LANTERN
RECORDS
Independent label: Kenmax Soundbook (Lantern Records) Formed In 1965 a new company
called KenMax Records Ltd. of which Max Bygraves was the director.
Lantern Records used Lyntone records cat numbers. Manufactured Lyntone Records And Distributed By. KenMax
Recordings Ltd. Haden Road, Old Hill, Staffs. In the
60s. Max Bygraves, died aged 89, was a singer and comedian who became famous for
his stage performances, notably in 19 Royal Variety Performances, and went on to
lead the market in the kind of foot-tapping nostalgia which characterised his
“Singalongamax” recordings. He was born Walter William Bygraves in Rotherhithe
on October 16 1922, the son of a professional flyweight boxer who then worked on
the Surrey Commercial Docks. “Wally” was one of six children brought up in a
two-bedroom flat. He would acquire his stage name during the war as a result of
his Max Miller impressions, performed in RAF reviews. Distributed By
Pinnacle Records.
85 |
Max
Bygraves |
Costa Del Sol (Me And
My Gal) |
LANTERN |
LTR |
7001 |
87 |
Max
Bygraves |
Daddy Don't Get Drunk
Again This Christmas |
LANTERN |
XMAX |
1 |
