834 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Cicely Debenham performing two jazz-inflected vocal numbers on Columbia F1001. Little is known of Debenham, but the F-series catalogue number suggests a 1930s pressing.AI summary
Columbia F1001 Voice
Cicely Debenham, a vocalist, recorded for Columbia with pianist B. Wallis, performing 'Louana Lou' and 'Hello my Dearie'. The Columbia L1138 series dates this to the early 1930s.AI summary
Columbia L1138 Voice
Clara Butt, 'The Fairy Pipers' and 'My Treasure', on Columbia X300; Butt was a celebrated British contralto of the Edwardian and early 20th century, a major recording artist whose voice was among the first widely captured on commercial records.AI summary
Columbia X300 Voice
Clara Butt, the celebrated British contralto and one of the most recorded singers of the early 20th century, recorded 'Rock of Ages' and 'Eternal Father' for Columbia. Both are hymns or sacred vocal pieces.AI summary
Columbia DB1967 Voice
Clara Butt, the celebrated British contralto, recorded this novelty piece with her sisters on Columbia. An unusual ensemble recording from one of the most famous voices of the early gramophone era.AI summary
Columbia 7120 Voice
Clara Butt, the British contralto and Edwardian concert-hall star, on Columbia with 'The Enchantress' and 'Three Fishers Went Sailing'—two of her signature art-song and ballad recordings.AI summary
Columbia 7306 Voice
Clara Butt, the celebrated British contralto of the Edwardian era, recorded two sacred hymn arrangements for Columbia; Butt was one of the best-known British singers of her time.AI summary
Columbia 7032 Voice
Clara Butt was a celebrated British contralto of the late 19th and early 20th century, known for oratorio and art song; this Columbia disc features two vocal pieces, "Friendship" and "Key of Heaven".AI summary
Columbia 7300 Voice
Clara Butt, a legendary British contralto of the Edwardian era, performing 'Ye Banks and Braes' on Columbia's X series.AI summary
Columbia X236 Voice
Clara Butt, the great British contralto of the Edwardian era, performs 'Annie Laurie' on Columbia X303.AI summary
Columbia X303 Voice
Clara Butterworth performing two vocal numbers, the second a duet with Jack Dodds and Viola Sullivan, on Columbia L1239. Little is known of Butterworth, and this appears to be an obscure label entry.AI summary
Columbia L1239 Voice
Colin and Mollison, recorded 'High and Low' and 'I'll Always Remember' for Columbia DB70, a mid-1930s duet side.AI summary
Columbia DB70 Voice
Collins and Harlan, an American vocal duo popular in the early 1900s, recorded 'Under the Anheuser Bush' for Columbia, catalogue 1742; this is one of the oldest recordings in the collection, dating to around 1905-1910.AI summary
Columbia 1742 Voice
Collins & Natus recorded 'Whoa Bill' on Columbia 790, an early issue from the 1910s, credited to what appear to be two vaudeville performers.AI summary
Columbia 790 Voice
Collins and Harlan were a celebrated American acoustic-era duo popular in the 1910s; this Columbia 2222 pressing, from an early catalogue series, captures their coon-song repertoire ('Melinda's Wedding Day', 'At the Levee on Revival Day') typical of their era.AI summary
Columbia 2222 Voice
Columbia Players performing a Victorian sentimental ballad on Columbia in the early 1920s, part of the label's extensive catalogue of popular songs and musical theatre.AI summary
Columbia DB947 Voice
Cyril Hastings performing two sentimental ballads, 'Come into the Garden Maud' and 'I Hear You Calling Me', on Columbia's early is-series.AI summary
Columbia is375 Voice
Dorothy Labbette was a British soprano who also performed under the name Lisa Perli; W.H. Reed was a violinist and close associate of Elgar. Columbia L1590 is a 12-inch pressing of four songs for voice and violin, spread over two sides. Labbette's Columbia recordings are moderately collected, particularly by enthusiasts of British vocal music of the interwar period.AI summary
Columbia L1590 Voice
D. Mackay, likely a Scottish performer, recorded 'She is ma Daisy' for Columbia, a Scottish dialect or regional song from the late 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary
Columbia 25987 Voice
Damia, a French chanson and café concert vocalist, performing two numbers from the French repertoire on Columbia.AI summary
Columbia DF2375 Voice
David Bispham, the renowned American baritone, performing 'Who knows' and 'Yeoman's Wedding Song' on Columbia A5362. Bispham was one of the greatest American singers of his era and a pioneering recording artist.AI summary
Columbia A5362 Voice
David Bispham, a distinguished American baritone and lieder singer, recorded two songs for Columbia's A-series (circa 1910): "Boat Song" and "Pauper's Drive". Bispham was a major concert and opera singer of the Edwardian era, though less frequently recorded than Caruso.AI summary
Columbia A5166 Voice
