235 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Chas Pagel performing classical vocal works—Fauré's Berceuse and the Liebeslied—on the Sc label, possibly a German or Austrian imprint.AI summary
Scala 5044 Classical
A choir performing hymns on Scala, a minor British label of the 1930s.AI summary
Scala 472 Voice
Cove and Thompson with Oh Johnny Oh and I Wish I Had My Old Girl on Scala 1018.AI summary
Scala 1018 Voice
Dave Hogan on Scala 7039 with 'I Love Me' and 'Maggie Yes Ma', a novelty piece co-written by Murray and Marks. Scala was a British label of the late 1920s; Hogan is not otherwise identified.AI summary
Scala 7039 Music Hall
De Luxe Orchestra recording 'Ballet Egyptien' for Scala, a budget British label of the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Scala DL87 Orchestra
Dearing & Ricci perform two classical romance pieces on Scala 87, a minor British label of the 1920s or 1930s.AI summary
Scala 87 Classical
Durant and West performing 'What Do You Do Sunday, Mary?' and 'It Ain't Gonna Rain No Mo' on Scala 709, a minor British dance label.AI summary
Scala 709 Dance
Ella Retford on Scala 446 — 'You Made Me Love You' and 'Hold Your Hand Out Naughty Boy.' A further Retford coupling of 'You Made Me Love You,' which also appears on Jumbo 1094 and Columbia is493 in this collection. Scala is a minor British label; having the same title on three different labels in one collection illustrates how widely Retford's repertoire was recorded.AI summary
Scala 446 Music Hall
Ella Retford, the popular Edwardian music-hall performer, on the Scala label, catalogue 503, with 'Sailing Down the Chesapeake Bay' and 'There's One in a Million Like You'. Scala is an obscure imprint; a Retford pressing on this label warrants investigation.AI summary
Scala 503 Music Hall
Ella Retford, the popular Edwardian music-hall performer, on the Scala label, catalogue 652, with 'You're Here and I'm Here' and 'Be Sure He's Irish'. The Scala label is a small and obscure imprint not readily identified in standard references; Retford is a documented artist and a Scala pressing of her material may be genuinely uncommon.AI summary
Scala 652 Music Hall
Ella Retford on Scala 721 — 'Home of the Hun' (with Osmond) and 'When the Clock Strikes 13' — is a wartime topical coupling on Scala, a British label less common than the large majors. Retford is a minor but documented music-hall name, and the patriotic wartime title adds period interest.AI summary
Scala 721 Music Hall
Ella Retford, the popular Edwardian music-hall and revue performer, sings 'I Was a Good Little Girl Till I Met You' and 'We're All North Country Lads and Lasses' on the Scala label, catalogue 731. Scala was a small British label; Retford on Scala is a minor-label pressing of a recognised music-hall name.AI summary
Scala 731 Music Hall
Ella Retford on the Scala label, a minor British pressing house of the 1920s and 1930s, singing popular ballads of the period.AI summary
Scala 815 Voice
Eric Foster recorded 'Geordie's Holiday' and 'Geordie's Motor Bike' for Scala Records (690), a British label of the 1920s–30s. The titles suggest comic material in the Geordie (northeastern English) dialect.AI summary
Scala 690 Music Hall
F. Elliot on Scala, a British budget label, performing early gramophone-related novelty songs 'Come round and hear the Gramophone' and 'Hello Susie Green'.AI summary
Scala 219 Comic
Francillo Kauffmann, a German-American mezzo-soprano of the early 20th century, performing the *Entr'acte and Aria* from *The Duel* on Schumann-Heink's label (Sc), a small imprint associated with operatic recordings.AI summary
Scala 4005 Opera
Fred and Nina performing 'A Sister to assist 'er' on the Scala label, a British imprint of unclear standing; likely a music-hall duo.AI summary
Scala 543 Music Hall
The Fred McGee Salon Orchestra with Oojah Promenade and, by an orchestra, Springtime on Scala 465.AI summary
Scala 465 Orchestra
G Cross recorded 'If You're Going Back to Dixie' and 'There You Are Then' for Scala, a British budget label. The artist and recordings are not documented.AI summary
Scala 1397 Dance
G James, a performer credited only by initial and surname on Scamp (a minor British label), performing popular song.AI summary
Scala 1506 Voice
Scala 7191 Dance
G. Reed performing 'Ring of Roses' and the 'Dollar Princess Waltz' on Scala, the budget British label of the late 1920s and 1930s. Reed is not known from other recordings of the period.AI summary
Scala 95 Instrumental
G. Reed, recorded on Scala 97, performed 'Silver Bells' and 'Elsa,' vocal ballads. Scala was a minor British label; Reed is unidentified.AI summary
Scala 97 Voice
G Roberts on Scala 736, 'I Loved I Lost' and 'Shanghai'; Scala was a small British label of the 1920s–30s and copies are uncommon.AI summary
Scala 736 Dance
The Garde Républicaine Band is the famous French military brass band. This Scala label recording offers two well-known concert pieces, 'Entry of the Gladiators' and 'War March of the Priests', examples of the rousing march repertoire that was standard for such ensembles.AI summary
Scala 10 Instrumental
Garde Republiciane Band on Scala 11 with 'Under the Double Eagle' and 'Gold & Silver' — military and light-orchestral march numbers.AI summary
Scala 11 Orchestra
