965 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Lawrence Coates recorded 'Black and White Ragtime' and 'Red Pepper Rag' for Regal, catalogue 6236, in the early 1920s.AI summary
Regal 6236 Instrumental
Leon Goossens, the celebrated British oboist, performed with a piano accompanist (credited as 'Simple Aveu'), recorded for Columbia. Goossens was one of the finest oboists of the mid-20th century and recorded extensively.AI summary
Columbia DB600 Instrumental
Le Messe de Saint Hubert perform 'Trompes de Chasse', traditional French hunting-horn fanfares, on the Odeon label's international catalogue.AI summary
Odeon 33125 Instrumental
Leader for Broadcast, performing novelty numbers including the Disney-themed 'Wedding of Mister Mickey Mouse' and 'Blue Moments'. Both artist and label are obscure.AI summary
Broadcast 3358 Instrumental
Lee Sims was an American pianist known for light, sentimental piano solos in the 1920s-30s. This Brunswick 3266 pressing features ballad material, a typical recording for this artist.AI summary
Brunswick 3266 Instrumental
Lee Sims, an American pianist and entertainer, recorded 'Falling in Love with You' and 'Song of the Wanderer' for Brunswick; Sims was known for his light jazz and popular piano recordings of the 1920s–1930s.AI summary
Brunswick 3551 Instrumental
Lee Stafford performing 'Heliotrope Bouquet' and 'Winter Garden Rag' on Castle 10, an untraced early British label with a very low catalogue number.AI summary
Castle 10 Instrumental
Leff Pouishnoff, a pianist, on Columbia 4830 with 'Moment Musicale' and 'Tango', from Columbia's early numerical catalogue.AI summary
Columbia 4830 Instrumental
Leggett and Nightingale with Two Little Finches Polka and, by a band, Jock's Patrol on Empire 5239.AI summary
Empire 5239 Instrumental
Len Fillis performing 'Suite Strings' and 'Tamin' the Tenor' on Columbia 4161, a light instrumental recording.AI summary
Columbia 4161 Instrumental
Len Fillis Entertainers on Columbia, light novelty songs of the late 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 5328 Instrumental
Lennington H Shewell performing 'Dancing with tears in my eyes' and 'Lover come back to me' on theremin, His Master's Voice B3626. The theremin was an early electronic instrument, novelty in the 1920s–30s; Shewell is not a widely known performer.AI summary
His Master's Voice B3626 Instrumental
Leo Ornstein was a Russian-born American pianist and composer, a radical modernist figure whose early performances of dissonant music caused a sensation in the 1910s. This Columbia disc, catalogue 2449, contains his 'Etude on Black Keys' and a Chopin Impromptu. Ornstein's recordings are uncommon and of interest to collectors of early twentieth-century piano music.AI summary
Columbia 2449 Instrumental
Leo Strokoff recorded 'Minuet' and 'Gavotte' for Columbia, apparently a violinist or pianist performing salon pieces. The artist is not otherwise documented.AI summary
Columbia 2577 Instrumental
Leopold Godowsky performing his 'Rondo Capriccioso' and a Rigoletto paraphrase on Brunswick 50116 — a second copy of the same disc as id 14461. Both copies should be compared for condition; Godowsky's Brunswick recordings are seriously collected by devotees of golden-age piano playing.AI summary
Brunswick 50116 Instrumental
Leopold Godowsky was one of the most technically extraordinary pianists of the early twentieth century, famous for his fiendishly difficult transcriptions of Chopin studies. This Brunswick disc, catalogue 50008, contains his 'Marche Militaire' (Schubert transcription) and 'Fantaisie Impromptu' (Chopin). Godowsky's recordings are seriously collected by devotees of golden-age piano playing.AI summary
Brunswick 50008 Instrumental
Leopold Godowsky, one of the most technically extraordinary pianists of the early twentieth century, performing Chopin's Polonaise in A Flat and Liszt's 'Liebesträume' on Brunswick catalogue 50024. Godowsky's recordings are seriously collected by devotees of golden-age piano playing.AI summary
Brunswick 50024 Instrumental
Leopold Godowsky, one of the most technically extraordinary pianists of the early twentieth century, performing his 'Rondo Capriccioso' and a Rigoletto paraphrase on Brunswick 50116. Godowsky's recordings are seriously collected by devotees of golden-age piano playing. Note that id 14137 in this collection appears to be an identical disc.AI summary
Brunswick 50116 Instrumental
Leopold Godowsky, one of the most technically extraordinary pianists of the early twentieth century, performing his own 'Music Box' and 'Playera' on Brunswick catalogue 15081. Godowsky's recordings are seriously collected by devotees of golden-age piano playing; this is a further title to complement the Brunswick 50000-series discs in this collection.AI summary
