21,561 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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McKinney's Cotton Pickers, one of the finest big bands of the late 1920s, play 'I Miss a Little Miss' and 'After All, You're All I'm After' on American Victor.AI summary
Victor 23024 Jazz
McKinney's Cotton Pickers, one of the most important Black jazz orchestras of the 1920s, recorded for His Master's Voice. Both titles are known ragtime and jazz standards, and UK copies of McKinney's sides are uncommon.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9228 Jazz
McKinney's Cotton Pickers, one of the most important hot jazz bands of the late 1920s, performing 'Talk to Me' and 'Minnie the Moocher' on His Master's Voice. The group recorded prolifically and their sides are actively collected, though British HMV pressings are less scarce than American originals.AI summary
His Master's Voice B6087 Jazz
McKinney's Cotton Pickers, one of the finest American jazz orchestras of the 1920s, recorded for His Master's Voice in Britain; a hugely important hot-dance and jazz ensemble.AI summary
His Master's Voice B4967 Jazz
McKinney's Cotton Pickers on His Master's Voice, one of the most important American jazz orchestras of the late 1920s, with 'Shim Me Sha Wabble' and 'Milenberg Joys'—classic hot jazz sides from the swing era's precursor.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9228 Jazz
Maria Michailova, the Russian soprano, sings 'Angels Guard Thee', the Berceuse from Godard's 'Jocelyn', on a single-sided G&T.AI summary
G&T 23476 Classical
Mdme Emskaja performing 'Traue Glantze un Ange' and 'Haika Troisker' on Scala, catalogue 1512. An unidentified Eastern European or Yiddish-language performer on a small British label.AI summary
Scala 1512 Yiddish
Meade Lux Lewis, the great boogie-woogie pianist, performing 'Denapas Parade' and 'Glendale Glide' on the Asch label. Asch was an independent American folk and jazz label founded in the 1940s; this is likely a scarce recording.AI summary
Asch 352 Jazz
Meade Lux Lewis, the pioneering boogie-woogie pianist, performing his signature piece 'Honky Tonk Train Blues' on Parlophone. A key recording of the style that would come to dominate American blues and jazz in the late 1930s.AI summary
Parlophone R2187 Jazz
Meade Lux Lewis was an African-American boogie-woogie pianist and a pioneer of the genre; these sides capture the driving left-hand style that made him influential on jazz and blues pianists.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8579 Jazz
Meade Lux Lewis, a pioneering boogie-woogie pianist (1905–1964), performing 'Honky Tonk Train Blues' (his signature piece) and 'Barrelhouse' on Parlophone (catalogue R2187). These are classic early electric boogie-woogie recordings from the 1930s–1940s.AI summary
Parlophone R2187 Jazz
Meade Lux Lewis, the great boogie-woogie pianist, recorded two seminal pieces on Parlophone's R-series: his signature "Honky Tonk Train Blues" and a barrelhouse number, likely 1930s.AI summary
Parlophone R2187 Jazz
Meade Lux Lewis was an American blues and boogie-woogie pianist whose 'Honky Tonk Train Blues' is a landmark recording of the 1930s; this Parlophone pressing brought his music to the British market.AI summary
Parlophone B8579 Jazz
Mel Tormé with Again and Blue Moon on Telefunken 15428.AI summary
Telefunken 15428 Voice
Megan Telini performing two Welsh-language vocal titles on the Met label, a small British pressing from the 1920s or 1930s.AI summary
Metropole 1036 Voice
Megan Telini was a singer recording for Zonophone, a British label of the 1920s–30s. This side pairs two Welsh-language pieces: 'Myfi sy'n magu'r baban' and 'Deio bach', representing material aimed at the Welsh-speaking market.AI summary
Zonophone 5824 Voice
Mehli Mehta (violin) performing 'Prelude' and 'Ritual Fire Dance' on His Master's Voice P30005. Mehli Mehta was an Indian violinist and composer active in the mid-20th century, and this recording combines Western classical repertoire with an Indian artist's interpretation.AI summary
His Master's Voice P30005 Classical
Meistersingers Band performing 'Invitation à la Valse' and 'Lettre de Manon' on Odeon 32632, light orchestral or salon music recordings from a Continental label.AI summary
Odeon 32632 Orchestra
The Meistersingers Brass Quartette performing Victorian parlour songs on the Neo label; a brass ensemble playing light vocal material.AI summary
Neo 16183/4 Instrumental
Mel Blanc, the voice of Bugs Bunny, with I'm Glad That I'm Bugs Bunny and I Taut I Taw a Puddy Cat on Capitol 13407.AI summary
Capitol 13407 Comic
Mel Blanc, the voice of Bugs Bunny, with I'm Glad That I'm Bugs Bunny and I Taut I Taw a Puddy Cat on Capitol 13407.AI summary
