39 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
39 records matching
Anthony Newley recorded 'Saturday Night Rock-a-Boogie' and 'I've Waited So Long' for Decca. Newley was a British actor, singer and later composer, who enjoyed a pop career in the 1950s before achieving success as a musical theatre personality.AI summary
Decca F11127 Rock
Anthony Newley, the British child actor, singer and entertainer, recorded 'Sat'day Night Rock a Boogie' and 'I've Waited So Long' for Decca in the late 1950s. Newley was a teenage singing sensation before his career as a dramatist and composer.AI summary
Decca F11127 Rock
Anthony Newley, the British actor, singer and composer (later famous for *Stop the World — I Want to Get Off*), records the novelty rock-and-roll numbers 'Idle on Parade' and 'Idle Rock-a-boogie' for Decca. This pressing is from the mid-to-late 1950s, during his early recording career.AI summary
Decca F11137 Rock
Decca F11142 Rock
Bill Haley performs 'I Got a Woman' and 'Charmaine' on this Decca record, catalogue FM6682, an early rock-and-roll recording from the early 1950s.AI summary
Decca FM6682 Rock
Brenda Lee, the American country and pop singer who had a string of hits in the late 1950s and early 1960s, performing 'I'm Sorry' and 'That's All You Gotta Do' on Decca catalogue FM6768. 'I'm Sorry' was a major hit in 1960; the FM-series Decca prefix is unusual and warrants checking for this pressing's origin.AI summary
Decca FM6768 Rock
Decca F10927 Rock
Duane Eddy, the American guitarist whose twangy instrumental style made him a major figure in late-1950s rock and roll, on Decca FM6802 — 'Pepe' backed with 'Lost Friend.' The FM prefix indicates a non-standard Decca pressing, likely a South African or export-market issue, rather than a standard UK release — an uncommon variant outside its home market.AI summary
Decca FM6802 Rock
Jackie Dennis, a minor British child performer, recorded the novelty hit "Purple People Eater" and "You-oo" for Decca in 1958. This is a straightforward pop novelty of the late 1950s.AI summary
Decca F11033 Rock
Jackie Dennis, a British pop singer of the 1950s, recorded 'Gingerbread' and 'Lucky Ladybug' for Decca. Dennis was a minor chart artist in the early rock and roll era.AI summary
Decca F11090 Rock
Little Johnny recorded two novelty or children's songs for Decca Records, 'Baby Lover' and 'Rickety Rackety Rendezvous'; artist is otherwise unplaced.AI summary
Decca F10990 Rock
Novelty instrumental sides by Lord Rockingham's XI on Decca (catalogue F11024). This recording dates to the mid-1950s. Lord Rockingham's XI was a British rock and roll novelty group that became notorious for one hit; these sides are less well-known.AI summary
Decca F11024 Rock
Lord Rockingham's XI on Decca F11139, performing a novelty two-sided recording. This ensemble and record title are from the 1950s skiffle and novelty recording era.AI summary
Decca F11139 Rock
Mike Preston, a British pop singer of the 1950s, recorded 'Just Ask Your Heart' and 'Mr Blue' for Decca Records, catalogue F11167. Preston was a chart artist in the early rock-and-roll era.AI summary
Decca F11167 Rock
Decca F10494 Rock
The Stargazers were a British vocal group of the 1950s, and 'Hot Diggity' and 'Rockin' and Rollin'' are novelty and early rock-and-roll numbers recorded for Decca. The group was moderately popular in Britain during the early rock era.AI summary
Decca F10731 Rock
Terry Dene, a British rock and roll singer of the 1950s, recorded 'Can I Walk You Home' for Decca, representing the UK's early response to American rock and roll.AI summary
Decca F11037(HC)o/w Rock
Terry Dene was a British rock and roll singer of the 1950s, and 'Start Movin' was one of his recordings for Decca. He recorded during the early years of British rock and roll when American influences were reshaping popular music.AI summary
Decca F10914 Rock
Terry Dene, a British rock and roll and pop singer of the 1950s, recorded "Stairway of love" and "Lover" for Decca.AI summary
Decca F11016 Rock
Terry Dene was a British pop singer of the mid-1950s, briefly touted as the UK's answer to Elvis; 'Man in the Phone Booth' and 'A White Sport Coat' are novelty and pop songs from his brief recording career, issued on Decca.AI summary
Decca F10895 Rock
