3,430 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Somers performing Cole Porter's "You and the Night and the Music" on Columbia FB1027.AI summary
Columbia FB1027 Voice
A dance recording credited to Somers on Columbia's FB series, a mid-1930s sequence popular for light dance material and vocal novelties.AI summary
Columbia FB1029 Dance
Somers on Columbia 4868, a vocal side from the early 1930s; the artist is unrecognised.AI summary
Columbia 4868 Voice
Somers performing two light instrumental pieces, 'Dance of the Blue Danube' and 'Somewhere down in Brittany', on Columbia 4870, a catalogue number suggesting the early 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 4870 Instrumental
Somers, a vocalist, recorded standard popular songs 'Blue Skies' and 'When the Love Bird Leaves his Nest' on Columbia 4333, likely from the late 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 4333 Voice
Somers, a vocalist or ensemble, recorded 'Best Things in Life are Free' and 'Just Imagine' on Columbia 4979, likely from the late 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 4979 Voice
Somers performing a selection from 'That's a Good Girl' parts 1 and 2 on Columbia 9461.AI summary
Columbia 9461 Dance
Somers on Columbia 9690 recorded a selection from 'Mr Cinders' (Vivian Ellis and Clifford Grey, 1928), a British musical comedy, in two parts.AI summary
Columbia 9690 Orchestra
Somers with I'm Going Back to Himazas and Me and Jane in a Plane on Columbia 4506.AI summary
Columbia 4506 Dance
Columbia DB5033 Jazz
Sonny Greer, the celebrated drummer of Duke Ellington's orchestra, on Columbia DB5033 performing 'Beggars' Blues' and 'Saturday Night Function'.AI summary
Columbia DB5033 Jazz
Sons of the Pioneers performing 'One More River to Cross' and 'Open Range Ahead' on Columbia 20500. The Sons of the Pioneers were one of America's most influential Western swing and cowboy music groups, active from the 1930s onward.AI summary
Columbia 20500 Country
The Sophiatown Septet recorded this side for Columbia's South African or Commonwealth 'YE' series, likely in the 1950s; Sophiatown was a pivotal centre of South African jazz and township music during that era.AI summary
Columbia YE190 Jazz
Sophie Tucker, the legendary Broadway and vaudeville star, singing 'My Yiddishe Momme' in two parts on Columbia 4692, a signature song of her career from the 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 4692 Yiddish
Sophie Tucker, the Russian-born American vaudeville star known as 'The Last of the Red Hot Mamas', recorded this Columbia 78 in the 1920s. Both sides are comedy songs typical of her stage repertoire.AI summary
Columbia 5064 Personalities (Prs)
Sophie Tucker, one of the biggest stars of vaudeville and early recording, performed 'Some of These Days' on Columbia 4269, a British pressing from the early 1920s. Tucker's recording of this signature number is a classic of the era.AI summary
Columbia 4269 Personalities (Prs)
Sophie Tucker, the 'Last of the Red-Hot Mamas', recorded 'My Yiddishe Momme' (My Yiddish Mama) for Columbia. This is one of her signature songs, a sentimental number in the Yiddish musical tradition that became her signature recording.AI summary
Columbia 4962 Yiddish
Sophie Tucker, the Russian-American vaudeville star and 'Last of the Red-Hot Mamas', on Columbia. Tucker was one of the biggest recording and stage stars of the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Columbia 5030 Personalities (Prs)
Sophie Tucker, the American vaudeville star and recording artist known as 'The Last of the Red-Hot Mamas', recorded for Columbia 5064, likely mid-1920s. Tucker was a major international recording star and performer of jazz and popular song.AI summary
Columbia 5064 Personalities (Prs)
Sophie Tucker, the great American vaudeville star, performing two songs on Columbia—'Stay Out of the South' and 'There's Something Spanish in My Eyes'. Tucker was one of the most famous entertainers of the early twentieth century, though these particular sides are not among her best-known recordings.AI summary
Columbia 4941 Personalities (Prs)
Sophie Tucker, the American vaudeville and recording star, singing 'Virginia' and 'He's Tall Dark and Handsome' for Columbia, catalogue 4942, likely from the late 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 4942 Personalities (Prs)
Sophie Tucker, the celebrated American vaudeville and recording star, performing 'I know that my Baby is cheatin' on me' and 'Conversational Man' on Columbia. Tucker was a major international recording artist from the 1910s through the 1940s.AI summary
Columbia 4995 Voice
Sound Effects recorded a novelty side of train sounds for Columbia, catalogue YB23.AI summary
Columbia YB23 Misc.
'Sound Effects' — a Columbia novelty recording of sirens and aeroplane sounds on the YB-series, likely from the 1950s.AI summary
Columbia YB5 Misc.
