21,677 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Julia de Caro Tipica Orchestra performing two tangos—'Chiqiulina' and 'Orgullosa'—on His Master's Voice. De Caro was a prominent Argentine tango composer and bandoneonist; this is a rare British issue of tango material from an important musician.AI summary
His Master's Voice B5441 Dance
Parlophone E10645 Classical
Julian Huxley, the biologist, gives a talk on ants and their habits in two parts on Columbia D40052.AI summary
Columbia D40052 Personalities (Prs)
Julie Andrews, the young British-American soprano, performs two theatrical pieces on Columbia DB2401: the classical "Polonaise Mignon" and a medley with P. Kirkwood, "Hold It Joe / Wild West End." This dates to the early 1950s, before Andrews became an international film star.AI summary
Columbia DB2401 Voice
Julie Andrews with I Could Have Danced All Night and Without You on Philips 846, songs from My Fair Lady.AI summary
Philips 846 Voice
Julie London, an American jazz and popular singer, recorded 'It had to be you' and 'Saddle the wind' for London Hl-U, a specialist label. This appears to be a US release, not a UK pressing.AI summary
London HLU8602 Voice
Juliette Gréco, the French chanteuse and actress, recorded three songs including 'Si Tu t'imagines' (her signature piece) on Columbia DF; Gréco emerged in the post-war Paris jazz and existentialist café scene.AI summary
Columbia DF3367 Voice
Juliette Greco, the French chanson singer and actress, recorded three French songs for Columbia in the 1950s.AI summary
Columbia DF3367 Voice
Julio Martínez Oyanguren performing Spanish guitar pieces on Columbia's prestigious DB series, which carried orchestral and classical recordings.AI summary
Columbia DB1754 Instrumental
Julip Culp, a mezzo-soprano of Lieder repertoire, recorded for Victor (RCA); the title "Haidenroslein" is a German folk poem, and Culp's recordings are now scarce.AI summary
Victor 64396 Voice
Julius Berger plays Song Without Words and Träumerei on Scala De Luxe DL1586.AI summary
Scala De Luxe DL1586 Instrumental
Julius Berger, a tenor vocalist or light classical singer, recorded 'Ave Maria' and 'Caro Mio Ben' for Scala, a small British label of the 1920s.AI summary
Scala 331 Classical
Julius Berger recorded 'Awakening of Spring' and 'Love's Greeting' (likely Elgar or similar salon pieces) for Scala Records 538. Berger is unidentified; Scala was a minor British label.AI summary
Scala 538 Instrumental
Julius Kantrovitch Band on the Piccadilly label, a budget British imprint of the early 1930s; credited to an unfamiliar bandleader and released on a cheap marque, this record is now quite obscure.AI summary
Piccadilly 637 Dance
Julius Lieban performing German operatic duets on an unidentified label, TNHG, partnering with R. Ponselle and G. Martinelli. The catalogue number is not recorded.AI summary
TNHG Opera
Julius Patzak, an important Austro-German tenor of the 20th century, recorded operatic material—arias from Puccini's La Bohème and an unnamed operetta or Singspiel—for Grammophon. Patzak was one of the finest lyric-dramatic tenors of his era.AI summary
Grammophon 90182 Opera
Julius Patzak, an Austrian tenor and celebrated interpreter of Lieder and opera, performing arias from Cavalleria Rusticana and La Bohème on Polyphon. Patzak was a significant European classical singer of the mid-20th century.AI summary
Polyphon 24327 Opera
June Clyde on Regal performing 'Lovey Dovey' and 'Valparaiso', likely from the early 1930s.AI summary
Regal MR1713 Voice
June (surname unknown) performs 'Tie a String Around Your Finger' and 'Mercenary Mary' (O'Neill) on Columbia, catalogue 3809, from the early 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 3809 Voice
An unidentified artist credited as 'June.' recorded two sentimental ballads — 'Over My Shoulder' and '(AW Baskcomb) There's Nothing Left to Live For' — for Columbia in the early 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 3810 Voice
June (surname not given) performing two songs including a number with Jack Hulbert, a British stage star, on Columbia; catalogue 4715 places this in the mid-to-late 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 4715 Dance
June and Sonnie Hale on Columbia 3807, performing 'I am thinking of you' and 'Honey I'm in Love with you'. Sonnie Hale was a British actor, dancer and entertainer of the 1920s-1930s who achieved considerable fame on stage; June is likely a dance partner or fellow performer.AI summary
Columbia 3807 Voice
Jungle Band was Duke Ellington's pseudonymous recording group for Brunswick, 1927–1929, used to record material outside his main contract; this Tiger Rag double-sided recording is a key hot-jazz recording of the late 1920s.AI summary
Brunswick 4238 Jazz
Dick Jurgens and his American dance orchestra perform 'You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To' and 'I'm So in Love with You' on Columbia.AI summary
