21,665 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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A popular song by Ash on Columbia (catalogue 4323), likely from the late 1920s or 1930s.AI summary
Columbia 4323 Voice
The Associated Glee Clubs of America recorded sacred and patriotic songs for Columbia in the early 1900s.AI summary
Columbia 9048 Voice
Zonophone GO70
The Athenaeum Light Orchestra, arranged by Walter Hardwick, recorded 'Christmas Melodies' and 'The Capricious Music Box' for Piccadilly—light orchestral seasonal and novelty pieces from a cheap British label.AI summary
Piccadilly 404 Orchestra
Atkins on Decca, singing wartime medleys with arrangements of 'Night Is Young', 'Marie' and other popular standards. Decca MW series were military or wartime medleys, common in the 1940–42 period.AI summary
Decca MW253 Voice
Attilio Margutti recorded 'Serenatella' and 'Rondo di Nani' for Benson Records. Margutti was an Italian instrumental or light classical artist; Benson catalogue 1 indicates an early pressing on this British label.AI summary
Benson B1 Classical
Aubrey Brain, the leading English horn player of his day and father of Dennis Brain, plays Glazunov's 'Rêverie' and part of a Mozart horn concerto on the Electron label.AI summary
Electron 509 Classical
Augie Goupil recorded 'Manue' and 'Tau Here' for Decca (2255), likely Hawaiian or exotica material given the titles. Goupil's discography is difficult to trace.AI summary
Decca 2255 Hawaiian
August Bockmann, a German tenor, recorded opera and art-song for His Master's Voice in the early 1900s. 'Nein! bin Bajazzo nicht bloss' is from Leoncavallo's Pagliacci.AI summary
His Master's Voice 13327 Opera
G&T 3-42389 Opera
August van Biene, a 19th-century Dutch virtuoso violinist, recorded 'The Broken Melody' and 'The Phantom Melody' for the VF label, likely an early acoustic pressing.AI summary
Velvet Face 1275 Instrumental
Auguste van Biene, a Belgian-born cellist and composer, recorded 'The Broken Melody' on His Master's Voice 07853. Van Biene was famous for this composition, one of the best-known Victorian concert pieces for cello. HMV's 07000-series catalogue suggests a very early electrical or late acoustic recording.AI summary
His Master's Voice 07853 Classical
Augusto Baldi, an Italian tenor, recorded French popular songs—"Un Minois Mutin" and "Toujours Aimer Boire et Chanter"—for the Fidelio label. Artist and label context are unidentified.AI summary
Fidelio 20007 Voice
Aulikki Rautawaara and G Moore on Parlophone RO20574, a Finnish soprano performing 'Jagargossen' (a Scandinavian folk song) and the classical encore 'Hymn to Thais', from the 1930s–40s.AI summary
Parlophone RO20574 Classical
Aunt Jemima — the stage name of Alberta Hunter, one of the most significant American blues and jazz singers — performing 'Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man' from Jerome Kern's Show Boat and 'Didn't I Tell You?' on Columbia catalogue 4917. Hunter's Columbia recordings are of genuine collector interest to students of early American jazz and blues.AI summary
Columbia 4917 Jazz
Credited to Aunt Jemima on Columbia 4917, performing 'Didn't I Tell You' and 'Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man' — likely a vaudeville or novelty act.AI summary
Columbia 4917 Voice
'Aunt Jemima' (a stage name, not a real person) recorded 'Didn't I Tell You' and 'Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man' for Columbia, catalogue 4917, in the early 1920s. This is a vaudeville or novelty recording and carries the offensive racial nomenclature common to that era.AI summary
Columbia 4917
Aureliano Pertile, the Italian tenor, singing two arias from Verdi's *Aida* on His Master's Voice DB1341.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB1341 Opera
Austin recorded 'Maybe it's the Moon' and 'Who am I' for Decca, a major British label, likely from the late 1930s.AI summary
Decca F2686 Voice
Austin Jowett on Hohner Records, an 'aural training record' — both sides the same. Hohner was known for harmonica instruction and related instructional material. Aural training records are uncommon in standard collections.AI summary
Hohner (CP250/1)
Austin Jowett on Hohner, a label associated with the harmonica manufacturer, performing what appears to be an educational or instructional recording.AI summary
Hohner (CP250/1) Instrumental
Ava Gardner singing 'Bill' and 'Can't help lovin' dat Man' on MGM 408 from the 1950s, likely from a film or light vocal session.AI summary
MGM 408 Voice
AW Bascomb performing 'Oh I 'Ate Women' (a music-hall comic song) and 'That's What You Are to Me' (with J Hartley and L Milburn) on His Master's Voice C1161. Bascomb is not a major recording artist of known prominence.AI summary
His Master's Voice C1161 Music Hall
