21,668 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Fred Astaire recorded 'Flying Down to Rio' and 'Music Makes Me' for Columbia (DB1329), songs from the 1933 film of the same name co-starring Ginger Rogers. Astaire was the greatest dancer and a major star of stage and screen, and this record captures him at the height of his popularity.AI summary
Columbia DB1329 Personalities (Prs)
Fred Astaire, the American dancer and singer, recorded 'Beginner's Luck' and 'Slap That Bass' from the 1937 film *Shall We Dance* for Brunswick. These are among Astaire's most famous recorded songs.AI summary
Brunswick 02424 Personalities (Prs)
Fred Astaire, the celebrated American dancer and singer, recorded 'Night and Day' and 'After You, Who' for Columbia in the mid-1930s. Both are standards by Cole Porter, and the recordings capture Astaire's distinctive light baritone and impeccable phrasing.AI summary
Columbia DB1215 Personalities (Prs)
Fred Astaire sings 'A Fine Romance' and 'Bojangles of Harlem', both from his 1936 film 'Swing Time', on Vocalion.AI summary
Vocalion 500 Personalities (Prs)
Fred Astaire with Pick Yourself Up and Never Gonna Dance, both from the 1936 film Swing Time, on Vocalion 501.AI summary
Vocalion 501 Personalities (Prs)
Fred Astaire recorded 'We Saw the Sea' and 'I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket' for Columbia, catalogue DB1634. The latter is from the 1936 film *Follow the Fleet*, and both sides showcase Astaire's light dance-vocal style.AI summary
Columbia DB1634 Personalities (Prs)
Fred Astaire was an iconic American dancer, choreographer and entertainer; this Columbia disc pairs two songs from the 1935 film "Follow the Fleet", "We Saw the Sea" and "I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket".AI summary
Columbia DB1634 Personalities (Prs)
Fred Astaire, the American dancer and singer, recorded 'Let Yourself Go' and 'Let's Face the Music and Dance' for Columbia, catalogue DB1633. The latter, from the 1936 film *Follow the Fleet*, is one of Astaire's most celebrated numbers.AI summary
Columbia DB1633 Personalities (Prs)
Fred Astaire dancing to 'They Can't Take That Away from Me' and 'Beginner's Luck', from the 1937 film Shall We Dance, on Brunswick 7855.AI summary
Brunswick 7855 Personalities (Prs)
Fred Astaire was the most celebrated American dancer of the twentieth century, a star of stage, film and record; this Brunswick disc of 'Things Are Looking Up' and 'Nice Work If You Can Get It' captures two of his songs from the 1937 film 'Damsel in Distress', with his own distinctive vocal style.AI summary
Brunswick 7983 Personalities (Prs)
Fred Astaire dancing to two George Gershwin songs from the 1936 film 'Shall We Dance', recorded for Brunswick: the bright novelty 'Beginner's Luck' and the rhythmic 'Slap that Bass', both showcasing Astaire's rhythmic precision and the orchestral sparkle of the era.AI summary
Brunswick 02424 Personalities (Prs)
Fred Astaire, the legendary American dancer and entertainer, recorded 'Let's Call the Whole Thing Off' and 'Shall We Dance' for Brunswick, songs from the 1937 film *Shall We Dance*.AI summary
Brunswick 02425 Personalities (Prs)
Fred Astaire, the American dancer and entertainer, recorded 'Things are Looking Up' and 'Nice Work if You can Get It' for Brunswick. Both are songs from Cole Porter and other 1930s musical sources; Astaire's recordings were hugely popular and widely pressed.AI summary
Brunswick 02533 Personalities (Prs)
Fred Astaire performing two popular songs on Brunswick, catalogue 03287. Astaire was already a major star by the time of this recording; these are likely 1930s sides from his early film and recording career.AI summary
Brunswick 03287 Personalities (Prs)
Fred Astaire, the legendary American dancer, singer and entertainer, recorded 'You're Easy to Dance With' and 'I Can't Tell a Lie' for Brunswick (03386) in the late 1930s. Both are standard popular songs from Astaire's film catalogue. Astaire's records are widely sought and commonly available.AI summary
Brunswick 03386 Personalities (Prs)
Fred Astaire recorded 'Isn't This a Lovely Day?' and 'Top Hat, White Tie and Tails' for Brunswick, catalogue RL297. These are standards from Astaire's film work, and his vocal records are sought-after by collectors of American popular song on 78s.AI summary
Brunswick RL297 Personalities (Prs)
Fred Astaire, the legendary dancer and vocalist, recorded 'The Piccolino' and 'A Sweet Beginning Like This' for Brunswick, catalogue RL298; these are from the mid-1930s and reflect Astaire's work for the film and stage.AI summary
Brunswick RL298 Personalities (Prs)
Fred Astaire, the legendary dancer and entertainer, recorded 'You're Easy to Dance With' and 'I Can't Tell a Lie' for Brunswick 03386, likely 1942–43.AI summary
Brunswick 03386 Personalities (Prs)
Fred Astaire, the legendary dancer and entertainer, recorded 'After You Who' and 'Night and Day' for Columbia FB1255, likely 1930s–40s.AI summary
Columbia FB1255 Personalities (Prs)
