965 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Mitchell & Shepherd perform 'Woodland Flowers' and a 'Selection of Scotch Airs' on Imperial, a cheap British budget label of the early 1930s. The artists are not well documented.AI summary
Imperial 1096 Instrumental
Moriz Rosenthal, the celebrated Austro-Hungarian virtuoso pianist, performs 'Vienna Carnival' in two parts on this Parlophone electrical recording, catalogue E11079, from the late 1920s.AI summary
Parlophone E11079 Instrumental
Mose Tapiero, an instrumentalist or light soloist, performs 'The Carnival of Venice' and 'The Nightingale Waltz' on Regal, standard salon or concert pieces.AI summary
Regal 6212 Instrumental
Mr. Bachmann performing instrumental solo pieces—a serenade and novelty number—on JBullB (J. Bull), an obscure British label of the early 1930s.AI summary
John Bull 118 Instrumental
Musical Avolos on Zonophone X46753, performing 'American Medley'. Zonophone was a subsidiary of The Gramophone Company and pressed British and European recordings. The Avolos may have been a musical group or pseudonym.AI summary
Zonophone X46753 Instrumental
Nat Shilkert, American conductor and composer, recorded 'Flapperette' and 'Doll Dance' for His Master's Voice (B2505) in the 1920s. Shilkert was a prolific recording conductor and composer of light novelty pieces.AI summary
His Master's Voice B2505 Instrumental
The Neva Balalaika Players, a folk ensemble performing Russian or Eastern European repertoire on Octacros, an obscure British label.AI summary
Octacros 462 Instrumental
New Melody Boys on St Records, a British label, performing a medley of turn-of-the-century popular songs.AI summary
Sterno 920 Instrumental
Norman Williams performing instrumental selections—'Lute Player' and 'There is a flower'—on GramD, an obscure or short-lived British label.AI summary
Grammavox 2098/2183 (D53) 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
Oakley and Morley performing march music ('Palladium March' and 'Drum Major') on Scala, a minor British label.AI summary
Scala 576 Instrumental
The Odeon Kingston-on-Thames organ plays You Me and Love, with the Odeon Worthing organ playing a Gay Divorce selection on the reverse, on Cinecord 03.AI summary
Cinecord 03 Instrumental
The Odeon Kingston-on-Thames organ plays My Heart Is Always Calling You, with the Odeon Haverstock Hill organ playing Continental on the reverse, on Cinecord 04.AI summary
Cinecord 04 Instrumental
The Odeon Wealdstone organ plays Pop Goes Your Heart, with the Odeon Haverstock Hill organ playing Happiness Ahead on the reverse, on Cinecord 02.AI summary
Cinecord 02 Instrumental
A record credited to Ohman on Brunswick, playing 'At Sundown' and 'South Wind', likely from the late 1920s.AI summary
Brunswick 3481 Instrumental
Olle Johnny's Dragspelork (a Swedish accordion ensemble) recorded a Scandinavian folk or traditional piece on the Scala label, a minor British imprint. Swedish folk recordings on British labels are uncommon in British collections.AI summary
Scala 392 Instrumental
Olly Oakley plays Spirit of the Glen and Sweep's Intermezzo on Velvet Face 1070.AI summary
Velvet Face 1070 Instrumental
Olly Oakley on Aco, catalogue 15018, performing traditional dance material ('Toronto jig', 'Coloured major march'). Oakley is an unrecognised artist on an obscure British label.AI summary
Aco G15018 Instrumental
Olly Oakley on HMV B1566, performing 'Darkey's awakening' and M E Flynn's 'Circus Galop', both presumably piano or instrumental pieces. The artist is not documented in standard references.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1566 Instrumental
Olly Oakley recorded 'The Drum March' and 'The Red Cockade' for Regal, a budget British label. Both are marches or patriotic/traditional titles, likely 1920s–30s.AI summary
Regal 6203 Instrumental
Olly Oakley on the obscure Sound label, catalogue 138, performing two instrumental pieces: 'Lancashire Clogs' and 'Banjo Oddity'.AI summary
Soundwave 138 Instrumental
Olly Oakley performing instrumental selections on Tri 429, a marginal British label. The catalogue number suggests a late 1920s or early 1930s recording.AI summary
Triumph 429 Instrumental
Olly Oakley, the most prolific English banjo soloist of the early gramophone era, plays 'The Gay Gossoon' and the 'Oakleigh Quickstep' on Homochord, the British Homophone Company's label.AI summary
Homochord H154 Instrumental
An orchestra and chorus credited to 'Orc/S Torch' recorded novelty instrumental pieces 'Flying Squad/Cat Burglar' and 'Atlantic Rollers' for Mood, catalogue 18; Mood was a small British label.AI summary
Mood 18 Instrumental
An orchestra (ensemble unidentified) recorded 'Rose Beetle Goes a Wooing' and 'Soldier on the Shelf' for the Phony label, catalogue 74. Phony was a small or short-lived British imprint; both titles suggest comic novelty or children's material.AI summary
Phonycord 74 Instrumental
