45 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
45 records matching
Alf Gordon performing 'One and a Penny a Day' and 'I'm Going Home to Jacksonville' on Odeon 44163, an American-themed novelty or folk side from an unknown artist.AI summary
Odeon 44163 Voice
An anonymous vocal performance of 'O Sole Mio' and 'Cavatine' on Odeon 36408, a German label active in Britain during the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Odeon 36408 Voice
Dalton Baker performing English vocal and part-song repertoire ('Ho Jolly Jenkin', 'When Dull Care') on Odeon. The very early catalogue number 0319 suggests a pressing from the first decade of the twentieth century.AI summary
Odeon 0319 Voice
Dorival Caymmi, the great Brazilian singer and composer, on Odeon. Caymmi was one of the finest interpreters of Brazilian popular song; his recordings are actively collected by world-music and jazz enthusiasts.AI summary
Odeon eon11760 Voice
Edward Fairfield on Odeon 32640, performing sentimental popular vocal material. Fairfield is unidentified in standard recording discographies, and this Odeon pressing is a routine commercial recording of the 1930s-1940s era.AI summary
Odeon 32640 Voice
Eleanor Jones recorded vocal or soprano material for Odeon, a major British label. The titles are classical vocal pieces: 'Il Bacio' (The Kiss) is a famous Italian song by Luigi Arditi, and 'Scenes that are brightest' is from Verdi's 'I Lombardi'. Odeon catalogue 44424 dates to the 1920s-1930s. Neither the artist nor specific pressings are well-known.AI summary
Odeon 44424 Voice
Evelyn D'Alroy singing My Hero and a band selection from The Chocolate Soldier on Odeon 66825.AI summary
Odeon 66825 Voice
Evelyn D'Alroy and C. H. Workman recorded theatrical or song material for Odeon. The titles suggest musical-theatre or drawing-room song from the 1920s-1930s. Neither artist is established in major discographies.AI summary
Odeon 66833 Voice
Frank Arthur on Odeon 66261, credited with 'It Was High Time' and 'O God Have Mercy'. The titles suggest sacred or semi-sacred material.AI summary
Odeon 66261 Voice
Gertrude Lonsdale performing sacred vocal music on Odeon: 'He Shall Feed His Flock' and 'Shepherd's Cradle Song'. Lonsdale was an accomplished classical vocalist of the early twentieth century.AI summary
Odeon 44905 Voice
Harry Dearth performing two hymns — 'Nearer My God to Thee' and 'Abide With Me' — on Odeon. Dearth was a British baritone soloist of the 1920s–early 1930s, recording for various British labels.AI summary
Odeon 66210 Voice
Harry Dearth was a British vocalist; this Odeon pressing pairs two hymns, 'Nearer My God to Thee' and 'Abide with Me', from the acoustic era.AI summary
Odeon 66210 Voice
Henry Burr was one of the most prolific American recording tenors of the acoustic era, recording thousands of sides for virtually every label. This Odeon disc, catalogue 31173, contains 'The Holy City' and 'I'll Sing Thee Songs of Araby'. Burr's recordings are extremely common; this is a standard Odeon pressing of popular American vocal material.AI summary
Odeon 31173 Voice
Ivor Foster singing two romantic songs—'Woo Thou Thy Snowflake' and 'Thou'rt passing hence'—on Odeon 44843.AI summary
Odeon 44843 Voice
Ivor Foster performing two sentimental ballads on Odeon, a major international label. Foster was a British tenor recording in the 1920s–1930s.AI summary
Odeon 66656 Voice
Ivor Foster recorded for Odeon in the 1920s or early 1930s, singing 'Who Is Sylvia' (a classical art song by Schubert) and 'Queen of My Heart', suggesting light classical or sentimental vocal material.AI summary
Odeon 72524 Voice
James Davis on Odeon 44650, performing two sentimental popular songs. Odeon was a major international label with a large British catalogue; Davis is not a major identified artist.AI summary
Odeon 44650 Voice
Jessie Reeve, an unidentified vocalist, on Odeon (a German label with British distribution), with 'Alas Those Chimes' and 'Tis the Harp'.AI summary
Odeon 66714 Voice
John McCormack, the celebrated Irish tenor, recorded 'Lolita' and 'I Hear You Calling Me' for Odeon in the 1920s-30s.AI summary
Odeon 84217 Voice
John McCormack, the Irish tenor widely regarded as one of the finest lyric voices of the early twentieth century, performing 'Roses' and 'I'll Sing Thee Songs of Araby' on Odeon catalogue 57580. McCormack's recordings are consistently collected; Odeon pressings of his work are moderately uncommon.AI summary
Odeon 57580 Voice
John McCormack, the legendary Irish tenor (1884–1945), recorded extensively for Odeon and other labels; 'Savoureen Delish' and 'Terences Farewell to Kathleen' are Irish songs typical of his repertoire, recorded in the acoustic or early electrical era.AI summary
Odeon 44852 Voice
