21,561 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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An orchestra performing 'Waltz Dream' and 'Over the Waves' on the Play label, catalogue 10361. The label is obscure and the artist is unattributed.AI summary
Play 10361 Orchestra
Two light orchestral waltzes on Play, a budget or obscure British label.AI summary
Play 415 Orchestra
An orchestra performs a selection from the musical or entertainment 'Peggy' on Belcanto (BelC label). The two-part format on a minor label suggests a 1930s pressing.AI summary
Beltona C5349 Orchestra
An unidentified orchestra recorded 'Niggers Holiday' / 'Choristers' on one side and 'Czarina' / 'Kitchener' on the other for Encores (Enc), probably in the early 1920s. The first title reflects period naming conventions in dance and novelty music. Encores was a small British label.AI summary
Encore 585 Orchestra
A dance band novelty, credited to 'Orch + Bell' on Scala, a minor British label of the early 1930s.AI summary
Scala 27 Dance
Whit 147 Personalities (Prs)
Orchestra of the Polish Rifle Brigade, performing 'W Karczmie Oberek' and 'Wiazanka Legionowa' on London Transcription Service; a rare document of Polish military-band music, likely from a 1930s or early 1940s recordings series.AI summary
London Transcription PH1331/2 Orchestra
An uncredited orchestra recorded 'Midshipman Easy Spanish Hornpipe' for Star, catalogue number 1, indicating an extremely early pressing from this obscure British label.AI summary
Star 1 Orchestra
Orchestra piece performing the finale from the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta Midshipmam Easy, recorded on the Star label, a minor British imprint of the early acoustic era.AI summary
Star 2 Orchestra
An unidentified orchestra on Star Records performing 'Midshipmite Easy', part 1. Star was a small British label; the catalogue number '3' suggests it was either very short-lived or early in its numbering.AI summary
Star 3 Orchestra
Orchestra performing the Spanish Comedy Overture on Star Records catalogue 5. Neither conductor nor orchestra is identified.AI summary
Star 5 Orchestra
Albert Ketelbey was an English conductor and composer best known for light orchestral miniatures; this Columbia recording of 'Just Fancy' captures the style that made him popular in British homes during the 1920s and 1930s.AI summary
Columbia 2883 Orchestra
Gramophone Company 240607 Orchestra
This disc is conducted by John Ansell, a British composer and conductor; this Duo-label pressing carries a 'Plymouth Hoe Overture', classical repertoire.AI summary
Duophone D545
Albert Ketelbey conducting his own orchestra in 'In a Persian Market', one of his most famous light orchestral evergreens, on Columbia 3422R. Ketelbey's concert pieces were extremely popular on 78s during the 1920s and 1930s.AI summary
Columbia 3422R Orchestra
An orchestra conducted by Norman O'Neill on Columbia (catalogue no. 4496, label reference unclear), performing "Dance of the stars" and "Dance of the hours".AI summary
Co ,4496 Orchestra
Norman O'Neill (1875–1934) was a distinguished British composer and conductor known for his theatre music and orchestral works. This Columbia 4495 pressing of orchestral dances is from his recording catalogue.AI summary
Columbia 4495 Orchestra
Orchestra conducted by Oscar Straus. Gramophone Company 2-40819 records two pieces by Straus, the Vienna operetta composer.AI summary
Gramophone Company 2-40819 Orchestra
Orchestra conducted by Seidler-Winkler performing d'Albert's Fantasie (two parts) on Gram Concert 2-40766/7. Seidler-Winkler was a concert conductor; this appears to be a serious orchestral recording from the acoustic era.AI summary
GramConcert 2-40766/7 Classical
A double coupling on HMV E28 of Sir Frederic Cowen conducting a Monica's Blue Boy intermezzo, paired with Edward German conducting his Tom Jones Dance No. 3. Both Cowen and German were leading figures of the British musical establishment; two composer-conductors on one early HMV pressing makes this an historically interesting document of Edwardian orchestral music.AI summary
His Master's Voice E28 Orchestra
An orchestral selection of 'Old Chelsea' conducted by Richard Tauber on His Master's Voice, part of a vast catalogue of light orchestral and salon music that formed the backbone of 1930s–1940s domestic music.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9318 Orchestra
An early G&T orchestral disc of two waltzes credited to Waldteufel, the Parisian composer famous for ballroom waltzes such as "Les Patineurs" and its companion pieces here.AI summary
G&T 30632 Dance
An early G&T orchestral disc pairing two waltzes credited to Waldteufel, the Parisian composer known for popular ballroom waltzes of the period.AI summary
G&T 30599 Dance
Metropole 1009 Orchestra
An orchestra credited as "Orch German" recorded two light instrumental pieces for Met, a small British label.AI summary
Metropole 1010 Orchestra
An orchestra under conductor German performing 'Morris Dance' and 'Shepherds Dance' on Met 1009. Met was a minor British label. These are orchestral arrangements of English folk dances or character pieces.AI summary
Metropole 1009 Orchestra
An unnamed German orchestra (Orch German) performing dance and light classical material on the Met label, a minor early imprint.AI summary
