21,677 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Leslie Sarony was a British comic singer and entertainer best known for novelty and humorous material; "Ain't it Grand to be Blooming Well Dead" is a two-part comic song on the Imperial label, a small British marque.AI summary
Imperial 2688 Music Hall
Leslie Sarony, a British music-hall comedian and singer, performing 'Ain't It Grand to Be Blooming Well Dead' in two parts on Imperial.AI summary
Imperial 2688 Music Hall
Rex 8145 Variety
Leslie Scott credited on VocX 9009, performing 'If you only knew' and 'Wyoming Lullaby'; VocX was a small British vocal-speciality label.AI summary
Vocalion X9009 Voice
Leslie Weston, an early British dance or light music performer, recorded "When We Went Strolling Round the Town" and "Angelina" for Rad, a small or short-lived British label.AI summary
Radio (Edison Bell) 1526 Dance
Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs on Columbia 21248. Flatt and Scruggs were pioneering bluegrass musicians who recorded extensively from the 1940s onwards. This Columbia 78 captures them early in their recording career, making it of interest to bluegrass and American country-music collectors, though this specific pressing requires confirmation.AI summary
Columbia 21248 Country
Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs on 'Before I met you' and 'I'm gonna sleep with one Eye open', from Columbia 21412. Flatt and Scruggs were legendary bluegrass musicians and pioneers of the genre; these are among their Columbia recordings, likely from the late 1940s-early 1950s. UK issues of their records are less common than American pressings.AI summary
Columbia 21412 Country
Levin recorded 'Have You Forgotten' and '(Band) Little Girl a Little Boy a Little Moon' for Guar (Guarantee or Guardian?), catalogue 2033, likely 1920s.AI summary
Guardsman 2033
Levy recorded 'Aunt Sally Selection' and its Part 2 for His Master's Voice, catalogue C2617, a concert series number suggesting classical or light orchestral music. Nothing is known of this artist.AI summary
His Master's Voice C2617 Dance
Levy performing the sentimental duet 'Where There's You There's Me' and 'You're Sweeter Than I Thought You Were' on Columbia FB1336, a 1930s British dance recording.AI summary
Columbia FB1336 Voice
Levy performing 'Looking Around Corners for You' and 'There's That Look in Your Eyes Again' on Columbia FB1651, a 1930s popular song recording.AI summary
Columbia FB1651 Voice
Columbia FB1322 Dance
Levy recorded 'Empire Builders' and 'Music from the Movies' for Columbia, catalogue FB1607; details about the artist and the nature of these pieces are unclear from the label information alone.AI summary
Columbia FB1607 Dance
A selection of music from the film Swing Time on Columbia, credited to Levy; likely a dance band arrangement from the late 1930s.AI summary
Columbia FB1531 Dance
Parlophone R2152 Jazz
Lew Stone, the British dance band leader, performing two songs for Decca in the 1930s. Stone led one of the most successful British dance orchestras of the swing era.AI summary
Decca F5984 Dance
Lew Stone, a leading British dance bandleader of the 1930s, on Decca — Stone's orchestra was one of the most popular in Britain during the decade.AI summary
Decca F3314 Dance
Regal MR1580 Dance
Lew Stone and his band with Sidewalks of Cuba and Because of Once Upon a Time on Regal Zonophone MR1583.AI summary
Regal Zonophone MR1583 Dance
Regal MR1626
Regal Zonophone MR1897 Dance
Regal Zonophone MR1583 Dance
The Lew Stone band recorded 'Old Timer' and 'Song of the Trees' for Regal Zonophone MR1626. Lew Stone was a prominent British bandleader of the 1930s swing era.AI summary
Regal MR1626 Dance
Lew Stone's band, a respected British dance orchestra of the late 1920s and 1930s, recorded 'Rain' and 'Old Bohemian Town' for Regal, a low-cost British label. Stone's orchestra was a highly professional outfit that also recorded for Decca and Columbia.AI summary
Regal MR1582 Dance
The Lew Stone band recorded a 'Harmony Lane Medley' in two parts for Regal, a British dance-band side from the 1930s.AI summary
Regal MR1867 Dance
Lew Stone and his Band on Decca, catalogue F8614. Stone was a popular and prolific British bandleader of the 1930s–40s; his Decca recordings were commercially successful and are now common.AI summary
Decca F8614 Dance
