1,229 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Ambrose and his orchestra, one of Britain's most sophisticated and collected dance bands, recorded extensively for Decca; this late-1930s or early-1940s Decca F pressing represents his continued refinement of popular material.AI summary
Decca F8314 Dance
Ambrose Band on Decca, 'What Do We Care' and 'Russian Rose'—sentimental popular dance sides from the late 1940s or early 1950s.AI summary
Decca F7935 Dance
The Ambrose band recorded 'Rancho Pillow' and 'Rose O'Day' for Decca F8046. A late-1930s recording from one of Britain's most celebrated dance orchestras.AI summary
Decca F8046 Dance
Ambrose and his orchestra on Decca, performing 'By Candlelight' and 'White Cliffs of Dover' from the early 1940s. Ambrose was one of Britain's finest dance-band leaders, and this is a notable wartime side.AI summary
Decca F8102 Dance
Ambrose and his orchestra on Decca, performing 'White Christmas' and 'Breathless' from around 1942. Ambrose was one of Britain's finest dance-band leaders.AI summary
Decca F8193 Dance
Ambrose and his Orchestra on Decca, catalogue F8283. Ambrose was a leading British bandleader of the 1930s–40s, recording for Decca and the Mayfair Hotel, London. His orchestra was one of the most popular and recorded of the period.AI summary
Decca F8283 Dance
Ambrose band, a leading British dance orchestra of the 1930s–40s, performing 'Two hearts on a tree' and 'One night of love' on Decca F5223. Ambrose was one of the most successful British bandleaders.AI summary
Decca F5223 Dance
Ambrose and his orchestra recorded these two sides for Decca, likely in the early-to-mid 1940s.AI summary
Decca F7326 Dance
Ambrose and his orchestra, one of the most sophisticated dance bands of 1930s London, recorded these two sides for Decca in the early catalogue; Ambrose's Mayfair Hotel broadcasts made him famous in the UK.AI summary
Decca 517 Dance
Ambrose and his orchestra, one of Britain's top dance bands of the 1930s–1940s, on Decca. Ambrose was celebrated for sophisticated, well-arranged swing-influenced dance music and remains highly collected.AI summary
Decca F7691 Dance
Ambrose and his orchestra recorded "Serenade in the Night" and "When the Poppies Bloom Again" for Decca F6097, a ballad-era dance side of the early 1940s.AI summary
Decca F6097 Dance
Ambrose and his orchestra, a premier British dance band, on Decca F7400—performing 'Tristesse' and 'Blue Hawaii'—noted as a non-UK issue.AI summary
Decca F7400(nonUKissue0 Dance
Ambrose and his orchestra recorded 'Washing on the Siegfried Line' and 'I'm Sending You the Siegfried Line' for Decca, catalogue F7245; these are wartime novelty songs from around 1939–1940, and Ambrose was one of Britain's top dance bandleaders.AI summary
Decca F7245 Dance
The Andrews Sisters were the most successful female vocal group of the 1940s, and their Decca recordings—featuring their trademark tight harmonies and rhythmic vitality—became hits across America and Britain.AI summary
Decca BM04729 Voice
Decca M2027
Andy Iona was a Hawaiian guitarist and vocalist of the 1930s–40s who recorded for Decca; this pressing pairs "South Sea Lullabies" and "Kailua", both typical of the Hawaiian vocal and guitar idiom popular in Britain during the swing era.AI summary
Decca 3394 Hawaiian
Anna Neagle, a celebrated British actress and dancer, recorded 'Kiss me Goodnight' and 'A Little Dash of Dublin' for Decca; Neagle's film and theatre fame made her occasional vocal recordings popular.AI summary
Decca F5649 Personalities (Prs)
Anna Sten was a Hollywood actress and singer of the 1930s, best known for her film work. This Decca recording captures her in popular song, though her singing career was limited.AI summary
Decca PO5043 Voice
Anne Roselle was a British soprano specializing in operatic repertoire; this Decca side preserves two arias from Puccini and Mozart, capturing a minor British opera singer of the mid-20th century.AI summary
Decca CA8180 Opera
Anne Shelton, a popular British radio and recording vocalist, with "Lilli Marlene" and "To-Night I Kissed You" on Decca; Shelton was particularly well-known for her wartime broadcasts and recordings.AI summary
Decca F8434 Voice
Anne Shelton, the popular British wartime and postwar vocalist known as 'the Forces' Sweetheart' alongside Vera Lynn, sings 'A Fine How-Do-You-Do' and 'You Too Can Have a Lovely Romance' on Decca.AI summary
Decca F8316 Voice
Annette Keith performing two sentimental songs on Decca: 'When Day Is Done' and 'Sleep My Baby Sleep'.AI summary
Decca F5631 Voice
Annette Mills on Decca with nursery novelties 'We want Muffin / Big Chief Carrot Top' and 'Sally the Seal / Mr Peregrine Esquire'. Mills was a British children's entertainer and puppeteer, famous as creator and performer of the Twizzle puppet show; her Decca recordings of the 1950s were popular with young audiences.AI summary
Decca F9028 Personalities (Prs)
Annette Mills was a British children's entertainer and puppeteer best known for 'Toytown' on BBC Radio; this Decca side from the late 1940s features her in nursery songs and animal character novelties.AI summary
