153 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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A. Courtade recorded two French military marches for Columbia; the artist is not widely documented and the catalogue suggests an early 1920s pressing.AI summary
Columbia 5139 Instrumental
A. Michailow on Columbia IS561, performing two instrumental pieces. The artist is not documented in major references; this appears to be a minor recording.AI summary
Columbia is561 Instrumental
Al Starita recorded 'Minnetonka' and 'Sleepy Town' for Columbia. Starita was a British bandleader and pianist of the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Columbia 5073 Instrumental
Albert Mackelvin performing the Scottish traditional tune 'Killiecrankie' on Columbia 25602, a single-sided recording likely from the acoustic or very early electrical era.AI summary
Columbia 25602 Instrumental
Albert Sandler, a British violinist and light music specialist, performing two sentimental popular songs on Columbia in the 1930s.AI summary
Columbia 5222 Instrumental
Alec Shaw recorded light instrumental and novelty pieces for Columbia in the 1930s; this coupling of two pastoral pieces was typical of novelty instrumental material of the era.AI summary
Columbia DB936 Instrumental
Alexander Prince performs two novelty instrumental pieces on Columbia British 1913 from the early 1910s. Columbia 1000 series pressings are among the earliest records in this collection.AI summary
Columbia 1913 Instrumental
Alexander Prince on Columbia 1899, performing 'Les Sourieres Waltz' and 'Les Sirenes Waltz'. Prince's identity and recording history are not established.AI summary
Columbia 1899 Instrumental
Art Fowler performing 'Sam the old Accordeon Man' and 'Everything's made for love' on Columbia. Fowler appears to have been a minor novelty artist.AI summary
Columbia 4466 Instrumental
Arthur Friedheim was a German pianist who had studied directly with Franz Liszt and was regarded as one of his most faithful pupils; his recordings of Liszt's works carry unique authority as documents of the master's tradition. This Columbia disc, catalogue 482 — a very low catalogue number suggesting an early pressing — contains the Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6 across two sides.AI summary
Columbia 482 Instrumental
Arthur Friedheim, the German pianist who studied directly with Liszt, performing the Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6 across two sides on Columbia catalogue 482 — a very low catalogue number suggesting an early pressing. This appears to be a duplicate of id 13656 in this collection; both copies should be compared for condition.AI summary
Columbia 482 Instrumental
Arthur Friedheim, the German pianist who studied directly with Liszt, performing the Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6 across two sides on Columbia catalogue 482 — a third copy of this disc (see also ids 13656 and 15523). All three copies should be compared for condition; a Columbia catalogue number as low as 482 is characteristic of the very earliest pressings.AI summary
Columbia 482 Instrumental
Arthur Marshall recorded two humorous piano-novelty pieces for Columbia DB1657. Marshall was a British composer and recording artist known for his piano pieces and comic interpretations during the 1920s–1930s.AI summary
Columbia DB1657 Instrumental
Arthur Marshall, a British pianist and composer, recorded 'Out with the Guides' and 'Miss Pritchard's Tricycle' for Columbia DB1817, light comedy piano pieces.AI summary
Columbia DB1817 Instrumental
Arthur Marshall was an English stride and ragtime pianist of the early twentieth century; this Columbia record of 'The Hostess' and 'A Nature Walk' documents his piano compositions from the acoustic or early electrical era.AI summary
Columbia DB1657 Instrumental
Banda Española on Columbia performing 'Marcia di Piccoli Pierretti', a Spanish marching piece. This British Columbia pressing from the 78rpm era represents the label's light classical and continental repertoire.AI summary
Columbia 5581 Instrumental
A banjo soloist (possibly Ossman, though unconfirmed) performs 'El Capitan' on Columbia, an early acoustic pressing from Columbia's 600-series — banjo was a featured solo instrument in early recording.AI summary
Columbia 676 Instrumental
Bert Weedon and Max Jaffa on Columbia DB3484, performing 'Petite Bellerina' and 'Sally'. Weedon was a celebrated British guitarist and musician of the post-war era; Jaffa was a noted violinist and conductor.AI summary
Columbia DB3484 Instrumental
Biese, performing two novelty pieces on Columbia: 'Ilo' and 'Crooning'.AI summary
Columbia 3057 Instrumental
Billy Mayerl, the British light-music composer and pianist, recording an 'Own Selection' for Columbia DB1219, likely mid-1930s.AI summary
Columbia DB1219 Instrumental
Billy Mayerl was a British pianist and composer known for his light, syncopated piano pieces; this Columbia side preserves his 'Words and Music' medley, typical of his entertainment and concert work.AI summary
Columbia DB939 Instrumental
Billy Mayerl, the virtuoso British light-classical pianist and composer, recorded for Columbia. 'Ten Cents a Dance' and 'Baby's Birthday Party' are from his varied repertoire of pieces ranging from jazz-influenced numbers to salon miniatures.AI summary
Columbia DB445 Instrumental
Billy Mayerl, a celebrated British light-music composer and pianist, recorded 'By the Fireside' and 'Try to Remember Me' for Columbia, catalogue DB806, in the 1930s. Mayerl's piano recordings capture sophisticated light-music idiom of the era.AI summary
