21,557 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Lou Gold band on Rom (Romophone) label 1525, with 'When you're in love' and 'I'm alone'.AI summary
Romeo 1525 Dance
Lou Gold and Joe Green on Apex, an obscure American label, performing popular dance material from the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Apex 41299 Dance
Lou Holden and the Disciples of Rhythm recorded 'Ferryboat Serenade' and 'Swiss Bellringer' for Decca F7716, a British Decca pressing.AI summary
Decca F7716 Instrumental
Lou Monte with Henri René orchestra performing two novelty or popular numbers on His Master's Voice B10750. Monte (1917–2006) was an American singer and entertainer with a long career in novelty and ethnic comedy material.AI summary
His Master's Voice B10750 Comic
Columbia FB3124
Lou Preager's band, a sophisticated British dance orchestra, on Columbia FB3486 performing two comic novelty numbers from the swing era.AI summary
Columbia FB3486 Dance
Lou Stein performs 'Soft Sands' and 'Almost Paradise' on Lon HLZ, an obscure label. The artist and recordings are not documented in standard sources.AI summary
London HLZ.8419
Louis and Lewis performing novelty instrumental or comedy material on Regal, a budget British label.AI summary
Regal 6927 Instrumental
Louis and Lewis recorded 'Fiddle Fun' for Regal, a budget British label, likely 1920s–30s. The title and pairing suggest light dance-novelty or instrumental material.AI summary
Regal 6927 Instrumental
Louis Armstrong's 'Cornet Chop Suey' and 'Muskrat Ramble' on Columbia DB2624; Armstrong was the towering figure of jazz, and these are among his most historically important recordings from the Hot Five era.AI summary
Columbia DB2624 Jazz
Louis Armstrong's 'Heebie Jeebies' and 'Potato Head Blues' are among the most important early jazz recordings ever made, recorded in 1926. This Columbia 35000-series pressing is a key early Armstrong recording. UK copies of Armstrong's earliest sides are difficult to find and highly sought by jazz collectors worldwide.AI summary
Columbia 35660 Jazz
Louis Armstrong's "West End Blues", recorded in 1928 with his Hot Five, is one of the most influential recordings in jazz history, Armstrong's opening unaccompanied cadenza often cited as a turning point in the music.AI summary
Okeh 41078 Jazz
Louis Armstrong, the greatest jazz trumpeter and vocalist of the twentieth century, recorded 'Irish Black Bottom' and 'You Made Me Love You' for the Odeon label. This is an early Armstrong recording from his prolific early period in the mid-1920s.AI summary
Odeon 279.787 Jazz
Louis Armstrong's 'Big Butter and Egg Man' and 'Sunset Cafe Stomp', recorded for Odeon with catalogue number 279.788 in the 1920s, are among Armstrong's most important early jazz recordings.AI summary
Odeon 279.788 Jazz
Louis Armstrong, the revolutionary jazz trumpeter, recorded the early jazz classics 'Come Back Sweet Papa' and 'Georgia Grind' for Odeon, the German label, possibly an early British pressing.AI summary
Odeon 279.790 Jazz
Louis Armstrong on Odeon 279.827, recording "King of the Zulus" and "Lonesome blues"; Odeon was a major Continental label and UK copies of early Armstrong material remain uncommon.AI summary
Odeon 279.827 Jazz
Louis Armstrong, the revolutionary jazz trumpeter and vocalist, recorded 'Skid dat de dat' and 'Jazz lips' for Odeon; this is an early Armstrong electrical recording from the late 1920s.AI summary
Odeon 279.828 Jazz
Louis Armstrong was the most influential jazz musician of the 20th century. This Brunswick recording of two standards from 1931 is part of his most celebrated period as a recording artist.AI summary
Brunswick 05069 Jazz
Louis Armstrong's 'Shadrack' and 'Jonah and the Whale' on Decca f6835, spiritual-themed vocal performances from the 1930s-40s. Armstrong's earliest Decca sides are sought after by collectors of early hot jazz and vocal blues.AI summary
Decca f6835 Jazz
Louis Armstrong recorded 'Knockin' a Jug' and 'High Tension' for Parlophone, a major British label. 'Knockin' a Jug' is one of Armstrong's most famous early recordings, originally made in 1925 and featuring Joe Oliver on cornet and pianist Earl Hines.AI summary
Parlophone R1064 Jazz
Louis Armstrong, the jazz pioneer, recorded these two songs for Parlophone UK; 'I Got Rhythm' is his famous arrangement of the Gershwin standard, and 'Lawd You Made the Night Too Long' is a jazz vocal.AI summary
Parlophone R1207 Jazz
Louis Armstrong with 'A Theme from The Threepenny Opera', better known as 'Mack the Knife', and 'Back o' Town Blues' on Philips, a late British 78.AI summary
Philips PB574 Jazz
Louis Armstrong's 1925 recording "Gut Bucket Blues" / "Yes! I'm in the Barrel" was originally issued on Okeh in the USA and is here reissued by Columbia in Britain. Armstrong was already a major jazz figure by this time, and these sides are classics of early hot jazz.AI summary
Columbia DB2978 Jazz
Louis Armstrong's 1956 recording of "The Faithful Hussar" (an English-language version of the German folk song "Der treue Husar") paired with "The Memphis Blues", issued in Britain on Philips.AI summary
Philips 604 Jazz
Louis Armstrong, the foundational jazz master, on Brunswick recording 'New Orleans Function' — a two-part item that may represent a rare Armstrong session or alternate take. Armstrong's 1920s-30s recordings are extensively collected and command serious money.AI summary
Brunswick 82582 Jazz
