316 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Pollack (likely Ben Pollack or his orchestra) on Victor 22089 performing dance numbers of the late 1920s.AI summary
Victor 22089 Dance
Pryor's Band, an American concert and popular music ensemble that recorded from the acoustic era into electrical recording, captured comic and dance novelties on Victor. This side represents early American band recording.AI summary
Victor 16668 Instrumental
Pryor's Band recorded 'Grizzly Turkey Trot' and 'Mr Dream Man' for Victor, catalogue 17111. This is an American pressing on the Victor label, likely from the 1910s–20s. 'Turkey Trot' refers to a popular ragtime dance of the 1900s–10s era, suggesting an early dance-band recording.AI summary
Victor 17111 Dance
Sergei Rachmaninoff plays his own 'Lilacs' and 'Humoresque' on Victor.AI summary
Victor 1051 Classical
Rapp on Victor 19182 with 'Somebody Else Took You Out of My Arms' and 'Walk Jennie Walk'. Victor was a major American label; this catalogue number suggests late 1920s.AI summary
Victor 19182 Voice
Raymond Hitchcock was an American actor and comedian popular on Broadway and in London in the early twentieth century. This Victor disc, catalogue 55046, contains a 'Curtain Speech' and 'Burglar Story'. American Victor pressings of stage comedian material are uncommon in British collections.AI summary
Victor 55046 Personalities (Prs)
Red and His Big Ten, a dance orchestra, recorded these two jazz-inflected popular songs for Victor, the major American label; Victor 23033 places it in the late 1920s swing era.AI summary
Victor 23033 Dance
Harry Reisman was an American bandleader and pianist active in the late 1920s and 1930s; this Victor recording of 'Savage Serenade' and 'Dinner at Eight' represents his dance-band output.AI summary
Victor JA206 Dance
Reisman on Victor 22187, performing 'Here Am I' and 'Why Was I Born', popular songs of the 1920s–1930s. Reisman is unidentified; Victor 22000 series dates to the electrical era.AI summary
Victor 22187 Voice
Roy Reisman with Fred Astaire on Victor 22755: two numbers from the American musical *The Band Wagon*, recorded in the early 1930s.AI summary
Victor 22755 Personalities (Prs)
Rhoda Bernard performing 'Nat'an' and 'Cohen Owes Me 97 Dollars' on Victor, the American label.AI summary
Victor 18023 Music Hall
Richard Himber and his Band on Victor, catalogue 24679. Himber was an American bandleader and violinist of the 1920s–30s, recording for Victor; he is now largely forgotten and his records are scarce in Britain.AI summary
Victor 24679 Dance
Richard Himber was an American bandleader and vibraphone player who recorded for Victor in the 1930s; this pressing of 'So This is Heaven' and 'Cling to Me' represents his typical popular dance-band work.AI summary
Victor 25235 Dance
Rita Fornia was an Italian operatic soprano; this Victor recording of 'Dein Gedenk' Ich. Margaretha' is a classical vocal piece, likely from operatic or art-song repertoire.AI summary
Victor 64290 Classical
Rita Fornia on Victor, performing a classical vocal piece — artist otherwise unidentified to standard reference.AI summary
Victor 74227 Classical
Robert Carr performing Christmas hymns—'Hark the Herald Angels' and 'While Shepherds Watched'—on Victor, a major American label, British pressing.AI summary
Victor E2 Classical
Robert Carr, a British ballad and concert singer active in the early 1900s, performs the popular hymnal 'Holy City' and 'Calvary' on Victor's E catalogue, a series from the acoustic era.AI summary
Victor E4 Voice
Rosa Henderson and Lizzie Miles in 'Midnight Blues' and 'Cotton Belt Blues' on Victor 19124. Henderson was a blues and vaudeville singer of the 1920s, and her recordings are of interest to early blues collectors, though this pairing requires verification.AI summary
Victor 19124 Jazz
Rosalia Chalia and Francisco performing 'Live and love thee' on Victor 3404, a popular vocal duet from the acoustic era.AI summary
Victor 3404 Voice
Rose Hayes performing two Music Hall novelty songs on Victor; the C56 catalogue number indicates a very early Victor pressing, likely 1900–1910.AI summary
Victor C56 Music Hall
Rose Hayes on Victor, a New York label, performing popular ballads 'Mary Used to Love a Sailor' and 'Mary Told the Story to the Soldier' — a minor American vocalist with a UK pressing, circa 1920s.AI summary
Victor C72 Voice
Ruby Newman and his orchestra with Now or Never and Darling Not Without You on Victor 25405.AI summary
Victor 25405 Dance
Ruby Newman and his orchestra with Where or When and Johnny One Note on Victor 25546.AI summary
Victor 25546 Dance
Rudolph Ganz (1877–1956) was a Swiss pianist and conductor of international standing. This Victor pressing of "Song of India" and a Minuet represents the classical piano repertoire he recorded in the acoustic and early electric era.AI summary
Victor 45531 Classical