Columbia 36669 Dance
Jurgens recorded this Cole Porter song and a sentimental ballad for Columbia; the artist and recordings are not known to the collector and require identification.AI summary
Columbia 36669 Voice
An artist named Jurgens recorded these two numbers for Columbia's 38500 series. The titles suggest a dance recording from the 1940s–1950s era.AI summary
Columbia 38510 Dance
A Brunswick electrical recording credited to Jurgens, performing 'Strange' and 'Just Once Too Often', RL220, likely from the late 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary
Brunswick RL220 Dance
Jussi Björling, the great Swedish tenor, sings the Swedish songs 'Lilla prinsessa' and 'Bröllopsvalsen' on a Swedish His Master's Voice X-series disc.AI summary
His Master's Voice X4449 Voice
Jussi Björling was a celebrated Swedish tenor of the mid-twentieth century; this His Master's Voice recording presents two patriotic Swedish songs — 'Land du välsignade' (Blessed Land) and 'Sverige' (Sweden) — in his distinctive lyrical style.AI summary
His Master's Voice X4777 Opera
Jussi Björling on His Master's Voice X3376, with 'Gondelsang' and 'For Dig Allen'. Björling was a Swedish tenor and one of the most celebrated opera singers of the mid-20th century, recorded extensively on HMV.AI summary
His Master's Voice X3376 Opera
Jussi Björling, the celebrated Swedish tenor, recorded two operatic standards — 'Che gelida manina' and 'Vesti la giubba' (the Pagliacci Prologue) — for His Master's Voice, probably in the 1940s or 1950s.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB21602 Opera
Jussi Björling, the Swedish tenor, sings Holde Aida and Wie eiskalt ist dies Händchen in German on HMV DB3049.AI summary
Electron DB3049 Opera
J. W. Meyers recorded comic or novelty material for Columbia, likely in the early 20th century. Columbia 686 is an early catalogue number, but Meyers is not established as a major recording artist.AI summary
Columbia 686 Comic
J.W. Meyers performing 'Star of my Soul' on Columbia 687, from the early acoustic era.AI summary
Columbia 687 Voice
J. W. Meyers performing 'The Midshipmite' on Columbia Records (catalogue 699), an early Columbia 78rpm release. An unidentified performer recorded in the acoustic or early electric era.AI summary
Columbia 699 Music Hall
JW Myers recorded 'The Wearing of the Green' on Columbia 194. Myers is not a major recording artist of known prominence, though the Irish song title is well-known.AI summary
Columbia 194 Voice
JW Myers on Victor Records, catalogue 4968, a very early American pressing from the acoustic era (circa 1915-1920). 'Bowery Grenadiers' suggests comic or music hall material.AI summary
Victor 4968 Music Hall
J.W. Rickaby recorded two comic-song novelties — 'I'm the biggest guy on Broadway' and 'Major General Worthington' — for Winner Records, a small British label.AI summary
Winner 3523 Music Hall
J W Rickaby, a British music-hall comic singer active in the Edwardian era, performs 'Don Alfonso' and 'Three Meals a Day' on Winner 4538. The Winner label was a budget British imprint of the 1910s–1920s widely distributed through Woolworths; Rickaby is a recognised if minor music-hall name.AI summary
Winner 4538 Music Hall
JW Rickaby, credited to Winner Records, performing two folk or narrative ballads, likely from the 1930s.AI summary
Winner 4331 Voice
J W Rickaby, the British music-hall comic singer, performs 'First I Went and Won the DCM' and 'I'm Always Thinking of Her' on Winner 3498. Winner was the Woolworths budget label; Rickaby is a recognised if minor music-hall name and Winner pressings, while common, are inexpensive period items.AI summary
Winner 3498 Music Hall
J.W. Rickaby on Winner, a British budget label, performing 'I'm the biggest guy on Broadway' and 'Major General Worthington'.AI summary
Winner 3523 Music Hall
J W Rickaby performs 'Okey de Poke' and 'The Shriek of Palestine' on Winner 3829. Winner was the Woolworths budget label; Rickaby is a recognised if minor music-hall name and Winner pressings carry only modest collector value.AI summary
Winner 3829 Music Hall
J.W. Rickaby performing 'I'm an Airman' and 'The Mountaineer' on Winner 4331, an RAF-themed novelty side from the 1930s–1940s era.AI summary
Winner 4331 Music Hall
K Beaumont and Ed Wynn on His Master's Voice BD1273, a recording of 'Alice in Wonderland' material from the early-mid 1930s. Ed Wynn was a famous American comedian and performer.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD1273 Comic
K. Destournel imitates bird songs on Vocalion D02149: yellowhammer and wren on one side, wood pigeon and owl on the other.AI summary
Vocalion D02149 Comic
K. Destournel sings Ah! Suicide from La Gioconda and Scarcely Could I Believe Thee on Vocalion K05109.AI summary
Vocalion K05109 Opera
K. Destournel sings Micaela's air from Bizet's Carmen, with a side of spoken explanatory notes, on Vocalion A0147.AI summary
Vocalion 0147 Opera