3,430 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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The Columbia Dance Orchestra recorded 'Wonderful One' and 'Red Moon' on Columbia's own-label dance series; a house band providing background instrumental music for the label's releases.AI summary
Columbia 3859 Dance
Coleman Hawkins, the pioneering American jazz saxophonist, recorded 'Platinum Love' and 'There's a Small Hotel' on Columbia label, catalogue LB10070. Hawkins was one of the most influential instrumentalists in jazz history, a major innovator on tenor saxophone, and his recordings are highly sought after.AI summary
Columbia LB10070 Jazz
Colin and Mollison, recorded 'High and Low' and 'I'll Always Remember' for Columbia DB70, a mid-1930s duet side.AI summary
Columbia DB70 Voice
Coliseum Dance Orchestra performing 'À Louis XIII' and 'Menuetto' for Columbia's is-series, a catalogue line from the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Columbia is1772 Dance
The Coliseum Military Band plays the marches 'St Julien' and 'Garde du Corps' on Columbia, typical of the military band repertoire issued widely in the early twentieth century.AI summary
Columbia is1672 Orchestra
Collins and Harlan, an American vocal duo popular in the early 1900s, recorded 'Under the Anheuser Bush' for Columbia, catalogue 1742; this is one of the oldest recordings in the collection, dating to around 1905-1910.AI summary
Columbia 1742 Voice
Collins & Natus recorded 'Whoa Bill' on Columbia 790, an early issue from the 1910s, credited to what appear to be two vaudeville performers.AI summary
Columbia 790 Voice
A ragtime or early jazz number credited to Collins on early Columbia, catalogue 790 — very early in the label's catalogue sequence, suggesting an acoustic or transitional electrical recording.AI summary
Columbia 790 Music Hall
Collins and Harlan were popular early 1900s singers on Columbia. 'Alexander's Ragtime Band' was Irving Berlin's hit of 1911, and this recording captures the ragtime craze of the era. The catalogue number 1868 places this in Columbia's early British series.AI summary
Columbia 1868 Dance
Collins and Harlan on Columbia 1902, performing two ragtime numbers from the early 1920s. Collins and Harlan were a popular duet team of the era.AI summary
Columbia 1902 Instrumental
Collins and Harlan, a legendary American duet partnership that dominated gramophone recording in the 1900s-1910s, performing comic and dance novelties on Columbia. This side captures the popular entertainment of the early acoustic era.AI summary
Columbia 2193 Music Hall
Collins and Harlan were a celebrated American acoustic-era duo popular in the 1910s; this Columbia 2222 pressing, from an early catalogue series, captures their coon-song repertoire ('Melinda's Wedding Day', 'At the Levee on Revival Day') typical of their era.AI summary
Columbia 2222 Voice
A march recorded by the Columbia Band, on Columbia's early numerical series. The title and composer are not given on the catalogue information.AI summary
Columbia 20019 Orchestra
Columbia 1376
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Columbia D43
Columbia Italian Opera Chorus on Columbia 425 performing 'Aida', a choral recording from Columbia's earliest numerical catalogue.AI summary
Columbia 425 Opera
A Columbia orchestra performing 'Kentucky Jubilee' on Columbia 616 — anonymous ensemble music from the very early Columbia catalogue, circa 1902–1903.AI summary
Columbia 616 Orchestra
Columbia Players performing a Victorian sentimental ballad on Columbia in the early 1920s, part of the label's extensive catalogue of popular songs and musical theatre.AI summary
Columbia DB947 Voice
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Columbia BX44
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Columbia BX48
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Columbia BXO1
The Columbians recorded 'Angel Child' and 'Rio Nights' for Columbia 3120, a British Columbia pressing from the early era of dance band recording.AI summary
Columbia 3120 Dance
The Columbians, a popular American dance band of the 1920s, on Columbia with 'Aloma' and 'Too many Parties and too many Pals'.AI summary
Columbia 4008 Dance
The Columbians dance band recorded prolifically for Columbia in the 1920s; this pressing of 'Angel Child' and 'Rio Nights' represents their typical dance-band output from the era.AI summary
Columbia 3120 Dance
Cornet soloist on Columbia D-series performing two sentimental pieces, 'Pretty Peggy' and 'O Promise Me Robin Hood', likely from the 1920s.AI summary
Columbia D80 Instrumental
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Cotton, artist and titles unknown, on Columbia CB237—insufficient information to catalogue or value.AI summary
Columbia CB237
