1,230 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Hal Kemp led a sophisticated American dance orchestra of the 1930s–40s and recorded for Decca. These two songs are from the major film songbook standards of that era.AI summary
Decca F3766 Dance
Sir Hamilton Harty, a celebrated British conductor, led the orchestra in William Walton's Symphony for Decca on the X-series, an early electrical recording line; Walton's symphonic works are important to British concert music history.AI summary
Decca X109/110 Classical
Decca X111 Classical
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Decca X112
Harris performs 'Alone Again' and 'Every Time I Look at You' on Decca, a mid-period light vocal recording on Britain's largest label.AI summary
Decca F6027 Voice
Harris recorded 'You brought a new Kind of Love' and 'You will come back to me' for Decca F1868. Both are sentimental popular ballads. Decca F-series indicates a 1930s pressing.AI summary
Decca F1868 Voice
Credited to Harris on Decca, performing 1920s-30s popular ballads 'Sitting on a Rainbow' and 'Dancing with Tears in my Eyes'.AI summary
Decca F1870 Voice
Harris recorded for Decca in the late 1920s or early 1930s, singing 'Little White Lies' and 'Be Careful with Those Eyes', typical light popular songs of the period.AI summary
Decca F1960 Voice
Harry Fay performing a character song on Decca, a major British label, in the mid-1930s.AI summary
Decca F3044 Music Hall
Harry Fay performs two music hall comedy songs, 'With her Head tucked underneath her Arm' and 'Lion & Albert', on Decca F5295 from the mid-1930s.AI summary
Decca F5295 Music Hall
Harry Fryer led a British dance band in the 1930s and 1940s. This Decca side pairs 'White Horse Inn' and 'Dancing Years', both standard ballroom and novelty repertoire of the era.AI summary
Decca MW63 Dance
The Harry Fryer band recorded 'Can't Help Singing' and 'Here Come the Waves' for Decca; Fryer was a British bandleader active in the 1940s–1950s.AI summary
Decca MW308 Dance
Harry Grove Trio recorded light entertainment material on Decca, including 'Meet Mister Callaghan' and 'Intermezzo Escape to Happiness'. The F9000 series places this in the late 1940s.AI summary
Decca F9969 Instrumental
Harry Jacobson performing Cole Porter songs on Decca in the late 1930s, when dance orchestras frequently recorded theatrical material.AI summary
Decca F5544 Dance
Harry Roy, a British dance bandleader of the 1930s–40s, recorded for Decca with his orchestra on this swing-era side.AI summary
Decca F8474 Dance
Harry Roy, a British dance band leader, on Decca; the titles suggest novelty or comic dance numbers, likely late 1930s.AI summary
Decca F8802 Dance
A dance band recording credited to Harry Roy (or possibly 'Rpy' as a print variant) on Decca F8773, dating to the late 1930s. The catalogue number is consistent with late-period swing-era dance sides.AI summary
Decca F8773 Dance
Harry Woods and his band performing two Latin-American novelty songs on Decca, from a film or musical production of the early 1930s. Woods was a known bandleader and composer, and this is a standard commercial dance recording.AI summary
Decca F3932 Dance
Harry Woods and his band recorded 'Love Thy Neighbour' and 'She Reminds Me of You' for Decca F5085. Woods was a prolific composer and bandleader active from the 1920s onward.AI summary
Decca F5085 Dance
Hatchett's Swingette on Decca, playing 'Ma' and 'In the Mood' — a novelty or comedy group performing a 1930s swing standard.AI summary
Decca F7450 Dance
Hatchett's Swingtette was a British swing ensemble of the 1940s. This Decca side pairs 'Ma (He's Making Eyes at Me)' and 'In the Mood', both popular swing novelty numbers.AI summary
Decca F7450 Dance
Hatchette's Swingette recorded "Wrap Yourself in Cotton Wool" and "Tahiti Rendezvous" for Decca in 1940. An unidentified swing ensemble with a novelty name.AI summary
Decca F8054 Dance
Hatchettes Swingette performing 'Playmates' on Decca TEST, catalogue marked as a test pressing.AI summary
Decca TEST Dance
The Hauser Boys on Decca M4, performing 'Today's a sunny Day for me' and 'Glad Rag Doll', vocal recordings from the 1930s.AI summary
Decca M4 Voice
Heinrich Rehkemper, a German baritone, performing operatic material on Decca; Rehkemper was a noted German operatic singer of the early 20th century.AI summary
Decca PO5063 Opera
Heinrich Schlusnuss, a German tenor, recorded 'O Come into thy window' and 'Let the wine flow' for Decca. Schlusnuss was known for sentimental ballad singing in the German tradition.AI summary
Decca DE7008 Voice
Helen Gilliland recorded 'My first Love my last Love' and 'Gaucho March' for Decca, catalogue F2468 indicating a pressing from the late 1930s.AI summary
