21,561 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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The Original Memphis 5, a seminal early hot jazz ensemble, on Brunswick; 'How Come You Do Me Like You Do' is a jazz standard, and these are valuable early sides from the early 1920s acoustic era.AI summary
Brunswick 3630 Jazz
The Original Memphis Five, one of the most prolific and popular white jazz bands of the early 1920s, record 'House of David Blues' and 'Songs of the Volga Boatman' (by Samuels) on British Imperial 1249. British Imperial pressings of American hot-dance and jazz material from this period are uncommon, and the Original Memphis Five are a well-regarded name in classic jazz collecting.AI summary
Imperial 1249 Jazz
The Original Memphis 5, a jazz ensemble, performing *Maybe* and *Horse in Pasadena* on Imperial. This is a British pressing of a 1920s American jazz group, from the early dance-band era.AI summary
Imperial 1301 Jazz
Original Memphis Five, a New York jazz group, recorded 'Sioux City Sue' and 'Grass Is Always Greener' for Columbia, catalogue 186D. The group was active in the early 1920s and recorded a wide range of jazz, blues and novelty material.AI summary
Columbia 186D Jazz
The Original Memphis 5, a white jazz ensemble, recorded 'Walk Jenny Walk' and 'Last Night on the Back Porch' for Columbia 7D. Early hot-dance sides from the mid-1920s, sought after by period-jazz collectors.AI summary
Columbia 7D Jazz
The Original Memphis 5, an influential early jazz group, recorded 'Who's sorry now' and 'Snakes Hips' for His Master's Voice, catalogue B1663.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1663 Jazz
The Original Memphis Five, a pioneering American jazz ensemble, recorded these jazz numbers for Victor. Both titles are jazz standards; the group recorded important early jazz and dance-band material in the 1920s.AI summary
Victor 19480 Jazz
Original Memphis 5 was an influential early jazz ensemble; this Regal pressing of 'Last Night on the Back Porch' and 'Foolish Child' captures their hot-jazz style from the mid-1920s.AI summary
Regal 8121 Jazz
The Original Memphis 5, a pioneering hot jazz and novelty group from the 1920s, recorded 'It Ain't Gonna Rain No Mo'' (a famous novelty hit) on Regal 8230. This is a British pressing of a notable early jazz ensemble.AI summary
Regal 8230 Jazz
The Original Memphis Jug Band recorded 'Oh Sister ain't that hot' and 'Roamin to Wyomin' for Imperial Records 1274. The Memphis jug bands were influential early-jazz and novelty recording groups of the 1920s.AI summary
Imperial 1274 Jazz
Original Memphis Five perform 'House of David Blues' and a Russian folk arrangement on Imperial 1249 from the early 1920s. The Memphis Five were an important early jazz ensemble active in the US.AI summary
Imperial 1249 Jazz
The Original Memphis Five, one of the most recorded small jazz bands of the 1920s, play 'Lovey Lee' and 'How Come You Do Me Like You Do' on Panachord, a British label of the 1930s that issued American masters.AI summary
Panachord 25008 Jazz
The Original Memphis Five were an early jazz ensemble (c. 1920) led by pianist Jimmy Saunders. 'St Louis Gal' and 'Shufflin' Mose' are early jazz sides; this Columbia 50-D pressing is from an important early jazz series that is keenly collected.AI summary
Columbia 50d Jazz
The Original Memphis Five recorded 'Why should I weep about one sweetie' and 'Since ma is playing Mah Jong' for Columbia 74D in the early 1920s—a New York jazz group from the acoustic era.AI summary
Columbia 74D Jazz
The Original Memphis Five, a respected early jazz ensemble, recorded "How Come You Do Me Like You Do" and "Lovey Lee" for Brunswick in the 1920s. These sides capture the spirited ensemble jazz that made the band influential among hot musicians of the era.AI summary
Brunswick 3713 Jazz
The Original Memphis Five performing two early jazz numbers on Victor 19805. The Memphis Five were a prolific recording ensemble active in the early 1920s and recorded under many variations of their name.AI summary
Victor 19805 Jazz
Original Memphis Five, a pioneering US jazz ensemble, performing two sides on Brunswick (catalogue 3630).AI summary
Brunswick 3630 Jazz
The Original Memphis Five, a jazz group from the 1920s, recorded 'Lovey lee' and 'How come you like me like you do' for Brunswick, catalogue 3713.AI summary
Brunswick 3713 Jazz
Original Tuxedo Orchestra on a dub label, performing 'Careless Love(25)' and 'Black Rag'. The Original Tuxedo Orchestra was a New Orleans jazz ensemble.AI summary
dub Jazz