Metropole 1010 Orchestra
The Suisse Romande Orchestra under conductor Isidore Karr, performing what appears to be a piece titled "Contchak's Aria" (possibly a misspelling or transliteration) for Decca; the K series suggests a 1930s catalogue number.AI summary
Decca K1965 Orchestra
Albert Coates conducting an orchestra in two pieces of piano repertoire orchestrated for concert performance: Debussy's popular 'Golliwog's Cake-Walk' from *Children's Corner* and Liadov's orchestral miniature 'Kikimora', recorded for His Master's Voice probably in the late 1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice D620 Orchestra
An unnamed orchestra under the direction of Ansell on Duo Decalogue Records, an obscure British label, performs Irish instrumental pieces.AI summary
Duophone D505
An orchestra conducted by Ansell on Duo, performing '3 Irish Pictures' (part 1 and 2). Duo was an obscure British label; the conductor is unrecognised.AI summary
Duophone D505
Orchestra (conductor Ansell) playing 'Shoe the Sabot' and 'Masken Polonaise' (conductor Leggatt) on Duo Disc, catalogue 507; light-classical orchestral repertoire.AI summary
Duophone D507
Conductor Ansell with an orchestra; 'Private Ortheris' is a British character piece. DuoD was a short-lived British label of the early 1930s, and catalogue 511 is scarce.AI summary
Duophone D511
An orchestral recording under Ansell, possibly Sir George Ansell, performing a classical or light-orchestral selection on the Duo label.AI summary
Duophone D511
Orch/Ansell (likely Frederick Ansell) recorded Irish traditional music and dance tunes for Duo Records, a small British label; such pressings on minor imprints are often scarce.AI summary
Duophone D508
John Barbirolli conducts an orchestra in Delius's 'Summer Night on the River' in two parts on NGS 72. This is a significant item: Barbirolli was at the beginning of his conducting career, and a National Gramophonic Society pressing of Delius conducted by Barbirolli is an important document in both their discographies — the NGS issued music unavailable on commercial labels.AI summary
NGS 72 Classical
Sir John Barbirolli conducting an orchestra in Purcell's Suite for Strings on NGS 96, a two-part recording on the small Nixa Grand Sound label.AI summary
NGS 96 Orchestra
Sir Thomas Beecham's orchestra recorded 'Bee's Wedding' and the Cavalleria Rusticana Intermezzo for Odeon, a major European label; Beecham was one of Britain's greatest conductors and his recordings remain highly regarded.AI summary
Odeon 0772 Orchestra
Sir Thomas Beecham conducting an orchestra performing the 'William Tell Overture' and 'Muguette Entracte'. Ariel 6157 is an early acoustic orchestral recording.AI summary
Ariel 6157 Orchestra
An orchestra conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham performing Gounod's 'Processional March' and Sibelius's 'Valse Triste' on Columbia electrical recording; Beecham was a major British conductor.AI summary
Columbia L1162 Orchestra
Sir Thomas Beecham conducting an orchestra in Mozart's *Magic Flute* Overture, recorded for Columbia on the prestigious L-series (long-playing 10-inch) of the early 1930s; Beecham was the leading British conductor of the era and a major recording artist.AI summary
Columbia L1001 Orchestra
Sir Thomas Beecham conducted the orchestra in 'Rosenkavalier waltz' and 'Manon minuet' for Columbia L1020. This is an electrical recording of light orchestral arrangements, conducted by one of Britain's most celebrated conductors.AI summary
Columbia L1020 Orchestra
The orchestra under conductor Thomas Beecham performing the overture to Rossini's Barber of Seville and the scherzo from Mendelssohn's A Midsummer Night's Dream on Columbia L1075. Beecham was one of the greatest British conductors of the twentieth century.AI summary
Columbia L1075 Orchestra
Sir Thomas Beecham conducting an unnamed orchestra in the overture to Johann Strauss II's Die Fledermaus, coupled with Elgar's Salut d'Amour — HMV C431 is an early Beecham disc from the acoustic or early electric era. Beecham is a perennially collectable conductor name, and early HMV C-prefix pressings of his work attract interest.AI summary
His Master's Voice C431 Orchestra
An orchestra conducted by Thomas Beecham performing Mendelssohn's 'Bee's Wedding' and the Intermezzo from Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana on Odeon catalogue 143000. Beecham was one of the most celebrated British conductors; Odeon pressings of early Beecham recordings are of collector interest.AI summary
Odeon 143000 Orchestra
Columbia L1132 Orchestra
The orchestra under Thomas Beecham performs Stravinsky's 'L'Oiseau de feu' (The Firebird) on Columbia L1040, a large-format 12-inch pressing from Columbia's premium L-series. Beecham was a champion of the Russian repertoire in Britain, and his early electrical Columbia recordings are collected by enthusiasts of British orchestral recording history.AI summary
Columbia L1040 Classical
An orchestra under Blech performs Beethoven's Egmont Overture on Polyphon 65934. Leo Blech was a significant German conductor, and Polyphon was a major German label before the First World War. Continental acoustic orchestral pressings on pre-war German labels are an uncommon collecting area in the UK.AI summary
Polyphon 65934 Classical