21,561 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Ray Noble and his orchestra on Columbia, catalogue FB2024, performing 'I Hadn't Anyone Till You' and 'Vilia'. Noble was a distinguished British bandleader and composer, and his Columbia sides are among his most well-recorded work.AI summary
Columbia FB2024 Dance
Ray Noble and his Band on Columbia, catalogue FB2044. Noble was a successful British bandleader, composer and arranger of the 1930s–40s, recording for Columbia; he was commercially popular and prolific.AI summary
Columbia FB2044 Dance
Ray Noble and his orchestra on Columbia FB2045, performing "Now it can be told" and "My walking stick"; Noble was a prominent British composer, bandleader and arranger.AI summary
Columbia FB2045 Dance
Ray Noble and his orchestra recorded 'From Oakland to Burbank' and 'Harlem Nocturne' for Columbia FB2568. Ray Noble was a highly respected British bandleader and composer, and his Columbia recordings command attention from collectors.AI summary
Columbia FB2568 Dance
Ray Noble's orchestra, featuring vocalist Al Bowlly, performing Cole Porter's 'I've got you under my skin' and 'Easy to love' on His Master's Voice BD5147 in the mid-1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD5147 Voice
Ray Starita and his Band recorded 'Shanghai Dream man' and 'I'll think of you' for Columbia. Starita was a British bandleader and drummer active in the 1920s and early 1930s, leading one of the popular dance bands of the period.AI summary
Columbia 4667 Dance
Ray Starita's band recorded 'Is She My Girl Friend' and 'Persian Rosebud' for Columbia 4640. Starita was a British bandleader and drummer of the 1920s-1930s.AI summary
Columbia 4640 Dance
Ray Starita, British bandleader, recorded dance and novelty numbers for Columbia in the 1920s–1930s; this CB-series pressing represents the dance-band era.AI summary
Columbia CB96 Dance
Ray Starita's Piccadilly Revels Band, a British dance ensemble, performing jazz-inflected dance material on Columbia 4641. Starita was active in the 1920s-30s British dance scene.AI summary
Columbia 4641 Jazz
Ray Ventura et ses Collégiens, a prominent French dance orchestra, on Pathé pressing from the 1930s or 1940s.AI summary
Pathé PA890 Dance
Ray Venture Band on Winner performing late 1920s dance material; Winner's low catalogue numbers suggest an early pressing by this obscure ensemble.AI summary
Winner W31 Dance
Ray Wallace recorded a Marie Lloyd song selection for Parlophone R1190, a low catalogue number suggesting an early Parlophone pressing, circa 1925–1928.AI summary
Parlophone R1190 Music Hall
Ray Wallace performing a selection of Marie Lloyd songs—the legendary British music-hall star—on Parlophone R1190.AI summary
Parlophone R1190 Music Hall
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Columbia DX349
Raymond Ellis performing two songs on VovX, an obscure British label — the titles suggest Yiddish or Eastern European material, but the label, artist and pressing run are not readily identifiable.AI summary
Vov X9197 Yiddish
Raymond Hitchcock (1865–1929) was an American musical theatre star and comedian. This Columbia pressing of 'Ain't It Funny' and 'So What's the Use' from the very early 1920s or late 1910s preserves his comedic spoken and sung material.AI summary
Columbia 605 Comic
Raymond Hitchcock was an American actor and comedian popular on Broadway and in London in the early twentieth century. This Victor disc, catalogue 55046, contains a 'Curtain Speech' and 'Burglar Story'. American Victor pressings of stage comedian material are uncommon in British collections.AI summary
Victor 55046 Personalities (Prs)
Raymond Hitchcock, an American stage actor and comedian, recorded 'When you're all dressed up and no Place to go' and 'On the Staff' for His Master's Voice catalogue D413, likely from the early 1910s.AI summary
His Master's Voice D413 Personalities (Prs)
Raymond Hitchcock was a British comedian and music-hall performer. 'Ain't It Funny What a Difference a Few Hours Can Make' and 'So What's the Use' are topical comic patter songs; this Columbia 605 pressing is from an early Columbia catalogue, likely 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 605 Music Hall
Raymond Jeremy and Maria Korchinska recorded an Arnold Bax composition for the National Gramophonic Society, a British organisation that recorded chamber and concert music by subscription. The NGS issued discs in limited quantities to members and remains scarce.AI summary
NationalGramophonicSociety Classical
Raymond Newell on VF (Vocalion Favourite or Victory-Favorite), a very obscure British label pressing. Little is known of Newell or this label; both sides appear to be popular sentimental numbers.AI summary
Velvet Face 1168 Voice
Raymond Newell recorded novelty comic numbers 'I Love Someone in Somerset' and 'I Married a Wife' for Winner, a small British label active in the 1920s–1930s.AI summary
Winner 4183 Comic
Raymond Newell was a British actor, narrator and balladeer of the 1930s–1950s; this Winner label side pairs 'Beat of the Drum' and 'Somerset Farmer', likely sentimental or dialect songs in the British tradition.AI summary
Winner 4211 Voice
Raymond Newell on Columbia 5214, performing 'Archie of the Royal Air Force' and 'Michaelmas Mystery'. Newell was a British comedian and entertainer popular on radio and records.AI summary
