21,671 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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David Brazell recorded 'The Trumpeter' and 'The Bandolero' for the Cit label, catalogue 800. Cit was a small British imprint; Brazell is unidentified in standard reference works.AI summary
Citizen 800 Instrumental
David Brazell performing sacred and patriotic vocal music on Pop 227, a small British independent label. The catalogue number and repertoire suggest interwar era.AI summary
Popular 227 Voice
David Evans recorded these two gospel-inflected songs for Winner, a cheap British marque of the 1930s.AI summary
Winner 2298 Voice
David Gray, credited on this JBull recording, is an unrecognised artist; the songs suggest music-hall or popular ballad material from the 1920s–1930s.AI summary
John Bull 40260
A recording of David Lloyd George's 1909 Budget Speech on HMV D381, paired with a speech by Wedgwood on land and labour. Lloyd George's People's Budget of 1909 was one of the most consequential acts of Edwardian politics, and this disc is a primary historical document of his oratory. Spoken-word recordings of major political figures are a distinct collecting category.AI summary
His Master's Voice D381 Personalities (Prs)
David McCallum performing Scottish traditional material on Parlophone lE3429, with both sides credited as containing medleys ('The Bonnie Lass etc', 'Come ye by Athol? etc').AI summary
Parlophone lE3429 Music Hall
MGM 103
David Ross performing 'Singing the Blues' and 'Garden of Eden' on Emb, a small British label.AI summary
Embassy 219 Voice
David Ross with Love Letters in the Sand and School Day on Embassy WB247, a Woolworths cover version of two 1957 hits.AI summary
EmbWB WB247 Rock
David Seville with Armen's Theme and Carousel in Rome on London HLU8359.AI summary
London HLU8359 Rock
David Wayne performing songs from the musical *Finian's Rainbow*, in which he originated the role of Finian in 1947: 'When I'm Not Near the Girl I Love' and the bittersweet 'This Time of the Year', on Columbia 4392.AI summary
Columbia 4392 Voice
Davies and Stroud credited on Columbia 3627 from the late 1920s or early 1930s. The titles suggest sentimental vocal material; the artists are unidentified.AI summary
Columbia 3627 Voice
Davis (likely a vocalist or bandleader) on DuoD 4016 with 'Sonny Boy' and a band version of 'There's a Rainbow Round My Shoulder', early 1930s popular material. DuoD was a very small British label; the artist is not clearly identified.AI summary
Duophone D4016
Davis with Mississippi Mud and I Ain't Got Nobody on Duophone D4020.AI summary
Duophone D4020 Dance
Davis with Dream House and, by a band, Anything You Say on Duophone D4023.AI summary
Duophone D4023 Dance
Duophone D4027
Davis with She's One Sweet Show Girl and Memories of France on Duophone D4036.AI summary
Duophone D4036 Dance
Davis performs 'Happy Days and lonely Nights' and 'Blue Night' (arranged by Haring) on DuoD 4038.AI summary
Duophone D4038
Davis recorded 'Good little bad little you' and 'I'm sorry Sally' (credited to Lanin) for DuoD, an obscure British imprint.AI summary
Duophone D4039
A singer named Davis performing 'Moonlight Madness' and 'I'll Get By' on the minor label DuoD.AI summary
Duophone D4040
A singer named Davis performing 'Ho-Hogan' and 'Neapolitan Nights' on DuoD 4041, a minor British label.AI summary
Duophone D4041
Davis with My Varsity Girl and, by Lanin, My Window of Dreams on Duophone D4043.AI summary
Duophone D4043 Dance
A recording by Davis on DupD (Duplophone), a short-lived British label, featuring two pieces: the dance number 'Blue Grass' and an arrangement from the Lanin orchestra.AI summary
Duophone D4021 Dance
Davy & Davies, credited on a Gmnophon label, performing two sentimental ballads, likely from the 1910s or early 1920s.AI summary
Gmn 939 Voice
Davy Burnaby was a British comedian and actor of the music-hall era, popular in the 1920s. HMV B848 is an early acoustic recording, and these novelty-comic numbers are typical of his recorded work.AI summary
His Master's Voice B848 Music Hall
