47 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
47 records matching
A Fox recorded 'Mazurka' by Godard and 'Air de Ballet' for Winner catalogue 2340, likely mid-1920s.AI summary
Winner 2340 Instrumental
A Fox recorded 'Mazurka Godard' and 'Air de Ballet' for Winner catalogue 2340, from the late 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary
Winner 2340 Instrumental
Alfredo credited on Winner 4700, a small British label. The titles suggest orchestral or light classical material typical of the 1920s–1930s.AI summary
Winner 4700 Instrumental
An unnamed band recorded two waltzes—'Sumurun Waltz' and 'Empire Waltz'—for Winner, a cheap British pressing house of the early 20th century. No artist credit is given.AI summary
Winner 2116 Instrumental
A band recording of two marches and a novelty piece on Winner: 'March Past of the Brigade' and 'Fire Alarm'. The orchestra is not identified, and the disc dates from the early 1920s.AI summary
Winner 2041 Instrumental
Billy Whitlock on Winner 2044, performing 'Skaters Waltz' and 'Dainty Daisy Dimple'.AI summary
Winner 2044 Instrumental
Billy Whitlock on Winner 2047 with 'Laughing Billy' and 'International Jig'.AI summary
Winner 2047 Instrumental
Billy Whitlock, credited on Winner, a cheap British budget label, with instrumental or character piece titles suggesting folksong or novelty arrangement.AI summary
Winner 4535 Instrumental
Chris Hall performing two novelty piano pieces on Winner, a cheap British label of the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Winner 5191 Instrumental
A descriptive phonograph recording titled 'A Hunting Scene' and 'A Sailor's Life' on Winner 2401, from the early 1900s.AI summary
Winner 2401 Instrumental
An instrumental or descriptive recording of 'John Peel', the traditional English hunting song, issued on Winner, a small British label. The catalogue number and two-part structure suggest an acoustic or early electrical recording, likely from the 1920s.AI summary
Winner 5206 Instrumental
Dudley Roy recorded patriotic and light concert music for Winner, a British label of the 1920s–1930s; little is known of this artist.AI summary
Winner 2121 Instrumental
Fred Wildon recorded 'Phonfiddleoddities', a novelty instrumental title, for Winner Records; the artist and title are not recorded in standard discographies.AI summary
Winner 3821 Instrumental
George Ackroyd recorded 'Faust Fantasia' in two parts for Winner, a small British label active in the early 20th century.AI summary
Winner 2461 Instrumental
A piano or instrumental duo credited as Gross-Bart on Winner 5408, performing 'There's Something in your Eyes' and 'Pagan Serenade'; Winner was a small British label active in the 1920s and 1930s.AI summary
Winner 5408 Instrumental
A piano-accompanied ragtime piece credited to H Cove and T Yorke on Winner, a British label of the early 1910s. The title 'Hear that Orchestra Rag' suggests a novelty rag with orchestral effects, typical of the period's popular instrumental piano music.AI summary
Winner 2285 Instrumental
Hal Swain on Winner 4626, performing novelty sax-based material. Swain appears to have been a minor novelty performer recorded by Winner, the prolific British budget label.AI summary
Winner 4626 Instrumental
The HM Irish Guards Band was the military brass band of the Irish Guards regiment. This Winner label recording of two marches, 'Light Cavalry' and 'Punjab March', represents the standard military band repertoire of the 1920s and 1930s.AI summary
Winner 2756 Instrumental
HM Irish Guards Band on Winner 2801, performing "Regimental Marches".AI summary
Winner 2801 Instrumental
Hudson performing two pieces on Winner, a British budget label: 'Magic Notes' and 'Tom Thumb's Drum'.AI summary
Winner 5415 Instrumental
John Barbirolli, who became one of the most celebrated British conductors of the twentieth century, performing here as a cellist — 'The Broken Melody' and the Adagio from Beethoven with a quartet — on Winner catalogue 2148. This is a duplicate of id 20961 in this collection; early Barbirolli cello recordings predate his conducting career and are significant historical documents.AI summary
Winner 2148 Instrumental
John Barbirolli performing 'The Broken Melody' and the Adagio from Beethoven with a quartet on Winner catalogue 2148 — a duplicate of id 19705. Both copies should be compared for condition; early Barbirolli cello recordings are significant historical documents of his playing career before conducting.AI summary
Winner 2148 Instrumental