Columbia 5214 Music Hall
Raymond Newell performing 'Birthday Record' and unlabelled material on Columbia DB1466, a recording sold as a personalisable novelty or greeting.AI summary
Columbia DB1466 Personalities (Prs)
Raymond Newell performing light comedy and music-hall material for Victory, a small British imprint. The titles—rustic comedy and military-themed novelty songs—suggest inter-war variety entertainment.AI summary
Velvet Face 1161 Music Hall
Raymond Newell narrates or sings a sequence of nursery rhymes and children's songs on Columbia, likely from the 1930s-1940s.AI summary
Columbia DB1342 Voice
Raymond Newell was a British singer active in the 1920s and early 1930s. This Columbia DB recording of two popular songs is a modest vocal release from the early electric recording era.AI summary
Columbia DB1402 Voice
Raymond Newell on 'Somerset Farmer' and 'Beat o the Drum', from Winner 4211. Winner was a cheap British label of the 1930s; Newell is not a known major recording artist. These appear to be popular songs or folk-derived material.AI summary
Winner 4211 Voice
Raymond Newell and the Debroy Somers Band, a well-known British dance outfit, recorded a medley of military songs for Columbia; the FB-series was popular in the 1930s.AI summary
Columbia FB1362 Orchestra
Raymond Paige Band on His Master's Voice, an American orchestra, recording 'Beauty Must Be Loved' and 'Pop Goes Your Heart'—light popular dance music from the early 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD118 Dance
Raymond Paige was an American conductor and bandleader; this His Master's Voice BD-series disc carries two popular ballads from the late 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD141 Dance
Raymond Quevedo, recording as 'The Lion', was a Trinidadian calypsonian and one of the pioneering calypso recording artists. These recordings for Brunswick document early Caribbean calypso from the 1920s–1930s, a foundational period for the genre.AI summary
Brunswick 02624 Calypso
Raymond Scott was an American composer and bandleader known for avant-garde novelty pieces; this Columbia recording pairs two of his most celebrated orchestral comedies, 'Reckless Night on Board an Ocean Liner' and 'Dinner Music for a Pack of Hungry Cannibals'.AI summary
Columbia 36258 Instrumental
The Raymond Scott Quintette with Toy Trumpet and Powerhouse on Master 111, from Irving Mills's short-lived Master label.AI summary
Master 111 Jazz
The Raymond Scott Quintet on Brunswick, performing 'Happy Farmer' and 'Egyptian Barn Dance'. Scott was a prolific American composer and bandleader known for novelty and novelty-orchestral works; Brunswick was a major label.AI summary
Brunswick 8144 Jazz
Rayner's Dance Orchestra performing two jazz standards—"Hallelujah" and "Clap Yo' Hands"—for the British Perfection label.AI summary
Perfect P305 Dance
Rebecca Goldblatt on Columbia LE81, singing in Afrikaans. Columbia LE series carried non-standard repertoire from the 1930s onwards.AI summary
Columbia LE81 Voice
'Record for Parties' is a novelty His Master's Voice release featuring party games and instructions for the gentlemen and ladies, likely from the 1920s or 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B3979 Comic
A novelty party record on His Master's Voice B3979 from the 1920s or 1930s, with separate sides for gentlemen and ladies.AI summary
His Master's Voice B3979 Comic
A sampler issued by His Master's Voice under catalogue number C21, described as 'No 10', suggesting part of a series of demonstration or promotional recordings. The contents and purpose are unclear from the title alone.AI summary
His Master's Voice C21 Misc.
A His Master's Voice sampler or compilation disc from the acoustic era, presenting selected recordings under the label's own branding; these were promotional or demonstration discs of limited commercial release.AI summary
His Master's Voice C21 Misc.
His Master's Voice Record Sampler, dated September 1932, offering a medley or selection of material; samplers were promotional or anthology releases.AI summary
His Master's Voice C27 Misc.
His Master's Voice Record Sampler No. 23, Parts 1 and 2, on HMV C33; a compilation or demonstration disc containing musical extracts, likely from the early electrical era.AI summary
His Master's Voice C33 Misc.
A His Master's Voice Record Sampler, no. 26, issued as His Master's Voice C51. These samplers were compilation discs issued in small quantities by HMV, typically featuring brief clips of various artists. They are uncommon in surviving condition.AI summary
His Master's Voice C51 Misc.
HMV catalogue number C70 marked 'Record Sampler No 32'. This appears to be a sampler or test pressing rather than a commercial release, likely from HMV's own operations.AI summary
His Master's Voice C70 Misc.
His Master's Voice Record Sampler, a medley or anthology release from the C-series.AI summary
His Master's Voice C17 Misc.
A sampler pressing on HMV C18, containing extracts from performances by Ambrose and others on side A, and Lawrence Tibbett and others on side B. Sampler records were issued periodically as promotional or demonstration releases.AI summary
His Master's Voice C18 Misc.