An orchestra and bell ensemble performing 'Holiday Bells' and 'Brilliant Waltz' on the Play label, a small British imprint. Descriptive and novelty instrumental recordings of this type were common budget releases.AI summary
Play 103336 Instrumental
An organ plays Softly Awakes My Heart and a Great Masters selection on Hudson 1811.AI summary
Hudson 1811 Instrumental
Oswald Earle with Bandolero and, by the Kaiser Franz band, Cadets March on Melograph 18.AI summary
Melograph 18 Instrumental
P. Green Gob Music performing 'Sadie's Shawl' and 'March Hare' on Columbia DB3796.AI summary
Columbia DB3796 Instrumental
P. Green Gob Music performing 'Sadie's Shawl' and 'March Hare' on Columbia DB3796.AI summary
Columbia DB3796 Instrumental
Columbia 7255 Instrumental
The Pacey Trio, credited on the St label with two light popular songs, appears to be a minor British group of the interwar period. Very little is known of this act beyond this and possibly one or two other recordings.AI summary
Sterno 652 Instrumental
Pamby Dick with Handicap March and Hornpipe Medley on Homochord 1012.AI summary
Hom 1012 Instrumental
A musician credited to 'Payne' on Rex, a British budget label of the 1930s–1940s.AI summary
Rex 8900 Instrumental
Percival Mackey at the piano on Columbia 3230, performing 'My Pet' and 'Greenwich Witch', likely light piano pieces or novelty numbers from the early 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 3230 Instrumental
Percy Grainger performing Chopin's Scherzo Op. 31 No. 2 across two sides on Columbia catalogue 2025M. Grainger was a distinctive and accomplished pianist; Columbia pressings of his Chopin playing are of moderate collector interest.AI summary
Columbia 2025M Instrumental
Percy Grainger performing his own fantasy on Strauss's Der Rosenkavalier across two sides on Columbia DB28. The DB-series Columbia is a 12-inch pressing series; Grainger's own fantasy arrangement of the Rosenkavalier waltzes is a distinctive and characteristic piece of his piano writing, and a Columbia DB-series pressing is moderately uncommon.AI summary
Columbia DB28 Instrumental
Percy Grainger performing his own 'Shepherd's Hey' (dated 1914) coupled with C. Sharp's arrangement of 'La Paloma' on HMV E147. Grainger was both a distinctive composer and pianist; a self-performed HMV pressing of 'Shepherd's Hey' — one of his most famous pieces — is a primary document of his own interpretations.AI summary
His Master's Voice E147 Instrumental
Percy Grainger was an Australian-born composer and pianist whose folk-influenced music and eccentric personality made him one of the most distinctive figures in early twentieth-century music. This disc on the Pianola label, catalogue 1/2, couples his 'Spring Song' with Elgar's 'Salut d'Amour' played by J. H. Clapham; the Pianola label is not a standard commercial imprint and may indicate a piano-roll transcription or specialist pressing.AI summary
Pianola 1/2 Instrumental
Percy Grainger performing Liszt's Hungarian Fantasy across two sides on Columbia A6115. Grainger was a distinctive and accomplished pianist as well as a composer; the A-series Columbia suggests an American-market pressing of his piano work.AI summary
Columbia A6115 Instrumental
Percy Grainger performing Chopin's Polonaise in E Major across two sides on Columbia A6205. Grainger was a distinctive and accomplished pianist; Columbia A-series pressings of his Chopin playing are of moderate collector interest.AI summary
Columbia A6205 Instrumental
Percy Grainger performing Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 on Columbia L1302, a 12-inch pressing. Grainger was a distinctive and technically accomplished pianist as well as a composer; his Columbia piano recordings are collected by enthusiasts of early keyboard playing. A 12-inch Grainger Columbia pressing is moderately uncommon.AI summary
Columbia L1302 Instrumental
Percy Grainger performing Chopin's Polonaise in A Flat Major and Prelude in A Flat on Columbia L1352 — a 12-inch pressing. Grainger was a distinctive and accomplished pianist; Columbia L-series 12-inch pressings of his Chopin playing are moderately uncommon.AI summary
Columbia L1352 Instrumental
Percy Grainger performing Liszt's Hungarian Fantasy on Columbia L1368, a 12-inch pressing. Grainger was a distinctive and accomplished pianist as well as a composer; his Columbia piano recordings are collected by enthusiasts of early keyboard playing.AI summary
Columbia L1368 Instrumental
Percy Grainger performing Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 on Columbia L1302 — a duplicate of id 15084 in this collection. Both copies should be compared for condition before sale.AI summary
Columbia L1302 Instrumental
Percy Holland recorded accordion music for Bell, a very minor or possibly short-lived British label, with catalogue number in the Accordions series. No further information is available about this artist.AI summary
Bell Accordions AB0012 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