1,092 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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The Homochord Symphony Orchestra plays Brahms's Hungarian Dances Nos. 5 and 6 on Homochord HV2017.AI summary
Hom HV2017 Orchestra
Hudson recorded a 'Sally selection' medley for Winner, a low-cost British label of the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Winner 5175 Orchestra
Hurlingham Club Band performing 'Cut yourself a Piece of Cake' and 'When you & I were dancing' on Curry's, a small British label. The Hurlingham Club was a fashionable London polo and social club; this appears to be a recording by or for members.AI summary
Curry's 2148 Orchestra
Hurlingham Club Band recorded 'Why Did I Kiss That Girl' and 'Heather Bells' for Winner, a British budget label, polite dance music of the late 1920s.AI summary
Winner 4052 Orchestra
Jack Hylton and his orchestra performing 'Memories of Paris' Parts 1 and 2 on His Master's Voice B3273. Hylton was one of Britain's most prolific bandleaders of the 1920s and 1930s, and his numerous recordings defined the British dance-band sound of the era.AI summary
His Master's Voice B3273 Orchestra
Jack Hylton and his orchestra performing 'I'll Be Lonely' and 'Why Did You Say' on His Master's Voice B5413. Hylton was one of Britain's most prolific bandleaders of the 1920s–1930s, and this represents his prolific recording output for HMV.AI summary
His Master's Voice B5413 Orchestra
Jack Hylton and his band recording two popular songs for His Master's Voice: 'Eleanor' and 'Lovin' Sam The Sheik of Alabam'—from the prolific British bandleader's 1920s output.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1643 Orchestra
Jack Hylton, the prolific British bandleader and conductor, recording two popular songs for His Master's Voice—'Wind in the Trees' and 'Idol of Mine'—from his extensive 1920s catalogue.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1237 Orchestra
Jack Hylton, the leading British dance-band leader of the 1920s–30s, recorded 'In Between the Showers' and 'Golden West' for His Master's Voice.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1939 Orchestra
The Imperial Infantry Band recorded two light instrumental pieces, "Reverie" and "Fascination Waltz", for Odeon 44717. Odeon was a major German-owned label with substantial British pressings from the 1920s onward.AI summary
Odeon 44717 Orchestra
The Imperial Infantry Band recorded "The Balkan Princess" for Odeon, a German-owned label that pressed significant quantities in Britain from the 1920s onwards. This is a military brass-band arrangement of light repertoire.AI summary
Odeon 66719 Orchestra
The Imperial Infantry Band performing 'Distant Greeting' and 'In Toyland' on Odeon 44523, a British military band recording.AI summary
Odeon 44523 Orchestra
Imperial Military Band performing 'Whispers of Love' and 'In a Pagoda' on Odeon 44233, a British military band recording from the acoustic or early electrical era.AI summary
Odeon 44233 Orchestra
An orchestral instructional or demonstration disc on His Master's Voice showing the individual instruments of the orchestra. The C-series catalogue number and 'Various' artist suggest a compilation or educational release.AI summary
His Master's Voice C1311 Orchestra
The Irish Guards Band, one of the British Army's most recorded military ensembles, recorded a 'Dairymaids selection' for Beka, catalogue 3107. Beka was a prominent British disc manufacturer until the mid-1920s, and military-band sides from this era are common.AI summary
Beka 3107 Orchestra
The Irwell Springs Band on Mara, an obscure British label, performing light instrumental selections. Very little is documented about either this group or the label.AI summary
Marathon 350 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
J&W Hatton performing Zampa overture and a jovial polka on Melograph, a short-lived British acoustic label of the early 1900s.AI summary
Melograph 40 Orchestra
Jack Courtnay with a Scotch selection and Cinema Patron's Favourites on Octacros 1234.AI summary
Octacros 1234 Orchestra
Jack Courtnay with 'In a Monastery Garden' and 'Love's Old Sweet Song' on Edis 4611, a small British independent label.AI summary
Edison 4611 Orchestra
Jack Hylton was a British bandleader, composer and impresario who led one of the most prolific and commercially successful dance orchestras of the 1920s-30s; his HMV recordings define the era of British dance music.AI summary
His Master's Voice B5971 Orchestra
Jack Hylton was one of Britain's most popular dance band leaders of the 1920s-30s, leading the Hylton Band on numerous HMV recordings; this disc couples two song numbers, 'You Never Miss the Old Faces' and 'It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow'.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD5564 Orchestra
