42 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
42 records matching
An Accordion Band on Decca with catalogue number TEST; this is a test or sample pressing, not a commercial release. The Decca TEST prefix is not a standard catalogue prefix and suggests an experimental or quality-control issue.AI summary
Decca TEST Instrumental
Albert Whelan, the British violin virtuoso and accompanist, recorded 'Three Trees' and 'Preacher and the Bear' for Decca, drawing-room and novelty material from the 1930s-40s.AI summary
Decca F2697 Instrumental
Albert Whelan, a British whistler and entertainer, performing 'Three Trees' and 'Preacher and the Bear' on Decca. Whelan was famous for his virtuosic whistling and recorded prolifically in the acoustic and early electric era.AI summary
Decca F2697 Instrumental
Albert Whelan, a whistler and entertainer of the early acoustic era, performs 'Three Trees' and 'Preacher and the Bear' on Decca. Whelan was known for his whistling solos and signature tunes.AI summary
Decca F2697 Instrumental
Anton Karas, the Viennese zither virtuoso famous for the *The Third Man* film score, recorded the theme and related material for Decca.AI summary
Decca F9235 Instrumental
Arthur Young on Decca F5709, with blues material. Young is not a major-label recording artist and little is known of him.AI summary
Decca F5709 Instrumental
Billy Mayerl, the influential British light-music composer and pianist, performing two of his own piano pieces—"Marigold" and "Sweet William"—on Decca F8250.AI summary
Decca F8250 Instrumental
Borrah Minevitch, the Russian-American harmonica virtuoso and bandleader, recorded 'Limehouse Blues' and 'You are my lucky Star' for Decca F5833, a UK pressing from the mid-1930s. Minevitch's 'Harmonica Rascals' were a popular stage and recording act.AI summary
Decca F5833 Instrumental
Cecil Johnson, an accomplished piano entertainer of the 1930s-1940s, performs on this Decca side titled 'Day's Broadcasting', with both sides credited as such — suggesting a topical or novelty piece about radio entertainment.AI summary
Decca F6236 Instrumental
Charles Smart's arrangement of the Bridal Chorus and Wedding March, standard organ or piano repertoire recorded for Decca's F-series around the late 1940s.AI summary
Decca F10252 Instrumental
Charlie Kunz was a hugely successful British pianist of the 1930s-50s, best known for his 'Kunz Revivals' medley series which mixed popular and classical melodies. This Decca pressing of 'Kunz Revivals (34)' represents one entry in his enormous discography; Kunz was a prolific and popular recording artist whose sides were pressed in vast quantities.AI summary
Decca F6385 Instrumental
Charlie Kunz, a popular British pianist of light classical and novelty music, recorded prolifically for Decca from the 1930s onwards; this is one of his 'Revivals' series.AI summary
Decca F6864 Instrumental
Charlie Kunz, a British pianist famous for 'Medley' recordings, issued this Medley No. 121 on Decca, part of an enormous series of compilations of popular tunes that made him a household name.AI summary
Decca F10771 Instrumental
Charlie Kunz, the popular German-British pianist, recorded 'Old Time Music Hall' (both sides) for Decca F11007 in the late 1950s.AI summary
Decca F11007 Instrumental
Cor Steyn recorded a 'Popular Selection' for Decca F6244, described as two sides. An unrecognised artist on a standard Decca popular release.AI summary
Decca F6244 Instrumental
Count Mazzaglia Cutelli recorded this novelty instrumental for Decca, featuring Mickey Mouse cartoon character themes, likely from the mid-1930s when such licensed material was popular.AI summary
Decca F3175 Instrumental
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Fred Hartley was a British xylophone and percussion virtuoso popular in the 1930s and 1940s; this Decca side represents a specialist instrumental performer from the dance-band era, though catalogue details are incomplete.AI summary
Decca F3859 Instrumental
Freddie Fisher was an American harmonica player and bandleader of the 1930s-40s; this Decca pressing pairs two of his jazz-inflected harmonica recordings.AI summary
Decca 1400 Instrumental
George Nepla performing Māori songs on Decca, including the well-known Māori songs 'Pokare Kare Ānā' and 'Haere Rā'. Nepla was a New Zealand performer, and these recordings reflect the inter-war interest in colonial and indigenous music.AI summary
Decca F5906 Instrumental
H Hall recorded 'Hieland Laddie' and 'Sylvia waltz' for Decca, catalogue F2357, likely from the 1930s.AI summary
Decca F2357 Instrumental
H Roy recording two ragtime piano pieces on Decca F9145, likely from the 1940s.AI summary
