21,671 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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A comedy sketch titled 'Apres la Guerre' performed by E Janis, O Nares, S Lupino and W West on an HMV early acoustic pressing.AI summary
His Master's Voice 04248 Music Hall
E Knowlman on Inv (Invicta) 277, performing 'That's How I Need You' and 'Mother Macree', sentimental songs of the 1920s. Knowlman is unidentified; Invicta was a small British label.AI summary
Invicta 277 Voice
E Knowlman recorded 'Always think of mother' and 'We're growing old together' for Invicta Records (Inv), a small British label. The artist is not established.AI summary
Invicta 288 Voice
Gramophone Company 044170 Opera
Evelyn Laye and Roy Royston perform 'Not a Scrap' and 'You Know How Much I Love You' as a vocal duet on Columbia F1049, a coupling from the same mid-1920s Columbia F-series as her solo recording. Royston was a popular stage and revue performer; the duet format with Laye adds variety-revue interest.AI summary
Columbia F1049 Voice
E May and W Virgo singing 'Light as Air' and 'Be Mine the Delight' for Winner Records, catalogue 2438; unconfirmed artists on a budget British label of the 1920s–1930s.AI summary
Winner 2438 Voice
E. Parkes and W. Glynne, accompanied by the de Groot orchestra, record 'Where the Blue Bird Sings' and 'Just for a While' on His Master's Voice, likely from the late 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1399 Voice
E Riguzzi, a singer or actor, recorded two Italian-language pieces — 'Il muto' and 'Un cliente difficile' — on Columbia, likely 1920s.AI summary
Columbia E130
Two songs credited to E Smart on Pigmy, a minor British label, including a traditional vocal and what appears to be a standard ballroom title.AI summary
Pigmy 20 Voice
E Stralia performing 'Il Bacio' (The Kiss, a celebrated romantic song) on Columbia 7126. The artist and pressing details are sparse.AI summary
Columbia 7126 Voice
E Terriss and S Hicks performing a medley (parts 1 and 2) on His Master's Voice C2432. Terriss and Hicks were prominent British theatre performers and composers; this is likely a theatrical or music-hall recording.AI summary
His Master's Voice C2432 Music Hall
Eva Tetrazzini — the soprano sister of the more famous Luisa — performing 'Mi chiamano Mimì' from Puccini's La Bohème, paired with Acerbi singing 'Che gelida manina', on Fonografia catalogue 307/6. Eva Tetrazzini had a distinguished career in her own right and her recordings are uncommon; the Fonografia label is a rare early Italian imprint.AI summary
Fonografia 307/6 Opera
E Thornton and H Eisdell recorded "In a Persian Garden", part 5 of a longer work, for His Master's Voice; early voice recordings of this kind were often issued in multiple parts.AI summary
His Master's Voice 04170 Voice
E Vine and M Brewer performing classical salon pieces—a serenade and The Nightingale—on Polyphon, a German-owned label that operated in Britain.AI summary
Polyphon 5504 Classical
Ethel Waters and Duke Ellington recorded "I Can't Give You Anything But Love" and "Porgy" for Brunswick — a historic duet pairing two of jazz's greatest voices.AI summary
Brunswick 01731 Jazz
E Wellbeloved recorded novelty songs for Bell, a small British label. The title 'Ten little Nigger Boys' was a nursery rhyme of the period, though the terminology is now obsolete.AI summary
Bell 263 Comic
ENSA (Entertainments National Service Association) and the British Red Cross recorded 'Fight The Good Fight' and 'All Hail The Power Of Jesus' Name' for GCoMK 3998, wartime patriotic and religious material.AI summary
GCoMK 3998
Eamonn Andrews, the Irish entertainer and broadcaster, recorded "Shifting Whispering Sands" for Parlophone in the 1950s; the song became a hit. Andrews was best known as a television personality and game-show host.AI summary
Parlophone R4106 Personalities (Prs)
Earl Bostic, the American alto saxophonist, recorded 'Always' and 'Lover Come Back to Me' for Vogue; Bostic was known for his expressive playing and his ability to move between jazz, R&B and ballad styles; Vogue was a French label and UK copies are less common than American pressings.AI summary
Vogue 2149 Jazz
Earl Burtnett with 'The Little Things in Life' and Bernie's 'It's a Lonesome Old Town' on Brunswick 1079 — popular songs from a 1920s bandleader.AI summary
Brunswick 1079 Orchestra
Earl Carroll recorded two selections from 'The Desert Song', the popular operetta by Sigmund Romberg, for Columbia in the early electrical era. Carroll was a singer and theatre personality in the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Columbia 01242 Opera
Earl Collins with Tangoland and Drifting in the Moonlight on Vocalion X9655.AI summary
Vocalion X9655 Dance
Earl Collins recorded two popular songs for Vocalion (9635), a major American label whose pressings circulated in Britain. The artist is otherwise unidentified.AI summary
Vocalion X9635 Voice
Earl Fuller, an American jazz and dance-band clarinetist, recorded these dance novelties for Columbia's American A-series. Fuller was active in early jazz recording during the 1920s. UK copies of early Columbia jazz are scarce.AI summary
Columbia A2712 Dance
