21,560 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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A Lyman recording on Brunswick, likely from the late 1920s or early 1930s, featuring 'Rise 'n' Shine' and 'It's Been so Long'.AI summary
Brunswick 02219 Dance
A vocalist (possibly Nat Shilkret's group, or a similar ensemble) recorded 'With you dear in Bombay' and 'Sing a Song' on Brunswick 2912, likely from the 1920s.AI summary
Brunswick 2912 Voice
VDisc 408 Orchestra
Credited to Lynch on Perf catalogue 325, a novelty or comedy recording featuring 'Me & my Shadow'. Perf was a British budget label of the 1920s-30s.AI summary
Perfect 325 Music Hall
Lynch recorded 'I'm gonna march in April with May' and 'Tin Pan Parade' for Oriol, catalogue 1095. Oriol was a small British label of the early 1930s, and Lynch is an unidentified artist.AI summary
Oriole 1095 Dance
Lynn Dance Band on Imperial 1802 with 'Me & My Shadow' and 'At Sundown', popular dance material from the early 1930s. Imperial was a small British label; the Lynn band is not documented in standard sources.AI summary
Imperial 1802 Dance
Lynn Fontanne, the celebrated American stage actress, reciting 'The White Cliffs of Dover' for HMV. Fontanne was known for dramatic readings; this is likely a wartime morale or theatrical release.AI summary
His Master's Voice C3240 Personalities (Prs)
Lynton Barnes sings Ol' Man River and Roll Away Clouds on Ariel 4337.AI summary
Ariel 4337 Voice
The Lyric Minstrels, an unidentified ensemble, performing Parts V and VI of an unknown recording, with no label or catalogue number recorded.AI summary
Lyric Quartet performing 'Good Night (Martha)' on Victor 5855. The quartet is unidentified; Victor was primarily an American label.AI summary
Victor 5855 Voice
Lys Gauty, a French popular singer and variety performer of the 1930s, performing two songs on His Master's Voice: 'Because' and 'La Tour St Jacques'.AI summary
His Master's Voice K5887 Voice
Lyster & Cooke performing light classical or sentimental material on Bell, a minor early label.AI summary
Bell 6 Instrumental
Lyster and Cooke performing 'Annie Laurie' and two hymns, 'Holy Holy Holy' and 'Nearer My God to Thee', on Pathé records (catalogue 77565/76). These are sacred vocal recordings from the 1910s–1920s on a major French label.AI summary
Pathé 77565/76 Voice
Humphrey Lyttelton and his band, performing two jazz pieces on Parlophone R4184, likely from the late 1950s.AI summary
Parlophone R4184 Jazz
Lyttelton (full name not given) recorded 'It Makes my love come down' and 'Blues for an Unknown Gipsy' for Parlophone. The titles suggest dance or novelty sides from the 1930s.AI summary
Parlophone R3424 Dance
HMV EH419 Instrumental
M. and Mme. Lausnay performing two romantic waltzes by Chabrier on Decca FF2092, a dance and light classical recording.AI summary
Decca FF2092 Dance
M Addash performing classical violin repertoire — 'Salut d'Amour' and 'Träumerei' — on Imperial, a budget British label from the 1920s.AI summary
Imperial 1287 Classical
M. Affre — almost certainly Amedée Affre, the celebrated French dramatic tenor — performing 'Asile héréditaire' from Rossini's Guillaume Tell on Columbia catalogue 50385. As with the companion disc (id 9221), Affre's Columbia recordings are of interest to collectors of early French operatic singing.AI summary
Columbia 50385 Opera
M. Affre — almost certainly Amedée Affre, a celebrated French dramatic tenor associated with the Paris Opéra at the turn of the twentieth century — performing 'Salut demeure' from Gounod's Faust on Columbia catalogue 50386. Affre's recordings are of interest to collectors of early French operatic singing.AI summary
Columbia 50386 Opera
'Faded Love Letters of Mine' and 'Take Me Back to Renfro Valley' recorded by M and D Good for His Master's Voice N4401. Renfro Valley, Kentucky was a significant country-music hotspot; this record, dated by its N-series catalogue number to the late 1920s, captures early country or close-harmony rural material on a major label.AI summary
His Master's Voice N4401 Country
M. Aumonnier performing 'Chalet' on Columbia 50018, a vocal or instrumental piece from the early acoustic era.AI summary
Columbia 50018 Voice
Mattia Battistini, the celebrated Italian baritone, with E. Corsi on an operatic aria 'O sommo Carlo' on Amour Records, an obscure British label; Battistini's recordings are of historical interest as among the earliest operatic recordings made.AI summary
Amour 054107 Opera
M. Bergeret performing two orchestral or dance selections, The Great Dance and Tyrolienne du Boulevardier, on the obscure label Fav (Favorite) 17.AI summary
Favorite 17
M Blanche and D Terry performed 'Won't you kiss me' on His Master's Voice 04210, a popular song of the early 1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice 04210 Voice
