3,430 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Columbia 3169 Dance
Columbia FB2123
Carroll Gibbons and his Boy Friends performing 'Let Me Give My Happiness to You' and 'Three Wishes' on Columbia DB1099, a British pressing from the late 1930s.AI summary
Columbia DB1099 Dance
Carroll Gibbons was the pianist and leader of the Savoy Hotel orchestra, a fixture of British light music from the 1920s through 1950s; this Columbia pressing pairs two popular standards recorded in the early 1930s.AI summary
Columbia DB732 Dance
Carroll Gibbons led one of Britain's most popular dance orchestras of the 1920s–1930s, the Savoy Orpheans. 'Mother of Pearl' is a popular song; the catalogue note 'ditto' suggests both sides are the same title or treatment. This Columbia CB547 pressing is from an early or special series, probably mid-1920s.AI summary
Columbia CB547 Dance
Carroll Gibbons and his band, the resident orchestra at the Savoy Hotel in London, recorded these popular ballads for Columbia.AI summary
Columbia FB2161 Dance
Carroll Gibbons was a prominent British bandleader and pianist; this Columbia recording pairs 'My British Buddy' and 'Hold Back the Dawn'.AI summary
Columbia FB2986 Dance
Carroll Gibbons was a British pianist and bandleader, prominent in dance music from the late 1920s through the 1950s; this Columbia FB-series disc from the mid-1940s carries two popular ballads.AI summary
Columbia FB3012 Dance
Carroll Gibbons led one of Britain's most successful dance orchestras of the 1930s-40s, resident at the Savoy Hotel and hugely popular on radio and records. This Columbia pressing of 'Mairzy Doats and Dozy Doats' and 'Thinkin' About the Wabash' represents the light orchestral dance music that made Gibbons a household name. Columbia pressings of Gibbons' popular sides were widely distributed.AI summary
Columbia FB3013 Dance
Carroll Gibbons was a British pianist and bandleader prominent in dance music from the late 1920s through the 1950s; this Columbia FB-series disc from the mid-1940s carries two ballads.AI summary
Columbia FB3069 Dance
Carroll Gibbons and the Savoy Hotel Orpheans, one of Britain's most famous dance orchestras, performing 'It Might as Well Be Spring' and 'Chickery Chick' for Columbia.AI summary
Columbia FB3191 Dance
Carroll Gibbons and his orchestra on Columbia FB1972 from the 1930s or 1940s. Gibbons was a pianist and bandleader associated with the Savoy Hotel.AI summary
Columbia FB1972 Dance
Carroll Gibbons and the Savoy Hotel Orpheans performing a Gershwin selection including 'Shall We Dance', on Columbia FB1704, a UK dance-band recording.AI summary
Columbia FB1704 Dance
Carroll Gibbons and his band, a highly popular British dance orchestra, recorded 'Cynthia's in Love' for Columbia in the late 1940s.AI summary
Columbia FB3227 Dance
Carroll Gibbons and his Boy Friends, one of the most popular British dance bands of the 1930s, on Columbia performing 'Smoke Gets in Your Eyes'.AI summary
Columbia DB1478 Dance
Carroll Gibbons and the Savoy Orpheans, the house band of the Savoy Hotel, performing 'Deep in the Heart of Texas' and 'How About You' on Columbia.AI summary
Columbia FB2800 Dance
Carroll Gibbons, pianist and bandleader of the Savoy Hotel orchestra, was a prolific recording artist of the 1920s and 1930s; this Columbia side pairs two popular standards of the era.AI summary
Columbia FB2787 Dance
Carroll Gibbons led the Savoy Orpheans, the house band of the Savoy Hotel in London, and this Columbia pressing of two show tunes from the early 1940s is typical of the band's light-orchestral output.AI summary
Columbia FB2800 Orchestra
Carroll Gibbons and the Savoy Orpheans, the most famous British dance band of the 1920s–30s, recorded 'You say the sweetest things' and 'King is still in London' for Columbia.AI summary
Columbia FB2593 Dance
Carroll Gibbons and the Savoy Orpheans, a dance orchestra resident at the Savoy Hotel in London and one of the most popular British dance bands of the 1920s–1930s, on Columbia.AI summary
Columbia FB2602 Dance
Columbia FB2843
Carroll Gibbons and the Savoy Orpheans recorded 'White Christmas' and 'Jingle jangle' for Columbia FB2867; Gibbons was a major British bandleader and pianist at the Savoy Hotel, and his orchestra made numerous recordings in the 1930s and 1940s.AI summary
Columbia FB2867 Orchestra
Carroll Gibbons led the Savoy Orpheans, one of Britain's most popular dance orchestras of the 1920s–1930s, and also recorded many sides under his own name and with vocalists. 'One Look at You' and 'I Can't Resist You' are popular songs from the early 1930s. This Columbia FB series pressing is from that era.AI summary
Columbia FB2602 Dance
Columbia FB2879 Dance
Columbia FB3130 Dance
Carroll Gibbons and Harry Jacobson on Columbia FB1138, a dance medley comprising "Man from Folies bergere" and "Mississippi".AI summary
Columbia FB1138 Dance
Carroll Gibbons on Columbia FB 2489, with two recordings titled 'Carroll Calls the Tunes'. Gibbons was a British bandleader and pianist active in the 1920s–1930s, known as the leader of the Savoy Hotel Band.AI summary