Earl Hines, the great American jazz pianist, recorded two early blues-inflected compositions on Columbia—"Caution Blues" and "Monday Date" showing his innovative stride and ensemble playing from the late 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 35876 Jazz
Earl Hines, the pioneering jazz pianist and bandleader, recorded "I Love You Because I Love You" and "Blue Drag" for Brunswick. These are early jazz piano recordings from one of the most influential pianists in jazz history.AI summary
Brunswick 1388 Jazz
Earl Hines, known as "Fatha", was a pioneering jazz pianist and bandleader central to hot jazz and swing in the 1920s–1930s. This Brunswick 1464 of "Oh You Sweet Thing" and "Deep Forest" represents his early jazz style in a period when he was among the most recorded jazz artists.AI summary
Brunswick 1464 Jazz
Earl Hines, the innovative jazz pianist, on Columbia. Hines was one of the most important figures in early jazz and remains actively collected; his Columbia sides survive in moderate numbers.AI summary
Columbia 35875 Jazz
Earl Hines, a legendary American jazz pianist known as 'Fatha' and a major figure in stride and swing piano, performing 'Life with fatha' and 'I love my lovin lover' on Apollo 356. Hines was a virtuoso and bandleader from the 1920s–50s.AI summary
Apollo 356 Jazz
Earl Hines, the innovative 'Father of Modern Jazz Piano', recorded 'Piano Man(39)' and 'Ridin' and Jivin'' for His Master's Voice, catalogue JO309 (1939). These represent Hines' swing-era big-band work.AI summary
His Master's Voice JO309 Jazz
Earl Hines, the American pianist and bandleader, recorded 'Sweet Georgia Brown' and 'Maple Leaf Rag' for Brunswick (1995). Hines was one of the most influential pianists in jazz, a pioneer of swing-style playing.AI summary
Brunswick 1995 Jazz
The Earl of Lonsdale's Band recorded 'The Balkan Princess' and 'Carmen' selections for Whit (Whitehall), catalogue 18, a light-music pressing from a small British budget label.AI summary
Whit 18 Orchestra
The Earl of Lonsdale's Band recorded waltz and light operetta selections for Whit (Whitehall), a British budget label with very low catalogue numbers suggesting circa 1925–1928.AI summary
Whit 28 Orchestra
Earl of Lonsdales Band performing 'Mosquitos Parade' on Fav, a cheap British marque of the 1930s.AI summary
Favorite 1-61002
The Earl of Lonsdales Band performing 'Mosquitos Parade' on Fav, a small British label. The catalogue number 1-61002 suggests this may be a later reissue or a catalogue oddity.AI summary
Favorite 1-61002
Earl Spencer performing 'Production on melody' and 'Bolero in boogie' on B&W 795, a small British label. The repertoire suggests piano or instrumental performance, likely 1940s.AI summary
B&W 795 Instrumental
Eartha Kitt was an American singer, dancer and actress famous for her sophisticated and playful interpretations of jazz and popular songs. 'Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love)' and 'Santa Baby' are her signature numbers, with 'Santa Baby' becoming a perennial Christmas hit. This His Master's Voice B10728 pressing is from the late 1950s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B10728 Voice
Eartha Kitt performing 'Take My Love' and 'Proceed with Caution' on RCA, the iconic jazz and cabaret singer of the 1950s.AI summary
RCA 1037 Voice
Eartha Kitt, the American torch singer and actress, recorded 'Annie Doesn't Live Here Any More' and 'I Want to Be Evil' on His Master's Voice, catalogue B10584.AI summary
His Master's Voice B10584 Voice
Eartha Kitt with C'est si bon and, credited D. Shore, Blue Canary on Electron EG8013.AI summary
Electron EG8013 Voice
Eartha Kitt recorded 'The Day That the Circus Left Town' and 'I've Got That Lovin' Bug Itch' for His Master's Voice B10922 in the early 1950s; Kitt was an African-American cabaret and recording artist known for her distinctive contralto voice, her sensuality and sophistication, and her association with both American and European entertainment.AI summary
His Master's Voice B10922 Voice
Eartha Kitt, the American singer and actress known for her distinctive vocal timbre and sophisticated style, recorded 'Just an Old-Fashioned Girl' and 'If I Can't Take It with Me' for RCA. Kitt was an international star from the 1950s.AI summary
RCA 1087 Voice
Eartha Kitt, the American-born singer and performer, recorded 'Uska Dara—Oh! Those Turks' and 'The Lovers' for His Master's Voice in the early 1950s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B10573 Voice
Eartha Kitt, the American performer known for her distinctive contralto voice and seductive delivery, performing 'African Lullaby' and 'Monotonous' on His Master's Voice B10803. Kitt was a major entertainer of the 1950s across theatre, film, and recording.AI summary
His Master's Voice B10803 Voice
Ed Dace performing 'If you're Irish come into the Parlour' and 'Devon Boys' on Olympia, a small British label. The artist is unidentified.AI summary
Oly 139 Music Hall
Ed Franklin performing 'The Shade of the Palms' on Zonophone 544, one of the earliest British recording labels.AI summary
Zonophone 544 Music Hall
Ed Gardner performing a comedic duet with George Raft and another with Deems Taylor on TopTen, a small British label. The reference notes no catalogue number, suggesting this is an undocumented or variant pressing.AI summary
TopTen Comic
Hawaiian H-5