815 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Peter Dawson, a distinguished Australian baritone, recorded 'Simon the Cellarer' and 'The Deathless Army' for Zonophone 159. Dawson was a major artist of the Edwardian era; Zonophone was the Gramophone Company's budget label.AI summary
Zonophone 159 Voice
Peter Dawson was one of the most recorded British baritones of the early 20th century, beloved for sentimental sea-songs and ballads like "The Bay of Biscay" and "Out on the Deep". This Zonophone pressing is from the acoustic era or early electrical period.AI summary
Zonophone A25 Voice
Peter Dawson, one of the finest and most recorded baritones of the acoustic and early electric era, performs two narrative songs 'Drake Goes West' and 'Rolling Down to Rio' on Zonophone 614. Dawson was an Australian baritone who became one of Britain's most prolific recording artists from the 1900s through the 1950s, known for ballads and narrative songs.AI summary
Zonophone 614 Voice
Peter Dawson, the distinguished Australian baritone, recorded 'Farmer's Pride' and 'Windmill' for Zonophone; Dawson was one of the most prolific recording artists of the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Zonophone 804 Voice
Peter Dawson, the celebrated Australian baritone, recorded 'If those Lips could only speak' and 'Meet me Jenny when the sun goes down' for Zonophone, the budget British label, likely in the 1920s–30s. Dawson was one of the most recorded vocalists of the acoustic era and is highly sought by collectors.AI summary
Zonophone 50 Voice
Peter Dawson, the great Australian baritone, recorded for Zonophone in the early acoustic era. Dawson was one of the finest singers of the Edwardian age and remains actively collected; this Zonophone pressing is scarce.AI summary
Zonophone 1023 Voice
Peter Dawson, the celebrated Australian baritone, on Zonophone, a British label. Dawson was one of the most prolific and popular recording artists of the 1920s–30s, known for ballads and light songs.AI summary
Zonophone 1282 Voice
Peter Dawson, Australia's most celebrated baritone of the early 20th century, performs 'Genevieve' with accompanist Ernest Pike on Zonophone — rare early acoustic recording of a legendary and prolific artist.AI summary
Zonophone 525 Voice
Phil Ray on Zonophone 6, the earliest catalogue numbers on this label, performing comic or novelty songs: 'Would you like to save my Life' and a comic piece 'Don't stick it out like that'. Zonophone was a Decca subsidiary that often issued obscure and short-run sides.AI summary
Zonophone 6 Comic
Philip Ritte performing Irish sentimental ballads on Zonophone's brown-label series in the early 1920s. Ritte was a prolific tenor of the period, recording widely for both major and minor labels.AI summary
Zonophone 216 Voice
Philip Ritte (or Ritt) on Zonophone 216 (green label), singing 'Barney Take Me Home Again' and 'I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen', likely 1920s.AI summary
Zonophone 216 Voice
Professor Maccann performs 'A Frangesa March' on Zonophone 233, a catalogue number placing this among the very earliest British Zonophone pressings, probably around 1900–1902. The artist is not recognised in major references but a sub-250 Zonophone number is a document of the first years of British disc recording.AI summary
Zonophone 233 Instrumental
R Svinerfeldt on Zonophone 457, piano recordings of popular classical melodies, an extremely early Zonophone catalogue number suggesting a pre-1910 recording.AI summary
Zonophone 457 Instrumental
Ranzato, an artist of uncertain identification, recorded Mascagni's "Cavalleria Rusticana" for Zonophone, the acoustic-era label of the Gramophone Company.AI summary
Zonophone X47906 Opera
Ranzato performing 'Canzonetta' on Zonophone, a British label active from the early 1900s onwards.AI summary
Zonophone 47907 Classical
Zonophone 6262 Personalities (Prs)
Rhythmic Eight led by Firman on Zonophone, performing novelty pieces 'Queen was in the parlour' and 'Sing a little jingle'.AI summary
Zonophone 6018 Dance
Robert Radford was a British baritone and Savoy Opera singer of note; this Zonophone disc couples two operatic arias from the 1910s–20s acoustic period.AI summary
Zonophone GO34 Opera
Zonophone GO16 Voice
Robert Radford singing traditional English songs on Zonophone GO20. Radford was a respected British baritone of the early 20th century, recorded frequently in the acoustic era.AI summary
Zonophone GO20 Voice
Robert Radford was a leading British tenor of the early 20th century; this Zonophone pressing of two dramatic songs—'Rage thou angry Storm' and the 'Armourer's Song'—dates from the acoustic era.AI summary
Zonophone GO21 Voice
Robert Radford was a British baritone singer known for his concert and operatic performances. This Zonophone GO26 pressing of Mozart's "Osmin's Aria" from The Abduction from the Seraglio and Verdi's "Eri Tu" from A Masked Ball documents his classical voice repertoire on an acoustical or very early electrical recording.AI summary
Zonophone GO26 Opera
