1,092 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Bruno Walter, one of the most celebrated conductors of the 20th century, conducting the Salome Dance of the Seven Veils from Strauss's opera for Columbia's premium LX label. This is a significant orchestral and operatic recording from a conductor of historical importance.AI summary
Columbia LX39 Orchestra
The Birmingham Symphony Orchestra conducted by Adrian Boult performing the overture to Humperdinck's Hänsel und Gretel on HMV D591 — a companion to the D617 disc of the Witch's Ride and Dream Pantomime elsewhere in this collection. Boult was one of the most significant British conductors of the twentieth century.AI summary
His Master's Voice D591 Orchestra
The Birmingham Symphony Orchestra conducted by Adrian Boult performing the Witch's Ride and Dream Pantomime from Humperdinck's Hänsel und Gretel on HMV D617. Boult was one of the most significant British conductors of the twentieth century and his early HMV recordings are moderately collected; these two orchestral showpieces from the opera are characteristic of the acoustic-era orchestral repertoire.AI summary
His Master's Voice D617 Orchestra
The Birmingham Symphony Orchestra conducted by Adrian Boult, with S. Power as soloist, performing 'Rout' — a work by Arthur Bliss — on HMV D574. Boult was one of the most significant British conductors of the twentieth century; an early Boult recording of a Bliss work is of historical interest to collectors of British music.AI summary
His Master's Voice D574 Orchestra
The Birmingham Symphony Orchestra conducted by Dame Ethel Smyth performing the overture to her opera 'The Wreckers' (dated 1930) on Columbia DX287 — a large 12-inch pressing. As with the HMV Boatswain's Mate disc elsewhere in this collection, a self-conducted Smyth recording is both musically and historically important; this is a different and later recording.AI summary
Columbia DX287 Orchestra
The British Symphony String Orchestra conducted by Blech recorded the 'Aida March' for HMV. Blech was a known German-British conductor active in the 1920s–30s. This is a standard orchestral arrangement of Verdi.AI summary
His Master's Voice EJ189 Orchestra
Buckingham String, likely a string ensemble, performing 'A Slave to Love' and 'The same as we used to do' on Columbia CB147 from the early 1930s.AI summary
Columbia CB147 Orchestra
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A Columbia CB-series disc credited to the Buckingham String, with no surviving title information, from a light orchestral or dance series of the 1930s.AI summary
Columbia CB147 Orchestra
Buckingham String ensemble performing 'A Slave to Love' and 'The Same as We Used to Do' on Columbia CB147, a British dance or light orchestra side of the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Columbia CB147 Orchestra
Burlington Orchestra recorded Waldteufel's "Roses from the South" and "Estudiantina Waltz" for Phonix (Phoenix) 017, a small British label.AI summary
Phoenix 017 Orchestra
An unnamed band recorded 'Leonora' and 'Light Cavalry' for But, catalogue 171. But was a minor British label active in the early 1930s.AI summary
Butterfly 171 Orchestra
The overture to Weber's Der Freischütz in two parts, played by the American Symphony Orchestra, on Edison 80610.AI summary
Edison 80610 Orchestra
Carroll Gibbons, a pianist and bandleader, recorded "Piano Parade of 1938" for Columbia, a medley or collection of popular numbers; Gibbons was a fixture of British radio and ballroom.AI summary
Columbia FB2081 Orchestra
Carroll Gibbons led the Savoy Orpheans, the house band of the Savoy Hotel in London, and this Columbia pressing of two show tunes from the early 1940s is typical of the band's light-orchestral output.AI summary
Columbia FB2800 Orchestra
Carroll Gibbons and the Savoy Orpheans recorded 'White Christmas' and 'Jingle jangle' for Columbia FB2867; Gibbons was a major British bandleader and pianist at the Savoy Hotel, and his orchestra made numerous recordings in the 1930s and 1940s.AI summary
Columbia FB2867 Orchestra
The Casa Loma Orchestra recorded 'Smoke rings' and 'In the still of the night' for Brunswick 1311 in the early 1930s—two highly popular standards.AI summary
Brunswick 1311 Orchestra
A Casino orchestra perform 'In the Alhambra Gardens' and 'In a Persian Market' on Sc, an obscure British label. 'In a Persian Market' is a famous orientalist orchestral piece by Albert Ketelbey.AI summary
Scala 718 Orchestra
The Castilian Troubadours recorded 'Carioca' and 'Orchids in the Moonlight' for Brunswick in the late 1930s; both are well-known standards of the swing era.AI summary
Brunswick 01720 Orchestra
The Castle Military Band was a British ensemble that recorded for various labels in the acoustic era; this Jaycee disc offers a medley of popular melodies in two parts.AI summary
Jaycee 114 Orchestra
Imperial 2312 Orchestra
Charlie Kunz and his orchestra recorded 'Smoke Gets in Your Eyes' and 'Lovely to Look At' for Cinecord, catalogue 14; Kunz was a British pianist and bandleader of moderate fame in the 1930s–1950s.AI summary
Cinecord 014 Orchestra
A choir recording of two pieces—a medley of gypsy songs and a selection from the Gilbert & Sullivan operetta 'The Gondoliers'—on the Key label, a small British pressing from the 1920s or 1930s.AI summary
Key 618 Orchestra
