965 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Magda Szemere performing Sarasate's 'Zigeunerweisen' across two sides on Parlophone E10030. Szemere is not a widely documented name in general violin discography; the Parlophone E-series is a standard interwar pressing.AI summary
Parlophone E10030 Instrumental
Mahmoud Almaz performing two pieces of Arabic classical or traditional music on Gramophone 12016. The titles are transcribed from Arabic and suggest Middle Eastern classical repertoire or maqam music.AI summary
Grammavox 12016/12017 Instrumental
An Arabic mawwal, the improvised vocal form, 'Oum fi dough el lel', in two parts by Mahmoud Almaz on the British Grammavox label.AI summary
Grammavox 12006/12007 Instrumental
Malcolm McEachern performing 'Le Cor' on Vocalion C01019. McEachern was a Scottish harmonica virtuoso and composer active in the 1920s–30s, and this side represents his art-music approach to the instrument.AI summary
Vocalion C01019 Instrumental
Mandell on Imperial 2191, performing 'Pickin' Petals off o' Daisies' and 'Piccolo Pete'. Imperial was a minor British label.AI summary
Imperial 2191 Instrumental
Mandell recorded 'Tiptoe Through the Tulips' and a 'Valse Chromatique' for Victor 212, an early American issue likely from the 1920s.AI summary
Victor 212 Instrumental
Marcel Bianchi recorded these two instrumental pieces for Vogue: 'Parfum' and '[Title unclear — possibly a foreign-language title]'. The Vogue label was a French imprint. Bianchi's identity and the pieces themselves are not well documented.AI summary
Vogue V3286 Instrumental
Marcel Bianchi recorded these two instrumental pieces—a polka and a Hawaiian-inflected tango—for Vog, a European label; the catalogue number and period suggest the 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary
Vogue V3503 Instrumental
Marcel Bianchi with Hurricane Boogie and Aloha Boogie on Vogue V3233.AI summary
Vogue V3233 Instrumental
Marek Weber, a Central European bandleader, performing two orchestral pieces—a waltz and an orchestral novelty—on Tower, a small British label.AI summary
Tower 2009 Instrumental
Marie Hall was a celebrated British violinist and concerto soloist of the early 20th century; this His Master's Voice 78 is a solo violin recording of 'Jota Aragonesa', a Spanish showpiece.AI summary
His Master's Voice 2-07956 Instrumental
Marimbaphone Band performing 'At the Cotton Pickers' Ball' and a novelty piece on Columbia 2909, a British dance recording from the 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 2909 Instrumental
Mario de Pietro performing 'Czardas' and 'Tarantella Giocosa' on Decca F1952, likely a violinist playing virtuoso showpieces.AI summary
Decca F1952 Instrumental
Mario Harp Lorenzi recorded 'Le Cygne' (Saint-Saëns' 'The Swan') and 'Rendezvous' for Columbia, offering harp performances of salon-classical repertoire; a specialist instrumentalist.AI summary
Columbia FB1994 Instrumental
Mario Lorenzi on Columbia, recorded for the company's FB (12-inch) series; these instrumental pieces exploit the harp's timbre in the interwar period.AI summary
Columbia FB1916 Instrumental
Mario Lorenzi performing harp music with Scottish and Irish titles on Broadcast, a small British label.AI summary
Broadcast 3205 Instrumental
Marjorie Hayward performs 'Romance' and 'Valse' on His Master's Voice, a salon or light instrumental recording from the acoustic era, likely 1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1926 Instrumental
Mark Hambourg was a Russian-born British pianist who had a major concert career from the late nineteenth century into the mid-twentieth century, recording extensively for HMV. This HMV D766 disc contains Manuel de Falla's 'Fantasia Baetica' across two sides — one of the most demanding and unusual works in the piano repertoire. A Hambourg recording of the Falla Fantasia is a rare and significant document.AI summary
His Master's Voice D766 Instrumental
Mary Law on Zonophone with two cello or string pieces: 'Le Cygne' and 'L'abeille' (the Swan and the Bee), and a movement from Moszkowski's Op. 35, No. 5—likely an instrumentalist on an early Gramophone Company subsidiary.AI summary
Zonophone A141 Instrumental
Massed Scottish pipe bands performing traditional marches and national airs on the Rae MacIntosh label. This appears to be a Scottish regional pressing, likely from the 1930s or 1940s.AI summary
RaeMacIntosh Instrumental
Matt Malneck with C Gibbons recorded 'On the Air' and 'Till Tomorrow' for Columbia; Malneck was an accomplished violinist and composer of the 1930s–40s.AI summary
Columbia DB1001 Instrumental