John McCormack, the celebrated Irish tenor, singing 'Roses' and 'I'll Sing Thee Songs of Araby' on Odeon 57580. McCormack was one of the most famous recording artists of the acoustic and early electric era, and his recordings remain highly collectable.AI summary
Odeon 57580 Voice
Kent Hamilton and Dante Varela performing two popular ballads on Odeon, mid-period catalogue.AI summary
Odeon 45880 Voice
Kunz performing the Wartime novelty 'I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire' for Odeon. 'Home Sweet Home Again' is a sentimental standard. Kunz is unrecognised.AI summary
Odeon 283675 Voice
Lina Margy sings Voulez-vous danser grand-mère and Cours de danse on Odeon 281.856.AI summary
Odeon 281.856 Voice
Lloyd Chandos singing sacred songs 'The Star of Bethlehem' and 'The holy City' for Odeon.AI summary
Odeon 32964 Voice
Lloyd Chandos was a British baritone of the 1920s-30s era. This Odeon pressing pairs two popular sentimental songs: 'When Other Lips' and 'Sally in Our Alley', both standard drawing-room repertoire of the period.AI summary
Odeon 57570 Voice
M. Lapelletrie, credited on Odeon 73111, performing 'Sa Mere l'Attend Toujours' and 'Pardon d'Enfant' — French-language sentimental songs, likely from the 1920s–1930s.AI summary
Odeon 73111 Voice
Mme Geori-Boué, a French mezzo-soprano or soprano of the early 1900s, recorded two romantic songs in French for Odéon: "Mon Cœur ne peut changer" and "À toi mon âme". Odéon was a major European label based in Berlin and had extensive French repertoire.AI summary
Odeon 188945 Voice
Montague Arnold on Odeon Records, a major British label, performing light vocal and sentimental song of the early acoustic era.AI summary
Odeon 44935 Voice
Mr Aumonier, credited on Odeon 3835, performing 'Les Boeufs' and 'Primavera'.AI summary
Odeon 3835 Voice
Guy Mitchell on Philips PB712, a pop vocal side from the early 1950s.AI summary
Odeon 32502 Voice
Richard Tauber and Emmy Bettendorf performing the 'Miserere' from Verdi's Il Trovatore on Odeon JXX81066. Tauber was one of the most celebrated lyric tenors of the interwar era, and Bettendorf was a distinguished German soprano; a Tauber-Bettendorf Verdi duet on Odeon is a significant operatic 78. The JXX-prefix Odeon series suggests a large-format or special-series pressing.AI summary
Odeon JXX81066 Voice
Raquel Meller, the Spanish singer and actress who became an international star in the 1920s, sings Mañana and Mi copla on Odeon.AI summary
Odeon A139245/4 Voice
Renato Rascel was an Italian comic actor and singer; this Odeon disc carries two Italian popular songs, likely from the 1940s–50s.AI summary
Odeon L14058 Voice
Richard Tauber, an Austrian tenor of world renown, recorded two songs in German—'Gruss mir mein Hawaii' and 'Deine Augen sind so tief wie die Wolga'—for Odeon O4959. Tauber was a legendary operatic and popular singer; these are German-language popular songs from the 1930s.AI summary
Odeon O4959 Voice
Richard Tauber was an Austrian tenor and one of the most celebrated singers of the 20th century, known for operetta, art song and film; this Odeon pressing features two pieces with German text, "An Der Wolga" and "Zigeunerweisen (Hand in Hand)".AI summary
Odeon 20132 Voice
Richard Tauber, the celebrated tenor, on Odeon 222010 with 'Nothing but Laughter' and 'Your Heart is Mine Alone'. Tauber was one of the most recorded voices of the early 20th century, known for operetta and popular song.AI summary
Odeon 222010 Voice
Richard Tauber, the Austrian-British tenor and major international recording star, performs two German romantic songs with M. Losseff on Odeon O4541—"Sing mir ein Liebeslied" and "Sagen dir nicht meine Augen." Tauber was one of the most celebrated tenors of the 1920s–1940s and a prolific recording artist.AI summary
Odeon O4541 Voice
Seger Ellis, a ballad singer and bandleader of the 1920s-30s, recorded 'Mean to Me' and 'Lover Come Back to Me' for Odeon, catalogue 165737. Ellis was a successful recording artist whose smooth vocals suited the popular-song repertoire of the period.AI summary
Odeon 165737 Voice
A singer credited to 'Silvester' on Odeon 31194 from the 1930s.AI summary
Odeon 31194 Voice
The Sisters Lorisson performing novelty songs on Odeon, a minor international label with limited UK distribution in the interwar years.AI summary
Odeon 30387 Voice
Whit Cunliffe recorded 'D'you follow me' and 'I would' for Odeon 32830, British light vocal or music-hall material from the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Odeon 32830 Voice
Yves Montand with Grands boulevards and Rue Lepic on Odeon 282.419.AI summary
Odeon 282.419 Voice
A vocal performance of 'Rolling Down to Rio' and the sea shanty 'Reuben Ranzo' on Odeon 0818. The artist is not credited. Odeon was a major international label, and this early catalogue number suggests an acoustic or early electrical pressing from the mid-1920s.AI summary
Odeon 0818 Voice