Columbia DB806 Instrumental
Billy Mayerl, a British pianist and light-music composer, on Columbia DB16, performing his own light piano arrangements of classical themes and folk songs.AI summary
Columbia DB16 Instrumental
Billy Mayerl recorded 'Love Race' and 'Sons o' Guns' for Columbia DB188. Mayerl was a British pianist and composer known for light piano music and dance compositions.AI summary
Columbia DB188 Instrumental
Borrah Minevitch was a harmonica player and entertainer; this Columbia side captures him in two popular songs from the 1930s.AI summary
Columbia FB2617 Instrumental
Bronisław Huberman, the celebrated Polish violinist, performing a Mazurka and Sarasate's Romanza Andaluza on Columbia L2332 — a 12-inch pressing. As with the companion Brunswick discs in this collection, Huberman's recordings are collected by golden-age violin enthusiasts; a 12-inch Columbia pressing is moderately uncommon.AI summary
Columbia L2332 Instrumental
Columbia LX107 Instrumental
Buckingham String and the Cavaliers recorded 'The Invalid' and 'Kiss Waltz' for Columbia CB148, suggesting a 1920s–30s pressing.AI summary
Columbia CB148 Instrumental
Bushkin recorded 'Portrait of Tallulah No. 2' and 'Dah'ling' on Columbia 39214, likely 1940s. This is likely Joe Bushkin, an American jazz pianist; 'Portrait of Tallulah' suggests a character sketch of actress Tallulah Bankhead.AI summary
Columbia 39214 Instrumental
C D'Almaine was a London string musician and recording artist active in the 1920s. 'White Cockade' is a traditional Scottish tune; this Columbia 1000-series acoustic recording preserves early fiddle or violin performance from the acoustic recording era.AI summary
Columbia 1023 Instrumental
Cecil Dixon on Columbia with two piano pieces: 'Country Gardens' and 'Shepherd's Hey', arrangements of Morris dance themes—solo keyboard recordings from the mid-20th century.AI summary
Columbia DB1713 Instrumental
Charlie Kunz, the master of the piano medley, performs one of his Columbia medleys on Columbia. Kunz recorded thousands of these light orchestral arrangements for British labels from the 1930s onwards.AI summary
Columbia FB60098 Instrumental
Collins and Harlan on Columbia 1902, performing two ragtime numbers from the early 1920s. Collins and Harlan were a popular duet team of the era.AI summary
Columbia 1902 Instrumental
Cornet soloist on Columbia D-series performing two sentimental pieces, 'Pretty Peggy' and 'O Promise Me Robin Hood', likely from the 1920s.AI summary
Columbia D80 Instrumental
d'Almaine, a performer or ensemble, recorded the 'Cavalleria Rusticana Intermezzo' for Columbia, a popular instrumental piece from Mascagni's opera.AI summary
Columbia 62 Instrumental
Columbia L1336 Instrumental
David Branson performing two experimental or instructional pieces in the Columbia 'Con Moto Rhythmic Series' on the DB catalogue.AI summary
Columbia DB1588 Instrumental
The Dixieland Pipers recorded 'Shake it and break it' and 'Dauphine Street blues' for Columbia. Despite the title, these are instrumental pieces featuring pipes or reeds rather than the jazz idiom the title might suggest.AI summary
Columbia DC534 Instrumental
Don Vorhees, an American conductor and arranger, recorded for Columbia in the late 1920s. Vorhees was a prolific session conductor but remains less known than his contemporaries.AI summary
Columbia 4682 Instrumental
Eddie Calvert, a British trumpet virtuoso famous for his 1950s hits, recorded 'Nocturne for Trumpet' and 'The Bells of Home' for Columbia; the latter paired him with comedian Issy Bonn.AI summary
Columbia DB3303 Instrumental
Eddie Peabody was an American virtuoso banjo player and entertainer who recorded extensively in the 1920s and 1930s; these novelty instrumental pieces showcase the banjo as a vehicle for technical display and light popular entertainment.AI summary
Columbia DB661 Instrumental
Eddie Peabody, an American banjoist and entertainer, recorded 'This Is the Day of Days' and 'Just a Crazy Song' for Columbia DB702; Peabody was a popular novelty act of the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Columbia DB702 Instrumental
Ernest Hastings recorded "A Soldier's Reminiscences" and "Church Bells as We Hear Them" for Columbia in the early 1920s. These are descriptive or programme pieces for recitation or instrumental performance.AI summary
Columbia 2451 Instrumental
Ernest Rutterford on Columbia IS-series performs Scottish Strathspeys and reels, traditional dance music recorded acoustically or in the early electric era.AI summary
Columbia IS1034 Instrumental
Eugène Ysaÿe was one of the supreme violinists of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, a towering figure in the Belgian school whose influence on violin playing was immense. This Columbia pressing, catalogue 36521, contains his recording of Wieniawski's Mazurkas. Ysaÿe's recordings are scarce and always collected by students of the golden age of violin playing.AI summary
Columbia 36521 Instrumental
F. Fazio on banjo, performing Italian romantic songs for Columbia, a British pressing of the early 1930s.AI summary
Columbia 14415F Instrumental
Frank Banta and Jack Austin recorded 'Bunch of Keys' and 'Kitten on the Keys' for Columbia, novelty piano pieces of the 1920s acoustic era. The high A-series catalogue number places this among Columbia's very early releases.AI summary
Columbia A3687 Instrumental