316 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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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
The King Brothers were a successful British vocal group of the 1950s; '6–5 Jive' and 'Hand Me Down My Walking Cane' reflect the skiffle and rock-and-roll influences of the era, and this Parlophone side is from their active recording period.AI summary
Parlophone R4410 Rock
Larry Williams' R&B classic 'Dizzy Miss Lizzy' and 'Slow Down' on Special 626. Williams is a rhythm-and-blues pioneer; Special was a small label.AI summary
Special 626 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
Little Richard with The Girl Can't Help It and She's Got It on London HLO.8382, from the 1956 film.AI summary
London HLO.8382 Rock
Lloyd Price, the American rhythm-and-blues singer best known for 'Personality' and 'Stagger Lee', on ABC Paramount catalogue 4014, with 'Where Were You' and 'Is It Really Love?'. UK pressings of American R&B 78s on ABC Paramount are uncommon; Price is a recognised name in early rock-and-roll and R&B collecting.AI summary
ABC 4014 Rock
Lloyd Price, the New Orleans rhythm-and-blues singer, with 'Tell Me Pretty Baby' and 'Ain't It a Shame' on Specialty, the Los Angeles label. American R&B 78s like this are uncommon in Britain.AI summary
Special 452 Rock
Lloyd Price, the American R&B and rock 'n' roll pioneer, recorded these two songs for ABC-Paramount 9792 in the mid-1950s.AI summary
ABCParamount 9792 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
Marty Wilde with Afraid of Love and Love Bug Crawl on Philips PB781.AI summary
Philips PB781 Rock
Marty Wilde with Endless Sleep and Her Hair Was Yellow on Philips 835.AI summary
Philips 835 Rock
Marty Wilde with Oh I'm Falling in Love Again and Sing Boy Sing on Philips PB804.AI summary
Philips PB804 Rock
Marty Wilde with Endless Sleep and Her Hair Was Yellow on Philips 835.AI summary
Philips 835 Rock
Marty Wilde with Endless Sleep and Her Hair Was Yellow on Philips 835.AI summary
Philips 835 Rock
Philips PB781 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
Neil Sedaka records 'One Way Ticket' and 'Oh Carol' on RCA 20-7595 — the American RCA pressing of two of his early hits, 'Oh Carol' being the song that launched his career in 1959. This catalogue number appears to be an American pressing rather than a standard UK issue; both songs are classics of the early rock-and-roll era.AI summary
RCA 20-7595 Rock
Nick Todd with Honey Song and Plaything on London L656.AI summary
London L656 Rock
Pat Boone with Gee but It's Lonely and For My Good Fortune on London 8739.AI summary
London 8739 Rock
Pat Boone with Technique and Cathedral in the Pines on London L685.AI summary
London L685 Rock
Pat Boone, the American pop and rock and roll singer, performing two novelty songs for Dot Records in the 1950s. This is a commercial release by one of the bestselling recording artists of the 1950s.AI summary
Dot 8 Rock
London 8321 Rock
Patience and Prudence with Tonight You Belong to Me and A Smile and a Ribbon on London 8321.AI summary
London 8321 Rock
Patience and Prudence with Tonight You Belong to Me and A Smile and a Ribbon on London 8321.AI summary
London 8321 Rock
Patience and Prudence with Gonna Get Along Without Ya Now and The Money Tree on London 8369.AI summary
London 8369 Rock
Patience and Prudence with The Money Tree and Gonna Get Along Without Ya Now on London 8369.AI summary
London 8369 Rock
Patience and Prudence with Gonna Get Along Without Ya Now and The Money Tree on London 8369.AI summary
London 8369 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
Paul Rich on Emblem Records, performing 'Peggy Sue' and 'Oh Boy'. Emblem was a small British label of the early 1950s.AI summary
Embassy 270 Rock
Piano Red, an influential early R&B and boogie-woogie pianist, performing 'Baby's what's wrong' and 'Layin' the Boogie' on His Master's Voice—a rare British pressing of an American R&B artist from the late 1940s–early 1950s.AI summary
His Master's Voice JO276 Rock
The Platters performing 'Beer Barrel Boogie' on Parlophone DP506, from the late 1950s when the group had achieved international chart success.AI summary
Parlophone DP506 Rock
Ray Charles' early Atlantic recording 'I've got a Woman' with 'Come back', a rhythm-and-blues classic from the dawn of rock and roll in the early 1950s.AI summary
Atlantic 1050 Rock
Ray Charles on Atlantic 984, an R&B side from the early 1950s. Atlantic was a major R&B label, and Charles was one of its stars in this era before his later mainstream fame.AI summary
Atlantic 984 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
Ricky Nelson on Renown Records, performing two standards from the mid-1950s on a minor British label.AI summary
Renown 1079 Rock
Ricky Nelson with I Got a Feeling and Someday on London HLP8732.AI summary
London HLP8732 Rock
Ricky Nelson with Poor Little Fool and Don't Leave Me This Way on London 8670.AI summary
London 8670 Rock
Rikki Henderson with Tomboy and Ciao Ciao Bambina on Embassy WB328.AI summary
EmbWB WB328 Rock
Decca F10494 Rock
Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the pioneering gospel and rock and roll guitarist, recorded 'Lonesome Road' and 'Rock Me' for Brunswick 02737. Tharpe was a major influence on early rock and roll and her recordings are of high interest to gospel and rock historians.AI summary
Brunswick 02737 Rock
Roy Milton and his orchestra, an important early rhythm-and-blues bandleader, on Specialty Records; Milton's recordings from the 1940s-50s are sought-after by collectors of R&B and jumping blues.AI summary
Speciality 314 Rock
Special 386 Rock
Special 414 Rock
Russ Hamilton with Little One and I Had a Dream on Oriole CB1404.AI summary
Oriole CB1404 Rock
Ruth Brown was an important American R&B and rock and roll singer of the 1950s; this Atlantic coupling presents two of her recordings in the electric blues and early rhythm-and-blues style that defined her career.AI summary
Atlantic 1113 Rock
Sal Mineo with Words That I Whisper and Party Time on Philips 764.AI summary
Philips 764 Rock