David Bispham, an American baritone and founder of the American Opera Society, performs 'The Hanging of Danny Deever' (poem by Kipling, set by Walter Damrosch) for Columbia.AI summary
Columbia 30016 Voice
David Bispham, an American baritone and one of the leading opera singers of the early 20th century, performing the art song *Who Is Sylvia?* on Columbia. Bispham had a long recording career and was a celebrated voice of his era.AI summary
Columbia 30020 Voice
David Bispham, the American baritone and a leading figure of early recorded opera, sings the ballad 'Annie Laurie' on this Columbia acoustic recording from the 1900s.AI summary
Columbia 30023 Voice
David Bispham, the major American baritone, performing a ballad and a sentimental song on Columbia 384, from the acoustic era.AI summary
Columbia 384 Voice
David Wayne performing songs from the musical *Finian's Rainbow*, in which he originated the role of Finian in 1947: 'When I'm Not Near the Girl I Love' and the bittersweet 'This Time of the Year', on Columbia 4392.AI summary
Columbia 4392 Voice
Davies and Stroud credited on Columbia 3627 from the late 1920s or early 1930s. The titles suggest sentimental vocal material; the artists are unidentified.AI summary
Columbia 3627 Voice
A descriptive record, Daybreak at Calamity Farm, on Columbia 886.AI summary
Columbia 886 Voice
Desiree Ellinger, a singer of the early 1900s, recorded two songs for Columbia's L-series (mid-1920s).AI summary
Columbia L1372 Voice
Diana Decker was a popular British-American singer and entertainer of the 1950s; this Columbia pressing features two of her light novelty vocals, 'Poppa Piccolino' and 'If I had a golden Umbrella'.AI summary
Columbia DB3325 Voice
Diana Decker, the British-Canadian entertainer, performing 'Crystal Ball' and the popular 'Oh My Papa' on Columbia DB3407, a mid-1950s UK release.AI summary
Columbia DB3407 Voice
Dick Henderson recorded 'Buy Yourself a Broom' and 'After All the Rain' for Columbia, catalogue IS1856, likely 1920s–30s.AI summary
Columbia is1856 Voice
Dinah Shore, the American singer and actress, recorded 'Two Silhouettes' and 'Coax Me a Little Bit' for Columbia—pop standards of the early 1950s.AI summary
Columbia DB30299 Voice
Dinah Shore performing 'Buttons and Bows' and 'Daddy o' on Columbia. Shore was one of the most popular American singers of the 1940s-50s, and this is a British pressing of one of her recordings.AI summary
Columbia 38284 Voice
Dinah Shore was a major American vocalist of the 1940s and 1950s, equally at home with jazz, pop and country material. This Columbia pressing pairs 'The Thrill Is Gone' with 'Dixie', standard repertoire for a vocalist of her range.AI summary
Columbia DB2284 Voice
Dinah Shore and Buddy Clark performing the novelty duet 'Baby, it's cold outside' on Columbia 38463, recorded during the song's peak popularity in the late 1940s.AI summary
Columbia 38463 Voice
Doris Day performing two popular standards on Columbia's DB series, recorded in the late 1940s–early 1950s.AI summary
Columbia DB2681 Voice
Doris Day, recorded 'When I Fall in Love' and 'My Love and Devotion' for Columbia in the early 1950s.AI summary
Columbia DB3157 Voice
Doris Day on Columbia DB3334 with 'Why Should We Both Be Lonely' and 'Mister Tap Toe', from the early years of one of the most recorded vocalists in popular music.AI summary
Columbia DB3334 Voice
Doris Day performing two popular standards—'Too Marvellous for Words' and 'With a Song in My Heart'—for Columbia in the late 1940s.AI summary
Columbia DB2681 Voice
Doris Day recording for Columbia, one of the most popular American singers of the 1950s. A playable copy of this mass-market release.AI summary
Columbia DB2887 Voice
Doris Day, the Hollywood star and one of the best-selling recording artists of the 1950s, recorded these two songs for Columbia, with vocal support from Joe Smith on the B-side.AI summary
Columbia DB3487 Voice
Doris Day performing "When I Fall in Love" and "My Love and Devotion" on Columbia DB3157, likely recorded in the early 1950s. Day was one of the most successful popular singers of the era, and this UK pressing reflects her transatlantic appeal.AI summary
Columbia DB3157 Voice
Doris Day on Columbia DB 2862, two jazz-influenced popular songs from the early 1950s, her peak commercial period.AI summary
Columbia DB2862 Voice
Doris Day was one of the most commercially successful American pop singers of the 1940s–50s; this Columbia coupling from the early 1950s presents two ballads typical of her vast recorded output.AI summary
Columbia DB3334 Voice
Doris Day and Buddy Clark, two leading popular vocalists of the 1940s, perform two sentimental standards on Columbia. This is a typical pop vocal duet of the era.AI summary
Columbia DB2584 Voice
Doris Day and Buddy Clark were popular American vocalists who recorded duets for Columbia; 'Confess' and 'Love Somebody' are light pop ballads from the late 1940s.AI summary
Columbia 38174 Voice