153 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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The companion disc to id 6077 — the orchestra under Gaubert performing part four of 'Les Chants de la Mer' on Columbia LFX46. As a four-sided work it would have originally been sold as a set; individual discs from such sets are somewhat less complete without their companions but are pressed in the same quantities.AI summary
Columbia LFX46 Orchestra
Columbia DB1788 Orchestra
Columbia L1388, conducted by Harrison, couples 'Shrawley Round' and 'Redstone Rock' — both pieces with names suggesting English folk-dance or pastoral material, likely companion sides to L1389 in this collection. Without confirmed identification of the specific programme, these are assessed as a specialist but modestly valued pair.AI summary
Columbia L1388 Orchestra
Columbia L1389, conducted by Harrison, couples two pieces with distinctive English regional titles — 'Pershore Plums' and 'Ledbury Parson' — suggesting English folk or light orchestral material, possibly part of a folk-dance or English pastoral series. The L-series Columbia numbers were in use through the 1920s. Without more context on 'Harrison' and the specific pieces, this is difficult to place precisely.AI summary
Columbia L1389 Orchestra
An orchestra conducted by Albert Ketelbey performs a 'Yes Uncles' selection on Columbia 2838, a two-part recording. Ketelbey was a prolific conductor and composer of light orchestral music.AI summary
Columbia 2838 Orchestra
Ketelbey's orchestra performing 'Wedgwood Blue' and 'Clock and the Dresden Figures' and 'Classical Memories' (by Somers) on Columbia YBX20. Albert William Ketelbey was a hugely prolific British composer and conductor of light orchestral music, and these are characteristic of his salon-style repertoire.AI summary
Columbia YBX20 Orchestra
An orchestral recording on Columbia 9339 of Mackenzie's 'Little Minister Overture' — from Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie's incidental music to J. M. Barrie's play — conducted by Mackenzie himself, dating from 1926 as the number indicates. A composer-conductor's self-conducted recording of his own work has historical interest for collectors of early British music.AI summary
Columbia 9339 Orchestra
Orchestra conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent performing Richard Strauss's 'Bourgeois Gentilhomme Intermezzo' and Walter Goehr's 'Sospiri' on Columbia DB1784, a 1930s pressing; Sargent was a major British conductor.AI summary
Columbia DB1784 Orchestra
Igor Stravinsky conducting an orchestra in the Grand Carnaval from his own ballet Petrushka, on Columbia L2175 — a 12-inch pressing. A composer conducting their own most celebrated work is a primary musical document; Stravinsky's self-conducted Columbia recordings are among the most important early orchestral 78s.AI summary
Columbia L2175 Orchestra
Sir Henry Wood's orchestra recorded 'Three Blind Mice' (parts 1 and 2) for Columbia L1134; Wood was one of Britain's most celebrated conductors, famous for the Promenade Concerts.AI summary
Columbia L1134 Orchestra
Orchestra conducted by Wood performing the Tannhäuser Overture (Wagner) on two sides of Columbia L1196, a concert-hall piece in the orchestral repertoire.AI summary
Columbia L1196 Orchestra
An unnamed orchestra recording for Columbia, catalogue 1055, performing 'Whispering Flowers' and 'Spring Song', typical of the light instrumental dance material Columbia issued in the early 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 1055 Orchestra
An unnamed orchestra performs Schumann's 'Träumerei', a beloved piano piece transcribed for ensemble, on Columbia in the acoustic era.AI summary
Columbia 702 Orchestra
Orchestra Circola di Milano recorded 'Silenziosamente T.Amo' and 'Crapa Pelada' for Columbia. An Italian orchestra performing popular music.AI summary
Columbia DQ1873 Orchestra
The Palace Theatre Orchestra on Columbia, recording a piece with the same title on both sides (likely part 1 and 2, or alternative take). A theatrical orchestra recording from an unidentified production. DX series indicates a luxury pressing, but the orchestra is not well known.AI summary
Columbia DX1203 Orchestra
Paul Tremaine and his orchestra on Columbia CB138, performing "When day's work's all been done" and "Steamboat Bill"; CB series indicates very early Columbia catalogue.AI summary
Columbia CB138 Orchestra
Paul Weston's orchestra performing 'Anna' and 'Stardust' on Columbia; Weston was a respected American bandleader and arranger of the 1940s–1950s.AI summary
Columbia 50026 Orchestra
Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra on Columbia, catalogue 5544. Whiteman was the most famous American bandleader of the 1920s–30s, billed as the 'King of Jazz', and a prolific recording artist. His records are among the most collected of the era.AI summary
Columbia 5544 Orchestra
Percival Mackey, a London bandleader and theatre musical director of the 1920s, with Delibes' 'Naila' intermezzo and 'Echoes of Ireland' on Columbia.AI summary
Columbia 3821 Orchestra
Percy Faith, Canadian composer and conductor, led popular orchestral-pop arrangements for Columbia; this 40000-series pressing from the 1950s represents a major commercial orchestral act.AI summary
