629 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Eddie Golden, credited on Imperial Records, performing two novelty dances of the 1920s.AI summary
Imperial 1477 Dance
Eddie Peabody, a virtuoso banjo player and entertainer known for novelty medley performances, recorded two traditional medleys for Imperial in the late 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary
Imperial 1492 Instrumental
Eddie Peabody, the American banjo virtuoso, performing 'Collegiate' and 'Ukelele Lady' on Imperial. Peabody was one of the most popular and recorded musicians of the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Imperial 1493 Instrumental
Eddie Peabody, a banjo virtuoso and popular entertainer of the 1920s, recorded these two novelty numbers for the Imperial label.AI summary
Imperial 1535 Instrumental
Eddie Peabody, the celebrated banjo virtuoso, performing 'Piccolo Pete' and 'Lovable and Sweet' on Imperial 2213.AI summary
Imperial 2213 Instrumental
Eddie Peabody was an American virtuoso banjo player and entertainer of the 1920s-30s, known for novelty and dance numbers. This Imperial 2241 pressing features his signature ukulele-banjo style.AI summary
Imperial 2241 Instrumental
Elsie Butler recorded 'I'm Ka-Razy for You' and 'Lover Come Back to Me' for Imperial Records, a small British label of the early 1900s.AI summary
Imperial 2090 Voice
Imperial 2381 Personalities (Prs)
Elsie Carlisle, a British popular singer, performing two comic novelty songs on Imperial: 'Alone and Afraid' and the whimsical 'My Canary Has Circles Under His Eyes'.AI summary
Imperial 2489 Voice
Ernie Golden Band on Imperial, catalogue 1933. Imperial was a minor American label of the 1920s–30s, and Golden is an unrecognised artist, making British copies of this dance record scarce.AI summary
Imperial 1933 Dance
Eubie Blake, an African-American pianist and composer of ragtime and early jazz, on Imperial Records 2628, performing 'Life is just a Bowl of Cherries' and 'Today I feel so happy'.AI summary
Imperial 2628 Jazz
Fats Domino on Imperial Records 5114: 'Tired of Crying' and 'What's the Matter Baby'. Domino was one of the most influential rock and roll and R&B pioneers of the 1950s, and his early Imperial sides from the early 1950s are foundational to rock history.AI summary
Imperial 5114 Rock
Fats Domino on Imperial Records, an early rock and roll number by one of the genre's pioneers, likely mid-1950s.AI summary
Imperial 5145 Rock
Fats Domino recorded 'Poor me' and 'Trust in me' for Imperial, catalogue 5197, from the early 1950s.AI summary
Imperial 5197 Rock
Fats Domino performing 'Going to the River' and 'Mardi Gras in New Orleans' on Imperial Records catalogue 5231. Domino's Imperial sides from 1950–56 represent the foundation of rock and roll, featuring some of his most celebrated early recordings.AI summary
Imperial 5231 Rock
Fats Domino was an American pianist and singer, born in New Orleans, who became one of the pioneers of rock and roll in the 1950s, fusing rhythm-and-blues, boogie-woogie, and rock elements. 'You said you love me' and 'Rose Mary' are early Domino recordings on Imperial Records from the early 1950s.AI summary
Imperial 5251 Rock
Fats Domino performing 'Don't leave me this Way' and 'Something's wrong' on Imperial Records catalogue 5262. Domino's Imperial sides from 1950–56 represent the foundation of rock and roll.AI summary
Imperial 5262 Rock
Fats Domino, the pioneering African-American rock and roll artist, performing two early sides on Imperial 5301. Domino was one of the first rock and roll stars and these are among his earliest recordings.AI summary
Imperial 5301 Rock
Fats Domino recorded 'Troubles of my own' and 'All by myself' for Imperial, catalogue 5357, from the early 1950s before his major stardom.AI summary
Imperial 5357 Rock
Fats Domino recorded 'Yes My Darling' and 'Don't You Know I Love You' for Imperial Records. These are early rock and roll sides from the pioneer of that genre in the 1950s.AI summary
Imperial 5492 Rock
Ferera & Franchini performing Hawaiian music on Imperial 1207, a British pressing. The duo were known performers of Hawaiian guitar music in the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Imperial 1207 Hawaiian
Ferera & Franchini, Hawaiian string duo, on Imperial 1246, performing "Kawaha" and "Pua Mohala"; Hawaiian guitar and ukulele were hugely popular in 1920s–30s Britain, and Imperial issued many such sides.AI summary
Imperial 1246 Hawaiian
Ferera and Francini, a celebrated Hawaiian duo, performing two Hawaiian novelty numbers on Imperial label 1223: 'Honolulu Rag' and 'Ciribiribin' (a famous Italian novelty tune arranged in Hawaiian style).AI summary
Imperial 1223 Hawaiian
Ferera's Hawaiian Serenaders recorded "Annie Laurie" and "Old Black Joe" for the Imperial label in the 1920s. These are Hawaiian arrangements of traditional songs.AI summary
Imperial 1167 Hawaiian
Ferera's Hawaiian Serenaders perform Irish folk material—"The Wearing of the Green" and "Come Back to Erin"—on Imperial in their Hawaiian-inflected style.AI summary
Imperial 1188 Hawaiian
Fletcher Henderson's orchestra on Imperial 1321, with 'Charley My Boy' and 'Doodle-Doo-Doo' — a mid-1920s hot-dance coupling. Imperial was a British label that licensed American material, and Henderson sides on British pressings are scarce; Henderson himself is a foundational figure in big-band jazz and his 1920s recordings are keenly sought by hot-jazz collectors.AI summary
