22 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
22 records matching
Cliff recorded 'Move it' and 'Schoolboy crush' for Columbia, catalogue DB4178. If this is Cliff Richard, it dates from the late 1950s and 'Move it' was his breakthrough hit, though attribution requires verification.AI summary
Columbia DB4178(vslwarpbut) Rock
Cliff (unidentified rock and roll artist) on Columbia DB4203, performing 'High class baby' and 'My feet hit the ground'—1950s rock and roll material.AI summary
Columbia DB4203(slwarpbut) Rock
Cliff Richard and The Shadows on Columbia DSA369 — 'Nine Times Out of Ten' backed with 'Thinking of Our Love' — is a South African pressing, indicated by the DSA prefix, rather than a standard UK issue. The 'sd2' matrix marking is a further pressing variant identifier. South African Columbia pressings of early Cliff and Shadows are uncommon outside their home market.AI summary
Columbia DSA369(marksd2) Rock
Cliff Richard's 'Dynamite' backed with 'Travellin' Light' on Columbia DB4351 — a 1959 UK 78rpm pressing. 'Travellin' Light' was his second number-one hit; as a late 78 it was pressed in declining quantities as the format was superseded by the 45.AI summary
Columbia DB4351 Rock
Cliff Richard's 'D in Love' backed with 'I Love You' on Columbia DB4547 — a standard late UK 78rpm pressing of a 1960 Cliff Richard release. Late-era UK 78s of major pop artists were pressed in declining quantities as the format died; this is a more uncommon format than the equivalent 45.AI summary
Columbia DB4547 Rock
Cliff Richard's 'Now's the Time to Fall in Love' backed with 'Girl Like You' on Columbia DB4667 — a late UK 78rpm pressing from 1961. Late-era UK 78s of major pop artists were pressed in declining quantities as the format was superseded by the 45; this is a less common format than the equivalent single.AI summary
Columbia DB4667 Rock
Cliff Richard's 'Got a Funny Feeling' backed with 'When the Girl in Your Arms' on Columbia DB4716 — a standard late UK 78rpm pressing from 1961. Late-era UK 78s of major pop artists were pressed in declining quantities as the format was superseded by the 45.AI summary
Columbia DB4716 Rock
Cliff Richard's 'The Young Ones' backed with 'We Say Yeah' on Columbia DB4761 — his chart-topping single from early 1962 and the theme from his film of the same year. This is a standard UK Columbia 78rpm pressing from the very end of the format's commercial life; late 78s by major pop artists exist but were pressed in much smaller quantities than the corresponding 45.AI summary
Columbia DB4761 Rock
Cliff Richard's 'Bachelor Boy' backed with 'Next Time' on Columbia DB4950 — both songs from his 1962 film 'Summer Holiday'. This is a standard late UK 78rpm pressing from the very end of the format's commercial life; late 78s by major pop artists exist but were pressed in much smaller quantities than the corresponding 45.AI summary
Columbia DB4950 Rock
Cliff Richard's 'Say You're Mine' backed with 'Don't Talk to Him' on Columbia DB7150 — a 1963 pressing from the final years of the UK 78rpm format. As with the companion DB7034, late-era 78s of major pop artists were pressed in very small quantities.AI summary
Columbia DB7150 Rock
Cliff Richard's 'Lucky Lips' backed with 'I Wonder' on Columbia DB7034 — a 1963 pressing from the very end of the UK 78rpm era. Late-era 78s of major pop artists were pressed in very small quantities as the format was almost entirely superseded by the 45.AI summary
Columbia DB7034 Rock
Elias performing 'Tom Hark' and 'Ry Ry' on Columbia's DB series from the early 1950s. 'Tom Hark' later became a skiffle and novelty hit in the mid-1950s; this earlier version predates the well-known recordings.AI summary
Columbia DB4109 Rock
Frankie Lymon, the teenaged lead of Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers, recorded 'Goody Goody' and 'Creation of Love' for Columbia, likely in the mid-1950s during the group's peak years.AI summary
Columbia DO3898 Rock
Hugo and Luigi performing 'Rockabilly Party' and 'Shenandoah Rose' on Columbia.AI summary
Columbia DB3978 Rock
Jimmy Jackson's Rock 'n' Skiffle group recorded 'River Line' and 'Lonely Road' for Columbia, representing the mid-1950s British skiffle boom that briefly preceded rock and roll.AI summary
Columbia DB3957 Rock
Johnny Ray, the American rock and roll pioneer, recorded 'Why should I be sorry' and 'You'd be surprised' for Columbia C2376 in the mid-1950s. Ray's energetic style and chart success made him a major star of the era.AI summary
Columbia C2376 Rock
Paul Anka with Diana and Don't Gamble with Love on Columbia DB3980. Diana was his 1957 hit.AI summary
Columbia DB3980 Rock
Paul Anka on Columbia DB4110. Anka was a hugely successful pop singer-songwriter of the 1950s and early 1960s, known for hits including 'Diana', 'Lonely Boy' and as a songwriter.AI summary
Columbia DB4110 Rock
Ray Ellington, a virtuoso drummer and entertainer who later became famous on The Goon Show, recorded 'That Rock 'n' Rollin' Man' for Columbia in the early 1950s, capturing the arrival of rock and roll in British entertainment.AI summary
Columbia DB3905 Rock
Tony Crombie's rock and roll novelty "Shortnin' Bread Rock" and "Teach You to Rock" on Columbia, representing Britain's early enthusiasm for American rock and roll in the mid-1950s.AI summary
Columbia DB3822(minorwarp) Rock
Tony Crombie was a British rock-and-roll drummer and bandleader of the 1950s; these novelty rock titles represent his involvement in the emerging rock scene, recorded for Columbia.AI summary
Columbia DB3822(minorwarp) Rock
Tony Crombie, a British jazz drummer and bandleader, recorded 'Let's You and I Rock' and 'Sham Rock' for Columbia DB3859 in the mid-1950s. Crombie was a key figure in British rock and roll adoption.AI summary
Columbia DB3859 Rock