21,561 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Olsen, a dance bandleader, performing two popular numbers for Victor in the 1920s.AI summary
Victor 19518 Dance
Olsen's orchestra recorded 'Sunny' and 'Who' for Victor, a major American label; likely an American dance-band side of the late 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary
Victor 19840 Dance
Olsen on Victor Records with 'If you believed in me' and 'Song of the moonbeams'. The catalogue number 22065 suggests a mid-to-late 1920s pressing.AI summary
Victor 22065 Voice
Olsen recorded for Victor, the American label; 'Please' and 'It's gonna be you' are routine popular ballads of the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Victor 24139 Voice
Olsen recorded 'Pickin' Cotton' and 'I'm on the Crest of a Wave' for His Master's Voice in the late 1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B5591 Dance
Olympic Duettists singing 'Mademoiselle from Armentières' and 'Muldoon's Big Bassoon' on Olympian, catalogue 166. Both are comic songs from the First World War era or earlier.AI summary
Oly 166 Music Hall
Omer Letory performing orchestral transcriptions on Odeon, including the Grand March from Wagner's Tannhäuser and a Funeral March; Odeon was a major European label with extensive catalogue of light classical and instrumental material.AI summary
Odeon 36524 Orchestra
A baritone vocalist credited as Onegin recorded these two Italian vocal classics for Brunswick: 'Caro mio ben' and 'Dormi pure', both popular songs of the nineteenth century. The artist name 'Onegin' may be a stage name or pseudonym. Brunswick was a major label.AI summary
Brunswick 15156 Voice
Onelia Fineschi, an Italian soprano, recorded two opera arias: Boito's 'Mefistofele' and Catalani's 'La Wally', for Odeon, a major European label. Fineschi was an operatic singer of the early-to-mid 20th century.AI summary
Odeon R30005 Opera
Columbia DB3800 Misc.
Opal and Pearl Dance recorded a novelty novelty number for Siemens, an obscure and very short-lived British label of the late 1920s or early 1930s. Very little is known of this duet or the imprint.AI summary
Siemens Dance
The Opera House Orchestra (Moerike), conducted by or credited to Moerike, recorded an arrangement of the first and second movements of Schubert's Unfinished Symphony for Parlophone E10053. This represents the salon-orchestral treatment of classical repertoire that was standard commercial practice in the early 1900s.AI summary
Parlophone E10053 Classical
Parlophone E10054 Classical
An operatic chorus performing the famous 'Chorale' from Gounod's *Faust* on Zonophone X44502, a single-sided pressing from an early British label.AI summary
Zonophone X44502 Opera
The finale to Act 2 of Gilbert and Sullivan's 'The Yeomen of the Guard', sung by an operatic chorus on a single-sided G&T, from the era of the earliest Savoy recordings.AI summary
G&T 04500 Opera
An orchestra and chorus credited to 'Orc/S Torch' recorded novelty instrumental pieces 'Flying Squad/Cat Burglar' and 'Atlantic Rollers' for Mood, catalogue 18; Mood was a small British label.AI summary
Mood 18 Instrumental
An orchestra conducted by S Torch recorded 'Scotland Yard' and 'Sea Power' and 'Solemn Moment' for Mood Records 22, a small British label of which little is documented.AI summary
Mood 22 Orchestra
An orchestra conducted by S Torch performs 'London Playhouse' and 'Nightfall' on the Mood label, catalogue 8. This appears to be a very early pressing from an obscure label.AI summary
Mood 8 Orchestra
Orchestra performance of 'Ballet Egyptien' on Columbia, a classical selection from the early phonograph era.AI summary
Coliseum 4529 Classical
An orchestra recorded 'The Bee's Wedding' and 'Passepied', instrumental novelty and classical pieces, for the obscure label VF 1078.AI summary
Velvet Face 1078 Orchestra
Odeon 0561 Orchestra
An unidentified orchestra recorded Bach's 'Air on G String' and 'Ave Maria' (in arrangement with a trio) for Key, a minor British label.AI summary
Key 612 Classical
Play 401 Opera
