965 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Elsa Brunelleschi performing 'Rhapsody Valenciana' on Tey-Tone, a minor British imprint; Tey-Tone catalogue 127 places this in the 1920s–1930s.AI summary
TeyTone 127 Instrumental
The Elshuco Trio performing 'Extase' and a Spanish dance on Brunswick, likely from the late 1920s or 1930s.AI summary
Brunswick 13056 Instrumental
Emil Roosz on the obscure Imo label, a small British imprint of the 1920s–30s, with two instrumental novelty pieces: 'Orient Express' and 'The Shooting Star'.AI summary
Imo 4036 Instrumental
Ernest Hastings recorded "A Soldier's Reminiscences" and "Church Bells as We Hear Them" for Columbia in the early 1920s. These are descriptive or programme pieces for recitation or instrumental performance.AI summary
Columbia 2451 Instrumental
Ernest Rutterford on Columbia IS-series performs Scottish Strathspeys and reels, traditional dance music recorded acoustically or in the early electric era.AI summary
Columbia IS1034 Instrumental
Ernest Rutterford with Dance of the Skeletons and Sand Dance on Portland 8047.AI summary
Portland 8047 Instrumental
Eugene Earle on Piccadilly, a cheap British marque of the early 1930s; a banjo novelty and light instrumental.AI summary
Piccadilly 152 Instrumental
Eugène Ysaÿe was one of the supreme violinists of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, a towering figure in the Belgian school whose influence on violin playing was immense. This Columbia pressing, catalogue 36521, contains his recording of Wieniawski's Mazurkas. Ysaÿe's recordings are scarce and always collected by students of the golden age of violin playing.AI summary
Columbia 36521 Instrumental
Eustace Pett performed on the celeste, a keyboard percussion instrument. 'Humoreske' (Dvořák) and 'Stéphanie Gavotte' are salon pieces arranged for the instrument; this Regal G8702 pressing is a novelty instrumental recording, likely from the 1930s.AI summary
Regal G8702 Instrumental
E W Rushforth recorded 'Narcissus' and 'Stephanie' for Zonophone, likely in the 1920s; 'Narcissus' is an evergreen piano salon piece, and these are instrumental or light-music recordings.AI summary
Zonophone 1951 Instrumental
E.W. Rushforth performing 'My Lady Dainty' and 'Secrets Intermezzo' on Regal Records, catalogue G6691. A salon or light classical recording on a secondary British label.AI summary
Regal G6691 Instrumental
EW Rushforth recorded two instrumental pieces — 'Secrets' and 'Fairyland' — for Pioneer (PionF), a small British label, in the 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary
Pioneer F9 Instrumental
F. Browne with Cheer Up and Smile and Dance of the Wooden Shoes on Sterno 434.AI summary
Sterno 434 Instrumental
F. Fazio on banjo, performing Italian romantic songs for Columbia, a British pressing of the early 1930s.AI summary
Columbia 14415F Instrumental
F. Gilbert, a performer on DuoB, a tiny or short-lived British label, recorded 'Normandy' and 'Moon of Waikiki'. The titles suggest light orchestral or sentimental vocal material, and the catalogue number suggests an early-to-mid-1930s date. Nothing is known of the artist beyond this entry.AI summary
Duophone B5101 Instrumental
F. Hampton-Smith, identified as performing on the Tivoli Organ, on VocX 9982 with 'Minuetto' and 'Serenade'. This is a dance-hall or variety-house organ recording, likely from the 1930s. Hampton-Smith is not documented in standard sources.AI summary
Vocalion X9982 Instrumental
Fafa Lamos and his Violin and Orchestra on His Master's Voice GV179, with 'Gypsy Samba' and 'Granfino'. Lamos was a violinist of the 1930s–1950s.AI summary
His Master's Voice GV179 Instrumental
Fery Lorant performing 'Love's Song' and 'Andalusian Romance' on the HomHB label, catalogue 2031. HomHB is not a standard major imprint and the artist is not widely documented in general references; an unrecognised artist on an obscure label warrants investigation.AI summary
Hom HB2031 Instrumental
Fiddling Sam on Bell, a small British label — artist otherwise unrecorded in standard reference sources.AI summary
Bell FS14 Instrumental
Finck and the London Palace Orchestra recorded light orchestral and novelty instrumental material for the Odeon label in the 1920s; this coupling of two orchestral pieces is typical of dance-era instrumental filler.AI summary
Odeon 0723 Instrumental
Firman performing a 'Bow Bells selection' on Zonophone 6031, a London character or medley piece from the acoustic or early electric era.AI summary
Zonophone 6031 Instrumental
Firman, a performer or ensemble, recorded these two instrumental or dance pieces for the Ar label, including a composition by the Savoy Orpheans orchestra.AI summary
Ariel 635 Instrumental
Foden's Brass Quartet play a selection from Wallace's opera Maritana and La donna è mobile on Velvet Face 1383. Foden's was among the most famous British brass band names.AI summary
Velvet Face 1383 Instrumental
Fox performing 'Wanderer' and 'Dreaming' on the Vampire label, a dance or instrumental side from an unknown period and artist.AI summary
Vampire Instrumental
