3,430 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Wylie (vocal artist, likely with accompanying group credited as the Ambassadors) on Columbia IS1798, performing 'Look at those Eyes' and 'Lady of my Cigarette'.AI summary
Columbia is1798 Voice
Pianist and composer Xaver Scharwenka (1850–1924), a German Romantic figure, recorded prolifically in the acoustic era. This Columbia pressing preserves two of his own showpieces, the Valse Brillante and Polish Dance.AI summary
Columbia A5260 Classical
Xaver Scharwenka, a composer and pianist, recorded Polish and Romantic piano works including his own Polish Dance for Columbia; low catalogue numbers suggest an acoustic-era or very early electrical pressing.AI summary
Columbia 251 Classical
Xaver Scharwenka, the distinguished Polish-German pianist, performing Liszt's 'Liebesträume' and a Moto Perpetuo on Columbia catalogue 351 — an extremely low catalogue number suggesting a very early pressing. As with the companion Columbia 251 disc in this collection, a Columbia number in the low hundreds is among the very earliest in the series.AI summary
Columbia 351 Instrumental
Xaver Scharwenka was a distinguished Polish-German pianist and composer, a major figure in late-nineteenth-century musical life, best known for his Polish Dance Op. 3. This Columbia disc, catalogue 251 — an extremely low catalogue number suggesting a very early pressing — contains that signature piece paired with a Chopin Valse brillante. A Columbia catalogue number as low as 251 is among the earliest in the series.AI summary
Columbia 251 Instrumental
Xavier Scharwenka, a 19th-century Polish-German pianist and composer, was recorded performing his own "Rondo Capriccioso" and Weber's "Invitation to the Waltz" for Columbia (Rena401). The identity and dating of this recording is unclear; the catalogue number suggests a variant or reissue.AI summary
Columbia Rena401 Classical
Unidentified xylophone soloist performing 'Suwanee River Medley' on Columbia's early catalogue (532), dating from the 1910s–1920s. This is a mechanical novelty recording of a type popular in the early era of the phonograph.AI summary
Columbia 532 Instrumental
Yvonne Arnaud, Leonora Henson, and George Grossmith performing 'Happy Family' on Columbia MC15, a theatrical or comic vocal ensemble recording.AI summary
Columbia MC15 Personalities (Prs)
Yvonne Arnaud, Leonora Henson, and George Grossmith performing 'I like it' on Columbia MC16, a theatrical or comic vocal ensemble piece.AI summary
Columbia MC16 Personalities (Prs)
Yacht Club Boys performing 'The Great American Tourist' and 'Sing Sing Isn't Prison Anymore' on Columbia FB1238, from the early 1930s.AI summary
Columbia FB1238 Comic
The Yacht Club Boys were a close-harmony vocal quartet popular in the 1930s–40s, recorded here on Columbia. 'The Great American Tourist' and 'Sing Sing Isn't Prison Any More' show the group's light comic style.AI summary
Columbia FB1238 Voice
Yankovic (likely Frankie Yankovic, the American 'Polka King') recorded 'Charlie Was a Boxer' and 'Blue Skirt Waltz' for Columbia. This is a polka or novelty-dance side from the 1930s–40s.AI summary
Columbia FB3509 Dance
Columbia 5427 Instrumental
Yerkes' orchestra performing 'That's It' and 'At the Cotton Pickers Ball' on Columbia 2909. An American dance band recorded for UK pressing.AI summary
Columbia 2909 Dance
Columbia 4823 Instrumental
Yvonne Curti recorded 'Madrigale' and 'Czardas' for Columbia, catalogue 5290.AI summary
Columbia 5290 Classical
A disc on Columbia J-series (catalogue J1432) of a Czech vocal work — 'Píseň o Měsíčku' (the Song to the Moon from Dvořák's Rusalka) and a second Czech song — credited to Zpívá O. Horáková. The J-series Columbia pressings were issued for continental European markets and are uncommon in British collections. The artist appears to be a Czech soprano.AI summary
Columbia J1432 Voice
An unidentified artist recorded 'April Showers' and 'Rock a Bye Your Baby' for Columbia—two popular standards of the 1920s–1930s.AI summary
Columbia DB2613 Voice
Untitled
Columbia 1742
A spoken recitation of Percy Bysshe Shelley on Columbia, catalogue DX1875, with no artist credited.AI summary
Columbia DX1875 Voice
Columbia is558
Untitled
Columbia 9715