M Carbelly performing operatic arias—'Tannhäuser' and 'Faust'—on the Hom label; Hom was a minor British marque active in the 1920s.AI summary
Hom 8414/8842 Opera
A Royal Variety Performance record on Decca F10028, with Maurice Chevalier, Gracie Fields, Binnie Hale and others on one side and Jessie Matthews, Rene Dixon and Vera Lynn among those on the other.AI summary
Decca F10028 Personalities (Prs)
Maurice Chevalier, the French star, and Jack Hylton's orchestra recorded a "Chevalier Medley" (2 sides) for His Master's Voice. This represents a collaboration between a major international star and Britain's leading dance bandleader.AI summary
His Master's Voice B3686 Personalities (Prs)
M. Constanduros and M. Hogan, British comedy actors, on Broadcast with sketches titled 'Grandma and Bert in Mixed History' and 'Bugginses' Family Group'.AI summary
Broadcast 357 Comic
M Constanduros and M Hogan recorded the comedy sketch 'Bugginses at the Seaside' in two parts for Broadcast, a small British label; Constanduros was known for comic sketches and monologues.AI summary
Broadcast 418 Comic
Mabel Constanduros and Michael Hogan, performers of a comic domestic sketch titled "Santa Claus at the Buggins," recorded in two parts on Broadcast 637. Constanduros was a well-known British radio and gramophone comedy entertainer.AI summary
Broadcast 637 Comic
Mabel Constanduros and Michael Hogan perform a comic sketch, 'Father Sweeps the Chimney', on Decca F2027 from the early 1930s. Constanduros was a popular British radio and recording comedian.AI summary
Decca F2027 Comic
M Constantin performs two French monologues ('Les Songes Trompeurs' and 'Tire Tire Nanette') on His Master's Voice. The artist and repertoire are obscure.AI summary
His Master's Voice K2804 Personalities (Prs)
M. Darent on Scala, credited with a novelty or comic song title; Scala was a small British label.AI summary
Scala 209 Comic
M Darewski performing two light songs on Ar, a minor British imprint; catalogue 619 suggests modest output from a small label.AI summary
Ariel 619 Dance
M. Darewski's Band recorded 'Hay Hay Farmer Gray' and 'King Isn't King Any More' for Zonophone, a British budget label, in the early 1920s. Darewski was a composer and bandleader in the British dance-band tradition.AI summary
Zonophone 2619 Dance
M. Delacroix sings Chant d'amour on Black Zonophone X370.AI summary
BlackZono X370 Voice
His Master's Voice B8891 Personalities (Prs)
M. Ellis and O. Gilbert (likely involving Ivor Novello) performing 'Wings of Sleep' and 'Primrose' on His Master's Voice B8892 — theatrical or drawing-room material from the 1930s–1940s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8892 Voice
M. Erwin Bodky performs a classical piano piece, "Combat Entre David et Goliath" (Battle Between David and Goliath), on Anthologie Sonore 5, a noted French historical re-recording label. Bodky was a known pianist and musicologist; Anthologie Sonore pressings are scarce and highly specialised.AI summary
AnthSonore 5 Classical
M Franz performing operatic arias 'Air de Jean Hérodiade' (Massenet) and 'Le Bruit des Chants' on Columbia LFX56, a British pressing.AI summary
Columbia LFX56 Opera
M Galiardin performing French songs on HMV's K-series, a budget catalogue for overseas and light entertainment material.AI summary
His Master's Voice K5938 Voice
M. Gautier recorded vocal material in French for Beka, a German label with British pressings. The romantic titles suggest salon or popular song of the early 20th century. Gautier is not established in standard discographies.AI summary
Beka 7228 Voice
A comic or light vocal coupling on HMV C721, a 12-inch pressing featuring M Gay and WH Rawlins on side A ('She Says It with Her Eyes') and P Gawthorne and M Gray on side B ('Love's Own Kiss'). The artists are minor variety or revue performers and the HMV C-series placement suggests a post-war Edwardian or early 1920s issue. The 12-inch format for variety material is unusual.AI summary
His Master's Voice C721 Music Hall
M Gordon and Edith Laye performing 'If you look in her Eyes' on His Master's Voice 04233; a British popular song of the interwar period.AI summary
His Master's Voice 04233 Voice
M Gordon and Edith Laye performing 'If you look in her Eyes' on His Master's Voice; a British popular song of the interwar period.AI summary
His Master's Voice 04233 Voice
Mizzi Günther and Louis Treumann, who created the leading roles in Lehár's 'The Merry Widow' in Vienna in 1905, sing Viennese operetta duets on the Gramophone Company's label.AI summary
Gramophone Company 244107 Opera
A chamber ensemble including the cellist Maurice Hambourg recorded a classical trio for His Master's Voice's prestigious chamber-music catalogue; an early electrical recording of classical chamber music.AI summary
His Master's Voice 08075 Classical