1,092 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Archie Bleyer was an American bandleader and recording artist of the 1950s; this Kristall coupling is a reissue or budget pressing of his light-orchestral work.AI summary
Kristall 309 Orchestra
Odeon XXB6680 Orchestra
The Arsenal Football Club Band recorded 'Semper Fidelis' and 'Blaze Away' for Eclipse, a short-lived British label. Arsenal's band recordings are scarce today.AI summary
Eclipse SC145 Orchestra
Art Gilmore narrates Waltz of the Flowers in two sides on Capitol CJ123.AI summary
Capitol CJ123 Orchestra
Arthur Schwartz, composer and conductor, recorded the 'Follow the Sun' medley for Columbia, catalogue FB1269, likely 1930s–40s.AI summary
Columbia FB1269 Orchestra
Airs from Gilbert and Sullivan's Patience, played by the New York Light Orchestra, on Edison 80240, a number from Edison's Diamond Disc series.AI summary
Edison 80240 Orchestra
The Athenaeum Light Orchestra, arranged by Walter Hardwick, recorded 'Christmas Melodies' and 'The Capricious Music Box' for Piccadilly—light orchestral seasonal and novelty pieces from a cheap British label.AI summary
Piccadilly 404 Orchestra
B Paul and D Jones on HMV B10177, an orchestral recording of classical vocal material, likely from the late acoustic era.AI summary
His Master's Voice B10177 Orchestra
Grammavox A85 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
A band plays the Raymond Overture in two parts on Citizen 642.AI summary
Citizen 642 Orchestra
A band plays a selection from H.M.S. Pinafore in two parts on Citizen 677.AI summary
Citizen 677 Orchestra
An unnamed band performing two operetta selections (from *Tales of Hoffmann* and *Thaïs*) on Winner Records, a British budget label of the 1920s-30s.AI summary
Winner 2131 Orchestra
An unnamed band performing two Gilbert and Sullivan selections on Winner Records, a British budget label.AI summary
Winner 2192 Orchestra
A band plays Bells of St. Patrick and Bells of St. Malo on Empire 173.AI summary
Empire 173 Orchestra
A band plays Reminiscences of Weber and Recollections of Gounod on Popular 26.AI summary
Popular 26 Orchestra
An uncredited band on Imperial Records performing 'Chevalier March' and 'In a Persian Market' — salon-style orchestral material of the kind widely recorded for budget labels in the early 1930s.AI summary
Imperial 1312 Orchestra
A band on Imperial 1313, performing "In a Monastery Garden" and "I passed by your Window", sentimental orchestral selections.AI summary
Imperial 1313 Orchestra
A band recording of Wagner's 'Rienzi Overture' in two parts on the Winner label, a budget British imprint. Classical arrangements for dance or light orchestras were common filler material.AI summary
Winner 2360 Orchestra
Band recording a selection from "Maritana", a 19th-century operetta, on Winner records in the early 1930s.AI summary
Winner 2385 Orchestra
Military or ceremonial band on Winner performing Gilbert and Sullivan's "Yeomen of the Guard" across two parts.AI summary
Winner 2413 Orchestra
A band arrangement of the William Tell Overture on Winner, a cheap British label of the early 1930s. These orchestral arrangements were routine repertoire for dance and light orchestras of the period.AI summary
Winner 2596 Orchestra
A British Imperial Records orchestra performance of classic concert overtures, typical of the repertory recordings produced by this minor label.AI summary
Imperial 821 Orchestra
A band performance of Elgar's 'Pomp and Circumstance' and 'Blaze Away' on Imperial 826, a small British or European label from the 1920s–1930s era.AI summary
Imperial 826 Orchestra
An unnamed band performing opera selections from 'Carmen' and 'Coppélia' on Imperial 827, an early British label.AI summary
Imperial 827 Orchestra
A band performing 'Soldiers' Grand March' and 'Bullfighters' on Imperial (832), military and novelty marches from the acoustic era.AI summary
Imperial 832 Orchestra
