21,650 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Alice Nielsen, an American soprano, performing Arditi's 'Il Bacio' on a Victor 74000-series 12-inch disc, likely from the 1920s.AI summary
Victor 74107 Opera
Alice Nielsen, the American soprano and musical theatre star of the 1890s-1900s, on Columbia L1176 performing two Irish sentimental favourites—'Kathleen Mavoureen' and 'Annie Laurie'.AI summary
Columbia L1176 Voice
Alice Nielsen on Columbia D17707, pairing 'Sacrifice' with Cadman's 'From the Land of the Sky Blue Water'. The D-series Columbia points to a standard American-market pressing of Nielsen's light operatic and concert repertoire. Both pieces were popular drawing-room fare of the acoustic era.AI summary
Columbia D17707 Opera
Alice Nielsen on Columbia A5246, coupling the 'Addio di Mimi' from Puccini's La Bohème with 'Il Bacio' by David Bispham (a separate artist on the reverse). The A-series Columbia suggests a standard-sized American-style pressing; Nielsen's operatic recordings are collected but plentiful.AI summary
Columbia A5246 Opera
Alice Nielsen was an American soprano who enjoyed a considerable operatic and concert career in the early 1900s. This Columbia L-series disc, a 12-inch pressing, pairs 'Old Folks at Home' with 'In the Gloaming' — light ballad repertoire typical of her recording work for the label in the acoustic era.AI summary
Columbia L1177 Voice
Alice Verlet, the Belgian soprano celebrated for her coloratura technique and her performances at the Paris Opéra, sings a Mad Scene on HMV 2-053003, a 12-inch single-sided pressing. The 2-053003 HMV number is a French Red Label pressing from the earliest Gramophone Company sessions; Verlet made very few recordings and is a name among specialist collectors of early coloratura singing.AI summary
His Master's Voice 2-053003 Opera
This Edison side brings together the daughters and relatives of Marie Lloyd, one of Britain's greatest music-hall stars, sharing reminiscences of the legendary entertainer; a rare family recording.AI summary
Edison 5623 Music Hall
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Columbia L1479
Alkealoha Perry & His Singing Sea Surfers recorded 'Pueo' and 'Twilight in Hawaii' for the Aloha label, a small Hawaiian or west-coast American label. The ensemble and label suggest novelty Hawaiian music from the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Aloha Hawaiian
The All England Ranger Rally recorded 'Our Heritage' Parts 1 and 2 for RSL (likely a commemorative or semi-official label) 580/1. The material appears to be patriotic or organisational in nature, possibly related to scouting or a similar uniformed group.AI summary
RSL 580/1 Voice
An All Star ensemble recorded 'Stepping Along' and 'Too Wonderful for Words' for His Master's Voice B5718. These appear to be light orchestral or dance recordings from the 1920s-30s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B5718 Dance
The All Star Trio with Down by the Nile and Hold Me on Vocalion X9002.AI summary
Vocalion X9002 Instrumental
The All Star Trio on His Master's Voice B1262, performing 'Twelfth Street Rag' and Hylton's 'Campanas', jazz-influenced instrumental pieces from the 1920s-30s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1262 Jazz
The All Star Trio with Love Nest and In Sweet September on Vocalion 14079.AI summary
Vocalion 14079 Instrumental
The All Star Trio with O and Afghanistan on Vocalion X9003.AI summary
Vocalion X9003 Instrumental
Allan Selby Band performs two instrumental numbers on an unidentified label (Imp, likely Imprint or similar). The low catalogue number suggests an early pressing, possibly 1920s.AI summary
Imperial CP22 Instrumental
The Henry 'Red' Allen–Coleman Hawkins orchestra plays 'Someday Sweetheart' and 'I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate', from their 1933 collaboration.AI summary
Private 13184A Jazz
Alma Cogan, British singer, recorded 'Till I Waltz Again with You' and 'Happy Valley Sweetheart' for His Master's Voice (B10449) in the late 1940s-early 1950s. Cogan was one of Britain's most popular female vocalists of the period.AI summary
His Master's Voice B10449 Voice
Alma Cogan, a British singer popular in the 1950s, recorded 'Twenty Tiny Fingers' and 'Never Do a Tango with an Eskimo' for His Master's Voice—novelty and dance material typical of her repertoire.AI summary
His Master's Voice POP129 Voice
Alma Cogan, a hugely popular British singer of the 1950s, recorded 'The Banjo's Back in Town' and 'Go On By' for HMV—examples of the cheerful novelty and popular songs that made her a chart fixture.AI summary
His Master's Voice B10917 Voice
Alma Cogan, the popular British singer of the 1950s, recorded 'Bell Bottom Blues' and 'Love Me Again' for His Master's Voice.AI summary
His Master's Voice B10653 Voice
Alma Cogan, a British pop singer of the 1950s, on His Master's Voice's POP series with 'Fly Away Lovers' and 'Sorry Sorry Sorry'—later recordings from her mainstream chart career.AI summary
His Master's Voice POP500 Voice
Alma Cogan, one of Britain's biggest-selling female singers of the 1950s, performs 'Softly Softly', a UK number one, backed with 'Paper Kisses' on His Master's Voice.AI summary
His Master's Voice B10828 Voice
Alma Cogan, the British pop singer of the 1950s, recorded 'Tweedle-Dee' and 'More than Ever Now' for His Master's Voice. Cogan was a successful and prolific recording artist during this decade, and this pressing dates to her established commercial period.AI summary
