3,431 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Henry Hall and his orchestra, the BBC's resident dance band and one of Britain's most popular orchestras in the 1930s–1940s. Hall's Columbia sides remain common but are actively collected.AI summary
Columbia FB1789 Dance
Columbia CB551
Henry Hall, a prominent British dance bandleader and the first director of the BBC Dance Orchestra, recorded "Butterflies in the Rain" and "Love Will Find a Way" for Columbia; both are typical light dance numbers of the early-to-mid 1930s.AI summary
Columbia CB558 Dance
Henry Hall was a prominent British bandleader and conductor of the BBC Dance Orchestra, recorded here for 'Pop Goes Your Heart' and 'Blue Moon'. The FB series places this in the mid-1930s.AI summary
Columbia FB1017 Dance
Sir Henry J. Wood, the eminent British conductor, recorded Beethoven's 'Eroica Symphony' for Columbia L-series (L1447/1448/1449), a multi-disc classical album from the 1920s–30s, a major orchestral recording of the period.AI summary
Columbia L1447/1448/1449 Classical
Columbia FB1034 Dance
The Henry King orchestra performs 'When I Grow Too Old to Dream' and 'Night Is Young' on Columbia, the American bandleader's recordings from the 1930s.AI summary
Columbia 2998D Orchestra
Henry Newbolt, the English poet and patriotic writer, recited selections from his own work for Columbia: 'Vitai Lampada' and 'Drake's Drum', paired with 'Best School of all' and 'He fell among Thieves'—some of his most famous verses.AI summary
Columbia D40181 Voice
Henry Wendon, tenor, with pianist Gerald Moore on "Eleanore" and "Love Went a-Riding" for Columbia DB2083. Moore was one of the finest accompanists in the 20th century, known chiefly for art-song and orchestral repertoire.AI summary
Columbia DB2083 Voice
Columbia L1027
Sir Henry Wood conducting Tchaikovsky's Concerto in B Minor for Two Pianos with Columbia, recorded on two discs (L1071/1072). A rare surviving orchestral concerto recording by the eminent British conductor.AI summary
Columbia L1071/1072 Classical
Henson and others in a Laughter Record in two sides on Columbia DB146.AI summary
Columbia DB146 Comic
Herbert Langley, a British tenor of the 1920s–1930s, performs a comic monologue and an orchestral arrangement (conducted by Goosens) on Columbia catalogue L1370, suggesting a mid-1930s pressing of a relatively popular disc.AI summary
Columbia L1370 Voice
Herbert Mundin, a British character actor and comedian, performing comic monologues on Columbia.AI summary
Columbia DB343 Comic
Herman Finck, a British composer and conductor, recorded selections from 'The Cabaret Girl', a musical comedy, for Columbia's light entertainment catalogue.AI summary
Columbia 907 Music Hall
Herman Finck conducting what appears to be a medley or selections from the musical *Battling Butler* on Columbia 920, an early British label number from around 1924–1925.AI summary
Columbia 920 Orchestra
'Down Vauxhall Way' and 'Buy My Strawberries' credited to Herwin on Columbia 2185; Vauxhall was a working-class London area and these titles suggest popular comedy or character songs from the early dance era, though the artist remains unidentified.AI summary
Columbia 2185
Hickman's orchestra recorded "Whispering" and "Sweet and Low" for Columbia catalogue 3017 in the early 1920s. "Whispering" was a major jazz standard of the period, and Hickman's hot dance style was influential in early jazz.AI summary
Columbia 3017 Dance
Hickman, a prolific dance bandleader, in two light pieces on Columbia: "Love Nest" and "Avalon", from the early 1930s.AI summary
Columbia 3009 Dance
Hickman on Columbia, catalogue 3026: 'Darling' and 'Hula Blues', dance or Hawaiian-influenced novelty material from the acoustic era.AI summary
Columbia 3026 Dance
Hickman performing 'Cherry Cherokee' and 'I ain't Nobody's Darling' on Columbia, recorded in the 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 3073 Jazz
Hickman on Columbia Records with 'Sweet and Low' and 'Patches'. The catalogue number A2814 suggests an early Columbia pressing, likely from the mid-1920s.AI summary
Columbia A2814 Voice
Hildegarde, the cabaret singer and pianist, performing a retrospective or medley on Columbia; likely 1940s–1950s.AI summary
Columbia FB1541 Voice
Hildegarde (Hildegarde Loretta Sell), a sophisticated cabaret and theatrical performer, on Columbia FB1468 performing two popular standards. Hildegarde was known for her elegant, intimate style and her long career in nightclubs and theatre from the 1930s through the 1950s.AI summary
Columbia FB1468 Voice
Hildegarde, the French-American singer and cabaret performer, on Columbia FB1758. Hildegarde was known for sophisticated popular and novelty songs; this pressing dates to the 1930s–40s era of her main recording activity.AI summary
Columbia FB1758 Voice
Hildegarde was a French-American supper-club singer and pianist, famous for her sophisticated torch-song style; this Columbia recording from the late 1930s or early 1940s shows her in her element.AI summary
