964 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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The B. Whitlock Trio on Regal with two instrumental novelties, 'Arcadia' and 'Hibernian Revels'.AI summary
Regal 7901 Instrumental
B Whitlock's trio recorded two pieces for Regal Records, the British budget label.AI summary
Regal 7932 Instrumental
A balalaika orchestra, likely Russian or Eastern European, recorded for the Adler label; 'Stenka Razin' and 'The Volga Boatmen' are traditional Russian songs.AI summary
Adler 5220 Instrumental
A military or march recording of "Stars and Stripes" issued by Zonophone in their early days (catalogue 40000 series), likely a Sousa piece or a similar patriotic march.AI summary
Zonophone 40053 Instrumental
An unnamed band recorded two waltzes—'Sumurun Waltz' and 'Empire Waltz'—for Winner, a cheap British pressing house of the early 20th century. No artist credit is given.AI summary
Winner 2116 Instrumental
An instrumental band recording on Zonophone Records, catalogue number 997, performing 'Tickled to Death' and 'Alexander's Ragtime Band'. Zonophone was an early British label with a substantial catalogue from the acoustic era through the 1920s.AI summary
Zonophone 997 Instrumental
A band recording on Imperial 820, featuring a march and classical arrangement.AI summary
Imperial 820 Instrumental
Credited only to "Band" on Imperial 837, two instrumental selections from an unknown ensemble on an obscure British label.AI summary
Imperial 837 Instrumental
Credited only to "Band" on Imperial 852, two instrumental selections from an unknown ensemble on an obscure British label.AI summary
Imperial 852 Instrumental
Band performing 'Policeman's Holiday' and 'Post Horn Galop' on Imperial 856, light instrumental and novelty pieces on a cheap British marque.AI summary
Imperial 856 Instrumental
A band recording of two marches and a novelty piece on Winner: 'March Past of the Brigade' and 'Fire Alarm'. The orchestra is not identified, and the disc dates from the early 1920s.AI summary
Winner 2041 Instrumental
An anonymous band recording of 'Smiler Rag' and 'Temptation Rag' on the Sc label, a small British imprint of the early 1900s.AI summary
Scala 208 Instrumental
An unidentified band performing 'Just like a Melody out of the Sky' on the Duo label, a small or short-lived British imprint with no catalogue number recorded.AI summary
Duophone Instrumental
A band plays a Harry Lauder memories medley in two parts on Britannic 0019.AI summary
Britannic it0019 Instrumental
A band recording on Curry's Records, catalogue 91, performing 'Temptation Rag' and 'Epler's Whiskers', dance and ragtime material from the acoustic era or early 1920s.AI summary
Curry's 91 Instrumental
An unnamed band performing two novelty pieces on Bell, a minor British label: 'Lonesome and Sorry' and a xylophone novelty titled 'Manella'.AI summary
Bell 377 Instrumental
An unidentified band recorded 'Gavotte Mignon' and 'Egyptien Ballet' for Citizen Records, a small British label. The performers and era are unclear.AI summary
Citizen 689 Instrumental
An unnamed band recorded Edvard Grieg's 'Anitra's Dance' (from Peer Gynt) for Imperial 45594, likely early acoustic era. Grieg's orchestral works were common light classical repertoire for dance bands.AI summary
Imperial 45594 Instrumental
A band playing Christmas songs on Diamond, an obscure British label.AI summary
Diamond 259 Instrumental
A band plays two Ländler, Oberpfälzer and Unterfränkischer, on Favorite 110463.AI summary
Favorite 110463 Instrumental
An unidentified band on Stan 529 — 'A Hunting Scene' and 'Smithy in the Wood.' Stan is a label untraced in standard references. Descriptive pieces of this kind — hunting scenes and woodland smithies — are typical of early Edwardian acoustic novelty recordings.AI summary
Standard 529 Instrumental
An unidentified band recorded two light instrumental pieces on J. Bull, a minor British label of the 1920s–30s.AI summary
John Bull 13439 Instrumental
An unidentified band perform two instrumental pieces, 'Amoureuse' and 'Druid's Prayer', on JBull 40834, from an unknown era.AI summary
John Bull 40834 Instrumental
