576 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Jack Teagarden was the greatest jazz trombonist of the 1920s and 1930s, and one of the finest jazz singers. This Parlophone R side preserves two of his performances.AI summary
Parlophone R2762 Jazz
Teagarden's identity is unclear from the label alone, but "Muddy River Blues" and "Wolverine Blues" suggest a jazz or blues musician of the 1920s–1930s. This Parlophone R2739 is from a series popular with dance and jazz enthusiasts in Britain.AI summary
Parlophone R2739 Jazz
Jack Teagarden, the American jazz trombonist and singer, performing jazz novelties on Parlophone; likely 1930s–1940s.AI summary
Parlophone R2694 Jazz
Teddy Wilson, the pioneering Black jazz pianist and bandleader, accompanied by vocalist Ella Fitzgerald, performing 'A-Tisket, A-Tasket', Fitzgerald's first hit recording, for Parlophone. This is a UK pressing of an important swing-era jazz recording.AI summary
Parlophone R2582 Jazz
Teddy Wilson on piano with Billie Holiday on vocals, recorded for Parlophone's R-series during the swing era. 'I'll get by' and 'I cried for you' are both standards of the 1920s–30s; these Wilson-Holiday sides are among the most sought-after swing recordings by British collectors.AI summary
Parlophone R2823 Jazz
Parlophone F1787
The Rhythm Makers recorded 'Yes Sun! (Si Señor)' and 'Yellow Dog Blues' for Parlophone—dance-band arrangements of popular and blues-influenced novelty numbers from the swing era.AI summary
Parlophone R2810 Dance
Parlophone E10722
The Three Australian Boys were a novelty vocal group recorded by Parlophone in the 1920s. 'Coo-ee' and 'From Monday On' represent their charming if ephemeral style. Parlophone R series copies are common.AI summary
Parlophone R249 Voice
Tito Petralia, a light vocalist, on Parlophone GP91568 with 'An Earful of Music' and 'Your Head on my Shoulder', likely from the 1930s.AI summary
Parlophone GP91568 Voice
Parlophone GP91569 Dance
Tommy Handley, Britain's most celebrated radio comedian, recorded a 'Tuning In' sketch with Frank Muir, Clapham & Dwyer for Parlophone. Handley's ITMA show was a national institution during the Second World War.AI summary
Parlophone R748 Comic
Valaida, an American jazz singer and multi-instrumentalist, on Parlophone F-series with 'Chloe' and 'I Got Rhythm', two of her signature numbers.AI summary
Parlophone F1048 Jazz
Valaida Snow, an influential jazz singer, trumpeter and entertainer, recorded 'Nagasaki' and 'Some of These Days' for Parlophone F952, a British Parlophone pressing.AI summary
Parlophone F952 Jazz
Valaida on Parlophone F118. Valaida Snow was a significant African-American jazz vocalist and multi-instrumentalist of the 1920s–30s, celebrated for her versatility and featured in British and Continental recordings.AI summary
Parlophone F118 Jazz
Valaida Snow, the African-American jazz trumpeter and singer known as the 'Queen of the Trumpet', on Parlophone F657 performing two vocal numbers.AI summary
Parlophone F657 Jazz
Parlophone E11176 Voice
Parlophone E11128
Vaughan de Leath, one of the first woman jazz singers in American recording, performed in the 1920s and 1930s; this Parlophone R-series side couples two jazz standards from the popular repertoire.AI summary
Parlophone R3324 Voice
Joe Venuti, the jazz violinist, recorded 'Dinah' and the Casa Loma Orchestra's arrangement of 'Alexander's Ragtime Band' for Parlophone.AI summary
Parlophone R982 Jazz
Joe Venuti, the pioneering jazz violinist, performing 'I've Found a New Baby' and Duke Ellington's 'Rockin' in Rhythm' on Parlophone R924.AI summary
Parlophone R924 Jazz
Joe Venuti recorded 'Running Ragged' and '(Armstrong) Basin Street Blues' for Parlophone (R531), a UK pressing of Venuti's hot-jazz sides from the late 1920s. Venuti was one of the greatest jazz violinists and pioneers of the instrument in jazz, and his sides are avidly collected.AI summary
Parlophone R531 Jazz
Vera Schwarz was an Austrian soprano and operetta singer of the 1920s–1930s; *Madame Butterfly* is the famous aria from Puccini's opera. This Parlophone electrical recording is from the early electrical era.AI summary
Parlophone E11101 Opera
Vera Schwarz, an Austrian operatic soprano, performing German art songs 'Maria Wiegenlied' and 'Waldheimsamkeit' on Parlophone RO20396. Schwarz was a celebrated Central European opera singer of the early 20th century.AI summary
Parlophone RO20396 Opera
Vic Lewis, a British jazz musician and arranger, leading his orchestra on these two sides for Parlophone in the early 1950s.AI summary
Parlophone R3183 Jazz
Victor Alix on Parlophone performing an aria from Auber's opera 'La Muette de Portici', a nineteenth-century grand opera staple.AI summary
Parlophone E11085 Opera
