21,651 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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An anonymous flute player recorded "Gracieux Murmures" and "Cecile" for Pathé's catalogue 6691. This appears to be a solo instrumental recording from the acoustic era, when such pieces were a standard part of the classical instrumental repertoire.AI summary
Pathé 6691 Instrumental
Anonymous singer on Musicmaster, a small British label, with two untraceable blues-inflected vocal titles.AI summary
Musicmaster 1002 Voice
An anonymous singer recorded 'Nazareth', a hymn by Philip Bliss, for Columbia in the very early 1920s; the recording number suggests one of Columbia's earliest issues.AI summary
Columbia 197 Voice
An anonymous singer performs 'Sweetest Girl in Monterey' on Little Wonder 223, a British novelty label of the 1920s known for very short runs and obscure pressings.AI summary
Little Wonder 223 Voice
An unnamed singer performing popular song on Little Wonder, a small British budget label.AI summary
Little Wonder 214 Voice
Popular 1072
Anona Winn recorded 'I've Got a Feeling for Somebody' and 'Together' for His Master's Voice 2745; Winn was a British popular vocalist of the 1920s-1930s, though she remains little remembered today and information about her career is scarce.AI summary
His Master's Voice 2745 Voice
Anona Winn, a British variety performer and songwriter, on Rex, performing novelty comic material typical of British music hall.AI summary
Rex 8466 Music Hall
Anona Winn, 'Everything's in Rhythm' and 'I Can Wiggle My Ears', on Rex 8664; Winn was a British light soprano and novelty singer active in the 1920s and 1930s, recording for various British labels.AI summary
Rex 8664 Music Hall
Anona Winn, a British singer of popular ballads and comedy material, on "Butterfingers" and "The Very Thought of You" for Regal Melodeon, a low-cost British label. Winn was a fixture of British light entertainment in the 1930s and 1940s.AI summary
Regal MR1303 Voice
Anona Winn on Regal, a British singer recording two sentimental ballads, 'For Love of You' and 'Always'—a popular vocalist from the 1930s-1950s era.AI summary
Regal MR1352 Voice
Anona Winn on Columbia DB1295, performing 'Thirty Thirsty Throats' and 'Sing Gypsy Sing'. Winn was a British female vocalist popular in the 1930s–40s.AI summary
Columbia DB1295 Voice
Columbia DB1285 Personalities (Prs)
Anona Winn was a popular British mezzo-soprano and musical-theatre performer of the 1920s–30s; this His Master's Voice recording captures her in two light romantic songs of the period.AI summary
His Master's Voice B2745 Voice
Anona Winn recorded novelty songs 'Noone believes I'm a Mermaid' and 'Ghost of the turkey' for Decca catalogue F5319, from the mid-1930s.AI summary
Decca F5319 Voice
Anona Winn was a British light soprano popular in the 1930s and 1940s. This Rex recording pairs two romantic popular songs from the period.AI summary
Rex 8527 Voice
Anona Winn was a British female vocalist of the early 1930s; this Rex disc carries two numbers, 'Everything's in Rhythm' and 'I Can Wiggle My Ears', the latter a novelty song.AI summary
Rex 8664 Voice
Anona Winn, a British vocalist of the 1920s–30s, performing two sentimental ballads on Columbia's popular catalogue.AI summary
Columbia 1203 Voice
Anona Winn and Her Winners, a novelty or dance act, on the Rex label, catalogue 9911. Rex was a budget British imprint; artist is unrecognised.AI summary
Rex 9911 Dance
Anona Winn and R. Purdell performing 'Songs of the Shows No 3' (parts 3-4) on Decca F3265, likely from the 1930s-1940s. This is part of a series showcasing musical theatre repertoire.AI summary
Decca F3265 Voice
Anona Winn and S. Rose, minor vocalists, recorded two sentimental duets on Regal's MR series, a budget British pressing line of the late 1930s-1940s.AI summary
Regal MR758 Voice
Anson Weeks was an American bandleader and pianist, popular in the 1930s for dance-band recordings and radio broadcasts. 'Broadway Rhythm' and 'I've Gotta Feelin' You're Foolin'' are typical swing-era dance numbers. This Brunswick pressing represents 1930s American dance-band music.AI summary
Brunswick 7515 Dance
Anthony Newley recorded 'Saturday Night Rock-a-Boogie' and 'I've Waited So Long' for Decca. Newley was a British actor, singer and later composer, who enjoyed a pop career in the 1950s before achieving success as a musical theatre personality.AI summary
Decca F11127 Rock
Anthony Newley, the British child actor, singer and entertainer, recorded 'Sat'day Night Rock a Boogie' and 'I've Waited So Long' for Decca in the late 1950s. Newley was a teenage singing sensation before his career as a dramatist and composer.AI summary
Decca F11127 Rock
Anthony Newley, the British actor, singer and composer (later famous for *Stop the World — I Want to Get Off*), records the novelty rock-and-roll numbers 'Idle on Parade' and 'Idle Rock-a-boogie' for Decca. This pressing is from the mid-to-late 1950s, during his early recording career.AI summary
Decca F11137 Rock
Decca F11142 Rock
Anthony Pini was a British cellist; this Duo pressing pairs two slight cello pieces from the acoustic era, on an obscure British label.AI summary
Duophone D520
Cellist Anthony Pini performing Bach's Bourrée and Boellman's Variations on a small British label, VF 639.AI summary
