15 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
15 records matching
An anonymous recording of the hymn *Onward Christian Soldiers* on Zonophone, issued on a SAMPLE pressing (a demonstration or test pressing). No artist is credited.AI summary
Zonophone SAMPLE Orchestra
A band recording of 'Swanee River' and 'Washington Post' for Zonophone catalogue 49, a very early catalogue number suggesting an acoustic or early electric recording, possibly from the early 1920s.AI summary
Zonophone 49 Orchestra
An anonymous dance band performing orchestral selections from popular operettas on Zonophone, a major British label of the early 1900s–1920s.AI summary
Zonophone 5637 Orchestra
The Black Diamond Band performing patriotic and ceremonial marches on Zonophone 598, a British label of the early 1900s.AI summary
Zonophone 598 Orchestra
The Black Diamond Band recorded patriotic and ceremonial music for Zonophone: 'God Save the King'/'Rule Britannia' and 'Coronation March'/'God Bless the Prince of Wales'. These are British national and royal occasion recordings, likely from the Edward VII or early George V era.AI summary
Zonophone 598 Orchestra
The Black Diamond Band's recording of *Teddy Bear's Picnic* on Zonophone, a British subsidiary of Gramophone Company, from the late 1920s or 1930s.AI summary
Zonophone 40234 Orchestra
The Black Diamonds Band performs 'Rages and Crazes' on both sides of this early Zonophone disc.AI summary
Zonophone 2180 Orchestra
Black Diamonds Band on Zonophone, performing a Christmas medley on a British label.AI summary
Zonophone 2636 Orchestra
A British Military Band recorded 'The Stars and Stripes Forever' for Zonophone, a British label established in 1901. This patriotic march represents routine British military band recording from the early 20th century.AI summary
Zonophone 666 Orchestra
A miniature concert featuring F Banta, H Burr, B Murray and others, recorded for Zonophone—one of the earliest and most prolific British labels. This medley-style recording is from the acoustic era, early 1900s or earlier.AI summary
Zonophone A3534 Orchestra
The Firman Band performing "What Can I Do" and "Love Parade Selection" on Zonophone 5582. Zonophone was one of the earliest and most prolific British recording labels.AI summary
Zonophone 5582 Orchestra
The Peerless Orchestra is not readily identified; this Zonophone disc from the early acoustic era carries two ragtime-era numbers, 'Turkey Trot' and 'Waiting for the Robert E Lee', likely recorded in the 1910s–early 1920s.AI summary
Zonophone 1001 Orchestra
Victor Herbert, the Irish-American composer and bandleader, recorded instrumental sides for early American Zonophone before becoming famous for his operettas. Zonophone 1561 is a single-sided pressing, placing this in the early acoustic era, roughly 1900–1906. Herbert's early Zonophone band sides are sought by collectors of Edwardian cylinders and discs, and single-sided Zonophones in this number range are uncommon survivors.AI summary
Zonophone 1561 Orchestra
Victor Herbert's Band performs the 'Waltz from Faust' on Zonophone 9281, an early pressing from the Zonophone label's British series. Victor Herbert was the celebrated Irish-American composer and bandleader; Zonophone was one of the earliest British disc labels, and single-sided issues in this catalogue range date from approximately 1905–1910.AI summary
Zonophone 9281 Orchestra
Victor Herbert's Band performs the Espana Waltz on Zonophone 9384, a single-sided early British pressing. Like the companion Zonophone by Victor Herbert's Band in this collection, the 9000-series number places this in the 1905–1910 range; Herbert was the celebrated Irish-American composer and these early Zonophone band pressings have modest but real period appeal.AI summary
Zonophone 9384 Orchestra