Columbia 12-Inch Popular and Classical Records
1905-1946
Columbia didn't issue twelve-inch discs until 1905, two years after Victor. Their purpose however was the same, to allow for slightly more running time – especially for classical pieces. They sold well beside the more dominant ten-inchers. The Great Depression took its toll though, causing Columbia to cease twelve-inch production in 1931. It was revived years later when CBS took over.
Encoded Speed: 192 Kbps

Working on the Farm	In the Morning by the Bright Light Everybody Whistles Like Me Melancholy Mose
Golden and Hughes	Columbia Minstrels
Columbia A5346	Columbia A5346
Matrix# 30850-6	Matrix# 30872-2
June 1911	June 1911
	Note: played at 78 RPM

Lohengrin	Die Walküre
Barron Berthaud	Barron Berthaud
Columbia A5382	Columbia A5382
Matrix# 30815-3-8, Take 3	Matrix# 30816-1-1, Take 1
ca. 1911-May 1912	ca. 1911
New York, New York	New York, New York
Note: Crack one-inch in, not audible. Worn.	Note: Crack one-inch in, not audible. Worn.

Home Sweet Home The World Over	War Songs of the Boys in Blue
Remington Typewriter Company Band	Remington Typewriter Company Band
Columbia A5509	Columbia A5509
Matrix# 36778 2-A-12	Matrix# 36779 19
August 1913	August 1913

Clammy Green	Columbia Minstrels Introducing: I Don't Care If You Never Come Back Push Dem Clouds Away Goodbye Manhattan Isle
Golden and Hughes	Columbia Minstrels
Columbia A5614	Columbia A5614
Matrix# 36849-5, Take 5	Matrix# 37043-3, Take 3
December 23, 1913	October 13, 1914
New York, New York	New York, New York

The Voice of the Chimes	Naila Ballet
Prince's Orchestra	Prince's Orchestra
Columbia A5714	Columbia A5714
Matrix# 37308-2 24	Matrix# 37343 2-B-23
June 1915	July 1915
	Note: Needle dig at end.

Remick Medley	The Globe Trot
Prince's Band	Prince's Band
Columbia A5728	Columbia A5728
Matrix# 37395 1-A-17	Matrix# 37404 1-B-17
October 1915	October 1915

Shepherd, Show Me How to Go	Just for To-day
Beecher C. Burton	Beecher C. Burton
Columbia A5737	Columbia A5737
Matrix# 37392 2-C-28	Matrix# 37400 1-A-18
September 1915	October 1915

Silver Threads Among The Gold	Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes
W. H. Squire	W. H. Squire
Columbia A5832	Columbia A5832
Matrix# 6452 2-AD-20, Take 2	Matrix# 6516 6-AC-23, Take 6
ca. 1916 (?)	ca. 1916 (?)
London, England (?)	London, England (?)

Variations (On a Theme by Corelli)	Witches Dance
Eddy Brown	Eddy Brown
Columbia A5859	Columbia A5859
Matrix# 48616 1-D-33, Take 1	Matrix# 48617 1-F-36, Take 1
February 28, 1916	February 28, 1916
New York, New York	New York, New York
	Note: Worn. In-studio bump at 0:43.

On The Sandwich Isles	Naughty! Naughty! Naughty!
Prince's Band	Prince's Band
Columbia A5961	Columbia A5961
Matrix# 49031 1-BB-7	Matrix# 49125 1-B-9
December 1916	February 15, 1917

Hawaiian Blues	Glorious Souse Song
Prince's Band	Prince's Band
Columbia A5971	Columbia A5971
Matrix# 49082 1-D-30, Take 1	Matrix# 49157 2-B-9, Take 2
January 15, 1917	March 21, 1917
New York, New York	New York, New York
Note: Well-recorded.	Note: 130+K corrections, but still sounds good!

