21,667 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Cyril Scott, the British composer and pianist, performing his own piano works 'Valse Scherzando' and 'Water Wagtail' on Columbia 5435.AI summary
Columbia 5435 Classical
Cyril Scott, a British classical composer and pianist, performing two of his own character pieces on HMV in the acoustic era (early 1920s).AI summary
His Master's Voice B33315 Classical
Cyril Scott, the English composer once dubbed 'the English Debussy', with two of his own short piano pieces, 'Water-Wagtail' and 'Valse Scherzando', on Columbia.AI summary
Columbia 5435 Classical
Cyril Whittle on the obscure British label DomA, catalogue 140, with two untitled or alternate-titled songs. DomA was a minor British imprint active in the early 1930s.AI summary
Dominion A140
Cyril Whittle's Shanty Party, a British novelty ensemble, recorded 'Whisky & Hanging Johnny' and 'Rolling home / Hame dearie Hame' for Parlophone, capturing the sea-song and novelty-dance tradition.AI summary
Parlophone R1102 Music Hall
D. Carter sings a 'Villanelle' and 'Poor Wandering One' from Gilbert and Sullivan's 'The Pirates of Penzance' on Beka.AI summary
Beka M51 Opera
D Denton recorded 'Coal black Mammy' and 'I shall remember your Kisses' on Zonophone, catalogue 2195. The first title contains a period racial epithet reflecting 1920s recording practice.AI summary
Zonophone 2195 Voice
D Dickson and A Kearns recorded 'That Certain Feeling' and 'Nightie Night' for Columbia. The artists are not well documented; these appear to be light vocal or comedy numbers from the 1930s.AI summary
Columbia 9129 Personalities (Prs)
D. Griffiths performing 'Oh the Business' on the Emp label — possibly Empire, an obscure British imprint — catalogue 1/34, paired with S. Studd's 'The Man from Lancashire'. The Emp label is not identified in standard references; an unusually formatted catalogue number warrants investigation.AI summary
Empire 1/34 Music Hall
Regal 1328 Dance
D Herbert and T Yorke on Winner, a cheap British label of the 1930s. The titles are sentimental popular songs of the period.AI summary
Winner 2877 Voice
D Herbert and T Yorke's Winner recording of the Jerome Kern standard 'They Didn't Believe Me', from the 1914 musical The Girl from Utah.AI summary
Winner 2901 Voice
D Hughes and Quartette on Winner 2891 with 'A little bit of Heaven' and the Irish song 'When Irish Eyes are smiling'.AI summary
Winner 2891 Voice
D Jackson on Curry's 303, performing 'Nevada' and 'Red Lips Kiss my Blues away'.AI summary
Curry's 303
D Kirkby recorded 'Whistler & His Dog' and 'My Old Kentucky Home' for Pea Records, a minor British label. 'Whistler & His Dog' was a novelty favourite; this appears to be early 1900s–1920s sentimental material.AI summary
Peacock 101 Instrumental
D. Labbette was a British mezzo-soprano active in concert and stage performances in the 1920s–30s. This Vocalion R-series pressing pairs two art songs in the English tradition.AI summary
Vocalion R6015 Voice
Dorothy Labbette was a British soprano who also performed under the name Lisa Perli; W.H. Reed was a violinist and close associate of Elgar. Columbia L1590 is a 12-inch pressing of four songs for voice and violin, spread over two sides. Labbette's Columbia recordings are moderately collected, particularly by enthusiasts of British vocal music of the interwar period.AI summary
Columbia L1590 Voice
D. Mackay, likely a Scottish performer, recorded 'She is ma Daisy' for Columbia, a Scottish dialect or regional song from the late 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary
Columbia 25987 Voice
D. MacLean on Imperial with two Scottish ballads, 'When I Get Back to Bonnie Scotland' and 'Roamin' in the Gloamin''.AI summary
Imperial 961 Voice
D. MacNab with Stop Yer Tickling Jock and Queen Among the Heather on Pick of All 35-4400.AI summary
Pickofall 35-4400 Music Hall
Dacapo 112
D Maughan and W Fehl on His Master's Voice B3251, 'Tie a little String around your Finger' and 'Don't be so unkind', popular vocal duets from the 1920s–30s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B3251 Voice
D Melrose, credited on Nep 181, performing 'Lead Kindly Light' and 'Abide with Me' — traditional hymns. Limited information available.AI summary
Neptune 181 Voice
