1,230 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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A Royal Variety Performance record on Decca F10028, with Maurice Chevalier, Gracie Fields, Binnie Hale and others on one side and Jessie Matthews, Rene Dixon and Vera Lynn among those on the other.AI summary
Decca F10028 Personalities (Prs)
Mabel Constanduros and Michael Hogan perform a comic sketch, 'Father Sweeps the Chimney', on Decca F2027 from the early 1930s. Constanduros was a popular British radio and recording comedian.AI summary
Decca F2027 Comic
M Martin and G Payn on two comedic novelty songs: 'Dear Mme Salvador my Horse has cast a Shoe' and 'Bright was the Day'. Released on Decca K1591 in the mid-1930s.AI summary
Decca K1591 Comic
Decca MW58 Dance
Decca F5849 Personalities (Prs)
Mae Questel, the original voice of Betty Boop and a major radio and recording artist, performing a Shirley Temple medley on Decca in the late 1930s.AI summary
Decca F6117 Personalities (Prs)
Mae Questel, the voice of Betty Boop and Olive Oyl, recorded these novelty numbers for Decca's X-series. The titles suggest children's or comedy material typical of Questel's repertoire beyond her famous voice acting work.AI summary
Decca X1181 Comic
Mae Questal, the voice of Betty Boop, performing on Decca, likely from the 1930s.AI summary
Decca F5565 Personalities (Prs)
Maggie Teyte was a British soprano and operetta singer of the early twentieth century; this Decca recording preserves two lyric soprano favourites from the Romantic opera and operetta repertoire.AI summary
Decca M425 Opera
Mantovani was a British-Italian bandleader and conductor known for light orchestral arrangements and film scoring in the 1930s–50s; 'Nature Boy' is a famous standard, and 'Ritual Fire Dance' is a well-known concert piece. Decca MG series suggests a mid-20th-century pressing.AI summary
Decca MG8906 Orchestra
Marc Williams is credited to this Decca side featuring two American folk or cowboy songs ('The Dying Ranger' and 'Night Herding Song') from the 1930s or 1940s.AI summary
Decca W4112 Country
Marie Kendall, a British music-hall star of the Edwardian and inter-war periods, singing 'Memories' on Decca catalogue F5169, likely a 1930s–1940s pressing.AI summary
Decca F5169 Music Hall
Mario de Pietro is an unidentified artist on a Decca F-series pressing from the late 1940s-early 1950s, performing novelty or dance numbers.AI summary
Decca F1894
Mario de Pietro performing 'Czardas' and 'Tarantella Giocosa' on Decca F1952, likely a violinist playing virtuoso showpieces.AI summary
Decca F1952 Instrumental
Marion Harris, an American jazz and popular singer of the 1920s, on Decca F3954 with 'Oo ooh Honey' and 'One Morning in May'.AI summary
Decca F3954 Jazz
Marlene Dietrich recorded 'Peter' and 'Johnny' for Decca in the mid-to-late 1930s, songs from her film career.AI summary
Decca M447 Personalities (Prs)
Mary Sanchez on two Spanish-language songs, 'Que quieres que te merque' and 'La Alpispa', from Decca AL22031. This is a Spanish or Latin-American vocal recording issued on Decca's AL (Alhambra) series, likely from the 1930s-1940s, aimed at Spanish-speaking communities in Britain.AI summary
Decca AL22031 Voice
Mason on Decca F5564, a vocalist recording two standards from the mid-1930s on a mass-market commercial release; likely a commonplace dance or vocal recording.AI summary
Decca F5564 Voice
Matt Monro was a British popular singer who rose to prominence in the 1950s–60s with a smooth, sophisticated baritone; this Decca recording from the late 1950s captures his early commercial work.AI summary
Decca F10816 Voice
Maurice Chevalier, the iconic French entertainer and recording star, singing 'On a Slow Boat to China' and a French ballad on Decca, early 1950s.AI summary
Decca F9111 Personalities (Prs)
Maurice Chevalier, the celebrated French performer, singing two pieces on Decca: 'Bouquet de Paris' and 'La Barbe'. Chevalier's extensive recording career spans multiple labels and languages, and his recordings remain collectible; however, Decca pressings of his material are usually common.AI summary
Decca F9323 Voice
Maurice Chevalier, the celebrated French entertainer and singer, performing two French songs on Decca.AI summary
Decca SB20314 Personalities (Prs)
Maurice Chevalier, the French entertainer, actor and singer of the early 1900s–1970s, performing 'La barbe' and 'Bouquet de Paris' on Decca 40158. Chevalier was a major international star and recording artist.AI summary
Decca 40158 Personalities (Prs)
Maurice Chevalier, the French singer and actor, on two jazz-standard sides for Decca: 'Just One of Those Things' and 'I'm Looking Over a Four-Leaf Clover'.AI summary
Decca C16042 Voice
Maurice Elwin was a British popular singer active in the 1930s–40s. This Decca F-series pressing of "This Is the Night" and "Beautiful Garden of Roses" documents his light vocal style.AI summary
Decca F3062 Voice
