21,677 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Columbia DO3305
Johnny Wade recorded 'Melody in Blue' and 'As I Hold You' for Columbia—popular ballads from the 1930s–40s by an untraced vocalist.AI summary
Columbia DO3321 Voice
Johnny Wade performing 'Dreamy Honolulu' and 'Hawaiian Love Song' for Regal G-series (G25060), 1930s–40s.AI summary
Regal G25060 Hawaiian
Johnny Wade on Fid catalogue 1052, two Hawaiian or tropical-themed instrumental or vocal numbers. Fid was an obscure British label.AI summary
Fidelio 1052 Hawaiian
Johnny Williams and His Boys play 'Milenberg Joys' and 'My Curly Headed Baby' on Vocalion.AI summary
Vocalion 5077 Jazz
Untitled artist credited only as 'Johnson' on Brunswick 3746, performing spiritual or religious songs 'I'm riding to glory' and 'After my Laughter came Tears'. The artist and context are unclear.AI summary
Brunswick 3746 Dance
Johnson, a performer on His Master's Voice in two sentimental ballads: "My One and Only" and "Lovely Lady", from the late 1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B5526 Voice
Johnson's Orchestra on the American Gennett label 4543, performing a Western land medley. Gennett UK pressings of American jazz and dance sides are less common in British collections than HMV or Columbia.AI summary
Gennett 4543 Orchestra
Jolanda di Maria-Petris performing *La Maja Dolorosa* and two Italian songs (*Nebbie* and *Luna Che Fa Lume*) on His Master's Voice DB series. Di Maria-Petris was an Italian singer of the early to mid-20th century.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB6438 Voice
Jollefsen recorded 'Playful Polka' for Columbia (W563-1). No artist or label detail is provided beyond the name; W series suggests early electrical era Columbia.AI summary
Columbia W563-1 Instrumental
The Jolly Orchestra recorded two pieces of African music for Parlophone; 'Agbonmagbe' and 'Esinma Agbaja' are West African titles, likely recorded in the late 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary
Parlophone PO549 Instrumental
The Jolly Rollickers, a British novelty or concert party, recorded "The Man on the Flying Trapeze" and its continuation for Decca.AI summary
Decca F3682 Music Hall
Al Jolson, one of the most famous American entertainers and recording artists, on Brunswick with 'Sonny Boy' and 'There's a Rainbow Round My Shoulder'. These are signature songs from his extensive catalogue.AI summary
Brunswick 3879 Personalities (Prs)
Jonah Jones was a celebrated African-American trumpet player and bandleader, known for his warm tone and virtuosity in both jazz and popular idioms. This Vogue pressing documents one of his recordings in the early 1950s.AI summary
Vogue 2297 Jazz
Jones on Columbia DB5008, with 'Take It Easy' and 'Tormented'. Artist unidentified; DB series was Columbia's popular dance/jazz outlet in the 1930s–1940s.AI summary
Columbia DB5008 Dance
Jones recorded 'It Isn't Fair' and 'This Time It's Love' for His Master's Voice, catalogue B6414, likely early 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B6414 Voice
Jones and Hare, with the Revellers, recorded comic and novelty material for HMV B2276, a British music-hall side from the early 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B2276 Music Hall
Jones-Hudson performing 'Angels Ever Bright and Fair' on GCo; early hymn or sacred vocal recording from an unidentified artist.AI summary
GCo 03100 Voice
Jones-Hudson recorded 'Serenata' for Gennett Company (GCo), a small American label. This is a solo performance, likely vocal or instrumental, on a mid-market American label with very limited UK distribution.AI summary
GCo 03115
Jones and Hare with I Like to Do It and, by a quartet, I Lost My Heart to the Meanest Girl on Vocalion 14174.AI summary
Vocalion 14174 Voice
Jones and Hare with Barney Google and, credited Jones, Yes! We Have No Bananas on Vocalion M1153.AI summary
Vocalion M1153 Voice
Jones and Hare performing two popular novelty songs of the early 1920s—'Barney Google' and 'Yes we have no Bananas'—on the Act label, a small British imprint. Act pressings of this era are uncommon.AI summary
Actuelle 10488 Music Hall
Jones and Hare on His Master's Voice, performing two novelty-comic numbers with British regional or working-class humor — 'That Certain Party of Mine' and the food-novelty number 'Why Aren't Yez Eating More Oranges'.AI summary
His Master's Voice B2283 Comic
Perfect 392 Personalities (Prs)
Jones and Hare recorded 'Down by the Old Front Gate' and 'That's My Weakness Now' (with J. Kaufman) for Perf Records, catalogue 423. Perf was a small British label.AI summary
Perfect 423 Voice
Jones and Hare on Perf, a small British label. The catalogue number 392 suggests early-to-mid 1930s. The titles appear to be novelty or comedy numbers. The artists and label are not identified in standard discographies.AI summary
Perf 392 Comic
Jorge Ariza recorded "Esto es torbellino" and "Mariquitesa" for Sonolux, a small Latin American or world-music label, still in its original sleeve. A Colombian folk or traditional music recording of uncertain date.AI summary