The City of London Military Band performing 'Fox Trot Ball' and 'K'nuts' on the Bull label—military or concert-band material.AI summary
Bulldog 500 Orchestra
Claud Powell conducting an orchestra recorded the 'Bronwen Funeral March' (a Welsh classical work) for Columbia in the 1930s–40s, in an extended three-record set. Powell was a British conductor active in the concert and recording world.AI summary
Columbia LX78+2 Orchestra
The Band of the Coldstream Guards performing operatic excerpts, including Weber's "Oberon" overture, on an early G&T military-band recording.AI summary
G&T 040066/80 Orchestra
The Coldstream Guards Band recording 'Rienzi Overture' for G&T 0109. An acoustic orchestral recording from the very early catalogue; extremely scarce.AI summary
G&T 0109 Orchestra
The Coldstream Guards Band recording 'Light Cavalry Overture' for G&T 0125. An acoustic orchestral recording from the very early catalogue; extremely scarce.AI summary
G&T 0125 Orchestra
The Coldstream Guards Band recorded orchestral music for G&T. This acoustic 'Tannhäuser Overture' is from the very early catalogue (022) and is a rarity.AI summary
G&T 022 Orchestra
The Coldstream Guards Band performing standard orchestral repertoire—Grieg and Liszt—on HMV's classical series, recorded in the early acoustic era.AI summary
His Master's Voice C116 Orchestra
A Coldstream Guards Band recording of a selection from the Edwardian musical comedy *Our Miss Gibbs* on His Master's Voice, from the early acoustic era (catalogue C series).AI summary
His Master's Voice C127 Orchestra
The Coldstream Guards Band performing on His Master's Voice C191. A military band recording of operatic material; HMV was the major label for such prestige releases.AI summary
His Master's Voice C191 Orchestra
The Coldstream Guards Band performing concert overtures on HMV's classical series in the early acoustic era, part of the label's extensive catalogue of military band recordings.AI summary
His Master's Voice C114 Orchestra
The Coldstream Guards Band, a British military band, recorded 'You Made Me Love You' and 'I Hear You Calling Me' for His Master's Voice C318, an early pressing from the acoustic era of recording, likely around 1910–1920. The C-series indicates a very early HMV catalogue number.AI summary
His Master's Voice C318 Orchestra
The Coliseum Military Band plays the marches 'St Julien' and 'Garde du Corps' on Columbia, typical of the military band repertoire issued widely in the early twentieth century.AI summary
Columbia is1672 Orchestra
A march recorded by the Columbia Band, on Columbia's early numerical series. The title and composer are not given on the catalogue information.AI summary
Columbia 20019 Orchestra
A Columbia orchestra performing 'Kentucky Jubilee' on Columbia 616 — anonymous ensemble music from the very early Columbia catalogue, circa 1902–1903.AI summary
Columbia 616 Orchestra
Cresswell Colliery Band on Broadcast 1007, a British colliery brass band recording hymns and religious music.AI summary
Broadcast 1007 Orchestra
Curti's Mexican Band on Columbia, performing a march, likely early 1900s acoustic recording of traditional or novelty repertoire.AI summary
Columbia 5412 Orchestra
Cuthbert Whitmore conducted orchestral music for Vocation (J04037), recording a performance of Schubert's Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'The Unfinished'. Whitmore was a British conductor active in the 1930s-40s.AI summary
Vocalion J04037 Orchestra
Daly's Theatre Orchestra, likely the pit orchestra of the Daly's Theatre in London, recorded two light orchestral selections for Columbia L1161.AI summary
Columbia L1161 Orchestra
A dance band on the obscure Curry's label performing two orchestral standards, 'Waves of the Danube' and 'L'Estudiantina'.AI summary
Curry's 335 Orchestra
Danny Casseela's orchestra is not well-documented. This Republic Records side, numbered 7065, pairs 'April May' and 'Heart of my heart', likely from the 1930s–40s on what was probably a small independent label.AI summary
Republic 7065 Orchestra
De Groot recorded 'Eileen Adair' and 'Smiling through' for His Master's Voice B1454, sentimental vocal or light classical material from the late 1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1454 Orchestra
De Luxe Orchestra recording 'Ballet Egyptien' for Scala, a budget British label of the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Scala DL87 Orchestra
'Flutter of the Fan' coupled with music from 'White Horse Inn', the 1930 Austrian operetta that became a big London success the following year, credited to De Wolfe on the Hudson label.AI summary
Hudson 1392 Orchestra
Debroy Somers, a British dance-band conductor, recorded a 'Review of Revues' for Columbia—a medley-style arrangement reflecting the theatrical and musical review style of the 1920s–1930s.AI summary
Columbia DX227 Orchestra
Debroy Somers and his band recorded 'Grown up baby' and 'Misery farm' for Columbia 5269, a popular British dance orchestra from the late 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 5269 Orchestra
The Debroy Somers Band, one of Britain's foremost dance orchestras, recorded medley selections of classical themes for Columbia (DX161), a special 12-inch album or extended format. Somers was a leading British bandleader of the 1920s-40s.AI summary
Columbia DX161 Orchestra