Vincent Lopez Orchestra performing 'Titina' and 'While We Danced Till Dawn' on Parlophone E5376, a 1930s American big-band recording.AI summary
Parlophone E5376 Orchestra
Violin soloist recorded 'Mattinata' (Leoncavallo) and 'Unter dem Lindenbaum' for Parlophone, catalogue O7314. The artist is credited only as 'Violin', and the work suggests a classically trained performer of the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Parlophone O7314 Instrumental
The Vipers Skiffle Group with Railroad Steamboat and Streamline Train on Parlophone R4308.AI summary
Parlophone R4308 Skiffle
The Vipers Skiffle Group on Parlophone, performing 'Streamline Train' and 'Railroad Steamboat' — a British skiffle group of the 1950s.AI summary
Parlophone R4308 Rock
The Vipers Skiffle Group were a leading British skiffle ensemble in the mid-1950s, capturing the folk-influenced guitar style that briefly rivalled rock and roll in popularity; this Parlophone side preserves the novelty and energy of the skiffle craze.AI summary
Parlophone R4261 Rock
The Vipers Skiffle Group on Parlophone R4371, performing 'Skiffle Party'. The Vipers were among the leading British skiffle acts of the mid-1950s, and this side captures the group's energetic approach to the folk-blues hybrid that briefly dominated British popular music.AI summary
Parlophone R4371 Dance
Vivien Lambelet recorded two light vocal numbers, 'Amorous Goldfish' and 'Love will find a Way', for Parlophone Records, catalogue R137. The novelty title suggests a comic or dance context.AI summary
Parlophone R137 Voice
Vladimir Rosing, a Russian tenor and later opera director, recorded 'Song of the Flea' and 'Song of the Volga Boatmen' for Parlophone. Rosing was a significant figure in opera and concert music in the early-to-mid 20th century.AI summary
Parlophone E11240 Voice
Vladimir Rosing, a Russian tenor celebrated in European opera and concert halls, recorded 'Isobel' and 'Don Juan's serenade' for Parlophone. Rosing was a significant interpreter of Lieder and song repertoire in the early recording era.AI summary
Parlophone R2015 Voice
W. Taylor performing 'Nazareth' and 'Star of Bethlehem', hymn or sacred vocal pieces, on Parlophone E-series — a religious or classical vocal recording.AI summary
Parlophone E5467 Classical
Walter Gieseking, the German-French pianist renowned for his luminous Debussy and Ravel interpretations, plays both Arabesques by Debussy on Parlophone E11109. Gieseking's Debussy recordings are among his most sought-after and his Parlophone pressings are collected by enthusiasts of historic piano playing.AI summary
Parlophone E11109 Classical
Walter Gieseking (1895–1956), one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century, recorded these Debussy Arabesques for Parlophone; these are canonical works of the solo piano repertoire.AI summary
Parlophone E11109 Classical
Parlophone R2745
Parlophone R2996
The Yellow Jackets were an American close-harmony vocal group active in the 1920s and early 1930s. This Parlophone recording offers two sentimental songs, 'Georgia Lullaby' and 'My Dream Girl'.AI summary
Parlophone E5328 Voice
Yma Sumac was a Peruvian-American soprano and exotica singer famous for her extraordinary vocal range and novelty recordings; this Parlophone disc features two Latin-inflected pieces, "La Sirena" and "Pariwana".AI summary
Parlophone DP285 Voice
Yma Sumac, the Peruvian soprano famous for her extraordinary vocal range and exotica recordings, recorded "Cholo Traicionero" and "Waraka Tusuy" for Parlophone in the 1950s.AI summary
Parlophone DP281 Voice
Yma Sumac, the Peruvian soprano famous for her extraordinary vocal range, recorded these Andean pieces for Parlophone's international DP series in the early 1950s.AI summary
Parlophone DP296 Voice
The York Brothers, a vocal duo from Appalachia, recorded a small number of sides in the 1930s; this Parlophone pressing carries two sentimental ballads, "I'll Leave the Door Open" and "Deep Within My Heart".AI summary
Parlophone DP419 Voice
Zinaida Jurjevskaja (Zinaida Yurievskaya) was a Russian soprano active in the early twentieth century. Parlophone E10278 couples two German-text arias — 'Ach, ich fühl's' from Die Zauberflöte and a second Mozart aria — suggesting a Continental pressing or a UK issue aimed at the opera market. She is not widely documented in English-language discographies, making this difficult to value with confidence.AI summary
Parlophone E10278 Opera
Zita Fumagalli, an Italian soprano, performs 'O soave fanciulla' from Puccini's *La bohème* (with A. Cortis) and 'Dove lieta uscì' from the same opera on Parlophone catalogue E10179, likely a 1930s–1940s pressing.AI summary
Parlophone E10179 Opera
Parlophone R1565