Sonolux Dance
Jos Dewolf, a comic performer, singing two songs in Dutch, 'Mislukte liefde' and 'een Kus doet good', on DisqueParlophone, catalogue 372/365.AI summary
DisqueParlophone 372/365 Comic
Jose Collins was a British-American musical-theatre soprano and leading lady of the Edwardian and 1920s stage. This Columbia L-series side, 'Love Will Find a Way', is from her operetta and song repertoire.AI summary
Columbia L1155 Voice
Jose Collins was a British musical-theatre star and soprano of the early 20th century, known for her work in Edwardian and Georgian operetta. This Columbia side pairs 'I Like the Boys' with a letter duet (with N. Leyland), likely from a musical-theatre production.AI summary
Columbia F1069 Voice
Jose Collins, a leading British musical theatre soprano of the 1910s–20s, recorded 'Love will find a Way' for Columbia. This is an acoustic era recording from a major West End star.AI summary
Columbia L1155 Voice
Jose Collins, the British-American mezzo-soprano, sings two song ballads on Columbia L1155—"Love Will Find a Way" and "Farewell." Collins was a celebrated recording artist of the 1920s and early 1930s with a substantial international following.AI summary
Columbia L1155 Voice
Jose Collins, a British mezzo-soprano and musical-theatre star of the 1910s–1920s, singing two sentimental ballads, 'Dark grows the Sky' and 'Love's Cigarette', on Columbia catalogue F1040.AI summary
Columbia F1040 Voice
José Collins was a major West End star of the 1910s and 1920s, particularly celebrated in operettas at the Gaiety and Daly's theatres. Harry Welchman was a popular musical-comedy tenor of the same era. This Columbia F-series coupling of two musical-theatre numbers probably dates from the mid-1920s. Collins is a sought-after name among collectors of British musical theatre of the period.AI summary
Columbia F1068 Voice
Jose Collins, a British musical-theatre star of the 1910s-1920s, recorded 'Bohemia' and 'Seasons' on Columbia L1048, a long-playing series.AI summary
Columbia L1048 Voice
Jose Collins, a star of musical theatre in the 1910s and 1920s, singing 'Mirror Song' and 'When Life & Love are calling' (with K. Lark) on Columbia 912. Collins was celebrated for her operetta roles, particularly in *The Maid of the Mountains*.AI summary
Columbia 912 Voice
José Collins was a major British musical-comedy star of the 1910s and 1920s, famous for her roles at Daly's Theatre in shows such as The Maid of the Mountains. Columbia F1069 — 'I Like the Boys' and a letter duet with N Leyland — is a standard Columbia popular series pressing. Collins is a collected name in British musical-theatre history.AI summary
Columbia F1069 Personalities (Prs)
Untitled
Jose Collins and Harry Welchman were established stage performers and singers of the 1920s. This Columbia F1068 pressing is unidentified as to repertoire, but both were associated with operetta and musical theatre.AI summary
Columbia F1068
Jose Collins and K Lark recorded 'Last Waltz' and 'Magic Waltz Refrain' on an early Columbia issue; Collins was a Spanish-born lyric tenor and musical-theatre performer.AI summary
Columbia 910 Voice
José Collins, the noted British soprano and musical theatre star, with K. Lark on two waltz sides for Columbia, probably from the late 1920s; Collins' theatrical repertoire and recordings are of interest to theatre and operetta collectors.AI summary
Columbia 910 Voice
Jose Lemos recorded Portuguese songs for His Master's Voice; the artist is not well documented in English-language sources.AI summary
His Master's Voice EQ344 Voice
Jose Lucchesi was an Italian popular singer; this HMV side of Italian-language sentimental material from the early 1930s represents light vocal and orchestral work.AI summary
His Master's Voice SG16 Voice
Jose Lucchesi's orchestra recorded tango and twilight mood pieces for Columbia around the early 1930s.AI summary
Columbia CB593 Orchestra
José Mardones, an opera bass from Argentina, performing arias from Verdi's Il trovatore on Columbia; Mardones was an internationally recorded operatic singer of the 1910s–1920s.AI summary
Columbia A846 Opera
José Mardonès, a Spanish-Peruvian bass-baritone, recorded these art-song selections on Columbia. Mardonès was an internationally celebrated classical singer of the 1920s.AI summary
Columbia A837 Classical
Operatic vocalists including José Mardones and Francesco Constantino performing the Duel Scene from Gounod's *Faust* and a cavatina, on Columbia A5187.AI summary
Columbia A5187 Opera
Jose Soler Gomez performing two pieces on the JBull label, catalogue 64018 — the same disc as id 21847 in this collection. JBull (John Bull Records) is a small and obscure British imprint; the artist is not widely documented in standard references. Both copies should be compared for condition.AI summary
John Bull 64018 Instrumental
A second copy of the Jose Soler Gomez JBull disc, catalogue 64018 — identical to id 7614 in this collection. Both copies should be compared for condition; the JBull label is obscure and the artist is not widely documented.AI summary
John Bull 64018 Instrumental