Robert Radford, a celebrated British concert baritone, recorded Gounod's "Serenade from Faust" and the church scene from Faust for Zonophone in the early 1900s. Radford was an important Edwardian art-song and opera singer.AI summary
Zonophone GO16 Opera
Russell Hunting, 'Casey at a Wake', on Zonophone 41006; Hunting was one of the earliest recording artists, famous for comic Irish-inflected monologues recorded in the acoustic cylinder era, and this side represents the transition to disc recording in the 1900s.AI summary
Zonophone 41006 Comic
Zonophone 232 Music Hall
Russell Hunting, an early phonograph artist whose novelty monologues and ethnic skits were recorded from the 1890s onward, on Zonophone 41004—a record from the acoustic era and among the earliest items in any such collection.AI summary
Zonophone 41004 Comic
S Kirkby and E Pike performing 'Welcoming him in' on Zonophone. The single-sided issue and sparse information suggest a minor recording from the 1920s-30s.AI summary
Zonophone 44122 Voice
Sam Mayo performing two comic and sentimental songs on Zonophone 2233, a small-label British pressing from the early shellac era.AI summary
Zonophone 2233 Music Hall
Sam Mayo recorded the novelty comic songs 'Things Are Worse in Russia' and 'Ha Ha' for Zonophone, a British label owned by the Gramophone Company.AI summary
Zonophone 2308 Comic
Sam Mayo, the music-hall comedian, performing 'I Was Having My Breakfast in Bed' and 'Things Are Worse in Russia' on Zonophone catalogue 2365. Zonophone pressings of Mayo's work in the 2000-series are moderately uncommon.AI summary
Zonophone 2365 Music Hall
Sam Mayo was an Edwardian music-hall comedian known for his wistful, gentle comedy style, quite different from the louder knockabout tradition. This Zonophone pressing (2268) — 'Johnny' and 'The Night Began to Fall' — is a typical example of his recorded output. Mayo is a modestly collected music-hall name; Zonophone was a widely used British label.AI summary
Zonophone 2268 Music Hall
Sammy Shields performs The English Cup Final in two parts on Zonophone 559.AI summary
Zonophone 559 Comic
The Savoy Orpheans, a British dance band that recorded regularly in the 1920s, recorded 'Bagdad' and 'All Alone' for Zonophone 2539. The Savoy Orpheans were a significant British dance band of the early 1920s, associated with the Savoy Hotel in London.AI summary
Zonophone 2539 Dance
Selma Kurz, the celebrated Viennese coloratura soprano known for her extraordinary trill and her long tenure at the Vienna Court Opera, sings the Pagenarie on Zonophone 23014. The Zonophone 23000 series is a Continental or international pressing series; Kurz is a highly collected early operatic name.AI summary
Zonophone 23014 Opera
Selma Kurz, an Austrian soprano renowned for her coloratura technique and Lieder recitals, recorded Schubert's 'Styrienne' and 'Der Vogel im Wald' (German Lied) on Zonophone; a significant European classical voice of the early 20th century.AI summary
Zonophone X23012/5 Classical
Two songs credited to Solemn and Gay on Zonophone, including 'When You're Smiling', the 1928 song that became a standard.AI summary
Zonophone 5707 Personalities (Prs)
A Spanish Orchestra performance of "Sardana", the traditional Catalan circle dance, on Zonophone, a British label active from the 1900s through the 1920s.AI summary
Zonophone 50501 Instrumental
Zonophone 2127 Brass band
Stanley Kirkby, a prolific British vocalist, on Zonophone 42429—a late-1920s or 1930s recording.AI summary
Zonophone 42429 Voice
Stanley Kirkby was a British singer who recorded frequently in the 1920s-1930s. This Zonophone pressing carries a novelty or comic piece, typical of his work for the label.AI summary
Zonophone 104 Music Hall
Stanley Kirkby was a prolific singer of the 1920s and 1930s who recorded novelty, dance, and light-music sides under his own name and numerous pseudonyms; 'Silver Bell' appears on the Zonophone X-series.AI summary
Zonophone X2-42043 Voice
Stanley Kirkby and T May performing 'I'll Tell Tilly on the Telephone' on Zonophone 42661; Kirkby was a prolific British recording artist and vocalist of the 1910s–1930s.AI summary
Zonophone 42661 Voice
Stuart Vaughan singing two sentimental songs on Zonophone, a budget British label active through the 1920s-30s.AI summary
Zonophone 2314 Voice
Sydney Coltham performing romantic ballads 'For Ever and Forever' and 'Only You' on Zonophone. Coltham was a British tenor of the early twentieth century; Zonophone was a budget British label.AI summary
Zonophone 2159 Voice
Sydney Coltham on Zonophone 1477, performing two sentimental ballads from the early recorded era.AI summary
Zonophone 1477 Voice
Sydney Nesbitt on Zonophone 5005, a British early acoustic label from the 1900s-1920s era. Nothing is known of this artist or these titles.AI summary
Zonophone 5005 Personalities (Prs)
Sylvester Ahola was an American jazz trumpeter prominent in 1920s hot dance and early jazz recording; this Zonophone disc pairs two popular ballads of the period.AI summary
Zonophone 5474 Jazz
The Black Diamonds ensemble recorded Christmas music—including 'For Unto Us a Child Is Born'—for Zonophone, a British label owned by the Gramophone Company, in the early 1920s.AI summary
Zonophone 951 Classical