965 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
965 records matching · page 16 of 21
Peter Warwick on Melot 1265, a solo piano or instrumental recording of 'Cradle Song' and Beethoven's 'Minuet', likely from the 1930s–40s.AI summary
Meloto 1265 Instrumental
Peter Wyper on Regal 6954, performing 'Selections of Hornpipes' and 'Selections of Jigs', Scottish traditional dance music.AI summary
Regal 6954 Instrumental
Peter Wyper performing 'Selections of Hornpipes' and 'Selections of Jigs' on Regal, a British label.AI summary
Regal 6954 Instrumental
Phil Ohman and Varden, pianists, recorded 'Nashville Nightingale' and 'No No Nora' for Brunswick. These appear to be light novelty piano pieces of the 1920s.AI summary
Brunswick 2512 Instrumental
A piano recording of two pieces, 'Elysium' and 'To Francis', credited simply to 'Piano' on SoundG, catalogue 2, a small British label of uncertain date and provenance.AI summary
Soundwave G2 Instrumental
A Victor recording of instrumental Chinese piano and Chinese vocal, credited only to 'Piano' and 'Female Chinese Singer'. The catalogue number and minimal information suggest this is a very early or unusual release for the Victor label.AI summary
Victor 43514 Instrumental
Piano Red, the influential boogie-woogie pianist and R&B pioneer, recorded 'Rockin' with Red' and 'Red's Boogie' for His Master's Voice—energetic instrumental pieces that exemplify the jump blues style that helped shape early rock and roll.AI summary
His Master's Voice JO244 Instrumental
A piano soloist recorded 'Francisco Waltz' and 'Elysium Waltz' for Palinotype Records, a small British label of the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Pal (?) 2513 Instrumental
Piano accompaniments to art songs on His Master's Voice, an instrumental side releasing sheet-music fixtures for singers; British pressing of early acoustic era.AI summary
His Master's Voice B721 Instrumental
Pierre Fol and his Quintette of Strings on St 1330, performing two sentimental instrumental miniatures. Fol was a minor European musician of the 1930s–1940s era.AI summary
Sterno 1330 Instrumental
Pip Major McIntosh performs 'Far Over Stury' and a medley including '93rd's Farewell', 'Strathspey', 'Rose Among Heather', and 'Jenny Dang' on Imperial — a Scottish pipe or fiddle recording on an obscure label.AI summary
Imperial 878 Instrumental
The Pipes and Drums of the Scots Guards play Highland Cradle Song and Green Hills and, on the reverse, Flowers of the Forest and Lochaber No More on Beltona 2466.AI summary
Beltona 2466 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
Pipe Major McIntosh recorded two traditional Scottish pipe marches—'Siege of Delhi' and a medley of reels ('Loch Katrine/Maggy Cameron/Duntroon')—for Imperial, catalogue 879; pipe bands were popular recording subjects in Britain throughout the 78rpm era.AI summary
Imperial 879 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
Prof Kriesman's readings of 'Ave Maria' and 'Reverie' on Columbia IS 1318, a British pressing from the 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary
Columbia is1318 Instrumental
Professor Maccann performs 'A Frangesa March' on Zonophone 233, a catalogue number placing this among the very earliest British Zonophone pressings, probably around 1900–1902. The artist is not recognised in major references but a sub-250 Zonophone number is a document of the first years of British disc recording.AI summary
Zonophone 233 Instrumental
Professeur Lederer performed 'Serenade Badine' and 'Le Déluge' for the Aerophone label, a small early British marque.AI summary
Aerophone S9 Instrumental
Pryor's Band, an American concert and popular music ensemble that recorded from the acoustic era into electrical recording, captured comic and dance novelties on Victor. This side represents early American band recording.AI summary
Victor 16668 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
R. Carr recorded for Scala, a cheap British marque of the late 1920s and early 1930s, performing 'Shores of Minnetonka' and 'Romany Rose', both sentimental instrumental pieces characteristic of that era and label.AI summary
Scala 636 Instrumental
R. Elliott performing 'P.C. Brown' twice (one instrumental piano version) on StA 1000, a small British label.AI summary
StA 1000 Instrumental
R Goss-Custard, performing classical light pieces on Pathé: 'Salut d'Amour' and 'Chant sans Paroles'.AI summary
Pathé 20819 Instrumental
R Svinerfeldt on Zonophone 457, piano recordings of popular classical melodies, an extremely early Zonophone catalogue number suggesting a pre-1910 recording.AI summary
Zonophone 457 Instrumental
