630 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Carroll Gibbons led one of Britain's most popular dance orchestras of the 1920s–1930s, the Savoy Orpheans. 'Mother of Pearl' is a popular song; the catalogue note 'ditto' suggests both sides are the same title or treatment. This Columbia CB547 pressing is from an early or special series, probably mid-1920s.AI summary
Columbia CB547 Dance
Carroll Gibbons and his band, the resident orchestra at the Savoy Hotel in London, recorded these popular ballads for Columbia.AI summary
Columbia FB2161 Dance
Carroll Gibbons was a prominent British bandleader and pianist; this Columbia recording pairs 'My British Buddy' and 'Hold Back the Dawn'.AI summary
Columbia FB2986 Dance
Carroll Gibbons was a British pianist and bandleader, prominent in dance music from the late 1920s through the 1950s; this Columbia FB-series disc from the mid-1940s carries two popular ballads.AI summary
Columbia FB3012 Dance
Carroll Gibbons led one of Britain's most successful dance orchestras of the 1930s-40s, resident at the Savoy Hotel and hugely popular on radio and records. This Columbia pressing of 'Mairzy Doats and Dozy Doats' and 'Thinkin' About the Wabash' represents the light orchestral dance music that made Gibbons a household name. Columbia pressings of Gibbons' popular sides were widely distributed.AI summary
Columbia FB3013 Dance
Carroll Gibbons was a British pianist and bandleader prominent in dance music from the late 1920s through the 1950s; this Columbia FB-series disc from the mid-1940s carries two ballads.AI summary
Columbia FB3069 Dance
Carroll Gibbons and the Savoy Hotel Orpheans, one of Britain's most famous dance orchestras, performing 'It Might as Well Be Spring' and 'Chickery Chick' for Columbia.AI summary
Columbia FB3191 Dance
Carroll Gibbons and his orchestra on Columbia FB1972 from the 1930s or 1940s. Gibbons was a pianist and bandleader associated with the Savoy Hotel.AI summary
Columbia FB1972 Dance
Carroll Gibbons and the Savoy Hotel Orpheans performing a Gershwin selection including 'Shall We Dance', on Columbia FB1704, a UK dance-band recording.AI summary
Columbia FB1704 Dance
Carroll Gibbons and his band, a highly popular British dance orchestra, recorded 'Cynthia's in Love' for Columbia in the late 1940s.AI summary
Columbia FB3227 Dance
Carroll Gibbons and his Boy Friends, one of the most popular British dance bands of the 1930s, on Columbia performing 'Smoke Gets in Your Eyes'.AI summary
Columbia DB1478 Dance
Carroll Gibbons and the Savoy Orpheans, the house band of the Savoy Hotel, performing 'Deep in the Heart of Texas' and 'How About You' on Columbia.AI summary
Columbia FB2800 Dance
Carroll Gibbons, pianist and bandleader of the Savoy Hotel orchestra, was a prolific recording artist of the 1920s and 1930s; this Columbia side pairs two popular standards of the era.AI summary
Columbia FB2787 Dance
Carroll Gibbons and the Savoy Orpheans, the most famous British dance band of the 1920s–30s, recorded 'You say the sweetest things' and 'King is still in London' for Columbia.AI summary
Columbia FB2593 Dance
Carroll Gibbons and the Savoy Orpheans, a dance orchestra resident at the Savoy Hotel in London and one of the most popular British dance bands of the 1920s–1930s, on Columbia.AI summary
Columbia FB2602 Dance
Carroll Gibbons led the Savoy Orpheans, one of Britain's most popular dance orchestras of the 1920s–1930s, and also recorded many sides under his own name and with vocalists. 'One Look at You' and 'I Can't Resist You' are popular songs from the early 1930s. This Columbia FB series pressing is from that era.AI summary
Columbia FB2602 Dance
Columbia FB2879 Dance
Columbia FB3130 Dance
Carroll Gibbons and Harry Jacobson on Columbia FB1138, a dance medley comprising "Man from Folies bergere" and "Mississippi".AI summary
Columbia FB1138 Dance
Carroll Gibbons on Columbia FB 2489, with two recordings titled 'Carroll Calls the Tunes'. Gibbons was a British bandleader and pianist active in the 1920s–1930s, known as the leader of the Savoy Hotel Band.AI summary
Columbia FB2489 Dance
Century Dance Orchestra performing 'Weeping Willow Lane' and 'Mon Homme' for Columbia 859, a very early catalogue number from around 1910–1920.AI summary
Columbia 859 Dance
Charles Buddy Rogers was an American entertainer and actor from the 1920s onward, popular in silent films. 'Bee in your Boudoir' and 'My Future just passed' on Columbia are dance or novelty numbers from the late 1920s.AI summary
Columbia DB242 Dance
The Charleston Chasers on Columbia CB series, with 'What Wouldn't I Do for That Man' and 'Turn on the Heat'; a hot-dance ensemble from the late 1920s.AI summary
Columbia CB16 Dance
The Charleston Chasers were a hot-dance ensemble active in the mid-1920s. 'Imagination' and 'Sugar Foot Strut' are recorded on Columbia 4877, a catalogue number consistent with the mid-1920s.AI summary
