1,230 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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The Moana Serenaders, a Hawaiian-influenced vocal group, performing "The Beauty Hula" and "Oni Oni" on Decca, from a later catalogue number in the 1930s-40s era.AI summary
Decca 5567 Hawaiian
Monia Liter performing 'Rhapsody on Blue Skies' (Parts 1 and 2) on Decca F8796. Liter is an unidentified or obscure artist, and this record represents a standard commercial Decca release of the late 1940s–early 1950s.AI summary
Decca F8796 Classical
Moscow State Prokofiev ensemble performing the Romeo and Juliet ballet suite (No. 2, both sides) on Decca Z1, a prestige release. This is Soviet orchestral music of the highest standing, recorded and issued in the UK. Decca Z series were premium classical pressings.AI summary
Decca Z1 Orchestra
The Moscow State Orchestra performing Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet, movements 2 part 5 and part 6, Decca Z5. This is a Soviet orchestra recording issued on UK Decca, likely from the late 1930s or early 1940s during a period of cultural exchange.AI summary
Decca Z5 Orchestra
The Mound City Blowers, a hot-jazz ensemble of the 1920s, recorded 'Muskrat Ramble' and 'High Society' for Decca F7808, both standards of the New Orleans jazz repertoire. This is a later Decca pressing than their original recordings.AI summary
Decca F7808 Jazz
Mound City Blowers, a jazz novelty ensemble from the 1920s, performing classic New Orleans jazz numbers 'Muskrat Ramble' and 'High Society' on Decca.AI summary
Decca F7808 Jazz
Muriel Barron, a British soprano, recorded these two songs with Ivor Novello, the celebrated Welsh composer and actor, for Decca in the mid-1930s. Novello was a star of stage and screen, and his rare vocal recordings command strong interest from theatrical history collectors.AI summary
Decca F8532 Voice
Nat Gonella, a celebrated British jazz trumpeter, recorded 'I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me' and 'I Heard' for Decca F3176, likely mid-1930s.AI summary
Decca F3176 Jazz
Nat Gonella, the British jazz trumpeter and bandleader, on Decca F8552. Gonella was known for his hot-jazz style and novelty numbers; both 'Mama' and the B-side suggest swing-era repertoire from the late 1930s or early 1940s.AI summary
Decca F8552 Jazz
Nat Gonella, the British jazz trumpeter and bandleader, recorded 'Shoofly Pie & Apple Pan Dowdy' and 'Murder' for Decca F8691.AI summary
Decca F8691 Jazz
Naughton & Gold on Decca F3843 with 'In Search of The Loch Ness Monster', a novelty comedy recording from the 1930s–1940s.AI summary
Decca F3843 Comic
Naughton and Gold were a British comedy duo of the 1930s; this Decca side is a two-part novelty sketch about the Loch Ness Monster.AI summary
Decca F3843 Comic
Nellie Wallace, the British music hall star, singing 'Blasted Oak' and 'Three Times a Day' on Decca F5227 in the 1930s. Wallace was a celebrated comedienne and character singer of the Edwardian and interwar variety stage.AI summary
Decca F5227 Music Hall
Nellie Wallace (1894–1948), a British music-hall comedienne and singer, on Decca performing characteristic comedy songs; Wallace was a popular variety and pantomime performer of the inter-war period.AI summary
Decca F5227 Music Hall
Nelson was a singer recorded for Decca. The titles and catalogue number suggest a recording from the late 1930s or early 1940s.AI summary
Decca F3798 Voice
Norman Wisdom, the British comedian and actor, recorded 'Beware' and 'London Melody' for Decca. Wisdom was a major entertainer and television star; these recordings are from his performing career.AI summary
Decca F9738 Personalities (Prs)
A novelty recording credited to an unknown artist, possibly George Buck, performing a comedic "Village wedding" on Decca. The attribution and artist identity are uncertain.AI summary
Decca F2221 Music Hall
The Orchestre Pasdeloup under conductor Rhené-Baton performing 'Chant de Nigamon', an orchestral work by Henri Février, on Decca KF553. The KF-series Decca pressings were French-market releases; this is a recording of a major French symphony orchestra performing French repertoire of the 1920s–30s, of specialist interest.AI summary
Decca KF553 Orchestra
Olga Olgina performing the 'Bell Song' for Decca's S-series (electric era, circa 1930s), a soprano aria from Delibes' Lakmé, in two parts.AI summary
Decca S10002 Opera
Olga Olgina, a Russian or Eastern European soprano, recorded the famous soprano aria "Bell Song" from Delibes' *Lakmé* for Decca's T-series (1920s–1930s).AI summary
Decca T110 Opera
Olga Olgina performing 'Ah! Fors' è lui' (from La Traviata) on Decca, a European operatic tenor or soprano from the 1930s–40s.AI summary
Decca K570 Opera
Olga Olgina singing Verdi's "Ah! Fors' e lui" from *La traviata* on Decca K570. The artist is not well documented in English-language discographies.AI summary
Decca K570 Opera