David Niven and Vera-Ellen, both film and stage performers, recorded 'Would You' and a band performance for His Master's Voice. This appears to be a film or theatrical release recording from the 1940s–50s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B10116 Voice
D O'Dare on Sav 1569, an unknown artist on a small label, performing Irish sentimental ballads typical of the 1920s.AI summary
Savana 1569 Voice
D. Parsons performing 'Kiss of Spring' and 'Valse Bluette' on Cit (Citizen), a minor British label, catalogue 776, likely 1920s.AI summary
Citizen 776 Instrumental
D Payne credited on Oly, an unidentified label. The titles suggest sentimental or religious songs typical of the 1920s–1930s.AI summary
Oly 141 Voice
D Somers Band, recorded on Regal, a British budget and dance-music label of the 1920s–30s. 'Drink Brothers Drink' and 'Betty Co-Ed' are novelty and popular songs.AI summary
Regal 308 Dance
Credited to D Somers Band and Dan Donovan on Regal 307, performing light sentimental numbers. Regal was a mid-tier British label of the 1920s–30s, often used for budget pressings and reissues.AI summary
Regal 307 Dance
D Vane and D Graham recorded 'Looking all over for you' and 'Dancing Time' (arranged by H Glen) for Columbia in the early 1930s, typical dance-band vocals of the period.AI summary
Columbia 3175 Dance
Zonophone X63552
D'Albert and Whitlock perform the comedy sketches 'Tommy and Jack Demobbed' and 'Hiring a Taxi' on this Winner record, catalogue 3356, from the 1920s.AI summary
Winner 3356 Comic
d'Almaine, a performer or ensemble, recorded the 'Cavalleria Rusticana Intermezzo' for Columbia, a popular instrumental piece from Mascagni's opera.AI summary
Columbia 62 Instrumental
D'Alvarez performing the Seguedille, a Spanish dance form, on Vocb 3017, with an explanatory note by Whelan. Vocb was a low-cost British label of the early 1920s.AI summary
Vocalion B3017
D'Alvarez (artist unidentified) on VocL Records 5009: 'Homing'. No information is available on the performer; VocL was a small label with a very high catalogue number, suggesting a late-era pressing or a label with an extensive catalogue.AI summary
Vocalion L5009 Voice
D'Alvarez, an unidentified artist, performing a sacred vocal piece (a Mendelssohn aria) on Vocal, a small label. The catalogue format suggests an early recording from the acoustic era.AI summary
Vocalion 0148 Classical
D'Alvarez, a singer on Vocation, performing 'O rest in the Lord' and 'Explanatory Notes'.AI summary
Vocalion 0158 Voice
D'Alvarez performing the Habanera, with explanatory notes on the reverse, on Voca, a small British vocal label.AI summary
Vocalion 0144 Opera
D'Alvarez recorded 'Silent Night' and 'O Rest in the Lord' (a movement from Mendelssohn's *Elijah*) for Vocalion—sacred vocal music, likely from the 1920s or 1930s.AI summary
Vocalion 0203 Voice
Dachauer Bauern Kapelle, a Bavarian folk ensemble, performing two traditional Alpine dances: 'Tolzer Buam Landler' and 'Neuschwansteiner Landler', on Parlophone P797/8. The group specialised in traditional Bavarian instrumental music.AI summary
Parlophone P797/8 Instrumental
United Nations Radio Division Spoken Word
Dagenham Girl Pipers, a famous ensemble of Scottish bagpipe players from Essex, on traditional Scottish reels and strathspeys for Rex 9584. The ensemble was well-known in the 1930s–1950s for performances and recordings of Scottish pipe music.AI summary
Rex 9584 Instrumental
Dailey Paskman with Radio Minstrels in two sides on Regal 9338.AI summary
Regal 9338 Personalities (Prs)
The Daily Mail Brush Up Your French was an educational series released with the Daily Mail newspaper, offering spoken French conversation lessons on 78rpm records—a collector's item documenting mid-20th-century language teaching.AI summary
Conversations 6, 7, 8 and 9, 10 from the Daily Mail's Brush Up Your French series, record 2.AI summary
A Daily Mail instructional language record, issued as a promotional or sales item accompanying a newspaper feature or correspondence course in French conversation. Such records are ephemeral and rarely collected.AI summary
Violinist Daisy Kennedy performing two virtuoso encores: Kreisler's Liebesfreud and a Russian Dance, on Columbia D1373. Kennedy was a respected Scottish-Australian concert violinist active in the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Columbia D1373 Classical
Daisy Kennedy, the Australian violinist, plays a Hungarian Dance and Old Viennese folk songs on Duophone.AI summary
Duophone GS7004 Classical