21,668 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Columbia 7127
Clara Butt, the celebrated British contralto of the Edwardian era, recorded two sacred hymn arrangements for Columbia; Butt was one of the best-known British singers of her time.AI summary
Columbia 7032 Voice
Clara Butt was a celebrated British contralto of the late 19th and early 20th century, known for oratorio and art song; this Columbia disc features two vocal pieces, "Friendship" and "Key of Heaven".AI summary
Columbia 7300 Voice
Clara Butt recorded 'He Shall Feed His Flock' and 'Creation's Hymn' for Columbia 7311; these are concert and oratorio pieces from the late Victorian repertoire, recorded by one of the most significant British singing voices of her era, though such recordings are extremely common.AI summary
Columbia 7311 Classical
Dame Clara Butt, the celebrated British contralto and early gramophone artist, recorded 'The Sweetest Flower That Blows' for Columbia in the acoustic era; Butt was one of the most famous British singers of the Edwardian and interwar periods.AI summary
Columbia X226 Classical
Clara Butt, the great British contralto of the early 20th century, recorded 'Smilin' Through' for Columbia; Butt was one of the most celebrated singers of her generation and her recordings, though common, remain historically important as documents of a major early recording artist.AI summary
Columbia X264 Opera
Clara Butt, a legendary British contralto of the Edwardian era, performing 'Ye Banks and Braes' on Columbia's X series.AI summary
Columbia X236 Voice
Dame Clara Butt was one of Britain's greatest contraltos and a major recording artist from the acoustic era onwards. This early Columbia electrical recording features two sacred vocal pieces: 'Eternal Father' (likely 'Eternal Father Strong to Save', the naval hymn) and 'Tell Me the Old Old Story'. Butt's recordings are seriously collected.AI summary
Columbia PB10 Opera
Clara Butt, the celebrated British mezzo-soprano of the Edwardian era, recorded two art songs for Columbia in the acoustic period.AI summary
Columbia PB6 Classical
Clara Butt, the great British contralto of the Edwardian era, performs 'Annie Laurie' on Columbia X303.AI summary
Columbia X303 Voice
Clara Butt, the legendary British contralto known for her signature recording of 'Land of Hope and Glory', recorded 'O that we two were maying' and 'Home sweet Home' for Columbia catalogue X339.AI summary
Columbia X339 Classical
Dame Clara Butt, the celebrated English contralto, sings 'My Work Is Done My Task Is O'er' with M D'Oisly on Columbia 75005, a single-sided pressing. This is a companion to the other Clara Butt Columbia 75000-series pressings in this collection; the 75000 series is a standard electric-era Columbia format.AI summary
Columbia 75005 Classical
Dame Clara Butt, one of the most celebrated contraltos of the Edwardian era, sings 'I See Not Those False Spirits' with M D'Oisly on Columbia 75006. Clara Butt's recordings are consistently collected by admirers of the British vocal tradition and this Columbia pressing is a standard electric-era format.AI summary
Columbia 75006 Classical
Dame Clara Butt sings 'We Now Have Passed the Gate' with M D'Oisly on Columbia 75007, a single-sided pressing from the same 75000 series as the other Clara Butt Columbia discs in this collection. Standard electric-era format with consistent modest demand from Clara Butt collectors.AI summary
Columbia 75007 Classical
Clara Butterworth on Vocalion X9472, performing lyrical ballads 'Among the Willows' and 'Fairy Laundry/Dance on the Lawn'; an obscure early Vocalion X-series recording.AI summary
Vocalion X9472 Voice
Clara Butterworth performing two vocal numbers, the second a duet with Jack Dodds and Viola Sullivan, on Columbia L1239. Little is known of Butterworth, and this appears to be an obscure label entry.AI summary
Columbia L1239 Voice
