21,677 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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John Barbirolli, who became one of the most celebrated British conductors of the twentieth century, performing here as a cellist — 'The Broken Melody' and the Adagio from Beethoven with a quartet — on Winner catalogue 2148. This is a duplicate of id 20961 in this collection; early Barbirolli cello recordings predate his conducting career and are significant historical documents.AI summary
Winner 2148 Instrumental
John Barbirolli performing 'The Broken Melody' and the Adagio from Beethoven with a quartet on Winner catalogue 2148 — a duplicate of id 19705. Both copies should be compared for condition; early Barbirolli cello recordings are significant historical documents of his playing career before conducting.AI summary
Winner 2148 Instrumental
Sir John Barbirolli, the celebrated British conductor and cellist, performing 'Broken Melody' and 'Come Sing to Me' (Ellis) on Empire Records. Barbirolli was a major figure in British classical music; this record appears to showcase him as a solo cellist.AI summary
Empire 1309 Classical
John Bardsley singing two sentimental ballads on Pil 5654, a minor British label.AI summary
Pilgrim 5654 Voice
John Bardsley performing 'Queen of the Earth' and 'Silver Threads among the Gold' on Star 162, a minor British label.AI summary
Star 162 Voice
American stage and film star John Barrymore performed two famous soliloquies—from Gloucester (Richard III) and Hamlet—on HMV's DB series.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB1177 Personalities (Prs)
The John Bath Orchestra plays Jockey Polka on John Bath 25.AI summary
John Bath 25 Orchestra
The John Bath Orchestra plays the Lorna Doone Intermezzo in two parts on John Bath 19.AI summary
John Bath 19 Orchestra
John Bath Orchestra recorded instrumental dance or light music for JBF, a small and obscure British label. The catalogue number 21 and title suggest 1920s-1930s dance-band material.AI summary
John Bath 21 Dance
John Buckley and chorus recorded sea shanties and folk songs—'Shenandoah', 'Come Down to Hilo', 'A Long Time Ago' and 'Fire Down Below'—for Vocalion, likely in the 1930s.AI summary
Vocalion X9787 Voice
The John Bull Military Band, performing selections from Gilbert and Sullivan's 'Pirates of Penzance' on a self-titled label; the catalogue number and pressing are likely early-to-mid 20th century.AI summary
John Bull 63020 Orchestra
The John Bull Military Band play two selections from H.M.S. Pinafore on John Bull 63022.AI summary
John Bull 63022 Instrumental
The John Bull Orchestra performing two operetta waltzes on the John Bull label, a British imprint of the 1920s-30s.AI summary
John Bull 110 Orchestra
John Charles Thomas, a major American baritone of the early 20th century, recorded 'Green Eyed Dragon' and 'Sailormen' for His Master's Voice.AI summary
His Master's Voice DA1397 Voice
John Coates was a British tenor who had a long operatic and concert career; this Columbia disc, recorded on the LX series, features the song "Bronwen" on both sides.AI summary
Columbia LX77 Voice
John Coates, a major British tenor, on Columbia performing 'O Mistress Mine', 'It Was a Lover and His Lass' (both by Shakespeare and Schubert) and 'Diaphenia'; art-song repertoire from the early 20th century.AI summary
Columbia 4985 Voice
John Coates, a celebrated English tenor of the Edwardian era, performing two songs on Columbia (catalogue 5103), from the acoustic period.AI summary
Columbia 5103 Voice
John Coates, the English tenor, with the Christmas songs Voici Noël and Knight of Bethlehem on Vocalion B3117.AI summary
Vocalion B3117 Voice
John Coates, the English tenor, sings Pretty Creature and Vaughan Williams's Linden Lea on Vocalion B3118.AI summary
Vocalion B3118 Voice
John Coates, the English tenor, sings the Shakespeare settings It Was a Lover and His Lass and Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind on Vocalion B3119.AI summary
Vocalion B3119 Voice
John Coates was a respected British lyric tenor of the Edwardian era and beyond; Columbia D1402 carries 'Awake' and 'Ninetta', likely operatic or light-opera numbers from his large recorded output.AI summary
Columbia D1402 Voice
John Coates, the English tenor who began his career at the Savoy, sings 'Take a Pair of Sparkling Eyes' from Gilbert and Sullivan's 'The Gondoliers' on a single-sided G&T.AI summary
G&T 3-2910 Voice
John Coates, the English tenor associated with Elgar's 'Dream of Gerontius', sings 'Eleanore' and 'Come into the Garden, Maud' on Vocalion.AI summary
Vocalion 0246 Voice
