616 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Percival MacKey's 1926 Orchestra recorded a selection from 'Mercenary Mary' for Columbia, a popular musical of the period. Hot-dance and jazz orchestras of the mid-1920s are collected by early jazz enthusiasts.AI summary
Columbia 9062 Dance
Columbia 4931 Dance
A Starita on Columbia 5207, performing 'Counting the Milestones' and 'Hello Montreal'; Starita was a British dance bandleader.AI summary
Columbia 5207 Dance
A. Starita, a bandleader active in the early 1930s, recorded 'Dreaming of the Day' and 'Sweet Lorraine' for Columbia. Starita was a minor figure in the dance-band world, and his recordings are not widely documented.AI summary
Columbia 5208 Dance
A Starita performs 'I'm perfectly satisfied' and 'Fashionette' on Columbia 5465. Starita was an Italian bandleader active in Britain and Europe during the 1920s–1930s, leading dance orchestras.AI summary
Columbia 5465 Dance
Al Starita recorded 'The One I'm Looking For' and 'Sweet So and So' for Columbia, catalogue 4799, in the 1920s-1930s era; Starita was an active bandleader and recording musician on the British dance scene.AI summary
Columbia 4799 Dance
Al Starita on Columbia 4833, a British dance-band recording of the late 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 4833 Dance
Al Starita on Columbia 4834, performing 'I'm mad about you' and 'Dance little Lady' — a dance-band side from the mid-1920s.AI summary
Columbia 4834 Dance
Al Starita recorded 'I Want to Be Alone with Mary Brown' and 'Constantinople' for Columbia, catalogue 4886, likely in the 1920s-1930s dance era; Starita was an accomplished bandleader and recording musician of that period.AI summary
Columbia 4886 Dance
Al Starita performs 'If I Had You' and 'A Kiss Before the Dawn' on Columbia — likely a dance, novelty, or light vocal side from the 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 5022 Dance
Columbia 5119 Dance
Al Starita recorded 'Rhythm King' and 'Oh What a Night to Love' for Columbia. The titles and Columbia 5000-series catalogue number place this in the late 1920s dance-music era.AI summary
Columbia 5266 Dance
Al Starita, a prolific British dance-band recording artist, performing 'Jericho' and 'My Mother's Eyes' on Columbia 5418 in the late 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 5418 Dance
Al Starita on Columbia 5307. Starita was a British-Italian bandleader and recording artist of the 1920s-1930s, and his work appears on several British labels. This Columbia side represents his orchestra or vocal recording, though the specific titles and artists require confirmation.AI summary
Columbia 5307 Dance
Columbia 5308 Dance
Al Starita Band, a British dance orchestra, recorded 'Make Believe' and 'Why Should I Love You' for Columbia. Starita was active in the early 1930s, and his recordings are typical of the commercial dance and popular-song material of that era.AI summary
Columbia 4900 Dance
Al Starita's band recorded popular dance and novelty songs for Columbia in the early 1930s, playing in the style of the dance bands of the era.AI summary
Columbia 4411 Dance
Al Starita and his orchestra recorded these two sides for Columbia; Starita was an American bandleader and accordionist of minor renown in the 1930s.AI summary
Columbia 5073 Dance
Al Trace with Philosophy and When Lola Plays the Pianola on Columbia DB2826.AI summary
Columbia DB2826 Dance
The Ambassadors Dance Band, a British dance ensemble, recorded 'Miami' and 'Nobody but Fanny' for Columbia is1841, an early-1920s studio side.AI summary
Columbia is1841 Dance
Ambrose and his orchestra recorded 'Dearest' and 'When Will I Know' for Columbia (3286). Ambrose was a prominent British dance-band bandleader and composer of the 1920s–30s, and his sides are collected by swing and dance-music enthusiasts.AI summary
Columbia 3286 Dance
Ambrose, a leading British dance-band conductor and His Master's Voice artist, performing 'Pale Venetian Moon' and 'Have You Forgotten Me?' on Columbia 3291.AI summary
Columbia 3291 Dance
Azuley Blanco of Guatemala on Columbia 3378, a tropical artist recorded in the early 1930s, with 'Chicago' and 'Wounded Bird'.AI summary
Columbia 3378 Dance
