21,668 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Claude Hulbert and Elsie Randolph performing 'I might grow fond of you' and 'Two little bluebirds' on Columbia 4140. Hulbert was a British comic actor and performer of the 1920s–30s; Randolph was a stage actress and performer.AI summary
Columbia 4140 Music Hall
Claude Hulbert and Enid Trevor — Claude Hulbert was a popular British comedy actor of the 1930s — performing 'Airman' and 'Raspberries' on Piccadilly catalogue 541. Piccadilly was a cheap British budget label of the early 1930s; celebrity comedy recordings on Piccadilly are among the commoner of their type.AI summary
Piccadilly 541 Music Hall
Claude Ivy, a British entertainer, recorded two novelty and popular songs for Decca in the late 1930s or early 1940s.AI summary
Decca F2327 Music Hall
Claude Ivy, a British light entertainer, recorded 'When the Circus comes to Town' and 'Match Parade' for Decca in the early 1940s; the artist is unrecorded in standard references.AI summary
Decca F2527 Personalities (Prs)
Claude Luter's Crescent City Jazz Band recording 'Snake Rag' and 'South African Blues' for Esquire. Luter was a French bandleader who championed traditional New Orleans jazz in post-war Paris; Esquire was a small British label.AI summary
Esquire 10-025 Jazz
Claude Luter, the French clarinettist who led the New Orleans revival in Paris and later played with Sidney Bechet, plays 'Panama' and 'Weary Way Blues' on Esquire.AI summary
Esquire 10-023 Jazz
Claude Thornhill was an American pianist and bandleader of the 1940s–50s, and his recording of 'Snowfall' and 'Under the Willow Tree' for Columbia represents his subtle, orchestral approach to popular song. His recordings are sought by jazz and popular-music collectors for their sophisticated arrangements and intimate sound.AI summary
Columbia DB2592 Jazz
Columbia Box2522 Opera
Columbia LCX102
Columbia LCX23
Columbia LCX25
Claudio Arrau, the Chilean pianist, recorded Liszt's 'Au Bord d'une Source' and 'Concert Etude in F Minor' for Polyphon; Arrau was one of the great Romantic pianists of the 20th century.AI summary
Polyphon 95112 Classical
Parlophone 020469 Classical
Claudio Villa, a popular Italian singer, with Luna Rossa and Martellacore on Vistula 4215.AI summary
Vistula 4215 Voice
Claudio Villa, an Italian tenor and popular singer, recorded 'Martellacore' and 'Lua Rossa' for Vis, a minor Italian or European label. Villa was a significant figure in Italian popular song.AI summary
Vistula 4215 Voice
Clelia Grisoni performing two Italian novelty songs ('Two Little Kittens' and 'Poppies and Poppies') on Parlophone.AI summary
Parlophone DPQ53 Voice
Brunswick 02013
Cleo Brown, a stride and swing pianist, recorded "Here comes Cookie" and "I'll take the South" for Brunswick 02013 in the 1930s. A fine musician whose recordings are sought by jazz and swing collectors.AI summary
Brunswick 02013 Jazz
Cleo Brown, an American boogie-woogie and blues pianist, recorded for Brunswick with two instrumental or vocal pieces in the 1940s idiom.AI summary
Brunswick 02047 Instrumental
The Clevelanders with If I Had a Girl Like You and Dream Avenue on Broadcast 1382.AI summary
Broadcast 1382 Dance
The Clevelanders performing 'Putting on the Ritz' and 'With You' on Imperial 2248, a dance recording from the late 1920s.AI summary
Imperial 2248 Dance
The Clevelanders on Imperial 2293, with 'Cooking Breakfast for the One I Love' and 'When the Real Thing Comes Your Way' — a vocal or dance ensemble on a budget American label's British pressing, early 1930s.AI summary
Imperial 2293 Dance
Clevelanders, performing 'You brought a new kind of Love to me' and 'Little white Lies' on Imperial Records.AI summary
Imperial 2337 Dance
The Clevelanders, recorded 'Our Bungalow of Dreams' and 'When the Morning Glories Wake up in the Morning' for Brunswick 3693 in the mid-1920s hot-dance style.AI summary
Brunswick 3693 Dance
The Clevelanders recorded 'Why' and 'I wonder' for Brunswick. The group is not widely identified in standard reference.AI summary
Brunswick 3881 Jazz
A band or artist credited as Cliff, performing 'Outsider' and 'Blue Moon' on Columbia's POPC series, a later British catalogue from the 1950s or later.AI summary
Columbia POPC2077
Cliff recorded 'Move it' and 'Schoolboy crush' for Columbia, catalogue DB4178. If this is Cliff Richard, it dates from the late 1950s and 'Move it' was his breakthrough hit, though attribution requires verification.AI summary
Columbia DB4178(vslwarpbut) Rock
Cliff (unidentified rock and roll artist) on Columbia DB4203, performing 'High class baby' and 'My feet hit the ground'—1950s rock and roll material.AI summary
Columbia DB4203(slwarpbut) Rock
Cliff Richard and The Shadows on Columbia DSA369 — 'Nine Times Out of Ten' backed with 'Thinking of Our Love' — is a South African pressing, indicated by the DSA prefix, rather than a standard UK issue. The 'sd2' matrix marking is a further pressing variant identifier. South African Columbia pressings of early Cliff and Shadows are uncommon outside their home market.AI summary