Decca F2468 Voice
Henry King was a popular British bandleader and accordionist who recorded extensively in the 1930s-40s; this Decca pressing of 'I Have Eyes' and 'Funny Old Hills' represents his mainstream dance and light entertainment output.AI summary
Decca F6986 Dance
Henry King and his Orchestra on Decca, catalogue F3910. King was an American bandleader of moderate fame in the 1930s–40s; his recordings were commercial but he is now largely forgotten.AI summary
Decca F3910 Orchestra
Hildegarde on Decca 23428, performing two songs from the Rodgers & Hammerstein musical *State Fair* (1945): 'This Was a Real Nice Clambake' and 'June is Bustin' Out All Over'. Hildegarde (1906–2005) was an American cabaret singer and entertainer.AI summary
Decca 23428 Voice
Hildegarde (Hildegarde Loretta Sell) was an American cabaret singer and entertainer famous for sophisticated ballad interpretations. 'Lover' and 'Blue Room' are jazz standards. This Decca F7754 pressing is from the late 1930s–early 1940s.AI summary
Decca F7754 Voice
Hildegarde, the sophisticated American cabaret singer, recorded the Rodgers & Hart standards 'With a Song in My Heart' and 'Isn't It Romantic' for Decca.AI summary
Decca F7853 Voice
Hildegarde was a Belgian-American cabaret and torch singer popular in the 1930s and 1940s; 'Darling je vous aime beaucoup' is one of her signature pieces, a sophisticated French-language novelty that became her signature song.AI summary
Decca 68987 Voice
Hill recorded 'Just one more Chance' and 'Heartaches' for Decca; without a first name, this artist cannot be placed with confidence.AI summary
Decca F2598 Dance
Hill is not identified in standard discographies. 'Village Jazz Band' and 'Farmyard Symphony' are recorded on Decca F2172, a catalogue number consistent with mid-1930s release.AI summary
Decca F2172 Instrumental
The Honolulu Quartet recorded 'Golden Gates of Paradise' and 'There's a Stranger in Heaven tonight' for Decca, catalogue F1991. These are sacred or sentimental songs recorded by a Hawaiian or novelty quartet. Decca F1991 dates from the mid-to-late 1930s.AI summary
Decca F1991 Hawaiian
Hughes Macklin performing two Welsh-language songs on Decca F5142. The Welsh-language repertoire suggests specialised material for the Welsh market, making UK copies potentially less common than English-language equivalents.AI summary
Decca F5142 Voice
Hughes Macklin performing 'Arafa Don' and 'Telyn Fud'—Welsh-language titles—on Decca F5155.AI summary
Decca F5155 Voice
Jack Hylton's dance band recorded these two comic novelty titles for Decca in the late 1930s. Hylton was Britain's leading dance-band leader of the period.AI summary
Decca F2798 Dance
Jack Hylton, a leading British bandleader and violinist of the 1920s–1930s, recorded 'St. Louis Blues' and 'Hylton Stomp' for Decca F3239. Hylton was one of the most prolific and popular dance-band leaders of the era.AI summary
Decca F3239 Dance
Jack Hylton recorded 'Close your Eyes' and 'Heartaches' for Decca, further examples of his prolific output as Britain's leading dance bandleader of the 1930s.AI summary
Decca F2665 Dance
Jack Hylton's orchestra was Britain's biggest dance band in the 1920s and 1930s. This Decca disc, from the late 1930s, couples two popular American standards, 'It's the Talk of the Town' and 'Last Round Up'.AI summary
Decca F3687 Dance
Jack Hylton, one of Britain's most recorded bandleaders of the 1920s–1930s, performs 'Ellingtonia' and 'Dinah' on Decca. His prolific recordings for multiple labels are common but remain of interest to dance-music enthusiasts.AI summary
Decca F3764 Dance
Hylton (likely Jack Hylton, the famous British bandleader) performing on Decca F7232. The catalogue number and title suggest a 1950s pressing.AI summary
Decca F7232 Dance
Jack Hylton's orchestra performing 'I Don't Know Why' and 'Me' on Decca, from the prolific catalogue of Britain's most recorded bandleader of the interwar period.AI summary
Decca F2684 Dance
Jack Hylton's orchestra performing 'Great Big Bunch of You' and 'Clouds Will Soon Roll By' on Decca F3109, from the early 1930s.AI summary
Decca F3109 Dance
Jack Hylton's orchestra recorded prolifically for Decca in the mid-to-late 1930s. 'She Was Only Somebody's Daughter' and 'Marching Along Together' are light dance and novelty numbers typical of his enormous output.AI summary
Decca F3148 Dance
Jack Hylton, Britain's most prolific bandleader of the 1920s–30s, recorded continuously for Decca during the mid-1930s. This Decca F3240 is one of many Hylton dance-band recordings of the era.AI summary
Decca F3240 Dance