13 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
13 records matching
Bessie Smith, the "Empress of the Blues" and one of the greatest singers of the 1920s, is heard on this Biltmore pressing, a specialist British label that reissued her Columbia sides for collectors rather than an original issue.AI summary
Biltmore 1042 Jazz
Bessie Smith was the greatest blues singer of the 1920s, known as the 'Empress of the Blues'. 'Aggravatin' Papa' and 'Beale Street Mamma' are classic blues recordings from her celebrated Columbia catalogue, representing the peak of acoustic blues recording.AI summary
Columbia A3877 Jazz
Bessie Smith, the legendary blues singer, recorded in New York for the American Columbia 14000-D series (a 'race' series). This is a UK pressing of the Columbia original. Smith was the most celebrated blues voice of the 1920s-30s.AI summary
Columbia 14000D Jazz
Bessie Smith, the legendary blues singer, on two classic blues recordings: Eavesdropper's blues and Haunted House blues, on Columbia 14010D. Among the most important and sought-after blues recordings of the 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 14010D Jazz
Bessie Smith, the legendary American blues singer, performing *Beale Street Blues* and *Moonshine Blues* for Columbia. This is a British pressing of one of Smith's most celebrated recordings, from the mid-1920s when she was at the height of her fame. Columbia 14018D is a UK issue number.AI summary
Columbia 14018D Jazz
Bessie Smith was the pre-eminent classic blues singer of the 1920s, known as the Empress of the Blues; this Biltmore pressing is a later UK reissue of her original recordings rather than a period American pressing.AI summary
Biltmore 1008 Jazz
Bessie Smith's 1929 Columbia recording "Wasted Life Blues", here appearing on the obscure British label Biltmore, a cheap marque that sometimes issued reissues or covers of American blues under the original artist's name.AI summary
Biltmore 1038 Jazz
Biltmore 1039 Jazz
Bessie Smith, the most celebrated of the 1920s classic blues singers, recorded 'Kitchen Man' and 'I Want Every Bit of It' for Columbia; this Biltmore disc is a cut-price reissue of the material rather than an original pressing.AI summary
Biltmore 1040 Jazz
Bessie Smith, the 'Empress of the Blues', recorded 'Worn our Papa Blues' and 'I Got What It Takes' for Biltmore. UK copies of Biltmore pressings are extremely uncommon and highly sought by blues collectors.AI summary
Biltmore 1041 Jazz
Columbia 14197D Jazz
Bessie Smith, the legendary American blues singer, on Brunswick, performing 'After You've Gone' and 'A Good Man is Hard to Find', two of her most famous numbers. UK copies of Bessie Smith on Brunswick are uncommon — the series carried some of the most important blues of the 1920s, and British issues of these sides seldom surface.AI summary
Brunswick S14 Jazz
Bessie Smith, the legendary blues and jazz singer, on a dub pressing bearing catalogue 14273. Smith was among the most important recording artists of the 1920s.AI summary
dub 14273 Jazz