1,092 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Jack Payne was a prominent British bandleader and dance-music innovator of the 1920s and 1930s; this Imperial recording is an instrumental memory piece by one of the era's leading figures.AI summary
Imperial 2823 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
Percival Mackey, a prolific British bandleader and composer, on Regal; these sentimental orchestral titles typify his output of the late 1920s–early 1930s.AI summary
Regal MR424 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
Johann Strauss II's waltz 'Wine, Women and Song', played in two parts by the Perfect Symphony Orchestra on the Perfect label.AI summary
Perfect P413 Orchestra
Phil Green, a British composer and conductor, performing two light orchestral pieces on Oriole 1016. Green was a prolific recording artist known for light music and film work.AI summary
Oriole 1016 Orchestra
Phil Harris and his Orchestra recorded "Woodman, Spare that Tree" and "Dark Town Poker Club" for His Master's Voice BD1176. Harris was a singer, comedian and actor popular in the 1930s-1940s.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD1176 Orchestra
Leopold Stokowski conducted the Philadelphia Orchestra in the Largo from Dvořák's *New World Symphony* (Symphony No. 9 in E minor) for Victor, catalogue 74631. Stokowski was one of the most celebrated conductors of the twentieth century, and his Philadelphia Orchestra recordings defined the American symphonic sound.AI summary
Victor 74631 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
The Police Band Birmingham recorded two march and light-orchestral pieces for Regal 7716, likely 1920s–1930s. British police and military bands are collected by enthusiasts of period instrumentation and local music history.AI summary
Regal 7716 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
A vocal quartet performing two Christmas hymns on HomS, an unidentified minor or short-lived British label. No readily available information about this recording or label.AI summary
Hom S014 Orchestra
The Queen's Hall Orchestra, a long-established British ensemble, recorded "Virginia" for the Chappell label, a small British imprint. The catalogue number and artist suggest an obscure 1930s or early 1940s release.AI summary
Chappell C168 Orchestra
Queen's Hall orchestra (or similar ensemble) with 'Pine Forest' on Chappell 262, a small or specialized label catalogue.AI summary
Chappell 262 Orchestra
The Queen's Royal Regiment Band performs 'Major General Thing a Me Bob' and 'Standchen' on Dur, a very obscure British label — a rare military band recording.AI summary
Durium 26 Orchestra
The Queens Hall Orchestra conducted by Charles Williams, performing 'Plymouth Hoe' on HMV Special C141. Williams was a British conductor and light-music composer active from the 1920s onwards; this side is a single-track issue from HMV's Special Series.AI summary
His Master's Voice SpecialC141 Orchestra
R Bolton, H Vardon and others perform 'Blaze Away' on a two-part Regal 1358 recording.AI summary
Regal 1358 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
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
RAF Orchestra conducted by Hollingsworth performing the overture to Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor (The Merry Wives of Windsor) on an HMV 'advance' pressing, a format used by the label for pre-release or evaluation copies. This is an uncommon type of issue.AI summary
His Master's Voice advance Orchestra
The RAF Orchestra under conductor Hollingsworth performing the Nicolai overture from 'The Merry Wives of Windsor', recorded for His Master's Voice in what appears to be an advance or test pressing (marked 'advance', not a standard catalogue number). RAF concert bands made occasional commercial recordings in the interwar period.AI summary
His Master's Voice advance Orchestra
The Royal Albert Hall Orchestra conducted by Edward Elgar himself, performing the Ballad from his cantata 'King Olaf' paired with a Fugue in C Minor, on His Master's Voice D614. Elgar's self-conducted HMV recordings are among the most important early documents of British music and are consistently among the most collected orchestral 78s.AI summary
