316 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
316 records matching · page 4 of 7
Fats Domino recorded 'Yes My Darling' and 'Don't You Know I Love You' for Imperial Records. These are early rock and roll sides from the pioneer of that genre in the 1950s.AI summary
Imperial 5492 Rock
Fats Domino with Blue Monday-era rhythm and blues: Bo Weevil and Don't Blame It on Me on London 8256.AI summary
London 8256 Rock
Fats Domino with I'm in Love Again and My Blue Heaven on London 8280.AI summary
London 8280 Rock
The Five Satins with In the Still of the Nite, a doo-wop classic, and The Jones Girl on Ember E2106.AI summary
EmberE E2106 Rock
Frankie Avalon was an American teen idol and singer of the 1950s; this Reo label side represents early rock-and-roll and novelty material from his recording career.AI summary
Reo 8260 Rock
Frankie Avalon, the teen idol, with What Little Girl and I'll Wait for You on Renown N1030.AI summary
Renown N1030 Rock
Frankie Avalon, the American teen idol of the late 1950s, on His Master's Voice POP453. Avalon's 'Dede Dinah' and 'Ooh La La' were early recordings for the pop market.AI summary
His Master's Voice POP453 Rock
Frankie Lymon, the teenage lead singer of the Teenagers, on Roulette 4026 with So Goes My Love and My Girl.AI summary
Roulette 4026 Rock
Frankie Lymon with It's Christmas Once Again and Little Girl on Roulette 4035.AI summary
Roulette 4035 Rock
Frankie Lymon, the teenage lead singer of the Teenagers, with Portable on My Shoulder and Mama Don't Allow It on Roulette 701.AI summary
Roulette 701 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
Freddie Bell with Take the First Train Out of Town and Teach You to Rock on Mercury MT146.AI summary
Mercury MT146 Rock
Freddie Bell with I Said It and I'm Glad and Giddy-Up-a Ding Dong on Mercury MT122.AI summary
Mercury MT122 Rock
Freddie Bell with Take the First Train Out of Town and Teach You to Rock on Mercury MT146.AI summary
Mercury MT146 Rock
Freddie Bell with I Said It and I'm Glad and Giddy-Up-a Ding Dong on Mercury MT122.AI summary
Mercury MT122 Rock
Gale Storm with Why Do Fools Fall in Love and I Walk Alone on London HL-D8286.AI summary
London HL-D8286 Rock
Gene Vincent with Be-Bop-a-Lula and Woman Love on Capitol CL14599, the British 78 of his 1956 debut.AI summary
Capitol CL14599 Rock
Credit and catalogue entry incomplete; artist 'Good' with sides 'Fabulous' and 'A White Sport Coat' on EmbWB 244.AI summary
EmbWB WB244 Rock
Guy Mitchell with Ray Conniff with Got a Feeling and Rock-a-Billy on Philips PB685.AI summary
Philips PB685 Rock
Guy Mitchell with Ray Conniff with Got a Feeling and Rock-a-Billy on Philips PB685.AI summary
Philips PB685 Rock
Guy Mitchell with Ray Conniff with Got a Feeling and Rock-a-Billy on Philips PB685.AI summary
Philips PB685 Rock
Hal Munro credited on Emb, a small British label, covering American rock and roll hits of the mid-1950s.AI summary
Embassy 269 Rock
The Hilltoppers with Marianne and You're Wasting Your Time on London 8381.AI summary
London 8381 Rock
The Hilltoppers with The Kentuckian Song and I Must Be Dreaming on London 8168.AI summary
London 8168 Rock
Hugo and Luigi performing 'Rockabilly Party' and 'Shenandoah Rose' on Columbia.AI summary
Columbia DB3978 Rock
Jack Richards with Seventeen and Maybellene on Broadcast 309.AI summary
Broadcast 309 Rock
Jackie Brenston recorded 'Juiced' and 'Independent Woman' for Chess Records, a Chicago R&B label; this is an early Chess pressing and one of the label's early artists.AI summary
Chess 1472 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
Jackie Wilson with We Have Love and Singing a Song on Coral Q72338.AI summary
Coral Q72338(minorblisters) Rock
Jackie Wilson with Lonely Teardrops and In the Blue of Evening on Coral Q72347.AI summary
Coral Q72347 Rock
James Brown and the Famous Flames with 'Let's Make It' and 'Just Won't Do Right' on Federal, from his earliest years as a recording artist. American Federal 78s by James Brown are seldom found in Britain.AI summary
Federal 12289 Rock
Jaye P. Morgan, a popular 1950s ballad and R&B singer, on HMV POP192. Morgan was known for smooth popular recordings in the early rock-and-roll era.AI summary
His Master's Voice POP192 Rock
Jerry Keller with Here Comes the Summer and Time Has a Way on London HLR8890.AI summary
London HLR8890 Rock
Jerry Lee Lewis's 'Whole Lot of Shakin' Going On' backed with 'It'll Be Me' on Sun 267 is one of the defining American rockabilly 78s, first issued in 1957. A UK copy would normally appear on London American or a similar licensee; a Sun label copy in a British collection is highly unusual and should be examined carefully — it may be an American original, which is considerably more valuable.AI summary
Sun 267 Rock
Jim Dale, a British entertainer, performing "I Didn't Mean It" and "Piccadilly Line" on Parlophone, likely from the 1950s.AI summary
Parlophone R4329 Rock
Jim Lowe with I Feel the Beat and By You, By You, By You on London HLD8368.AI summary
London HLD8368 Rock
Jimmy Clanton, the American rock and roll and country singer, performing 'Part of Me' and 'Letter to an Angel' on Reo, a minor American label — likely an early 1960s rock-and-roll side.AI summary
Reo 8295 Rock
Reo 8264 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
Jimmy McCracklin recorded 'The Walk' and 'I'm to Blame' for Quality, a rhythm and blues or jump blues label, likely a 1950s recording.AI summary
Quality 1704 Rock
Jimmy Reed, the influential American blues and R&B guitarist and harmonica player, recorded 'Rockin with Reed' and 'Can't stand to see you go' for Vee-Jay in the mid-1950s. This was one of Reed's classic period sides, and Vee-Jay 186 is from an early catalogue run.AI summary
VeeJay 186 Rock
Jodie Sands with With All My Heart and More Than Only Friends on London HL8456.AI summary
London HL8456 Rock
Joe Bennett on "Boppin' Rock Boogie" and "Black Slacks" for HMV POP399. Both titles are R&B and early rock and roll novelty numbers, suggesting a recording from the early 1950s. Bennett was a minor recording artist in that era.AI summary
His Master's Voice POP399 Rock
John Lee Hooker's early singles on the Los Angeles Modern label, including 'Gotta Boogie', date from the period that produced his breakthrough 'Boogie Chillen'; Modern 78s are keenly sought by blues collectors.AI summary
Modern 923 Rock
Johnny Carroll, an early rockabilly and rock-and-roll performer, recorded 'Hot Rock' and 'Crazy lovin' for Brunswick 05603, an important document of British or early American rock and roll from the mid-1950s.AI summary
Brunswick 05603 Rock
Johnny Madara records 'Be My Girl' and 'Lovesick' on HMV POP389, a UK pressing from the late 1950s. Madara was an American singer-songwriter who later became better known as a producer; this is an uncommon early UK pressing.AI summary
His Master's Voice POP389 Rock
Johnny Otis, the Los Angeles bandleader and rhythm and blues talent-spotter, with Bye Bye Baby and Good Golly on Capitol CL14817.AI summary
Capitol CL14817 Rock