21,667 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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A dance band performing 'Peanut Vendor' and 'Just a Gigolo' on Film, an obscure British label. Film was a small imprint of the early-to-mid 1930s; the band is not credited by name.AI summary
Filmophone 188 Dance
An unidentified band recorded "Would You Like to Take a Walk" and "Siboney" for Film catalogue 189. Film was a minor British label, and these appear to be dance or popular material from the interwar period.AI summary
Filmophone 189 Dance
A band plays Laughing at the Rain and I'm Happy When I'm Hiking on Filmophone 215.AI summary
Filmophone 215 Dance
An unidentified band recorded 'Gavotte Mignon' and 'Egyptien Ballet' for Citizen Records, a small British label. The performers and era are unclear.AI summary
Citizen 689 Instrumental
An unidentified band on Citizen label performing light orchestral pieces 'Lovelight in Your Eyes' and 'Dearest' — artist and period uncertain, UK pressing.AI summary
Citizen 723 Orchestra
An unidentified band recorded 'Introduction Act 3 Lohengrin' by Wagner for Citizen Records, a small British label. The performer and era are unclear from the catalogue number alone.AI summary
Citizen 724 Classical
An unidentified band on City (Cit) 725 performing a 'Faust selection', a medley from Gounod's opera, a staple of orchestral and concert recordings. City was a minor British label.AI summary
Citizen 725 Orchestra
A band recording on Cit (Citizen) Records, catalogue 735, performing 'Kilties' Courtship' and 'Canadian Capers', popular dance fare from the early 1930s.AI summary
Citizen 735 Dance
A band plays Last Night on the Back Porch and Midnight Rose on Citizen 772.AI summary
Citizen 772 Dance
A band plays a selection from Gilbert and Sullivan's Iolanthe in two parts on Citizen 775.AI summary
Citizen 775 Orchestra
Citizen 816 Opera
An unnamed band performing a 'Maritana fantasy' on Citizen, a small or ephemeral British label.AI summary
Citizen 831 Orchestra
An unnamed orchestra or band performed these two orchestral light-music pieces—an overture and a song excerpt—for the Cit label, a small British imprint.AI summary
Citizen 834 Orchestra
His Master's Voice Souvenir Dance
A band performs 'The Jolly Coppersmith' on the Leeds label, catalogue 4076. Leeds is an unidentified label and the artist is anonymous; without further identification this is a standard light orchestral pressing of modest value.AI summary
Leeds 4076 Orchestra
An unidentified band recorded the William Tell Overture on Emp (Empire) 1, a British label of uncertain date and pressing.AI summary
Empire 1 Orchestra
A band recording of two waltzes on the Cameo C label, an early American marque. The catalogue number and label suggest a 1920s pressing.AI summary
Cameo C8 Dance
An unidentified band on Citizen 701, performing 'Musical Switch' parts 1 and 2, likely 1920s.AI summary
Citizen 701 Jazz
Anonymous band recording 'Gems of Scotland' and 'Gems of Ireland' on J. Bull, a British budget label of the 1920s–30s. The label is poorly documented and J. Bull catalogue numbers are scarce in collections.AI summary
John Bull 40093 Orchestra
Unidentified band performing light orchestral selections 'Poet and Peasant' and 'Havana Selection' on Stan 1211, a marginal British label.AI summary
Standard 1211 Orchestra
A band plays Noisy Oysters and Impudence on Venus 1602.AI summary
Venus 1602 Dance
Two instrumental or dance pieces—'Sweet Thing' and 'Sheila O'Shay'—credited to 'Band' on Aerial label, catalogue 1, a British imprint.AI summary
Aerial B1 Dance
An unidentified band performing two pieces on Aerial-B, a small or regional British label. The titles 'Back Beats' and 'Birth of the Blues' suggest dance music, but the artist and label have not been identified.AI summary
Aerial B2 Dance
AerialB B3 Dance