An unidentified orchestra recorded 'Waltz Dream' and 'Over the Waves' for Play, a small marque, catalogue 416.AI summary
Play 416 Orchestra
A recording of 'Buzz-buzz' credited only to 'Orch' on Tip-Top, a cheap budget label. The artists, label details, and date are all unclear.AI summary
Tip-Top 1120
An unidentified orchestra performing Haydn's 'Flöten Uhr' (Toy Symphony) and another piece, recorded for Parlophone's R series in the acoustic or early electric era.AI summary
Parlophone R1164 Orchestra
An anonymous orchestra recorded the Overture from *Orpheus* in two parts for Parlophone. The early catalogue number and no-artist attribution suggest early 1920s or earlier.AI summary
Parlophone E10006 Orchestra
An orchestra performs Tchaikovsky's '1812 Overture' on a two-part Parlophone E10007 recording from the popular E-series.AI summary
Parlophone E10007 Orchestra
An unidentified orchestra on CCP performing 'Sleeping Beauty', a classical or ballet-derived piece. CCP was an obscure British label; no catalogue number or artist is supplied.AI summary
CCP Orchestra
An anonymous orchestra performing a continental operetta waltz on Dur, an unrecognised small British label with a very low catalogue number.AI summary
Durium 33 Orchestra
An orchestra performing Italian national marches, 'Marcia reale Italiana' and 'Giovinezza', on DurT (24); a patriotic Italian recording, possibly from the fascist period, on an obscure label.AI summary
Durium T24 Orchestra
Butterfly P30 Dance
An orchestral Carmen selection on Broadcast, a small British label. The Carmen opera suite was a staple of early light-orchestral recording.AI summary
Broadcast 1016 Orchestra
An unnamed orchestra on Scala 1614, operatic waltzes ('Rosenkavalier Waltz' and 'Valse Bruno'); Scala was a small British label and this recording is obscure.AI summary
Scala 1614 Orchestra
Orchestral selection from L'Africana (Meyerbeer) on Scala 1621, a two-part recording.AI summary
Scala 1621 Orchestra
An orchestral arrangement of 'Ballet Égyptien', a celebrated light classical concert piece, recorded for Scala. The conductor and orchestra are not credited on the label.AI summary
Scala 87 Orchestra
An orchestra recording of two pieces from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker ballet on the obscure VF label, a British marque of uncertain dating and provenance.AI summary
Velvet Face 516 Orchestra
An orchestra recorded two sections of Gounod's 'Faust' opera for Duo Records, a small British label; the artist is not credited and the pressing is likely scarce.AI summary
Duophone D510
An orchestra plays Artist's Life and Blue Danube on Duophone D529.AI summary
Duophone D529 Orchestra
An orchestra recording of two classical ballet pieces—selections from Coppélia and the Doges' March—on Aco, a small British classical label of the 1920s and 1930s.AI summary
Aco 33010 Classical
An orchestra recording of orchestral fantasias from Gounod's Faust for Pathé, a major international label.AI summary
Pathé 15241 Orchestra
Orchestra performance of two German-language waltzes or character pieces on Pathé, a major French label with wide distribution.AI summary
Pathé 15383 Orchestra
An orchestra plays the Poet and Peasant Overture in two parts on Gamage G527.AI summary
Gamage G527 Orchestra
An orchestra plays Tender Appeal and Slumber Song on Neptune 136.AI summary
Neptune 136 Orchestra
Two patriotic or ceremonial orchestral pieces—'Hail to the Spirits of Liberty' and 'Old Comrades'—on Pla label, a minor British imprint.AI summary
Planet 101622 Orchestra
Two instrumental pieces—Moonlight on the Lake and Anvil Polka—credited to 'Orch' on Play label, catalogue 10170. Little is known about this pressing.AI summary
Play 10170 Orchestra
Uncredited orchestra on Play 102495 with 'Socialist March' and 'La Marseillaise', patriotic and political music on an obscure pressing.AI summary
Play 102495 Orchestra
An orchestra recorded trumpet and cavalry march material for Play Records, a small British label. The titles suggest military band or ceremonial music. Play Records is not well-established in standard discographies.AI summary
Play 102524 Orchestra