21,561 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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A choir or vocal quartet on Imperial, performing Victorian Christmas hymns.AI summary
Imperial 976 Opera
A vocal quartette performing two well-known Victorian hymns on Imperial, a British label: 'Abide with Me' and a medley of 'Jesu Lover of my Soul' and 'All People that on Earth'.AI summary
Imperial 978 Voice
A vocal quartet performing hymns—'Nearer my God to Thee' and 'Fight the Good Fight'—on Imperial, a small British label.AI summary
Imperial 979 Voice
A quartette on Melody 278 recorded 'Along the River of Time' and 'Come Wanderer Come'; Melody was a small British label.AI summary
Melody 278 Voice
A vocal quartet performing the Christmas carols 'Good King Wenceslas' and 'God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen' on Winner, a budget British label — likely from the 1920s or 1930s.AI summary
Winner 2223 Voice
A vocal quartette on Winner 2224, performing "Hail Smiling Morn" and "Mistletoe Bough", popular sentimental and seasonal songs.AI summary
Winner 2224 Voice
Paul Dresser's 1897 'On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away', sung by an uncredited quartet on a single-sided Silvertone disc. Silvertone was the record label of the American mail-order firm Sears, Roebuck.AI summary
Silvertone 46203 Voice
A documentary recording of Queen Elizabeth II narrating 'Through Childhood to the Throne Part 6' on His Master's Voice — a souvenir recording marking the coronation or early reign, likely 1950s.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB9794 Personalities (Prs)
An educational or commemorative recording on His Master's Voice, part 5 of 'Through Childhood to the Throne', likely a narrated or dramatic account of Queen Elizabeth II's life, released after her accession in 1952.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB9795 Misc.
His Master's Voice DB9796 Misc.
A Decca special pressing commemorating the accession of Queen Elizabeth II, featuring David Niven and others, part 6 of a series.AI summary
Decca SX1 Personalities (Prs)
The Queen's Hall Orchestra, a long-established British ensemble, recorded "Virginia" for the Chappell label, a small British imprint. The catalogue number and artist suggest an obscure 1930s or early 1940s release.AI summary
Chappell C168 Orchestra
Queen's Hall orchestra (or similar ensemble) with 'Pine Forest' on Chappell 262, a small or specialized label catalogue.AI summary
Chappell 262 Orchestra
Columbia DB2295
Sir Henry Wood conducting the Queen's Hall Orchestra performing the fifth and sixth movements of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony for Decca K759. Wood was the legendary conductor of the Promenade Concerts; this is an important historical orchestral recording.AI summary
Decca K759 Classical
Decca K759 Classical
The Queen's Royal Regiment Band performs 'Major General Thing a Me Bob' and 'Standchen' on Dur, a very obscure British label — a rare military band recording.AI summary
Durium 26 Orchestra
His Master's Voice B1386
The Queens Hall Orchestra conducted by Charles Williams, performing 'Plymouth Hoe' on HMV Special C141. Williams was a British conductor and light-music composer active from the 1920s onwards; this side is a single-track issue from HMV's Special Series.AI summary
His Master's Voice SpecialC141 Orchestra
Decca K801/DecK800
Quentin MacLean and Carlyle Cousins performing 'Underneath the Arches', a famous British music-hall song, on Columbia DB969. The DB series dates to the 1930s; both artists were British entertainers of that period.AI summary
Columbia DB969 Music Hall
Quentin Reynolds, the American broadcast journalist and war correspondent, recorded an address 'Dear Mr S... (Alias Adolf Hitler)' for HMV during the Second World War.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD947 Personalities (Prs)
A quintet performing 'Rainbow' and 'Golden Dream boat' on Pop, catalogue 1203. An unidentified ensemble on a small British label.AI summary
Popular 1203 Dance
The Quintet of the Hot Club recording 'Lambeth Walk' and 'Flat Foot Floogie' on Decca. This is likely Django Reinhardt's Hot Club de France ensemble, one of the most important European jazz groups of the 1930s-40s.AI summary
Decca F6776 Jazz
The Quintet of the Hot Club of France, Django Reinhardt's legendary gypsy jazz ensemble, on the rare British Swing Records label; 'Chicago' and 'Charleston' are jazz standards performed in their distinctive style. Swing was a short-lived British jazz label, making UK copies of this group scarce.AI summary
