34 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
34 records matching
Zonophone X49143 Dance
An unnamed band recorded 'Charlie Chaplin Fox Trot' and 'He's a Ragpicker' for Zonophone 1528, likely 1920s or early 1930s novelty or dance material inspired by the famous silent-film comedian.AI summary
Zonophone 1528 Dance
Bert Firman's band on Zonophone 5456, performing 'Only for You' and 'Everything I Do I Do for You'. Firman was a British bandleader and composer active on records from the early 1920s.AI summary
Zonophone 5456 Dance
The Black Diamonds on Zonophone 2263 recorded 'Dapper Dan' and 'Kentucky Babe'; Zonophone was a significant British label active from the 1900s to 1930s.AI summary
Zonophone 2263 Dance
The Black Diamonds Band recorded 'The sheik - Arabian Foxtrot' and 'Drifting' for Zonophone 2238, novelty and dance-band material from the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Zonophone 2238 Dance
Black Diamonds Band performing 'Rages and Crazes Selection' on Zonophone, a British imprint of the early 20th century. Zonophone catalogue numbers in this range date to the 1900s–1910s.AI summary
Zonophone 2180 Dance
The Blue Lyres on Zonophone Records performing 'Oi Song' and 'Clouds Will Soon Roll By' — a small British group on an economy label, likely early 1930s, with material suggesting popular or semi-comic novelty repertoire.AI summary
Zonophone 6162 Dance
Blue Lyres on two novelty songs, Zonophone pressing from the early 1930s.AI summary
Zonophone 6153 Dance
Darewski and Haxton recorded 'Shadow Man' and 'Three o'Clock in the Morning' for Zonophone, a budget label. The artists appear to be songwriters or performers from the early 1920s; the later of these two titles was written by Julian Robledo and Paul Whiteman and achieved popularity as a dance hit.AI summary
Zonophone 2317 Dance
Zonophone 2707 Dance
Firman with Talkie Hits in two sides on Zonophone 5439.AI summary
Zonophone 5439 Dance
Firman with On the ZR 3 and After the Storm on Zonophone 2558.AI summary
Zonophone 2558 Dance
Firman on Zonophone 5012, performing 'Zulu Wail' and a novelty number, from the early 1920s.AI summary
Zonophone 5012 Dance
Zonophone 2481 Dance
The Green Brothers band was a minor American dance orchestra; this Zonophone side captures two light dance pieces from the 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary
Zonophone 5754 Dance
Harry Fay on Zonophone 996, a dance recording from the 1920s. Fay is unidentified in standard discographies, and this appears to be from an early Zonophone catalogue.AI summary
Zonophone 996 Dance
Harry Fay performs 'That mysterious Rag' and 'Everybody's doing it now' on Zonophone 816. Both are ragtime-era standards; Fay was an early recording artist active in the 1910s–1920s.AI summary
Zonophone 816 Dance
Zonophone 2155 Dance
Hylton — likely Jack Hylton, a famous British dance-band leader and entrepreneur of the 1920s–30s — recorded 'Say it with Music' and 'Rosy Cheeks' for Zonophone 2260. Hylton was one of the most prolific recording artists of the early 1920s, and his Zonophone sides are common.AI summary
Zonophone 2260 Dance
Jack Hylton was a prominent British bandleader and recording artist for Zonophone in the late 1920s; 'Mooning' and 'Coal Black Mammy' are typical of his prolific dance-music output.AI summary
Zonophone 2191 Dance
Jack Hylton's orchestra recorded 'Singing' and 'Deedle deedle dum' for Zonophone, catalogue 2284. The playful second title suggests a novelty or comedy number.AI summary
Zonophone 2284 Dance
Hylton (Jack Hylton, or his orchestra) recorded 'Yes we have no Bananas' and 'Seven or Eleven' for Zonophone, catalogue 2371, in the early 1920s. Hylton was a leading British bandleader of the era.AI summary
Zonophone 2371 Dance
Jack Hylton's dance band, one of the most prolific British recording ensembles of the late 1920s and early 1930s, performing sentimental dance sides on Zonophone.AI summary
Zonophone 5996 Dance
The Hylton Band (led by Jack Hylton, one of Britain's most celebrated bandleaders) on Zonophone Records, performing 'On a Cold & Frosty Morning' and 'Life's Desire' — though recorded by a major bandleader, the budget label and mid-range catalogue suggest a reissue or economy pressing.AI summary
Zonophone 5994 Dance
The Hylton Band recorded 'Bitter Sweet' for Zonophone, offering both fox trot and waltz arrangements of the same tune. Jack Hylton's orchestras were among the most prolific British dance bands of the 1920s–30s, recording extensively for multiple labels.AI summary
Zonophone 6014 Dance
Jack Hylton's band on Zonophone 2343, performing 'Dancing Time' and 'Oh Star of Eve'. Hylton was one of Britain's most successful dance-band leaders of the 1920s-30s.AI summary
Zonophone 2343 Dance
J Smith Band recorded 'Karavan' and Biese's 'When You're Alone' for Zonophone, a British budget label of the 1920s and 1930s.AI summary
Zonophone 3205 Dance
Jack Hylton was Britain's most prominent dance bandleader of the 1920s–30s, and his Zonophone recordings represent the height of British dance music before the swing era. These two standards are typical of his vast and widely collected catalogue.AI summary
Zonophone 2155 Dance
John Firman band on Zonophone 5953 from the late 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary
Zonophone 5953 Dance
M. Darewski's Band recorded 'Hay Hay Farmer Gray' and 'King Isn't King Any More' for Zonophone, a British budget label, in the early 1920s. Darewski was a composer and bandleader in the British dance-band tradition.AI summary
Zonophone 2619 Dance
Max Darewski performing two novelty and dance numbers on Zonophone, an early British label.AI summary
Zonophone 2488 Dance
Olly Oakley on Zonophone 1237 recorded 'Devil May Care' and 'Sunflower Dance'; Zonophone was a significant British label of the 1900s–1930s.AI summary
Zonophone 1237 Dance
Rhythmic Eight led by Firman on Zonophone, performing novelty pieces 'Queen was in the parlour' and 'Sing a little jingle'.AI summary
Zonophone 6018 Dance
The Savoy Orpheans, a British dance band that recorded regularly in the 1920s, recorded 'Bagdad' and 'All Alone' for Zonophone 2539. The Savoy Orpheans were a significant British dance band of the early 1920s, associated with the Savoy Hotel in London.AI summary
Zonophone 2539 Dance