3,430 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Rosing recorded two sentimental ballads for Columbia in the late 1920s-early 1930s. The artist is not identified in standard references.AI summary
Columbia FB1637 Voice
Rotorua Maori Choir performing Māori songs 'Haere Haere Ra E Hine' and 'Hoea Ra Te Waka' on Columbia, catalogue DO53.AI summary
Columbia DO53
The Rotorua Maori Choir sing Canoe Poi and Hinemoa Poi on Columbia DB461.AI summary
Columbia DB461
The Rotorua Maori Choir was a New Zealand Maori vocal ensemble. 'Canoe Poi' and 'Hinemoa Poi' are Maori vocal pieces. This Columbia DB461 pressing is from the 1930s, part of the international field recording programme.AI summary
Columbia DB461 Voice
Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys, country music pioneers, recorded 'Tennessee Waltz' and 'Careless Hands' for the Columbia L-series, a rare American country pressing in a British collection.AI summary
Columbia L20 Country
Roy Eldridge (trumpet) and Benny Carter (alto sax) co-leading an orchestra performing jazz standards on Columbia; two major jazz soloists in a collaborative recording from the 1930s–1940s.AI summary
Columbia LB10008 Jazz
Roy Russell on Columbia DB648 recorded 'One Girl Only in the World for Me' and a 'Russian Song' credited to Carlisle; light vocal material from the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Columbia DB648 Voice
The Royal Guards Band performed light orchestral arrangements of popular pieces; this Columbia side features two patriotic or sentimental selections from the early 1930s.AI summary
Columbia is1215 Orchestra
The Royal Military Band plays two patriotic pieces—'British Troops Landing in France' and 'Entente Cordiale'—on Columbia, likely recorded around the time of the First World War.AI summary
Columbia is653 Orchestra
The Royal Military Band performing 'Calais' and 'Rosy Rapture' on Columbia is757, a British military-band recording of the late 1920s or 1930s.AI summary
Columbia is757 Orchestra
Bruno Walter conducts the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in the Prelude to Act III of Die Meistersinger and the Nocturne from A Midsummer Night's Dream on Columbia L1651, a 12-inch pressing. Walter is one of the most revered conductors of the twentieth century and his Columbia RPO recordings are collected by admirers of historic orchestral performance.AI summary
Columbia L1651 Classical
Rube Bloom's Bayou Boys on Columbia CB75: 'St James Infirmary' and 'One Girl' (Selvin). Rube Bloom was a composer and pianist active in the 1920s–1930s; the Bayou Boys were a hot-jazz ensemble. This is an early Columbia race-series pressing.AI summary
Columbia CB75 Jazz
Ruby Helder sings two sentimental ballads, "Then You'll Remember Me" and "Eily Mavourneen," on Columbia 501, a very early British Columbia pressing from around 1910–1912. Both are romantic ballad standards of the Edwardian period.AI summary
Columbia 501 Voice
Columbia 501
Ruby Murray, a Northern Irish singer, and Brendan O'Dowda recorded 'A Pretty Irish Girl' and 'Connemara' for Columbia. Murray was a popular singer in the 1950s with a chart career.AI summary
Columbia DBI4326 Voice
Rudolf Friml, the celebrated operetta composer and pianist, performs two of his own songs—'Song of the Vagabonds' and 'Only a Rose'—on this Columbia electrical recording from the late 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 4377 Instrumental
Rudy Starita was a British-based drummer and bandleader active in the 1920s–1930s; this Columbia DB-series side captures his jazz-influenced style.AI summary
Columbia DB619 Dance
Rudy Starita, the British bandleader and drummer, recorded two numbers—'Baby's Birthday Party' and 'Drink, Brothers Drink'—for Columbia in the early 1930s. Starita was a prolific recording bandleader of the period.AI summary
Columbia DB471 Dance
Rudy Starita and ensemble performing novelty dance numbers on Columbia in the late 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 5646 Dance
Rudy Starita was a virtuoso xylophonist, and this Columbia recording features his playing on 'Dance of the Raindrops' and 'Punch and Judy Show', typical novelty numbers for the instrument. The DB series places it in the late 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary
Columbia DB90 Instrumental
Ruth Etting, a popular American singer of the 1920s–30s, recorded two ballads for Columbia; "Swanee Shore" and "Just Once Again" are dance-band-era standards.AI summary
Columbia 1075D Voice
Ruth Etting, the American blues and jazz singer known as 'The Sweetheart of the Microphone', on Columbia 722D from the late 1920s. Etting was a significant recording artist and her sides are collected by vocal and jazz specialists.AI summary
Columbia 722D Voice
Ruth Etting recorded "Dewey Day" and "Wherever You Go" for Columbia catalogue 979D. Etting was an American torch singer and popular entertainer of the 1920s-1930s, famous for her vocal style and recording prolificacy.AI summary
Columbia 979D Voice
Ruth Etting was an American jazz and popular singer of the 1920s–30s, known for her warm contralto and her work in musical theatre. 'Glad Rag Doll' and 'I'll Get By' are standards of the era, and her Columbia recordings remain popular with vocal collectors.AI summary
Columbia 1733D Voice
Ruth Etting, an American torch singer and popular performer of the 1920s–1930s, on Columbia 2199D, performing 'It Happened in Monterey' and 'Exactly Like You'. Etting was a major recording and stage star; Columbia D-series pressings are moderately common.AI summary
Columbia 2199D Voice
Ruth Etting, an American popular and jazz vocalist of the 1920s and 1930s, sang 'Could I? I Certainly Could' and 'So Is Your Old Lady' for Columbia.AI summary
