70 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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An orchestra plays a Carmen march and the Radetzky March on Derby G501.AI summary
Derby G501 Orchestra
An unidentified orchestra performing instrumental light music on Winner 2441. Winner was a budget British label.AI summary
Winner 2441 Orchestra
An unnamed orchestra recorded two popular instrumental pieces, 'Chicken Reel' and 'Lilene', for Winner. This is a mass-produced dance side from Winner's cheap catalogue.AI summary
Winner 2567 Orchestra
Imperial 973
An unnamed orchestra playing overtures from Auber's 'Le Philtre' and 'La Meule à vent' ('The Mill'), released on an anonymous label.AI summary
Anon 281 Orchestra
An unnamed orchestra recorded two classical concert overtures—Rossini's 'Thieving Magpie' overture and the barcarolle from Offenbach's *Tales of Hoffmann*—for Anon, a mysterious budget British label with an extremely low catalogue number.AI summary
Anon 76 Orchestra
An orchestra on Winner, performing 'Chocolate Soldier Waltz' and 'Quaker Girl Waltz' — selections from two popular operettas. Winner was a budget British label.AI summary
Winner 2024 Orchestra
An instrumental orchestra recording on Winner, a small British label of the early 1900s, pairing a devotional piece with a light classical selection.AI summary
Winner 2025 Orchestra
A band recording of two orchestral concert pieces, 'Songe d'Automne' (Autumn Dream) and 'Vision of Salome', on Winner, a small British label. The orchestra is not identified.AI summary
Winner 2026 Orchestra
An orchestral selection from the 'Wild Geese' on Hom, a budget British label whose catalogue structure and provenance are unclear. The catalogue number range suggests a single-sided or coupled recording from the early 1930s or earlier.AI summary
Hom 60972/3 Orchestra
An unnamed orchestra on Curry's Records, a tiny British label, with two light-orchestral popular tunes.AI summary
Curry's 223 Orchestra
An orchestra performing two operatic overtures on Alex Records, an obscure British label; repertoire consists of Wagner's 'Pilgrims' Chorus' from *Tannhäuser* and Weber's *Der Freischütz* Overture.AI summary
Alexander 20364 Orchestra
An unidentified orchestra on Alex Records 294: 'On Jersey's Shore' and 'Austria March'. Alex was a small British label; no artist information is given.AI summary
Alexander 294 Orchestra
An unnamed orchestra performing the overture to Pique Dame (The Queen of Spades) in two parts on Anker, an obscure British label, catalogue 286.AI summary
Anker 286 Orchestra
An unnamed orchestra recorded 'Pagliacci Fantasia' and 'Jubel Overture' on the Anker label, catalogue 288. Anker was a minor or short-lived British imprint. The operatic repertoire and instrumental arrangement suggest continental European or early British pressing.AI summary
Anker 288 Orchestra
An orchestra performing two pieces—'Georgia Camp Meeting' and 'King George March'—on the Globo label, catalogue 114.AI summary
Glob 114 Orchestra
An orchestra on the small British Fav label performing 'Golregen' and 'Wiener Blut' (Vienna Blood, likely Strauss or a Viennese waltz arrangement).AI summary
Favorite 1-12585
An unnamed orchestra recording for Columbia, catalogue 1055, performing 'Whispering Flowers' and 'Spring Song', typical of the light instrumental dance material Columbia issued in the early 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 1055 Orchestra
An anonymous orchestra recorded selections from *The Desert Song* on both sides for Curry's, a minor British label of the 1920s–30s. The two-part format was typical of longer instrumental arrangements on 78rpm.AI summary
Curry's 348 Orchestra
An orchestra recorded a two-part selection from Verdi's Il Trovatore on Curry's, an unidentified British label, catalogue 350. The low catalogue number suggests an early pressing.AI summary
Curry's 350 Opera
Two orchestral selections—Herman Kenin's Ambassador Hotel Orchestra on 'Kids Again' and Edwin J. McEnelly's Orchestra on 'Dear, When I Met You'—coupled on HMV's B series.AI summary
His Master's Voice B5699 Orchestra
An unidentified orchestra performing 'Morning Noon & Night Overture', a light orchestral medley, in two parts. This Flag label pressing is from an obscure British marque, likely from the 1920s–30s era.AI summary
Flag 416 Orchestra
Orchestra credited on Tow, a small or obscure British label, performing instrumental popular material.AI summary
Tower 110 Orchestra
An orchestra recording of two sentimental ballads, 'Kashmiri Song' and 'Till I Wake', on the DuoB label, a British budget marque of the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Duophone B5012 Orchestra
An orchestra recording two Turkish national and military pieces on Janus, a small or obscure British label of the 1920s–1930s.AI summary
Janus 2065 Orchestra
An orchestra performs the Dollar Princess Waltz and waltzes from A Pretty Girl and A Waltz Dream on the JLCO label, catalogue 5065. JLCO is an unidentified label abbreviation; the Edwardian operetta repertoire suggests a period pressing but the label cannot be placed.AI summary
JLCO 5065 Orchestra
An orchestral recording of light classical pieces, 'Valse Espagnole' and 'Minuet Waltz', pressed on Polyphon, a German label with British distribution. The orchestra is not credited and the date is uncertain.AI summary
Polyphon 12001 Orchestra
An unnamed orchestra on Arrow (a minor British label) performing 'Dollar Princess Selection', a selection from the operetta. Early Arrow pressings are scarce.AI summary
Arrow A31 Orchestra
Columbia 126 Misc.