Jack Jackson was a British bandleader and announcer of the 1930s-40s who recorded for HMV; this disc pairs two standards recorded by his orchestra during the swing era.AI summary
His Master's Voice B6388 Orchestra
Jan Ralfini's orchestra is not well-documented. This St (Star?) label side, numbered 670, pairs 'Sing holly' and the traditional drinking song 'Drink brothers drink', likely from the 1930s–40s on a budget or regional imprint.AI summary
Sterno 670 Orchestra
Jay Wilbur, a British conductor and arranger of light music, performs 'A Fine Romance' and 'The Way You Look Tonight' on Rex 8901, a budget British label.AI summary
Rex 8901 Orchestra
Jay Wilbur and his orchestra play Peacock Pie and Moto Perpetuo on Boosey & Hawkes 2029.AI summary
Boosey&Hawkes 2029 Orchestra
Hom HB2069 Orchestra
An orchestra directed by Strauss performing two Strauss waltzes, 'Freut Euch des Liebens' and 'Thousand and One Nights', for Columbia, from the early acoustic era.AI summary
Columbia 9226 Orchestra
The John Bath Orchestra plays Jockey Polka on John Bath 25.AI summary
John Bath 25 Orchestra
The John Bath Orchestra plays the Lorna Doone Intermezzo in two parts on John Bath 19.AI summary
John Bath 19 Orchestra
The John Bull Military Band, performing selections from Gilbert and Sullivan's 'Pirates of Penzance' on a self-titled label; the catalogue number and pressing are likely early-to-mid 20th century.AI summary
John Bull 63020 Orchestra
The John Bull Orchestra performing two operetta waltzes on the John Bull label, a British imprint of the 1920s-30s.AI summary
John Bull 110 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
Johnson's Orchestra on the American Gennett label 4543, performing a Western land medley. Gennett UK pressings of American jazz and dance sides are less common in British collections than HMV or Columbia.AI summary
Gennett 4543 Orchestra
Jose Lucchesi's orchestra recorded tango and twilight mood pieces for Columbia around the early 1930s.AI summary
Columbia CB593 Orchestra
Joseph Smith Orchestra recorded two popular songs for Victor Records, a US label; this catalogue number suggests a 1920s American pressing, and UK copies are uncommon.AI summary
Victor 18632 Orchestra
A military band recording of a German march, 'Hie guet Brandenburg', credited to the Kaiser Franz Garde gren Rgt on the G&T label — likely a German or Austrian pressing from the early 1900s.AI summary
G&T 40407 Orchestra
Kaiser Franz Garde Grenadier Regiment, a German military band on His Master's Voice, performing classical and ceremonial marches from the Austro-Hungarian imperial period.AI summary
His Master's Voice 3-40201/49 Orchestra
Kaiser Franz Grenadiergarde Band on Polyphon with 'March The Gipsy' and a Mikado number — an early European military band recording.AI summary
Polyphon phon8814 Orchestra
The Kaiser Franz Guards Band performs two famous Wagner excerpts—the Bridal Chorus from *Lohengrin* and the Festival March from *Tannhäuser*—on the Era label.AI summary
Era 2551 Orchestra
The Kaiser Franz Guards Band performing 'Emperor's Fan Fare' and 'Vienna Forest Waltz' on Melog 45, an Austrian or German military band recording of the early twentieth century.AI summary
Melograph 45 Orchestra
Kardos (likely the conductor and composer Frigyes Kardos) recorded 'Crazy People' and 'Who beside me' for His Master's Voice, B6226; the artist and titles are not clearly identified in standard discographies.AI summary
His Master's Voice B6226 Orchestra
Albert Ketèlby was a prolific English composer of light orchestral and ballet music, famous for descriptive and atmospheric pieces. This Columbia recording features two of his best-known salon compositions, characteristic of the Edwardian and interwar light-music tradition.AI summary
Columbia 068 Orchestra
André Kostelanetz, the Russian-American conductor known for orchestral arrangements of popular music, recorded 'Turkey in the Straw' and 'Bugle Call Rag' for Columbia DB1821, a UK pressing. Kostelanetz was a prolific Columbia recording artist.AI summary
Columbia DB1821 Orchestra
Kostelanetz with Mary Had a Little Lamb and Goodnight Ladies on Vocalion 570.AI summary
Vocalion 570 Orchestra
Koussevitzky conducts Valse Miniature and Minuet in G on Victrola 1476.AI summary
Victorola 1476 Orchestra
Kunz, performing the light orchestral selections 'St James Park' and 'Vienna in Springtime' on the Rex label, a mid-market British pressing.AI summary
Rex 8472 Orchestra
Kunz recorded 'Louisiana Fairy Tale' and 'Red Sails in the Sunset' for Rex, a British mid-market label.AI summary
Rex 8560 Orchestra