35 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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This Edison side brings together the daughters and relatives of Marie Lloyd, one of Britain's greatest music-hall stars, sharing reminiscences of the legendary entertainer; a rare family recording.AI summary
Edison 5623 Music Hall
Airs from Gilbert and Sullivan's Patience, played by the New York Light Orchestra, on Edison 80240, a number from Edison's Diamond Disc series.AI summary
Edison 80240 Orchestra
The Band of the Kings Colonials recorded 'Christchurch Calls' and the 'Il Trovatore' overture for Edis, a New Zealand label with very low output. This is a colonial pressing of obscure provenance.AI summary
Edison 174 Orchestra
Belmont and Lyster with Blue Jay and the Thrush and Hear the Robin on Edison 25.AI summary
Edison 25 Instrumental
The overture to Weber's Der Freischütz in two parts, played by the American Symphony Orchestra, on Edison 80610.AI summary
Edison 80610 Orchestra
Cicely Courteneidge, a British stage and film star, performing novelty comic material on Edison; the catalogue number and format suggest 1920s–1930s.AI summary
Edison 5275 Music Hall
A descriptive selection on Edison, an American label, featuring sound-effect narrative recordings of early 20th-century urban life. The fire alarm and troopship departure were typical of Edison's novelty spoken-word and sound-effect catalogue.AI summary
Edison 177
Edith Furmedge, an unidentified vocalist, on Edis, a small British label.AI summary
Edison 1179 Voice
Eleonora De Cisneros, an operatic mezzo-soprano. Edison 82509 records 'Printemps ce commence' from Samson et Delilah; an acoustic recording from an early US label.AI summary
Edison 82509 Opera
Emilio Columbo recorded these two light vocal pieces for Edis, a minor British label: 'Souvenir' and 'Midnight Bells'. Both are typical of the popular sentimental or dance-band vocal material of the 1920s-1930s, but the artist is not well documented.AI summary
Edison 0277 Voice
Francis Luther on Edis 0159 with 'What Does It Matter?' and 'Charmaine', popular sentimental songs on an obscure independent label.AI summary
Edison 0159 Voice
Frieda Hempel, the German coloratura soprano, sings 'Ombra leggiera' from Meyerbeer's 'Dinorah', with Mario Laurenti on the reverse, on an Edison Diamond Disc. These thick vertical-cut discs need an Edison machine or a suitable stylus to play.AI summary
Edison 82251 Opera
Frieda Hempel, the German coloratura soprano, sings 'Ombra leggiera' from Meyerbeer's 'Dinorah', with Mario Laurenti on the reverse, on an Edison Diamond Disc. These thick vertical-cut discs need an Edison machine or a suitable stylus to play.AI summary
Edison 82251 Opera
Airs from Gilbert and Sullivan's The Pirates of Penzance, parts 1 and 2, on Edison 80251, a re-creation.AI summary
Edison 80251(Re-creation) Orchestra
The Hollywood Dance Orchestra with What a Wonderful Wedding That Will Be and Just a Night for Meditation on Edison 4873.AI summary
Edison 4873 Dance
Jack Courtnay with 'In a Monastery Garden' and 'Love's Old Sweet Song' on Edis 4611, a small British independent label.AI summary
Edison 4611 Orchestra
Edison 14 Instrumental
Mabel Constanduros was a radio and stage comedienne best known for her Buggins family sketches; Baby and the Silkworm is a two-part comic sketch on Edison 0205.AI summary
Edison 0205 Comic
Mabel Constanduros, the radio and stage comedienne best known for the Buggins family sketches, performs The Buggins Family at the Zoo in two parts on Edison 0210.AI summary
Edison 0210 Comic
Mabel Constanduros, the radio and stage comedienne best known for the Buggins family sketches, performs The Guide in two parts on Edison 0246.AI summary
Edison 0246 Comic
Mabel Constanduros, the radio and stage comedienne best known for the Buggins family sketches, performs Grandma's Birthday Party in two parts on Edison 0271.AI summary
Edison 0271 Comic
Marie Rappold, a soprano active in the 1910s–20s, recorded two classical vocal standards: Gounod's 'O Divine Redeemer' and a medley from Flotow's 'La Dame Blanche' ('Last Rose of Summer'). Rappold was a concert and operatic singer of the early acoustic period.AI summary
Edison 4478/862 Opera
May A. Mayer performing piano pieces "Rustle of Spring" and "Murmur of Zephyrs" on Edis, an obscure British label.AI summary
Edison 52142 Instrumental
The Parisian Orchestra and Royal Guards Band recorded light orchestral material for Edis, a small British label of the 1920s.AI summary
Edison 280 Orchestra
Raderman, an unknown artist, performing two instrumental novelty numbers on Edis (Edison), a British reissue label. The titles suggest early jazz or dance music.AI summary
Edison 50637 Instrumental
Reg White and Frank Hagley with By a Lazy Country Lane and My Ideal on Edison 5322.AI summary
Edison 5322 Voice
A religious recording by Rev. J. Wilbur Chapman on the Edis label, presenting scripture passages from the Gospels of St Mark and St Luke.AI summary
Edison 80192 Voice
Edison 0151
Russian Ballet Orchestra performing 'The Three Cornered Hat' by Manuel de Falla on both sides of Edis 0150, an obscure British label.AI summary
Edison 0150 Orchestra
Two parts of the music for The Three-Cornered Hat, Falla's ballet score, played by the Russian Ballet Orchestra on Edison 0151.AI summary
Edison 0151 Orchestra
Sid Phillips on Edison, performing 'Valse Vanité' and 'Gipsy Dance' — a British bandleader and accordionist of the 1930s.AI summary
Edison 0255 Dance
Edison W21
The Plaza Band with two 1928 songs, 'You're the Cream in My Coffee' and 'She's Funny That Way', on Edison.AI summary
Edison 4924 Dance
W. W. Whitlock with Buying the Christmas Dinner and Whitlock's Christmas Party on Edison 355.AI summary
Edison 355 Comic
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Edison 0283