316 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Sal Mineo with A Couple of Crazy Kids and Seven Steps to Love on Fontana H135.AI summary
Fontana H135 Rock
Sam Cooke with Summertime and You Send Me on London HLU8506.AI summary
London HLU8506 Rock
Sandy Shaw with Rock Is Here to Stay and Ring a Ling on Moonglow 5006.AI summary
Moonglow 5006 Rock
Screaming Jay Hawkins recorded for Okeh before adopting the theatrical style that made 'I Put a Spell on You' famous; this disc captures him in a straighter rhythm and blues mode.AI summary
Okeh 7084 Rock
Shirley and Lee performing early rock-and-roll material on Allad 3369. Allad was a short-lived British rock-and-roll label of the 1950s.AI summary
Allad 3369 Rock
Shirley and Lee performing rock-and-roll numbers 'Rockin with the Clock' and 'Flirt' on Allad 3390. Allad was a short-lived British rock-and-roll label of the 1950s.AI summary
Allad 3390 Rock
Shorty Mitchell on Emblem label (Emb 225), recorded 'Rock' and 'Don't knock the Rock'. The titles suggest early rock and roll or rock novelty material from the mid-1950s, though the artist is not established in major discographies.AI summary
Embassy 225 Rock
Sid Phillips was a British bandleader and arranger; this 1950s HMV POP side offers a rock-and-roll interpretation of a New Orleans jazz standard, reflecting the influence of early rock styles on British dance bands.AI summary
His Master's Voice POP269 Rock
Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the gospel singer and guitarist often cited as a forerunner of rock and roll, is heard here on a Mercury pressing.AI summary
Mercury 185 Rock
Smiley Lewis, an influential R&B and rock-and-roll pioneer, recorded for Imperial Records; 'I Hear You Knocking' later became a standard, and his early electric blues recordings are prized.AI summary
Imperial 5356 Rock
Smiley Lewis was an African-American rhythm-and-blues and rock-and-roll singer, active from the late 1940s onwards. 'Please Listen to Me' and 'She's Got Me Hook Line and Sinker' are recorded on Imperial 5389, a catalogue number consistent with the early 1950s.AI summary
Imperial 5389 Rock
A disc credited only to 'Song & piano' with the title 'Lowland Sea' on an unidentified label abbreviated as 'MaraTEST' with no catalogue number — this appears to be a test or unissued pressing rather than a commercial release, and cannot be assessed without further identification.AI summary
Marathon TEST 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 Canadians with Rockin' Through the Rye and Someone to Love on Embassy 205.AI summary
Embassy 205 Rock
The Chantels, an American doo-wop vocal group, recorded *I Love You So* and *How Could You Call It Off* for End Records, a New York label. End 1020 is an early Chantels side from around 1957–1958.AI summary
End 1020 Rock
The Cheers with Arrivederci and Bazoom (I Need Your Lovin') on Capitol CL14189.AI summary
Capitol CL14189 Rock
The Crew Cuts, a Canadian vocal quartet of the 1950s, with Carmen's Boogie and Ciribiribin Mambo on Mercury 70634.AI summary
Mercury 70634 Rock
The Crew Cuts with Mostly Martha and Angels in the Sky on Mercury 70741.AI summary
Mercury 70741 Rock
The Crew Cuts with Rebel in Town and Tell Me Why on Mercury 70890.AI summary
Mercury 70890 Rock
The Crickets with I'm Looking for Someone to Love and That'll Be the Day on Coral Q72279, the British 78 of Buddy Holly's group's first hit.AI summary
Coral Q72279 Rock
The Crickets, Buddy Holly's backing group, on Coral Records recording 'I'm Looking for Someone to Love' and 'That'll Be the Day'—seminal rock and roll recordings from the mid-1950s. The Crickets' sides are actively collected; 'That'll Be the Day' is a rock and roll standard.AI summary
Coral 72279 Rock
The Crickets, with Buddy Holly, recorded 'Not Fade Away' and 'Oh Boy' for Coral Records, their influential early rock and roll sides of 1957-58.AI summary
Coral 72298 Rock
The Diamonds with Nip Sip and Black Denim Trousers on Coral Q72109.AI summary
Coral Q72109 Rock
The Diamonds with Daddy Cool and Silhouettes on Mercury 71197.AI summary
Mercury 71197 Rock
The Diamonds with Walking Along and Eternal Lovers on Mercury AMT1004.AI summary
Mercury AMT1004 Rock
The Diamonds, a Canadian vocal quartet, recorded their novelty hit 'Little Darlin'' for Mercury in the mid-1950s, alongside 'Faithful and True'.AI summary
Mercury 7160 Rock
The Diamonds with Nip Sip and Black Denim Trousers on Coral Q72109.AI summary
Coral Q72109 Rock
The Diamonds with Walking Along and Eternal Lovers on Mercury AMT1004.AI summary
Mercury AMT1004 Rock
The Drifters, the influential rhythm-and-blues vocal group, recorded these two sides for Atlantic Records — an important early group in the history of R&B and rock music.AI summary
Atlantic 1043 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
The Four Preps with 26 Miles and Fools Will Be Fools on Capitol CL14815.AI summary
Capitol CL14815 Rock
The Hilltoppers, the American pop vocal group, with Marianne and You're Wasting Your Time on London 162.AI summary
London 162 Rock
The Kingsmen record 'Better Believe It' and 'Week End' on East West 115, a small British label. This is not the US group known for 'Louie Louie'; without further identification this appears to be a British or Continental act on an obscure imprint.AI summary
EastWest 115 Rock
The Olympics on His Master's Voice POP528, performing 'Well' and 'Western Movies'. If this is the American R&B group the Olympics (best known for 'Western Movies' in 1958), this would be a UK pressing of a significant pop-chart record and rhythm-and-blues milestone.AI summary
His Master's Voice POP528 Rock
The Olympics were an American R&B vocal group of the 1950s; 'Western Movies' was one of their most successful recordings, a playful novelty hit that became a rock and roll standard.AI summary
His Master's Voice POP528 Rock
The Platters with Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered and Remember When on Mercury 71096.AI summary
Mercury 71096 Rock
The Platters, the legendary doo-wop group. Mercury 71184 ('Mystery of You' and 'Only Because') is from their classic period.AI summary
Mercury 71184 Rock