39 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
39 records matching
Albert Watson recorded 'Take a Pair of Sparkling Eyes' (from *The Yeomen of the Guard*) and 'Little Shepherdess of Devon' for Pioneer Records (PionB), a small British label. Watson was likely a tenor or baritone vocalist in the light-classical register.AI summary
Pioneer B10 Classical
An unnamed band performing the first movement of Beethoven's Symphony No. 1 on Pioneer (Pion), a small British label; catalogue 114 suggests early production.AI summary
Pioneer 114 Orchestra
A band performance of the 'Raymond Overture'—likely the overture to 'Ambroise Thomas's opera—in two parts on Pion, an obscure British imprint.AI summary
Pioneer 143 Orchestra
An unattributed band performing two pieces on Pioneer (Pion), a small British label of the 1920s: "Second Conu Guards" and "Waiting at the church".AI summary
Pioneer 58 Orchestra
A band performing selections from 'Il Trovatore' and 'Cavalleria Rusticana' on PionA, an unidentified label.AI summary
Pioneer A11 Opera
A band credited only as 'Band' recorded 'Gipsy Love' and 'Gold & Silver' for PionA Records, catalogue 24; Pioneer (PionA) was a British label of the early 1920s with very limited pressing runs.AI summary
Pioneer A24 Dance
An unnamed band on Pioneer (PionA) 29, an early catalogue number on an obscure British label.AI summary
Pioneer A29 Instrumental
An unattributed band recording of 'Zampa Overture' (by Héroid) and its continuation on Pioneer, a small British label, likely from the late 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary
Pioneer A9 Orchestra
Billy Melville on Pioneer label (PionC), a minor British imprint. The titles 'Where shall we go tonight' and 'Where does Daddy go when he goes out' suggest light novelty or music-hall material from the 1920s, but the artist is not established in standard discographies.AI summary
Pioneer C26 Music Hall
Billy Williams recorded 'Put a Bit of Powder on it Father' and 'Tickle Me Timothy' for Pioneer (Pion), catalogue C2. These are typical saucy music-hall numbers; Williams was a popular entertainer of the 1920s–1930s.AI summary
Pioneer C2 Music Hall
Billy Williams, credited on Pioneer label catalogue 7, performing 'Save a Little One for Me' and 'Old Grey Coat'.AI summary
Pioneer C7 Music Hall
A descriptive piece on Pioneer, catalogued as a sound effect or novelty recording: 'Departure of the Troops for France' and 'Arrival of the Troops in France'. Pioneer was a small British label and very few of their records survive.AI summary
Pioneer DD7 Dance
The Duke of Wellington's Own Band recorded 'Steadfast and True' and 'Puppchen' for PionA (Pioneer), catalogue 57, a very low catalogue number on a small British budget label.AI summary
Pioneer A57 Orchestra
Pioneer A45 Personalities (Prs)
EW Rushforth recorded two instrumental pieces — 'Secrets' and 'Fairyland' — for Pioneer (PionF), a small British label, in the 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary
Pioneer F9 Instrumental
Gwilym Richards recorded traditional ballads 'Come into the Garden Maud' and 'Killarney' on Pion label, catalogue 136; a British male vocalist from an obscure imprint.AI summary
Pioneer 136 Voice
Harry Cove, credited on PionC (Pioneer) 84, performing 'He'd Have to Get Out and Get Under' and Charman's 'Sit Down You're Rocking the Boat' — novelty and humorous songs of the early 1920s.AI summary
Pioneer C84 Comic
Harry Cove performing comic or novelty songs for Pioneer (PionC), a short-lived British label, on catalogue no. 70 — an early pressing.AI summary
Pioneer C70 Music Hall
Jack Charman with I Do Like You, Susie, in Your Sunday Clothes and Everybody's Doing It at the Seaside on Pioneer C22.AI summary
Pioneer C22 Voice
Jack Charman performing two sentimental and novelty popular songs on Pioneer Records, catalogue 66. Pioneer was a small British label active in the late 1920s.AI summary
Pioneer C66 Voice
Jack Charman recorded two Christmas-themed titles, 'Christmas Reunion' and 'Christmas Share out', for Pion Records (138). Pion was a minor British label active in the 1930s–40s.AI summary
Pioneer 138 Music Hall
Jack Charman on Pioneer (Piccolo) 47, performing Irish-themed comic songs.AI summary
Pioneer C47 Music Hall
Jack Glover singing standard ballads on the Pion label, an obscure British imprint.AI summary
Pioneer 134 Voice
A quartet performing two sentimental ballads, "I hear you calling me" and "Love's Dream after the Ball", on Pioneer, a short-lived British label of the 1920s.AI summary
Pioneer F4 Voice
R Carr and G Richards recorded these pieces for the Pion label, an obscure British imprint.AI summary
Pioneer 124 Personalities (Prs)
Robert Carr recorded sentimental ballads 'The Rosary' and 'O Star of Eve' for Pion, an obscure British label; 'The Rosary' is a famous parlour ballad of the early 20th century, suggesting Carr was a singer of traditional repertoire.AI summary
Pioneer 118 Voice
Robert Carr recorded 'Holy Holy Holy' and 'It is well'—two hymns—for Pioneer Records (Pion), a small British religious or classical label. The artist is not a major-label recording figure.AI summary
Pioneer 139 Classical
Robert Carr singing sacred songs 'While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks' and 'Safe in the Arms of Jesus' on PioneerE 3, an obscure British label.AI summary
Pioneer E3 Voice
Pioneer C16 Personalities (Prs)
Royal Military Band on Pioneer 143, playing 'Raymond Overture' and two sides, likely from the early 1920s.AI summary
Pioneer 143 Orchestra
S Bass on Pion 161, performing 'I am getting sleepy' and 'He's Nobody's Friend'. This is a different Pion catalogue number from the same artist as id 18762.AI summary
Pioneer 161 Personalities (Prs)
S Bass recorded for Pion, an unidentified or short-lived British label; 'I am getting sleepy' and 'He's Nobody's Friend' are ballad titles suggesting 1920s–30s material.AI summary
Pioneer 161 Voice
S Bass on Pion 61, performing 'He's Nobody's Friend not even his own' and 'I am getting sleepy'.AI summary
Pioneer 61 Personalities (Prs)
Two Quids on Pioneer Records (PionB) with 'Silver Bell' and 'Yesterday you called me Sweetheart'. Pioneer was a small British label of the late 1920s-30s.AI summary
Pioneer B23 Voice
Two Quids performing ragtime-era songs 'Waiting for the Robert E. Lee' and 'Ragtime Cowboy Joe' on Pioneer (PionC) 12 — an extremely early catalogue number from an obscure British label.AI summary
Pioneer C12 Dance
The Two Quids recorded 'My Girl from Boston Town' and 'There's No Place Like London' for Pioneer/Pion Consolidated (56), a minor British label. The outfit is not otherwise documented.AI summary
Pioneer C56 Music Hall
Two Quids perform 'Hitchy Koo' and 'Ragtime Goblin Man' on Pioneer Cyclon (PionC), catalogue 9, a very early release.AI summary
Pioneer C9 Dance
Will Thompson credited on Pioneer (PionC) 59, a small British label, with two early popular songs.AI summary
Pioneer C59 Voice
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Pioneer A46 Personalities (Prs)