Imperial 1321 Jazz
Fletcher Henderson, the pioneering American big-band jazz leader, recorded 'Alabamy Bound' and 'Peter Pan I Love You' (Terr) for Imperial Records 1420.AI summary
Imperial 1420 Jazz
Fletcher Henderson, the influential jazz bandleader and arranger, recorded for the Imperial label; 'There's a Rickety Rackety Shack' represents dance-band material from Henderson's prolific recording career.AI summary
Imperial 1858 Jazz
Florrie Forde was a British music-hall singer (1875–1940) famous for comic and novelty songs of the Edwardian era; this Imperial pressing of two Victorian and sentimental songs reflects her variety repertoire.AI summary
Imperial 2660 Music Hall
Florrie Forde, a British music-hall singer and star of the early 1900s–20s, on Imperial 2660 performing "Are we to part like this?" and "Only a bird in a gilded Cage." Forde was a major Edwardian recording artist; this appears to be an early pressing.AI summary
Imperial 2660 Music Hall
Florrie Forde, the Australian-British music hall star, performing the sentimental songs 'The Mansion of Aching Hearts' and 'Just Like the Ivy I'll Cling to You' on Imperial 2789.AI summary
Imperial 2789 Music Hall
Florrie Forde, a legendary British music-hall star active from the 1900s through the 1930s, performing two sentimental songs on Imperial Records, a small British label of the early 1930s.AI summary
Imperial 2660 Music Hall
Florrie Forde on Imperial 2455, performing two British music-hall songs. Forde was a major Australian-born music-hall star of the early 20th century, celebrated for her robust contralto and comic timing.AI summary
Imperial 2455 Music Hall
Florrie Forde, a British music-hall favourite, on Imperial 2513, a budget British label, from around the 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary
Imperial 2513 Music Hall
Florrie Forde, a celebrated British music hall star, recorded 'Please Teacher' and 'Oh What a Night' on Imperial 1650. Forde was a leading star of the Edwardian era and early 20th century; her records are sought by music hall collectors.AI summary
Imperial 2615 Music Hall
Florrie Forde was a celebrated British music-hall star of the Edwardian era and early 20th century, famous for her robust contralto voice and comedic stage presence. This Imperial pressing of 'Hospitality House' and 'Follow your Uncle Bob' captures her in the repertoire she made her name with, though Imperial pressings of her work are less common than those on more established labels.AI summary
Imperial 2634 Music Hall
Florrie Forde was one of the most popular music-hall singers in Britain and Australia in the early 20th century. This Imperial recording of two standards preserves her distinctive singing style and comic persona.AI summary
Imperial 2660 Music Hall
Florrie Forde, a British music-hall star of the Edwardian era, recorded 'When the fields are white with Daisies' for Imperial. Forde was one of the most famous variety singers of her generation and retired from the stage before most of this collection began.AI summary
Imperial 2724 Music Hall
Imperial 2491 Music Hall
Florrie Forde, the celebrated British music-hall soprano, recorded 'Shake and Let Us Be Friends' and 'The Smile Song' for Imperial. Like her other Imperial pressings, this captures her in the sentimental and comic song repertoire that made her famous.AI summary
Imperial 2500 Music Hall
Florrie Forde performing two sentimental ballads on Imperial 2789. Forde (1875–1940) was a British music-hall star of the Edwardian era and beyond, famous for her strong voice and patriotic and sentimental songs.AI summary
Imperial 2789 Music Hall
Florrie Forde was one of the greatest British music-hall stars of the early 20th century, celebrated for her comedic delivery and broad popular appeal. This Imperial label recording captures her in four classic music-hall numbers.AI summary
Imperial 2827 Music Hall
Florrie Forde, one of Britain's greatest music-hall stars of the Edwardian era, performs classic medley recordings for Imperial — Forde's records are rarities, as most of her best-known work was recorded much earlier on other labels.AI summary
Imperial 2853 Music Hall
Florrie Forde, the Irish-Australian music hall star, recorded 'Having a good Time wish you were here' for Imperial. Forde was one of the most popular variety entertainers of the early 20th century.AI summary
Imperial 2883 Music Hall
Florrie Forde on Imperial 2455, performing 'Maggie Jane' and 'Let's Pretend We're Having a Jolly Good Time'. Forde was a British music-hall entertainer and singer, extremely popular in the Edwardian and First World War era.AI summary
Imperial 2455 Music Hall
Florrie Forde, the Australian-born British music-hall star and recording artist, sang these two sentimental ballads for Imperial in the early 1910s.AI summary
Imperial 2660 Music Hall
Florrie Forde, the English music-hall singer and star of the Edwardian era, recorded "Maggie Jane" and "Let's pretend we're having a jolly good time" for Imperial, a minor British label.AI summary
Imperial 2455 Music Hall
Florrie Forde, a British music-hall star of the Edwardian era, performs 'Shake and Let Us Be Friends' and 'The Smile Song' on Imperial 2500.AI summary
Imperial 2500 Music Hall