3,423 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Alfred Lester, a British music-hall comedian, performing *Germs – Fun of the Fayre* and the catchphrase number *Ours is a Nice 'Ouse Ours Is* on Columbia. Lester was one of the most popular British comedians of the Edwardian era and 1910s.AI summary
Columbia 887 Music Hall
Columbia 544 Music Hall
Alfred Lester, a British comedian and music-hall performer, recorded these character monologues for Columbia. Lester was a popular Edwardian and early 20th-century entertainer.AI summary
Columbia 544 Music Hall
Alfred Lester, a music-hall comedian of the Edwardian era, in two comic routines on Columbia from the very early 1900s.AI summary
Columbia 887 Music Hall
Alfred Lester and Buena Bent, credited on Columbia 595, performing 'Longshoreman Bill'.AI summary
Columbia 595 Music Hall
Italian tenor Alfredo Tedeschi singing Puccini's 'Che Gelida Manina' from *La Bohème* and a harlequin serenade on Columbia is591.AI summary
Columbia is591 Opera
Alice Delysia was a stage and recording star of the 1920s and 1930s; this Columbia double-sided dance number captures her light comic-song style.AI summary
Columbia DB1075 Voice
Alice Delysia, the French revue star and London musical theatre actress, performs 'Aeroplane Walk' and 'Live for All You're Worth' on Columbia L1270, a 12-inch pressing. This disc appears to be catalogued twice in this collection (also as id 15081); one copy is the one to keep or sell.AI summary
Columbia L1270 Music Hall
Alice Delysia performs 'Aeroplane Walk' and 'Live for All You're Worth' on Columbia L1270, a duplicate of id 13439 in this collection. The two copies are identical pressings; one is the one to sell.AI summary
Columbia L1270 Music Hall
Alice Delysia, a French stage and recording star of the 1920s-30s, on Columbia F1043 with 'You'd Be Surprised' and 'Dardanella'. Delysia was a cabaret and theatrical performer known for her glamorous recordings.AI summary
Columbia F1043 Voice
Alice Faye, one of Hollywood's major musical stars of the 1930s, performs these popular songs for Columbia's prestigious DB series.AI summary
Columbia DB1831 Voice
Alice Nielsen, the American soprano and musical theatre star of the 1890s-1900s, on Columbia L1176 performing two Irish sentimental favourites—'Kathleen Mavoureen' and 'Annie Laurie'.AI summary
Columbia L1176 Voice
Alice Nielsen on Columbia D17707, pairing 'Sacrifice' with Cadman's 'From the Land of the Sky Blue Water'. The D-series Columbia points to a standard American-market pressing of Nielsen's light operatic and concert repertoire. Both pieces were popular drawing-room fare of the acoustic era.AI summary
Columbia D17707 Opera
Alice Nielsen on Columbia A5246, coupling the 'Addio di Mimi' from Puccini's La Bohème with 'Il Bacio' by David Bispham (a separate artist on the reverse). The A-series Columbia suggests a standard-sized American-style pressing; Nielsen's operatic recordings are collected but plentiful.AI summary
Columbia A5246 Opera
Alice Nielsen was an American soprano who enjoyed a considerable operatic and concert career in the early 1900s. This Columbia L-series disc, a 12-inch pressing, pairs 'Old Folks at Home' with 'In the Gloaming' — light ballad repertoire typical of her recording work for the label in the acoustic era.AI summary
Columbia L1177 Voice
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Columbia L1479
Amália Rodrigues, the supreme exponent of Portuguese fado and one of the great vocal artists of the twentieth century, sings 'Tudo isto é fado' and 'Faz hoje um ano' on Columbia DLX1. The DLX prefix is unusual for UK Columbia and may indicate a special or export pressing; Rodrigues's recordings are collected internationally by fado enthusiasts and admirers of world vocal art.AI summary
Columbia DLX1 Voice
The Ambassadors Dance Band, a British dance ensemble, recorded 'Miami' and 'Nobody but Fanny' for Columbia is1841, an early-1920s studio side.AI summary
Columbia is1841 Dance
Ambrose and his orchestra recorded 'Dearest' and 'When Will I Know' for Columbia (3286). Ambrose was a prominent British dance-band bandleader and composer of the 1920s–30s, and his sides are collected by swing and dance-music enthusiasts.AI summary
Columbia 3286 Dance
Ambrose, a leading British dance-band conductor and His Master's Voice artist, performing 'Pale Venetian Moon' and 'Have You Forgotten Me?' on Columbia 3291.AI summary
Columbia 3291 Dance
Ana Maria Gonzalez recorded what appear to be Spanish-language vocal numbers ('Mare Nostrum' and 'Dos Hermanos') for Columbia. The artist is not established in standard reference.AI summary
Columbia R14760 Voice
Ana María González performing 'Cuando sale la luna' and 'Por que tu vas' on Columbia R18879, a Spanish-language vocal recording.AI summary
Columbia R18879 Voice
