21,610 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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'Hobo' Jack Turner sings 'I'm Glad I'm a Bum' and the 1929 song 'When It's Springtime in the Rockies' on Diva, a cheap American label pressed by Columbia for sale in W. T. Grant stores.AI summary
Diva 3128-G Country
Texas Bill Strength with The Yellow Rose of Texas and Cry Cry Cry on Capitol CL14357.AI summary
Capitol CL14357 Country
'Cile Turner with Blue Jeans Sat'day Night and One Arm Tom on a private pressing, LT137.AI summary
Private LT137
A choir recorded 'We plough the Fields & scatter' and 'Come ye thankful People come' for Winner 2513, likely 1920s–1930s.AI summary
Winner 2513 Classical
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His Master's Voice EK20 Classical
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His Master's Voice EK80 Classical
J Roberts and H Thornton on Enc Records, a British acoustic-era label, with a mixed programme of popular and vocal items.AI summary
Encore 573 Misc.
Two performers (J Roberts and H Thornton) performing two medleys of sentimental and light classical material on Encore 579. The Encore label was a minor British imprint.AI summary
Encore 579 Instrumental
Two vocal items by V. Essex and H. Thornton, with band titles Glow-Worm and Uncle Oliver on the reverse, on Encore 563.AI summary
Encore 563 Orchestra
Ensemble recording credited to V Essex and H Thornton, featuring four pieces: 'Dear Heart/The Skipper' and a band medley of 'Darkies' Frolic' and 'Choristers Valse', on Encore catalogue 560/585.AI summary
Encore 560/585 Music Hall
An ensemble recording featuring V Essex and H Thornton performing 'Dear Heart/The Skipper' and a medley on Enc, a small British label.AI summary
Encore 560/585 Orchestra
V Essex and H Thornton on Enc Records, a British acoustic-era label, with a mixed programme of popular and vocal items.AI summary
Encore 560/585 Music Hall
A recording credited only as '15', performing 'Canto del Presidiario' on His Master's Voice DB187. The catalogue entry is incomplete and the artist identification is unclear.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB187 Voice
Percival MacKey's 1926 Orchestra recorded a selection from 'Mercenary Mary' for Columbia, a popular musical of the period. Hot-dance and jazz orchestras of the mid-1920s are collected by early jazz enthusiasts.AI summary
Columbia 9062 Dance
The 1926 Orchestra, conducted by Percival MacKey, performing a 'Tip-toes' selection on Columbia. This is a British dance-band recording from the late 1920s, capturing the popular musical-comedy repertoire.AI summary
Columbia 9123 Orchestra
Percival Mackley conducted the 1926 Orchestra in a selection from Gershwin's *Lady Be Good* for Columbia. This is an early British dance orchestra arrangement of the famous musical comedy hit from 1924.AI summary
Columbia 9100 Orchestra
The 1st Battalion Border Regiment Band performing a classical transcription, Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2, on Octacros, an obscure British label.AI summary
Octacros 595 Orchestra
The 1st Life Guards Band, a British military ensemble, recorded an Iolanthe selection (parts 1 and 2) for Columbia's early IS (Imperial Scroll) catalogue around 1910-1912. The band was among the first British military groups to make electrical recordings.AI summary
Columbia is5027 Orchestra
1st Life Guards Band performing 'Reminiscences of Wales' (two parts) on Scala 1619. The Life Guards is a British cavalry regiment with a long musical tradition; regimental bands were recorded for patriotic and ceremonial repertoire.AI summary
Scala 1619 Orchestra
The 1st Life Guards Band performing an operatic selection ('Bohemian Girl') on Scala 1644, part of a two-sided arrangement; Scala specialised in concert and orchestral material.AI summary
Scala 1644 Orchestra
The 1st Life Guards Band recording Gilbert & Sullivan selections (HMS Pinafore) for Scala 1654, likely 1920s military or institutional recording.AI summary
Scala 1654 Opera
1st Life Guards Band on Scala 1660, a selection from Gilbert and Sullivan's 'Iolanthe'; a military band recording of operatic repertoire from a minor British label.AI summary
Scala 1660 Orchestra
The 1st Life Guards Band performing a selection from the operetta Gypsy Love on Scala 31, a minor British label. The Scala label and low catalogue number suggest early 1920s.AI summary
Scala 31 Orchestra
The 1st Life Guards Band performing orchestral Scottish selections on Scala 81, a very low catalogue number indicating one of the earliest issues for the label.AI summary
Scala 81 Orchestra