Decca F9145 Instrumental
H Roy recorded two rag compositions 'That Mysterious Rag' and 'Leicester Square Rag' on Decca F9145, a British instrumental recording from the mid-1930s.AI summary
Decca F9145 Instrumental
Harry Grove Trio recorded light entertainment material on Decca, including 'Meet Mister Callaghan' and 'Intermezzo Escape to Happiness'. The F9000 series places this in the late 1940s.AI summary
Decca F9969 Instrumental
Hill is not identified in standard discographies. 'Village Jazz Band' and 'Farmyard Symphony' are recorded on Decca F2172, a catalogue number consistent with mid-1930s release.AI summary
Decca F2172 Instrumental
Jesse Crawford, an American organist famous for his theatre-organ improvisations, on Decca. Crawford was enormously popular in the 1920s–1930s but has fallen out of fashion.AI summary
Decca F5221 Instrumental
John Watt's Songs from the Films, a collection from animated or film material on Decca. Watt was a British composer and songwriter of light music; this side represents the commercial film-music market of the 1940s–50s.AI summary
Decca F5462 Instrumental
Lally recorded 'Nursery Fusileers' and 'Cupid's Army' for Decca F2427. The titles and artist suggest novelty or children's material from the 1930s–40s.AI summary
Decca F2427 Instrumental
Lord Rockingham's XI achieved a number-one hit with 'Hoots Mon', a novelty instrumental that became famous through BBC radio exposure in 1958; this Decca pressing pairs it with 'Blue Train', a jazzier B-side.AI summary
Decca F11059 Instrumental
Lord Rockingham's XI, the novelty instrumental group, perform 'Wee Tom' and 'Lady Rockingham I presume' on Decca. This is likely from the 1950s when the group was active.AI summary
Decca F11104 Instrumental
Lou Holden and the Disciples of Rhythm recorded 'Ferryboat Serenade' and 'Swiss Bellringer' for Decca F7716, a British Decca pressing.AI summary
Decca F7716 Instrumental
Mario de Pietro performing 'Czardas' and 'Tarantella Giocosa' on Decca F1952, likely a violinist playing virtuoso showpieces.AI summary
Decca F1952 Instrumental
Billy Mayerl, the renowned British composer and pianist, performs his own composition 'Nola' and 'Marigold' on Decca F7945 from the 1930s. Mayerl's recordings of his jazzy piano compositions are sought after by collectors of British light music and jazz piano.AI summary
Decca F7945 Instrumental
Billy Mayerl, the British pianist and composer, on Decca F8006 with 'Pedigree on Pomander Walk' and his famous novelty solo 'Kitten on the Keys'.AI summary
Decca F8006 Instrumental
Popeye recorded 'Tiger Rag' and 'Nobody's Sweetheart' for Decca (F6148) in the 1930s. This is likely novelty material tied to the cartoon character, rather than a jazz classic.AI summary
Decca F6148 Instrumental
Primo Scala's accordion band, 'Estudiantina' and 'The Skaters' Waltz', on Decca MW29; Scala was a celebrated British-Italian accordion virtuoso who led one of the most popular light-music ensembles of the 1930s and 1940s, and these novelty and classical waltzes showcase the accordion's versatility.AI summary
Decca MW29 Instrumental
Stanelli recorded 'Hornchestra' for Decca in the 1930s—a novelty side featuring horn effects or a horn-based ensemble piece.AI summary
Decca F3922 Instrumental
Stanelli recorded a novelty instrumental piece called 'Hornchestra' (or 'Horn Orchestra') for Decca, where both sides are the same recording. Stanelli was likely a performer specialising in comic or novelty instrumental effects, with this piece probably featuring creative use of horns or kazoo-type sound effects.AI summary
Decca F3922 Instrumental
Stone is not identified in standard discographies. 'Mama I wanna make Rhythm' and 'Ti-pi-tin' are recorded on Decca F6664, a catalogue number consistent with the late 1930s–early 1940s.AI summary
Decca F6664 Instrumental
Stone, Campoli and Rietto—likely a chamber ensemble, possibly including Angelo Campoli (violinist)—recorded "Waltz Memories" and its continuation for Decca K726.AI summary
Decca K726 Instrumental
Tony Lowry on Decca F5533, performing 'A bouquet of serenades' on both sides. A light instrumental or vocal recording from the 1930s-40s; Decca was a major British label.AI summary
Decca F5533 Instrumental
Willard Cele performing 'Penny Whistle Boogie' and 'Penny Whistle Blues' on Decca, likely from the late 1940s or 1950s.AI summary
Decca F9691 Instrumental
William Murdoch, a Scottish pianist, recorded tango and Spanish guitar repertoire for Decca early in the label's existence, representing the instrumental variety sides common in the 1930s.AI summary
Decca F3584 Instrumental