The Oriole Orchestra on Brunswick 2815, performing 'Old Pal' and 'Sun-Kissed Cottage in California'—popular dance-band material of the early 1930s.AI summary
Brunswick 2815 Dance
Orlando, credited on His Master's Voice BD5303, performs two popular songs, likely 1920s–early 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD5303 Voice
Orlando on Perfection (Perf) 342, a vocal or dance recording from Perfection, a minor British label of the early 1920s.AI summary
Perfect 342 Voice
Orphei Drängar, the Swedish male choir, sing Mitt i en blomstermånad and Sveriges flagga on Sonora Exclusive 9014.AI summary
Sonora Exclusive 9014 Classical
Francisco Canaro's Orquesta Típica, one of the great Argentine tango orchestras, plays 'El adiós' and 'Paciencia' on Odeon.AI summary
Odeon OT165 Dance
Parlophone R3200
Orquesta Tipica Argentina recorded 'Todavia' and 'Corazon' for Decca, offering tango repertoire from an Argentine ensemble; tango recordings on British labels are uncommon.AI summary
Decca F1825 Dance
Francisco Canaro was a leading tango bandleader of Buenos Aires; this Odeon disc pairs Como te quiero with Que le importa al mundo.AI summary
Odeon OT149 Dance
Odeon OT178 Latin
Orville Harrold, an American tenor and light-operatic singer of the 1910s-1920s, performing two ballads on Columbia's D-series. Harrold was a prolific recording artist in the acoustic era but is rarely remembered today.AI summary
Columbia D1336 Voice
Osborne performs two light orchestral or dance selections on Winner, a budget British label, catalogue W32.AI summary
Winner W32 Dance
Osborne, credited on Columbia J960, performing 'Song Without a Name' and 'Down the River of Golden Dreams' — sentimental ballads of the 1920s.AI summary
Columbia J960 Voice
Osborne performs 'They all fall in Love' and 'Perhaps' on Columbia CB23, part of the popular CB series.AI summary
Columbia CB23 Voice
Oscar Braun performs German vocal material—'Lebe Wohl Mein Flandrisch Mädchen' and 'Romance Mignon'—on this Beka record, catalogue 7479, from the acoustic era of the early 1900s.AI summary
Beka 7479 Voice
Oscar Grasso and Robison Cleaver perform a waltz-time medley on Parlophone, a ballroom-style arrangement from the interwar period.AI summary
Parlophone F1885 Dance
Oscar Natzke on Parlophone R2723, performing choral novelty items. 'The Yeomen of England' and 'Four Jolly Sailormen' suggest this is light choral or music-hall material from the 1920s–30s era.AI summary
Parlophone R2723 Music Hall
The Oscar Peterson Trio recorded 'Angel eyes' and 'Unforgettable' for Columbia LB10011; Peterson was one of the greatest jazz pianists of the post-war era, and his trio recordings defined modern jazz.AI summary
Columbia LB10011 Jazz
Parlophone F2400 Dance
Rex 9717 Dance
Rex 9671 Dance
Oscar Rabin's orchestra, a prolific British dance band, recorded two light popular songs on Parlophone in the 1930s-40s.AI summary
Parlophone F2260 Dance
Oscar Rabin was a popular British dance-band leader whose 'When love has passed you by' and 'Only passing clouds' were recorded for Parlophone in the late 1930s; Rabin's sophisticated orchestral style was a fixture of British ballroom and light-music radio.AI summary
Parlophone F2317 Dance
Oscar Rabin and his band, a popular British dance orchestra of the 1930s, recorded for Parlophone.AI summary
Parlophone F2325 Dance
Oscar Rabin and his band, a British dance orchestra, recorded 'Love Somebody' and 'Pussycat Song' for Parlophone in the 1940s.AI summary
Parlophone F2331 Dance
Oscar Rabin and his band, a British dance orchestra, performing two standards on Rex, a British budget label. Rabin was a moderately successful UK bandleader of the 1930s–40s, and Rex pressings of his work are uncommon.AI summary
Rex 9395 Dance
Oscar Rabin and his band, a leading British hot-dance orchestra of the 1930s–40s, recorded for Rex. Rabin was known for modern swing arrangements and was a fixture in London ballrooms; his band attracted serious jazz listeners.AI summary
Rex 10113 Dance
Oscar Rabin and his band, performing two novelty numbers for Parlophone, likely from the 1930s.AI summary
Parlophone F2265 Dance
Oscar Rabin's dance band recorded 'All I Need Is You' and 'Twilight Waltz' for Decca in the late 1930s or 1940s. Rabin was a respected British bandleader who also broadcast regularly; this F-series Decca pressing is a commercial dance-band recording.AI summary
Decca F8218 Dance
Oscar Rabin was a British bandleader and violinist who led one of the most successful dance orchestras in 1930s–40s Britain. These Latin-flavoured dance recordings on the Rex label are typical of his output.AI summary
Rex 9618 Dance