32 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
32 records matching
Alan Turner sings operatic material—'Song of the Toreador' and 'A Soldier's Song'—on OlyJA, an obscure British label.AI summary
Oly JA87 Opera
Oly JA115 Music Hall
An anonymous recording of two sentimental vocal numbers on the Oly label.AI summary
Oly 135 Voice
An anonymous popular song from Oly, a small British imprint, likely from the early 1930s. Neither artist nor label can be placed from standard reference.AI summary
Oly 216 Voice
Armstrong & Allen recorded 'When that Harvest Moon is shining' for Olympia Records. The artists are unidentified in standard references; Olympia was a minor British label.AI summary
Oly 220 Voice
Armstrong & Allen were a British vocal partnership of the early acoustic era, here performing "Margie" and a novelty number. This Oly pressing is from an obscure British marque.AI summary
Oly 264 Music Hall
Oly 1015 Jazz
A band (unnamed) on Oly JA 16 performing 'Raymond Overture' and 'The Blue Danube'. Oly was a minor British label; the low catalogue number suggests early pressing, possibly 1920s.AI summary
Oly JA16 Orchestra
An unattributed band performing two selections on Olympic (OlyJA), a small British label of the 1920s–30s: a Pirates of Penzance selection and "La Feria".AI summary
Oly JA43 Orchestra
A band recording of selections from the Edwardian musical The Arcadians and Strauss's Invitation to the Waltz on the Olympia Jazz label.AI summary
Oly JA9 Orchestra
The Belmont Duettists recorded 'The Wild Wild Women' and 'Dancing Dan' for Olympus Records (112), a minor British label of the 1920s–30s. The outfit is not otherwise documented.AI summary
Oly 112 Dance
The Belmont Duettists, a vaudeville and variety duo, recorded these popular sentimental songs for Oly, a small British imprint. The artists are not well known from standard reference.AI summary
Oly 118 Voice
Billy Whitlock recorded two pieces for Oly, a small British label: 'Moonlight Capers' and 'Keep on March'.AI summary
Oly 132 Instrumental
D Payne credited on Oly, an unidentified label. The titles suggest sentimental or religious songs typical of the 1920s–1930s.AI summary
Oly 141 Voice
A dance band credited to 'Dance Band' on Oly, a short-lived British marque of the 1920s, playing 'Sour Grapes' and 'The Naughty Princess'.AI summary
Oly 237 Dance
Ed Dace performing 'If you're Irish come into the Parlour' and 'Devon Boys' on Olympia, a small British label. The artist is unidentified.AI summary
Oly 139 Music Hall
F Burgess on Olympian (Oly) 156, with sentimental vocal material from the early 1920s.AI summary
Oly 156 Voice
Fitz and Fritz, a duet act, on Olympia 176, performing 'Ragtime Cowboy Joe' and 'Waiting for the Robert E Lee', likely 1920s.AI summary
Oly 176 Comic
Harry Cove performing 'The same as his Father did before him' and 'Mother's Baby Boy' on Olympia Records, a small British label.AI summary
Oly JA354 Voice
Herb Jeffries, the African-American baritone and swing vocalist, recorded 'Autumn in Rome' and 'Love me or leave me' for Oly Records, a minor American label, likely in the 1950s.AI summary
Oly 801 Voice
J Bennett recorded 'All the World Will Be Jealous of Me' and 'You Remember a Place Called Home' for Olympia 105. Olympia was a minor British label.AI summary
Oly 105 Voice
Jack Charman, recorded 'The Night that O'Rafferty's Pig ran Away' and '(A Joyce) I'd just Paint the Leaf of the Shamrock' for Oly 200, a small British label.AI summary
Oly 200 Music Hall
Lanin's orchestra performing early jazz standards on Olympian, a budget British reissue label. Lanin was a major American bandleader whose sides appeared widely on cheap labels in Britain.AI summary
Oly 1478 Dance
Mabel Dean, a British music-hall singer, recorded two comic songs on the Oly label, an early and scarce British imprint.AI summary
Oly 199 Music Hall
Olympic Duettists singing 'Mademoiselle from Armentières' and 'Muldoon's Big Bassoon' on Olympian, catalogue 166. Both are comic songs from the First World War era or earlier.AI summary
Oly 166 Music Hall
Oly 3017
Ben Selvin's orchestra, one of the most prolific American dance bands, performing two sentimental popular standards on Olympian, a cheap British reissue label. These dance-band sides were mass-produced.AI summary
Oly 1468 Dance
T Spencer performing two comic songs on Oly, a small British label: 'Oh Georgie what are you going to do' and 'I'm glad I can make you cry'.AI summary
Oly 157 Comic
Thomas Jackson credited on OlyJA 90, an unidentified label variant. The titles are standard sentimental ballads typical of the 1920s–1930s; the artist is unidentified.AI summary
Oly JA90 Voice
V. Hards, N. Williams and others sing the carols While Shepherds Watched and Hark the Herald Angels Sing on Oly JA157.AI summary
Oly JA157 Voice
W Rendell recorded 'Hindustan' and 'I'm sorry I made you cry' on Oly label, catalogue 117; a vocal or light orchestral side from a minor British imprint.AI summary
Oly 117 Personalities (Prs)
W Virgo and A Chapman on OlyJA 132, performing 'Excelsior' and 'The Moon has raised her Lamp above'.AI summary
Oly JA132 Voice