21,606 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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A. Carlton with Wyoming Lullaby and Oh What a Pal Was Mary on Tower 139.AI summary
Tower 139 Voice
A Carson recorded for Empire, a small British label, performing 'A Chew of Tobacco & a Little Drink' and a novelty/religious number, likely from the early 1920s or 1930s.AI summary
Empire 5 Music Hall
Alma Cogan and Frankie Vaughan, major British pop singers of the 1950s, performing two duets on HMV; likely mid-1950s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B10712 Voice
A. Collins with a quartet, recorded for Victor, performing 'When Uncle Joe Plays a Rag on His Old Banjo' and a sentimental medley.AI summary
Victor 17118 Instrumental
A Collins on Victor 17126, performing minstrel repertoire—"In Ragtime Land" and "Minstrels No. 21"—from the acoustic 1910s era.AI summary
Victor 17126 Music Hall
A. Collins and A. Campbell performing 'Oh You Beautiful Doll' and 'The Rooster & the Hen' on Zonophone 870.AI summary
Zonophone 870 Music Hall
A. Courtade recorded two French military marches for Columbia; the artist is not widely documented and the catalogue suggests an early 1920s pressing.AI summary
Columbia 5139 Instrumental
A. Crawley performing 'Minstrel Boy' and 'Killarney', traditional Irish songs, for Winner 2127, a small British label of the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Winner 2127 Voice
A. Curtis with Sunny Havana and Babette on Homochord H860.AI summary
Hom H860 Dance
A de Segurola — Andrés de Segurola, the Spanish bass who sang at the Met and Covent Garden alongside Caruso and Melba — sings 'Clavelitos' and 'Adios a Mariquina' on Columbia S16. De Segurola is a recognised name in early operatic recording; the S-prefix Columbia may indicate a Spanish or specialist series.AI summary
Columbia S16 Opera
Angelo de Segurola, a celebrated baritone of the early 1900s, performs 'Vecchia Zimarra' from Puccini's *La bohème* and a duet with Giuseppe de Pasquali on 'Barcarolle' from Offenbach's *Les Contes d'Hoffmann*, on Columbia.AI summary
Columbia A1214 Opera
Alfredo de Segurola, a Spanish baritone, performing Verdi and operatic repertoire on Columbia; Segurola was an international opera singer recorded in the early 20th century.AI summary
Columbia A1215 Opera
Aimée Delysia and Dennis Terry perform a love duet on this HMV record, catalogue 04211, a light operetta duet from the early 1900s acoustic era.AI summary
His Master's Voice 04211 Opera
Alice Delysia, the French actress and revue star who was a fixture of London musical theatre in the 1910s–20s, sings 'If You Could Care' with J Humphries, and H Coffin performs 'With a Hey and a Ho', on Columbia L1268, a 12-inch coupling. Delysia is a recognised name in British musical theatre collecting and her 12-inch Columbia L-series pressings are less common than standard 10-inch format.AI summary
Columbia L1268 Music Hall
A Dixon and John Gielgud on His Master's Voice C2288, a selection from the 1930s film and stage production *Good Companions*. Gielgud was already an accomplished Shakespearean actor and later became one of the greatest theatrical figures of the 20th century.AI summary
His Master's Voice C2288 Personalities (Prs)
A. Dixon and R. Reader performed 'Hide and Seek' and 'Mary Read' on His Master's Voice B8791, likely comic or musical theatre pieces of the 1920s-30s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8791 Personalities (Prs)
A. Edwardes performing 'Teasing' on Zonophone, the British budget label, from the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Zonophone 42227 Voice
A Foster on Scala, a small British label, with 'Tata my bonnie Maggie darling' and 'It's nice to get up in the morning'.AI summary
Scala 393 Voice
A. Fowler performing 'A Sergeant of the Line' and 'Three for Jack' on Opera 46, a minor British label.AI summary
Opera 46 Voice
A Fox recorded 'Mazurka' by Godard and 'Air de Ballet' for Winner catalogue 2340, likely mid-1920s.AI summary
Winner 2340 Instrumental
A Fox recorded 'Mazurka Godard' and 'Air de Ballet' for Winner catalogue 2340, from the late 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary
Winner 2340 Instrumental
Two instrumental pieces, 'Wren' and 'Sylvia', credited to A Fransella on the Alex label—a small or short-lived British imprint.AI summary
Alexander 225 Instrumental
A piano recital credited to A Fransella on the Val label, a small and undocumented British imprint, performing classical salon pieces.AI summary
Valkyrie 114 Classical
A stellar operatic ensemble including Amelita Galli-Curci, Beniamino Gigli, and Giuseppe de Luca performing the great quartet 'Bella figlia dell' amore' from *La traviata* and a bass aria on His Master's Voice DQ102. This is a historically significant acoustic-era recording by major operatic voices.AI summary