Band performance of 'Infernal March' and 'Noisy Bill' on J. Bull, a small British label of the early 1900s.AI summary
John Bull 40852 Instrumental
A band performance of 'Rocking Horse Parade' and 'Parade of the Wooden Soldiers', novelty or children's pieces from the 1920s–1930s, recorded for DuoB, an obscure small label.AI summary
Duophone B5027 Instrumental
An unnamed band performed 'El Abanico' and 'El Capitan' on DuoB 5030, an instrumental dance record from the early 1920s or earlier.AI summary
Duophone B5030 Instrumental
Credited to Band on Exo, a small or obscure British label; instrumental pieces 'Battle of Magenta' and 'Under my Darling's Window'.AI summary
Exo 295 Instrumental
A band plays For England's Crown and the Semper Fidelis march on Empire 90.AI summary
Empire 90 Instrumental
A band plays Through Shade and Shadow and Sharpshooters March on Opera 304056.AI summary
Opera 304056 Instrumental
A band plays Baby's Birthday Party and Sleepy Town Express on Mayfair 2005.AI summary
Mayfair 2005 Instrumental
An instrumental band recording on Mayf Records, a minor British label, with titles 'Strangers' and 'Voice in the old Village Choir'.AI summary
Mayfair 2168 Instrumental
A band performing two novelty instrumental pieces ('Ragtime Violin', 'Sandy Mac') on Mar Records, an obscure British label; the orchestra is unnamed and neither artist nor label are well documented.AI summary
Marathon 196 Instrumental
An unidentified band on Milophone Records performing instrumental pieces 'Benediction of the Poignards' and 'March of the Mountain Gnomes' — light orchestral or novelty instrumentals from the 1920s.AI summary
Millophone 79 Instrumental
A band recording of the novelty standard "Whistler & his Dog" on the Nas label; catalogue details are sparse.AI summary
Nassau 25606 Instrumental
An ensemble performance on Encore label, featuring pieces with titles now recognized as offensive period descriptions ('Niggers Holiday', 'Czarina', 'Kitchener')—a record that documents the casual racism of early 20th-century recording industry nomenclature.AI summary
Encore 585 Instrumental
A band plays Turkish Patrol and Poppies on Pick of All 815.AI summary
Pickofall 815 Instrumental
Two instrumental pieces featuring bell effects—'Bells of St Malo' and 'Monastery Bells'—credited to 'Band' on Play label.AI summary
Play 406 Instrumental
An unnamed band on Pioneer (PionA) 29, an early catalogue number on an obscure British label.AI summary
Pioneer A29 Instrumental
An anonymous band or orchestra recorded 'Jolly Coppersmith' and 'Turkish Patrol' for Dac, a very obscure British imprint, catalogue 13.AI summary
Dacapo 13 Instrumental
An unnamed band on Diploma (DipA), a very minor British label; the titles suggest light classical or ragtime repertoire, catalogue 36 indicates very early production by the label.AI summary
Diploma A36 Instrumental
An unidentified band on J. Bull, a minor British label, recording a march and a novelty song from the 1920s–30s.AI summary
John Bull 4 Instrumental
An unidentified band on the Pigmy label performing 'Home in Pasadena' and a piccolo interlude credited only as 'Emerald'. Pigmy is an obscure or short-lived British imprint.AI summary
Pigmy 27 Instrumental
The Band of HM Scots Guards plays Ippolitov-Ivanov's 'Procession of the Sardar' and 'In the Mosque' from his 'Caucasian Sketches' on Velvet Face.AI summary
Velvet Face 1108 Instrumental
The Band of H.M. 1st Life Guards play The Mad Major and The Contemptibles on Vocalion X9150.AI summary
Vocalion X9150 Instrumental
The Band of H.M. 1st Life Guards play music from La Boutique fantasque on Vocalion K05159.AI summary
Vocalion K05159 Instrumental
The Band of the Scots Guards on Boosey and Hawkes M2014.AI summary
Boosey&Hawkes M2014 Instrumental
A band and Vintilescu recorded 'Beauties Kiss Waltz' and 'Rose Mousse Waltz' for Scala 57. These are instrumental waltzes on a small British label; Scala was a minor imprint.AI summary
Scala 57 Instrumental
Banda Española on Columbia performing 'Marcia di Piccoli Pierretti', a Spanish marching piece. This British Columbia pressing from the 78rpm era represents the label's light classical and continental repertoire.AI summary
Columbia 5581 Instrumental