21,561 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Rabin performing medleys on a 4-inch record (catalogue 4in1 66), label unknown. The format is unusual for the 78rpm era and suggests either a novelty pressing or a non-standard British release.AI summary
4-in-1 66
Rabin credited with what appear to be Scottish novelty or comic titles; no label printed and catalogue '4in178' suggests a non-standard or private pressing or a defect in the record's identification.AI summary
4-in-1 78
Rabin, possibly a continental or émigré musician, recorded 'My Song goes round the World'/'Lou'siana Lullaby' and 'This Town's too quiet'/'T'aint' on an early 4-inch format record without a label name visible.AI summary
4-in-1 80
Rabin on Cine Records, catalogue 16, performing 'Why was I born' and 'Don't ever leave me' (with band), a vocal recording from the late 1920s or early 1930s. Cine was a minor British label.AI summary
Cinecord 16 Voice
Rabin on Decca MW322, a medley series. The artist is unidentified and the catalogue number suggests a wartime or post-war pressing.AI summary
Decca MW322 Dance
RAC Band (likely the Royal Automobile Club ensemble) performing two light dance numbers on Winner, a British budget label.AI summary
Winner 4715 Dance
The RAC Band performs 'When the Love Bird Leaves the Nest' and 'I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me' on Winner 4682. Winner was a cheap British label.AI summary
Winner 4682 Dance
The RAC Band recorded two sentimental popular songs for Winner, a small British label, in the 1920s or 1930s.AI summary
Winner 4682 Dance
Sergei Rachmaninoff's own recordings of his compositions are historically significant; this Victor Victrola pressing of the famous Prelude in C-sharp minor and Spinning Song (not by Rachmaninoff) dates from the acoustic era and represents the composer at the piano.AI summary
Victrola 814 Classical
Sergei Rachmaninoff was one of the twentieth century's great composer-pianists; this Victrola disc preserves his own performances of Chopin waltzes, a celebrated pairing of composer and performer.AI summary
Victrola 972 Classical
Sergei Rachmaninoff was a Russian composer and pianist; 'Children's Corner No. 1' is a keyboard work (though the title may be misattributed—it is commonly associated with Debussy). This His Master's Voice acoustic recording captures an early piano recital.AI summary
His Master's Voice 5653 Classical
Sergei Rachmaninoff plays his own 'Lilacs' and 'Humoresque' on Victor.AI summary
Victor 1051 Classical
Sergei Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 1 in F Sharp Minor, Op. 1, conducted by Eugene Ormandy for His Master's Voice DB8806; this is a significant recording of a major concerto work by one of the greatest composers and pianists of the 20th century.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB8806 Classical
Sergei Rachmaninoff's First Piano Concerto in F-sharp Minor, Op. 1, performed by the Philadelphia Orchestra under Eugene Ormandy, on His Master's Voice. This is a monumental work of the Russian Romantic tradition.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB8807 Classical
Vladimir Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 1 in F-sharp minor, Op. 1, parts 5 and 6, performed by Rachmaninoff at the piano with the Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy on His Master's Voice DB8808. This is one of the great pianist-composer recordings, made c. 1929.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB8808 Classical
Raderman recorded "Toreadora" and "Why Did You Leave Me?" (Knecht) for Odeon catalogue 311952. Raderman is not identified in general reference, and these appear to be light orchestral or popular vocal material.AI summary
Odeon 311952 Dance
Raderman performing 'Whispering' and 'Avalon' on Scala, 312. Both are popular standards; Raderman is unidentified.AI summary
Scala 312 Voice
Raderman, an unknown artist, performing two instrumental novelty numbers on Edis (Edison), a British reissue label. The titles suggest early jazz or dance music.AI summary
Edison 50637 Instrumental
Raderman performing two popular songs for Regal, a British budget label of the 1930s.AI summary
Regal 8542 Voice
The Raderman Band recorded two popular standards, 'Avalon' and 'Whispering', for the obscure British Curry's label. Curry's was a small, short-lived imprint of the 1920s–30s and UK copies are uncommon.AI summary
Curry's 93 Dance
'Radio Dance' on Columbia 3160, 'Singing' and 'If Winter Comes', likely a dance band recording from the late 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary
Columbia 3160 Dance
Radio Dance orchestra recording 'Caravan' and 'I Want Some Money' on Columbia, from the early 1930s dance-music catalogue.AI summary
Columbia 3173 Dance
The Radio Imps recorded two novelty and comedy numbers on the Imperial label: 'Gonna Get a Girl' and 'Baby Feet Go Pitter Patter'. Imperial was a budget British imprint.AI summary
Imperial 1827 Comic
The Radio Revellers performing 'Maybe It's Because I'm a Londoner' and 'Broken Record' on Columbia, a popular music-hall style novelty side from the 1950s.AI summary
Columbia FB3485 Music Hall
Radio Rhythm Rascals on Columbia FB1107, a house band of the early 1930s.AI summary
Columbia FB1107 Dance
The Radio Rhythm Rascals perform hot jazz numbers 'Sweet Sue' and 'Dinah' on Columbia. The band is not well documented in standard discographies.AI summary
Columbia FB1107 Jazz