A band recording of 'Jolly Coppersmith' and 'Post Horn Galop', two Victorian-era light orchestral favourites, pressed on Imperial, an obscure British label of the 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary
Imperial 834 Orchestra
A band performing orchestral selections — 'Bohemian Girl Overture' and 'Yeomen of the Guard' — on Imperial 845, an early and obscure label.AI summary
Imperial 845 Orchestra
An unnamed band performing 'Merry Widow Waltz' and 'Pink Lady Waltz' on Imperial 854, an early British imprint.AI summary
Imperial 854 Orchestra
An unattributed band recording on Imperial label 875, performing patriotic or military marches 'On to Victory' and 'The Great Little Army'.AI summary
Imperial 875 Orchestra
An unidentified band performing two famous marches—'Washington Greys' and 'Colonel Bogey'—on Imperial, catalogue 895; Imperial was a British budget label of the early 1920s.AI summary
Imperial 895 Orchestra
An unnamed band on Imperial 936, Tchaikovsky's '1812 Overture'; Imperial was a minor British label and copies are scarce.AI summary
Imperial 936 Orchestra
A band performing operatic overtures — Ruy Blas and Der Fliegende Holländer — on Imperial (962), standard concert-band repertoire of the acoustic era.AI summary
Imperial 962 Orchestra
An unattributed band on Imperial label 964, performing 'Smithy in the Wood' and 'Mill in the Black Forest', atmospheric or descriptive instrumental pieces.AI summary
Imperial 964 Orchestra
An Imperial dance band recording of light orchestral selections from Gilbert and Sullivan operettas (*Pirates of Penzance* and *The Gondoliers*) from the late 1920s.AI summary
Imperial 967 Orchestra
An unnamed band performing two orchestral selections—"Barcarolle" from Offenbach's *Tales of Hoffmann* and the "Mazurka" from Delibes' *Coppelia*—on Bell 196, a small British label.AI summary
Bell 196 Orchestra
An unattributed band recorded the William Tell Overture for Bell 28, an obscure early label—the catalogue number suggests an acoustic-era pressing.AI summary
Bell 28 Orchestra
Uncredited band on Bell Records with 'Pearla' and 'Church Parade'. Bell was an obscure British label, likely from the late 1920s.AI summary
Bell 4 Orchestra
An unidentified band performing two sacred or traditional pieces—'Church's One Foundation' and 'Scotch Melodies'—on Bell, an obscure British label with a very low catalogue number.AI summary
Bell 58 Orchestra
An unidentified orchestra recorded the Introduction to Act III of Wagner's Lohengrin and the 1812 Overture for the Bell label, a small British imprint.AI summary
Bell 61 Orchestra
A band arrangement of two Christmas carols, 'Christians Awake' and 'The First Nowell', on the Bell label, a small British imprint.AI summary
Bell 83 Orchestra
A band recording of two light instrumental pieces—a polka and a military march—on Bell F501, from the early 1930s British label; likely a mass-pressed light music side.AI summary
Bell F501 Orchestra
A band recording of the 'Morning Noon & Night Overture' (Suppe) on LitCh (Little & Chitty or a similar small British label), catalogue 3009, a likely 1920s–1930s pressing.AI summary
LitCh 3009 Orchestra
A band performing 'Morning, Noon & Night Overture' in two parts on Winner — a concert overture or orchestral selection, likely from the 1920s.AI summary
Winner 2031 Orchestra
An unidentified band recorded Auber's Zampa Overture (Part 1 and Part 2) for Winner, a small British label, in the 1920s.AI summary
Winner 2033 Orchestra
An orchestra performing 'Fra Diavolo Overture' and the finale of Tchaikovsky's 1812 on Winner (2034); a classical orchestral coupling on a cheap British marque.AI summary
Winner 2034 Orchestra
An orchestral arrangement of 'The Chocolate Soldier', an Edwardian operetta, on Winner in two parts.AI summary
Winner 2037 Orchestra
An unidentified band performs the 'Grand March' from Wagner's Tannhäuser and the 'Pilgrims' March' on Winner, a cheap British budget label. The band and pressing details are not documented.AI summary
Winner 2039 Orchestra