16 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
16 records matching
A band performing two folk or traditional pieces: 'Peasants Wedding' and 'Mill on the Rocks', credited to Apollo, a small or short-lived British label.AI summary
Apollo 138 Instrumental
An unidentified band recorded two traditional European instrumental dances for Apollo, a small British label.AI summary
Apollo 138 Orchestra
Apollo 180
Earl Hines, a legendary American jazz pianist known as 'Fatha' and a major figure in stride and swing piano, performing 'Life with fatha' and 'I love my lovin lover' on Apollo 356. Hines was a virtuoso and bandleader from the 1920s–50s.AI summary
Apollo 356 Jazz
Edward Floyd performs 'Two Eyes of Grey' and 'Lighterman Tom' on this Apollo record, catalogue 170, a minor British imprint of the 1920s.AI summary
Apollo 170 Voice
F. Pascal performing 'Wibbly wobbly Walk' and 'Mister Cupid' on Apollo Records, a small British label. These are novelty or music-hall songs.AI summary
Apollo 286 Music Hall
Fred Harrison recorded 'PC Forty Nine' and Ted Yorke's 'Everybody's doing it at the Seaside' on the Apollo label, a small British imprint.AI summary
Apollo 306 Music Hall
Jack Charman on the obscure British label Apollo, this pressing of 'Cubanola Glide' and 'There is No One to Harmonise' is a dance or novelty number from the early 1920s.AI summary
Apollo 203 Dance
Jack Charman, a music-hall singer, on Apollo label in two comic songs. Apollo was a small, short-lived British imprint.AI summary
Apollo 123 Music Hall
Jack Pleasants, the popular Edwardian music-hall singer known for 'I'm Twenty-One Today', records that song and 'I'm Shy Mary Ellen' on the Apollo label, catalogue 124. Apollo was a small British label; Pleasants is a recognised music-hall name and his minor-label pressings are less common than his major-label equivalents.AI summary
Apollo 124 Music Hall
Jay Laurier, a popular British music-hall and revue comedian of the Edwardian and inter-war years, performs 'Sneezing' and 'Silly Billy Brown' on the Apollo label, catalogue 230. Apollo was a small British label; Laurier is a recognised variety name and minor-label pressings of comedy performers are often short-run.AI summary
Apollo 230 Music Hall
Josh White was an American blues and protest singer of importance in the 1940s–50s civil rights era; this Apollo coupling presents two of his acoustic blues numbers.AI summary
Apollo 157 Voice
Luis Russell, a Cuban-born jazz pianist and bandleader based in New York, recorded these two sides for the Apollo label. 'The Very Thought of You' is a popular standard; 'Sad Lover Blues' is original material typical of his swing-era work.AI summary
Apollo 1012 Jazz
Sam Levenson was an American humorist and raconteur best known for his dry, observational comedy. These two sides, recorded for the small Apollo label, are typical of his spoken-word routines from the 1940s–50s.AI summary
Apollo 172 Comic
Sonny Greer on Apollo, catalogue 355. Greer was the influential jazz drummer from Duke Ellington's orchestra, active as a leader and sideman in the 1940s–50s. Apollo was a small American jazz and R&B label.AI summary
Apollo 355 Jazz
An unnamed violinist performing two Romantic-era salon pieces—Massenet's Berceuse from Jocelyn and an Italian Canzonetta—on the Apollo label.AI summary
Apollo 163 Classical