Olga Olgina performed operatic and art-song repertoire; this Decca M-series record from the mid-1930s features 'Nightingale', a favourite of classical singers, suggesting art-song rather than popular material.AI summary
Decca M83 Classical
The Suisse Romande Orchestra under conductor Isidore Karr, performing what appears to be a piece titled "Contchak's Aria" (possibly a misspelling or transliteration) for Decca; the K series suggests a 1930s catalogue number.AI summary
Decca K1965 Orchestra
Oscar Strauss — the Austrian operetta composer best known for 'The Chocolate Soldier' — conducting 'My Hero' and a Thalala polka on Decca K2306. A composer-conductor recording of his own operetta music is a specialist collector interest; the K-series Decca is a standard interwar pressing.AI summary
Decca K2306 Orchestra
Oscar Straus (the operetta composer, not the waltz dynasty) wrote both 'The Chocolate Soldier' (1908) and 'A Waltz Dream' (1907), his two biggest international hits. This Decca K-series coupling of orchestral selections from both shows probably dates from the late 1920s or early 1930s. Decca K-series orchestral pressings are plentiful and this is standard catalogue material.AI summary
Decca K2231 Orchestra
Decca KF454 Classical
Ord Hamilton on Decca F6585, performing 'Angel', a vocal recording from the late 1930s–40s on the major British label Decca.AI summary
Decca F6585 Voice
Ord Hamilton singing 'Life is just a Bowl of Cherries', a standard of the early 1930s, recorded for Decca.AI summary
Decca F2781 Voice
An original-cast recording of Kurt Weill and Maxwell Anderson's Lost in the Stars, the 1949 musical based on Alan Paton's novel, on Decca DU40136-41.AI summary
Decca DU40136-41
Orquesta Tipica Argentina recorded 'Todavia' and 'Corazon' for Decca, offering tango repertoire from an Argentine ensemble; tango recordings on British labels are uncommon.AI summary
Decca F1825 Dance
Oscar Rabin's dance band recorded 'All I Need Is You' and 'Twilight Waltz' for Decca in the late 1930s or 1940s. Rabin was a respected British bandleader who also broadcast regularly; this F-series Decca pressing is a commercial dance-band recording.AI summary
Decca F8218 Dance
Osian Ellis, a renowned Welsh harpist, recorded 'Sergh Hudol' and 'Farewell' for Decca, catalogue K2034.AI summary
Decca K2034 Classical
Ossy Renardy, a virtuoso violinist, recorded 'Liebesleid' (Kreisler) for Decca, catalogue DR13758-1; Renardy was a classical and light-classical violinist active in the 1930s–1950s.AI summary
Decca DR13758-1 Classical
Ottilie Patterson, the Northern Irish jazz and blues vocalist who sang with Chris Barber's band, recorded these blues standards for Decca's '10000 series' in the mid-1950s. Patterson was one of Britain's finest blues singers and recordings from this period are keenly collected by British traditional jazz enthusiasts.AI summary
Decca F10472/10621 Jazz
P Green singing wartime medleys on Decca, circa 1940–42, with arrangements of 'Lilli Marlene' (the famous German propaganda song adopted by the Allies) alongside patriotic material. Decca MW series were military or wartime compilations.AI summary
Decca MW256 Voice
Peter Pears, tenor, and Benjamin Britten, pianist, recorded these English folk songs and ballads for Decca's classical catalogue in the early 1940s, before Pears became famous as a concert and opera singer.AI summary
Decca M555 Classical
The Palm Beach Hawaiians performing two Hawaiian novelty songs for Decca. This is a commercial Hawaiian dance recording from the mid-1930s.AI summary
Decca caF.2213 Hawaiian
Patricia Rossborough and I Denis perform a popular song for Decca in the 1930s.AI summary
Decca F1510 Voice
The Paul England Speciality Octet, a jazz or dance ensemble of the 1930s, recorded 'Slipping round the Corner' and 'For You' for Decca, catalogue F2394.AI summary
Decca F2394 Jazz
Decca F2670 Misc.
Paul Evans recorded 'Seven little girls' and 'Worshipping an idol' for Decca catalogue FM6718. Decca's FM series was a later pressing line.AI summary
Decca FM6718 Voice
Paul Godwin's orchestra on Decca's PO-series performs two dance numbers, one a Hiller composition.AI summary
Decca PO5050 Dance
Payne recorded 'Let the People sing' and 'It's a lovely Day tomorrow' for Decca F7403, likely 1930s–1940s.AI summary
Decca F7403 Dance
Payne on Decca F7560, performing 'Out of the Blue' and 'Memories live longer than Dreams' — a late-1930s or 1940s ballad singer on Decca, artist unidentified.AI summary
Decca F7560 Voice
Peggy Cochrane singing two popular standards, A foggy Day and Moon got in my Eyes, on Decca F6624.AI summary
Decca F6624 Voice
Peggy Cochrane performing medley selections from Rodgers and Hammerstein's musicals—'Guys and Dolls' and 'The King and I'—on Decca in the 1950s.AI summary
Decca F10802 Voice
Peggy Dell performing two classic blues standards on Decca. Dell was a British popular singer of the 1930s–40s, and her recordings are moderately collectible. This is likely a mid-1930s pressing.AI summary
Decca F5606 Voice