'Radio Three' was a dance band, and this Regal recording of two standards from the mid-1930s is a routine dance-band side on a British major label.AI summary
Regal MR1903 Dance
Radlach recorded "Telling It to the Daisies" and "Swingin' in a Hammock" for Imperial catalogue 2322. Radlach is not identified, and these appear to be routine popular or light dance material from the 1920s-1930s.AI summary
Imperial 2322 Dance
Rae Eleanor Ball plays Melodie in F and Spring Song on Perfect 11015.AI summary
Perfect 11015 Instrumental
Decca 8508-2 Jazz
An ENSA wartime pressing — labelled simply 'RAF' — with no catalogue number, coupling 'When Buddha Smiles' / 'Lovable and Sweet' with 'Star Eyes.' As with the other ENSA pressing in this collection, these were non-commercial forces-distribution records made in limited quantities. The absence of a catalogue number may indicate a test or pre-distribution copy, making it potentially even scarcer than standard ENSA issues.AI summary
ENSA Dance
A Royal Air Force ensemble or band performing two patriotic or sentimental pieces on Decca: 'Down Forget Me Not Lane' and 'Beneath the Lights of Home'.AI summary
Decca F7926 Orchestra
RAF Orchestra conducted by Hollingsworth performing the overture to Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor (The Merry Wives of Windsor) on an HMV 'advance' pressing, a format used by the label for pre-release or evaluation copies. This is an uncommon type of issue.AI summary
His Master's Voice advance Orchestra
The RAF Orchestra under conductor Hollingsworth performing the Nicolai overture from 'The Merry Wives of Windsor', recorded for His Master's Voice in what appears to be an advance or test pressing (marked 'advance', not a standard catalogue number). RAF concert bands made occasional commercial recordings in the interwar period.AI summary
His Master's Voice advance Orchestra
RAF/Stapleton on the ENSA label (Entertainments National Service Association, the British military entertainment service), 'Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams' and 'Goodnight My Beautiful' / 'Pagan Love Song'; these are wartime or postwar morale recordings by or for servicemen.AI summary
ENSA 2359-61 Dance
ENSA (Entertainments National Service Association) pressed a small number of records during the Second World War for distribution to the forces; these were not commercial releases and survive in much smaller numbers than standard pressings. This coupling of 'Whispers in the Dark,' 'My Prayer,' and 'No Other Love,' credited to RAF/Stapleton, is a wartime non-commercial pressing on ENSA 2362-4.AI summary
ENSA 2362-4 Dance
Ragtime Knuts performing hot instrumental ragtime ('Down in Dear Old New Orleans' and 'Way Down South') on Pelican. An early ragtime recording on a small label.AI summary
Pelican 70 Ragtime
Ragtime Knuts performing 'Ragtime Goblin Man' and 'Hitchy Koo' on Pelic 66, a small British label of the 1910s–1920s.AI summary
Pelican 66 Instrumental
The Ragtime Knuts, a small-group ragtime ensemble, recorded these popular ragtime songs for Pelic, a small British imprint. The artist and label are not identifiable from standard reference.AI summary
Pelican 68 Dance
Ragtime Knuts perform two New Orleans-themed novelty pieces on Pelican (PelP) 70 from the early 1920s. Pelican was a minor British label.AI summary
Pelican 70 Instrumental
The Rah Rah Boys with Hail Pennsylvania and Victors on Dominion C341.AI summary
Dominion C341 Dance
The Royal Albert Hall Orchestra conducted by Edward Elgar himself, performing the Ballad from his cantata 'King Olaf' paired with a Fugue in C Minor, on His Master's Voice D614. Elgar's self-conducted HMV recordings are among the most important early documents of British music and are consistently among the most collected orchestral 78s.AI summary
His Master's Voice D614 Orchestra
The Royal Albert Hall Orchestra conducted by Elgar himself, performing a Handel Overture in D Minor and a Bach Fantasia in C Minor on HMV D838. As with all Elgar self-conducted HMV recordings, this is a primary document of the composer's own conducting style and is consistently among the most collected British orchestral 78s.AI summary
His Master's Voice D838 Orchestra
The Royal Albert Hall Orchestra conducted by Elgar himself, performing a Handel Overture in D Minor and a Bach Fantasia in C Minor on HMV D838 — a duplicate of id 15354 in this collection. As with all Elgar self-conducted HMV recordings, this is a primary collector item; both copies should be compared for condition.AI summary
His Master's Voice D838 Orchestra
The Royal Albert Hall Orchestra under Eugene Goossens performing Arnold Bax's 'Tam o' Shanter Scherzo' and Percy Grainger's 'Molly on the Shore' on HMV D694. Goossens was a distinguished British conductor; Grainger's 'Molly on the Shore' and Bax's Scherzo are representative pieces of British musical nationalism from the interwar period.AI summary
His Master's Voice D694 Orchestra
The RAH (Royal Albert Hall) Orchestra conducted by Eugene Goosens, performing 'Dubinushka' (a Russian folk song) and 'Reverie' for His Master's Voice.AI summary
His Master's Voice D623 Orchestra
Raie da Costa performing two sentimental novelties on HMV. Da Costa was a British light vocalist of the 1920s–30s whose recordings are scarce; this is one of her documented HMV issues.AI summary
His Master's Voice B3909 Voice
Raié da Costa performs 'You're the One in a Million' and 'Penguins Patrol' on His Master's Voice. The artist is not documented in standard sources.AI summary
His Master's Voice B4069