Terry Dene, a British rock and roll singer of the 1950s, recorded 'Start Movin'' and 'Green Corn' on Decca F10914. Dene was one of the earliest British rock and roll recording artists and a forerunner of the rock era in the UK.AI summary
Decca F10914 Rock
Terry Dene, a British rock and roll singer, recorded 'Come and get it' and 'Teenage Dream' for Decca in the mid-1950s. Dene was among the first British rock and roll performers to record for a major label during the early rock and roll era.AI summary
Decca F10938 Rock
Terry Dene, a British rock and roll singer of the 1950s, recorded 'Baby She's Gone' and 'Lucky Bobby' for Decca—part of the early British rock and roll wave.AI summary
Decca F10964 Rock
Terry Dene, an early British rock and roll singer of the 1950s, performing 'Golden Age' and 'C'mon and Be Loved' on Decca — a major label release during the rock era.AI summary
Decca F10977 Rock
Terry Dene recorded 'Lover' and 'Stairway of Love' for Decca in the mid-1950s. Dene was a minor British rock-and-roll and pop singer of the early rock era.AI summary
Decca F11016 Rock
Terry Dene, a British rock-and-roll singer of the 1950s, with *Who Baby Who* and *Pretty Little Pearly*, two novelty numbers from the early rock era. This Decca recording (F11076) dates from the mid-1950s, when Dene had brief chart success in the UK.AI summary
Decca F11076 Rock
Decca F11016 Rock
The Eternals recorded 'Rock and Roll Cha Cha' backed with 'Rockin' in the Jungle' on Decca FM6716. The Eternals were an American doo-wop group from the Bronx; 'Rockin' in the Jungle' was their best-known recording. The FM prefix on Decca suggests a foreign or export pressing — possibly a South African or colonial market issue — rather than a standard UK release, which makes this variant uncommon.AI summary
Decca FM6716 Rock
Tommy Steele with Singing the Blues and Rebel Rock on Decca F10819.AI summary
Decca F10819 Rock
Tommy Steele on Decca F11072, performing 'Put a ring on her finger' and 'Come on let's go'. Steele was Britain's first teen idol and rock and roll star, prominent in the mid-to-late 1950s; this Decca recording is from the early years of his career.AI summary
Decca F11072 Rock
Tommy Steele, the British rock and roll pioneer, performing 'Put a Ring on Her Finger' and 'Come On Let's Go' on Decca (catalogue F11072). Steele was one of the first British rock and roll stars and a major chart presence in the mid-to-late 1950s.AI summary
Decca F11072 Rock
Tommy Steele, the British pop star and actor, recorded 'Grandad's Rock' and 'Shiralee' for Decca F10896 in the mid-to-late 1950s.AI summary
Decca F10896 Rock
Tommy Steele recorded 'The only man on the island' and 'I puts the lightie on' for Decca in 1957. This is an early single from Steele, who became Britain's first major rock and roll star following his 1956 breakthrough with 'Rock with the Caveman'.AI summary
Decca F11041 Rock
Tommy Steele's second Decca recording, from late 1956 — among his earliest discs, just as the teenager had become Britain's first rock and roll star following his appearance in 'Rock Around the Clock'.AI summary
Decca F11041 Rock
Tommy Steele, a British rock and roll pioneer of the 1950s, recorded 'Trial' and 'Hiawatha' for Decca; this is a minor entry in his early recording career, before he achieved mainstream fame.AI summary
Decca F11117 Rock
Tommy Steele, the British rock-and-roll pioneer and teen idol, recorded 'Rock Around the Town' and 'Rock with the Cavemen' for Decca, catalogue F10795 (1956). These are among his earliest and most significant recordings.AI summary
Decca F10795 Rock
Tommy Steele performing 'Trial' and 'Hiawatha' for Decca, F11117. Steele was a major British rock and roll star of the 1950s; this late 1950s recording dates to his early career when he was being marketed as a rock and roll performer, before his transition to musical theatre and entertainment.AI summary
Decca F11117 Rock
Wee Willie Harris, a British rock and roll artist of the mid-1950s, recorded for Decca with 'Rockin' at the Two I's' and 'Back to School Again'.AI summary
Decca F10970 Rock
Wee Willie Harris was a British rock and roll singer of the 1950s, known for his energetic stage presence and wild hair. 'Got a Match' was released on Decca in 1957, during his brief chart career in the early years of British rock and roll.AI summary
Decca F11044 Rock