Piano duet—L. Shakespeare and E. Rutterford—of Weber's Last Waltz and another piece on Winner, a cheap British label of the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Winner 3440 Instrumental
Mackenzie Murdoch plays Scotch melodies in two parts on Winner 2430.AI summary
Winner 2430 Instrumental
Mackey performs these two numbers for Winner, a budget British label of the 1920s-30s.AI summary
Winner 4717 Instrumental
The Novelty Trio credited on Winner 3897, performing 'Jennie' and 'I'm just a little blue'; Winner was a small British label.AI summary
Winner 3897 Instrumental
O Oakley and V Opferman performing 'Home Sweet Home' and Paderewski's 'Minuet' on Winner. Both are acoustic-era parlour recordings of classical parlour pieces.AI summary
Winner 2440 Instrumental
Percy Honri, a British mouth-organ player and entertainer, recorded 'Rubinstein's Melody in F' and 'Barcarolle' for Winner 2542. Honri was known for skillful harmonica playing.AI summary
Winner 2542 Instrumental
Pipe Major Forsyth performing traditional Scottish pipe music 'Flowers of the Forest' and 'Barren Rocks of Aden' on Winner 2108.AI summary
Winner 2108 Instrumental
A quartet performing 'Caprice' and 'Butterflies' on Winner, a British budget label; without artist attribution, identity and era cannot be precisely established, though the repertoire and label suggest early-to-mid twentieth century light instrumental material.AI summary
Winner 2161 Instrumental
A Quartet performing two light classical pieces on Winner, a small British label: Hoffmann's Barcarolle and a Scotch Air, catalogue 2407.AI summary
Winner 2407 Instrumental
Harry Reser, the banjo virtuoso, on Winner 4880, performing 'Sonny Boy' and 'Blue Grass', likely mid-to-late 1920s.AI summary
Winner 4880 Instrumental
Reser on Winner 3795, 'Kitten on the Keys' / Samuels' 'Down old Virginia Way'. 'Kitten on the Keys' is a famous ragtime piano composition by Edward Confrey (1921).AI summary
Winner 3795 Instrumental
Harry Reser, the banjo virtuoso, on Winner 3812, performing 'Plantation Home' and 'Tomorrow' (Bailey's Lucky 7), likely mid-to-late 1920s.AI summary
Winner 3812 Instrumental
Ronald Gourley recorded 'Tale of the Woods' and 'Half a Dozen What Nots' for Winner W16. Winner was a budget British dance label of the 1920s-1930s.AI summary
Winner W16 Instrumental
Rudy Starita, the Trinidadian xylophonist and bandleader, performing instrumental novelty numbers on Winner, a British budget label of the late 1920s or 1930s.AI summary
Winner 5355 Instrumental
Salvatore Scala recorded two banjo solos, including variations on 'My Old Kentucky Home', for Winner Records. Scala was a solo instrumentalist and this illustrates the variety of solo performers recorded on Winner's budget label.AI summary
Winner 4533 Instrumental
Salvatore Scala, a banjo player, recorded 'Lolly Pops' and 'Pickins' for Winner 4452. A minor dance recording on a budget British label.AI summary
Winner 4452 Instrumental
Samuels Band's instrumental sides on Winner, a cheap British label popular for dance and novelty material.AI summary
Winner 3975 Instrumental
Sgt Hunt performs 'Killarney' and a descriptive 'Post Horn Galop' on Winner 2531, from the acoustic era. Winner was a budget British label active from the 1900s.AI summary
Winner 2531 Instrumental
Shakespeare & Rutterford recorded two instrumental pieces for Winner in the 1930s, a cheap British marque.AI summary
Winner 4151 Instrumental
T. Dewar performing two classical salon pieces on Winner 2265; likely early 1900s, routine light-orchestral repertoire.AI summary
Winner 2265 Instrumental
Ted Dewar performing two piano pieces (a mazurka and a serenade) on Winner Records, a British budget label.AI summary
Winner 2287 Instrumental
Ventura playing two Cole Porter standards, 'Blue Prelude' and 'Night and Day', on the Winner label. Winner was a short-lived cheap British marque of the 1930s.AI summary
Winner W31 Instrumental
The Versatile Three (likely spelled phonetically as 'Vesatile' on the label) perform two popular standards on Winner, a cheap British marque of the late 1920s and 30s.AI summary
Winner 3504 Instrumental
Whitlock's Xylophonians on Winner, a minor British label of the 1920s–30s, with novelty dance titles suggesting light-hearted instrumental recordings.AI summary
Winner 4231 Instrumental
William Ditcham performs 'Alabama Skedaddle' and 'Baby's Lullaby' on Winner, a British acoustic-era label whose early catalogue is now scarce.AI summary
Winner 2156 Instrumental