Clara Hultgren, a Swedish singer, recorded 'Synnove's Song' for Zonophone; the recording is from the 1920s or 1930s, and UK copies are scarce.AI summary
Zonophone 73040 Voice
Clara Inter on Bell Records LKS248, performing Hawaiian titles 'Kohala march' and 'Hula town'. Bell was a small British imprint.AI summary
Bell LKS248 Hawaiian
Clara Inter performing two Hawaiian novelty songs on Decca in the 1930s-40s.AI summary
Decca 3430 Hawaiian
Bell LKS224
Clara Joanna and Gennaro De Tura performing Mascagni's 'Cavalleria Rusticana' for G&T. An acoustic operatic recording from the early catalogue.AI summary
G&T 054142 Opera
This G&T disc in the 054 celebrity duet series preserves an excerpt from Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana performed by two acoustic-era singers.AI summary
G&T 054143 Opera
Clara Smith, an American blues and jazz singer of the 1920s, recorded two blues numbers on Columbia's race series 14034D.AI summary
Columbia 14034D Jazz
Clara Smith — the 'Queen of the Moaners', one of the great classic blues singers of the 1920s and a Columbia recording artist — sings 'Awful Moanin' Blues' and 'I Never Miss the Sunshine' on Columbia A4000. The A4000 Columbia number places this at the very start of Columbia's race-record series, circa 1923–24. UK copies of American Columbia race-series pressings are extremely uncommon, and Clara Smith is a significant figure in blues history.AI summary
Columbia A4000 Jazz
Clara Smith — no relation to Bessie despite sharing the billing title 'Queen of the Moaners' — was one of the most recorded blues singers of the 1920s for Columbia. The A3966 number places this around 1924, in the heart of her most productive period. UK copies of the Columbia A-series blues issues are considerably scarcer than their American counterparts and are sought by blues collectors.AI summary
Columbia A3966 Jazz
Clara Smith recorded 'You don't know my Mind' and 'I gonna tear your Playhouse down' for Columbia 14013D. Smith was a prominent African-American blues and jazz singer of the 1920s, active during the classic blues era.AI summary
Columbia 14013D Jazz
Clarence Profit, an innovative stride pianist, recorded 'Tea for two' and 'There'll be some changes made' for Brunswick 8341 in the 1930s.AI summary
Brunswick 8341 Jazz
Clarence Whitehill, a distinguished American baritone, recorded the sentimental ballad 'Love's Old Sweet Song' for Victor Records. Whitehill was a major concert and operatic baritone of the early twentieth century.AI summary
Victor 74321 Voice
Clarence Williams was an influential jazz pianist, composer and producer of the 1920s; this disc on the Jazz Collection label is a later reissue rather than an original pressing.AI summary
Jazz Collection L9 Jazz
Clarence Williams, pianist, composer and talent scout, recorded 'Uncle Sammy Here I Am' with vocalist Eva Taylor, his wife, for Bluebird; Williams was a central figure in 1920s New York jazz and blues.AI summary
Bluebird 11368 Jazz
Clarence Williams was an important African American jazz pianist, composer and bandleader who recorded extensively in the 1920s. 'Red River Blues' and 'Shake it down' are jazz recordings from 1928-1929 representing early hot jazz. This dub pressing is unidentified and cataloguing is incomplete.AI summary
dub Jazz
Brunswick 3703
Clarence Williams, a pioneering African-American jazz pianist, bandleader and composer, performing 'I'm a Little Blackbird' and 'Mandy Make Up Your Mind' on Jazztone Class 502 — a reissue of early jazz material.AI summary
JazzClass 502 Jazz
Clarence Williams, the New Orleans pianist, publisher and producer, with 'New Down Home Rag' and 'Squeeze Me' on Jazz Collection.AI summary
Jazz Collection 32 Jazz
Clarence Williams' Blue Five, a pioneering American jazz ensemble, recorded 'Baltimore' and 'Carolina Bound' (with the 5 Harmaniacs) for Brunswick, catalogue 3703, dating to the mid-1920s. Williams was a central figure in early hot jazz and blues recording, and this band is highly collected.AI summary
