1

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Artist Munn and Felton's (Footwear) Band
Conductor Harry Mortimer and Stanley Boddington
Format 10" EP
Year 1958
Label Columbia
Record # SEG7909 and ESG7751 (New Zealand)
Tracks
  1. Overture: Light Cavalry
  2. Dam Busters
  3. St Margarets

Championship Bandstand No 2

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Artist Munn and Felton's (Footwear) Band
Conductor Harry Mortimer and Stanley Boddington
Format 12" 33 1/3
Year 1958
Label Columbia
Record # 33SX1118
Tracks
  1. Dam Busters
  2. Navy Mixture
  3. Carnival De Venice (Cornet: James Scott)
  4. Cossack Patrol
  5. Three Negro Spirituals
  6. Comedian's Galop
  7. Overture: Light Cavalry
  8. Toy Town Trumpeters
  9. Angelus
  10. Sabre Dance
  11. Nimrod
  12. St. Margarets

Bandstand No 2

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Artist Munn and Felton's (Footwear) Band
Conductor Harry Mortimer and Stanley Boddington
Format 10" EP
Year 1958
Label Columbia
Record # SEG7973 (mono) and ESG7785 (stereo)
Tracks
  1. Nimrod
  2. Cossack Patrol
  3. Sabre Dance
  4. Hymn Tune: Angelus

Poet and Peasant
Record # SCD2205

Bandstand No 3
Year 1959
Label Columbia
Record # 33SX1184
Tracks
  1. Overture Zampa
  2. Deep Harmony
  3. Long long ago
  4. All in the April evening
  5. Helter skelter
  6. Imperial echoes
  7. Overture to Orpheus in the underworld
  8. So deep is the night
  9. Marching trumpets
  10. Angels guard thee
  11. Thunder and lightning polka
  12. Introduction to Act III of Lohengrin

Marches from the Bandstand

 Marches from the Bandstand album art
Artist Munn and Felton's (Footwear) Band
Conductor Harry Mortimer and Stanley Boddington
Format 10" EP
Year 1960
Label Columbia
Record # SEG8010 and ESG7810
Tracks
  1. Liberty Post
  2. Washington Grays
  3. Washington Post
  4. Royal Standard

Tunes We Love

 Tunes We Love album art
Artist Munn and Felton's (Footwear) Band
Conductor Harry Mortimer and Stanley Boddington
Format 10" EP
Year 1960
Label Columbia
Record # SEG8026 and ESG7818
Tracks
  1. Crimond
  2. Rimington
  3. Deep Harmony
  4. All in the April Evening

Brass Band Favourites

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Artist Munn and Felton's (Footwear) Band
Conductor Harry Mortimer and Stanley Boddington
Format 10" EP
Year 1960
Label Columbia
Record # SEG8080 and ESG7845
Tracks
  1. Thunder and Lightening Polka
  2. Imperial Echoes
  3. Overture: Zampa

Five Famous Hymns
Artist G.U.S. (Footwear) Band
Format 10" EP
Label Columbia
Record # SEG8368

Christmas Carols
Artist G.U.S. (Footwear) Band
Format 10" EP
Label Columbia
Record # SEG8463

Bandstand No 4

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Artist Munn and Felton's (Footwear) Band
Conductor Harry Mortimer and Stanley Boddington
Format Mono, 12", 33 1/3 rpm
Year 1960
Label Columbia
Record # SCX3335 and 33SX1266
Comments Soloists include James Scott and Bert Sullivan (Bandmaster)
Tracks
  1. The Swashbuckler (Morton)
  2. Poet and Peasant (Suppe)
  3. Silver Threads (Cornet: James Scott)
  4. Fairy on the Clock
  5. Florentiner March (Fucik)
  6. Military Polonaise in A
  7. Merinarella (Fucik)
  8. Endearing Young Charms (Euphonium: Bert Sullivan)
  9. Horbury
  10. Circus Capers

Bandstand No 5
Year 1961
Label Columbia
Record # SCX3424 and 33SX1391
Tracks
  1. Wellington
  2. Poem
  3. Snow Flakes
  4. The Long Day Closes
  5. Overture: The Thievish Magpie
  6. Under the Double Eagle
  7. Lorenzo
  8. Facilita
  9. Morgenblatter
  10. Fandango

