21,561 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Maximilian Schwedler, a pianist and conductor, recorded 'May Time' and 'Rondo Burlesco', light classical and character pieces, for Polyphon. The recordings are undated, but the catalogue number suggests an early pressing from the 1920s or early 1930s. Nothing is known of Schwedler beyond this record.AI summary
Polyphon 3084 Classical
Maxine Sullivan was an American jazz and swing vocalist celebrated for her sophisticated interpretations of popular standards and folk material. This Columbia recording captures her in the late 1930s, a period of creative peak.AI summary
Columbia CQ1454 Jazz
Jazz vocalist Maxine Sullivan performing 'Loch Lomond' and 'Just Like a Gypsy' on Brunswick 03246. Sullivan was a prominent jazz singer of the 1930s–40s known for her cool, sophisticated style and folk-song interpretations.AI summary
Brunswick 03246 Voice
Maxine Sullivan, an American jazz and popular singer, recorded "St. Louis Blues" and "L'Amour Toujours l'Amour" for His Master's Voice B8789 in the late 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8789 Jazz
Maxine Sullivan, the swing singer who made her name with a jazz Loch Lomond, sings You Went to My Head and It's Wonderful on Vocalion S194.AI summary
Vocalion S194 Jazz
Maxine Sullivan, the swing singer who made her name with a jazz Loch Lomond, sings Nice Work If You Can Get It and Easy to Love on Vocalion S137.AI summary
Vocalion S137 Jazz
Maxine Sullivan sings 'Dark Eyes' and 'A Brown Bird Singing' in British Vocalion's Swing Series.AI summary
Vocalion S144 Jazz
Maxine Sullivan's swing version of 'Loch Lomond', the 1937 record that made her name, with 'I'm Coming Virginia' in British Vocalion's Swing Series.AI summary
Vocalion S116 Jazz
Maxine Sullivan sings 'Annie Laurie' and 'Blue Skies' in British Vocalion's Swing Series.AI summary
Vocalion S122 Jazz
Maxine Sullivan's swing version of 'Loch Lomond', the 1937 record that made her name, with 'I'm Coming Virginia' in British Vocalion's Swing Series.AI summary
Vocalion S116 Jazz
Maxine Sullivan, an American jazz vocalist known for her interpretations of Scottish and folk material, recorded 'Loch Lomond' and 'Just Like a Gypsy' for Brunswick, probably in the late 1930s. Sullivan was a sophisticated jazz singer and the Loch Lomond recording became one of her known sides.AI summary
Brunswick 03246 Jazz
Maxine Sullivan was an American jazz singer (1911–1987) famous for her light, swinging interpretations of jazz standards and Scottish material; this Columbia pressing of 'Loch Lomond' and 'I'm Coming Virginia' captures her distinctive style.AI summary
Columbia DB5045 Jazz
May A. Mayer performing piano pieces "Rustle of Spring" and "Murmur of Zephyrs" on Edis, an obscure British label.AI summary
Edison 52142 Instrumental
May Lloyd recorded these popular songs on Winner in the early 1920s-30s, during the early jazz and dance era.AI summary
Winner 2848 Voice
May Milner credited on Lud, an obscure small British label, performing light instrumental and sentimental material.AI summary
Ludgate 4402 Instrumental
May Moore Duprez, the music-hall singer billed as 'the Jolly Little Dutch Girl', sings 'If I Should Fall in Love with You' and 'Hans Across the Sea' on Phoenix.AI summary
Phoenix 302 Music Hall
May Moore Duprez, credited on Columbia's Rena label (a cheap British marque used for short-run and secondary releases), performing two early vocal recordings. Very little is known of this artist outside of these disc credits.AI summary
Columbia Rena1997 Voice
Billy Mayerl, the British syncopated-piano virtuoso, plays 'I've Never Seen a Straight Banana' and 'Perhaps You'll Think of Me' on Vocalion.AI summary
Vocalion X9941 Instrumental
Billy Mayerl, the renowned British composer and pianist, performs his own composition 'Nola' and 'Marigold' on Decca F7945 from the 1930s. Mayerl's recordings of his jazzy piano compositions are sought after by collectors of British light music and jazz piano.AI summary
Decca F7945 Instrumental
Billy Mayerl, the British pianist and composer, on Decca F8006 with 'Pedigree on Pomander Walk' and his famous novelty solo 'Kitten on the Keys'.AI summary
Decca F8006 Instrumental
Billy Mayerl, the British pianist and composer of light classical and novelty music, recorded these songs with vocalist Marjorie Farrar for Columbia. Mayerl was one of the most prolific British recording artists of the 1920s and 1930s, known for jazzy, rhythmically inventive piano.AI summary
Columbia 5281 Instrumental
Mayerl and Farrar recorded 'Old Fashioned Girls' and 'It don't do Nothin' but rain'. Label and catalogue number are not identified on this record. Billy Mayerl was a British pianist and composer known for novelty piano pieces; without label and date information, further identification is difficult.AI summary
Personalities (Prs)