The Garde Republicaine Band on Scala 7, performing 'Little Duke' and 'Mill in the Forest'. The Garde Republicaine is a French military band; this is an early Scala-label pressing, a small British imprint.AI summary
Scala 7 Orchestra
Gene Cross performing two novelty songs on Sc, an unidentified short-lived or regional label. No readily available information about this artist or label.AI summary
Scala 397 Music Hall
George Baker, a vocalist, recorded 'Maple Leaf Forever' and 'Men of the North' on Scala 633. Scala was a minor British label; the catalogue number suggests a 1920s pressing.AI summary
Scala 633 Voice
George Formby Senior records 'Standing at the Corner of the Street' and 'John Willie Come On' on Scala 411, another coupling from this Lancashire comedian on the small Scala label. Scala pressings of Formby Senior are uncommon and are consistent with the other Scala and Ariel issues in this collection.AI summary
Scala 411 Personalities (Prs)
George Formby — almost certainly George Formby Senior, the great Lancashire comedian and clog-dancer, rather than his more famous son — recorded 'One of the Boys' and 'I Kept on Waving My Flag' on Scala 412. The Scala label was a small British imprint active in the 1910s–early 1920s, and recordings by Formby Senior on minor labels are uncommon and collected.AI summary
Scala 412 Personalities (Prs)
George Formby — almost certainly George Formby Senior, the Lancashire comedian — on the Scala label, catalogue 463, with 'My Mother Said' and 'Taking My Father's Tea'. Scala is an obscure imprint; a Formby Senior pressing on this label may be genuinely uncommon.AI summary
Scala 463 Personalities (Prs)
George Formby Senior recorded 'The Man from Lancashire' and 'A Merry Christmas' on Scala 465, another coupling from this Edwardian comedian on the small Scala label. Like the other Scala Formby in this collection, it dates from the 1910s–early 1920s and represents an uncommon minor-label pressing by a major music-hall name.AI summary
Scala 465 Personalities (Prs)
Gertie Gitana was one of the most beloved Edwardian music-hall performers, famous for 'Nellie Dean' and her warm stage persona. This Scala label disc, catalogue 407, couples 'You Were Coming Through the Corn, Molly Dear' with 'Sweet Caroline'. Scala is an obscure imprint; a Gitana pressing on this label is less common than her major-label recordings.AI summary
Scala 407 Music Hall
Gertie Gitana, one of the most beloved Edwardian music-hall performers, on the Scala label, catalogue 408, with 'Strolling with My Mary Down the Lane' and 'When the Harvest Moon Is Shining, Sweet Eileen'. Scala is an obscure imprint; a Gitana pressing on this label is less common than her major-label recordings.AI summary
Scala 408 Music Hall
H Cove and W Thompson on Scala Records, a British label of the 1920s-30s, with American novelty numbers 'I want to go back to Michigan' and 'Bring me back my Loving Honey Boy'.AI summary
Scala 655 Voice
H Cove and W Thompson performing 'Are you from Dixie' and 'The Green Grass grew all around' on Scala, a minor British label. These artists are unidentified.AI summary
Scala 856 Dance
H. Spencer Watts, a British vocalist, recorded popular ballads for Scala (Sc) Records.AI summary
Scala 622 Voice
Happy Fanny Fields, the popular Edwardian comedienne known for her Dutch-character stage persona, on the Scala label, catalogue 415, with 'Double Dutch Fusiliers' and 'When Schultz Fights the Drum'. As with the companion Scala disc (id 9384), the Scala label is obscure and a Fields pressing on this imprint may be genuinely uncommon.AI summary
Scala 415 Music Hall
Harry Bluff recorded 'I saw 6 short soldiers' and 'Which Switch is the Switch Miss for Ipswich' for Scala, a minor British label. Both are comic or novelty titles typical of the 1920s–30s, with the second a phonetic pun or tongue-twister novelty.AI summary
Scala 709 Comic
Harry Cove, an early British recording artist of the 1910s–20s, on Scala 392, performing ragtime and music-hall novelties. Cove was a prolific but largely forgotten vaudeville and recording performer.AI summary
Scala 392 Music Hall
Harry Cove credited on Scala, a small British record label of the 1920s, performing 'Ragtime Cowboy Joe' with J. Charman.AI summary
Scala 312 Instrumental
Harry Thornton, a minor British vocalist of the 1920s–30s, recorded 'Eileen Alannah' and 'Off to Philadelphia' for Scala, a small British label that issued relatively few recordings.AI summary
Scala 136 Voice
Harry Thornton recorded for Scala, a minor British label, with sentimental selections 'Miner's Dream of Home' and 'Old Jim's Christmas Hymn' (credited to S Kirkby). The catalogue number 139 suggests an early Scala pressing from the 1920s.AI summary
Scala 139 Voice
The Band of H.M. Scots Guards play a selection from Verdi operas in two parts on Scala 5003.AI summary
Scala 5003 Instrumental
Two songs by Horace on Scala, a British dance and popular music label of the 1920s and 1930s.AI summary
Scala 1428 Voice
Two jazz-inflected ballroom numbers credited to Horace on Scala from the 1920s or 1930s.AI summary
Scala 459 Dance
J. Charman & Co. recorded 'Christmas in Camp' and its Part 2 for Scala, catalogue 480. This is a topical novelty song, likely from the First World War or the inter-war years.AI summary
Scala 480 Music Hall