153 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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The 1926 Orchestra, conducted by Percival MacKey, performing a 'Tip-toes' selection on Columbia. This is a British dance-band recording from the late 1920s, capturing the popular musical-comedy repertoire.AI summary
Columbia 9123 Orchestra
Percival Mackley conducted the 1926 Orchestra in a selection from Gershwin's *Lady Be Good* for Columbia. This is an early British dance orchestra arrangement of the famous musical comedy hit from 1924.AI summary
Columbia 9100 Orchestra
The 1st Life Guards Band, a British military ensemble, recorded an Iolanthe selection (parts 1 and 2) for Columbia's early IS (Imperial Scroll) catalogue around 1910-1912. The band was among the first British military groups to make electrical recordings.AI summary
Columbia is5027 Orchestra
Al Goodman and his orchestra, an American dance and light-music ensemble, recorded "Lover Come Back to Me" and "One Kiss" for Columbia.AI summary
Columbia C6172 Orchestra
Albert Ketelby was a British composer and orchestra leader famous for light orchestral suites like "In a Monastery Garden"; this Columbia DX pressing offers two of his characteristic descriptive pieces for piano and orchestra.AI summary
Columbia DX27 Orchestra
Albert Ketèlbey, the British light-music composer, recorded 'Sanctuary of the Heart' (in two parts) for Columbia—one of his characteristic sentimental orchestral miniatures.AI summary
Columbia 9405 Orchestra
Albert Sandler, a British violinist and light-music specialist, performs 'Gloomy Sunday' with Hildegarde and 'Vienna City of My Dreams', ballroom selections typical of his 1930s Columbia output.AI summary
Columbia FB1366 Orchestra
André Kostelanetz and his orchestra, a celebrated American light-orchestra conductor, performing 'Easter Parade' and 'With a Song in My Heart' on Columbia 4292.AI summary
Columbia 4292 Orchestra
Arthur Schwartz, composer and conductor, recorded the 'Follow the Sun' medley for Columbia, catalogue FB1269, likely 1930s–40s.AI summary
Columbia FB1269 Orchestra
An orchestra performing two classical overtures and entr'actes on Columbia IS93: the Maid of Orleans Overture and the Rosamund Entr'acte (from Schubert's *Rosamunde*); the IS prefix indicates a very early Columbia series, probably 1900–1910.AI summary
Columbia is93 Orchestra
The Mignon Overture by Thomas, orchestral material on Columbia. Two-sided medleys of classical and light orchestral excerpts were standard filler in British collections of the era.AI summary
Columbia is5011 Orchestra
An unidentified band performing two pieces from Gounod's opera Faust—the Soldiers' Chorus and a Waltz—on Columbia.AI summary
Columbia 1093 Orchestra
An unnamed band performing a medley march and 'Teddy Bears Picnic' on Columbia 1098, catalogue number suggesting an early 1920s British pressing.AI summary
Columbia 1098 Orchestra
An unnamed band performing a selection from Veronique (the operetta by Messager) on Columbia 25767.AI summary
Columbia 25767 Orchestra
An unidentified British band recorded instrumental march medleys 'Under the Double Eagle' and 'March of the Little Pierrots' on Columbia D12, from the very early Columbia catalogue around 1920.AI summary
Columbia D12 Orchestra
An unidentified band recorded 'Medley of Irish Airs' for Columbia catalogue 428, early acoustic era.AI summary
Columbia 428 Orchestra
A band performance of "Ballet Music from Faust" (parts 1 and 2) on Columbia's early D catalogue, likely from the 1910s-1920s acoustic era.AI summary
Columbia D104 Orchestra
An unidentified band recording for Columbia of 'Joyland Selection' and its continuation, a medley from an early 1930s stage revue or operetta, split across two sides.AI summary
Columbia D1333 Orchestra
An unnamed band performing classical overture and march material on early Columbia, without further identification.AI summary
Columbia D135 Orchestra
A dance band recording of light orchestral waltzes (*Monte Cristo* and *Gold and Silver*) on Columbia D-series from the late 1920s.AI summary
Columbia D170 Orchestra
An unidentified British band recorded bell and chime selections 'Weymouth Chimes' and 'Bells of St Malo' on Columbia D70, likely from the early 1920s.AI summary
Columbia D70 Orchestra
An anonymous Spanish band performing a march, 'The Little Pierrots', on Columbia, catalogue 5581; the label and number suggest a recording from the early 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 5581 Orchestra
Banda Espanola (Spanish Band) recorded 'Royal Italian March' and 'Zampa Overture' for Columbia; a Spanish instrumental ensemble performing popular marches and operatic selections.AI summary
Columbia D16510 Orchestra
Bert Lown's orchestra performs 'Bye Bye Blues' and the Walker 'Mug Song' on Columbia, from the American bandleader's prolific 1920s recording career.AI summary
Columbia CB139 Orchestra
Bruno Walter, one of the most celebrated conductors of the 20th century, conducting the Salome Dance of the Seven Veils from Strauss's opera for Columbia's premium LX label. This is a significant orchestral and operatic recording from a conductor of historical importance.AI summary
Columbia LX39 Orchestra
