965 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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A regimental band of the French Republic recorded these two march-style pieces on Odeon, a major European label, in the early 1930s. These are straightforward military/ceremonial recordings.AI summary
Odeon 030601 Instrumental
Reginald Dixon on Sterno Records with two selections from 'Lilac Time'—Dixon was a noted British organist; this is likely a light-music or theatre-organ recording.AI summary
Sterno 8030 Instrumental
Reginald Dixon, the Blackpool Tower organist, plays 'I Was True' and 'Home' on Sterno, a British label of the early 1930s.AI summary
Sterno 903 Instrumental
Reginald Dixon, the Blackpool Tower organist, plays a Leslie Stuart selection in two sides on Sterno 927.AI summary
Sterno 927 Instrumental
Reginald Dixon was the famous organist of Blackpool Tower Ballroom from the 1930s through to the 1960s. This Twin label issue captures "Blackpool Switchback" in two parts, a light orchestral piece associated with the venue.AI summary
Twin 1682 Instrumental
Reginald Dixon, the famous English theatre organist, on Rex 9552 performing two sides of swing-time organ entertainment.AI summary
Rex 9552 Instrumental
Reginald Foort recorded 'An Old Violin' for Imperial, marked 'Sample'. Foort was a British organist and composer, but this appears to be a sample pressing or trial issue rather than a commercial release.AI summary
Imperial Sample Instrumental
Reginald Foort, a noted theatre organist of the 1920s and 1930s, recorded 'Whistling in the Dark' and 'Thrill Me' for Columbia DB612.AI summary
Columbia DB612 Instrumental
Harry Reser recorded 'Say It Again' and Lanin's 'Goodnight' for Columbia, instrumental novelty work of the 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 3962 Instrumental
Reser recorded novelty piano numbers for Columbia in the early 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 4380 Instrumental
Reser was a composer and bandleader who recorded instrumental pieces, likely dance or novelty material. This Odeon pressing is from the acoustic or early electrical era, circa 1920s.AI summary
Odeon 221103 Instrumental
Harry Reser, an American ukulele and banjo soloist and popular dance-recording artist, recorded 'Ukulele Lady' and 'Yes Sir That's My Baby' (with the Brigode orchestra) for Columbia in the mid-1920s.AI summary
Columbia 3730 Instrumental
Harry Reser, an American banjo and ukulele soloist, recorded 'Craving' and 'When Eyes of Blue Are Fooling You' for Columbia in the mid-1920s; Reser was a popular dance and novelty recording artist of the period.AI summary
Columbia 3755 Instrumental
Reser (likely Harry Reser, an American banjo virtuoso) performing 'I'd rather be alone' and 'Rhythm of the Day' (credited to Gorman) on Columbia 3958.AI summary
Columbia 3958 Instrumental
Reser, recorded 'Somebody's Lonely' and 'Lonesome and Sorry' for Columbia 4023 in the early 1920s, likely a dance ensemble or solo pianist.AI summary
Columbia 4023 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
Reynders, credited to Broadcast Records, performs 'Nevada' and a Bidgood composition.AI summary
Broadcast 180 Instrumental
Rigo Janesi performing *Serenade* and a *Viennese Popular Song* (attributed to Lorenzo) on Imperial. Janesi was a musician of the early 20th century and this is an acoustic-era recording.AI summary
Imperial 1247 Instrumental
Riley Shepherd, credited on the obscure British label Sig, recorded two fiddle reels, "Turkey in the straw" and "Sailor's hornpipe". Sig was a minor short-lived British imprint, and this catalogue number suggests an early pressing.AI summary
Signature 1030 Instrumental
Robert Carr performing 'Picador' and 'Carolina' for Curry's, a small British marque.AI summary
Curry's 9002 Instrumental
Robert Howe performs two instrumental pieces on Chapman (Chap label), a small British marque. The low catalogue number suggests an early pressing, possibly 1920s.AI summary
Chappell 19 Instrumental
Robert Maxwell on Trutone Records performing two popular standards including the famous operetta tune 'Rose-Marie'. Robert Maxwell was a violinist and light orchestra conductor of the 1950s; Trutone was an American budget label.AI summary
Trutone 1410 Instrumental
Roland d'Almayne and Theo Cavello performing 'March of the Dwarves' and 'La Lisonjera' on Scala 7031, from the 1920s.AI summary
Scala 7031 Instrumental
Roland d'Almayne and Theo Cavello recorded two instrumental numbers—'March of the Dwarves' and 'La Lisonjera'—for Scala, an obscure British or European label. The artists and label are poorly documented.AI summary
