272 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Bing Crosby, the dominant American popular singer of the 1930s–1950s, on Rex, a small British label.AI summary
Rex 8957 Voice
Bing Crosby on Rex, catalogue 8957: 'Blue Prelude' and 'Home on the Range', two of Crosby's signature songs, though pressed on a minor budget label.AI summary
Rex 8957 Voice
Bing Crosby recorded 'Blue Prelude' and 'Home on the Range' for Rex, the budget British label, a likely reissue or licence of US material from the 1930s.AI summary
Rex 8957 Voice
Bob Causer performs 'Let's Call It a Day' and 'Stay Out of My Dreams' on Rex, a cheap British dance label of the 1930s.AI summary
Rex 8006 Dance
The Boswell Sisters, the renowned American vocal-harmony trio of the late 1920s-30s, recorded 'Mood Indigo' and 'Sentimental Gentleman from Georgia' for Rex, catalogue 8910. Rex was a budget British label that licensed American recordings.AI summary
Rex 8910 Voice
Brandwynne on Rex 8766, likely a dance band from the 1930s; Rex was a British budget label and this would have been a standard commercial pressing.AI summary
Rex 8766 Dance
Brian Lawrence on Rex Records with two sentimental ballads, 'Penny Serenade' and 'Cinderella', from a small British marque.AI summary
Rex 9445 Voice
Brian Lawrence Band on Rex Records, catalogue 9234, with 'Silvery Moon and Golden Sands' and 'Please Remember'. Rex was a minor British label, and this dance band is not readily identified.AI summary
Rex 9234 Dance
Brian Lawrence led a British dance band; this Rex disc from the mid-1930s carries two light popular songs.AI summary
Rex 9300 Dance
Rex 9463
Bullock recorded 'I'll never say Never Again again' and 'Fare thee well Annabelle' for Rex Records, a small British budget label of the early 1930s.AI summary
Rex 9564 Voice
Cab Calloway and his band, a leading American jazz orchestra, on Rex with 'Dinah' and 'Man from Harlem', iconic numbers of the early 1930s.AI summary
Rex 8924 Jazz
Campbell on 'On with the Show', recorded for Rex 8007. Rex was a cheap British marque of the early 1930s; Campbell is not identified beyond the credit and likely a minor variety performer.AI summary
Rex 8007 Dance
Charlie Higgins performing two comic novelty numbers on Rex, a minor British label of the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Rex 8012 Comic
Charlie Higgins performing two comic songs on Rex, the budget Decca subsidiary, including a novelty number about fatherhood at an advanced age.AI summary
Rex 8065 Comic
Charlie Higgins on 'Where the Violets are Blue-oo', recorded for Rex 8012. Rex was a cheap British label of the early 1930s; Higgins was a minor comic singer whose recordings are obscure.AI summary
Rex 8012 Comic
Charlie Higgins on 'Where the Violets are Blue-oo', recorded for Rex 8012. Rex was a cheap British label of the early 1930s; Higgins was a minor comic singer whose recordings are obscure.AI summary
Rex 8012 Comic
Rex 8361 Comic
Charlie Kunz, a master of the light orchestral piano medley, performs a Rex Records medley including 'Treasure Island', 'Thanks a Million' and other standards. Kunz was prolific on British labels from the 1930s through 1950s.AI summary
Rex 8726 Instrumental
Charlie Kunz was a popular British bandleader and pianist of the 1920s and 1930s; this Rex recording pairs the Irving Berlin standard 'A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody' with 'Would You'.AI summary
Rex 8824 Dance
Charlie Kunz Band on Rex 8639, performing "Army fell for little Isabel" and "Mist islands of the highlands".AI summary
Rex 8639 Dance
Charlie Kunz Band on Rex, a popular British light orchestra and pianist who became famous on radio, with 'A Star Fell Out of Heaven' and 'You Gotta Know How to Dance'—late 1930s or 1940s popular music.AI summary
Rex 8859 Dance
A Charlie Kunz Band recording on Rex pairing 'I Breathe on Windows' and 'I'm in a Dancing Mood'.AI summary
Rex 8917 Dance
Chick Bullock, a prolific American tenor and recording artist, performing 'Take me back to my Boots & Saddle' and 'East of the Sun' on Rex Records, a British pressing. Bullock was one of the most recorded vocalists of the 1930s-40s.AI summary
