'Song of the Empire'
An Eclipse Special 78 from 1935
Celebrating the Silver Jubilee of HM King George V and Queen Mary in 1935 with a very special sixpenny record
More than a million copies of this special record were sold to mark the Silver Jubilee of H.M. King George V and Queen Mary.
Woolworth's Board was honoured when Buckingham Palace granted permission for the Band of H.M. Irish Guards
to record on Eclipse, the store's popular sixpenny label.
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Simply choose your preferred format from the list below by right-clicking and 'save target as..' to download a copy.
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