1,230 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Sam Browne, a popular British crooner of the 1940s and 1950s, recorded these two sentimental ballads for Decca in the post-war era.AI summary
Decca F8872 Voice
Sam Coslow, American songwriter and performer, singing 'You Are My Lucky Star' and 'I've Got a Feelin' You're Foolin'' on Decca F5805.AI summary
Decca F5805 Voice
Sam Koki recorded 'Ebb Tide' and 'Paradise Isle' for Decca—Hawaiian and tropical-themed vocal numbers from the 1940s–1950s.AI summary
Decca 1438 Hawaiian
Sid Field, a British comedian and actor, in "You can't keep a good Dreamer down" and a London Town Overture on Decca, from the late 1930s.AI summary
Decca F8672 Personalities (Prs)
Sid Field, a celebrated British comedian and music-hall entertainer, recorded a comic novelty with orchestral backing on Decca in the 1940s, when he was at the height of his West End and radio popularity.AI summary
Decca F8672 Personalities (Prs)
Sid Phillips performing 'Pennsylvania 6-5000' and 'Southern fried' on Decca F7696. Phillips was a British dance-band leader and violinist active from the 1930s onward.AI summary
Decca F7696 Dance
Sid Phillips' Quintet on Decca F8147, a trad jazz recording from the 1950s. Phillips was a British traditional jazz musician and bandleader, and his recordings are sought by trad and swing collectors.AI summary
Decca F8147 Jazz
A calypso or Caribbean-inflected side by the Six Blue Chips for Decca in the early 1950s (catalogue F7809).AI summary
Decca F7809 Calypso
Sol Hoopi, a Hawaiian guitarist, recorded two instrumental pieces for Decca Records. Hoopi was an accomplished Hawaiian music performer active in the 1930s–40s, and these sides represent the Hawaiian guitar tradition on major-label pressings.AI summary
Decca F7008 Hawaiian
Sol Hoopi, a Hawaiian musician, performs 'Stack O Lee Blues' and 'Farewell Blues' on Decca X1717 from the 1930s. Hoopi was known for Hawaiian guitar music.AI summary
Decca X1717 Hawaiian
Sophie Tucker, the 'Last of the Red Hot Mamas', performing 'No Man is ever going to worry me' and 'Life begins at 40' on Decca 23033. Tucker was a major American stage and recording star of the 1920s and 1930s.AI summary
Decca 23033 Personalities (Prs)
Spike Hughes, British bandleader of the 1930s, on Decca F2735 with vocals by Edith Carlisle. This is a well-produced swing-era recording. Hughes' Decca sides are sought by British jazz collectors.AI summary
Decca F2735 Jazz
Spike Hughes was a significant British jazz arranger and composer of the early 1930s, and this Decca side showcases his sophisticated orchestral approach to 'Limehouse Blues' — a piece he wrote and was closely associated with.AI summary
Decca F3004 Jazz
Spike Hughes, a British bandleader, composer and music critic, on Decca F2373 performing two spirituals arranged for dance band. Hughes was a significant figure in British jazz and dance music of the 1930s; his recordings, though not numerous, are respected by jazz historians.AI summary
Decca F2373 Jazz
Spike Hughes, a British jazz musician and composer, performing two sides—'Dancing Time' and 'Kalua'—on Decca in 1936. Hughes was an accomplished reed player and bandleader active in the early British jazz scene; his Decca recordings are sought by enthusiasts of the period.AI summary
Decca F1816 Jazz
Spike Hughes, a British jazz musician and composer, performing the spirituals 'Joshua Fit de Battle of Jericho' and 'Roll Jordan' on Decca F2373.AI summary
Decca F2373 Jazz
Spike Hughes, a British jazz bandleader and composer, recorded 'Poor Butterfly' and 'Margie' for Decca F1815 in the mid-1930s. Hughes was influential in British jazz.AI summary
Decca F1815 Jazz
Spike Hughes, the British jazz composer, arranger and bandleader, recorded for Decca during his most active period in the mid-1930s. Hughes was a leading figure in British jazz and swing, known for sophisticated arrangements and modern hot-dance ideas.AI summary
Decca F1816 Jazz
Spike Hughes, the British jazz composer and bandleader, recorded for Decca in the early 1930s. Hughes was an important figure in British hot jazz and his recordings remain sought by collectors of the period, particularly his Decca sessions which often featured American and British swing musicians.AI summary
Decca F1844 Jazz
Spike Hughes was a leading British jazz composer and bandleader of the 1930s, known for sophisticated swing arrangements. This Decca recording of 'Darktown Strutters Ball' and 'Blues in My Heart' showcases Hughes's elegant orchestral jazz style.AI summary
Decca F2611 Jazz
Spike Hughes, the British dance-band leader and innovator, performing 'Dinah' and 'Doan You Grieve' on Decca F3399, a late 1930s British recording.AI summary
Decca F3399 Jazz
Spike Hughes, a notable British bandleader and composer of the 1930s, with an instrumental piece on Decca F3639. Hughes' Decca sides are well-regarded by jazz collectors.AI summary
Decca F3639 Jazz
Spike Hughes, the British composer and bandleader, recorded 'Funny Dear What Love Can Do' and 'That's Where the South Begins' for Decca in the early 1930s. Hughes was a respected figure in British jazz and swing, also known as a critic and composer.AI summary
Decca F1906 Jazz