Columbia 4126 Voice
Ruth Etting, the American torch singer and Broadway star of the 1920s-30s, recorded 'But I Do You Know I Do' and 'Lonesome and Sorry' for Columbia. Etting was one of the most celebrated vocalists of her era, and this Columbia pressing is a UK issue of American material.AI summary
Columbia 4127 Voice
Ruth Etting on Columbia 5110. Etting was a major American jazz and popular vocalist of the 1920s–30s, featured in Broadway shows and a significant recording artist whose sides remain widely collected.AI summary
Columbia 5110 Voice
Ruth Etting, the American popular singer and actress of the 1920s–30s, recorded 'You're the Cream in my Coffee' and 'To know you is to love you' for Columbia; Etting was a star of stage and screen and her recordings remain sought-after.AI summary
Columbia 5422 Voice
Ruth Etting, a major American cabaret and recording star of the 1920s and 1930s, on Columbia 5553 with 'Love Me or Leave Me' and 'I'm Bringing a Red Red Rose'. Both are Etting standards from the early 1930s.AI summary
Columbia 5553 Voice
Ruth Etting, the American jazz and cabaret singer, performs 'Ain't misbehavin'' and 'Now I'm in love' on Columbia 5615. Etting was a major star of the late 1920s and early 1930s, recorded extensively in the US, and her records were distributed in the UK.AI summary
Columbia 5615 Voice
Ruth Etting, a prominent American singer of the 1920s–30s, recorded 'A Place to Call Home' and 'More Than You Know' for Columbia, catalogue DB217, British pressing.AI summary
Columbia DB217 Voice
Ruth Etting on Columbia DB218. Etting was a major American jazz and popular vocalist of the 1920s–30s, featured in Broadway shows and a significant recording artist whose sides remain widely collected.AI summary
Columbia DB218 Voice
Ruth Etting, an American popular singer of the 1920s–30s, recorded 'Right Kind of Man' and 'At Twilight' for Columbia's DB series, a premium format.AI summary
Columbia DB42 Voice
Ruth Etting, the American torch singer, recorded 'Ten Cents a Dance' and 'Love is like that' for Columbia DB series, likely in the late 1920s or early 1930s. Etting was a significant popular and cabaret vocalist of the era.AI summary
Columbia DB440 Voice
Ruth Etting was a celebrated American torch singer of the 1920s and 1930s, known for her intimate vocal style; this Columbia pressing of 'Out of Nowhere' and 'Were You Sincere' dates from her peak recording years.AI summary
Columbia DB546 Voice
Ruth Etting, the American jazz and cabaret singer, performs 'Moonlight Saving Time' and 'Faithfully yours' on Columbia DB571. Etting was a major star of the late 1920s and 1930s and this DB-series pressing represents mid-1930s Columbia production.AI summary
Columbia DB571 Voice
Ruth Etting was a prominent American jazz and torch singer of the 1920s–1930s, famous for 'Shaking the Blues Away'; these Columbia songs, 'Life is a Song' and 'It's easy to Remember', are standard popular material from her recording career.AI summary
Columbia DB1561 Voice
Ruth Etting, an American popular singer and stage performer, recorded these two popular standards on Columbia FB1140, likely late 1930s. Etting was a recording star and Broadway performer of the 1920s–1930s.AI summary
Columbia FB1140 Voice
Ruth Etting was a celebrated American torch singer and Broadway star of the 1920s and 1930s; this very early Columbia recording (catalogue 5180) from that period captures two of her signature ballads, though the exact issue is not identified.AI summary
Columbia 5180 Voice
Szymon Goldberg and Paul Hindemith on Columbia LX291 — a Mozart Duo in B flat major, in two parts. Goldberg was a distinguished Polish-born violinist, and Hindemith was of course one of the major composers and viola players of the twentieth century; this coupling records Hindemith as a performer rather than just a composer. Columbia LX is the prestigious large-format electrical series, and a duo recording between these two significant musicians is of real collector interest.AI summary
Columbia LX291 Classical
Szymon Goldberg — one of the most distinguished violinists of the twentieth century, concertmaster of the Berlin Philharmonic — and Paul Hindemith performing Mozart's Duet in B Flat Major on Columbia LX292. Hindemith was both a major composer and a skilled viola player; a disc of Mozart with Goldberg and Hindemith is a primary document of chamber music performance and of exceptional collector interest.AI summary
Columbia LX292 Instrumental
Credited to S Roy on Columbia, performing two popular interwar songs; catalogue number is2024 suggests a Coliseum or early electrical Columbia pressing.AI summary
Columbia is2024 Dance
S Roy, credited on Columbia IS2038, performing 'You Know I Love You' and Bidgood's 'Mine' — popular ballads of the 1920s.AI summary
Columbia is2038 Voice
S Shaw performing "He Was Very Kind to Me" and "I Love a Lassie" on Columbia 1050, an early acoustic issue from Columbia's first catalogue era.AI summary
Columbia 1050 Voice
S. Tarri and H. Hemsley performing 'Kids and the Char' on Columbia FB2063, a duet recording from the 1930s-1940s.AI summary
Columbia FB2063 Voice
Sally Ann Howes and other artists recorded medleys from the operetta *Tree of the Wood* for Columbia, including 'All for Him', 'Another Autumn', 'I talk to the Trees' and 'How can I wait'. Howes was a British musical theatre and recording artist.AI summary
Columbia DB3288/9 Opera
Sally Ann Howes, a British-American musical-theatre star, recorded duets from film and stage musicals on Columbia; a double-sided release of dance-orchestra accompaniment.AI summary
Columbia DB3288/9 Voice