389 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Dutreix performing 'Air de Jean' on Vocal, catalogue 0174. An unidentified artist on an obscure small label.AI summary
Vocalion 0174 Voice
Earl Collins with Tangoland and Drifting in the Moonlight on Vocalion X9655.AI summary
Vocalion X9655 Dance
Earl Collins recorded two popular songs for Vocalion (9635), a major American label whose pressings circulated in Britain. The artist is otherwise unidentified.AI summary
Vocalion X9635 Voice
Edna Hicks recorded early blues and jazz material for Vocalion. This pressing of two blues numbers dates to the late 1920s, when Vocalion was an active American and British concern. The title 'Walking and talking blues' suggests classic blues repertoire.AI summary
Vocalion 14650 Jazz
Elena Gerhardt, the German mezzo-soprano who was one of the great lieder singers, sings Strauss's 'Morgen' and Schubert's 'Der Musensohn' on Vocalion.AI summary
Vocalion B3112 Classical
Elena Gerhardt was a celebrated German mezzo-soprano known for Lieder interpretation. Vocalion B3115 records Brahms and Silcher with characteristic depth and refinement.AI summary
Vocalion B3115 Classical
Elena Gerhardt, the German mezzo-soprano who was one of the great lieder singers, sings Schubert's 'An die Musik' and Brahms's 'Sapphische Ode' on Vocalion.AI summary
Vocalion 0220 Classical
Elena Gerhardt, German mezzo-soprano. Vocalion C01094 ('Feldeinsamkeit'); a Vocalion electrical pressing.AI summary
Vocalion C01094 Classical
Elena Gerhardt, German mezzo-soprano. Vocalion B3107 records Schubert ('Der Tod und das Mädchen' and 'Im Kahne').AI summary
Vocalion B3107 Classical
Elena Gerhardt, the German mezzo-soprano who was one of the great lieder singers, sings Strauss's 'Morgen' and Schubert's 'Der Musensohn' on Vocalion.AI summary
Vocalion B3112 Classical
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Elena Gerhardt, the German mezzo-soprano who was one of the great lieder singers, on Vocalion.AI summary
Vocalion B3115 Classical
Elena Gerhardt, German mezzo-soprano. Vocalion L5036 ('Tod und das Mädchen') is a later Vocalion pressing.AI summary
Vocalion L5036 Classical
Ella Logan with Oh Dear, What Can the Matter Be and Jingle Bingle Bells on Vocalion 578.AI summary
Vocalion 578 Voice
Elliot Shaw sings Love's Rosary and, with A. Burns, Honor and Love on Vocalion 14056.AI summary
Vocalion 14056 Voice
Emil Coleman with Linger a While and The Only Girl on Vocalion 14712.AI summary
Vocalion 14712 Dance
Erdody recorded two novelty vocal pieces for Vocalion M1002, a small British label or label variant of the 1920s-30s.AI summary
Vocalion M1002 Comic
Ernest Butcher with The Lazy Shepherd and Parson and Me on Vocalion K05235.AI summary
Vocalion K05235 Comic
Ernest Butcher with Beware of the Maiden and a West Country dialect song about Tavistock Goosey Fair on Vocalion X9837.AI summary
Vocalion X9837 Comic
Erskine Hawkins and his orchestra with I Can't Escape from You and It Will Have to Do Until the Real Thing Comes Along on Vocalion 3280.AI summary
Vocalion 3280 Jazz
Ethel Hook sings Something Sweet to Tell You and I Heard You Go By on Vocalion X9142.AI summary
Vocalion X9142 Voice
Ethel Hook, an obscure artist, performing two novelty or folk-inflected songs on Vocalion's X-series. Very little information is available about this performer outside of disc credits.AI summary
Vocalion X9390 Voice
Ethel Hook performs operatic arias—'Softly, Awakes My Heart' and 'O Love: From Thy Power'—on Vocallion, a budget British label of the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Vocalion D02065 Opera
Ethel Hook on Vocal X 9538, performing 'In the chimney corner' and 'Longin' for you'. No reliable information available about this artist or the Vocal X label.AI summary
Vocalion X9538 Voice