Bandstand No 6
Year 1962
Label Columbia
Record # 33SX1455
Tracks
  1. Pendine - March
  2. Post Horn Polka
  3. Variations on a Theme - Cornet Solo
  4. Little Lisa
  5. Robert the Devil - Ballet Music
  6. Masaniello - Overture
  7. Onward Christian Soldiers - Hymn
  8. Brass Band Boogie
  9. The Tops - Cornet Quintet
  10. Copacabana

Bandstand No 7
Year 1963
Label Columbia
Tracks
  1. The Medallion
  2. Waltzing with Sullivan
  3. Plymouth Hoe
  4. The Swing o' the Kilt
  5. Dear Lord and Father
  6. Tenderfoot Trail
  7. London Bridge
  8. Date With a Square
  9. Rhapsody in Brass
  10. Fiddle-Di-Di
  11. 76 Trombones

Bandstand No 8
Year 1964
Label Columbia
Record # SCX3512
Tracks
  1. March, Queen Anne's Ride
  2. Moment Musicale
  3. Mac and Mort
  4. Sky Boat Song
  5. Spanish Harlequin
  6. Lustspiel
  7. March, Knightsbridge
  8. Carnival Variations
  9. Shepherds Hey
  10. Capriccio Italien
  11. Portuguese Party
  12. Hymn, Through all the Changing Scenes

Bandstand No 9
Year 1965
Label Columbia
Record # 33SX1720 and SCX3550
Tracks
  1. Number One March
  2. Bolero
  3. Variations on a Ninth
  4. Thou Whose Almighty Word
  5. Ballerina
  6. The President
  7. Christ is Our Corner Stone
  8. Die Felsenmuehle
  9. The Lark in the Clear Air
  10. Soloman Melody
  11. Pomp and Circumstance

Bandstand No 10

 Bandstand No 10 album art
Artist G.U.S. (Footwear) Band
Conductor Stanley Boddington
Format 12", 33 1/3 rpm
Year 1966
Label E.M.I. Records / Columbia
Record # SX6050
Comments Soloist John Berryman
Tracks
  1. March of the Swiss Alpine Club
  2. Una Voce Poco FA
  3. Symphony of Marches
  4. Lisbon Carnival
  5. Eternal Father, Strong to Save
  6. Anchors Aweigh
  7. The Lost Chord
  8. The Shipbuilders
  9. Slavonic Rhapsody No. 1
  10. King of Glory
  11. King of Peace

Kings of Brass

 Kings of Brass album art
Artist G.U.S. (Footwear) Band
Conductor Stanley Boddington
Format 12", 33 1/3 rpm
Year 1967
Label E.M.I. Records / Studio 2
Record # SX6146 / TWO161 / OU2159
Comments This followed the band's 1966 Nationals win on Le Carnival Romain when Stanley Boddington was presented with the Baton of Honour.
Tracks
  1. Out of the Blue (Bath)
  2. Spanish Gypsy Dance (Marquina, arr. Dawson)
  3. Overture: Le Carnival Romain (Berlioz, arr. Wright)
  4. Espana (Chabrier, arr. Rimmer)
  5. Sons of the Brave (Bidgood)
  6. Angelus (Arr. Stanley Boddington)
  7. RAF March Past (Watford Davies)
  8. Estudiantina (Waldteufel)
  9. Samum (Robrecht, arr. Dawson)
  10. Bells Across the Meadow (Ketettey)
  11. An American Patrol (Meacham, arr. Harries)
  12. The New Colonial March (Hall)

Listen to the Band No 3

 Listen to the Band No 3 album art
Artist G.U.S. Footwear Band
Conductor Harry Mortimer and Stanley Boddington
Format 12", 33 1/3 rpm
Year 1968
Label E.M.I. Records
Record # MFP1167 MONO
Tracks
  1. Royal Standard
  2. Napoleon Galop
  3. Bees-a-Buzzin'
  4. Christmas Lullaby
  5. Solemn Melody
  6. The Thunderer
  7. Washington Post
  8. Liberty Bell
  9. Early one Morning
  10. Brass Band Blues
  11. Leaps and Bounds
  12. Galopade
  13. Washington Greys