My Belgian Rose	Beautiful Ohio
Prince's Orchestra	Prince's Orchestra
Columbia A6081	Columbia A6081
Matrix# 49484 2-H(?)-100, Take 2	Matrix# 49490 3-GN-213, Take 3
ca. 1918-1922	ca. 1918-1920
New York, New York	New York, New York
Note: One crack from edge to halfway in, not audible. Worn.	Note: Worn.

Peer Gynt Suite - Part I (The Morning)	Peer Gynt Suite - Part II (Ase's Death)
Columbia Symphony Orchestra (Charles A. Prince, Director)	Columbia Symphony Orchestra (Charles A. Prince, Director)
Columbia A6109	Columbia A6109
Matrix# 48534 10-(C?)-66, Take 10	Matrix# 48535 9-B-7, Take 9
January 8, 1919	ca. 1916-January 1919
New York, New York	New York, New York
	Note: Dusty spot after 3:27, mostly filtered.

A Night in Italy	Sweet Hawaiian Moonlight
Prince's Orchestra	Columbia Orchestra
Columbia A6119	Columbia A6119
Matrix# 49500 3-F-133, Take 3	Matrix# 49650 3-E-126, Take 3
September 14, 1918	July 14, 1919
New York, New York	New York, New York
Note: Worn.	Note: Very worn.

Elder Eatmore's Sermon On Generosity	Elder Eatmore's Sermon On Throwing Stones
Bert Williams	Bert Williams
Columbia A6141	Columbia A6141
Matrix# 49643 2-BF-197, Take 2	Matrix# 49644 2-K-193, Take 2
June 27, 1919	June 27, 1919
New York, New York	New York, New York
Note: Poor shellac.

Dance of the Hours - Part 1	Dance of the Hours - Part 2
Gino Marinuzzi and His Symphony Orchestra (pseudonym for The Columbia Symphony Orchestra)	Gino Marinuzzi and His Symphony Orchestra (pseudonym for The Columbia Symphony Orchestra)
Columbia A6154	Columbia A6154
Matrix# 49810 2-F-39-, Take 2	Matrix# 49811 1-BO-160, Take 1
April 28, 1920	April 28, 1920
New York, New York	New York, New York
	Note: Scratch in middle, mostly filtered.
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Wyoming	Where the Lazy Mississippi Flows
The Metropolitan Dance Players	The Metropolitan Dance Players
Columbia A6185	Columbia A6185
Matrix# 49952 4-?-100, Take 4	Matrix# 49953 3-B-50, Take 3
March 23, 1921	March 24, 1921
New York, New York	New York, New York
Note: Poor shellac. Poorly recorded.

You Can't Do Nothing Till Martin Gets Here	How? Fried
Bert Williams	Bert Williams
Columbia A6216	Columbia A6216
Matrix# 36538 2-C-3, Take 2	Matrix# 36539 1-H-14, Take 1
January 3, 1913	January 3, 1913
New York, New York	New York, New York

La Boheme - "Che gelida manina"

Hipolito Lazaro

Columbia 48741

Matrix# 48741 3-A-5

May 1916

La Forza Del Destino - "La Vergine Degli Angeli" (May Angels Guard Thee)
Rosa Ponselle and Chorus
Columbia 49558
Matrix# 49558 6-P-113
November 1918

Our Child	Elder Eatmore's Sermon on Throwing Stones
Charles E. Mack	Charles E. Mack (assisted by George Moran)
Columbia 50061-D	Columbia 50061-D
Matrix# 98411, Take 3	Matrix# 98413, Take 2
December 22, 1927	December 23, 1927
New York, New York	New York, New York
Note: Worn.	Note: Worn.

My Hero	The Merry Widow
Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra	Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra
Columbia 50069-D	Columbia 50069-D
Matrix# 98535, Take 2	Matrix# 98536, Take 2
May 12, 1928	May 13, 1928
New York, New York	New York, New York

La Paloma	La Golondrina
Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra	Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra
Columbia 50070-D	Columbia 50070-D
Matrix# 98533, Take 6	Matrix# 98534, Take 3
May 21, 1928	May 12, 1928
New York, New York	New York, New York
	Note: Edge chip, two pops at start.

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