Two Ella Fitzgerald records on Brunswick: 'Petootie Pie' and 'Stone Cold Dead in the Market', her duets with Louis Jordan, and 'Later' with 'Lullaby of Birdland'.AI summary
Brunswick 05392/03746 Jazz
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A Greek Odeon pressing, catalogue eonGA9697/275173, with no artist or title information recorded.AI summary
Odeon GA9697/275173
Veteran's Song and Old Salt's Yarn on HMV B693.AI summary
HMV B693 Voice
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A Pathé Freres military band or orchestra recording, catalogue details suggest an early issue, probably 1900s–1910s. Band music and orchestral pops were common on early Pathé records, but the artist is not specifically identified.AI summary
Pathé 5104/20883/40120 Orchestra
The 49th State Hawaiians recorded "That's What the Lei Said" and "Na Maile" for a small label under catalogue 49thstate117. The label information is incomplete, but the band name suggests Hawaiian music from the 1930s–40s.AI summary
49th State 117 Hawaiian
An ensemble credited to '6 Hottentots' performing 'I'm in Love Again' and 'The Girl Friend' for Imperial, a minor American label, likely from the 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary
Imperial 1803 Dance
Six Hottentots (a novelty or comic ensemble) on Imperial Records performing 'I Scream You Scream We All Scream for Ice Cream' and 'Constantinople' — novelty songs from the 1920s on a minor American label.AI summary
Imperial 1909 Comic
A group credited as '6 Hottentots' performing novelty and dance material on Imperial, a minor label—a recording now notable mainly as a historical document of early 20th-century racial caricature in recorded music.AI summary
Imperial 1803 Dance
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Eight Piano Ensemble on His Master's Voice B8035, an instrumental novelty from the 1930s or 1940s on a major label; this type of gimmick recording was mass-produced.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8035 Instrumental
Nellie Dean and Thora on Britannic 0803, with no performer named.AI summary
Britannic it0803 Voice
This RCA recording, with an unknown artist, features 'Cattle Call' on the B-side. The catalogue number and lack of artist credit suggest it is either a very obscure pressing or a pressing where the label information is incomplete or has not survived in the catalogue.AI summary
RCA 1003
An unidentified recording with unclear or missing artist and title information, released on Zonophone 623, a very early catalogue number from the early 1900s acoustic era.AI summary
Zonophone 623
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A. Arnold performing untitled songs on Fav Records 25243.AI summary
Favorite 25243
Arthur Askey and others in 'Bandwaggon' for His Master's Voice, catalogue BD693; a side from Askey's enormously popular BBC radio comedy show of the late 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD693 Personalities (Prs)
Arthur Askey and Richard Murdoch on HMV BD764, performing 'Blacking Out the Flat' in two parts. Askey (1900–1982) and Murdoch were British comedians and variety entertainers, famous for the radio show 'Band Waggon' (1938–39); this is a comedy sketch recording from that era.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD764 Personalities (Prs)
A. Baddeley and L. du Garde Peach on His Master's Voice B2813, a comic spoken-word piece titled 'Motoring without Tears'.AI summary
His Master's Voice B2813 Comic
A. Bassi performing 'E lucevan le stelle' from Puccini's Tosca and 'Occhi di fata' on Pathé catalogue 4231. The artist is not widely documented in standard tenor discographies; the Pathé 4000-series is an early catalogue range. An unrecognised artist on an early Pathé number warrants investigation.AI summary
Pathé 4231 Opera
A Blackwell and E Fox-Bennett performing 'Swing Song' and a duet with J Reeve and C Davidson on 'Ring o' Roses' on Scala, an obscure British label from the 1920s-1930s.AI summary
Scala 457 Instrumental
A Brooks on Imperial 974, performing 'Call of the Drum' and 'New York Hippodrome' — a vocalist or singer on the small British Imperial label, circa 1920s–1930s.AI summary
Imperial 974 Voice
A. Campbell and J. Kaufman on OK, an American label occasionally imported or pressed in Britain; catalogue 40662 is a mid-range OK number from the late 1920s.AI summary
Okeh 40662 Voice
Decca K639
A Carlton on Tower Records, performing two sentimental ballads: 'Will you love the Violets when you've lost the Rose' and 'Old Fashioned Mother of Mine'. Tower was a small British budget label.AI summary
Tower 121 Voice