Columbia 40277 Orchestra
The Piccadilly Revels, a British variety ensemble, performing 'It' and a selection from 'Desert Song' on Columbia 4321.AI summary
Columbia 4321 Orchestra
Piccadilly Revels perform 'Song of the Vagabonds' and 'Only a Rose' on Columbia 4325, likely operetta selections from the 1920s or 1930s.AI summary
Columbia 4325 Orchestra
Prince's Band on Columbia 3095, a medley arrangement. Prince's Band were a dance orchestra of the early 1900s; Columbia early catalogue numbers are very common.AI summary
Columbia 3095 Orchestra
Prince's Orchestra performing a 'Vesta Victoria Song Medley' on Columbia.AI summary
Columbia 3643 Orchestra
R Miller conducting the Happy Six or performing 'Parade of the Wooden Soldiers' and 'Pick Me Up and Lay Me Down' on Columbia 3162, from the early 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 3162 Orchestra
R Starita conducting a 'Stand up & Sing' selection on Columbia DX218, a British pressing. The DX series was used for longer or special material on Columbia's British label.AI summary
Columbia DX218 Orchestra
Ray Martin and his orchestra, a British light-music ensemble, performing two orchestral novelties on Columbia.AI summary
Columbia DB3150 Orchestra
Ray Noble, the celebrated British composer and bandleader, performing 'Love Is a Random Thing' and 'Linda' on Columbia — a sophisticated dance or vocal side from the mid-1930s.AI summary
Columbia 37215 Orchestra
Raymond Newell and the Debroy Somers Band, a well-known British dance outfit, recorded a medley of military songs for Columbia; the FB-series was popular in the 1930s.AI summary
Columbia FB1362 Orchestra
Regal Cinema Orchestra under E. Starkey performing a 'King of Jazz' medley—likely music from the 1930 Paul Whiteman film—on Columbia's DX series, a premium label format.AI summary
Columbia DX72 Orchestra
Reisman's orchestra performs two light instrumental selections on Columbia CB44, an early small-format pressing from the 1920s.AI summary
Columbia CB44 Orchestra
The Royal Guards Band performed light orchestral arrangements of popular pieces; this Columbia side features two patriotic or sentimental selections from the early 1930s.AI summary
Columbia is1215 Orchestra
The Royal Military Band plays two patriotic pieces—'British Troops Landing in France' and 'Entente Cordiale'—on Columbia, likely recorded around the time of the First World War.AI summary
Columbia is653 Orchestra
The Royal Military Band performing 'Calais' and 'Rosy Rapture' on Columbia is757, a British military-band recording of the late 1920s or 1930s.AI summary
Columbia is757 Orchestra
The Savoy Orpheans performing an 'Anything Goes' selection, parts 1 and 2, on Columbia's DX (special) series, likely from the 1930s-1940s.AI summary
Columbia DX692 Orchestra
Scott Wood recorded 'Evergreens of Jazz' for Columbia. Wood was a British bandleader known for novelty and dance recordings; this appears to be a medley or selection of jazz standards.AI summary
Columbia FB1504 Orchestra
Columbia 5591 Orchestra
Shaftesbury Theatre Orchestra recorded a selection from the operetta 'Toni' for Columbia, catalogue 981; this is a theatre house orchestra recording of light music from an early 1920s production.AI summary
Columbia 981 Orchestra
Sir Thomas Beecham, the renowned British conductor, recorded Grieg's Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 for Columbia's prestigious 'LX' 12-inch series. Beecham was one of the most important British conductors of the 20th century and a prolific recording artist.AI summary
Columbia LX938 Orchestra
Sir Thomas Beecham, one of the greatest British conductors of the 20th century, recorded orchestral works "Appalachia" (likely Delius) and "Irmelin" for Columbia 11336. A recording of major historical importance for the conductor and the British classical repertoire.AI summary
Columbia 11336 Orchestra
Somers on Columbia 9690 recorded a selection from 'Mr Cinders' (Vivian Ellis and Clifford Grey, 1928), a British musical comedy, in two parts.AI summary
Columbia 9690 Orchestra
Specht on Columbia 3517, performing 'Oriental Love Dreams' and 'Bagdad', standard 1920s light orchestra repertoire. Paul Specht was a prolific American bandleader whose sides were issued widely in Britain.AI summary
Columbia 3517 Orchestra
Specht on Columbia 3517, performing 'Oriental Love Dreams' and 'Bagdad', standard 1920s light orchestra repertoire. Paul Specht was a prolific American bandleader whose sides were issued widely in Britain. (Duplicate of id 6153.)AI summary
Columbia 3517 Orchestra
A string orchestra recording of two tango and novelty pieces for Columbia is456, a low-catalogue-number Columbia record from the 1920s.AI summary
Columbia is456 Orchestra
Columbia ROX171 Orchestra
Columbia ROX171 Orchestra
A Vienna symphony orchestra conducted by Paul Kerby performs Grieg's Peer Gynt suites on Columbia Records, capturing the light orchestral repertoire popular on 78rpm recordings.AI summary
Columbia DB1268/9 Orchestra
Vivian Ellis, a British composer, performing a selection from his musical 'Streamline' on Columbia; likely mid-1930s.AI summary
Columbia DB1448 Orchestra