1,231 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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The Squadronaires, the RAF dance band that became one of Britain's top swing orchestras, play 'My Blue Heaven' on a Decca sample pressing.AI summary
Decca SAMPLE Dance
The Squadronaires on a Decca sample copy, with a single side marked Sally Wales.AI summary
Decca SAMPLE Dance
The Squadronaires on a Decca sample copy, with a single side marked One ? Two ?.AI summary
Decca SAMPLE Dance
The Squadronaires on a Decca sample pressing with 'This Is Always'; a British military dance band from the 1940s–50s.AI summary
Decca SAMPLE Dance
The Squadronaires on Decca F8644, with 'Saturday Night at the Palais' and 'Cement Mixer'. The Squadronaires were a British military dance band active from the 1940s, known for smart, energetic swing arrangements.AI summary
Decca F8644 Dance
The Stargazers with conductor Stanley Black on Decca, a polished popular vocal group recording from the early 1950s with 'Me and My Imagination' and 'The Trouble With Love is Love'.AI summary
Decca F9535 Voice
The Stargazers with the Sid Dean band recorded "Twenty Tiny Fingers" and "An Old Beer Bottle" for Decca F10626, likely a novelty or light comedy number from the early 1950s.AI summary
Decca F10626
The Street Singer was a minor British entertainers of the 1930s–40s; this Decca recording is a sentimental ballad coupling.AI summary
Decca F9018 Voice
The Three Ginx on Decca F1907, a novelty or comedy number from the late 1930s. The group is not widely documented in general reference works.AI summary
Decca F1907 Comic
The Three Peters Sisters were a female vocal group popular in the early 1940s; this Decca disc carries two novelty numbers, 'Highland Swing' and the well-known 'A Tisket A Tasket'.AI summary
Decca F6794 Voice
Tom English, a British vocalist, recorded 'Cockles and Mussels' (a Molly Malone street-song standard) and 'Oh lucky Jim' for Decca.AI summary
Decca F3965 Voice
Tom Walls and J. Hylton recorded 'The Derby 1932' for Decca F3027, a topical descriptive piece commemorating the famous horse race. Walls was a stage actor and revue performer; Hylton was a successful British bandleader.AI summary
Decca F3027 Dance
Tom Walls and J. Hylton with The Derby 1932 in two sides on Decca F3027.AI summary
Decca F3027 Personalities (Prs)
Tommy Handley, the British radio comedian and star of the wartime radio show ITMA, on Decca F7246 with comic numbers from the 1940s.AI summary
Decca F7246 Comic
Tommy Handley, the British radio comedian famous for the show 'ITMA,' recorded 'Coom pretty one' and 'Silly Girl' for Decca F3982. These are comedy or novelty items from the late 1930s.AI summary
Decca F3982 Comic
Tommy Steele with Singing the Blues and Rebel Rock on Decca F10819.AI summary
Decca F10819 Rock
Tommy Steele on Decca F11072, performing 'Put a ring on her finger' and 'Come on let's go'. Steele was Britain's first teen idol and rock and roll star, prominent in the mid-to-late 1950s; this Decca recording is from the early years of his career.AI summary
Decca F11072 Rock
Tommy Steele, the British rock and roll pioneer, performing 'Put a Ring on Her Finger' and 'Come On Let's Go' on Decca (catalogue F11072). Steele was one of the first British rock and roll stars and a major chart presence in the mid-to-late 1950s.AI summary
Decca F11072 Rock
Tommy Steele, the British pop star and actor, recorded 'Grandad's Rock' and 'Shiralee' for Decca F10896 in the mid-to-late 1950s.AI summary
Decca F10896 Rock
Tommy Steele recorded 'The only man on the island' and 'I puts the lightie on' for Decca in 1957. This is an early single from Steele, who became Britain's first major rock and roll star following his 1956 breakthrough with 'Rock with the Caveman'.AI summary
Decca F11041 Rock
Tommy Steele's second Decca recording, from late 1956 — among his earliest discs, just as the teenager had become Britain's first rock and roll star following his appearance in 'Rock Around the Clock'.AI summary
Decca F11041 Rock
Tommy Steele, a British rock and roll pioneer of the 1950s, recorded 'Trial' and 'Hiawatha' for Decca; this is a minor entry in his early recording career, before he achieved mainstream fame.AI summary
Decca F11117 Rock
Decca F10976 Misc.