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A Cotton recording on Columbia (artist name, side titles, and catalogue details are incomplete); insufficient information survives to identify the artist or repertoire.AI summary
Columbia CB258
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A Cotton recording on Columbia's CB series, catalogue number CB267; artist and titles not recorded in the catalogue data.AI summary
Columbia CB267
Count Basie, the legendary American jazz bandleader, on Columbia performing 'April in Paris' and 'Roll 'em Pete'. This is a later Basie recording on the LB series, from the 1950s.AI summary
Columbia LB10022 Jazz
Cicely Courtneidge and Cyril Richard (or Cyril Webb), stars of the British revue 'Gay's the Word', recorded selections from this 1951 stage musical for Columbia. A theatrical cast recording from a notable West End success.AI summary
Columbia DB2808 Music Hall
Cicely Courtneidge and Graham Webb performing selections from 'Gay's the Word', a 1937 British musical comedy, on Columbia, catalogue DB2808.AI summary
Columbia DB2808 Music Hall
Cicely Courtneidge and Esmond Knight from the 1935 musical 'Gay's the Word', on Columbia: a medley of three orchestral selections and a separate ballad piece, capturing the theatrical production's spirit.AI summary
Columbia DB2808 Opera
Curly Williams and the Georgia Peach Pickers recorded "Georgia Steel Guitar" and "Grandma's Turned Over Again" for Columbia, capturing the American rural string-band and novelty styles of the early 1930s.AI summary
Columbia 37083 Country
Curti's Mexican Band on Columbia, performing a march, likely early 1900s acoustic recording of traditional or novelty repertoire.AI summary
Columbia 5412 Orchestra
Cy Grant performs 'Tabu' and 'Babalu' on Columbia MC3443. Grant was a Guyanese-British calypso and popular singer active in the 1950s, known for his smooth vocal style and appearances in British entertainment.AI summary
Columbia MC3443 Calypso
Cyril Fletcher, a British comic performer and raconteur, performing humorous sketches on Columbia, late 1930s.AI summary
Columbia FB2091 Comic
Cyril Fletcher, a British comedian and comic entertainer, recorded 'Song of the Fletcher' and 'Ode of the Fletcher' for Columbia FB2506 in the 1930s–1940s. These appear to be Fletcher's own novelty compositions.AI summary
Columbia FB2506 Personalities (Prs)
Cyril Fletcher, a British comedian and entertainer known for comic poetry and odd odes, recorded for Columbia FB2555, likely 1940s. Fletcher was a well-known radio and stage personality.AI summary
Columbia FB2555 Comic
Cyril Fletcher, the British comic entertainer and conjuror, recording comic pieces 'Who'll 'ave a Blood Orange' and what appears to be spoken-word material on Columbia FB2629.AI summary
Columbia FB2629 Comic
Cyril Fletcher, famed for his comic 'Odd Ode' recitations on British radio and stage, performs the monologue 'Lodger Thanking You' across two sides on Columbia.AI summary
Columbia FB2214 Comic
Cyril Fletcher was a British comedian, actor and entertainer known for his comic and sketch work; this Columbia recording, catalogue FB2214, features 'The Lodger' (Parts 1 and 2), likely a comedy sketch or dramatic monologue.AI summary
Columbia FB2214 Comic
Cyril Hastings performing two sentimental ballads, 'Come into the Garden Maud' and 'I Hear You Calling Me', on Columbia's early is-series.AI summary
Columbia is375 Voice
Cyril Maud performing 'A Telephone Reconciliation' and 'Dinky' on Columbia with an early catalogue number (593)—likely from the 1910s-20s.AI summary
Columbia 593 Music Hall
Cyril Ritchard, the Australian-born comic actor and entertainer, performing two comic songs on Columbia. Ritchard was famous for his theatrical comedy and camp humour.AI summary
Columbia DB1919 Comic
Cyril Scott, the British composer and pianist, performing his own piano works 'Valse Scherzando' and 'Water Wagtail' on Columbia 5435.AI summary
Columbia 5435 Classical
Cyril Scott, the English composer once dubbed 'the English Debussy', with two of his own short piano pieces, 'Water-Wagtail' and 'Valse Scherzando', on Columbia.AI summary
Columbia 5435 Classical
D Dickson and A Kearns recorded 'That Certain Feeling' and 'Nightie Night' for Columbia. The artists are not well documented; these appear to be light vocal or comedy numbers from the 1930s.AI summary
Columbia 9129 Personalities (Prs)
Dorothy Labbette was a British soprano who also performed under the name Lisa Perli; W.H. Reed was a violinist and close associate of Elgar. Columbia L1590 is a 12-inch pressing of four songs for voice and violin, spread over two sides. Labbette's Columbia recordings are moderately collected, particularly by enthusiasts of British vocal music of the interwar period.AI summary
Columbia L1590 Voice