Frances Macmillen was an American violinist who had a significant early-twentieth-century concert career, recording for HMV. This disc, catalogue HMV07970, contains the Romance movement from an unspecified D minor concerto. The 07000-series HMV pressings are an early acoustic-era series.AI summary
His Master's Voice 07970 Instrumental
Frank Banta and Jack Austin recorded 'Bunch of Keys' and 'Kitten on the Keys' for Columbia, novelty piano pieces of the 1920s acoustic era. The high A-series catalogue number places this among Columbia's very early releases.AI summary
Columbia A3687 Instrumental
Frank Lee's Tara Céilídhe Orchestra performed 'Liverpool Hornpipe' and Irish Jigs for Rex 15006. This is an Irish céilídhe ensemble, likely recorded in the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Rex 15006 Instrumental
Frank Mazziotta on "The Sleighride" and "Danse des Satyrs" for Odeon 032032. Mazziotta was a pianist and composer of light orchestral music, active in the early-to-mid 20th century.AI summary
Odeon 032032 Instrumental
A rare Octacros label pressing by Frank Newman of Plaza Rugby, performing two patriotic French marches from the World War I era or just after; Octacros was an obscure British subsidiary label with a very short pressing history.AI summary
Octacros 1172 Instrumental
Frank Weir recorded 'If you ever go Paree' and 'Mister Cuckoo' for Parlophone. Weir was a British harmonica player and light music artist of the 1950s.AI summary
Parlophone R4157 Instrumental
Frank Westfield recorded two concert-music standards—'In a Persian Market' and 'In a Monastery Garden'—for Parlophone; the artist is not well documented.AI summary
Parlophone E5727 Instrumental
Frankie Carle was an American pianist and bandleader active from the 1920s onward, known for swing piano and soft pop. 'Stumbling' (at the piano) and 'Estelle' are popular piano pieces. This Columbia 35571 pressing is from the mid-1940s.AI summary
Columbia 35571 Instrumental
Frankie Carle at the piano performing 'Barcarolle' and 'Prelude in C-sharp Minor' on Columbia 35573, a solo piano recording of classical pieces.AI summary
Columbia 35573 Instrumental
The Fransella Flute Quartette plays Mendelssohn's 'Bees' Wedding' on a single-sided G&T.AI summary
G&T 9194 Instrumental
Franz Drdla, the Czech violinist-composer best known for his 'Souvenir' and 'Serenade', plays 'Märchen' and 'Serenade' on HMV 20197. Drdla recorded extensively and his HMV light violin sides were popular sellers in their day; they remain modestly collectible but were pressed in large numbers and are not scarce.AI summary
His Master's Voice 20197 Instrumental
Fred Adlington's Wireless Octet performing two salon pieces—'Canzonetta' and 'Rosamunde'—on the obscure British Met label.AI summary
Metropole 1035 Instrumental
Fred Gibson with Down by the Old Oak Tree and I Want to Be Alone with Mary Brown on Homochord D1262.AI summary
Hom D1262 Instrumental
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Fred Hartley was a British xylophone and percussion virtuoso popular in the 1930s and 1940s; this Decca side represents a specialist instrumental performer from the dance-band era, though catalogue details are incomplete.AI summary
Decca F3859 Instrumental
Fred Hartley Quintet on Film 362, performing light popular and sentimental numbers. Film Records was a British label; the quintet appears to have been a minor ensemble.AI summary
Filmophone 362 Instrumental
Fred Needham performing 'Happy Though Married' and Spindler's 'Band Rehearsal' on Phoenix, an obscure British label from the 1920s.AI summary
Phoenix 216 Instrumental
Fred Turner on Zonophone 129, 'Return of the Regiment' / King's 'Austrian Cadets'.AI summary
Zonophone 129 Instrumental
Fred van Epps, a virtuoso banjoist and composer, performing 'Irish Hearts' and 'Lost Arrow' on Regal. Van Epps was one of the most technically accomplished banjo players of the acoustic era.AI summary
Regal 7556 Instrumental
Fred van Epps performing 'Irish Hearts' and 'Lost Arrow' on Regal Records. Van Epps was an American banjo soloist and recording artist, and this is a British pressing.AI summary
Regal 7556 Instrumental
Fred Van Eps, one of the most celebrated American banjo players of the early 20th century, on Regal with 'Coconut Dance' and 'Dixie Medley'; Van Eps's virtuoso banjo recordings are collected by both musicians and acoustic recording enthusiasts.AI summary
Regal 9171 Instrumental
Fred Van Eps, an American banjo virtuoso and recording pioneer, performing Dixie-themed medleys on Bell Records. Van Eps was a major artist of the acoustic era whose banjo recordings defined the instrument on disc.AI summary
Bell 69 Instrumental
Fred Van Eps, the American banjo virtuoso of the ragtime era, plays 'Coconut Dance' and a 'Dixie Medley' on Vocalion.AI summary
Vocalion M1163 Instrumental
Fred Wildon recorded 'Phonfiddleoddities', a novelty instrumental title, for Winner Records; the artist and title are not recorded in standard discographies.AI summary
Winner 3821 Instrumental
Fred Wilson recorded 'Medley of Irish Jigs' and 'High Level Hornpipe' for Neophone, a small British label active in the 1920s.AI summary
Neptune 155 Instrumental