John Coates, the British tenor, recorded 'Phillida Flouts Me' and 'Knight of Bethlehem' for Columbia (5103). Coates was a major Edwardian and early twentieth-century singer in the classical and oratorio repertoire.AI summary
Columbia 5103 Voice
John Coates, the English tenor associated with Elgar's 'Dream of Gerontius', sings Elgar's 'Speak, Music' and 'Since First I Saw Your Face' on Vocalion.AI summary
Vocalion 0229 Classical
John Drinkwater (1882–1937), an English poet and playwright, recorded speaking his own verse on Columbia in two parts; a spoken-word recording by a significant literary figure.AI summary
Columbia D40018 Personalities (Prs)
John Drinkwater, a notable British writer and actor, recorded a poetry reading for Columbia, performing his own or classic verse. Drinkwater was a literary figure of the early 20th century; this spoken-word recording dates from the mid-1920s.AI summary
Columbia D40019 Personalities (Prs)
Columbia D40141 Personalities (Prs)
John Duxbury credited on DuxD 3/4, apparently a home or vanity label, with two instrumental pieces.AI summary
Duxbury? D3/4 Instrumental
John Duxburt recorded 'The Parable of the Prodigal Son' and 'Carcassonne' for DuxD, apparently a vanity or personal label. Nothing further is known of the artist or recordings.AI summary
Duxbury? D13/14
Zonophone CY2371
John Firman band on Zonophone 5953 from the late 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary
Zonophone 5953 Dance
John Forsell was the leading Swedish baritone of the early twentieth century, a major figure at the Royal Opera Stockholm and internationally. This HMV V-series disc, catalogue V9, contains 'Kungssången' (the Swedish royal anthem) and 'Du gamla, du fria' (the Swedish national anthem). The HMV V-series is a Scandinavian vocal series; Forsell's recordings are collected by specialists in early Scandinavian singing.AI summary
His Master's Voice V9 Voice
John Gielgud, the celebrated British stage actor, recorded orchestral patriotic fanfares and 'Rule Britannia' with the BBC Orchestra conducted by Adrian Boult for His Master's Voice. This is a notable recording of a major theatrical figure in a classical/patriotic context.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9420 Classical
Sir John Gielgud, the renowned British actor, recorded Shakespearean fanfares and 'God Save the King' from Richard II and King John for His Master's Voice, an early spoken-word or dramatic recording.AI summary
His Master's Voice SCB1 Personalities (Prs)
John Glover on Mar 242, performing hymns and sacred repertoire 'Lost Chord' and 'The Rosary'. The artist and label are unidentified.AI summary
Marathon 242 Voice
John Graas Septet on London Records with two exotically titled jazz instrumentals, 'Pyramid' and 'Egypt', from the 1950s.AI summary
London 8053 Jazz
John Green, an American composer and pianist, on Columbia DB1262 performing a medley from 'Body and Soul' (a standard composed by Johnny Green himself, among others). Green was a celebrated jazz pianist and composer.AI summary
Columbia DB1262 Instrumental
John Harrison is untraced. This GC pressing, a minor British label, carries a sacred or sentimental song title; the artist and pressing date cannot be identified.AI summary
Gramophone Company 3-2427
John Harrison singing 'Be Thou Faithful', a hymn or sacred vocal, recorded on the G&T label. G&T (Gramophone & Typewriter) was an early and prestigious label; this appears to be an early acoustic recording.AI summary
G&T 3-2153 Voice
John Harrison, the English concert tenor, sings 'My Pretty Jane' on a single-sided G&T.AI summary
G&T 3-2448 Voice
John Harrison was an Edwardian-era British tenor who recorded ballads for the Gramophone & Typewriter Company in the early 1900s; this single-sided disc preserves one of his sentimental song recordings.AI summary
G&T 3-2873 Voice
John Harrison was a British ballad tenor popular in the Edwardian era; this G&T disc in the common 3- series preserves one of his drawing-room ballads.AI summary
G&T 3-2756 Voice
John Harrison was a popular British ballad tenor of the Edwardian era; this G&T disc, a companion to a similarly numbered issue, presents another of his drawing-room ballads.AI summary
G&T 3-2757 Voice
John Harrison, the English concert tenor, sings 'Scent of the Lilies' on a single-sided G&T.AI summary
G&T 3-2849 Voice
G&T 02105 Voice
John Harrison (or John HArrison), credited on GCo label (possibly Gramophone Company or a variant), with "Only Once More"; Harrison does not appear in standard vocal or theatrical discographies.AI summary
GCo 02136
John Harrison performing 'Lend Me Your Aid' on GCo (Gramophone Company), a very early British label.AI summary
GCo 02807