Spike Hughes, a British musician, composer and bandleader, recorded the standards 'They Didn't Believe Me' and 'Sheik of Araby' for Decca in the 1930s.AI summary
Decca F2114 Jazz
Spike Hughes, the British jazz composer and bandleader, recorded 'Tap Your Feet' and 'High Life' for Decca F2323, likely 1930s.AI summary
Decca F2323 Jazz
Spike Hughes and his orchestra recorded 'Roll Jordan' and 'Joshua fit de Battle of Jericho' (spiritual arrangements) for Decca F2373; Hughes was a British jazz bandleader, composer and critic influential in the 1930s jazz scene.AI summary
Decca F2373 Jazz
Spike Hughes was a British jazz musician, composer and arranger of the 1920s–30s; 'Air in D Flat (33)' and 'Sweet Sorrow Blues' are instrumental jazz selections. Hughes made important experimental hot-jazz recordings for Decca in the early 1930s and is of genuine historical interest to jazz collectors.AI summary
Decca F5101 Jazz
Spike Hughes on Decca F3606, performing 'Pastoral' and 'Bugle Call Rag'. Spike Hughes was a respected British bandleader and jazz composer of the 1930s, known for sophisticated hot dance and swing recordings.AI summary
Decca F3606 Jazz
Spike Hughes, a British composer-bandleader known for his hot-jazz arrangements of the early 1930s, recorded for Decca with sides titled 'Everything is Peaches down in Georgia' and 'Sure as you're born'.AI summary
Decca F1910 Jazz
Spike Hughes, prominent British bandleader and composer, recording 'Doing Things' and 'Get happy' for Decca in the early 1930s.AI summary
Decca F2150 Jazz
Spike Hughes and his orchestra performing 'Everybody Loves My Baby' and 'Misty Mornin' on Decca F2166. Hughes was a British jazz composer and bandleader of the 1930s, and an important figure in the British jazz of that era.AI summary
Decca F2166 Jazz
Spike Hughes, the British composer, bandleader and jazz enthusiast, performs two jazz-influenced novelty numbers on Decca F2217: "Button Up Your Overcoat" and "Moanin' Low," likely from the 1930s. Hughes was an important figure in British jazz recording and music journalism of that era.AI summary
Decca F2217 Jazz
Spike Hughes, a British composer, arranger and bandleader from the 1930s, on Decca with 'Moon Love' and 'Some of These Days'; Hughes led an influential hot-jazz band and his recordings are prized by jazz collectors.AI summary
Decca F2259 Jazz
Decca F2711 Jazz
Spike Hughes was a British jazz composer, bandleader and writer, active 1930s–40s. 'Nocturne' is a Hughes composition; 'Someone Stole Gabriel's Horn' is a jazz number. Hughes was an important figure in British hot jazz, and his Decca recordings are sought by specialists.AI summary
Decca F3563 Jazz
Spike Hughes, the British jazz composer and conductor, performing 'Arabesque' and 'Fanfare' on Decca F-series — likely jazz-oriented or modernist instrumental pieces from the mid-to-late 1930s.AI summary
Decca F3639 Jazz
Spike Hughes was a British composer, bandleader and bassist who recorded sophisticated small-group jazz and dance sides for Decca in the early 1930s; 'Music at Sunrise' and 'Music at Midnight' are from his better-known session work.AI summary
Decca F3836 Jazz
Spike Hughes, British bandleader and arranger, recording 'Sweet Sue' and 'How come you do me like you do' for Decca in the mid-1930s; Hughes led innovative hot-dance orchestras that influenced British jazz.AI summary
Decca F3972 Jazz
Spike Hughes recording two contrasting pieces — a classical piece in D flat and 'Sweet Sorrow Blues' — for Decca in the mid-to-late 1930s, showing the breadth of his artistic range.AI summary
Decca F5101 Jazz
Spike Hughes was a distinguished British composer, bandleader and musicologist whose Decca recordings of the mid-1930s represent some of the finest swing-influenced jazz made in Britain. F3606 is from this important period.AI summary
Decca F3606 Jazz
Decca F2735
Spike Hughes Orchestra performing 'Someone Stole Gabriel's Horn' and 'Nocturne' on Decca F3563, a late 1930s British jazz recording.AI summary
Decca F3563 Jazz
Spike Hughes and his Orchestra on Decca, catalogue F3717. Hughes was a respected British jazz-influenced bandleader and composer of the 1930s; 'Firebird' is an ambitious orchestral jazz piece, and Hughes's records are collectable.AI summary
Decca F3717 Jazz
Spike Hughes' orchestra recorded 'A Harlem Symphony' for Decca in the 1930s; Hughes was a British bandleader and composer known for composing extended jazz works.AI summary
Decca F2711 Jazz
St. Cecilia's Male Voice Quartet recorded two sacred vocal works on Decca, a standard repertoire for British church choirs and male voice ensembles of the 1930s-40s.AI summary
Decca F2978 Voice
Stainless Stephen, the British music-hall comedian and novelty recording artist, recorded 'Behind the Scenes at the BBC' and 'We've heard him on the Wireless' for Decca, F1797; these titles reflect his popular topical comedy material of the mid-1930s.AI summary
Decca F1797 Comic
Stainless Stephen, a Scottish comedian and ventriloquist, performing comedy material for Decca in the early 1930s; Stephen was a popular entertainer on stage and in early broadcasting.AI summary
Decca F1579 Comic
Stainless Stephen was a British comedian and radio personality of the 1930s–40s, known for rapid-fire comic monologues. This Decca M series side captures his style with recording-specific comedy material.AI summary
Decca M47 Comic