1,092 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Sir Thomas Beecham, one of the greatest British conductors of the 20th century, recorded orchestral works "Appalachia" (likely Delius) and "Irmelin" for Columbia 11336. A recording of major historical importance for the conductor and the British classical repertoire.AI summary
Columbia 11336 Orchestra
Somers on Columbia 9690 recorded a selection from 'Mr Cinders' (Vivian Ellis and Clifford Grey, 1928), a British musical comedy, in two parts.AI summary
Columbia 9690 Orchestra
Sousa's band on Victor 17976, performing two marches by the composer. Sousa was the most famous American bandleader and composer, and his recordings are collected by both musicians and military music enthusiasts; however, Victor 17976 series suggests common electrical recording.AI summary
Victor 17976 Orchestra
A Spanish orchestra recorded two light classical or dance pieces—'Blue Danube' and 'Dolores'—for Tow, a small or short-lived label.AI summary
Tower 115 Orchestra
Specht on Columbia 3517, performing 'Oriental Love Dreams' and 'Bagdad', standard 1920s light orchestra repertoire. Paul Specht was a prolific American bandleader whose sides were issued widely in Britain.AI summary
Columbia 3517 Orchestra
Specht on Columbia 3517, performing 'Oriental Love Dreams' and 'Bagdad', standard 1920s light orchestra repertoire. Paul Specht was a prolific American bandleader whose sides were issued widely in Britain. (Duplicate of id 6153.)AI summary
Columbia 3517 Orchestra
Phil Spitalny's all-female orchestra, the Hour of Charm, recorded this transcribed broadcast programme for the Pepsodent radio show in the late 1930s-40s; this is a commercial test pressing or promotional issue rather than a regular retail 78.AI summary
Pepsodent 2 Orchestra
Phil Spitalny and his orchestra recorded two selections from 'Hour of Charm' for Pepsodent, a sponsored broadcast programme of the 1940s.AI summary
Pepsodent 2 Orchestra
Spitalny (likely Paul Spitalny, the orchestra leader known for the 'Hour of Charm' programme) on Pepsodent 2. Pepsodent was a radio-sponsored label of the 1930s–1940s; these appear to be broadcast or promotional recordings.AI summary
Pepsodent 2 Orchestra
Spitalny recorded 'Hour of Charm' sides (parts 4 and 9) for Pepsodent, a promotional label sponsored by the toothpaste brand; likely Phil Spitalny's orchestra, a popular ensemble of the 1930s–1940s.AI summary
Pepsodent 2 Orchestra
The St Albans Band performing operatic and orchestral selections on Scala 7044, a two-part 'Lohengrin' selection; Scala was a small British label active in the 1920s.AI summary
Scala 7044 Orchestra
Stanley Black and his orchestra, 'Time for Wine' and 'Here's to the Grape', on the Keo label without catalogue number. Black was a prolific British conductor and pianist; his recordings are common.AI summary
Keo Orchestra
Star recorded 'Medley of melodies' for Star Records, catalogue 276; the label name is identical to the artist credit, which typically indicates a house orchestra or budget compilation on an obscure imprint.AI summary
Sterno 276 Orchestra
Star with a Rio Rita selection in two sides on Sterno 350.AI summary
Sterno 350 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
Strand Theatre Orchestra on His Master's Voice with '1066 and All That'; likely an orchestral recording tied to the popular stage revue or publication of that title from the 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice C2804 Orchestra
A string orchestra recording of two tango and novelty pieces for Columbia is456, a low-catalogue-number Columbia record from the 1920s.AI summary
Columbia is456 Orchestra
A string orchestra plays Romance of the Rose and Stepping Stones on Silvertone 513.AI summary
Silvertone 513 Orchestra
The Sutherland Orchestra recorded two famous salon pieces, "In a Monastery Garden" and "In a Persian Market", for Belt, an obscure British label. These are early orchestral arrangements of popular novelty compositions.AI summary
Beltona 829 Orchestra
A symphony orchestra performance of two German-language pieces, 'Kussen ist keine Sund' and 'Rosen, Tulpen, Nelken', on the Hom label, catalogue 679.AI summary
Hom 679 Orchestra
The Tennessee Ten, a string ensemble or small orchestra, recorded these two jazz-influenced numbers for HMV in the early 1920s (B1677 is an early catalogue number). This is a dance or jazz ensemble recording from the early electrical era.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1677 Orchestra
A two-part selection from the London musical comedy 'Lady Mary', played by the White House Orchestra on Regal's G series.AI summary
Regal G9097 Orchestra
Tivolis Koncertals Orkester plays Guld og Sølv on both sides on Tono X25058.AI summary
Tono X25058 Orchestra
Tommy Dorsey, the legendary American trombonist and bandleader, on His Master's Voice — a mass-market recording of Dorsey's famous orchestra.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9488 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
The Trumpeters of the Royal Military School of Music recorded fanfares by leading British composers (Bliss, Benjamin, Curzon) commissioned for the coronation of Elizabeth II in 1953, issued on His Master's Voice.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9616 Orchestra
The USA Seventh Regiment Band (a US military ensemble) performing two march pieces on Aco Records, a budget British label of the 1920s-30s.AI summary
Aco 15356 Orchestra
USSR/Hauk performing 'Russian Suite Venrick' (parts 1 and 2) on His Master's Voice JOX1. This is a Russian or Russian-themed orchestral recording under an unusual label numbering for HMV.AI summary
His Master's Voice JOX1 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
Victor Military Band on Victor 17487 with 'Bobbin' Up and Down' and 'International Rag', American military-band recordings from around 1910–1920.AI summary
Victor 17487 Orchestra
Victor Military Band was a studio group assembled by the Victor Company; this pressing pairs two novelty and traditional songs in the military-band style typical of the 1910s–1920s.AI summary
Victor 35402 Orchestra
Victor Orchestra performing descriptive pieces 'A Hunt in the Black Forest' and 'In a Clock Store' on Victor Records, likely from the 1920s or earlier.AI summary
Victor 35792 Orchestra
An unnamed orchestra on His Master's Voice, likely from the 1920s–early 1930s based on the catalogue format; an instrumental dance or light classical piece.AI summary
His Master's Voice 0280627 Orchestra
The Victor Orchestra with Rhythms for Children in two sides on Victor 20153.AI summary
Victor 20153 Orchestra
Victor Orchestra performing two orchestral pieces on His Master's Voice, likely from the 1920s-30s.AI summary
His Master's Voice 0280627 Orchestra
Victor Young and his orchestra on Brunswick 01641, performing light romantic material. Young was a major bandleader, arranger and film composer of the 1930s and 1940s; his Brunswick sides are moderately common.AI summary
Brunswick 01641 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
The Vienna Philharmonic under Wilhelm Furtwängler performing the 'Emperor Waltz' and 'Pilgrims' Chorus' (two parts) on His Master's Voice DB21174. A prestigious electrical recording of classic repertoire by one of the era's greatest conductors.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB21174 Orchestra
Columbia ROX171 Orchestra
Columbia ROX171 Orchestra
A Vienna symphony orchestra conducted by Paul Kerby performs Grieg's Peer Gynt suites on Columbia Records, capturing the light orchestral repertoire popular on 78rpm recordings.AI summary
Columbia DB1268/9 Orchestra