The Mayfair Dance Orchestra recorded 'Jazz Nightmare' for His Master's Voice; the early catalogue number and single-sided issue suggest an acoustic-era or very early electric recording from the mid-1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice C891 Dance
The Mayfair Orchestra performs 'Love Me at Twilight' (fox trot) and 'Melodie d'Amour' on His Master's Voice, a typical 1920s dance recording from Britain's leading label.AI summary
His Master's Voice B783 Dance
John McCormack and Giuseppe Sammarco, two of the greatest singers of the early 20th century, recorded a duet from Puccini's 'La Bohème' for His Master's Voice. This is a historically important vocal recording of two legendary voices in operatic repertoire.AI summary
His Master's Voice 2-054011 Opera
McCoy recorded 'Sugar Blues' and 'Wah Wah Lament' for Brunswick 02056, part of Brunswick's early 1930s British catalogue.AI summary
Brunswick 02056 Jazz
Credited to McDermott on Piccadilly, an early-1930s cheap British label, this disc of 'Oh Donna Clara' and 'Kiss Waltz' is light sentimental material from an unidentified source.AI summary
Piccadilly 677 Voice
McDermott recorded 'Mona Lisa' and 'Hold my hand' for Winner, a British budget label of the 1950s.AI summary
Winner 5458 Voice
McDermott on Piccadilly, a cheap British marque of the 1930s–40s. 'Oh Donna Clara' and the 'Kiss Waltz' are European-flavoured popular songs, but the artist is not traceable in standard discographies.AI summary
Piccadilly 677 Voice
McDermott recorded light vocal material for Piccadilly, a cheap British marque of the 1930s. 'Oh Donna Clara' and 'Kiss Waltz' are sentimental popular songs of this period.AI summary
Piccadilly 677 Voice
McDermott recorded light vocal material for Piccadilly, a cheap British marque of the 1930s. 'Oh Donna Clara' and 'Kiss Waltz' are sentimental popular songs of this period.AI summary
Piccadilly 677 Voice
A performer credited as McDermott on Winner Records performing 'Don't Tell a Soul' and 'Carmelita' — artist unidentified, likely 1920s-30s popular song on a minor British label.AI summary
Winner 5491 Voice
McEnelly on His Master's Voice B2273, 'Spanish Shawl' / 'What a blue eyed Baby you are'.AI summary
His Master's Voice B2273 Voice
McEnelly singing 'Jo-anne' and 'There's a Rainbow round my Shoulder' on His Master's Voice, a major British label, with B5584 a catalogue number from the mid-1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B5584 Voice
A vocal recording credited to McEnelly on His Master's Voice, likely from the late 1920s dance-music era.AI summary
His Master's Voice B5593 Voice
McGovern on Durtain 20, with 'Every Day's a Lucky Day' and 'Five Minutes to Twelve' — unidentified vocalist on a small, short-lived British label, early 1930s.AI summary
Durium 20 Voice
McGovern, recorded 'We All Went Up Up Up the Mountain' and 'Mrs Rush and her Scrubbing Brush' for His Master's Voice B6446, novelty songs from the late 1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B6446 Comic
The McGuire Sisters with Do You Love Me Like You Kiss Me and Volare on Coral Q72334.AI summary
Coral Q72334 Voice
The McGuire Sisters with Achoo-Cha-Cha and May You Always on Coral Q72356.AI summary
Coral Q72356 Voice
The McGuire Sisters with Picnic and Delilah Jones on Vogue Q72161.AI summary
Vogue Q72161 Voice
The McGuire Sisters with Lonesome Polecat and Muskrat Ramble on Vogue Q2028.AI summary
Vogue Q2028 Voice
The McGuire Sisters with Do You Love Me Like You Kiss Me and Volare on Coral Q72334.AI summary
Coral Q72334 Voice
McIntyre's Irish Orchestra performing Scottish reels 'Highland Fling' and 'Stack of Barley' on Imperial, a British budget label — likely from the 1920s.AI summary
Imperial 1280 Dance
McIntyre recorded these swing-era novelties for BB, a minor American label; the artist's identity and background are not clear from available sources.AI summary
Bluebird 30-0831 Dance
McKee recorded two selections, 'Esmeralda' and 'Cecile', for His Master's Voice, catalogue C375. The C-series numbering places this in the very early electrical era (circa 1925–1927).AI summary
His Master's Voice C375 Dance
McKenzie & Condon, prominent American hot-jazz musicians, recording 'China Boy' and related material for Parlophone; this represents a rare UK pressing of American jazz talent.AI summary
Parlophone R1033 Jazz
McKenzie & Condon's 'China Boy' and Casa Loma's 'China Girl' on Parlophone R1033; McKenzie and Condon were important figures in hot jazz of the late 1920s and early 1930s, and their recordings are sought by serious collectors.AI summary
Parlophone R1033 Jazz
The McKenzie and Condon Chicagoans on Parlophone DP211, a classic jazz group from the late 1920s recording two jazz standards; UK copies of jazz from this period on smaller labels are uncommon, and collectors of early hot jazz and Chicago style actively seek these recordings.AI summary
Parlophone DP211 Jazz