Columbia FB1768 Voice
Hildegarde, an American cabaret singer popular in the 1930s and 1940s, recorded "I Believe in Miracles" and "Listen to the German Band" for Columbia DB1552.AI summary
Columbia DB1552 Voice
Hildegarde, a Belgian-born American cabaret and popular singer, recorded 'Darling Je Vous Aime Beaucoup' for Columbia; the title song became one of her signature pieces in the 1950s.AI summary
Columbia DB1556 Voice
Hildegarde, the Belgian-American supper-club vocalist, singing two standard ballads on Columbia during her 1940s recording period.AI summary
Columbia FB1992 Voice
Hipólito Lázaro, the Spanish lyric tenor celebrated for his ringing upper register and his roles at the Met and La Scala, sings 'E lucevan le stelle' from Tosca on Columbia 48740. Lázaro is a collected name among enthusiasts of the Italian-school lyric tenor, and his Columbia recordings are sought by operatic 78 collectors.AI summary
Columbia 48740 Opera
The Scots Guards Band performing Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture on Columbia, with the B-side an advertisement for Columbia records — a vivid snapshot of how record companies used their own medium to promote themselves in the acoustic era.AI summary
Columbia D333 Orchestra
The HM Welsh Guards Band on Columbia is4533, performing 'Gondoliers Lancers 1 & 2' and 'Lancers 3 & 4' — military-band dance-music from the early 1920s.AI summary
Columbia is4533 Orchestra
The Massed Welsh Guards Band on Columbia Is4534, performing 'Gondoliers Lancers 5' and 'Love's Mystery Waltz'. These are orchestral concert pieces; the band is military and professionally recorded for a major label.AI summary
Columbia is4534 Orchestra
Holloway and Davies, artists active in light opera and musical theatre, recorded 'True Eyes' and 'Somewhere' on Columbia, catalogue 5085. This is a duet or dramatic vocal from the early 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 5085 Voice
The Holme Valley Male Voice Choir, a northern English amateur ensemble, recorded folk songs and traditional numbers for Columbia.AI summary
Columbia 3484 Voice
Brother Low Down's Prayer and Brother Low Down's Sermon by Hooten and Hooten, on Columbia 14014-D, a number from the 14000-D series that Columbia used for its recordings aimed at Black audiences in the 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 14014D Comic
Horace Heidt and his orchestra, an American dance band prominent in the 1930s–40s, performing two novelty songs on Columbia. Heidt's orchestra was well-known but not exceptional in the dance band hierarchy, and this pressing is likely American or part of a wide international release.AI summary
Columbia FB2216 Dance
Horace Heidt's band, a popular American swing orchestra, recorded 'Over the Rainbow' and 'Merry Old Land of Oz' (from 'The Wizard of Oz') for Columbia; Heidt was a well-known bandleader and radio personality of the 1930s–40s.AI summary
Columbia FB2338 Dance
Hotel Commodore on Columbia CB644, 'Let's call it a Day' / 'Hold me'. Likely a hotel dance band or house orchestra recording, a common source of 1930s dance recordings.AI summary
Columbia CB644 Dance
Hotel Commodore Band on Columbia, a dance orchestra from a New York hotel, recording 'Hold Me' and 'Let's Call It a Day'—popular dance music from the 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary
Columbia CB644 Dance
The Houston Sisters recorded 'Happy Days are here again' (and another side) for Columbia's FB series in the early 1930s electrical era.AI summary
Columbia FB1467 Dance
Howard Jacobs Orchestra recorded 'Lambeth Walk' and 'Love me my loved one' for Columbia FB1945, a British Columbia issue from the late 1930s.AI summary
Columbia FB1945 Dance
Howard Keel, the American musical-theatre star and later Hollywood actor, performing 'Parisienne' and 'Love wonderful Love' on Columbia. Keel was famous for his roles in MGM musicals of the 1950s.AI summary
Columbia DB3969 Voice
Howard Lanin and his orchestra performing two dance standards on Columbia. Lanin was an American dance bandleader and composer active in the 1920s–30s, moderately successful but not a top-tier figure. His recordings are of modest collector interest.AI summary
Columbia 4418 Dance
Hubert Eisdell, a British baritone, recorded 'Interlude' and 'Cherry Ripe' with conductor Roger Quilter, plus 'Go Lovely Rose', for Columbia D1462 in the 1920s.AI summary
Columbia D1462 Classical
Hubert Eisdell, a British baritone singer and teacher, recorded two songs for Columbia's L-series light catalogue in the 1920s.AI summary
Columbia L1728 Voice
Hue Lee performing two popular songs on Columbia DB2837 from the mid-20th-century.AI summary
Columbia DB2837 Voice
Hue Lee recorded 'Rose, Rose, I Love You' and 'An Autumn Melody' for Columbia; 'Rose, Rose, I Love You' was a major hit by Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers in 1955, but this recording predates or is contemporary with the rock and roll era.AI summary
Columbia DB2837 Voice