Swing 2 Jazz
The Quintet of Hot Club, a French string jazz ensemble, performing 'On the Sunny Side of the Street' and 'I won't dance' for Swing 249.AI summary
Swing 249 Jazz
An unidentified musical group performing two novelty or light pieces, 'Regular Royal Queen' and a Mikado madrigal, on Imperial; very early catalogue number.AI summary
Imperial 948
A ballad selection credited to Quintette on Winner, a British budget label of the 1920s–30s. Winner releases survive in small numbers and this untraceable group and repertoire suggest an obscure dance-band or light-music arrangement of the period.AI summary
Winner 2971 Dance
The Quintette du Hot Club de France, led by Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli, performing two jazz standards on Swing catalogue 249. This legendary jazz ensemble recorded frequently and their sides are collected internationally.AI summary
Swing 249 Jazz
The Quintette du Hot Club de France, Django Reinhardt's legendary swing ensemble featuring violin and guitar, performing two jazz standards for HMV. This B-series issue documents one of Europe's most important jazz groups, recorded in the mid-1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8463 Jazz
The Quintette du Hot Club de France, featuring the legendary guitarist Django Reinhardt, on His Master's Voice B8669 with two romantic swing-jazz standards from the 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8669 Jazz
R Bolton, H Vardon and others perform 'Blaze Away' on a two-part Regal 1358 recording.AI summary
Regal 1358 Orchestra
R Buckman and M d'Oisly performing 'No Eyes on Earth' and 'Strange Harmony' on Columbia L1174, a British pressing.AI summary
Columbia L1174 Voice
R Buckman and M d'Oisly recorded two popular sentimental duets for Columbia: 'Give Me Your Darling Hands' and 'Lovely Maid in the Moonlight'.AI summary
Columbia L1076 Voice
R. Carr recorded for Scala, a cheap British marque of the late 1920s and early 1930s, performing 'Shores of Minnetonka' and 'Romany Rose', both sentimental instrumental pieces characteristic of that era and label.AI summary
Scala 636 Instrumental
R Carr and G Richards recorded these pieces for the Pion label, an obscure British imprint.AI summary
Pioneer 124 Personalities (Prs)
R. Carr and W. Pembroke performing sacred vocal duets 'Watchman What of the Night' and 'The Two Beggars' on Exo Records, an unidentified small British label. The catalogue number suggests very early recording, possibly 1900s–1910s.AI summary
Exo 104 Personalities (Prs)
R. Carr and W. Virgo on Exophone, this pressing of 'Moon Hath Raised Her Lamp Above' and a song arrangement of 'Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming' is a vocal duet or ensemble recording.AI summary
Exo B504 Voice
R da Costa and H Morton recorded two songs for His Master's Voice: 'A Bedtime Story Medley' and 'Isn't It Heavenly', probably in the 1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B4490 Voice
R Durrant recorded 'Toreador's Song' from Carmen and a traditional courtship dance for ScDL (Scottish Decca or local variant), catalogue 243. The label and artist are not clearly identified in discographies.AI summary
Scala De Luxe DL243 Opera
R. Elliott performing 'P.C. Brown' twice (one instrumental piano version) on StA 1000, a small British label.AI summary
StA 1000 Instrumental
R. Evans performing 'Star of Bethlehem' and 'I'll Sing Thee Songs of Araby', sacred and classical vocal pieces, on Winner — a religious or classical vocal side, likely from the 1920s or 1930s.AI summary
Winner 2150 Classical
R. Flanagan performing a Glenn Miller tribute medley, 'St Louis Blues' and 'Basin Street Blues', on Rainbow label 30404, a budget UK tribute recording.AI summary
Rainbow 30404 Dance
R Fletcher, violinist, on Columbia is1739, performing 'Dreamer of Dreams' and 'All Alone' — classical violin solos.AI summary
Coliseum 1739 Classical
R Goss-Custard, performing classical light pieces on Pathé: 'Salut d'Amour' and 'Chant sans Paroles'.AI summary
Pathé 20819 Instrumental
R Grankau and T Handley (likely Tommy Handley, later star of the wartime comedy radio show ITMA) perform 'Music' and 'Grub' on Parlophone, a small acoustic issue.AI summary
Parlophone F994 Comic
R. Hale and I. Crispi performing 'Everybody's doing it now' on His Master's Voice 04093, a popular song from the pre-WWI era.AI summary
His Master's Voice 04093 Voice
R. Harland with I'd Love to Fall Asleep and Wake Up in My Mammy's Arms and I've Got the Blues for My Kentucky Home on Guardsman 1036.AI summary
Guardsman 1036 Voice