1,211 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Benny Carter, alto saxophonist, trumpeter and one of the great arrangers of the swing era, with his orchestra's 'O.K. for Baby' and 'Night Hop' on a British Brunswick issue of around 1940.AI summary
Brunswick 03117 Jazz
Benny Goodman, the American jazz clarinetist and bandleader, performing 'Shirt Tail Stomp' and 'Blue' on Brunswick 80030 — a hot jazz or swing side from the early 1930s.AI summary
Brunswick 80030 Jazz
The Berlin Symphony Orchestra and chorus, conducted by Fried, recorded Wagner: the Spinners' Chorus from *The Flying Dutchman* and the Hunters' Chorus for Brunswick, catalogue 80003. A substantial orchestral-choral recording typical of electrical recording-era releases.AI summary
Brunswick 80003 Orchestra
The Berlin Symphony Orchestra and chorus under Friedrich (likely Friedman or similar) performing Wagner's 'Tannhäuser Grand March' and 'Pilgrims' Chorus' on Brunswick 80004. A classical orchestral recording of major repertoire.AI summary
Brunswick 80004 Orchestra
The Berlin Symphony Orchestra under Erich Kleiber performing four German Dances (likely Schubert) for Brunswick; Kleiber was a renowned European conductor and an important recording artist of the late 1920s-1930s.AI summary
Brunswick 80015 Orchestra
Pietro Mascagni conducting the Berlin Symphony Orchestra in the Cavalleria Rusticana Intermezzo — his most famous piece — and Aida Ballet Music on Brunswick catalogue 80021. A composer conducting his own most celebrated work is a primary collector document; this is one of the most significant of the Mascagni Brunswick discs in this collection.AI summary
Brunswick 80021 Orchestra
Pietro Mascagni conducting the Berlin Symphony Orchestra in his own 'Lyrische Vision' and the Intermezzo from L'Amico Fritz on Brunswick catalogue 80026. A composer conducting his own orchestral works is a primary recording document; the Fritz Intermezzo is Mascagni's most famous purely orchestral piece.AI summary
Brunswick 80026 Orchestra
Pietro Mascagni conducting the Berlin Symphony Orchestra in the overture to his opera Maschere across two sides on Brunswick catalogue 80028. As with the companion Mascagni Brunswick discs (ids 14468, 14473, 18032) in this collection, a composer conducting his own opera overture is a primary musical document.AI summary
Brunswick 80028 Orchestra
Pietro Mascagni conducting the Berlin Symphony Orchestra in his own 'Lyrische Vision' and the Intermezzo from L'Amico Fritz on Brunswick catalogue 80026 — a duplicate of id 14473. Both copies should be compared for condition; the Fritz Intermezzo is Mascagni's most famous purely orchestral piece.AI summary
Brunswick 80026 Orchestra
The Berlin Symphony Orchestra conducted by Richard Strauss himself, performing the Rosenkavalier Waltz from his own opera, on Brunswick catalogue 80009, likely a late 1930s pressing — a recording of unusual historical and interpretative significance.AI summary
Brunswick 80009 Orchestra
The Berlin State Orchestra under an unnamed conductor, performing the third and fourth movements of Mozart's Symphony No. 40 on Brunswick 90084.AI summary
Brunswick 90084 Orchestra
Bernie's Brunswick recording of the popular ragtime tune 'Hindostan' and 'Cannon Ball Rag' from the early 1920s jazz era.AI summary
Brunswick 3864 Jazz
Bernie recorded "Hindustan" and "Cannon Ball Rag" for Brunswick catalogue 3864. Bernie was a prolific accordionist and instrumentalist of the 1920s-1930s, and "Hindustan" was a popular instrumental of the era.AI summary
Brunswick 3864 Instrumental
Bernie on Brunswick 3896, 'Rhythm King' / 'It Goes Like This'.AI summary
Brunswick 3896 Dance
Brunswick 3896 Dance
Bernie performing 'It's a lonesome old Town' and 'Little Things in Life' on Brunswick 01079, a 1930s popular vocal release.AI summary
Brunswick 01079 Voice
Bernie performs two novelty love songs on Brunswick 3394: "I'm Tellin' the Birds Tellin' the Bees How I Love You" and "If I'd Only Believed in You," likely from the 1930s. The artist and label details are otherwise not clearly established.AI summary
Brunswick 3394 Voice
'Muddy Water' and 'Hello Swanee Hello' credited to Bernie on Brunswick 3414. Both titles are vernacular dance novelties; the artist is not identified in standard reference works.AI summary
Brunswick 3414 Dance
Brunswick 3464 Dance
Bernie (unidentified vocalist), on Brunswick 3496, performing 'Following you around' and 'I'm in Love again'.AI summary
Brunswick 3496 Voice
Bernie with One O'Clock Baby and You Know I Love You on Brunswick 3531.AI summary
Brunswick 3531 Dance
Bernie recorded 'Miss Annabelle Lee' and 'Swanee Shore' for Brunswick, catalogue 3631. Bernie is an unidentified artist; these are popular songs typical of the 1930s–40s.AI summary
Brunswick 3631 Voice
Bernie on Brunswick 3659, 'There's a Cradle in Caroline' and 'Barbara', sentimental vocal material from the 1930s–40s.AI summary
Brunswick 3659 Voice