Rex 8656 Voice
Clyde McCoy, an American trumpeter known for his 'wah-wah' technique and famous recording of 'Sugar Blues', performs 'Japanese Sandman' and 'Tea for Two' on Rex, a cheap British budget label. McCoy's signature style defined a popular novelty jazz sound of the 1920s.AI summary
Rex 9640 Jazz
Clyde McCoy, a trumpet bandleader famous for his "wah-wah" effects, recorded for Rex, a British pressing of American material from the late 1920s. This issue carries light novelty material.AI summary
Rex 9820 Dance
Rex 9864
Cotton recorded 'Me & My Girl' and 'Lambeth Walk' for Rex, a budget label. 'Lambeth Walk' was a popular British novelty song and stage number from the late 1930s, and this recording represents a minor version by an obscure artist.AI summary
Rex 9232 Music Hall
'Me & my Girl' and 'Lambeth Walk' are iconic British musical-theatre songs; this Rex recording (a budget British label) likely features popular theatrical material from the late 1930s.AI summary
Rex 9232 Music Hall
An artist credited only as Cotton on Rex 8993, performing light novelty material — likely a 1930s issue on the minor British label Rex.AI summary
Rex 8993 Dance
Cotton performing 'When the Robin Sings His Song Again' and 'Cookhouse Serenade' on Rex 10158.AI summary
Rex 10158 Voice
Cotton recorded 'I'm beginning to see the Light' (a Duke Ellington composition) and 'The Toorie on his Bonnet' (a Scottish novelty) for Rex Records, catalogue 10225. Rex was a cheap British marque.AI summary
Rex 10225 Voice
Rex 9077 Dance
Cotton recorded 'Hometown' and 'Waltz of the Gipsies' for Rex, catalogue 9108; Rex was a Decca budget label, and details about the artist are limited.AI summary
Rex 9108 Dance
Cotton (artist unidentified) on Rex 8253. Rex was a cheap British label of the 1930s; the titles suggest popular song or ballad material, and the artist does not appear in standard references.AI summary
Rex 9216 Voice
Cotton recorded 'Red Maple Leaves' and 'Music Maestro please' for Rex, catalogue 9371, a budget British label.AI summary
Rex 9371 Voice
Cotton recorded 'There's never been so many bonny Babies' and 'Choc'late Soldier from the USA' for Rex, a British label. 'Choc'late Soldier from the USA' is from a popular operetta. Nothing is known of this artist.AI summary
Rex 10216 Dance
Cotton on Rex 10217, a mid-1930s recording. Cotton is unidentified, and Rex was a minor British label. 'Cockney Rhyming Song' suggests music hall or comic material.AI summary
Rex 10217 Music Hall
Cotton performing 'In the Quartermaster's Stores', a well-known music-hall song, on Rex, a British budget label.AI summary
Rex 9737 Music Hall
A dance band billed simply as Cotton performs 'Yours' and 'Ma Ma Maria' on Rex, a cheap British label of the 1930s associated with Decca's budget output.AI summary
Rex 10056 Dance
Cotton on Rex 9796, performing 'Some of These Days' and 'St Louis Blues'. Rex was a cheap British budget label. The artist's identity is unclear and may be a pseudonym or group name.AI summary
Rex 9796 Jazz
Rex 9472
Dagenham Girl Pipers, a famous ensemble of Scottish bagpipe players from Essex, on traditional Scottish reels and strathspeys for Rex 9584. The ensemble was well-known in the 1930s–1950s for performances and recordings of Scottish pipe music.AI summary
Rex 9584 Instrumental
Denny Dennis singing 'Corn Silk' and 'I Hear a Rhapsody' on Rex 10047, a British budget label of the 1930s–40s.AI summary
Rex 10047 Voice
Denny Dennis recorded 'How green was my valley' and 'In old Mexico' for Rex Records, a small British label.AI summary
Rex 10133 Voice
Rex 9739
Ed Lloyd recorded "Throw Another Log on the Fire" and "In the Little White Church on the Hill" for Rex (8142), a minor American label of the 1920s–1930s. Lloyd was likely a country or novelty singer.AI summary
Rex 8142 Country
Ed Lloyd's orchestra recorded two numbers associated with early sound film musical sequences on Rex Records, a minor British budget label of the early 1930s.AI summary
Rex 8005 Dance