Velvet Face 639 Classical
Anton Hekking was a Dutch cellist of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, from a distinguished musical family. This Columbia disc (is4009) contains 'Cavatina' — probably Raff's famous piece — and Handel's 'It is Finished' ('Es ist vollbracht'). The 'is' prefix in the catalogue number is unusual and may indicate a specialist or international series. Hekking's recordings are uncommon.AI summary
Coliseum 4009 Instrumental
Anton Karas, the Viennese zither virtuoso famous for the *The Third Man* film score, recorded the theme and related material for Decca.AI summary
Decca F9235 Instrumental
Anton Maria Topitz was an Austrian tenor who recorded Viennese songs and operetta for His Master's Voice. 'Wiener Fiakerlied' ('Vienna Cabman's Song') and 'Im Prater bluhn wieder die Bäume' are Austrian favourites; HMV EG pressingss are pre-electrical acoustic recordings.AI summary
His Master's Voice EG910 Voice
Anton van Rooy, the Dutch bass-baritone famous as Wotan at Bayreuth, sings 'O Star of Eve' from 'Tannhäuser' on a single-sided Gramophone Company disc.AI summary
Gramophone Company 042167 Opera
Anton van Rooy, the celebrated Dutch baritone, singing 'Phyllis und die Mutter' and a Bird Carol on Columbia A5000, early electrical-era recordings.AI summary
Columbia A5000 Opera
Anton van Rooy was a celebrated Dutch baritone of the late 19th and early 20th centuries; this Columbia A5001 contains operatic arias 'Les Rameaux' and 'Confutatis' from Verdi's Requiem.AI summary
Columbia A5001 Opera
Anton van Rooy, a celebrated Dutch baritone, recorded 'Beiden Grenadiere' (Schubert's ballad) for Columbia, catalogue 30029, dating to the 1910s-1920s. Van Rooy was a major concert and opera singer of the early 20th century and a founding member of the Metropolitan Opera.AI summary
Columbia 30029 Classical
Anton van Rooy, one of the foremost Wagnerian bass-baritones of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, performing the Toreador Song from Bizet's Carmen on the Manhattan label, catalogue 30086. The Manhattan label is not a standard major imprint; van Rooy recordings on an obscure label are unusual and warrant investigation before sale.AI summary
Manhattan 30086 Opera
Anton van Rooy was one of the foremost bass-baritones of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, a Dutch singer celebrated for his Wotan at Bayreuth and Covent Garden. This HMV D809 disc pairs his 'Abendlich strahlt' from Wagner's Das Rheingold with a piece by L. Demuth on the reverse. Van Rooy's HMV recordings are seriously collected by Wagnerian enthusiasts.AI summary
His Master's Voice D809 Opera
Antonio Cortis, a Spanish-Italian tenor, singing two arias from *Faust*: 'Forse la Soglia' and 'Ma se m'e forza perderti'. Cortis was a celebrated opera singer of the early twentieth century, recorded extensively on electrical recording during the 1920s.AI summary
Parlophone E10206 Opera
Antonio Cortis, an Argentine tenor who recorded operatic material and popular songs for His Master's Voice in the late 1920s–early 1930s, recorded these Italian operatic arias. Cortis was a known recording artist.AI summary
His Master's Voice VA1 Opera
Antonio Notariello performing 'Twilight' and 'Inverno triste' on the Witton label, catalogue 6002. Witton is an extremely obscure imprint not identified in standard references; the artist is also not widely documented. This appears to be a duplicate of id 6470 in this collection; both copies should be examined together.AI summary
Witton 6002 Voice
Antonio Notariello, credited here on the obscure British Witton label, 6003; the repertoire ('Teach me to love', 'Agnus Dei') suggests a light vocalist or organist of the 1930s–40s, but no information on this artist or pressing survives.AI summary
Witton 6003 Voice
Antonio Notariello, as id 6386, on Witton label 6004; 'Rimpianto' and 'Vale' continue the Italian/classical song repertoire, but the artist and label remain unidentified.AI summary
Witton 6004 Voice
Antonio Notariello, an Italian tenor, recorded operatic repertoire for Witton, an obscure British imprint.AI summary
Witton 6006 Opera
A second copy of Antonio Notariello's Witton label disc 6002 — 'Twilight' and 'Inverno triste' — identical to id 2339. Both copies should be compared for condition; the label and artist are unidentified and require specialist examination.AI summary
Witton 6002 Voice
Antonio Notariello performing 'Teach Me to Love' and 'Agnus Dei' on the Witton label, catalogue 6003 — a companion to the Witton 6002 discs (ids 2339 and 6470) in this collection. Witton is an extremely obscure label; all three Witton discs in this collection require specialist examination.AI summary
Witton 6003 Voice
Antonio Notariello performing 'The Star' and the Handel aria 'Ombra Mai Fu' on the Witton label, a minor British imprint.AI summary
Witton 6005 Voice
An Aeolian orchestra on Vocalion, performing 'Marche Hongroise' and 'Lente' — concert performances of instrumental and orchestral material.AI summary
Vocalion J04007 Orchestra
A band performing two folk or traditional pieces: 'Peasants Wedding' and 'Mill on the Rocks', credited to Apollo, a small or short-lived British label.AI summary
Apollo 138 Instrumental