All the top British dance bands recorded for Decca during the 1930s.
To their credit, the Decca Record Company took steps to record provincial dance bands too.
In 1934 they took their recording equipment to Scotland to record and issue bands such as Jack Chapman and Louis Freeman.
The following year Decca featured Bill Airey-Smith and his Orchestra from \"The Spider's Web\", Bushey, Hertfordshire.
He was involved in three record sessions with his band. Only the first of which were issued on Decca, which resulted in two records. The other two sessions - which resulted in another two records, were issued on their \"B\" label, Panachord. Incidentally, the Panachord issues did not mention the venue.
It seems fitting to follow my last Panachord upload with a Decca record (and a band that ended up on Panachord).
There were just two versions of \"You've been taking lessons in love\".
I do rather like the these lines from the song:
\"I thought I knew a few things , you were too young to know,
Lately you've learnt some new tricks, that make me feel so mid-Victorian!\"
Bill Airey-Smith takes the vocal chorus.
Recorded 19th September 1935.
****** Video and transfer by Jonathan Holmes ******
