38 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
38 records matching
Abbey with Tea for Two and Let Me Be the First to Kiss You Good Morning on Actuelle 10794.AI summary
Actuelle 10794 Dance
A Carlton credited to 'Abbey' on Act 10935, a small or short-lived British label; 'Sunny Havana' and 'Babette' suggest light dance or novelty material of the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Actuelle 10935 Dance
Alexander Debruille performing Kreisler's 'Liebesfreud' and a 'Malagueña' on the Act label, catalogue 10449. The Act label is not identified in standard references; the artist is also not widely documented. An unrecognised artist on an obscure label warrants investigation.AI summary
Actuelle 10449 Instrumental
A band plays Sweetheart and Confidence on Actuelle 10490.AI summary
Actuelle 10490 Dance
Bert Dolan Band performing 'Sleepy Time Gal' and 'That Certain Party' (by Southern Harmonists) on Act 11075, from the late 1920s.AI summary
Actuelle 11075 Dance
Billy Merson with The Spaniard That Blighted My Life and The Lighthouse Keeper on Actuelle 10318.AI summary
Actuelle 10318 Music Hall
Billy Whitlock, a performer recorded on Act, a small or obscure label, performing popular sentimental material.AI summary
Actuelle 10824 Voice
Boyd Senter, a 1920s clarinettist and bandleader, with Poison and I'm Steppin' High, Wide and Handsome on Actuelle 11245.AI summary
Actuelle 11245 Jazz
Bransby Williams (1870-1961), the British actor and monologuist, performs The Penny Showman in two sides on Actuelle 10242.AI summary
Actuelle 10242 Personalities (Prs)
The California Ramblers with Yes! We Have No Bananas and Snake Hips on Actuelle 10487.AI summary
Actuelle 10487 Dance
Candullo recorded 'Oh How I Love Bulgarians' and '(Blue Grass Boys) Bolshevik' for Actor Records (11273), a minor British label. The titles suggest novelty or comic material of uncertain date and artist identity.AI summary
Actuelle 11273 Dance
Casino Dance band on Act 10254, performing 'Yoo hoo' and 'June moon'. Act was a small British label of the 1930s–40s.AI summary
Actuelle 10254 Dance
The Casino Dance Orchestra with Look for the Silver Lining and Oh Boy! on Actuelle 10123.AI summary
Actuelle 10123 Dance
Actuelle 15103
Daniele Serra recording two popular operatic or sentimental songs on the minor British label Act.AI summary
Actuelle 15409 Voice
Actuelle 11075 Dance
Glantz performs 'Mister Gallagher & Mister Sheen' and '(Samuels)You remind me of my Mother' on the Act label, catalogue 10380.AI summary
Actuelle 10380 Music Hall
Jack Charman performing two pieces on Act, a minor British label: 'Florida' and 'Seminola', likely novelty dance numbers.AI summary
Actuelle 10920 Dance
Jack Rickards is untraced. This Act record, a minor British label, carries two song titles of uncertain genre; the artist and pressing date cannot be identified.AI summary
Actuelle 10349
J. C. Doyle sings Molly Dooley Darling and Dear Little Shamrock on Actuelle 10271.AI summary
Actuelle 10271 Voice
J.C. Doyle performing two Irish songs, "Molly Dooley Darling" and "Dear little Shamrock", on Act, a small British label from the late 1920s.AI summary
Actuelle 10271 Voice
Jones and Hare performing two popular novelty songs of the early 1920s—'Barney Google' and 'Yes we have no Bananas'—on the Act label, a small British imprint. Act pressings of this era are uncommon.AI summary
Actuelle 10488 Music Hall
Lanin with Nuthin' But and, by Abbey, Maggie Yes Ma'am on Actuelle 10632.AI summary
Actuelle 10632 Dance
Lanin with Sure as You're Born and Bahamas on Actuelle 10661.AI summary
Actuelle 10661 Dance
Lee Morse was an American jazz and blues vocalist of the 1920s–30s. Actuelle 10949 ('Yes Sir That's My Baby' and 'Ukulele Lady') is from a small US label; UK pressings are uncommon.AI summary
Actuelle 10949 Jazz
Little Tich, the diminutive music-hall giant of the Big Boots dance, with 'One of the Deathless Army' and 'The Gas Inspector' on Actuelle, Pathé's lateral-cut label.AI summary
Actuelle 10486 Music Hall
Maurice Chevalier, the French entertainer and film star. Actuelle 504 records two French songs. UK copies of Actuelle are uncommon.AI summary
Actuelle 504 Personalities (Prs)
Natzy performing two Continental popular songs, *Viens près de moi* and *La Seducción*, on the Act label. Act was a small British imprint of the 1920s–30s, and this artist does not appear in standard discographies.AI summary
Actuelle 10370 Voice
Parker was a vocalist on the Actuelle label, a small British imprint; this pressing pairs two sentimental popular songs, likely from the late 1920s.AI summary
Actuelle 10502 Voice
Paul Specht's orchestra was a New York dance band of the 1920s. 'Goodnight' and 'My Carmenita' are light dance numbers on the Act label, a short-lived British imprint.AI summary
Actuelle 11137 Dance
The Red Heads (an unidentified jazz or dance ensemble) performing 'Wild and foolish' and 'Plenty off Centre' (credited to We Three), novelty and hot dance numbers from the 1920s–30s era. This Act label pressing is from an obscure British marque.AI summary
Actuelle 11206 Dance
The Red Heads recorded 'Hi diddle diddle' and 'Black Bottom' for Act, an obscure British budget label. Little is documented of this ensemble or label.AI summary
Actuelle 11234 Dance
Red Heads, an early jazz band. Actuelle 11236 ('Brown Sugar' and 'Alabama Stomp') records hot dance music from the 1920s; UK copies are uncommon.AI summary
Actuelle 11236 Jazz
Selvin (likely Ben Selvin, an American conductor and orchestra leader) recorded 'June Moon' and 'Yoo Hoo' for Act, an obscure British label. The Act label is not well documented.AI summary
Actuelle 10254 Dance
The University Five with Pretty Face and My Mammy on Actuelle 20516.AI summary
Actuelle 20516 Dance
Utopia Waltz Band performing two sentimental waltzes on Act, an unidentified label. No readily available information about this orchestra or label.AI summary
Actuelle 11164 Dance
Van Steeden performing 'Leonora' and 'No Wonder I'm Happy' on Act 11512, a ballad recording on an obscure British label.AI summary
Actuelle 11512 Voice
Waldorf Astoria Band, an unidentified ensemble, recorded instrumental selections for Act, a minor British label of uncertain date.AI summary
Actuelle 10103 Orchestra