38 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
38 records matching
A Young and R Foresythe performing a selection from the Jerome Kern musical 'Roberta' on Decca F5637 in the late 1930s.AI summary
Decca F5637 Orchestra
The Ambrose Orchestra performs two Rodgers and Hammerstein songs from 'Oklahoma!'—'Oh What a Beautiful Mornin' and 'People Will Say We're in Love'—on Decca, one of the most successful British dance bands of the 1940s.AI summary
Decca F8766 Orchestra
An orchestra credited to ARC recorded 'Night Shall Be Filled with Music' and 'If You Were Only Mine' for Decca F3083, a British pressing from the 1930s–1940s.AI summary
Decca F3083 Orchestra
Decca C80898 Orchestra
Decca PO5069 Orchestra
Decca PO5070 Orchestra
Decca PO5092 Orchestra
Billy Cotton and his Band, a popular British dance band, on Decca F10630 with 'The Dam Busters March' (the famous theme from the 1954 film) and a lighter novelty number.AI summary
Decca F10630 Orchestra
Decca All Star Revue is an unnamed ensemble. 'You're the Top' (the famous Cole Porter song from Anything Goes, 1934) is recorded on Decca M462, a catalogue number consistent with the mid-to-late 1930s.AI summary
Decca M462 Orchestra
Fred Waring and his Pennsylvanians, a famous American vocal and instrumental ensemble, recorded these two standards for Decca; Waring was known for choral arrangements and sweet orchestral sounds.AI summary
Decca 23701 Orchestra
Guy Lombardo's Royal Canadians were the most commercially successful orchestra of the 1930s–50s, known for their refined 'sweetest music this side of heaven' style. This Decca F-series side pairs 'What's the reason' and 'Down by the river', typical of their polished dance-band approach.AI summary
Decca F5484 Orchestra
Henry King and his Orchestra on Decca, catalogue F3910. King was an American bandleader of moderate fame in the 1930s–40s; his recordings were commercial but he is now largely forgotten.AI summary
Decca F3910 Orchestra
J Blanchard with the Suisse Romande Orchestra conducted by Wildman performs 'Vienna Concerto' (parts 1 and 2) on Decca.AI summary
Decca K2331 Orchestra
John Johnson International Orchestra performing two festive pieces on Decca F2620, a British pressing. The catalogue number suggests mid-1930s.AI summary
Decca F2620 Orchestra
Lally recorded 'Pantomime Favourites' on both sides for Decca F2052. Decca F-series pressings are standard commercial releases; the artist is not established.AI summary
Decca F2052 Orchestra
Credited to Lally on Decca. 'Sunny Side Up' was a major Rodgers and Hart musical of 1929. The Decca F1611 catalogue number places this in Decca's early British series of the early 1930s.AI summary
Decca F1611 Orchestra
The Lamoureux Orchestra under conductor Albert Coppola (or successor) performing Ravel's 'Bolero', parts 1 and 2, on Decca CA8015. This is an electrical recording of one of the twentieth century's most famous orchestral works.AI summary
Decca CA8015 Orchestra
The Lamoureux Orchestra performing Ravel's 'Bolero' (part 4) on Decca CA8016, a continuation of a complete recorded performance. This is an electrical recording of one of the 20th century's most famous orchestral works.AI summary
Decca CA8016 Orchestra
The Lamoureux Orchestra conducted by Charles Dutoit or a period conductor, performing Ravel's 'Bolero' on Decca CA8015 (part 1). This is an electrical recording of one of the 20th century's most famous orchestral works.AI summary
Decca CA8015 Orchestra
Decca AK1504-6 Orchestra
London Zigeuner Orchestra under E. Leggett performing 'Song Ethereal' on Decca ca., a catalogue number that is difficult to parse and may indicate an institutional or special pressing.AI summary
Decca ca Orchestra
Lucien Jeunesse, a French light-music specialist and arranger, on Decca. Jeunesse was known for sentimental orchestral arrangements; this SB-series pressing suggests a later (1950s) recording.AI summary
Decca SB20509 Orchestra
Mantovani was a British-Italian bandleader and conductor known for light orchestral arrangements and film scoring in the 1930s–50s; 'Nature Boy' is a famous standard, and 'Ritual Fire Dance' is a well-known concert piece. Decca MG series suggests a mid-20th-century pressing.AI summary
Decca MG8906 Orchestra