Columbia DSA369(marksd2) Rock
Columbia 5185 Personalities (Prs)
Cliff Edwards, the American ukulele virtuoso and singer known as 'Ukulele Ike', recorded 'Singin' in the Rain' and 'Orange Blossom Time' for Columbia. Edwards was a major recording star of the 1920s and 1930s, and 'Singin' in the Rain' is one of his best-known recordings.AI summary
Columbia 5559 Personalities (Prs)
Cliff Edwards, 'Ukulele Ike', with 'When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along' and 'Lo-Do-De-O' on American Perfect.AI summary
Perfect 11620 Personalities (Prs)
Cliff Edwards, known as Ukulele Ike, with Red Hot Mama and Who's the Meanest Gal in Town on Perfect 12119.AI summary
Perfect 12119 Voice
Cliff Edwards, known as 'Ukulele Ike', performs two selections from Walt Disney's *Pinocchio* — the iconic 'When you wish upon a Star' and 'I've got no Strings' — on a Decca pressing.AI summary
Decca 18836 Personalities (Prs)
Cliff Edwards, known as 'Ukulele Ike', was an American recording artist and vaudeville performer famous for his ukulele playing and novelty recordings of the 1920s-1930s. This Brunswick 01752 side captures him performing popular material from his established recording career, and his work remains moderately sought by collectors of early popular recording and jazz-influenced novelty material.AI summary
Brunswick 01752 Personalities (Prs)
Cliff Edwards and Andy Iona recorded two popular sentimental numbers—'If I Had You' and 'Night Is Young and You're So Beautiful'—for Decca. Edwards was a popular American vocalist and ukulele player of the 1920s-30s era.AI summary
Decca 1106 Voice
Cliff Jackson, the New York stride pianist, with 'You've Got Me Walkin' and Talkin' to Myself' and 'Quiet Please' on Black & White, an American label of the 1940s.AI summary
Black & White 8 Jazz
Cliff Jackson's Village Cats performing two jazz standards on BW 1204: 'It Had to Be You' and 'Make Me a Pallet on the Floor'. Jackson was an American jazz pianist and entertainer. BW appears to be a very minor or unidentified label.AI summary
Butterfly 1204 Jazz
Cliff Richard's 'Dynamite' backed with 'Travellin' Light' on Columbia DB4351 — a 1959 UK 78rpm pressing. 'Travellin' Light' was his second number-one hit; as a late 78 it was pressed in declining quantities as the format was superseded by the 45.AI summary
Columbia DB4351 Rock
Cliff Richard's 'D in Love' backed with 'I Love You' on Columbia DB4547 — a standard late UK 78rpm pressing of a 1960 Cliff Richard release. Late-era UK 78s of major pop artists were pressed in declining quantities as the format died; this is a more uncommon format than the equivalent 45.AI summary
Columbia DB4547 Rock
Cliff Richard's 'Now's the Time to Fall in Love' backed with 'Girl Like You' on Columbia DB4667 — a late UK 78rpm pressing from 1961. Late-era UK 78s of major pop artists were pressed in declining quantities as the format was superseded by the 45; this is a less common format than the equivalent single.AI summary
Columbia DB4667 Rock
Cliff Richard's 'Got a Funny Feeling' backed with 'When the Girl in Your Arms' on Columbia DB4716 — a standard late UK 78rpm pressing from 1961. Late-era UK 78s of major pop artists were pressed in declining quantities as the format was superseded by the 45.AI summary
Columbia DB4716 Rock
Cliff Richard's 'The Young Ones' backed with 'We Say Yeah' on Columbia DB4761 — his chart-topping single from early 1962 and the theme from his film of the same year. This is a standard UK Columbia 78rpm pressing from the very end of the format's commercial life; late 78s by major pop artists exist but were pressed in much smaller quantities than the corresponding 45.AI summary
Columbia DB4761 Rock
Cliff Richard's 'Bachelor Boy' backed with 'Next Time' on Columbia DB4950 — both songs from his 1962 film 'Summer Holiday'. This is a standard late UK 78rpm pressing from the very end of the format's commercial life; late 78s by major pop artists exist but were pressed in much smaller quantities than the corresponding 45.AI summary
Columbia DB4950 Rock
Cliff Richard's 'Say You're Mine' backed with 'Don't Talk to Him' on Columbia DB7150 — a 1963 pressing from the final years of the UK 78rpm format. As with the companion DB7034, late-era 78s of major pop artists were pressed in very small quantities.AI summary
Columbia DB7150 Rock
Cliff Richard's 'Lucky Lips' backed with 'I Wonder' on Columbia DB7034 — a 1963 pressing from the very end of the UK 78rpm era. Late-era 78s of major pop artists were pressed in very small quantities as the format was almost entirely superseded by the 45.AI summary
Columbia DB7034 Rock
Cliffe Ferre, a comedic vocalist, performed novelty songs 'Rosie Don't Bang on the Piano' and 'Favorite Indoor Sport' on Kem 130, a minor British label.AI summary
Kem 130 Comic
Credited to Clifford on Piccadilly 196, singing 'That's My Virginia' and 'Ah Sweet Mystery of Life', from a cheap British imprint active in the early 1930s.AI summary
Piccadilly 196 Voice