Scala 7031 Instrumental
Rollini recorded 'If I Had Somebody to Love' and 'An Old Man with an Old Pipe' for Rex, a minor British label of the late 1920s–early 1930s.AI summary
Rex 8035 Instrumental
Ronald Gourley with Teddy Bears' Picnic and Narcissus on Crown 127.AI summary
Crown 127 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
The Rose Quintet performing Schubert's Trout Quintet on Parlophone E10741. The Rose Quartet (with added double bass for this work) was a distinguished Viennese chamber ensemble led by Arnold Rosé, concertmaster of the Vienna Philharmonic; their recordings are collected by chamber music enthusiasts. A pre-war Parlophone E-series recording of the Trout Quintet is a substantial chamber music document.AI summary
Parlophone E10741 Instrumental
The Rose Trio performing Schubert's Scherzo in B Flat and 'Ave Maria' on Parlophone E10730 — a companion disc to the Rose Quintet's Trout Quintet (id 4010). The Rose chamber ensemble, led by Arnold Rosé of the Vienna Philharmonic, was a prestigious interwar recording group; two Rose ensemble discs in the same collection suggests a set was acquired together.AI summary
Parlophone E10730 Instrumental
Roy Bargy, a stride pianist and composer of the 1920s, recorded 'Pianoflage' and 'K'nice and K'nifty' for His Master's Voice. These are novelty piano pieces typical of the hot-piano vogue of the late 1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1640 Instrumental
The Royal Artillery String Band recorded a pair of Merry Widow extracts for Aco; the group is not documented in standard sources.AI summary
Aco 15294 Instrumental
The Royal Horse Guards band play Onward Christian Soldiers and Eternal Father, Strong to Save on Diploma A134.AI summary
Diploma A134 Instrumental
Military music recorded by the Royal Horse Guards Blues, a ceremonial military band; the label 'St' (likely Sterno or similar small imprint) is not clearly identified.AI summary
Sterno 544 Instrumental
Rudolf Friml, the celebrated operetta composer and pianist, performs two of his own songs—'Song of the Vagabonds' and 'Only a Rose'—on this Columbia electrical recording from the late 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 4377 Instrumental
Rudy Starita performing 'Schön Rosmarin' (the famous Kreisler violin piece) and a comedic number on the obscure British Hud label.AI summary
Hudson 407 Instrumental
Rudy Starita was a virtuoso xylophonist, and this Columbia recording features his playing on 'Dance of the Raindrops' and 'Punch and Judy Show', typical novelty numbers for the instrument. The DB series places it in the late 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary
Columbia DB90 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
Rudy Wiedoeft was an American saxophone virtuoso prominent in the 1920s–30s, famous for his showy soprano saxophone playing. This Brunswick recording is typical of his technical showcase material, and Brunswick 2019 is an early 1920s pressing.AI summary
Brunswick 2019 Instrumental
A ragtime and novelty pair by S Cassidy on the obscure Dac label, a short-lived British imprint. 'Grizzly Bear' was a popular ragtime composition, and 'Ragtime Violin' suggests novelty string playing in the Scott Joplin era tradition.AI summary
Dacapo 404 Instrumental
Szymon Goldberg — one of the most distinguished violinists of the twentieth century, concertmaster of the Berlin Philharmonic — and Paul Hindemith performing Mozart's Duet in B Flat Major on Columbia LX292. Hindemith was both a major composer and a skilled viola player; a disc of Mozart with Goldberg and Hindemith is a primary document of chamber music performance and of exceptional collector interest.AI summary
Columbia LX292 Instrumental
S. Kirkby and E. Pike on Gramophone & Typewriter (G&T), a label of the 1900s–early 1910s; G&T 4358 is a very early catalogue number. The title suggests classical or instrumental repertoire.AI summary
G&T 4358 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
Sandor Joszi was a Hungarian-born instrumentalist or conductor. This Parlophone E5880 recording of "The Smithy in the Wood" and "The Mill in the Forest" represents Continental European light music from the mid-catalogue era.AI summary
Parlophone E5880 Instrumental
Sandy MacPherson was a celebrated organist who broadcast regularly on BBC Radio. These Columbia pressings from the mid-1930s capture the light instrumental pieces he was famous for, recorded at atmospheric London locations.AI summary
Columbia FB2894 Instrumental