PLEASE NOTE THESE RECORDINGS ARE FROM THE ORIGINAL 78RPM RECORDS 

THEY ARE FOR HISTORICAL INTEREST ONLY

THIS IS VOLUME TWO CD CONTAINING 16 RARE TRACKS

Charlie and his Orchestra (also referred to as the “Templin band” and “Bruno and His Swinging Tigers”) were a Nazi-sponsored German propaganda swing band, who were broadcast by Joseph Goebbels on short-wave to British listeners every Wednesday and Saturday at around 9pm. As an official Reichsministerium band, the group made over 90 recordings between March 1940 and February 1943. The purpose of the band was to stir pro-Nazi sympathy, draw attention to World War II Allied losses, convince listeners that Great Britain was a pawn for American and Jewish interests, and carry German dictator Adolf Hitler’s messages in an entertaining form. The songs stressed how badly the war was going for the target audience, and how it was only going to be a matter of time before they would be beaten. American swing and popular British songs were initially performed true to the original, until about the second or third stanza where pro-German lyrics and monologues would be introduced. Apparently, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill enjoyed the broadcasts, finding the lyrics hilarious

1. United Nation's Airman

2. Under An Umbrella

3. Daisy

4. I Double Dare You

5. A Pocketful Of Dreams

6. Miss BBC

7. Why'd You Make Me Fall In Love

8. Siegfried Line

9. Elmer's Tune

10. Dinah

11. You're Driving Me Crazy

12. Bye Bye Empire

13. Shiek Of Araby

14. Black Out Blues

15. Picture

16. Lili Marlene