A.W. Bascomb on Columbia 4204, a vocal recording from the early Columbia catalogue, likely 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 4204 Voice
Columbia DB903 Personalities (Prs)
Don Azpiazu and his Havana Casino Orchestra, a prominent Latin dance ensemble of the late 1920s and 1930s, recorded here on His Master's Voice performing 'A Penny for Your Thoughts'.AI summary
His Master's Voice B6185 Dance
Azpiazu performing 'La Cachimba' and 'La Mulata Rumbera' on His Master's Voice B6329. Azpiazu was a Cuban bandleader known for recordings of Latin and rumba music, with recordings issued in the UK.AI summary
His Master's Voice B6329 Dance
Azuley Blanco of Guatemala on Columbia 3378, a tropical artist recorded in the early 1930s, with 'Chicago' and 'Wounded Bird'.AI summary
Columbia 3378 Dance
B Ashton credited on Cinch 5240, performing ragtime comedy numbers 'Don't sing in Ragtime' and 'My Bill from Louisville'; Cinch was an obscure British label.AI summary
Cinch 5240 Comic
Credited to 'B Barry' on Pathé 1185, performing 'I'm forever blowing Bubbles' (a classic music-hall song) and 'Hand in Hand again'. Pathé was a British pressing of continental and American recordings from the 1920s-1930s.AI summary
Pathé 1185 Voice
B Bennett and Albert Whelan recorded 'You gotter be' and 'Negro Nothings' for His Master's Voice, catalogue B4195. Whelan was a whistler and performer of note from the Edwardian era.AI summary
His Master's Voice B4195 Music Hall
Bennet and Albert Whelan, the celebrated British entertainer, recorded the comic sketch 'Chicken Chasers' for His Master's Voice. Whelan was a major music-hall personality, and his recordings with collaborators such as Bennet are sought by collectors of early theatrical and variety material.AI summary
His Master's Voice B3876 Music Hall
Bennett and Whelan on a His Master's Voice dance side, catalogue B3925.AI summary
His Master's Voice B3925 Dance
B. Bennett and Albert Whelan, a British entertainer and whistler, recorded on HMV's premium B series, split across two parts. Whelan was known for his whistled recitations.AI summary
His Master's Voice B3843 Music Hall
B. Bennett and A. Whelan performing 'You Gotta Be' and 'Negro Nothings' on His Master's Voice B4195, a duet recording from the 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B4195 Voice
This HMV disc pairs B. Bennett and A. Whelan in a song with potentially offensive period language; the artists are minor figures in British recording.AI summary
His Master's Voice B4195 Voice
B Burton singing two sentimental ballads on Imperial Records — 'June Night' and 'At the End of the Road' — vocal material typical of the early 1930s, recorded for a cheap British label.AI summary
Imperial 1416 Voice
B Burton performing two operatic vocal pieces—"Rose Marie" and "Indian Love Call" (composed by Y. Rugel)—on Imperial 1426, a small British label.AI summary
Imperial 1426 Opera
B Cantalamessa recorded 'The eruption of Vesuvius' (parts 1 and 2) for Fon, a small early marque, catalogue 1612.AI summary
Fontana 1612 Instrumental
B. Carter with Saturday Afternoon Till Monday Morning and The Countryman's Holiday on Pick of All 989.AI summary
Pickofall 989 Comic
B Courtney performing music hall novelties 'Everybody's Doing It at the Seaside' and 'They All Walk the Wibbly Wobbly Walk' on Cinch 5103.AI summary
Cinch 5103 Music Hall
B. Courtney recorded music-hall novelty songs on the Cinch label, a minor British marque of the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Cinch 5136 Music Hall
B. Curtis, recorded on DuoB 5102, an unidentified marginal label, performing 'Won't go' and 'Stick to Water.' The artist and label are obscure.AI summary
Duophone B5102 Personalities (Prs)
A commemorative recording for His Master's Voice, 'Charing Cross Hospital Coronation Record', featuring ensemble performances by Binnie Daniels, Binnie Lyon, Lupino Henson, Fred Emney, Gracie Fields, and Peter Dawson. Fields and Dawson were major stars of the period; this was a charity or ceremonial recording.AI summary
His Master's Voice C2907 Personalities (Prs)
B. Forbes with What Has Become of Hinky Dinky Parley Voo and, by P. Andrews, Why Did I Kiss That Girl on Beltona 580.AI summary
Beltona 580 Voice
Beniamino Gigli singing 'Smiling Through' and 'Bless This House' on HMV, the celebrated Italian opera tenor in sentimental ballad repertoire.AI summary
His Master's Voice DA1894 Opera
Beniamino Gigli, the celebrated Italian tenor, recorded two arias — 'Non conosciu' (unidentified) and the 'Serenata Malinconica' — for HMV.AI summary
His Master's Voice DA1925 Opera
Beniamino Gigli, the celebrated Italian tenor, recorded these two operatic arias for His Master's Voice; O del mio amato ben and Amarilli are staples of the romantic vocal repertoire.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB6313 Opera