Lew Stone and his orchestra, one of the best British dance bands of the 1930s, recorded these two sides for Regal; Stone was a sophisticated arranger and bandleader known for refined dance music.AI summary
Regal Zonophone MR1560 Dance
The Lew Stone band recorded 'Lady on the Second Floor' and 'Nice People' for Decca F7016. A mid-1930s recording from Lew Stone, a leading figure in British swing dance music.AI summary
Decca F7016 Dance
Lew Stone and his orchestra, one of Britain's finest dance bands of the 1930s, recorded these two sides for Regal.AI summary
Regal MR1472 Dance
Lew Stone Band on Regal, 'Cherokee' and 'My Dance'—swing-era instrumental dance music from a prominent British orchestra of the 1930s-1940s.AI summary
Regal MR1674 Dance
Lew Stone band, a leading British dance orchestra of the early 1930s, performing 'Yes suh' and 'Bouncing ball' on Regal MR1678. Stone was one of the most recorded British dance bandleaders of the interwar period.AI summary
Regal MR1678 Dance
Lew Stone was a British pianist and bandleader of the 1930s–40s, known for hot jazz and swing; this Regal disc from the mid-1930s carries 'Zing Went the Strings of My Heart' and a 'Serenade Rumba'.AI summary
Regal MR1708 Jazz
Lew Stone was a British pianist and bandleader of the 1930s–40s, known for hot jazz and swing; this Regal disc from the mid-1930s carries two sentimental ballads.AI summary
Regal MR1738 Jazz
Lew Stone was one of Britain's most sophisticated dance-band leaders of the 1930s, leading important swing orchestras throughout the decade. This Regal MR-series side represents Stone's refined style. Stone's recordings remain actively sought by collectors of British swing.AI summary
Regal MR1768 Dance
Lew Stone's dance orchestra recording the popular standards 'These Foolish Things' and 'She's My Lovely' on Decca F8281; a mid-1930s swing-inflected dance side.AI summary
Decca F8281 Dance
Lew Stone was a significant British bandleader and arranger of the 1930s, leading dance orchestras that were both commercially successful and musically sophisticated; this Regal side captures him performing 'East of the Sun' and 'When You Grow Up Little Lady'.AI summary
Regal MR1872 Dance
Lew Stone band recording of 'Bananas' and 'Little Nell' (featuring vocalist Al Bowlly) on Decca, likely from the early 1930s.AI summary
Decca F3394 Dance
Lew Stone was a leading British dance bandleader of the 1930s, and this Decca side captures the hot-jazz style that made his Savoy Hotel orchestra a fixture on radio and records. 'White jazz' and 'Blue jazz' are instrumental novelties typical of the era's playful approach to syncopation.AI summary
Decca F3782 Dance
Lew Stone's band on two hot-jazz standards, Decca F pressing from the 1930s. Stone led one of Britain's finest dance orchestras of the era.AI summary
Decca F3839 Jazz
Lew Stone Band on Decca, a prominent British swing orchestra of the 1930s-1940s, with 'Two Cigarettes in the Dark' and 'P.S. I Love You'—romantic ballads in the light swing style.AI summary
Decca F5241 Dance
Lew Stone was a prominent British dance bandleader; this Decca recording pairs 'Girl Who Loves a Soldier' and 'On the Outside Looking In'.AI summary
Decca F7169 Dance
Lew Stone band, a leading British dance orchestra of the early 1930s, performing 'I won't dance' and 'Lovely to look at' on Regal MR1785. Stone was one of the most prolific British bandleaders of the interwar period.AI summary
Regal MR1785 Dance
Lew Stone and his band, performing two novelty numbers for Regal, a British budget label, likely from the mid-1930s.AI summary
Regal MR1786 Dance
Lew Stone and his orchestra, one of the finest British dance orchestras of the 1930s, recorded 'When the Blackbird Says Bye Bye' and 'I'll Always Love You' for Decca.AI summary
Decca F7689 Dance
The Lew Stone band, a notable British swing orchestra, on Decca F7728, performing "Bless em all" and "Good morning sergeant major".AI summary
Decca F7728 Dance
Lewis on Columbia 3784 performing jazz blues 'Tin Roof Blues' and 'Angry' from the 1920s jazz repertoire. Columbia 3784 suggests an early 1920s pressing of hot jazz.AI summary
Columbia 3784 Jazz
Credited to Lewis on Columbia 4747, performing 'Away Down South in Heaven' and 'Keep Sweeping the Cobwebs off the Moon'.AI summary
Columbia 4747 Voice
A singer credited only as Lewis on Columbia, performing 'Singing a Vagabond Song' and 'On the Sunny Side of the Street'; the artist's identity is unclear from the label alone.AI summary
Columbia CB74 Voice