Maurice Cole was a British organist or pianist of the early 20th century. This Aco Records side, 'Naila Waltz' and (2 sides), presents instrumental dance music, likely from the 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary
Aco 16111 Instrumental
Maurice Cole playing piano solos 'Danse Nègre' and 'Humoreske' on Aco G15351.AI summary
Aco G15351 Instrumental
Maurice Cole plays The Bee's Wedding and Prelude, and Papillons and Moment musical, on Aco G15387.AI summary
Aco G15387 Instrumental
Max Geldray, a renowned harmonica virtuoso, recorded 'Ruby' and 'Harmonica Rag' for Columbia Records, catalogue DB3301. Geldray was a famous performer on radio and recording in the 1940s–50s, and his nimble harmonica technique made him a popular recording artist.AI summary
Columbia DB3301 Instrumental
Max Jaffa, a British violinist and light music entertainer, recorded "Violin Boogie" and "Violin Samba" for Columbia. Jaffa was known for accessible, jazzy violin pieces that sat between classical and dance music.AI summary
Columbia DB3646 Instrumental
Max Rosen, a virtuoso violinist, on 'Humoreske' and 'Thais Meditation', Brunswick 50110. Rosen was active in the 1920s-30s recording era.AI summary
Brunswick 50110 Instrumental
Maxim Turganoff, credited on Piccadilly 5116, performs 'Elegie' and 'Chanson Hindoue'. Piccadilly was a cheap British label of the early 1930s.AI summary
Piccadilly 5116 Instrumental
May A. Mayer performing piano pieces "Rustle of Spring" and "Murmur of Zephyrs" on Edis, an obscure British label.AI summary
Edison 52142 Instrumental
May Milner credited on Lud, an obscure small British label, performing light instrumental and sentimental material.AI summary
Ludgate 4402 Instrumental
Billy Mayerl, the British syncopated-piano virtuoso, plays 'I've Never Seen a Straight Banana' and 'Perhaps You'll Think of Me' on Vocalion.AI summary
Vocalion X9941 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
Billy Mayerl, the British pianist and composer of light classical and novelty music, recorded these songs with vocalist Marjorie Farrar for Columbia. Mayerl was one of the most prolific British recording artists of the 1920s and 1930s, known for jazzy, rhythmically inventive piano.AI summary
Columbia 5281 Instrumental
The Meistersingers Brass Quartette performing Victorian parlour songs on the Neo label; a brass ensemble playing light vocal material.AI summary
Neo 16183/4 Instrumental
Mel Henke performing standards on Vitacoustic, an obscure and short-lived British label.AI summary
Vitacoustic 3 Instrumental
Melsa recorded 'Zapateado' and 'Caprice Vienois' for Brunswick. The repertoire and artist name suggest a European classical or salon music recording, likely from the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Brunswick 5110 Instrumental
The Miami Marimba Band with The Prisoner's Song and Sometime on Vocalion 15054.AI summary
Vocalion 15054 Instrumental
Michael Zacharewitsch plays Barcarolle and Intermezzo on Velvet Face 1039.AI summary
Velvet Face 1039 Instrumental
His Master's Voice B517 Instrumental
Michael Zacharewitsch, a violinist or instrumentalist of the early 20th century, performing two Romantic pieces—Legende and Romanze—for the VF label, an obscure British or continental imprint.AI summary
Velvet Face 517 Instrumental
Michele Ortuso on His Master's Voice B3651, 'Teasin' the Frets' and 'Lollipops'; an obscure acoustic guitarist from the early electrical era.AI summary
His Master's Voice B3651 Instrumental
Mike Bernard performing two instrumental novelty pieces on Regal, a major British label. Bernard was a celebrated American ragtime and piano virtuoso of the early twentieth century; UK copies of his recordings are uncommon.AI summary
Regal 6077 Instrumental
An unnamed military band recorded two classical wedding march standards—Mendelssohn's 'Wedding March' and Rossini's 'William Tell Overture'—for Stars, an obscure British label. No artist or conductor is credited.AI summary
The Stars 22 Instrumental
Two military-band marches, 'Viscount Nelson' and 'The Uhlan's Call', on Duophone.AI summary
Duophone D516 Instrumental
Miss Ninja Victor Tobing, credited on a Columbia GJ (colonial or Eastern) series disc, performing Indonesian or tropical music, likely 1930s.AI summary
Columbia GJ352 Instrumental
The Mississippi Coons recorded "Tents of Arabs" and "Twelfth Street Rag" for Homochord catalogue 173. This appears to be an early dance or instrumental recording, likely from the 1920s, with a group name that reflects the racial nomenclature of the era.AI summary
Hom H173 Instrumental
Mitchell and Shepherd performing two marches, 'Blaze Away' and 'Under the Double Eagle', on Imperial 1095, a British brass or military band recording from the 1920s.AI summary
Imperial 1095 Instrumental