Sprigs Of Time
78s From The EMI Archive

HONEST JON'S RECORDS

Thirty amazing tracks recorded between 1903 and 1957, everywhere from England — Percy Grainger’s recording of the title song in 1908 — to the court of the Japanese emperor five years earlier, the stunning Segaiha.
Organ rolls from Georgia run alongside Tamils impersonating motorized transport and rumba from Beirut, vintage fado alongside the songs of Bengali beggars — with celebrated names dotting the mix, like Joseph Taylor, Fairuz, the Mighty Sparrow, and an uncredited Ruben Gonzalez.

• G.U. Hsu - The English Sound Table
• / Gamelan Gong - Lagu Kebiar
• / Rizeli Kemenceci Sadik - Macka Sarkisi Cenber
• / Ochieng Wa Odinga - Umbok
• / Sacasas - Rumba Negra
• / Jean Mpia - Tembele
• / Vengopal Chari - Laughing
• / Jonuzi Me Shoket - Vome Kaba
• / Fernando Vilches and Ramon Montoya - Flor De Petenera
• / Fairuz - Ya Honaina
• / Cliff Edwards - I Ain't Got Nobody
• / Benodini Dassi - Khambaj
• / Joseph Taylor - Sprig O' Thyme
• / Imperial Palace Band
• / Georgian Instr. (Organ)
• / Fatma Ben Meddah - Zeza Barkak Melbeka
• / Noubar Bey and Party - Fantaisie Maggiar
• / Vengopal Chari - Different Kind Of Motor Car Noises
• / Ben Simmons - Yankum Tom
• / Cantonese Record
• / Sam Mayo - Things Are Worse In Russia
• / Fernando Farinha - Descrenca
• / Gopal Chunder Singh Roy - Burdwan Dist. Beggar's Song
• / Fatma El Chameya Sudaneya - Gawadallah
• / Surat Band (Mr. Razak's) - Bagesri
• / Si Said Ben Ahmed - Yemma, Yemma
• / Malijo and Party - Muliranwawo
• / Sexteto Habanero - Romantica Mujer
• / Mighty Sparrow - The Queen's Canary
• / Gas All Clear