3,430 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Gene Krupa's drum band recording of 'Lemon drop' and 'Bop boogie' on Columbia DB2543, a post-war swing and bebop side from the American jazz drummer and bandleader.AI summary
Columbia DB2543 Jazz
Gene Krupa, the influential swing-era drummer and bandleader, leads his orchestra on 'Jam on Toast' and 'Tutti Frutti', recorded for Columbia's DB series in the late 1940s.AI summary
Columbia DB5050 Jazz
Gene Krupa, the pioneering American jazz drummer and bandleader, recorded 'Opus No. 1' and 'Leave us Leap' for Columbia. 'Opus No. 1' was Krupa's signature piece and a major jazz recording.AI summary
Columbia M192 Jazz
Gene Krupa, the celebrated American jazz drummer and bandleader, recorded 'By the sleepy lagoon' and 'Little white lies' for Columbia LB-series. These are popular songs in the swing idiom.AI summary
Columbia LB10029 Jazz
General Booth, credited on Columbia 2075, 'Please Sir Save Me' and 'Through Jordan', are likely Salvation Army or religious revival songs from the early 1920s or 1910s; the artist (a performer credited by rank or sobriquet) and label remain vague.AI summary
Columbia 2075
A Salvation Army recording attributed to General Booth, performing hymns and spiritual songs on Columbia.AI summary
Columbia 2075 Voice
General William Booth, founder of the Salvation Army, recorded 'Rope Wanted' and 'Don't Forget' on Columbia 2074 — one of the very few recordings attributed to Booth personally, made in his extreme old age before his death in 1912. This is a historically extraordinary document: the voice of the Salvation Army's founder on disc.AI summary
Columbia 2074 Personalities (Prs)
General William Booth — founder of the Salvation Army — on Columbia 2075, coupling 'Please Sir Save Me' with 'Through Jordan.' Spoken-word records by major religious and social figures of the Victorian and Edwardian era are an uncommon collecting area, and Booth's public significance gives this historical weight beyond the gramophone market.AI summary
Columbia 2075 Personalities (Prs)
General Booth, likely a novelty or pseudonymous artist, on Columbia performing religious or topical material on a very early Columbia label.AI summary
Columbia RO98
George Formby Jr, the legendary British comedian and ukulele entertainer, performs two novelty songs on Columbia: 'Mad March Hare' and 'You Don't Need a Licence for That'. Formby's recordings remain in demand among collectors of British comedy and music-hall material.AI summary
Columbia FB3251 Personalities (Prs)
George Formby Jr., the Lancashire ukulele comedian and film star of the 1930s and 1940s, recorded for Columbia as well as many other labels. This Columbia FB-series pressing captures Formby at the height of his commercial success.AI summary
Columbia FB3262 Personalities (Prs)
George Formby Jr. performing 'Mad March Hare' and 'You don't need a Licence for that' on Columbia FB3251. Formby was Britain's best-known music-hall star of the 1930s–40s, famed for his cheeky Lancashire character and ukulele.AI summary
Columbia FB3251 Personalities (Prs)
George Formby Jr. was a hugely popular British entertainer and film star of the 1930s–1950s, famous for his ukulele-playing comedy songs. 'Mad March Hare' and 'You Don't Need a Licence for That' are characteristic of his comedic novelty style.AI summary
Columbia FB3251 Personalities (Prs)
Geo Gilbey on Columbia 1578, with two comic monologues, 'My Wife' and 'Constable Duffey' — British comedy material of the early 1930s.AI summary
Columbia 1578 Comic
George Grossmith Jr., son of the famous D'Oyly Carte comic opera star, recorded a parlour song for Columbia's early MC series; a scarce solo vocal disc.AI summary
Columbia MC8 Voice
George Robey, the celebrated British music-hall comedian, on Columbia 2639 with two comic monologues in his characteristic style from the 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary
Columbia 2639 Music Hall
George Baker, a British singer of sentimental ballads, on Columbia is1150 performing two homely-titled songs.AI summary
Columbia is1150 Voice
George Barbere recorded two light classical or ballad items, 'Salut d'Amour' and a piece from 'The Gondoliers', for Columbia; the artist is not widely known.AI summary
Columbia 2664 Instrumental
George Carvey on Columbia D1332, with 'Lantern Land' and 'I Love the Girl in Ninon'. A standard light vocal release of the late 1920s–early 1930s from a singer now largely forgotten.AI summary
Columbia D1332 Voice
George d'Albert was an Edwardian music-hall comedian known for his character songs. This Columbia disc, catalogue 1802, contains 'Any Excuse for a Drink' and 'Up and Down'. Columbia pressings of d'Albert's work in the 1000-series are moderately uncommon.AI summary
Columbia 1802 Music Hall
George Dewey Washington singing on Columbia 5516, a disc from the mid-1920s. Washington was a minor American vocalist of the early recording era.AI summary
Columbia 5516 Voice
George Dyson, an English composer and musician, discussing or presenting 'Progress of Music' on Columbia Records. An educational or lecture recording rather than a conventional musical performance.AI summary
Columbia D40118 Personalities (Prs)
George Dyson performing a spoken-word programme 'Progress of Music' (parts 3-4) on Columbia D40119. Dyson was a major British composer and educator.AI summary
Columbia D40119 Personalities (Prs)
Columbia D40122 Personalities (Prs)
George Edwards performing a multi-part recitation or dramatic reading, 'Scott of Scotland Yard', on Columbia CPX149. Neither artist nor recording are established in standard reference.AI summary
Columbia CPX149 Music Hall
