3,431 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Jack Hobbs, the legendary English cricketer, recorded 'My Cricket Record' for Columbia, catalogue 3741. This is a spoken-word or comedy recording by one of the most famous cricketers of the 1920s–30s era.AI summary
Columbia 3741 Personalities (Prs)
Jack Hulbert, a British entertainer and musical-comedy performer, recorded 'Reckless Reggie' and 'Have You Forgotten' (with P. Monkman) on Columbia L1189.AI summary
Columbia L1189 Personalities (Prs)
Jack Hulbert, the British musical-theatre star and performer, recorded 'She's Such a Comfort to Me' and 'I've Fallen in Love' for Columbia, catalogue 5689. Hulbert was a major stage star and co-performer with Cicely Courtneidge.AI summary
Columbia 5689 Music Hall
Jack Hulbert and Cicely Courtneidge, the husband-and-wife stars of British musical theatre and film, recorded two comic duets from their stage work for Columbia in the 1930s.AI summary
Columbia 4228 Personalities (Prs)
Jack Lorimer performing 'Scotch Sailor' and 'Wee MacGregor' on Columbia 2298, Scottish novelty or character songs on an early Columbia acoustic recording.AI summary
Columbia 2298 Music Hall
Jack Morrison is not identified in standard discographies. 'I Start My Day Over Again' and 'Right Side of Bond Street' are recorded on Columbia D1341, a catalogue number consistent with the early 1930s.AI summary
Columbia D1341 Voice
Jack Morrison, a British music hall singer, performs 'He's a Ragpicker' and 'Pick of the Family' on Columbia. Morrison was active in the 1920s–30s and is now largely forgotten.AI summary
Columbia 2553 Music Hall
Jack Norworth, the American vaudeville star and songwriter, performing 'My Boy' and 'Oh How He Could Sing an Irish Song' on Columbia.AI summary
Columbia 2548 Personalities (Prs)
Jack Payne's band, one of Britain's leading dance orchestras, recorded prolifically for Columbia. 'Mucking About the Garden' and 'Get Up Nice and Early' are comic novelty numbers typical of his popular output in the early 1930s.AI summary
Columbia 5555 Dance
Jack Payne's Savoy Hotel orchestra, one of the first and most famous British dance bands, recorded for Columbia on 'Choo-Choo' and 'On a Little Balcony in Spain'.AI summary
Columbia CB228 Dance
Jack Payne's band recorded prolifically for Columbia; this pressing of Hawaiian-themed novelty material ('Hawaiian Stars Are Gleaming' and 'Oh Rosalita') represents his popular light entertainment output of the early 1930s.AI summary
Columbia CB263 Dance
Jack Payne was a well-known British dance-band leader and broadcaster of the late 1920s and 1930s; this Columbia side captures the light entertainment repertoire of the era.AI summary
Columbia CB106 Dance
Jack Payne and his band, the British dance-orchestra leader, with 'Californian serenade' and 'Say a little prayer for me' on Columbia CB130 from the early 1930s.AI summary
Columbia CB130 Dance
Jack Payne conducting the BBC Dance Orchestra on Columbia; Payne was one of the first conductors of the BBC Dance Orchestra in the late 1920s and a pioneering British bandleader of the radio age.AI summary
Columbia 5206 Dance
Jack Warner, a British comedian and character actor (later the star of the TV series Dixon of Dock Green), recorded two music hall novelty pieces, "Up and Down the Railway Lines" and "Bunger Up of Rat 'Oles", for Columbia.AI summary
Columbia FB2504 Music Hall
Jack Warner, the British comedian and actor, performing 'Victoire' and 'Frank and his Tank' on Columbia, catalogue FB2434.AI summary
Columbia FB2434 Music Hall
Jack Warner was a British comedian and character actor best known for his role in the post-war film and television series Dixon of Dock Green. This Columbia recording captures his earlier music-hall comic persona in two novelty numbers with suggestive titles, typical of his stage work of the 1930s–40s.AI summary
Columbia FB2504 Music Hall
Jack Warner, British character comedian and actor, in comic songs 'I didn't orter a ett it' and 'My Brother in the Life Guards' on Columbia FB2517. Warner was celebrated for his cockney character comedy.AI summary
Columbia FB2517 Personalities (Prs)
Jack Warner was a British comedy actor and singer best known for the postwar radio comedy 'Garrison Theatre' and the television series 'Dixon of Dock Green'; this early Columbia disc couples two novelty or comedy pieces.AI summary
Columbia FB2543 Comic
Jack Warner on Columbia FB2596, performing "My ACW2" and "Cavalry Drummer" — likely a male vocalist or novelty performer of the 1930s–40s; the titles suggest military or comic pieces.AI summary
Columbia FB2596 Personalities (Prs)
Jack Warner, British comedian and actor, in comic songs 'Turkish Bath Attendant' and 'If I had only put an X instead of I' on Columbia FB3443. Warner was a celebrated character comedian.AI summary
Columbia FB3443 Personalities (Prs)
Jacob's Trocaderians recorded two novelty pieces for Columbia (2657) in the late 1920s or early 1930s. The ensemble and their repertoire are not clearly identified from the label information.AI summary
Columbia 2657 Instrumental
An artist credited as 'Jacobs' on Columbia CB657, performing 'Trouble in Paradise' and 'Let the World go Drifting by'. The CB series places this in Columbia's 1920s-1930s output; the artist is unidentified.AI summary
Columbia CB657 Voice
James P. Johnson was an American stride piano master and composer, one of the founding figures of jazz piano; this Columbia disc captures his work in the late 1920s.AI summary