His Master's Voice DQ102 Opera
A Gilbert on Scala, a small British label, with titles 'I've Only Come Down for the Day' and 'A Member of the Blue Hungarian Band'—likely comic or music-hall material.AI summary
Scala 542 Music Hall
Alfred Gluck and Efrem Zimbalist performing a classical encore piece on the American Victor label. A classical violin recording from an American pressing, artist and repertoire from the early-to-mid 20th century.AI summary
Victor 89094 Classical
A. Green performing 'I'm alone because I love you' and a track from 'Under the Roofs of Paris' on Emp Records, a minor British label.AI summary
Empire 11 Voice
A multi-artist Decca coupling from the mid-1930s featuring Annette Hanshaw, Singing Sam, and Morton Downey, three significant jazz and popular singers of the period, on 'Say it isn't so' and Cab Calloway's 'Git Along'.AI summary
Decca F3272 Voice
This Decca recording couples fragments from Hitler's voice and speeches with commentary from figures like David Niven and US President Truman, documenting the coronation of Elizabeth II in 1953. SX2 is an extremely limited Decca special pressing for historical and documentary purposes.AI summary
Decca SX2 Personalities (Prs)
A Hornez and N Betti recorded 'C'est si bon' and 'Changing Partners' for Victor; 'C'est si bon' was a popular song of 1947–48, but this appears to be a foreign pressing or minor artist.AI summary
Victor A5161 Voice
A Jack recorded two Tin Pan Alley standards, 'Hitchy Koo' and 'Waiting for the Robert E Lee', for Cinch Records, catalogue 5055. Cinch was a small British label.AI summary
Cinch 5055 Dance
A. Jepeson on Mars 724. Mars was an obscure British label of the early 1920s. The artist is unidentified and the recording features violin accompaniment on what appear to be sentimental vocal or classical material, but the record cannot be placed further without additional research.AI summary
Marspen 724 Personalities (Prs)
A Johnson on Brunswick 3875, performing 'What's the Reason' and 'Get Your Man'. Brunswick was a major label; this catalogue number is mid-period.AI summary
Brunswick 3875 Voice
A Knight, an unidentified performer, on Piccadilly, a cheap British marque of the early 1930s.AI summary
Piccadilly 795 Personalities (Prs)
A Knight (unidentified artist) performed two sentimental ballads 'They All Make Love But Me' and 'You Used to Be My Sweetheart' on Piccadilly 851. Piccadilly was a budget British label of the 1920s-1930s.AI summary
Piccadilly 851 Voice
A Lady of Chance, reel 2 of 3, a 1929 MGM film soundtrack disc starring Norma Shearer, on MGM 206-3.AI summary
MGM 206-3
A Leamar and A Reece, British music-hall artists, perform a medley of four popular songs: 'Her Golden Hair', 'Sons of the Sea', 'Are We to Part' (by K Carney) and 'Down the Road' (by G Elen), on His Master's Voice.AI summary
His Master's Voice C2795 Music Hall
A Lonsdale recorded 'Sons of the Sea' and 'Boys in Khaki Boys in Blue' for Best Records 380, a minor British label. Lonsdale is unidentified; the titles suggest patriotic or military songs, likely from the First World War era.AI summary
Best 380 Music Hall
A. Lupescu and Teisan, performing two Romanian songs on Columbia D15692. Both artists are unknown to general record collecting.AI summary
Columbia D15692 Voice
A Lyon performing 'With My Guitar and You' and 'My Heart Belongs to the Girl Who Belongs to Someone Else' on Piccadilly 676.AI summary
Piccadilly 676 Voice
A Mason on Solex 8, performing 'Ragamuffin Romeo' and 'It Happened in Monterey'. Solex was an obscure British label.AI summary
Solex 8 Voice
A May on Home Records HomH 727; unrecognised artist and label.AI summary
Hom H727 Music Hall
A. Michailow on Columbia IS561, performing two instrumental pieces. The artist is not documented in major references; this appears to be a minor recording.AI summary
Columbia is561 Instrumental
A duet or musical conversation piece by A Moffat and J Clarke on Columbia's L-series, a popular format of the early 20th century.AI summary
Columbia L1308 Voice
A Moran on Invicta 115 performing 'In Dear Old Tennessee' and 'I'm Just Nobody'.AI summary
Invicta 115 Voice
Anna Neagle and Phyllis Wymore performing duets and a solo from film or stage on Parlophone, a major British label; R4079 catalogue places it in the early LP era or late 78 standard series.AI summary
Parlophone R4079 Voice
Lyceum 584 Music Hall
A. Nicholls performing 'In a Persian Garden' on His Master's Voice 03505, a vocal piece in a high catalogue series suggesting early electrical or late acoustic recording. The artist is not prominent in general references.AI summary
His Master's Voice 03505 Voice