Brunswick 3703 Jazz
Clarence Wright recorded two topical or novelty songs—'£620,000,000 Song' and 'Help your local Committee'—on His Master's Voice JH series, a 1950s-1960s issue.AI summary
His Master's Voice JH60 Music Hall
Clarice Mayne was a British music-hall and variety performer; this His Master's Voice 78 is a single side recording, 'Nursery', which appears to be a novelty or children's piece.AI summary
His Master's Voice 03262 Music Hall
Clarice Mayne sings 'Jenny McGregor' on HMV 03276, a single-sided pressing from the Gramophone Company's acoustic series. The 03000 HMV series is a 12-inch single-sided format for popular vocal artists; a single-sided 12-inch Mayne pressing is a less common format for her recordings.AI summary
His Master's Voice 03276 Music Hall
Clarice Mayne sings 'Joshuah' on HMV 03290, a single-sided 12-inch pressing from the Gramophone Company acoustic series — a companion single-sided 12-inch to the HMV 03276 in this collection. Single-sided 12-inch HMV pressings of Clarice Mayne are a less common format than her standard double-sided 10-inch Columbia output.AI summary
His Master's Voice 03290 Music Hall
Clarice Mayne was a British music-hall star of the Edwardian era, famous for her comic songs and character work. 'Joshu-ah' is characteristic of her novelty and dialect material. This His Master's Voice pressing is from the earliest numerical series, dating probably to around 1910 or slightly earlier.AI summary
His Master's Voice 03290 Music Hall
Columbia L1041
Clarice Mayne sings 'I Want a Great Big Kiss' and — with Lupino Lane or another comedian as L Henson — 'It'll Be All the Same' on Columbia F1059. Like her other Columbia F-series recordings, this is from the mid-to-late 1920s; the pairing with a named comedy performer adds variety-revue interest.AI summary
Columbia F1059 Music Hall
Clarice Mayne was a popular Edwardian music-hall and revue singer, often partnered with 'That' (J W Tate). Columbia L1167 — 'It's Lovely to Be in Love' and 'Come and Cuddle Me' — is a large-format 12-inch pressing from Columbia's premium L-series, an unusual format for a light-entertainment performer.AI summary
Columbia L1167 Music Hall
Clarice Mayne sings 'Once in a While' and 'Give Me a Little Cosy Corner' on Columbia L1326, a 12-inch coupling. The L-series Columbia is a 12-inch premium format; a 12-inch popular vocal recording from Clarice Mayne is less common than her 10-inch output and of slightly greater format interest to collectors.AI summary
Columbia L1326 Music Hall
Clarice Mayne sings 'I Was a Good Little Girl Till I Met You' and 'A Broken Doll' on Columbia L1041, a 12-inch coupling. The L-series is Columbia's 12-inch premium popular format; a 12-inch Clarice Mayne Columbia is less common than her standard 10-inch pressings and of slightly greater format interest.AI summary
Columbia L1041 Music Hall
Clarice Mayne was a British music hall star and singer of the early 20th century. 'Mr & Mrs Smith' is a comic sketch or song, recorded for His Master's Voice in the acoustic era, HMV 03258 representing early HMV pressings.AI summary
His Master's Voice 03258 Music Hall
Clarice Mayne sings 'Come Over the Garden Wall' and 'Mr & Mrs Smith' on HMV C526, a 12-inch coupling. The C-prefix HMV series for popular vocal material suggests an acoustic-era pressing, probably early-to-mid 1920s; 12-inch popular vocal issues from this period are less common than 10-inch equivalents.AI summary
His Master's Voice C526 Music Hall
Clarice Mayne was a popular Edwardian music-hall singer and actress, associated with the performer James W. Tate. This HMV C527 disc contains 'I've Got My Eye on You' (dated 1912) and 'Nursery' (dated 1911). HMV C-series pressings of Edwardian music-hall performers are moderately uncommon.AI summary
His Master's Voice C527 Music Hall