R. Williams performing 'Santiago' on Nicole 3340, a rare British label. The artist is a mandoline player; Nicole was a short-lived British imprint from the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Nicole 3340 Instrumental
Rabin on Homocord HR67, performing two violin pieces with orchestral accompaniment. Homocord was a German-affiliated label; the artist is not documented in standard references.AI summary
Hom HR67 Instrumental
Rabin was a British pianist and composer whose light orchestral and novelty pieces were recorded for Parlophone. This record showcases his interpretation of popular salon and comedy pieces.AI summary
Parlophone F2297 Instrumental
Raderman, an unknown artist, performing two instrumental novelty numbers on Edis (Edison), a British reissue label. The titles suggest early jazz or dance music.AI summary
Edison 50637 Instrumental
Rae Eleanor Ball plays Melodie in F and Spring Song on Perfect 11015.AI summary
Perfect 11015 Instrumental
Ragtime Knuts performing 'Ragtime Goblin Man' and 'Hitchy Koo' on Pelic 66, a small British label of the 1910s–1920s.AI summary
Pelican 66 Instrumental
Ragtime Knuts perform two New Orleans-themed novelty pieces on Pelican (PelP) 70 from the early 1920s. Pelican was a minor British label.AI summary
Pelican 70 Instrumental
Raie da Costa on His Master's Voice, a light instrumental pairing of waltzes from the early 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B4477 Instrumental
Raie da Costa, a pianist, recorded these two pieces—including a collaboration with the famous bandleader and composer Ray Noble—for HMV's B-series.AI summary
His Master's Voice B4225 Instrumental
Ralfini is not identified in standard reference works. 'Peanut Vendor' and an untitled second side (marked as '(Star)Te fuiesta') appear on SolexB 55, a small British label.AI summary
Solex B55 Instrumental
Ralph Sigwald recorded two pieces for Herschells Records — 'History of the Lyre Bird' and 'Song of the Lyre Bird' — an Australian subject recorded on an obscure label, suggesting a small local or regional pressing.AI summary
Herschells Instrumental
A ukulele novelty credited to Ralton on Columbia, performing "Tune Up the Uke" and "Could I? I Certainly Could".AI summary
Columbia 4041 Instrumental
His Master's Voice Special Instrumental
Movements 3 and 4 of Beethoven's Kreutzer Sonata in the HMV 'Special' private-pressing series, performed by the Ranee of Sarawak (Sylvia Brett) with W.H. Reed (LSO leader and Elgar confidant). Like 8552 and 8553, this disc almost certainly never appeared in the commercial catalogue and survives in very few copies.AI summary
His Master's Voice Special Instrumental
This is an HMV 'Special' pressing — a custom or private-label issue not part of the standard commercial catalogue — of movements 5 and 6 of Beethoven's Kreutzer Sonata, performed by the Ranee of Sarawak (Sylvia Brett, an aristocratic amateur violinist) with W.H. Reed, leader of the LSO and friend of Elgar. Such private HMV Specials are rarely documented and almost never appear in trade.AI summary
His Master's Voice Special Instrumental
A third disc in the Ranee of Sarawak and W. H. Reed series — parts seven and eight of Beethoven's Kreutzer Sonata — on an HMV Special pressing. As with ids 8924 and 8925, HMV Special pressings for private patrons were produced in very small quantities and require specialist examination.AI summary
His Master's Voice Special Instrumental
Ray Fenton performs the 'Warsaw Concerto' on StarSound, an unidentified or very minor British label with no catalogue number recorded. The Warsaw Concerto was a popular light-classical hit of the 1940s.AI summary
StarSound Instrumental
Ray Linn Orchestra on Hi-Tone (133) with 'Caravan' and 'Tea time'; Hi-Tone was an obscure American budget label of the 1940s–1950s, and UK copies are uncommon.AI summary
Hi-tone 133 Instrumental
Raymond Scott was an American composer and bandleader known for avant-garde novelty pieces; this Columbia recording pairs two of his most celebrated orchestral comedies, 'Reckless Night on Board an Ocean Liner' and 'Dinner Music for a Pack of Hungry Cannibals'.AI summary
Columbia 36258 Instrumental
Red Mack recorded these two pieces for Atlas, a small British label, likely in the early 1930s.AI summary
Atlas 118 Instrumental
The Regent Military Band plays a Carmen selection in two parts on Duophone A1015.AI summary
Duophone A1015 Instrumental
Credited to Regent and Cameron on Regal PC3, performing 'March of the Little Leaden Soldiers' and 'Night Patrol', atmospheric or descriptive instrumental pieces; the PC prefix on Regal is unusual and suggests an early or special catalogue series.AI summary
Regal PC3 Instrumental