Columbia DB3495 Jazz
James P Johnson, the 'Father of Stride Piano' and composer of 'The Charleston', recorded 'Weeping Blues' and 'Worried and Lonesome Blues' on Columbia A3950. Johnson is one of the foundational figures of jazz piano, and his early 1920s Columbia sides are keenly sought by collectors of classic jazz and blues.AI summary
Columbia A3950 Jazz
James P Johnson was a pioneering African-American jazz pianist and composer, a key figure in stride piano and jazz composition. This Columbia electrical recording from the early 1930s captures him in his most creative period.AI summary
Columbia DB3495 Jazz
Jan Garber was a popular American bandleader prominent in the 1920s and early 1930s; this Columbia side performs two Italian-influenced numbers — 'O Sole Mio' (the Neapolitan standard) and 'Granny'.AI summary
Columbia 3115 Dance
The Jazarimba Orchestra is not readily identified; this Columbia A-series disc from the late 1920s or early 1930s carries two novelty numbers with jazz and percussive effects.AI summary
Columbia A2482 Jazz
Jean Bretonniere was a French singer who recorded dance music and sentimental material for Columbia in the 1930s. This Columbia DCF102 represents her Continental cabaret-style recordings.AI summary
Columbia DCF102 Voice
Columbia DX1854 coupling two sides from 'Love from Judy', the 1952 British musical in which Jean Carson, June Whitfield and Adelaide Hall performed. This is a cast recording of the show.AI summary
Columbia DX1854 Voice
Jean Sablon, with Django Reinhardt, performs two French songs on Columbia DF1506: 'Par Correspondance' and 'Je sais que vous etes jolie'. Sablon was a leading French vocalist of the 1930s–1940s; Reinhardt was the legendary jazz guitarist. This is a notable collaboration between two major European recording artists.AI summary
Columbia DF1506 Jazz
Jean Wiener, a French pianist and composer, recorded two American jazz standards—'Love for Sale' and 'St. Louis Blues'—for Columbia. Wiener was an important figure in European jazz of the 1920s-30s, and this recording documents his work during the early jazz era.AI summary
Columbia DF2424 Jazz
Jean Wiener, a French jazz pianist and composer, recorded 'Je Te Veux' and 'Les Hirondelles' (with C. Doucet) for Columbia D15005. Wiener was an important jazz and stride-piano figure in 1920s Paris; these are likely French recordings issued on British Columbia.AI summary
Columbia D15005 Jazz
Jean Wiener and Clement Doucet were French jazz pianists and composers; this Columbia side captures the hot-jazz idiom of 1920s Paris in two piano novelties.AI summary
Columbia 4859 Jazz
Jeffries performing 'Burning Kisses' and 'Why Did I Kiss That Girl' on Columbia is1662, an early Columbia pressing.AI summary
Columbia is1662 Voice
Jeffries on Columbia IS1746, 'One Million Times a Day' / 'At the End of the Road'.AI summary
Columbia is1746 Voice
Jeffries performing 'One Stolen Kiss' and 'Always' (subtitled 'Miami Beach') on Columbia is1896, likely from the early 1930s.AI summary
Columbia is1896 Voice
Jessica Dragonette, the American soprano and radio star, performing the romantic French songs 'Plaisir d'Amour' and 'Se tu m'ami' on Columbia DB1626, a British pressing.AI summary
Columbia DB1626 Voice
Jessie King performing on Columbia. The catalogue designation DB778 appears to place this in a later series, but details of the artist and repertoire require verification.AI summary
Columbia DB778 Voice
Jessie Matthews, the celebrated British stage and film star of the 1930s, recorded 'One Little Kiss from You' and 'I'll Stay with You' on Columbia, catalogue DB1048. Matthews' voice and light comedic talent made her an international recording star.AI summary
Columbia DB1048 Personalities (Prs)
Jessie Matthews, a major British musical theatre and recording star of the 1920s–30s, on Columbia DB1403, performing 'Dancing on the Ceiling', the famous Rodgers and Hart song; a sought-after recording by a celebrated performer.AI summary
Columbia DB1403 Personalities (Prs)
Jessie Matthews was a major British stage and recording star of the 1920s and 1930s; 'Tinkle/Over my Shoulder' and 'When you've got a little Springtime in your Heart' were recorded for Columbia, catalogue DB1404.AI summary
Columbia DB1404 Voice
Columbia DB2094 Personalities (Prs)
Actress and vocalist Jessie Matthews performing 'By the Fireside' and 'One more Kiss' on Columbia DB803. Matthews was a major British stage and film star of the 1920s–30s, known for her dancing and sophisticated vocal style.AI summary
Columbia DB803 Voice
Jessie Matthews, a British singer, dancer and entertainer, recorded the standards 'Just by Your Example' and 'Dancing on the Ceiling' for Columbia; Matthews was a well-known stage and radio performer of the 1920s–1930s.AI summary
Columbia DB1403 Voice
Jessie Matthews, the celebrated British musical theatre star and actress, with S. Hale on two popular song sides for Columbia; Matthews was a major West End and film star of the 1930s-1940s.AI summary
Columbia DB760 Voice
Jessie Matthews and S. Hale perform 'Hold My Hand' and 'Turn on the Music' on Columbia. Matthews was a leading British musical theatre star and film actress of the 1930s.AI summary
Columbia DB760 Voice
Jill Allan, a British female vocalist, recorded 'Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend' and 'Bye Baby' for Columbia in the early 1950s.AI summary
Columbia DB3358 Voice