An unidentified British band recorded instrumental march medleys 'Under the Double Eagle' and 'March of the Little Pierrots' on Columbia D12, from the very early Columbia catalogue around 1920.AI summary
Columbia D12 Orchestra
An unidentified band on Broadcast 673 recorded 'Oh Donna Clara' and 'Nobody Cares if I'm Blue'; Broadcast was a small British label.AI summary
Broadcast 673 Dance
A band plays Nobody but Fanny and I Want a Lovable Baby on Duophone B5122.AI summary
Duophone B5122 Dance
An unidentified band performing the waltz 'Over the Waves' on the Imperial label, a minor British marque.AI summary
Imperial 45348 Orchestra
An unattributed band performing the "Bridal Chorus" from Wagner's Lohengrin on Imperial, a British label of the early 1920s.AI summary
Imperial 45579 Classical
An unnamed band recorded Edvard Grieg's 'Anitra's Dance' (from Peer Gynt) for Imperial 45594, likely early acoustic era. Grieg's orchestral works were common light classical repertoire for dance bands.AI summary
Imperial 45594 Instrumental
A band plays Our Expeditionary Force Landing in France, with Punjaub March on the reverse, on Favorite 741.AI summary
Favorite 741
A band on Scala, a small British label. The catalogue number 473 suggests early-to-mid 1930s. The titles are popular songs of the period, but the artist is unidentified.AI summary
Scala 473 Dance
A band playing Christmas songs on Diamond, an obscure British label.AI summary
Diamond 259 Instrumental
A band recording 'The Scorcher' and 'Soldiers of the King' on Polyphon, a German-British label.AI summary
Polyphon 1694 Orchestra
An unnamed band on Polyphon 4538, performing 'Fra Diavolo Selection' in two parts — Auber's operatic overture and selections, early 1930s British label.AI summary
Polyphon 4538 Orchestra
An unidentified band recorded operetta selections from Meyerbeer's *Les Huguenots* ('Sirens of the Ball') and Lehár's *The Merry Widow* for Polyphon, a German label, circa 1900–10s.AI summary
Polyphon 8540 Orchestra
An unidentified band perform 'White City' and 'Roses Waltz' on Polyphon 8573 from the acoustic era. Polyphon was a minor European label.AI summary
Polyphon 8573 Dance
An uncredited band recorded 'Amoretten' and 'Blaze away' for Polyphon, catalogue 8882, likely from the 1920s–1930s.AI summary
Polyphon 8882 Dance
An unidentified band recorded two traditional European instrumental dances for Apollo, a small British label.AI summary
Apollo 138 Orchestra
A band performance of 'The Bullfrog and the Coon' and 'American Patrol' on Regal, a mid-range British label.AI summary
Regal 6152 Orchestra
Band performed 'Black and White' and 'Varsity Man' for Regal, catalogue 6166, a 1920s–30s dance recording from a cheap British label.AI summary
Regal 6166 Dance
An unidentified band recorded 'Little Miss Ragtime' for Regal, the British budget label, in the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Regal 6178 Dance
A patriotic medley by an unnamed band on Regal, pairing "The Red White and Blue" with "La Marseillaise".AI summary
Regal 6812 Orchestra
An uncredited band on Regal Records performing two novelty numbers with sentimental titles — 'My Parents Came to Fetch Me Home' and 'Too Young to Know'.AI summary
Regal 8007 Dance
A band performing the 'Light Cavalry Overture' on Scala 5015, a military or classical repertoire piece from the 1930s. Scala was a small British label; no band name is credited.AI summary
Scala 5015 Orchestra
A band recording of 'Love's Dream After the Ball' and 'Amina', two light orchestral and operatic selections, pressed on Scala. Neither the orchestra nor the conductor is credited.AI summary
Scala 75 Orchestra
An unidentified band performing 'Kiss me again' and another piece on the Film label, a minor British imprint.AI summary
Filmophone 345 Dance
An unidentified band recorded 'Medley of Irish Airs' for Columbia catalogue 428, early acoustic era.AI summary
Columbia 428 Orchestra