Columbia 4877 Dance
Charlie Kunz at the Chez Henri Club, recorded for Columbia, performing light ballads typical of West End nightclub entertainment in the 1930s.AI summary
Columbia 5607 Dance
A dance band credited as Ciro's Club Coon Orch on this early Columbia pressing of two light theatrical numbers. The name reflects period nomenclature; Ciro's was a London nightclub.AI summary
Columbia 2713 Dance
The Columbia Dance Orchestra recorded 'Wonderful One' and 'Red Moon' on Columbia's own-label dance series; a house band providing background instrumental music for the label's releases.AI summary
Columbia 3859 Dance
Coliseum Dance Orchestra performing 'À Louis XIII' and 'Menuetto' for Columbia's is-series, a catalogue line from the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Columbia is1772 Dance
Collins and Harlan were popular early 1900s singers on Columbia. 'Alexander's Ragtime Band' was Irving Berlin's hit of 1911, and this recording captures the ragtime craze of the era. The catalogue number 1868 places this in Columbia's early British series.AI summary
Columbia 1868 Dance
The Columbians recorded 'Angel Child' and 'Rio Nights' for Columbia 3120, a British Columbia pressing from the early era of dance band recording.AI summary
Columbia 3120 Dance
The Columbians, a popular American dance band of the 1920s, on Columbia with 'Aloma' and 'Too many Parties and too many Pals'.AI summary
Columbia 4008 Dance
The Columbians dance band recorded prolifically for Columbia in the 1920s; this pressing of 'Angel Child' and 'Rio Nights' represents their typical dance-band output from the era.AI summary
Columbia 3120 Dance
D Vane and D Graham recorded 'Looking all over for you' and 'Dancing Time' (arranged by H Glen) for Columbia in the early 1930s, typical dance-band vocals of the period.AI summary
Columbia 3175 Dance
Debroy Somers on Columbia 5038, with two novelty dance numbers featuring comic effects. Somers was a prolific composer and bandleader of 1920s–1930s British dance music.AI summary
Columbia 5038 Dance
Columbia CB507 Dance
Debroy Somers Band on Columbia, catalogue CB239, with 'Betty Co-ed' and 'She's Not Worth Your Tears'. Somers was a prolific British dance-band leader of the 1920s-30s, and this is from his established catalogue.AI summary
Columbia CB239 Dance
Debroy Somers was a prolific British dance-band leader of the 1920s and 1930s, and this Columbia side captures the light popular material that defined his style.AI summary
Columbia 4785 Dance
Debroy Somers Band on Columbia 4906, with two dance numbers. Somers was a popular British bandleader and composer of the 1920s–1930s.AI summary
Columbia 4906 Dance
Debroy Somers was a British dance-band leader whose orchestra was one of the most recorded of the 1920s–30s; these Columbia sides are typical of the sweet-band sound of the era.AI summary
Columbia 5000 Dance
The Debroy Somers Band was a respected British orchestra of the 1920s, recorded here on Columbia for 'Stay Out of the South' and 'Just a Little Kiss from a Little Miss'. The high catalogue number places this in the early 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 4867 Dance
Debroy Somers was a leading British dance bandleader of the 1920s and 1930s; this Columbia recording pairs 'Slipping Round the Corner' and 'Going Home'.AI summary
Columbia CB309 Dance
Debroy Somers Band recorded 'Nippy Selection 1' and 'Nippy Selection 2' for Columbia (DX167). Debroy Somers was a prominent British dance band conductor and arranger of the 1920s–30s; 'Nippy' selections are promotional medleys, likely connected to the Lyons Corner House establishments of that era.AI summary
Columbia DX167 Dance
Debroy Somers band on Columbia FB1008, a British dance orchestra of the early 1930s.AI summary
Columbia FB1008 Dance
Denza Dance Band on Columbia 3780, with 'She's Drivin' Me Wild' and 'I Can't See the Beautiful Sea'. Columbia was a major British label; the catalogue number suggests 1920s pressing.AI summary
Columbia 3780 Dance
A descriptive record, Off by the Flying Scotsman and A Day at Scarborough, on Columbia 3705.AI summary
Columbia 3705 Dance
Donald Thorne performing 'Fire Crackers' and 'Spring Feelin' on Columbia 5155, from the early 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 5155 Dance
Earl Fuller, an American jazz and dance-band clarinetist, recorded these dance novelties for Columbia's American A-series. Fuller was active in early jazz recording during the 1920s. UK copies of early Columbia jazz are scarce.AI summary
Columbia A2712 Dance
Eddie Calvert, the British trumpet player and bandleader, recorded 'Never Say Goodbye' and 'Mandy (La Panse)' for Columbia in the early 1950s. Calvert was a popular dance-band and solo recording artist during this period.AI summary
Columbia DB3956 Dance