Davy Burnaby — the rotund comedian and Co-Optimist revue star — performing 'What's the Matter with 59?' on Columbia F1016, coupled with a comic number by Brunton and Squire. Burnaby is a documented interwar comedy performer; the F-series Columbia is a standard interwar pressing.AI summary
Columbia F1016 Music Hall
Davy Burnaby, a music-hall comedian, delivers two monologues about 'Bertram' on HMV B3703. Burnaby was a performer of the variety theatre tradition, and his records capture the spoken-word comedy that dominated early entertainment recordings.AI summary
His Master's Voice B3703 Music Hall
Davy Burnaby and M North on Columbia FB1539, a mid-1930s recording. Burnaby was a British light entertainment performer, and this is a comic duet.AI summary
Columbia FB1539 Comic
Davy Burnaby was a British baritone singer and comic entertainer; this Columbia FB-series disc from the early 1940s carries two comic songs.AI summary
Columbia FB1539 Music Hall
Dawid de Lange Orchestra performing South African vocal pieces, 'Suikerbossie' and 'Roosterkoek', on the Singer label; likely a regional or export pressing for the South African market.AI summary
Singer 264 Dance
Dawn Davis on Decca F3581, performing 'My private Affair' and 'And so does he'.AI summary
Decca F3581 Voice
Dawn Lake performs 'Believe in me' and 'Mare piccola' on Decca F10794. Decca F10794 indicates a post-1945 pressing; the artist is unidentified.AI summary
Decca F10794 Voice
Dawson Trio performing 'Miserere' and 'La Serenata' on Belt 160, a small British label of unknown era.AI summary
Beltona 160 Voice
The De Castro Sisters with Let Your Love Walk In and Boom Boom Boomerang on London 8137.AI summary
London 8137 Voice
The De Castro Sisters with Teach Me Tonight and It's Love on London 8104.AI summary
London 8104 Voice
A two-sided acoustic recording of Grieg's Piano Concerto in A Minor, performed by Albert Cortot (listed as de Greef) with the Albert Hall Orchestra under Landon Ronald, one of the most celebrated British conductors of the early 20th century.AI summary
His Master's Voice D551 Classical
Willy de Groot was a Dutch conductor and pianist who recorded extensively for HMV from the 1920s to 1940s; this coupling of salon miniatures — Schumann's Albumblatt and Liszt's Liebestraume — typifies his light classical repertoire.AI summary
His Master's Voice C1480 Classical
His Master's Voice C1480
De Groot recorded 'Eileen Adair' and 'Smiling through' for His Master's Voice B1454, sentimental vocal or light classical material from the late 1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1454 Orchestra
De Hidalgo performing 'Mirella' and 'Variazioni' on Fonotipia 92745, likely an Italian soprano or vocalist, early 20th-century recording.AI summary
Fonotipia 92745 Opera
De Hidalgo performing Rossini's 'Barbiere di Siviglia'. Fonotipia 92300 is an acoustic operatic recording; scarce.AI summary
Fonotipia 92300 Opera
De Hidalgo, a soprano, recorded two operatic arias: 'Come Per Me Sereno' from an unidentified opera and 'La Sonnambula' (presumably from Bellini) for Fon, a small European label. De Hidalgo was an operatic singer of the early-to-mid 20th century.AI summary
Fonotipia 92305 Opera
De Hidalgo, an unrecognised operatic performer. Fonotipia 92307 records Rossini and operatic repertoire.AI summary
Fonotipia 92307 Opera
Fernando De Lucia, the great Neapolitan tenor, and Celestina Boninsegna in a duet from Gounod's 'Faust', on a single-sided G&T.AI summary
G&T 054043 Opera
De Luxe Orchestra recording 'Ballet Egyptien' for Scala, a budget British label of the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Scala DL87 Orchestra
Vladimir de Pachmann was one of the most celebrated and eccentric Chopin specialists of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, famous for his intimate playing style and odd behaviour at the keyboard. This HMV disc, catalogue 05516, contains a Paraphrase de Concert. De Pachmann's HMV recordings are collected by devotees of golden-age piano playing.AI summary
His Master's Voice 05516 Instrumental
Vocalion X9719 Dance
De Wolfe's 'Old King Cole' and 'The Doll Shop' on Huds 1800. Huds was likely a small British label, though catalogue numbering suggests a modest output; the artist De Wolfe cannot be placed with confidence.AI summary
Hudson 1800