Tommy Steele, the British rock-and-roll pioneer and teen idol, recorded 'Rock Around the Town' and 'Rock with the Cavemen' for Decca, catalogue F10795 (1956). These are among his earliest and most significant recordings.AI summary
Decca F10795 Rock
Tommy Steele performing 'Trial' and 'Hiawatha' for Decca, F11117. Steele was a major British rock and roll star of the 1950s; this late 1950s recording dates to his early career when he was being marketed as a rock and roll performer, before his transition to musical theatre and entertainment.AI summary
Decca F11117 Rock
The Tonhalle Orchestra under Franz Lehár performing the 'Gypsy Love Overture' (Lehár's own composition from the operetta *Gypsy Love*) in two parts. Lehár was the famous Austro-Hungarian operetta composer; this Decca K-series pressing represents his orchestral work.AI summary
Decca K1811 Orchestra
The Tonhalle orchestra performing Lehár's 'Vienna Wives Overture' on Decca in the 1930s–1940s, representing the popularity of Viennese operetta in the British record market.AI summary
Decca K1903 Orchestra
The Tonhalle Orchestra under the direction of related to Lehár, recorded waltzes and ballet music from The Count of Luxembourg for Decca. This is an orchestral arrangement of the famous Lehár operetta from the early electrical era.AI summary
Decca K1997 Orchestra
The Tonhalle orchestra conducted an arrangement of Franz Lehár's operetta waltzes—'Count of Luxembourg Waltz' and a 'Waltz Intermezzo Ballet'—on this Decca pressing, representing European operetta repertoire.AI summary
Decca K1997 Orchestra
The Tonhalle Orchestra performing the overture and intermezzo from Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari's opera 'Il Segreto di Susanna' (Susanna's Secret), conducted by Wolf-Ferrari himself, on Decca K1872. A composer conducting his own opera is always historically interesting; Wolf-Ferrari's delicate comic operas had a substantial following and a self-conducted recording is of specialist collector interest.AI summary
Decca K1872 Orchestra
The Tonhalle Orchestra recorded the Wolf-Ferrari Susanna's Secret Overture for Decca's classical K-series in the 1930s.AI summary
Decca K1872 Classical
The Tonhalle Orchestra under Woldemar Wolf-Ferrari performing the 'Susanna's Secret Overture' and 'Intermezzo' from Wolf-Ferrari's operetta on Decca K1872, a classical orchestral recording.AI summary
Decca K1872 Classical
Tony Lowry on Decca F5533, performing 'A bouquet of serenades' on both sides. A light instrumental or vocal recording from the 1930s-40s; Decca was a major British label.AI summary
Decca F5533 Instrumental
Tudor Evans, a Welsh vocalist, performing two ballads on Decca F-series, likely 1940s–50s; a minor artist on a major label.AI summary
Decca F9174 Voice
V. Miller and B. Rowbotham recorded 'Love on the Dole' and 'Affiliate with Me' for Decca, catalogue F6933, in the late 1930s.AI summary
Decca F6933 Voice
Vása Příhoda, the Czech violinist and virtuoso, recorded 'Souvenir' and 'Serenata' for Decca. Příhoda was an accomplished concert and recording artist known for his technical brilliance.AI summary
Decca DE7003 Classical
Vera Lynn, 'The Forces' Sweetheart', recorded 'Yours' and 'We Both Told a Lie' on Decca; Lynn was the most celebrated British female singer of the Second World War era and remains an icon of that period.AI summary
Decca caF7996 Voice
Vera Lynn, the British singer and national sweetheart, recorded 'With All My Heart' and 'You'll Never Know' for Decca (F8350) in the 1940s-50s. Lynn was one of Britain's most celebrated wartime and post-war vocalists.AI summary
Decca F8350 Voice
Vera Lynn, the Forces' Sweetheart, recorded 'The Wind Cannot Read' and 'Every Hour Every Day of My Life' for Decca, popular ballads from the 1950s.AI summary
Decca F11038 Voice
Vera Lynn, the "Forces' Sweetheart" and one of Britain's best-loved wartime and post-war vocalists, recorded "The Wind Cannot Read" and "Every Hour Every Day of My Life" for Decca; both are romantic ballads from the 1950s.AI summary
Decca F11038 Voice
Vera Lynn, the British singer and forces' sweetheart, recorded 'Popular Medley No 4' for Decca, catalogue F10561; Lynn was one of the most famous British vocalists of the 1940s–50s.AI summary
Decca F10561 Voice
Vera Lynn, the British forces' sweetheart, recorded 'Only Forever' and 'Ferryboat Serenade' for Decca F7693. Lynn was one of the most popular British singers of the 1940s and her Decca recordings remain widely available.AI summary
Decca F7693 Voice
A Decca duet featuring Vera-Ellen, the dancer and actress who appeared in major Hollywood musicals of the 1950s, with Charles Stratton.AI summary
Decca 23315 Voice
Victor Young, the American composer-conductor, recorded 'I Live Again' and an untitled piece for Decca 1280 in the early 1930s; Young became famous later in Hollywood for his film scores, and his early dance-era recordings are less commonly sought than his later work.AI summary
Decca 1280 Orchestra
Victor Young's Singing Strings, a popular orchestral group, recorded 'Ruby' and the 'Song from Moulin Rouge' for Decca.AI summary
Decca 28675 Orchestra
The Victory Band performed medley selections 'Ragtime Medley' and 'Paso Doble Medley' on Decca F8225, a British dance label pressing of the mid-1930s.AI summary
Decca F8225 Dance
Violet Loraine recorded 'What a Little Moonlight Can Do' for Decca (TB1615-2). Loraine was a British revue and film performer of the 1920s–30s, and this title is a well-known jazz standard.AI summary
Decca TB1615-2 Voice
Violet Loraine was a British stage and recording artist of the 1920s–30s; this Decca pressing of 'What a Little Moonlight Can Do' and 'Don't You Cry When We Say Goodbye' captures her popular vocal style.AI summary
Decca F5266 Voice