His Master's Voice B10848 Voice
Alma Cogan was a British pop singer who dominated the British charts in the 1950s. HMV POP239 is from her peak recording years, when she recorded sentimental popular songs that defined the era.AI summary
His Master's Voice POP239 Voice
Alma Gluck, the Romanian–American soprano, recorded 'Chanson Indoue' for HMV (7-33006). Gluck was a celebrated opera and concert singer of the early twentieth century; this electrical recording on HMV represents a late stage in her recording career.AI summary
His Master's Voice 7-33006 Classical
Alma Gluck was an American mezzo-soprano of the early 20th century, celebrated for art song and operatic repertoire; this His Master's Voice DA-series disc from the acoustic era carries two classical songs.AI summary
His Master's Voice DA515 Classical
Alma Gluck, a celebrated American soprano (1884–1938), recorded 'The Brook' for Victor (catalogue 64324). Gluck was one of the most successful recording artists of the acoustic era and her discs were widely distributed both in America and Britain.AI summary
Victor 64324 Opera
Alma Gluck, an American soprano famous for her early Victrolà recordings (particularly 'Carry Me Back to Old Virginia'), performs that signature song on His Master's Voice 03415.AI summary
His Master's Voice 03415 Voice
Alma Gluck, the celebrated Romanian–American soprano, recorded 'Carry Me Back to Old Virginny' and 'Old Black Joe' for HMV (DB275). These are American folk and parlour songs; Gluck made these recordings in the early 1920s electrical era, representing a late phase of her recording career.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB275 Classical
Alma Gluck was a major American soprano of the early twentieth century, born in Romania but famous in America and Europe. This His Master's Voice disc, from the DA series (likely 1920s electrical acoustic), features two popular songs in her dramatic soprano voice. Her early recordings are seriously collected.AI summary
His Master's Voice DA229 Voice
Alma Gluck performing art songs 'Will O' the Wisp' and 'From the Land of the Sky-Blue Water' on His Master's Voice DA234. Gluck was one of the most celebrated opera singers of the early 20th century, a soprano known for the beauty of her voice and refined interpretations.AI summary
His Master's Voice DA234 Opera
Alma Gluck, a celebrated American soprano of the early 20th century, in two folk-song arrangements on His Master's Voice, recorded in the acoustic or early electric era.AI summary
His Master's Voice DA228 Voice
Alma Gluck and Louise Homer, both major American prima donnas of the early 20th century, performing the duet 'Belle nuit, O nuit d'amour' (from *Les Contes d'Hoffmann*) and 'Life's Dream is O'er' on His Master's Voice DA453, a British pressing from the acoustic era.AI summary
His Master's Voice DA453 Opera
Alma Jones sings 'Genevieve' on Zonophone 592 — a very early Zonophone pressing, given the low catalogue number. Zonophone was one of the original British record companies, later absorbed into the HMV/Gramophone Company orbit. Alma Jones is not a widely traced artist, but early Zonophone pressings with low catalogue numbers are of historical interest to acoustic collectors.AI summary
Zonophone 592 Voice
Alois Melichar conducts Wiener Blut in two parts on Polydor 15038.AI summary
Polydor 15038 Orchestra
Alstone is not identified in standard discographies. 'Black Joe' and 'Cinquième Avenue' are recorded on His Master's Voice K8716, a K-series catalogue number consistent with the early 1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice K8716 Jazz
A quartet from Verdi's Rigoletto on Zonophone's Grand Opera series, credited to Alvena Yarrow and others.AI summary
Zonophone Grand Opera X4404 Opera
Alvin Dawson recorded this medley of Bing Crosby tunes for Regal; it is a minor performer recording popular songs of the 1930s–1940s era.AI summary
Regal MR3541 Voice
Amalia Molina performing two Spanish folk or regional songs on Regal, catalogue alRS525. The artist and the precise nature of the material are not identified.AI summary
Regal alRS525
Amália Rodrigues, the supreme exponent of Portuguese fado and one of the great vocal artists of the twentieth century, sings 'Tudo isto é fado' and 'Faz hoje um ano' on Columbia DLX1. The DLX prefix is unusual for UK Columbia and may indicate a special or export pressing; Rodrigues's recordings are collected internationally by fado enthusiasts and admirers of world vocal art.AI summary
Columbia DLX1 Voice
Ambassador Club Band on Winner Records with two popular standards.AI summary
Winner 5243 Dance
The Ambassadors with Indian Love Call and Rose Marie on Guardsman 1702.AI summary
Guardsman 1702 Dance
The Ambassadors on Vocalion Records with 'What do you do on Sunday, Mary?' and 'Oriental Love Dreams'.AI summary
Vocalion X9467 Voice
The Ambassadors perform two novelty dance songs on Duo-Tone B5072: "By the Lake" and Jeffries's "Leander," likely from the 1920s. Duo-Tone was a minor British label.AI summary
Duophone B5072 Dance
The Ambassadors for Rex, performing 'How Many Hearts Have You Broken' and 'Up'. The group is unrecognised.AI summary
Rex 10212 Dance
The Ambassadors Dance Band, a British dance ensemble, recorded 'Miami' and 'Nobody but Fanny' for Columbia is1841, an early-1920s studio side.AI summary
Columbia is1841 Dance
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