The Birmingham Symphony Orchestra conducted by Dame Ethel Smyth performing the overture to her opera 'The Wreckers' (dated 1930) on Columbia DX287 — a large 12-inch pressing. As with the HMV Boatswain's Mate disc elsewhere in this collection, a self-conducted Smyth recording is both musically and historically important; this is a different and later recording.AI summary
Columbia DX287 Orchestra
Buckingham String, likely a string ensemble, performing 'A Slave to Love' and 'The same as we used to do' on Columbia CB147 from the early 1930s.AI summary
Columbia CB147 Orchestra
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A Columbia CB-series disc credited to the Buckingham String, with no surviving title information, from a light orchestral or dance series of the 1930s.AI summary
Columbia CB147 Orchestra
Buckingham String ensemble performing 'A Slave to Love' and 'The Same as We Used to Do' on Columbia CB147, a British dance or light orchestra side of the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Columbia CB147 Orchestra
Carroll Gibbons, a pianist and bandleader, recorded "Piano Parade of 1938" for Columbia, a medley or collection of popular numbers; Gibbons was a fixture of British radio and ballroom.AI summary
Columbia FB2081 Orchestra
Carroll Gibbons led the Savoy Orpheans, the house band of the Savoy Hotel in London, and this Columbia pressing of two show tunes from the early 1940s is typical of the band's light-orchestral output.AI summary
Columbia FB2800 Orchestra
Carroll Gibbons and the Savoy Orpheans recorded 'White Christmas' and 'Jingle jangle' for Columbia FB2867; Gibbons was a major British bandleader and pianist at the Savoy Hotel, and his orchestra made numerous recordings in the 1930s and 1940s.AI summary
Columbia FB2867 Orchestra
Claud Powell conducting an orchestra recorded the 'Bronwen Funeral March' (a Welsh classical work) for Columbia in the 1930s–40s, in an extended three-record set. Powell was a British conductor active in the concert and recording world.AI summary
Columbia LX78+2 Orchestra
The Coliseum Military Band plays the marches 'St Julien' and 'Garde du Corps' on Columbia, typical of the military band repertoire issued widely in the early twentieth century.AI summary
Columbia is1672 Orchestra
A march recorded by the Columbia Band, on Columbia's early numerical series. The title and composer are not given on the catalogue information.AI summary
Columbia 20019 Orchestra
A Columbia orchestra performing 'Kentucky Jubilee' on Columbia 616 — anonymous ensemble music from the very early Columbia catalogue, circa 1902–1903.AI summary
Columbia 616 Orchestra
Curti's Mexican Band on Columbia, performing a march, likely early 1900s acoustic recording of traditional or novelty repertoire.AI summary
Columbia 5412 Orchestra
Daly's Theatre Orchestra, likely the pit orchestra of the Daly's Theatre in London, recorded two light orchestral selections for Columbia L1161.AI summary
Columbia L1161 Orchestra
Debroy Somers, a British dance-band conductor, recorded a 'Review of Revues' for Columbia—a medley-style arrangement reflecting the theatrical and musical review style of the 1920s–1930s.AI summary
Columbia DX227 Orchestra
Debroy Somers and his band recorded 'Grown up baby' and 'Misery farm' for Columbia 5269, a popular British dance orchestra from the late 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 5269 Orchestra
The Debroy Somers Band, one of Britain's foremost dance orchestras, recorded medley selections of classical themes for Columbia (DX161), a special 12-inch album or extended format. Somers was a leading British bandleader of the 1920s-40s.AI summary
Columbia DX161 Orchestra
The Debroy Summers Band recorded 'Rio Rita' in two parts for Columbia's deluxe DX series, a 12-inch format for longer works. Rio Rita was a popular operetta; the DX series is relatively uncommon.AI summary
Columbia DX41 Orchestra
Dinicu and his orchestra recorded "Crepuscule" and "That tiny teashop" for Columbia 5592. Dinicu was likely a continental European ensemble; the Elite label mentioned on the B-side suggests European provenance.AI summary
Columbia 5592 Orchestra
Eddie Thomas Collegians on Columbia, performing 'Till We Meet Again' and 'Missouri Waltz'. The DX series catalogue number is uncommon.AI summary
Columbia DX67 Orchestra
Eric Coates, Britain's most prolific composer of light orchestral music, recorded two of his own compositions—'London Bridge-March' and 'Summer Afternoon (Idyll)'—for Columbia.AI summary
Columbia DB1382 Orchestra
Eric Coates was one of Britain's most successful light-music composers, and here he conducts his own 'London Suite' for Columbia in a deluxe double-sided issue. Coates's own recordings of his compositions are highly valued by enthusiasts of British light music and concert overtures.AI summary
Columbia DX470 Orchestra
Ernest Hastings is not well-documented. This Columbia 2973 side pairs 'Village blacksmith modern version' and 'Muldoon's ball', likely from the 1920s–early 1930s, representing popular novelty and traditional material.AI summary
Columbia 2973 Orchestra
Freddy Martin, an American bandleader, performing two light orchestral novelties on Columbia in the 1940s.AI summary
Columbia FB2013 Orchestra