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Submitted by
Name: Grace L
From: Sydney
E-mail: Contact

Comments:

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Admin reply: Hello Grace
I have just read your message that you placed in the Regal Zonophone Guestbook back in February. First of all I must apologise for not seeing it much earlier but you may be aware that there has been quite a bit of drama associated with the RZ website this year which sadly has taken a lot of my attention.
I was happy to read that you received so much comfort listening to the recording of your dear friend Barry after he passed away. That is what this website is all about. I always hope that it is of some benefit to listeners in sad time like this as well as happy times listening to wonderful old recordings.
Once again, sorry for the delay but I am so happy I have eventually come across it and my deepest, albeit late condolences to you.
Kind regards
Ian

Added: February 11, 2026

Submitted by
Name: Malcolm Janes
From: Staines, UK
E-mail: Contact

Comments:
Hi. Does anyone know if it's possible to get a track from one of these recordings? I've been asked to provide it for someone's funeral who is conducting Chalk Farm Band.

Added: July 22, 2025

Submitted by
Name: J.H.Han Meihuizen
From: The Hague Netherlands
E-mail: Contact

Comments:
Still love this beautiful (old..)S A music site!

Added: July 16, 2025

Submitted by
Name: Garry D Reed
From: Devon, England
E-mail: Contact

Comments:
So good to discover that you are back on-line. A brilliant, heart-warming SA resource. Thank you Ian.

Added: April 21, 2025

Submitted by
Name: Josh
From: Cairns
E-mail: Contact

Comments:
Great stuff. 33, was looking for some old smoky dawson for my collection, and now looking harder after listening to some great stuff on here. Will look for some digital copies of this to download for my own collection!

Added: March 14, 2025

Submitted by
Name: Collene Barnhouse
From: Clearwater, Florida
E-mail: Contact

Comments:
Kind of a long story as to how I came across your website. Years ago I sold something to Simon Richardson on eBay, probably Salvation Army related. Through his site is how I came across your website and have used it for years! A beautiful part of History, please do not get rid of it or change it. I love it and will continue to use it!

Added: November 7, 2024

Submitted by
Name: David Ambrose
From: Bradford Yorkshire UK

Comments:
Hi Ian, I have just come across your amazing website. I was a fifth generation Salvationist who left the Army due to personal reasons, but the Army and particularly the music will always stir emotional memories. As a former Bandmaster at Bradford West Bowling Corps I spend many hours watching The Army on YouTube, and will enjoy looking back at this wonderful Website you have created. Many thanks. Regards David.

Added: September 20, 2018

Submitted by
Name: Lars A Lignell
From: Salem OR

Comments:
Greetings Ian, I haven’t visited your site in quite a while, I see you still haven’t found a record with Bramwell Coles Piece Discipleship. I played flugelhorn horn with the old Oakland Citadel Band which is now in Concord CA. That is still my number one favourite band selection from the festival Series, because of Fanny Crosby’s song I must have the Saviour with me. I still love to listen to my favourite Castaway pieces. Blessings on you. Lars A. Lignell, Retired Band Master, Salem Kroc Center Band

Added: June 18, 2018

Submitted by
Name: Peter Hamlett
From: Halifax West Yorkshire UK

Comments:
What a wonderful resource your website is. Clearly a labour of love and an amazing treasury of music. I have been particularly delighted to find a number of LPs which I loved but unwisely disposed of following the advent of CDs. I was a bandsman in the SA for some 50 years before my wife and I felt it right to join the Church in which we are now very actively involved and in which until recently I played trumpet in the music group. As a friend of mine remarks however ‘You can take the lad out of the Salvation Army but you can’t take the Salvation Army out of the lad’. Thank you so very much.

Added: March 31, 2018

Submitted by
Name: Ted Gabrielsen
From: Greenfield IN. USA

Comments:
Searching your website I found a recording of the Chicago Staff Band 1969. Col V Danielson leading the band. Realizing they had a little more space on the recording, they added a track of The Old Rugged Cross with Tom Gabrielsen as soloist. Tom passed away two weeks ago. Finding this solo, we plan to use it at his Celebration of Life. Thank you for the monumental job of making all this glorious music of the past be available. The recording gives no citations to who is playing but I know from history it was Tom.

Added: July 7, 2017