Brunswick 15081 Instrumental
Les Paul, the pioneering electric guitarist and innovator of multitrack recording, performing two standards—the bossa-nova classic 'Brazil' and 'Lover'—on Capitol.AI summary
Capitol 15037 Instrumental
Les Paul recorded 'Three Little Words' and 'Moon of Manakoora' for Capitol. Paul was an American guitarist and recording artist known for pioneering multitrack recording and electric guitar innovations.AI summary
Capitol CL13603 Instrumental
Les Paul was an American guitarist and inventor who pioneered multi-track recording; these Capitol sides from his early career showcase his innovative guitar work and jazz sensibility.AI summary
Capitol CL13835 Instrumental
Les Paul, the American guitarist and pioneer of the solid-body electric guitar and multi-track recording, on Brunswick with 'Guitar Boogie' and 'Steel Guitar Rag'—early showcase recordings of his revolutionary technique.AI summary
Brunswick 05311 Instrumental
Les Paul, 'Walkin' and Whistlin' Blues' and 'By the Light of the Silvery Moon', on Capitol CL13568; Paul was a guitar virtuoso and pioneer of electric-guitar technique and multi-track recording, one of the most innovative musicians of the 1950s.AI summary
Capitol CL13568 Instrumental
Les Paul, the pioneering electric guitarist, recording engineer and entertainer, on Capitol with 'Chicken Reel' and 'Mockin' Bird Hill'. These are instrumental recordings from his prolific postwar period.AI summary
Capitol CL13466 Instrumental
Liam Walsh performed Scottish bagpipe music—'Blackbird' and 'Salamanca'—for His Master's Voice, likely in the 1920s–1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1947 Instrumental
Liberace with Unchained Melody and Bridges at Toko-Ri on Philips PB430.AI summary
Philips PB430 Instrumental
Liberace on Columbia DB3834, performing 'I Don't Care' and 'As Time Goes By'. Liberace was an American pianist and entertainer of enormous popularity in the 1950s, known for virtuosic playing and flamboyant showmanship.AI summary
Columbia DB3834 Instrumental
Liberace on Brunswick 05055, 'It's Shadow Time' / 'Velvet Moon'. Liberace was the flamboyant pianist and entertainer who rose to major fame in the 1950s on television and records.AI summary
Brunswick 05055 Instrumental
Parlophone R20434 Instrumental
Lira de San Cristobal was a Mexican or Central American string ensemble; this Peerless record of 'La Chiapaneca' and 'Sandunga' brings Latin-American regional music to British listeners in the early commercial recording era.AI summary
Peerless 2021 Instrumental
London Radio on Columbia 4556, performing two instrumental dance pieces from the mid-1920s.AI summary
Columbia 4556 Instrumental
Edison 14 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
Lorenzi on Columbia FB1406 with novelty instrumental items 'Celebratin'' and 'The Whistling Waltz'; an unidentified performer on Columbia's budget FB series.AI summary
Columbia FB1406 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
Louis and Lewis performing novelty instrumental or comedy material on Regal, a budget British label.AI summary
Regal 6927 Instrumental
Louis and Lewis recorded 'Fiddle Fun' for Regal, a budget British label, likely 1920s–30s. The title and pairing suggest light dance-novelty or instrumental material.AI summary
Regal 6927 Instrumental
Louis Revel on Piccadilly Records, catalogue C359, with 'Vive la Libertà' and 'Poet and Peasant'. Piccadilly was a cheap British marque of the 1930s, and this catalogue number suggests an early pressing.AI summary
Piccadilly c359 Instrumental
Lyster & Cooke performing light classical or sentimental material on Bell, a minor early label.AI summary
Bell 6 Instrumental
M Hofer performing Tyrolean yodel material on Polyphon: 'D'Steandloan' and 'A Weaner Jodler'.AI summary
Polyphon 3732 Instrumental
M. Weber (piccolo) performing 'Sylvia' and 'Polacca the Picaroon' on Musogram, a short-lived British label.AI summary
Musogram 169 Instrumental
Mackenzie Murdoch plays Scotch melodies in two parts on Winner 2430.AI summary
Winner 2430 Instrumental
Mackenzie-Rogan's Military Band on Duo, a short-lived and obscure British label, catalogue 5096. The classical instrumental repertoire ('Minuet' and 'Gavotte') was standard for military bands of the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Duophone B5096 Instrumental
Mackey recorded 'Dog on the Piano' and 'Araby' for Columbia, catalogue 3822, in the mid-1920s.AI summary
Columbia 3822 Instrumental
Mackey performs two instrumental pieces, 'Night' and 'Mignonette', on Columbia British 3911, from the early 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 3911 Instrumental
Mackey performs these two numbers for Winner, a budget British label of the 1920s-30s.AI summary
Winner 4717 Instrumental