Capitol 13407 Comic
Mel Blanc, the voice of Bugs Bunny and Tweety Pie, with 'I'm Glad That I'm Bugs Bunny' and his hit 'I Taut I Taw a Puddy Tat' on Capitol.AI summary
Capitol 13407 Comic
Mel Blanc, the voice of Bugs Bunny, with I'm Glad That I'm Bugs Bunny and I Taut I Taw a Puddy Cat on Capitol 13407.AI summary
Capitol 13407 Comic
Mel Blanc, the voice of Bugs Bunny, with Morris and Lord Bless His Soul on Capitol 13801.AI summary
Capitol 13801 Comic
Mel Gaynor singing 'How Important Can It Be' and 'Just a Man' for Decca, catalogue F10497, likely from the late 1940s or early 1950s; an unconfirmed artist.AI summary
Decca F10497 Voice
Mel Henke performing standards on Vitacoustic, an obscure and short-lived British label.AI summary
Vitacoustic 3 Instrumental
Mel Tormé sings Bewitched and The Queen of Hearts Is Missing on Capitol 13322.AI summary
Capitol 13322 Voice
Mel Torme was an American vocalist and jazz musician, known for his warm baritone and sophisticated musicianship. This Decca F1080 pressing of "Walkin' Shoes" and "The Cuckoo in the Clock" dates from his early career in the 1940s.AI summary
Decca F1080 Voice
Mel Tormé, the American jazz singer and composer, recorded 'Night and Day' and 'Little White Lies' for Parlophone R3131 in the early 1950s; Tormé was known for his sophisticated interpretations of popular standards and his unique vocal sound that earned him the nickname 'The Velvet Fog'.AI summary
Parlophone R3131 Voice
Mel Tormé with Bewitched and The Queen of Hearts Is Missing on Capitol 13322.AI summary
Capitol 13322 Voice
Mel Torme, the American jazz vocalist and composer, on Brunswick — from his prolific recording career in the late 1940s–50s.AI summary
Brunswick 03831 Jazz
Mel Tormé with The Lady Is a Tramp and Lulu's Back in Town on London HL-N.8305.AI summary
London HL-N.8305 Voice
Melanie Kurt, the Austrian Wagnerian soprano, sings Santuzza's romance from 'Cavalleria rusticana' and Senta's Ballad from 'The Flying Dutchman' on Beka.AI summary
Beka M99 Opera
Melanie Kurt on Parlophone E10279, credited with Wagner's 'Isolde's Liebestod' and a Meistersinger quintet. A classical vocal recording from the late 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary
Parlophone E10279 Classical
Nellie Melba, the Australian soprano who was one of the great opera stars of her age, is heard here in Gounod's "Ave Maria" with violin accompaniment by the virtuoso Jan Kubelik, a celebrated pairing of two of the era's biggest names.AI summary
G&T 03033 Classical
Nellie Melba and others on His Master's Voice DM118, with Verdi's 'Ave Maria' and 'Bella Figlia dell'Amore' from Rigoletto. This is a 1920s electrical or late acoustic electrical-era HMV pressing of the Australian soprano, one of the most famous voices in the history of recording.AI summary
His Master's Voice DM118 Opera
Metropole 1008
The Melody Makers on Duo, performing 'King for a Day' and 'Last Night I Dreamed You Kissed Me', popular songs of the 1950s.AI summary
Duophone D4011
Melsa recorded 'Zapateado' and 'Caprice Vienois' for Brunswick. The repertoire and artist name suggest a European classical or salon music recording, likely from the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Brunswick 5110 Instrumental
Melville Gideon on Zonophone 2247, with sentimental and novelty material including the Hawaiian piece "Amapu". Gideon is not a major-label name; Zonophone was a British budget label.AI summary
Zonophone 2247 Misc.
Melville Gideon performs two sentimental vocal numbers on Parlophone's R series (a mid-priced line), likely from the late 1920s or early 30s. Gideon is not a well-known figure today.AI summary
Parlophone R1093 Voice
Melville Gideon with 'I'm tickled to Death I'm single' and 'When the Sun goes down' on HMV (B1551), early 1920s popular songs in the acoustic style.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1551 Voice
Melville Gideon performing 'Broadway Melody' and 'You were meant for me' on DuoD, catalogue 546.AI summary
Duophone D546
Melville Gideon recorded 'Blue Bird' and 'Sweet Ukulele Maid' for DuoD (Duophone), a small British label.AI summary
Duophone D547
Melville Gideon, a singer on Columbia, performing popular ballads of the early twentieth century.AI summary
Columbia 3405 Voice
Melville Gideon performing 'Leave a Little Time for Love' and 'Crinoline Gown' on Columbia. Gideon is otherwise obscure; this appears to be a British vocal recording from the 1920s-1930s.AI summary
Columbia 3509 Voice
Melville Gideon recorded 'I've Got You' and 'Leave a Lot of Time for Love' for Columbia in the early 1920s, as the low catalogue number indicates. The artist is unrecognised.AI summary
Columbia 3479 Voice