B. Hale and George Grossmith recorded two one-step dance numbers for Columbia in the 1910s, a rare dual-artist duet from the early dance-music era.AI summary
Columbia 3629 Dance
B. Howes and S. Treble performing song medleys and duets on Columbia DX709, from the dance-music and light-entertainment era.AI summary
Columbia DX709 Dance
Bailey's Dixie Dudes, a dance band of the early 1920s, recorded two novelty numbers for Columbia.AI summary
Columbia is1711 Dance
An unnamed band performing two popular pieces on early Columbia: '3 O'Clock in the Morning' and 'Destiny'. The is4535 catalogue number indicates an early popular-music issue.AI summary
Columbia is4535 Dance
An unnamed band on Columbia IS1606 performing two popular numbers from the 1920s–30s dance-hall era. No artist or conductor is credited; this is a generic dance-band or palm-court recording.AI summary
Columbia IS1606 Dance
An unidentified band performing 'Dixie Doddle' and 'Hoch-und Deutschmeister' on Columbia is36, an extremely early Columbia catalogue number.AI summary
Columbia is36 Dance
An unnamed band on Columbia 1025, performing 'Swing Song' and 'Ringelreihen'. Columbia 1025 is a very early catalogue number from the label's first years of operation.AI summary
Columbia 1025 Dance
A band performing 'Nobody's Sweetheart' and 'Tango Girl' on Columbia is1656, a British pressing.AI summary
Columbia is1656 Dance
An unidentified dance band recorded 'Gaby Fox Trot' and 'Rosy Rapture' for Columbia 522, a very early catalogue number suggesting a pressing from around 1910 or later.AI summary
Columbia 522 Dance
A Spanish band performing 'La Tipica' on Columbia 5417, a Latin novelty or folk recording from the 1920s-1930s.AI summary
Columbia 5417 Dance
Ben Selvin's orchestra on Columbia CB465, a light dance side from the late 1920s. Selvin was a prolific bandleader and recording artist whose output was distributed widely; this catalogue series is common.AI summary
Columbia CB465 Dance
Ben Selvin, one of the most prolific bandleaders of the acoustic and early electric eras, recorded thousands of sides for Columbia. This pressing of 'Beezin Along' and 'I'm Sitting on Top of the World' represents his typical light dance repertoire.AI summary
Columbia 3862 Dance
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Ben Selvin, an American bandleader and conductor, on Columbia; side titles are not recorded.AI summary
Columbia CB81 Dance
The Ben Selvin band, a prolific American ensemble, performing 'I've Got Five Dollars' and 'When Yuba Plays the Rumba' on Columbia CB-series — a novelty dance or vocal side from the late 1920s.AI summary
Columbia CB465 Dance
Ben Selvin was an extremely prolific American bandleader and conductor who recorded thousands of sides for multiple labels in the 1920s. This Columbia CB pressing represents his typical light dance-band work from the early acoustic era.AI summary
Columbia CB21 Dance
Ben Selvin band recorded a medley from the 1929 film 'Hollywood Revue' on Columbia.AI summary
Columbia 5627 Dance
Ben Selvin's dance orchestra was one of the most prolific recording ensembles of the 1920s–30s, recording hundreds of sides for various labels; this Columbia side from the early electrical era captures the sweet-band sound that defined the period.AI summary
Columbia 4724 Dance
Ben Selvin and his orchestra, a prolific dance band, on Columbia 4724 with 'Wherever you are' and 'Playground in the sky'.AI summary
Columbia 4724 Dance
Columbia is1813 Dance
Bert Lown Band, a hotel and dance orchestra of the late 1920s–30s, recorded 'Bye Bye Blues' and the 'Mug Song' for Columbia CB139.AI summary
Columbia CB139 Dance
Columbia is2026 Dance
Bidgood Band on Columbia IS1893, playing two dance numbers from the mid-1920s.AI summary
Columbia is1893 Dance
Boutelje performing 'Raggedy Ann' and 'Somebody Loves Me' (with the Columbians) on Columbia, likely from the mid-1920s.AI summary
Columbia 3497 Dance
Brigode's orchestra performing 'Alabamy Bound' and 'Sunkist Cottage' on Columbia 282D, a dance record from the early 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 282D Dance
Brigode, likely a bandleader or orchestra leader, recorded 'Make Those Naughty Eyes Behave' and 'When It's Moonlight' for Columbia in the early 1920s. These are light dance and novelty songs.AI summary
Columbia 401D Dance