Maurice Winnick and his band on Decca, a British dance-band leader of the 1930s–40s, performing light entertainment material.AI summary
Decca F5684 Dance
Maurice Winnick was a popular British bandleader of the 1930s-40s who recorded extensively for Decca. This Decca F pressing shares material with other dance orchestras of the period and represents his mainstream output.AI summary
Decca F3499 Dance
Maurice Winnick was a British bandleader and violinist; this Decca recording pairs 'Every Little Single Tingle of My Heart' and 'I'll Never Say Never Again Again'.AI summary
Decca F5683 Dance
Maurice Winnick and his band, 'Smoke from a Chimney' and 'A Little White Lighthouse', on Decca F6631; Winnick was a British dance-band leader of the 1930s and 1940s, and these recordings represent the swing-influenced British dance music of that era.AI summary
Decca F6631 Dance
Max and Harry Nesbitt, variety entertainers of the 1930s, recorded for Decca during the label's early years. Little is known of their recording career beyond these surviving discs.AI summary
Decca F1887 Music Hall
Max & Harry Nesbitt, British comedy or novelty duo, recorded 'H'llo Baby' for Decca. The Nesbitt name suggests British music-hall performers, though the artists are not well documented.AI summary
Decca F1859 Music Hall
Max Bygraves was a popular British entertainer and singer of the 1950s, recording light comedy and novelty songs. 'Little Train' and 'Gotta Have Rain' are minor entries in his Decca catalogue.AI summary
Decca F11046 Voice
Max Bygraves performing 'Tulips from Amsterdam' and 'You Need Hands' on Decca F11004, a 1956–57 release. Both songs became major hits for Bygraves and are among his most famous recordings; Bygraves was one of Britain's leading light entertainers of the 1950s.AI summary
Decca F11004 Personalities (Prs)
Billy Mayerl, the renowned British composer and pianist, performs his own composition 'Nola' and 'Marigold' on Decca F7945 from the 1930s. Mayerl's recordings of his jazzy piano compositions are sought after by collectors of British light music and jazz piano.AI summary
Decca F7945 Instrumental
Billy Mayerl, the British pianist and composer, on Decca F8006 with 'Pedigree on Pomander Walk' and his famous novelty solo 'Kitten on the Keys'.AI summary
Decca F8006 Instrumental
Mel Gaynor singing 'How Important Can It Be' and 'Just a Man' for Decca, catalogue F10497, likely from the late 1940s or early 1950s; an unconfirmed artist.AI summary
Decca F10497 Voice
Mel Torme was an American vocalist and jazz musician, known for his warm baritone and sophisticated musicianship. This Decca F1080 pressing of "Walkin' Shoes" and "The Cuckoo in the Clock" dates from his early career in the 1940s.AI summary
Decca F1080 Voice
Merrin recorded 'It's That Little Something Extra' and 'Goodnight Baby' for Decca; both are sentimental popular songs of the 1930s–1940s era.AI summary
Decca F3048 Voice
Miff Ferrie led a British dance band in the 1940s. This Decca side pairs 'Sweetheart of All My Dreams', a popular ballad, with 'Palais Jive', suggesting a dance-band quickstep or novelty number suitable for the ballroom era.AI summary
Decca F8569 Dance
Mike Preston on Decca performing light popular ballads of the 1950s. Preston was a British rock and roll vocalist who recorded in the mid-to-late 1950s.AI summary
Decca F11053 Dance
Mike Preston, a British pop singer of the 1950s, recorded 'Just Ask Your Heart' and 'Mr Blue' for Decca Records, catalogue F11167. Preston was a chart artist in the early rock-and-roll era.AI summary
Decca F11167 Rock
Mike Preston, a 1950s British pop singer, recorded 'Where Is Love' and 'I'd Do Anything'—two numbers from the musical Oliver! (1960)—on Decca F11255. This is a contemporary pop recording of later-50s material on a major label.AI summary
Decca F11255 Voice
Mildred Bailey, the pioneering American jazz and swing vocalist, performing "All Too Soon" and "Everything Depends on You" on Decca SAMPLE25462, described as a sample copy.AI summary
Decca SAMPLE25462 Jazz
Mildred Hunt singing popular ballads on Decca, mid-1930s.AI summary
Decca F2466 Voice
Mills Blue Rhythm Band performing 'Low Down on the Bayou' and 'Futuristic Jungleism' on Decca F2728, a mid-1930s pressing; the Mills Blue Rhythm Band were a swinging Harlem dance orchestra.AI summary
Decca F2728 Jazz
The Mills Blue Rhythm Band was an accomplished American swing orchestra of the 1930s; this Decca side pairs two adventurous jazz numbers, 'Low down on the Bayou' and 'Futuristic Jungleism', reflecting the band's sophisticated jungle-jazz style.AI summary
Decca F2728 Jazz
The Moana Serenaders, a vocal group performing Hawaiian-themed songs "Al Ka Ko" and "On the Beach at Waikiki" on Decca, from the early 1930s catalogue series.AI summary
Decca 144 Hawaiian
The Moana Serenaders on Decca, recording Hawaiian novelty material. A typical 1930s-40s Hawaiian-music group on a mass-market label; Hawaiian 78s of this type are numerous and of modest collector interest.AI summary
Decca F5260 Hawaiian