Louis Armstrong, the revolutionary jazz trumpet pioneer, recorded two early New Orleans-style blues on His Master's Voice, including the seminal "Mahogany Hall Stomp" from the late 1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9588 Jazz
Louis Armstrong on Parlophone, performing 'Ain't Misbehavin'' and 'Tiger Rag' (arranged by Tommy Dorsey). This is one of the greatest jazz recordings ever made — Armstrong's definitive version of 'Ain't Misbehavin'' from the Hot Chocolates show, recorded in 1929. UK pressings of Armstrong's earliest Parlophone sides are scarce and highly sought.AI summary
Parlophone R462 Jazz
Louis Armstrong, the jazz giant and trumpeter whose innovations defined jazz itself, appears here on Parlophone with two of his finest recordings from the early 1930s — a UK pressing of music that shaped the era.AI summary
Parlophone R1207 Jazz
Louis Armstrong, the jazz pioneer, recorded 'Body and Soul' and 'You Can Depend on Me' for Parlophone, a UK pressing of Armstrong's classic 1930s sides.AI summary
Parlophone R1355 Jazz
Louis Armstrong's hot jazz ensemble recorded for Parlophone in the late 1920s; these are early Armstrong sides from his canonical period, a cornerstone of jazz history.AI summary
Parlophone R1494 Jazz
Louis Armstrong, recorded for Columbia DB2624, performing 'Cornet Chop Suey (take 26)' and 'Muskrat Ramble'. These are canonical early jazz recordings. Armstrong's Columbia DB-series sides are among the most important jazz records ever made, and even British pressings are avidly collected.AI summary
Columbia DB2624 Jazz
Louis Armstrong recorded 'High Society' and 'I've Got the World on a String' for His Master's Voice B6345 in the mid-to-late 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B6345 Jazz
Louis Armstrong's 'Jodie Man' and 'I Wonder' on Brunswick 03595, from the early 1930s. Armstrong was already a towering figure in jazz by this point, and these sides represent his prolific recording output of the era.AI summary
Brunswick 03595 Jazz
Louis Armstrong's 'So Little Time' and 'Love Walked In', recorded for Decca, represent his later work from the 1940s. UK Decca pressings of Armstrong's records are relatively accessible.AI summary
Decca F6716 Jazz
Louis Armstrong, the most important figure in jazz history, recorded these two titles for His Master's Voice, likely in the early 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B6401 Jazz
Louis Armstrong's early hot jazz sides 'Melancholy Blues' and 'Keyhole Blues' on Odeon, a major international label. These are Armstrong's foundational recordings from the mid-1920s, among the most important jazz recordings of the period.AI summary
Odeon 279.829 Jazz
Louis Armstrong on a dubplate pressing, performing "Heebie Jeebies" and "Twelfth Street Rag" — the reference numbers (26, 27) suggest a transcription or test pressing. Dubplates are acetate lacquer originals, not commercial pressings, and extremely fragile.AI summary
dub Jazz
Louis Armstrong performing early blues recordings on Jazz Society Records, an American reissue label of the late 1940s or 1950s. These tracks were originally recorded decades earlier, and this pressing is a secondary release, not the original recording.AI summary
JazzSociety 586 Jazz
Louis Armstrong, the legendary jazz trumpeter and singer, recorded two spirituals, 'Going to Shout All Over God's Heaven' and 'Nobody Knows de Trouble I've Seen', for Decca.AI summary
Decca F6912 Jazz
Louis Armstrong, the most influential jazz musician of the 20th century, recorded 'I get Ideas' and 'Kiss to build a Dream on' for Decca 60.683, a UK pressing from the early 1950s. Armstrong's later Decca recordings are less sought after than his 1920s–30s Hot Five and Seven sides, but any Armstrong remains a major collecting area.AI summary
Decca 60.683 Jazz
Louis Armstrong on Parlophone R1170, performing "Between the devil and the deep blue sea" and "Kicki the gong around".AI summary
Parlophone R1170 Jazz
Louis Armstrong performing two classic jazz standards on Parlophone R1100: 'Shine' and 'If I Could Be With You One Hour'. These are reissues of earlier Armstrong recordings, Parlophone being a major British outlet for his work.AI summary
Parlophone R1100 Jazz
Louis Armstrong was the most influential jazz musician of the 20th century. This Brunswick recording from 1930 of two early jazz standards documents his most celebrated period.AI summary
Brunswick 02502 Jazz
Louis Armstrong was the most influential jazz musician of the twentieth century, and this Brunswick electrical recording captures him at the height of his creative powers in the late 1920s. Both pieces are canonical Armstrong recordings and are extensively collected.AI summary
Brunswick 02502 Jazz
Brunswick 03594 Jazz
Louis Armstrong recording 'I love Jazz' and 'Mardi Gras March' on Brunswick. Armstrong is among the most iconic and collected jazz musicians of all time, and this is a British pressing.AI summary
Brunswick 05772 Jazz
Louis Armstrong, jazz's greatest innovator, recorded these two classics — "Ain't Misbehavin'" and "Tiger Rag" — and this Parlophone pressing is a UK issue of a legendary session. Armstrong recordings are among the most collected of all jazz 78s.AI summary
Parlophone R462 Jazz
Louis Armstrong sings 'A Kiss to Build a Dream On' and 'Your Cheatin' Heart' on the UK Brunswick label, a 1950s reissue of his American recordings.AI summary
Brunswick 05088 Jazz