A sound-effects record with orchestra tuning and chord on one side and trumpets and bugles on the other, on Columbia YB9.AI summary
Columbia YB9
The South Sea Islanders were a vocal group, likely Samoan or Polynesian, who recorded for Columbia. 'For You and I' and 'Palolo' appear to be popular songs with Polynesian themes; the 1292-D catalogue number suggests a 1920s–30s pressing from Columbia's popular catalogue.AI summary
Columbia 1292-D Voice
Paul Specht and his orchestra recording two popular ballroom numbers on Columbia from the late 1920s, representing the American dance-band style of the period.AI summary
Columbia 3477 Dance
Paul Specht was a well-known American dance-band leader and recording artist active from the 1920s onwards, and his orchestra recorded extensively for major labels. This Columbia 5455 side preserves his hot-dance or jazz-influenced work, and his recordings remain of interest to collectors of jazz and early swing-era dance music.AI summary
Columbia 5455 Dance
Specht on Columbia 3517, performing 'Oriental Love Dreams' and 'Bagdad', standard 1920s light orchestra repertoire. Paul Specht was a prolific American bandleader whose sides were issued widely in Britain.AI summary
Columbia 3517 Orchestra
Specht on Columbia 3300 with instrumental dance pieces 'Spanish Moon' and 'Mome Tango' from the early 1930s. Specht is not a recognized name in standard discographies.AI summary
Columbia 3300 Instrumental
Columbia 3323 Dance
Specht on Columbia 3517, performing 'Oriental Love Dreams' and 'Bagdad', standard 1920s light orchestra repertoire. Paul Specht was a prolific American bandleader whose sides were issued widely in Britain. (Duplicate of id 6153.)AI summary
Columbia 3517 Orchestra
Paul Specht's orchestra on Columbia 3599—a jazz-age dance band from the mid-to-late 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 3599 Jazz
Paul Specht was an American bandleader and recording artist active in the 1920s. His Columbia recording (3852) represents American jazz-influenced dance music of the early acoustic era.AI summary
Columbia 3852 Dance
Paul Specht's orchestra on Columbia 3930, performing 'Clap Hands here comes Charley' and 'Pretending' — a prominent American hot-dance band of the 1920s, with limited UK distribution.AI summary
Columbia 3930 Jazz
Stanelli's 'Hornchestra', a novelty instrumental recorded for Columbia. Stanelli was a Swiss harmonica virtuoso and bandleader active in the 1930s–40s; this side showcases the kind of light-music entertainment that dominated popular radio.AI summary
Columbia FB1328 Instrumental
Stanelli and others performing 'Stanelli's Stag Party' on Columbia's cheap FB series. Stanelli was a British novelty performer and accordeon player.AI summary
Columbia FB1309 Instrumental
Stanelli was a novelty performer known for sound effects and comic material. This Columbia recording documents his 'Stag Party' routine, a piece of theatrical variety performance.AI summary
Columbia FB1310 Comic
Stanley & Gillette performing two sentimental popular songs on Columbia, a major British label.AI summary
Columbia 1031 Voice
Stanley & Gillette on Columbia 1132, likely a vocal duo, with sentimental ballads 'I love you as the Roses love the Dew' and 'In the Garden of my Heart'.AI summary
Columbia 1132 Voice
Stanley Evans performs 'Swanee' and 'They'll Never Know Me in Old Dahomey' on Columbia IS1242, a British pressing; Evans was a vocalist active in the early days of recording.AI summary
Columbia is1242 Voice
Stanley Holloway, the British comedian and actor, performing comic monologues on Columbia's FB series, likely from the late 1930s or 1940s.AI summary
Columbia FB2700 Music Hall
Stanley Holloway, the British comic singer and actor, on Columbia, performing 'Join the Navy'; Holloway's monologues and comedic songs are popular with collectors of British music-hall material.AI summary
Columbia 4651 Music Hall
Stanley Holloway, the celebrated British character actor and vocalist, performing 'Keep smiling' and 'Hand in Hand' on Columbia. Holloway's monologues and comic songs were staples of his recording career throughout the 1930s and 1940s.AI summary
Columbia DB1373 Music Hall
Stanley Holloway, the beloved British comic actor and music-hall performer, recorded two comic monologues for Columbia. 'Albert Evacuated' and 'My Missus' are typical of Holloway's gentle, working-class humour that made him a star on stage and later in Ealing films.AI summary
Columbia FB2408 Personalities (Prs)
Stanley Holloway, a British music-hall comedian and actor who later became known for the film 'My Fair Lady', recorded 'Yorkshire Pudding' and 'Brown Boots' for Columbia in the 1930s; these are comedy patter songs typical of his style.AI summary
Columbia FB2526 Music Hall
Stanley Holloway was a celebrated British comedian, actor, and performer, known for his character monologues and comic songs from the 1920s onwards. 'Song of the Sea' and 'Lovely Ladies' (with Cicely Hulbert) are recorded on Columbia 9542, a catalogue number consistent with the 1930s.AI summary
Columbia 9542 Personalities (Prs)
Stanley Holloway, the distinguished British actor and monologist best known for his role in *My Fair Lady*, recorded two comic monologues on Columbia's premium DX series. Holloway's comic poetry had a long stage career and his records are sought after by variety collectors.AI summary
Columbia DX168 Music Hall