George Elrick and His Goofy Swing, a novelty dance band number on Columbia's FB series. Elrick was a Scottish entertainer known for comedy material in the 1940s-50s.AI summary
Columbia FB1746 Dance
George Formby Senior — father of the more famous George Junior — was himself a celebrated music-hall comedian from Wigan, famous for his 'John Willie' persona and comic songs about the poor and put-upon. Columbia is1214 (the 'is' prefix indicating a particular Columbia sub-series) couples 'My Mother Said' with 'Stories.' Senior's records are collected in their own right, distinct from his son's output.AI summary
Columbia is1214 Personalities (Prs)
George Formby Senior on Columbia catalogue is1215 — the 'is' prefix Columbia series — with 'I Kept On Waving My Flag' and 'Bits of Humour'. As with the companion is-series discs in this collection, the unusual series prefix warrants investigation.AI summary
Columbia is1215 Personalities (Prs)
George Formby, the Lancashire comedian and ukulele player, recorded 'It Could Be' and 'We've Been a Long Time Gone' for Columbia, catalogue FB3262. Formby's cheerful novelty songs and stage presence made him one of Britain's most popular entertainers of the 1930s–40s.AI summary
Columbia FB3262 Personalities (Prs)
George Gershwin's 'Looking for a Boy' and 'Sweet and Low Down', recorded for Columbia 4065. These are early Gershwin compositions from the mid-1920s, closely related to the companion disc Col 4066.AI summary
Columbia 4065 Dance
George Gershwin's 'That Certain Feeling' and 'When Do We Dance', recorded for Columbia 4066. These are early Gershwin compositions from the mid-1920s.AI summary
Columbia 4066 Dance
George Gershwin, the renowned American composer, performing or supervising 'That Certain Feeling' and 'When Do We Dance' on Columbia 4066.AI summary
Columbia 4066 Classical
George Gilbey performing comedy numbers on Columbia, a major British label. The titles suggest music-hall comedy material from the 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary
Columbia 1729 Music Hall
George Grossmith performing two popular songs on Columbia, likely from the 1920s-30s; Grossmith was a successful recording artist of the period.AI summary
Columbia 4885 Voice
George Henschel, the renowned German baritone and conductor, recorded 'Der Leiermann' and 'Das Wandern' (songs from Schubert's 'Die Winterreise' and other Lieder cycles) for Columbia D1621, art-song repertoire from the early acoustic era.AI summary
Columbia D1621 Classical
Sir George Henschel was the first conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a celebrated baritone, particularly associated with German Lieder and the friend and interpreter of Brahms. 'Der Leiermann' is the haunting final song of Schubert's Winterreise. This Columbia D-series pressing most likely dates from the late acoustic or very early electrical period. Henschel's recordings are historically remarkable — he was born in 1850 and his voice links the Victorian concert tradition directly to the recorded era.AI summary
Columbia D1621 Classical
George Henschel was a German-born baritone and conductor of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for his art-song and operatic repertoire. This Columbia side presents two Romantic art songs: Schubert's 'Die Zwei Grenadiere' and 'Gruppe Aus Dem Tartarus'.AI summary
Columbia L2302 Classical
George Henschel was a celebrated German-born baritone, conductor and composer of the Victorian and Edwardian era; this Columbia acoustic recording preserves two Romantic German songs of intimate character.AI summary
Columbia L2303 Classical
George Lashwood, a popular British music-hall baritone and comedian of the Edwardian era, performing two songs on Columbia. Lashwood was one of the most recorded singers of the acoustic period.AI summary
Columbia 1163 Music Hall
George Lashwood was a celebrated British music-hall comedian and singer of the 1890s–1920s. This Columbia disc features two comic songs, including one by R. Hitchcock; Lashwood's comic numbers are collected by music-hall enthusiasts.AI summary
Columbia A5167 Music Hall
George O'Brien performing 'Marguerite' and 'Song that reached my heart' on Columbia 33275F. O'Brien was a tenor vocalist, likely early 1900s–1920s.AI summary
Columbia 33275F Voice
George Olsen and his orchestra on Columbia, catalogue CB661, with 'Last Roundup' and 'This Time It's Love'. Olsen was a prominent American dance-band leader of the 1920s-30s, and this is from his Columbia catalogue.AI summary
Columbia CB661 Dance
George P Watson performing traditional ballads on Columbia's early numbered catalogue, from the acoustic era.AI summary
Columbia 2211 Voice
George Platt's 'Village blacksmith', a popular sentimental recitation piece recorded on Columbia 26164.AI summary
Columbia 26164 Voice
George Rathbone on Columbia 589, a single-sided pressing of 'Snyder does your Mother know you're out?', a popular song from the early 1900s.AI summary
Columbia 589 Voice
George Rathbone recorded 'My old Dutch' for Columbia 720, an early catalogue number suggesting a pre-1910 recording. 'My old Dutch' is Albert Chevalier's famous cockney ballad and was recorded many times; Rathbone cannot be identified.AI summary
Columbia 720 Voice
George Robey, the British music-hall comedian and entertainer, on Columbia with two comic pieces, 'Conclusions' and 'Two and Two Together'—typical of his sketch-comedy and spoken-word recordings.AI summary
Columbia 3854 Music Hall
George Robey, the legendary British comedian and music-hall star, on Columbia 2644, performing two spoken comic songs: 'You've a very nice Day for it too' and 'Hey ho what might have been'. Robey's recordings capture his distinctive delivery and wit.AI summary
Columbia 2644 Music Hall