Andre D'Arkor on Columbia, catalogue DF315, performing French vocal material ('Berceuse de Jocelyn', 'Si vous l'aviez compris'). D'Arkor is likely a French or continental vocalist, and British copies would be less common.AI summary
Columbia DF315 Voice
André Kostelanetz and his orchestra, a celebrated American light-orchestra conductor, performing 'Easter Parade' and 'With a Song in My Heart' on Columbia 4292.AI summary
Columbia 4292 Orchestra
Andrea de Degurola singing operatic arias on Columbia A1214, likely a pre-1920 recording. De Degurola's identity and discography are not certain from the label alone.AI summary
Columbia A1214 Opera
Andrés Segovia, the Spanish classical guitarist, performing two pieces from his concert repertoire on a Columbia LX long-playing disc.AI summary
Columbia LX1248 Classical
Columbia D31 Voice
Andrew Black performing sentimental ballads 'Because' and 'An Evening Song' on Columbia 1100, from the early acoustic era.AI summary
Columbia 1100 Voice
The Andrews Sisters, one of the most successful vocal groups of the 1930s–1940s, recorded for Columbia. "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You" is a sentimental standard; "Quicksilver" is a novelty piece. Columbia DB pressings of the Sisters are very common.AI summary
Columbia DB30342 Voice
Andy Iona, a Hawaiian musician, performing 'Hawaiian Drinking song' and 'Hawaiian war song' on Columbia 35524.AI summary
Columbia 35524 Hawaiian
Andy Iona, a Hawaiian guitarist and vocalist, on Columbia with Hawaiian songs 'Sweet Gardenia Lei' and 'Island Serenade'. Columbia's Hawaiian series was substantial but largely forgotten.AI summary
Columbia 35844 Hawaiian
Andy Iona, a Hawaiian musician and singer, performing two Hawaiian songs on Columbia. Iona was active in the Hawaiian music market in the 1930s-1940s.AI summary
Columbia 36336 Hawaiian
Andy Iona performing Hawaiian and Samoan-themed music on Columbia's FB series, popular light entertainment records of the 1940s–50s.AI summary
Columbia FB1316 Hawaiian
Andy Iona was a Hawaiian guitarist and vocalist popular in the 1930s and 1940s; this Columbia side carries the island-music style that made Hawaiian music fashionable in North America and Britain.AI summary
Columbia 35843 Hawaiian
Andy Iona, a Hawaiian musician, performing two Hawaiian vocal pieces on Columbia. Iona was active in Hawaiian music recording in the 1930s-1940s.AI summary
Columbia 35845 Hawaiian
Andy Iona, a Hawaiian guitarist and ukulele player, recorded "This night" and "Honolulu Eyes" for Columbia 36394 in the 1930s. A specialist in the Hawaiian guitar repertoire of the era.AI summary
Columbia 36394 Hawaiian
Anna Neagle, the celebrated British actress and dancer, appears with T Jones on Columbia, singing 'Tonight' and '(Geraldo) I love you so'; the catalogue number DB1316 places this in the mid-1930s.AI summary
Columbia DB1316 Personalities (Prs)
Anna Wheaton on Columbia 2851, 'M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I' and a popular song; Wheaton was an American female vocalist active in the 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 2851 Voice
Annette Mills was a British entertainer and actress, best known as the original puppeteer of Muffin the Mule on British television from 1946. 'Bird on the Wing is passing' and 'Trip the Light fantastic' are vocal recordings from her Columbia DB series, likely from the 1940s-1950s.AI summary
Columbia DB1993 Voice
Columbia 1558
An anonymous performer sings the hymn 'I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say' on this very early Columbia record, catalogue 195, from the acoustic era around 1900-1905.AI summary
Columbia 195 Voice
Anonymous performer of 'I Hear You Calling Me' (recorded twice on both sides) on Columbia 28363, a sentimental ballad popular across the acoustic and early electric eras.AI summary
Columbia 28363 Voice
Anonymous performers of 'Soba Song' and 'Whatsa Malla' on Columbia (JL50), possibly world music or ethnic novelty material.AI summary
Columbia JL50 Music Hall
Anonymous performance on Columbia JL7, performing 'Comennasai' and 'Song of Korea' — possibly world music or novelty recordings.AI summary
Columbia JL7 Misc.
A Columbia sampler record, likely a promotional or demonstration disc.AI summary
Columbia BXO55 Misc.
A Columbia sampler record, likely a promotional or demonstration disc.AI summary
Columbia BXO10 Misc.
An anonymous 'Sampler Record' on Columbia BXO15, likely a demonstration or compilation disc with no artist credits. The BXO prefix is unusual and suggests a special series.AI summary
Columbia BXO15 Misc.
Anon, 'Sampler Record' on Columbia BXO16. This is a sampler or compilation record featuring tracks from multiple Columbia artists, likely issued as a promotional or introduction to the label's catalogue.AI summary
Columbia BXO16 Misc.