Russell Wooding led a New York band, the Grand Central Red Caps, that recorded for Victor in the early 1930s; this is Victor 22718 with That's My Desire and I Can't Get Enough of You.AI summary
Victor 22718 Jazz
Selmar Cerini performing two Hebrew-language religious songs, 'Zaddik Kattomor' and 'U w'schofor godol', on Victor Records catalogue 3208. Both titles are drawn from Jewish liturgy or Yiddish folk traditions.AI summary
Victor 3208 Yiddish
Selvin's orchestra was a prolific New York dance band of the 1920s recording for Victor and other major labels. This recording features the Palace Trio and represents their typical dance-band repertoire.AI summary
Victor 18682 Dance
S H Dudley performs 'The Blow That Almost Killed Father (Parody)' on Victor 35 — an extraordinarily early Victor number, placing this among the first commercial disc pressings ever made by the Victor Talking Machine Company, almost certainly before 1902. Dudley was one of the most prolific early American recording artists; a Victor pressing with a two-digit catalogue number is a genuinely historic document of the very beginnings of recorded sound.AI summary
Victor 35 Comic
Nathaniel Shilkret, an American conductor and composer, recorded 'I'm One of God's Children' and 'By Special Permission' for Victor Records in the 1920s.AI summary
Victor 22632 Orchestra
Silverman recorded two blues numbers for Victor, the dominant American recording company. The catalogue number suggests a 1920s recording. Silverman is not a documented major blues or jazz artist.AI summary
Victor 19237 Jazz
The Six Brown Brothers on Victor 18189, 'Chicken Walk' / Pietro's 'San Francisco Souvenir March'. The Six Brown Brothers were a renowned 1910s saxophone sextet, among the earliest commercial jazz and novelty recordings.AI summary
Victor 18189 Jazz
Smith, performing 'Hitchy Koo Medley' and selections from the Ziegfeld Follies on Victor 18334, likely early 1920s.AI summary
Victor 18334 Dance
Smith performing 'Lo la lo' and '3 O'clock in the Morning' on Victor, 18866. Both pieces are popular songs from the 1920s. The artist is unidentified; without further information this is likely a minor American or British recording.AI summary
Victor 18866 Dance
Sophie Tucker, the American vaudeville and recording star, performing 'That's what I call sweet Music' and 'I don't want to get thin' on Victor 21995, likely from the mid-1920s.AI summary
Victor 21995 Personalities (Prs)
Sousa's band on Victor 17976, performing two marches by the composer. Sousa was the most famous American bandleader and composer, and his recordings are collected by both musicians and military music enthusiasts; however, Victor 17976 series suggests common electrical recording.AI summary
Victor 17976 Orchestra
Stan Kenton, the bandleader and pianist who pioneered progressive jazz, recorded 'Artistry jumps' and 'Safranski' for Victor 19701. This is a US Victor pressing, not a British issue.AI summary
Victor 19701 Jazz
Tommy Dorsey's orchestra recorded 'It's All Yours' and 'This Is It' for Victor, an American label whose UK pressings were distributed by HMV. Dorsey was one of the biggest bandleaders of the 1930s–40s.AI summary
Victor 26149 Dance
Tommy Dorsey, the American trombonist and bandleader, performing 'Not So Quiet Please' and 'I'll Take Tallulah' on Victor 27869, a 1930s dance-band side.AI summary
Victor 27869 Dance
T. Kinniburgh and H. Turnpenny on Victor D4, performing religious or patriotic material ('Watchman what of the Night', 'Battle Eve'). Victor D-series indicates an early pressing, probably from the 1900s–1910s.AI summary
Victor D4 Voice
Tommy Dorsey and his band with Little White Lighthouse and I'm the One Who Loves You on Victor 25733.AI summary
Victor 25733 Dance
Victor 25559
The Trinity Choir sing the hymns Jerusalem the Golden and Come Thou Almighty King on Victor 16135.AI summary
Victor 16135 Voice
V. Arden and P. Ohman, American piano duo, recorded 'Oh Joy' and 'Saturday' for Victor, catalogue 18809. Arden and Ohman were a popular novelty-piano act of the 1920s-30s.AI summary
Victor 18809 Instrumental
Rudy Vallée on Victor, the celebrated American crooner, performing 'Verdict is Life' and 'Reminiscing' on catalogue 22412, likely mid-1930s.AI summary
Victor 22412 Voice
Van Eps, a guitarist and bandleader, recorded for Victor (US label) 18681, performing 'So Long Oo-long' and Frank Smith's 'Lovely Summertime'. This is an American recording.AI summary
Victor 18681 Dance
Veo recorded 'Wait Till the Cows Come Home' and '(van Eps) Ching Chong' for Victor (18404), an American label. The artist and the context are obscure; the record likely dates to the 1920s.AI summary
Victor 18404 Dance
Victor 18372 Dance
Vernon Dalhart was a hugely popular American country and popular singer of the 1920s; 'Casey Jones' is one of his most famous recordings. This is a US Victor pressing, not a UK issue, and is one of the most recorded songs of the acoustic era.AI summary
Victor 20502 Country