Columbia FB2489 Dance
Columbia FB2472 Personalities (Prs)
Cecil Dixon on Columbia with two piano pieces: 'Country Gardens' and 'Shepherd's Hey', arrangements of Morris dance themes—solo keyboard recordings from the mid-20th century.AI summary
Columbia DB1713 Instrumental
Celeste Boninsegna was a celebrated Italian dramatic soprano of the early twentieth century, particularly admired for her Verdi roles. Columbia A5195 — 'Vissi d'arte' from Puccini's Tosca and 'Mi chiamano Mimì' from La bohème — is a fine coupling of two of her most representative arias. Boninsegna's acoustic recordings are collected by enthusiasts of early Italian operatic singing.AI summary
Columbia A5195 Opera
Celeste Boninsegna was an Italian dramatic soprano celebrated at the turn of the twentieth century for her Verdi roles, particularly Aida — both arias here are from that opera. The Columbia A5196 number suggests this is from the early acoustic period, around 1906–1909, probably a UK pressing of a continental recording. Boninsegna's early acoustic sides are collected by operatic record enthusiasts, and Columbia pressings of major Italian sopranos from this period are becoming harder to find.AI summary
Columbia A5196 Opera
Celia Lipton was a British singer and actress of the 1930s–1950s; this Columbia pressing of two light operetta numbers reflects her musical-theatre repertoire.AI summary
Columbia DB2146 Voice
Celia Lipton, a British entertainer, recorded these two medley sides of popular film music for Columbia in the 1950s; they celebrate the songs of Deanna Durbin and Judy Garland.AI summary
Columbia FB2507 Voice
Century Dance Orchestra performing 'Weeping Willow Lane' and 'Mon Homme' for Columbia 859, a very early catalogue number from around 1910–1920.AI summary
Columbia 859 Dance
Columbia 859
Cesar Formichi singing the Prologue from Leoncavallo's Pagliacci, Columbia D pressing—likely an acoustic or early electrical recording from the 1920s.AI summary
Columbia D1487 Opera
Cesar Formichi was an Italian operatic bass-baritone who recorded extensively in Europe in the early 20th century, known for his fine voice and dramatic interpretations. The 'Toreador Song' from Carmen is one of his signature roles; this Columbia D-series 78 preserves his performance, likely from electrical recording of the late 1920s.AI summary
Columbia D5586 Opera
Charles Austin performs two comic pieces on Columbia: 'The Adventures of the Cat' and 'The Lucky Black Cat (11)', suggesting this is part of a series. Austin was active in the early 20th century British music hall.AI summary
Columbia is1373 Music Hall
Charles Austin recorded 'Parker PC' and its Part 2 for Columbia, catalogue 1517; likely a descriptive or novelty piece from the early 1900s, given the catalogue numbering and subject matter.AI summary
Columbia 1517 Music Hall
Charles Austin recorded 'Parker at the Derby' in two parts for Columbia, catalogue is1360. Austin was a comic monologue artist active in the early 1920s; this is likely a horse-racing novelty comedy piece.AI summary
Columbia is1360 Comic
Charles Buddy Rogers was an American entertainer and actor from the 1920s onward, popular in silent films. 'Bee in your Boudoir' and 'My Future just passed' on Columbia are dance or novelty numbers from the late 1920s.AI summary
Columbia DB242 Dance
Charles Clark on Columbia A1470, performing 'An Irish Love Song' and 'Thy Beaming Eyes'. The A-series prefix indicates an early Columbia catalogue.AI summary
Columbia A1470 Voice
Charles Coborn, a celebrated British music-hall comedian and singer, performs an 'Old Time Sing Song' selection on Columbia DX21 — a deluxe pressing format from the mid-1930s.AI summary
Columbia DX21 Music Hall
Charles E Benham on Columbia 4201, performing 'London Sharper' and 'New fangled Ways', popular comic or character songs from the 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 4201 Comic
Charles Hackett was a celebrated American lyric tenor of the 1920s and 1930s, known for his recordings of popular song and operetta. 'I'd build a World in the Heart of a Rose' is a sentimental ballad typical of his repertoire, recorded on Columbia 78929.AI summary
Columbia 78929 Voice
Charles Hackett, an American tenor of the 1920s–40s, performing operatic arias ('Che gelida Manina' from La bohème and 'O Paradiso' from L'Africaine) on Columbia 7366.AI summary
Columbia 7366 Opera
Charles Penrose performing two humorous pieces, 'Laugh and Grow Fat Like Me' and 'Laughing Curate', on Columbia. Penrose was a British music-hall comedian and singer, and his laugh-based novelty records are well documented.AI summary
Columbia 2089 Music Hall
Charles Penrose, the British actor and comedian best known for his novelty signature piece "The Laughing Policeman," performing parts 3 and 4 of "Inkwell Fairy" with the Jungletown Jazz Band on Columbia 3803.AI summary
Columbia 3803 Music Hall