Bernie, credited on Brunswick 3701, performing 'There Must Be Somebody Else' and 'Carefree'. Limited information available about this artist or their recording.AI summary
Brunswick 3701 Dance
Bernie on Brunswick 3735, performing two popular songs from the 1930s.AI summary
Brunswick 3735 Voice
Bernie on Brunswick 3761, performing 'Let's misbehave' and 'Changes', a popular vocal recording of the swing era.AI summary
Brunswick 3761 Voice
Credited to Bernie on Brunswick 3775, a novelty or popular song recording from the early 1930s.AI summary
Brunswick 3775 Voice
Bernie recorded 'Just Like a Melody Out of the Sky' and 'Because My Baby Don't Mean Maybe Now' on Brunswick 3826, popular songs of the late 1920s on a major label.AI summary
Brunswick 3826 Voice
Bernie performing 'How about me' and 'She's funny that Way' on Brunswick 3935, a mass-market dance and popular-song label.AI summary
Brunswick 3935 Voice
A popular song recorded by Bernie for Brunswick, a major British label. The artist name is too common to identify with certainty; Brunswick 4168 places this in the mid-1930s.AI summary
Brunswick 4168 Voice
Bernie performing 'Sharing' and 'Kiss Waltz' on Brunswick 4837, a mid-period popular vocal recording.AI summary
Brunswick 4837 Voice
Bernie on Brunswick 3885, performing two sentimental songs from the 1930s.AI summary
Brunswick 3885 Voice
Bernie recorded 'Mean to Me' and 'Coquette' for Brunswick 3977. Both are well-known popular songs of the 1920s.AI summary
Brunswick 3977 Voice
Bernie on Brunswick 4274, performing popular songs 'Mean to me' and 'My Castle in Spain is a Shack in the Lane'. The artist is unidentified.AI summary
Brunswick 4274 Voice
Bernie recorded 'Here We Are' and 'Please Let Me Dream in Your Arms' for Brunswick. These are light sentimental ballads; the artist's identity is unclear.AI summary
Brunswick 5039 Voice
Bernie (unidentified vocalist) on Brunswick 01051, performing 'It Must be You' and 'A Peach of a Pair'—1930s dance-era popular songs.AI summary
Brunswick 01051 Voice
Bernie on Brunswick 01142, 'Whistling in the Dark' and a sentimental vocal 'Since an Angel like Mary loves a Devil like me', from the 1930s–40s.AI summary
Brunswick 01142 Voice
Bernie recorded two popular songs for Brunswick in the electrical era. The artist is not documented in standard references, and the catalogue suggests early 1930s production.AI summary
Brunswick 01157 Voice
Bernie performing 'Oh what a Thrill' and 'Delishious' on Brunswick 01291. An unidentified performer on a Brunswick catalogue number from the electrical recording era.AI summary
Brunswick 01291 Voice
Bernie Band on Brunswick, recording 'My Castle in Spain Is a Shack in the Lane' and 'Drizzle the Party's a Fizzle'. Novelty dance-band material from the late 1930s.AI summary
Brunswick 3978 Dance
Bessie Brown was a blues and jazz singer active in the 1920s and 1930s. This Brunswick 3761 pair, 'Chloe' and 'Someone else may be there while I'm gone', dates from her recording period and shows her work in the popular-song register.AI summary
Brunswick 3761 Voice
Bessie Smith, the legendary American blues singer, on Brunswick, performing 'After You've Gone' and 'A Good Man is Hard to Find', two of her most famous numbers. UK copies of Bessie Smith on Brunswick are uncommon — the series carried some of the most important blues of the 1920s, and British issues of these sides seldom surface.AI summary
Brunswick S14 Jazz
Betty Jane Rhodes on Brunswick 03315, performing 'I said No' and 'I don't to walk without you'. Rhodes was an American singer and actress who appeared in Hollywood films.AI summary
Brunswick 03315 Voice
Bill Haley's 'Rip It Up' on Brunswick is one of the pioneering rock and roll records of the mid-1950s. Haley was an American bandleader whose 'Rock Around the Clock' became the anthem of the rock era.AI summary
Brunswick 05615 Rock
Bill Haley's 'Rip It Up' was recorded for Brunswick in 1954, near the height of the early rock-and-roll craze. This is a pressing of one of the records that helped establish him as a major rock figure.AI summary
Brunswick 05615 Rock
Bill Haley recorded 'Hot Dog Buddy Buddy' and 'Rockin' through the Rye' for Brunswick 05582; this was an early Haley recording, before he became famous as the pioneer of rock and roll with 'Rock Around the Clock'.AI summary
Brunswick 05582 Rock
Bill Haley and his Comets recorded 'ABC Boogie' and the iconic 'Shake Rattle and Roll' for Brunswick (05338) in 1954. This is one of Haley's most important and commercially successful recordings, and a cornerstone of early rock and roll. Haley was the first white artist to have major rock and roll hits and remains a defining figure of the 1950s.AI summary
Brunswick 05338 Rock
Bill Haley and his Comets performing 'Two Hound Dogs' and 'Razzle Dazzle' on Brunswick 05453, a UK pressing from 1955; Haley's early rock-and-roll sides are collected by rock historians and enthusiasts.AI summary
Brunswick 05453 Rock