3,430 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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A descriptive record, Off by the Flying Scotsman and A Day at Scarborough, on Columbia 3705.AI summary
Columbia 3705 Dance
A descriptive record, Daybreak at Calamity Farm, on Columbia 886.AI summary
Columbia 886 Voice
A descriptive or spoken-word recording, 'On Active Service', Parts 5 and 6, released on Columbia, catalogue 2798; likely a topical narrative or documentary piece from the early 1900s or wartime era.AI summary
Columbia 2798 Music Hall
A descriptive or narrative recording of 'Musical Influenza', likely a humorous or novelty piece, issued by Columbia in their DB-series. The two-part structure suggests a recitation or comic skit. Very little biographical information survives.AI summary
Columbia DB882 Personalities (Prs)
A descriptive recording of a lifeboat in action on Columbia 611, likely an early sound-effects or narrative novelty record.AI summary
Columbia 611 Misc.
Desiree Ellinger, a singer of the early 1900s, recorded two songs for Columbia's L-series (mid-1920s).AI summary
Columbia L1372 Voice
Diana Decker was a popular British-American singer and entertainer of the 1950s; this Columbia pressing features two of her light novelty vocals, 'Poppa Piccolino' and 'If I had a golden Umbrella'.AI summary
Columbia DB3325 Voice
Diana Decker, the British-Canadian entertainer, performing 'Crystal Ball' and the popular 'Oh My Papa' on Columbia DB3407, a mid-1950s UK release.AI summary
Columbia DB3407 Voice
Diana Decker, a British-Canadian entertainer famous for novelty and comic material, performing 'The Happy Wanderer' and a sentimental ballad on Columbia in the early 1950s.AI summary
Columbia DB3434 Personalities (Prs)
Dick Henderson recorded 'Buy Yourself a Broom' and 'After All the Rain' for Columbia, catalogue IS1856, likely 1920s–30s.AI summary
Columbia is1856 Voice
Columbia FB2017
Dinah Shore, the American singer and actress, recorded 'Two Silhouettes' and 'Coax Me a Little Bit' for Columbia—pop standards of the early 1950s.AI summary
Columbia DB30299 Voice
Dinah Shore performing 'Buttons and Bows' and 'Daddy o' on Columbia. Shore was one of the most popular American singers of the 1940s-50s, and this is a British pressing of one of her recordings.AI summary
Columbia 38284 Voice
Dinah Shore was a major American vocalist of the 1940s and 1950s, equally at home with jazz, pop and country material. This Columbia pressing pairs 'The Thrill Is Gone' with 'Dixie', standard repertoire for a vocalist of her range.AI summary
Columbia DB2284 Voice
Dinah Shore and Buddy Clark performing the novelty duet 'Baby, it's cold outside' on Columbia 38463, recorded during the song's peak popularity in the late 1940s.AI summary
Columbia 38463 Voice
Dinicu and his orchestra recorded "Crepuscule" and "That tiny teashop" for Columbia 5592. Dinicu was likely a continental European ensemble; the Elite label mentioned on the B-side suggests European provenance.AI summary
Columbia 5592 Orchestra
Dinkie Rew was a British vocal personality of the 1930s–40s, recorded here on Columbia. 'Bing' and 'Saucy Sue' are novelty or comic songs, typical of the British variety stage.AI summary
Columbia DB2811 Music Hall
Columbia 829 is an early British acoustic pressing credited to the 'Dixieland Jazz Band' — a generic name used on several UK labels in the early 1920s to capitalise on the jazz craze, not necessarily the Original Dixieland Jazz Band itself. The titles 'Soudan' and 'Meow' (attributed to Windeatt) suggest a light novelty-dance coupling typical of the period.AI summary
Columbia 829 Jazz
The Dixieland Pipers perform 'Shake It and Break It' and 'Dauphine Street Blues'—New Orleans jazz classics—on Columbia. The group is not well documented in standard sources.AI summary
Columbia DC534 Jazz
The Dixieland Pipers recorded 'Shake it and break it' and 'Dauphine Street blues' for Columbia. Despite the title, these are instrumental pieces featuring pipes or reeds rather than the jazz idiom the title might suggest.AI summary
Columbia DC534 Instrumental
Dolly Connolly recorded 'Waiting for the Robert E Lee' and 'Hear that Pickanniny Band' (with Prince's Orchestra) for Columbia 2026. Connolly is unidentified; the titles are standard American ragtime and novelty numbers of the 1910s–1920s.AI summary
Columbia 2026 Music Hall
Don Vorhees, an American conductor and arranger, recorded for Columbia in the late 1920s. Vorhees was a prolific session conductor but remains less known than his contemporaries.AI summary
Columbia 4682 Instrumental
Don Zelaya on Columbia 02502 — 'Tarantella' (Liszt) and 'Waltz Marguerite.' Zelaya was a Honduran-born pianist who had a career in Europe and America. The Columbia 02xxx series is an early electrical issue. A relatively obscure pianist on a standard Columbia series; collector interest is modest.AI summary
Columbia 02502 Classical