His Master's Voice D614 Orchestra
The Royal Albert Hall Orchestra conducted by Elgar himself, performing a Handel Overture in D Minor and a Bach Fantasia in C Minor on HMV D838. As with all Elgar self-conducted HMV recordings, this is a primary document of the composer's own conducting style and is consistently among the most collected British orchestral 78s.AI summary
His Master's Voice D838 Orchestra
The Royal Albert Hall Orchestra conducted by Elgar himself, performing a Handel Overture in D Minor and a Bach Fantasia in C Minor on HMV D838 — a duplicate of id 15354 in this collection. As with all Elgar self-conducted HMV recordings, this is a primary collector item; both copies should be compared for condition.AI summary
His Master's Voice D838 Orchestra
The Royal Albert Hall Orchestra under Eugene Goossens performing Arnold Bax's 'Tam o' Shanter Scherzo' and Percy Grainger's 'Molly on the Shore' on HMV D694. Goossens was a distinguished British conductor; Grainger's 'Molly on the Shore' and Bax's Scherzo are representative pieces of British musical nationalism from the interwar period.AI summary
His Master's Voice D694 Orchestra
The RAH (Royal Albert Hall) Orchestra conducted by Eugene Goosens, performing 'Dubinushka' (a Russian folk song) and 'Reverie' for His Master's Voice.AI summary
His Master's Voice D623 Orchestra
Ralph Flanagan's orchestra performs 'Harbor Lights' and 'La Vie en Rose' on what is marked as a Japanese Victor pressing, S103, likely from the 1950s.AI summary
Victor (Japan) S103 Orchestra
Ray Anthony, the trumpeter and bandleader, recorded what is tentatively identified as 'Skycoach' for Capitol Records.AI summary
Capitol 5769 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
Alfred Reisman's orchestral recording of these popular standards for Brunswick in the late 1920s-30s.AI summary
Brunswick 500.433 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
Reisman (a popular bandleader of the late 1920s–early 1930s) performing popular song material on His Master's Voice B6152.AI summary
His Master's Voice B6152 Orchestra
Leo Reisman and his orchestra, a prominent American dance orchestra, performing two songs from George Gershwin's 'Porgy and Bess'—'There's a Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon for New York' and 'Summertime'—on Brunswick 03364.AI summary
Brunswick 03364 Orchestra
The Rena Military Band recorded operatic selections and marches for the Ren label, an obscure British imprint. This record pairs two movements from Verdi's Il Trovatore.AI summary
Rena 1075 Orchestra
The Republican Guard orchestra is a military ensemble, probably French (Garde Républicaine). 'Polka des Masques' and 'Bella-Bocca' are orchestral popular pieces. This Pantophone 702/10 pressing is from an obscure British imprint, probably 1920s–1930s.AI summary
Pantophone 702/10 Orchestra
Robert Farnon conducting an orchestra on Chappell, a small British classical and light music label, with 'Fiesta'—instrumental music from a conductor known for film and light orchestral work.AI summary
Chappell C311 Orchestra
Robert Farnon, the Canadian-born arranger and light-music composer, with the Queen's Hall Light Orchestra, playing Refrain from Spain and Anything Might Happen/Carnival on Chappell C318.AI summary
Chappell C318 Orchestra
The Robeyphone Military Band performing 'The Whistler and His Dog' and 'Coronation Bells' on Robey 154, a British label of the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Robey 154 Orchestra
Rolando Orch recorded 'Just Once for All Time' and 'Live Laugh and Love' for Winner, a small British label.AI summary
Winner 5414 Orchestra
Ron Goodwin was a noted British composer and conductor active from the 1950s onwards. This Parlophone recording of 'Blue Grotto' and 'Latin Lovers' showcases his light orchestral style from the early LP era, though issued as a 78rpm single.AI summary
Parlophone R4508 Orchestra
Ron Goodwin Orchestra on Parlophone, featuring 'Laughing Sailor' and 'Colonel Bogey & River Kwai March'—orchestral and novelty numbers from the 1950s by a composer and conductor known for light orchestral and film music.AI summary
Parlophone R4391 Orchestra