3,430 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Florence Smithson, the popular Edwardian actress and singer best known for 'The Pipes of Pan' from The Arcadians, records that song here alongside 'Arcady Is Ever Young' on Columbia 542 — an early Columbia number indicating an acoustic-era pressing. Smithson was closely associated with The Arcadians and this is a historically appropriate coupling from the show's original star.AI summary
Columbia 542 Voice
Florrie Forde, the Australian-born British music hall star, performing a medley on Columbia 9780. Forde was one of the most prolific recording artists of the early twentieth century, and her discs remain common.AI summary
Columbia 9780 Music Hall
Columbia 9780 Music Hall
Florrie Forde, a celebrated Irish-Australian music hall star of the Edwardian era, performing a medley on Columbia 9780 — a late recording of an artist whose peak popularity was the 1900s–1910s.AI summary
Columbia 9780 Music Hall
Florrie Forde performing a medley on Columbia 9780. Forde was a major British music hall star of the Edwardian era and 1920s, famous for comic songs and energetic stage presence; this later Columbia recording likely dates from the 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 9780 Music Hall
Flotsam and Jetsam performing 'The Pussycat News' and 'Little Chap' on Columbia DB843. Flotsam and Jetsam were a popular British music-hall and comedy duo active from the 1920s to the 1940s, known for their witty patter and songs.AI summary
Columbia DB843 Music Hall
Flotsam and Jetsam, the British comedy duo, recorded "PC Lamb" and "Modern Diver" for Columbia, reflecting their music-hall roots and comic timing.AI summary
Columbia 5587 Music Hall
Flotsam and Jetsam were a British musical comedy duo famous for their witty, topical satirical songs and sketches on radio in the 1930s–40s. This Columbia DB-series pressing is from their peak years.AI summary
Columbia DB883 Comic
Flotsam and Jetsam recorded 'Schubert's Toyshop' and 'Polonaise in the Mall' for Columbia 9913; Flotsam and Jetsam were a British entertainment duo known for their novelty songs and comic sketches in the 1920s-1930s.AI summary
Columbia 9913 Comic
Flotsam and Jetsam were a popular British comedy duo of the 1920s–30s who recorded extensively for Columbia. 'Maud Marie' and 'Little Joan' are typical of their humorous patter songs and novelty material that made them stars of stage and wireless.AI summary
Columbia 4680 Music Hall
Flotsam and Jetsam, the BBC radio duo of B. C. Hilliam and Malcolm McEachern, with Must It Always Be So and Little Betty Bouncer on Columbia 4697.AI summary
Columbia 4697 Music Hall
Flotsam and Jetsam, a British comedy duo, recorded 'Love and Kisses' and 'Girl across the Way' for Columbia, catalogue 5012, likely from the early 1930s.AI summary
Columbia 5012 Music Hall
Flotsam and Jetsam, a British comedy duo, on Columbia catalogue 5587 with 'PC Lamb' and 'Modern Diver'.AI summary
Columbia 5587 Comic
Flotsam and Jetsam, a British comedy duo, performing 'Sing a Song of England' and 'A Musical Confession' on Columbia DB559, a popular variety recording from the 1930s.AI summary
Columbia DB559 Comic
Flotsam and Jetsam were a British comic duo popular in the 1920s and 1930s; this Columbia pressing captures two of their novelty sketches, 'Spooning of the Knife and Fork' and 'Down with Dora'.AI summary
Columbia DB973 Comic
Flotsam and Jetsam, the British comedy duo, on Columbia FB2308, performing the Australian-themed novelty song 'Is e an Aussie Lizzie is e'.AI summary
Columbia FB2308 Comic
Flotsam and Jetsam, the British musical-comedy duo, on Columbia FB2522, performing 'The Londoner and the Hun' and 'Old Bill and Young Bill', likely 1930s–40s.AI summary
Columbia FB2522 Music Hall
Columbia 4697 Comic
Floyd Tillman on Columbia MC3409. Tillman was a Texas singer-songwriter and musician known for his contributions to Western swing and country music; this appears to be a later recording, possibly from the 1940s–1950s.AI summary
Columbia MC3409 Country
A folk band under the direction of composer Ralph Vaughan Williams recorded two traditional British ballads—"Good Man of Ballangigh" and "Hunsdon House"—for Columbia (DB181). This is a documentary recording of English folk music from the late 1920s–early 1930s, part of the 20th-century folk-music revival.AI summary
Columbia DB181 Classical
Ralph Vaughan Williams conducted this Folk Band recording for Columbia. 'Geud Man of Ballangigh' and 'Huinsdon House' are English and Scottish folk dances from his collected settings. Early catalogue number suggests an early acoustic or electrical acoustic recording.AI summary
Columbia DB181 Classical
A folk band under Ralph Vaughan Williams, performing 'Oranges and Lemons' and 'Grimstock/Hyde Park' on Columbia DB182.AI summary
Columbia DB182 Classical
Foresythe recorded "Dodging a Divorcee" and "Lullaby" for Columbia FB-series catalogue 1031. The artist is not identified in general references, and the first title suggests novelty or comedy material.AI summary
Columbia FB1031 Comic
Light vocal and instrumental pieces by the Four Bright Sparks on Columbia (catalogue 5699), likely from the late 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary
Columbia 5699 Voice
Four Bright Sparks on Columbia 5723, performing popular songs and novelty material. The group is unidentified in major discographies.AI summary
Columbia 5723 Voice
The Four Bright Sparks, with B. Howes, performing 'The Kerb Step' and 'Hard to get' on Columbia 5735. Identity and context of the group are unclear.AI summary
Columbia 5735 Music Hall
Four Bright Sparks recorded 'Little lonely Lady' and 'You'll find your Answer in my Eyes' for Columbia CB43. The CB catalogue series suggests a Columbia issue of the 1920s–30s. The group name and ballad titles suggest a small vocal ensemble.AI summary
Columbia CB43 Voice
Four Bright Sparks on Columbia CB77, with 'Moanin' for You' and 'Meet Me in My Dreams Tonight' — an unidentified vocal group performing early-1930s popular material on a major British label.AI summary
Columbia CB77 Voice
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The Four Bright Sparks are untraced. This Columbia CB pressing from the early 1930s carries no title information on the record as provided; the artist and repertoire cannot be identified.AI summary
Columbia CB78
The Four Bright Sparks on Columbia Records (budget CB series), performing two spiritual numbers — 'Swing Low Sweet Chariot' and 'There's One More River to Cross' — typical of popular-vocal group material of the 1930s.AI summary
Columbia CB111 Voice
The Four Bright Sparks recorded 'Moanin' for You' and 'Meet Me in My Dreams Tonight' for Columbia, catalogue CB77. These are likely American or American-style dance-band recordings pressed in the UK.AI summary
Columbia CB77 Dance
Foveau et al septet performing movements from Saint-Saëns' *Septette* on Columbia 9672/3, a two-part classical chamber recording. The catalogue number suggests a 1910s–1920s pressing.AI summary
Columbia 9672/3 Classical
Frances Langford performs 'Stormy Weather' and 'You Hi De Hiding Me' on this Columbia electrical recording, catalogue DB1124, from the early 1930s.AI summary
Columbia DB1124 Voice
Francillo Kauffmann singing operatic excerpts from Rossini's *La Gazza Ladra* on Columbia is4011, an early electrical-era issue.AI summary
Columbia is4011 Opera
Franco de Gregoria performing operatic material 'Ah Dispar Vision' and 'O Tu Che in Senti agli Angelo' on Columbia is603, an early electrical recording of an Italian tenor.AI summary
Columbia is603 Opera
Frank Banta and Jack Austin recorded 'Bunch of Keys' and 'Kitten on the Keys' for Columbia, novelty piano pieces of the 1920s acoustic era. The high A-series catalogue number places this among Columbia's very early releases.AI summary
Columbia A3687 Instrumental
Frank Buchman addressing the Oxford Group religious movement and its role in world affairs on Columbia. This appears to be a spoken-word or motivational recording rather than entertainment.AI summary
Columbia DB1675 Misc.
Frank Buchman speaking on Oxford Group and international affairs on Columbia DB1675. Buchman was the founder of the Oxford Group (later Moral Re-Armament), an influential Christian movement of the interwar period.AI summary
Columbia DB1675 Personalities (Prs)
Frank Cochrane on Columbia D1379, performing sentimental or novelty popular numbers, likely from the 1920s–1930s.AI summary
Columbia D1379 Voice
Frank Crumit performing 'Jinga Bula Jing jing' and 'Nobody to love' on Columbia A3303. Crumit was an American singer and ukulele player, popular in the 1920s–1930s.AI summary
Columbia A3303 Voice
Frank Ferera was a pioneering Hawaiian guitarist and one of the first musicians to record Hawaiian music commercially in America. This Columbia 3746 pressing of "In the Heart of Hawaii" and "The St. Louis Blues" documents early Hawaiian-guitar repertoire, recorded as Hawaiian music was entering the American mainstream in the 1910s and 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 3746 Hawaiian
Frank Froeba, an American jazz pianist and bandleader, recorded two swing-era dance numbers for Columbia in the early 1940s.AI summary
Columbia DB5029 Jazz
Columbia 26025
Frank Mullings was a British dramatic tenor (1881–1953) celebrated for opera and Lieder; this Columbia pressing of two Victorian and Irish vocal numbers reflects his repertoire during his long career.AI summary
Columbia 2715 Opera
Frank Mullings was a celebrated Welsh tenor and a principal singer at London's Covent Garden in the early 20th century; this Columbia side captures him in two major opera arias.AI summary
Columbia L1349 Opera
Frank Mullins recorded 'Oh Vision Entrancing' and 'Elanore' for Columbia in the early electrical era. Mullins was a tenor singer in the light-music and operetta tradition of the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Columbia 627 Voice
Frank Sinatra on Columbia, performing 'You'll Never Know' and 'Sunday, Monday, or Always' — the American popular singer at the start of his recording career.AI summary
Columbia DB2149 Voice
Frank Sinatra, recorded for Columbia during his early solo career (1943–1952), singing "Nancy" (a sentimental ballad dedicated to his daughter) and "A Friend of Yours". Columbia DB-series pressings of Sinatra's early material are widely available.AI summary
Columbia DB2202 Voice