Columbia 592 Misc.
An unnamed orchestra performs Schumann's 'Träumerei', a beloved piano piece transcribed for ensemble, on Columbia in the acoustic era.AI summary
Columbia 702 Orchestra
Orchestra recording two light operatic pieces—'Sirens of the Ball' and the Vilja Song from Lehár's Merry Widow—on the Fav label.AI summary
Favorite 12089
An orchestra performing two novelty or light instrumental pieces on Anon Records (an anonymous or unidentified British label); repertoire includes a German song and a famous light orchestral piece.AI summary
Anon 8265 Orchestra
An uncredited orchestra recorded 'Trenkler March' and 'Berlin Air' for Universal, a budget British label.AI summary
Universal 2002 Orchestra
An orchestra performing two theatre incidental music pieces on Universal Records, a minor British label; repertoire suggests early 20th-century theatre, pantomime, or ballet music.AI summary
Universal 2031 Orchestra
An unidentified orchestra on Universal Records performing 'The Native's Glory' and 'Moskwa'. Universal was an American label with UK distribution; no artist is credited.AI summary
Universal 2038 Orchestra
An orchestra recorded two light orchestral and instrumental selections on Whit (Whitworth or similar British label) 145, likely 1920s–1930s. The orchestra and label are not clearly identified.AI summary
Whit 145 Orchestra
An unidentified orchestra recorded 'Gammal Dalavals' and 'Jamtpolska', traditional Swedish or Scandinavian dance tunes, for Harmon Records 403. The repertoire suggests a regional or ethnic recording for Scandinavian audiences.AI summary
Harmon 403 Orchestra
An unnamed orchestra on Winner Records performing two novelty or sentimental instrumental numbers. Winner was a cheap British label; the artist is simply credited as 'Orchestra' with no further identification.AI summary
Winner 2671 Orchestra
An unnamed orchestra on Winner Records, a British budget label, performs two popular songs of uncertain date.AI summary
Winner 2893 Orchestra
An anonymous orchestra performing a classical medley on Music Appreciation, an obscure label of unknown date; catalogue information is absent.AI summary
MusicAppreciation Orchestra
An unnamed orchestra performing light instrumental pieces — a waltz and the evergreen 'Avalon' — on Imperial, a British budget label.AI summary
Imperial 981 Orchestra
An orchestra (ensemble unidentified) recorded 'Rose Beetle Goes a Wooing' and 'Soldier on the Shelf' for the Phony label, catalogue 74. Phony was a small or short-lived British imprint; both titles suggest comic novelty or children's material.AI summary
Phonycord 74 Instrumental
An uncredited orchestra performed 'Pagliacci Selection' and 'Passing of Salome' for Mara 103, a small British label with obscure history.AI summary
Marathon 103 Orchestra
An orchestra plays the Merry Widow Waltz and Vilja Song on Melograph 1029.AI summary
Melograph 1029 Orchestra
An orchestral recording of 'When the Band plays' selection and the Wedding March from *Lohengrin* on Melog, catalogue 1034, a label of uncertain origin and date.AI summary
Melograph 1034 Orchestra
An orchestra performing two marches for Melog: 'Grasshoppers March' and the 'Radetzky March'.AI summary
Melograph 118 Orchestra
A continental military or concert band, recorded for the obscure Melog label, performing two popular instrumental marches and dances of the early 20th century.AI summary
Melograph 99 Orchestra