Bandology
Artist GUS (Footwear) Band
Year 1969
Label E.M.I.
Record # OU2179
Tracks
  1. Bandology (Osterling)
  2. Mary Poppins Selection (Sherman)
  3. Slavonic Rhapsody No 2 (Friedemann)
  4. Tit-Larks (Hume) (Soprano: David Jones) (Cornet: John Berryman)
  5. Amparito Roca (Texidor)
  6. Congratulations (Martin-Coulter)
  7. Who Would True Valour See (Bunyan)
  8. Punchinello (Rimmer)
  9. Arcadians Overture (Monckton)
  10. Les Preludes (Liszt)
  11. Coronation Street (Spear)
  12. Beautiful Colorado (de Luca) (Euphonium: Trevor Groom)
  13. No Hiding Place (Johnson)
  14. Praise My Soul (Arr. Stanley Boddington)

Quartets For Brass
Artist GUS (Footwear) Band Quartet
Year 1969
Label Polyphonic
Record # PRL003
Tracks
  1. Elegy and Rondo (Vinter)
  2. Fancy's Knell (Vinter)
  3. Alla Burlesca (Vinter)
  4. Concerto Grosso (17th Century Composers)

Quartets For Brass
Artist GUS (Footwear) Band Quartet
Year 1969
Label EMI
Record # SCX6312
Tracks
  1. Lully's March
  2. Purcell's Song
  3. Rameau's Tambourin
  4. Handel's Air
  5. Bach's Badinerie
  6. Corelli's Dance
  7. Couperin's Lullaby
  8. Loeilly's Jig
  9. Elegy and Rondo
  10. Fancy's Knell
  11. Alla Burlesca

Under The Double Eagle

 Under The Double Eagle album art
Artist G.U.S. (Footwear) Band
Conductor Stanley H. Boddington LRAM ARCM and Harry Mortimer
Format 12" 33.3 rpm
Year 1966 or 1970?
Label EMI Records or Starline?
Record # SRS5099
Tracks
  1. Under the Double Eagle
  2. Plymouth Hoe
  3. Tango Taquin
  4. The Tops
  5. Skye Boat Song
  6. Seventy-Six Trombones
  7. London Bridge
  8. Slavonic Rhapsody no.1 (Friedmann)
  9. Fairy on the Clock
  10. Lisbon Carnival
  11. Solemn Melody
  12. Military Polonaise

Land Of Hope And Glory

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Artist G.U.S. (Footwear) Band and Morriston Orpheus Choir
Conductor Stanley H. Boddington LRAM ARCM and Lyn Harry BMus
Format 12" 33.3 rpm
Year 1970
Label EMI / Columbia
Record # SCX6406
Comments Both choir and band were recording artists for EMI and the producer Bob Barratt was keen to bring them together, which he managed here at the EMI studios, completing the recording in one day.
Tracks
  1. The Soldiers Chorus
  2. The Student's Marching Song and The Drinking Song
  3. The Pilgrims Chorus
  4. The Lost Chord
  5. Finlandia
  6. Jerusalem
  7. Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory
  8. Cavalry of the Steppes
  9. David of the White Rock
  10. The Anvil Chorus
  11. Abide with Me
  12. Land of Hope and Glory

Best Of Brass

 Best Of Brass album art
Artist G.U.S. (Footwear) Band
Conductor Stanley H. Boddington LRAM ARCM and Harry Mortimer O.B.E.
Format 12" 33.3 rpm
Year 1970?
Label EMI / Regal
Record # SRS5033
Comments Starline. Compilation of previously recorded tracks. Soloist includes David Jones.
Tracks
  1. Zampa
  2. Anchors Aweigh
  3. Morning Papers
  4. Spanish Gypsy Dance
  5. Post Horn Polka
  6. Pomp and Circumstance No 1
  7. Knightsbridge
  8. Poet and Peasant
  9. March of the Cobblers
  10. Waltzing with Sullivan
  11. Comedians Gallop
  12. Abide With Me