Decca F9029 Personalities (Prs)
Annie Ross recorded 'Only You' and 'Cry Me a River' for Decca (F10680) in the 1950s. Ross was a jazz and popular singer with a sophisticated style, and later became known for her work as a lyricist and jazz vocalist in the cool-jazz movement.AI summary
Decca F10680 Voice
An anonymous performer or ensemble recorded these two parts of Pied Piper for Decca, probably in the 1930s or 1940s; the title suggests a novelty or children's piece.AI summary
Decca K755 Personalities (Prs)
An anonymous recording of Ave Maria on Decca, from a master number suggesting a 1930s–1940s pressing.AI summary
Decca camasterTB2284-11 Classical
Anonymous recording, credited only as 'anon' on Decca, appears to be a children's novelty or instrumental narrative in two parts.AI summary
Decca K755 Personalities (Prs)
Anona Winn recorded novelty songs 'Noone believes I'm a Mermaid' and 'Ghost of the turkey' for Decca catalogue F5319, from the mid-1930s.AI summary
Decca F5319 Voice
Anona Winn and R. Purdell performing 'Songs of the Shows No 3' (parts 3-4) on Decca F3265, likely from the 1930s-1940s. This is part of a series showcasing musical theatre repertoire.AI summary
Decca F3265 Voice
Anthony Newley recorded 'Saturday Night Rock-a-Boogie' and 'I've Waited So Long' for Decca. Newley was a British actor, singer and later composer, who enjoyed a pop career in the 1950s before achieving success as a musical theatre personality.AI summary
Decca F11127 Rock
Anthony Newley, the British child actor, singer and entertainer, recorded 'Sat'day Night Rock a Boogie' and 'I've Waited So Long' for Decca in the late 1950s. Newley was a teenage singing sensation before his career as a dramatist and composer.AI summary
Decca F11127 Rock
Anthony Newley, the British actor, singer and composer (later famous for *Stop the World — I Want to Get Off*), records the novelty rock-and-roll numbers 'Idle on Parade' and 'Idle Rock-a-boogie' for Decca. This pressing is from the mid-to-late 1950s, during his early recording career.AI summary
Decca F11137 Rock
Decca F11142 Rock
Anton Karas, the Viennese zither virtuoso famous for the *The Third Man* film score, recorded the theme and related material for Decca.AI summary
Decca F9235 Instrumental
ARC (likely a house band or pseudonym) performing 'I've Got Five Dollars' and 'When Yuba Plays the Rumba on the Tuba' on Decca F2999.AI summary
Decca F2999 Dance
ARC (likely a house ensemble or studio group on the budget label ARC) recorded 'Strangers' and 'Voice in the old Village Choir' for Decca, catalogue F3007; ARC credits typically masked studio musicians on lower-cost pressings.AI summary
Decca F3007 Voice
ARC (likely an abbreviation or pseudonym for a session band) recorded 'Hummin' to Myself' and 'Downhearted' for Decca F3082 in the mid-to-late 1930s.AI summary
Decca F3082 Dance
An orchestra credited to ARC recorded 'Night Shall Be Filled with Music' and 'If You Were Only Mine' for Decca F3083, a British pressing from the 1930s–1940s.AI summary
Decca F3083 Orchestra
Armando Orefiche was a Cuban bandleader and pianist known for mambo and cha-cha recordings. 'La Rumbita' and 'Cha-cha la Negra' are Latin dance numbers; this Decca C16112 pressing is from a mainstream commercial Latin-music catalogue.AI summary
Decca C16112 Dance
Louis Armstrong on Decca F5936, performing "I hope Gabriel likes my Music" and "Shoe Shine Boy" — F-series Deccas were standard British pressings from the late 1930s–40s. Armstrong is universally collected, though British pressings of his hot jazz sides are more prized than later popular recordings.AI summary
Decca F5936 Jazz
Louis Armstrong for Decca, performing 'Mexican Swing' and 'Satchel Mouth Swing'. Armstrong recorded prolifically for Decca in the 1930s–40s; these two sides showcase his trumpet and distinctive delivery on swing-era material.AI summary
Decca F7428 Jazz
Arthur Askey was a major British radio and stage comedian of the 1940s. 'Seaside Band' and 'Zebra Song' are comedy records on Decca, reflecting Askey's music-hall style of humorous entertainment.AI summary
Decca F9944 Personalities (Prs)
Arthur Lally's band recorded 'Bye Bye Blues' and 'Swinging in a Hammock' for Decca; a regional or secondary dance ensemble of the 1930s.AI summary
Decca F1966 Dance
Arthur Lally band on Decca F2749 with 'Palmy Days' and 'Alone with My Dreams', a British dance band of the 1930s–40s.AI summary
Decca F2749 Dance
Arthur Lally and his orchestra recorded a Maurice Chevalier selection for Decca, a British dance orchestra performing vocal selections popular in the 1930s.AI summary
Decca F2131 Dance
Arthur Lally Band on Decca, catalogue F2966, with only one side noted ('Pleasure Cruise with Lawrence Wright'). Lally is an unrecognised bandleader and the single side limits its appeal.AI summary
Decca F2966 Dance
A dance band recording by Arthur Nichols's band on Decca, a major British label. The catalogue number F3938 dates this to the mid-1930s.AI summary
Decca F3938 Dance