Columbia 25845
Donald Thorne performing 'Fire Crackers' and 'Spring Feelin' on Columbia 5155, from the early 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 5155 Dance
Doris Day performing two popular standards on Columbia's DB series, recorded in the late 1940s–early 1950s.AI summary
Columbia DB2681 Voice
Doris Day, recorded 'When I Fall in Love' and 'My Love and Devotion' for Columbia in the early 1950s.AI summary
Columbia DB3157 Voice
Doris Day on Columbia DB3334 with 'Why Should We Both Be Lonely' and 'Mister Tap Toe', from the early years of one of the most recorded vocalists in popular music.AI summary
Columbia DB3334 Voice
Doris Day performing two popular standards—'Too Marvellous for Words' and 'With a Song in My Heart'—for Columbia in the late 1940s.AI summary
Columbia DB2681 Voice
Doris Day recording for Columbia, one of the most popular American singers of the 1950s. A playable copy of this mass-market release.AI summary
Columbia DB2887 Voice
Doris Day, the Hollywood star and one of the best-selling recording artists of the 1950s, recorded these two songs for Columbia, with vocal support from Joe Smith on the B-side.AI summary
Columbia DB3487 Voice
Doris Day performing "When I Fall in Love" and "My Love and Devotion" on Columbia DB3157, likely recorded in the early 1950s. Day was one of the most successful popular singers of the era, and this UK pressing reflects her transatlantic appeal.AI summary
Columbia DB3157 Voice
Columbia DB2629
Doris Day on Columbia DB 2862, two jazz-influenced popular songs from the early 1950s, her peak commercial period.AI summary
Columbia DB2862 Voice
Doris Day was one of the most commercially successful American pop singers of the 1940s–50s; this Columbia coupling from the early 1950s presents two ballads typical of her vast recorded output.AI summary
Columbia DB3334 Voice
Doris Day and Buddy Clark, two leading popular vocalists of the 1940s, perform two sentimental standards on Columbia. This is a typical pop vocal duet of the era.AI summary
Columbia DB2584 Voice
Doris Day and Buddy Clark were popular American vocalists who recorded duets for Columbia; 'Confess' and 'Love Somebody' are light pop ballads from the late 1940s.AI summary
Columbia 38174 Voice
Doris Day and Frankie Laine's 1952 duet 'Sugar Bush' was a popular song of the day, released on Columbia in the UK and recorded during the pair's successful recording partnership.AI summary
Columbia DB3123 Voice
Doris Day duetting with Buddy Clark on Columbia, from the early 1950s when both were major recording stars. This is a standard commercial release by one of the most prolific and successful recording artists of the era.AI summary
Columbia DB2525 Voice
Doris Day and Johnnie Ray, two of the biggest American stars of the early 1950s, paired on Columbia DB 3242. Both sides are jazz-influenced popular songs typical of their commercial peak.AI summary
Columbia DB3242 Voice
Doris Day and Johnnie Ray, two major American popular singers of the early 1950s, on Columbia. Day was an established star; Ray was a sensation of the 1950s with a distinctive emotional style.AI summary
Columbia DB3242 Voice
Dorothy Squires, a popular British-Australian vocalist of the 1940s–1950s, performing two seasonal novelty numbers, 'Say Goodnight Not Goodbye' and 'Snowy White Snow and Jingle Bells', on Columbia's DB series. Squires was best known for her dramatic ballads and film appearances.AI summary
Columbia DB2600 Voice
Dorothy Lamour, a popular American singer and actress known for her work in tropical-themed films and Bing Crosby duets, on Columbia. 'Moonlight and Shadows' and 'Thanks for the Memory' are song standards from her film repertoire.AI summary
Columbia DB1803 Voice
Dorothy Lamour, the American singer and actress famous for the Bing Crosby Road pictures, performs 'Moon of Mannakooba' and 'Lovelight in the Starlight' on Columbia DB1777.AI summary
Columbia DB1777 Voice
Dorothy Lamour, the American singer and actress known for her sarong roles in 1930s and 1940s films, recorded 'Little Lady Make Believe' and 'Tonight Will Live' for Columbia, catalogue DB1783. Lamour was a major star in both film and recordings during this period.AI summary
Columbia DB1783 Voice
Dorothy Lamour, the Hollywood singer and actress, performs two popular ballads from the late 1930s–early 1940s on Columbia's standard pressing.AI summary
Columbia DB1777 Voice
Dorothy Lamour, the Hollywood actress, singer and entertainment personality, performing two songs on Columbia. Lamour was a major film star of the 1930s-1950s known for her exotic-styled performances in the Bob Hope and Bing Crosby Road films.AI summary
Columbia DB1777 Personalities (Prs)
Dorothy Squires, a British-born popular vocalist and entertainer of the 1940s–50s, performing 'Song of the valley' and 'Our song' on Columbia DB3985. Squires was a stage and recording artist.AI summary
Columbia DB3985 Voice