Morning Noon Night

 Morning Noon Night album art
Artist G.U.S. (Footwear) Band
Conductor Stanley H. Boddington LRAM ARCM
Format 12" 33.3 rpm
Year 1971
Label EMI / Columbia
Record # TWO328
Comments This followed the band's success playing Benvenuto Cellini at the Royal Albert Hall World Championships.
Tracks
  1. The Stein Song
  2. Morning, Noon and Night
  3. The Sound of Music
  4. Vienna Marches
  5. Lord, Thy Word Abideth
  6. The Mikado
  7. Sleigh Ride
  8. Overture: Benvenuto Cellini
  9. Ballycastle Bay
  10. Immortal, Invisible

Salute To Brass
Artist G.U.S. (Footwear) Band
Format 12" 33.3 rpm
Year 1969
Label EMI / Columbia
Record # TWO282
Comments Other tracks missing?
Tracks
  1. Tit-Larks
  2. Mary Poppins
  3. Slavonic Rhapsody No 2
  4. Beautiful Colorado (Euphonium: Trevor Groom)
  5. Diadem of Gold Overture

Gold and Silver
Artist G.U.S. (Footwear) Band
Conductor Stanley Boddington
Format 12" 33.3 rpm
Year 1969
Label EMI / Columbia
Record # TWO256
Tracks
  1. Punchinello (Rimmer)
  2. Coronation Street (Spear, arr. Langford)
  3. Amparito Roca (Texidor, arr. Winter)
  4. March of the Cobblers (Barratt, arr. Siebert)
  5. Les Preludes (Liszt, arr. Rimmer)
  6. Duke Street (Fight the Good Fight) (Arr. Stanley Boddington)
  7. No Hiding Place (Johnson, arr. Siebert)
  8. The Arcadians (Monkton-Talbot, arr. Wood)
  9. March from a Little Suite (Duncan, arr. Siebert)
  10. The Last Rhapsody (Theme) (Wreford, arr. Siebert)
  11. Gold and Silver (Lehar)
  12. Praise My Soul (Arr. Stanley Boddington)

Brass In Perspective
Artist G.U.S. (Footwear) Band
Format 12" 33.3 rpm
Year 1968
Label EMI / Columbia / Studio 2
Record # TWO195 / SX6228
Tracks
  1. Sabre Dance
  2. Belle of the Ball
  3. National Emblem
  4. Puppet on a String
  5. O God Our Help in Ages Past
  6. Colonel Bogey on Parade
  7. The Black Domino
  8. Calling All Workers
  9. Cossack Patrol
  10. Scherzo
  11. Oh Listen to the Band
  12. Abide With Me

Great British Music For Brass
Year 1976
Label Studio 2
Record # TWOX1053
Tracks
  1. Comedy
  2. The Belmont Variations
  3. A Downland Suite
  4. Kenilworth

British Bandstand
Artist GUS (Footwear) Band
Conductor Stanley Boddington
Year 1973
Label Fidelity Sound Recordings
Record # FSRS1282
Tracks
  1. Pendine (R. Martyn)
  2. Variations on a Theme (Weber, arr. Boddington) (Cornet: John Berryman)
  3. Scherzo (Boekel)
  4. March of the Cobblers (Barratt, arr. Siebert)
  5. Florentiner March (Fucik, arr. Barsotti)
  6. Puppet on a String (march) (Martin / Coulter, arr. Siebert)
  7. Overture (Masaniello, Auber, arr. Cready)
  8. Oh, Listen to the Band (Monckton, arr. Duthoit)

In A Tribute To Eric Ball
Year 1980
Label Top Brass
Record # TB3021
Tracks
  1. October Festival Symphonic March
  2. Free Fantasia
  3. Festival Music
  4. Festival Prelude from Celebration
  5. The English Maiden Fantasy
  6. Spring Humoreske and Resurgam

Essay in Brass
Conductor Keith Wilkinson
Format 12" 33.3 rpm
Year 1982
Label Kestrel
Record # KES8201
Tracks
  1. Fanfare for GUS
  2. Partita
  3. Plantagenets
  4. March Prelude
  5. Prelude and Capriccio (Cornet: Brian Grant)
  6. Essay
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