Fred Astaire, the legendary dancer and entertainer, recorded "Foggy Day" and "I Can't Be Bothered Now" with Ray Noble's orchestra for Brunswick (7982), two numbers he famously performed in the 1937 film Damsel in Distress. This is a significant popular-music recording from his peak entertainment years.AI summary
Brunswick 7982 Personalities (Prs)
Regal G9010
Fred Benson recorded 'You'd be Surprised' and 'You know what I mean' for Tower, a minor British label.AI summary
Tower 126 Voice
Fred Bluett recorded these novelty numbers on the Fav label, a cheap British marque of the early 1930s. The titles suggest domestic and sentimental humour.AI summary
Favorite 791
Fred Bowers performs 'I Love the Girls from A to Z' and 'Jimmy Valentine' (a quartette piece) for Columbia A1043, from the early 1920s.AI summary
Columbia A1043 Music Hall
Fred Cooper recorded 'Soldiers Song' for Zonophone, a major British label; the catalogue number suggests a pre-war pressing, though the artist is not identified in standard references.AI summary
Zonophone X42948 Voice
Fred Curran performing parodies 'Daddy parody' and 'Red White & Blue parody' on Zonophone 346, a small British label of the 1920s-1930s.AI summary
Zonophone 346 Comic
Fred Daniels performing 'Playwright' and 'Runaway Motor Car' on Bek, an obscure British label of the 1920s–1930s.AI summary
Beka 40005/24 Music Hall
Fred Daniels performing 'Merriest Man alive' for Beka 9625.AI summary
Beka 9625 Music Hall
Fred Daniels performs 'Father' and 'By the Side of the Zuyder Zee' on this Beka record, catalogue 9838, a German imprint of the early acoustic era.AI summary
Beka 9838 Voice
Fred Daniels recorded 'How We Laugh' and 'Merriest Man Alive' on Home (Hom273), a minor British label. The artist is not widely documented.AI summary
Hom 273 Comic
Fred Douglas on Cinch, a minor British label of the 1920s–30s, with music-hall song titles typical of the period.AI summary
Cinch 5158 Music Hall
Fred Douglas sings 'Swanee' and 'Limehouse Nights' on Regal, a budget British dance label of the 1920s.AI summary
Regal 7539 Dance
Fred Douglas on Regal 8667 with 'How Now, Brown Cow' and 'Good Night (I'll See You in the Morning)', on a Regal budget pressing.AI summary
Regal 8667 Music Hall
Fred Douglas on Regal, performing two instrumental jazz standards — artist otherwise unidentified to standard reference sources.AI summary
Regal G7857 Jazz
Fred Douglas recorded 'Limehouse Nights' and 'Swanee' for Regal—popular ballads from the dance-band era by an untraced vocalist.AI summary
Regal G7539 Voice
Fred Douglas performs comic and sentimental popular songs on an unidentified label, catalogue 4in119 — the format and numbering suggest a small or short-lived British marque, likely 1920s–30s.AI summary
4-in-1 19
Fred Douglas with Now's the Time to Fall in Love and Hello Twins on Sterno 889.AI summary
Sterno 889 Voice
Fred Douglas singing 'Ain't it grand to be blooming well dead', a cockney novelty song, on the St label. Very little is known about this artist or pressing.AI summary
Sterno 949 Music Hall
Fred Douglas recorded 'Soldier blew his Bugle' and 'Round the Marble Arch' for St, a small or short-lived British label. Douglas is not identified in standard references.AI summary
Sterno 964 Personalities (Prs)
Fred Douglas performing comic novelty songs on Winner, a small British label active in the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Winner 5616 Comic
Fred Douglas on the Imperial label, a minor British imprint, with romantic ballad material; little is known of this artist.AI summary
Imperial 2020 Voice
Fred Douglas recorded 'I Never Knew' and 'Peggy O'Neil' on Regal; a singer of minor note in the dance-music era of the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Regal G7709 Voice
Fred Douglas is credited on this Regal record of 'I would like to know why' and 'You must have a little bit of fun', a British budget-label release from the early 1930s.AI summary
Regal G8522 Voice
Fred Duprez, a British entertainer of the early acoustic era, recorded comedic and popular songs for the World label, a minor British imprint. 'Do married Men make the best Husbands' is typical of the sentimental-comic repertoire of the 1910s–1920s.AI summary
World 501 Music Hall
Fred Duprez performing comedy or novelty material on Columbia A1516, an early catalogue number suggesting a pressing from the 1910s.AI summary
Columbia A1516 Comic
Fred Earle recorded for Cinch, a small budget British label of the late 1920s–early 1930s, with novelty titles like "Meat Meat" and "In the Morning". Cinch labels are scarce in collections today.AI summary
Cinch 5064 Music Hall
Fred Earle recorded 'Meat Meat' and 'In the Morning' for Cinch Records 5064. Earle cannot be identified; Cinch was a minor British label active in the 1920s–early 1930s.AI summary
Cinch 5064 Music Hall
Fred Earle performing 'Wishing Well' and 'Up went my little Umbrella' on Zonophone catalogue 922, likely a 1910s–1920s pressing.AI summary
Zonophone 922 Voice