Moscow State Prokofiev ensemble performing the Romeo and Juliet ballet suite (No. 2, both sides) on Decca Z1, a prestige release. This is Soviet orchestral music of the highest standing, recorded and issued in the UK. Decca Z series were premium classical pressings.AI summary
Decca Z1 Orchestra
The Moscow State Orchestra performing Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet, movements 2 part 5 and part 6, Decca Z5. This is a Soviet orchestra recording issued on UK Decca, likely from the late 1930s or early 1940s during a period of cultural exchange.AI summary
Decca Z5 Orchestra
The Orchestre Pasdeloup under conductor Rhené-Baton performing 'Chant de Nigamon', an orchestral work by Henri Février, on Decca KF553. The KF-series Decca pressings were French-market releases; this is a recording of a major French symphony orchestra performing French repertoire of the 1920s–30s, of specialist interest.AI summary
Decca KF553 Orchestra
The Suisse Romande Orchestra under conductor Isidore Karr, performing what appears to be a piece titled "Contchak's Aria" (possibly a misspelling or transliteration) for Decca; the K series suggests a 1930s catalogue number.AI summary
Decca K1965 Orchestra
Oscar Strauss — the Austrian operetta composer best known for 'The Chocolate Soldier' — conducting 'My Hero' and a Thalala polka on Decca K2306. A composer-conductor recording of his own operetta music is a specialist collector interest; the K-series Decca is a standard interwar pressing.AI summary
Decca K2306 Orchestra
Oscar Straus (the operetta composer, not the waltz dynasty) wrote both 'The Chocolate Soldier' (1908) and 'A Waltz Dream' (1907), his two biggest international hits. This Decca K-series coupling of orchestral selections from both shows probably dates from the late 1920s or early 1930s. Decca K-series orchestral pressings are plentiful and this is standard catalogue material.AI summary
Decca K2231 Orchestra
A Royal Air Force ensemble or band performing two patriotic or sentimental pieces on Decca: 'Down Forget Me Not Lane' and 'Beneath the Lights of Home'.AI summary
Decca F7926 Orchestra
The Steffani Silver Songsters recording 'Blue Danube' for Decca, a master test pressing (MasterTB2283-2), possibly a unique or very limited pressing.AI summary
Decca MasterTB2283-2 Orchestra
The Tonhalle Orchestra under Franz Lehár performing the 'Gypsy Love Overture' (Lehár's own composition from the operetta *Gypsy Love*) in two parts. Lehár was the famous Austro-Hungarian operetta composer; this Decca K-series pressing represents his orchestral work.AI summary
Decca K1811 Orchestra
The Tonhalle orchestra performing Lehár's 'Vienna Wives Overture' on Decca in the 1930s–1940s, representing the popularity of Viennese operetta in the British record market.AI summary
Decca K1903 Orchestra
The Tonhalle Orchestra under the direction of related to Lehár, recorded waltzes and ballet music from The Count of Luxembourg for Decca. This is an orchestral arrangement of the famous Lehár operetta from the early electrical era.AI summary
Decca K1997 Orchestra
The Tonhalle orchestra conducted an arrangement of Franz Lehár's operetta waltzes—'Count of Luxembourg Waltz' and a 'Waltz Intermezzo Ballet'—on this Decca pressing, representing European operetta repertoire.AI summary
Decca K1997 Orchestra
The Tonhalle Orchestra performing the overture and intermezzo from Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari's opera 'Il Segreto di Susanna' (Susanna's Secret), conducted by Wolf-Ferrari himself, on Decca K1872. A composer conducting his own opera is always historically interesting; Wolf-Ferrari's delicate comic operas had a substantial following and a self-conducted recording is of specialist collector interest.AI summary
Decca K1872 Orchestra
Victor Young, the American composer-conductor, recorded 'I Live Again' and an untitled piece for Decca 1280 in the early 1930s; Young became famous later in Hollywood for his film scores, and his early dance-era recordings are less commonly sought than his later work.AI summary
Decca 1280 Orchestra
Victor Young's Singing Strings, a popular orchestral group, recorded 'Ruby' and the 'Song from Moulin Rouge' for Decca.AI summary
Decca 28675 Orchestra