Evelyn Scotney, a singer. Vocalion A0211 records 'Ah Fors e Lui' (Verdi) and 'Polonaise Mignon'; obscure performer.AI summary
Vocalion 0211 Voice
Evelyn Scotney (1886-1967), the Australian soprano, sings Charmant oiseau and the Jewel Song on Vocalion A0219.AI summary
Vocalion 0219 Opera
Evelyn Scotney performs 'Piangi fanciulla' from Puccini's opera on the VocA label with explanatory notes.AI summary
Vocalion 0194 Opera
F. Hampton-Smith, identified as performing on the Tivoli Organ, on VocX 9982 with 'Minuetto' and 'Serenade'. This is a dance-hall or variety-house organ recording, likely from the 1930s. Hampton-Smith is not documented in standard sources.AI summary
Vocalion X9982 Instrumental
Ferera and Franchini were an early Hawaiian guitar duo who helped popularise the steel guitar; here they play Hawaiian Daisies and Under the South Sea Palms on Vocalion X9519.AI summary
Vocalion X9519 Hawaiian
First Avenue with Bonnie and China Rosebud on Vocalion M1169.AI summary
Vocalion M1169 Dance
'Dicty Blues' and 'Do Doodle Oom' are among Fletcher Henderson's earliest recordings as a bandleader, important documents of the formative big-band jazz sound of the 1920s.AI summary
Vocalion 14654 Jazz
Fletcher Henderson, one of the most important big-band leaders and arrangers, recording 'Christopher Columbus' and 'Blue Lou' on Vocalion 3211.AI summary
Vocalion 3211 Jazz
Frank Titterton, the English tenor, sings Phyllis Has Such Charming Graces and Go Not Happy Day on Vocalion X9195.AI summary
Vocalion X9195 Voice
Vocalion D02053
Fred Astaire with A Fine Romance and Bojangles of Harlem, both from the 1936 film Swing Time, on Vocalion 500.AI summary
Vocalion 500 Personalities (Prs)
Fred Astaire sings 'A Fine Romance' and 'Bojangles of Harlem', both from his 1936 film 'Swing Time', on Vocalion.AI summary
Vocalion 500 Personalities (Prs)
Fred Astaire with Pick Yourself Up and Never Gonna Dance, both from the 1936 film Swing Time, on Vocalion 501.AI summary
Vocalion 501 Personalities (Prs)
Fred Elizalde was a British bandleader whose hot dance recordings for Vocalion in the late 1920s are highly regarded among collectors of early British jazz; this disc carries two of his sides.AI summary
Vocalion X10028 Dance
Fred Van Eps, the American banjo virtuoso of the ragtime era, plays 'Coconut Dance' and a 'Dixie Medley' on Vocalion.AI summary
Vocalion M1163 Instrumental
Gene Fosdick with Lost a Wonderful Girl and One Night in June on American Vocalion 14473.AI summary
Vocalion 14473 Dance
Gene Fosdick with Peggy Dear and Apple Sauce on Vocalion 14503.AI summary
Vocalion 14503 Dance
Gene Gerrard performs Bibulous Justifications in two sides on Vocalion X9790.AI summary
Vocalion X9790 Comic
Gene Gerrard (1892-1971) was a British comedian and film actor; this Vocalion X9821 couples Laying the Odds with Wine, Women and Song.AI summary
Vocalion X9821 Comic
George Baker sings Joggin' Along the Highway and Red Rose on Vocalion D02003.AI summary
Vocalion D02003 Voice
George Baker performed the "Toreador Song" from Bizet's *Carmen* for Vocalion, paired with "Explanatory Notes"—likely a spoken introduction or programme note to the aria.AI summary
Vocalion C01004 Opera
George Buck recorded 'The Egg' and 'People I Have Never Met' for Vocalion, probably in the early 1930s. Buck was a minor bandleader and recording artist of the swing era.AI summary
Vocalion M1073 Jazz
George Hall and his band with With You on My Mind and Why Not String Along with Me on Vocalion V4407.AI summary
Vocalion V4407 Dance
Giacomo Rimini, Italian baritone, performing Rossini ('Inaffia L'Ugola' and duet from Don Giovanni with soprano Raisa) on Vocalion B3100.AI summary
Vocalion B3100 Opera
Giacomo Rimini, the Italian baritone, sings Iago's drinking song 'Inaffia l'ugola' from Verdi's 'Otello' on Vocalion.AI summary
Vocalion B3024 Opera