21,561 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Sigrid Onegin performing German art songs on Brunswick 10279. Onegin was a celebrated Swedish mezzo-soprano of the early 20th century with an international operatic and concert career; her recordings capture the refined German Lied tradition.AI summary
Brunswick 10279 Opera
Sigrid Onegin, the Russian mezzo-soprano, on Brunswick 10125 with 'The Blind Ploughman' and 'The Fairy Pipers'. Onegin was a major international recording artist of the 1920s–1930s, known for her dark, expressive voice and interpretations of art song.AI summary
Brunswick 10125 Voice
Sigrid Onegin, mezzo-soprano, performing the German art songs 'Der Lindenbaum' and 'Es Ist Bestimmt in Gottes Rath' on Brunswick.AI summary
Brunswick 10132 Opera
Sigrid Onegin, a mezzo-soprano of the Wagnerian repertoire, performing 'Alleluja' and 'Wiegenlied' (Brahms) on Brunswick 10135, a substantial classical vocal recording from the acoustic era.AI summary
Brunswick 10135 Opera
Sigrid Onegin, a celebrated mezzo-soprano of the 1920s and 1930s, performing lieder on Brunswick. Onegin was a major concert and operatic artist, and her recordings are sought by classical collectors.AI summary
Brunswick 15128 Opera
Sigrid Onegin, the celebrated mezzo-soprano, performing two Scandinavian songs on Brunswick. A second recording by Onegin in this collection, reflecting her international recording activity in the 1920s–1930s.AI summary
Brunswick 15073 Opera
Sigurd Agrens Orkester on Musica A 3101, with two Scandinavian dance tunes (a carnival polka and a waltz). Agrens was a Norwegian or Swedish bandleader.AI summary
Musica A3101 Dance
The Silver Stars Band recorded a Rose Marie selection — likely from Friml's operetta — arranged by Albert Ketelbey for Regal in the early 1930s.AI summary
Regal G8370 Orchestra
Silver Stars Band with A Ketelbey, performing 'A Musical Switch' (parts 1 and 2) on Regal G1014. Ketelbey was known as a composer and conductor of light orchestral and novelty pieces.AI summary
Regal G1014 Orchestra
Silverman, a vocalist, and B. Johns recorded 'Mamma Goes Where Papa Goes' and 'Take, Oh Take Those Lips Away' for HMV—popular songs from the early acoustic or early electric era.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1773 Voice
Silverman recorded two blues numbers for Victor, the dominant American recording company. The catalogue number suggests a 1920s recording. Silverman is not a documented major blues or jazz artist.AI summary
Victor 19237 Jazz
Silvertone String Orchestra with 'Demoiselle Chic' and 'Absinthe Trappe' on Silvertone 494 — light orchestral novelty music on what may be a house band for the budget Silvertone label.AI summary
Silvertone 494 Orchestra
Silvertone String Orchestra on Silvertone Records with two novelty or whimsical pieces, 'Willie Wood Would Whistle' and 'Jones' Cat'—light orchestral recordings on a budget label.AI summary
Silvertone 534 Orchestra
A singer credited to 'Silvester' on Odeon 31194 from the 1930s.AI summary
Odeon 31194 Voice
Silvester recorded two waltzes for Columbia JX-series; the artist is not identified and the catalogue suggests an unusual or special series.AI summary
Columbia JX62 Instrumental
Silvester recorded two waltzes commissioned or inspired by royal events—'Queen Elizabeth Waltz' and 'Coronation Waltz'—for Columbia. These patriotic dance numbers likely date to the early 1950s and the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. Silvester was a prolific British bandleader of the period.AI summary
Columbia DB3267 Dance
Victor Silvester was the definitive British ballroom dance bandleader and composer of the 20th century. These waltzes recorded for Columbia celebrate the 1953 Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.AI summary
Columbia DB3267 Dance
Silvester Jive on Columbia FB 2989, with two jazz novelty numbers. The artist name appears to be a pseudonym or stage billing for a jive band or small ensemble.AI summary
Columbia FB2989 Jazz
Silvester Jive on Columbia FB, performing 'Way down yonder in New Orleans' and 'Stompin at the Savoy'. FB pressings are from the swing era of the late 1930s–40s.AI summary
Columbia FB2980 Jazz
Silvester Jive on Columbia FB3019, a swing-era dance or novelty number. The artist name suggests a stage personality, but is not further identified.AI summary
Columbia FB3019 Dance
Silvester Jive is credited with 'Please Do It Again' and 'Blue Lou' on Columbia FB3019, a jive or jazz-influenced number typical of the 1940s swing era. The artist or group cannot be confidently identified from the credit.AI summary
Columbia FB3019 Jazz
Odeon R20559/20558 Classical
Simon Wurm and his orchestra on Piccadilly, a British budget label. Wurm was a prolific recording bandleader; Piccadilly issues survive in quantity and command little premium value.AI summary
Piccadilly 483 Dance
Frank Sinatra (1915–1998), one of the greatest popular singers of the 20th century, recorded these Christmas standards for Columbia.AI summary
Columbia DB2237 Voice
A singer with guitar, unidentified, recorded 'Boll Weevil' and 'Scalinatella' for Soundmaster 5064.AI summary
Soundmaster 5064 Voice
Singin' Sam (Sam Robins), an American vocalist, recorded 'Got the south in my soul' and 'The voice in the old village choir' for Brunswick in the late 1920s. Singin' Sam was known for his novelty and vocal numbers in the early electrical era.AI summary
Brunswick 3210 Voice
Sioux City Six performing 'Flock o' Blues' and 'I'm Glad' on Brunswick, catalogue 02207. The Sioux City Six were a jazz ensemble active in the late 1920s; this is an early Brunswick jazz recording.AI summary
Brunswick 02207 Jazz
Sippie Wallace was a classic blues singer of the 1920s whose Okeh recordings, including this "I'm a Mighty Tight Woman" coupling, are part of the label's celebrated 8000 race series.AI summary
Okeh 8439 Jazz
Sir Alan Cobham was a pioneering British aviator who made record-breaking long-distance flights in the 1920s and became a popular public figure. Columbia 9161 is a spoken-word recording in which Cobham describes how to fly an aeroplane — a remarkable document of the early aviation age and of the celebrity spoken-word market of the period.AI summary
Columbia 9161 Personalities (Prs)
Sir Harold Mackintosh, chairman of the National Savings Committee, speaks on Salute the Soldier, with Lord Kindersley on the reverse, on HMV JH61.AI summary
His Master's Voice JH61 Personalities (Prs)
Sir Harold Spencer Jones, a British astronomer and scientist, recorded 'Timekeeping by Stars and Sun' and related material on His Master's Voice D24050. This appears to be a scientific or educational spoken-word record rather than entertainment.AI summary
His Master's Voice D24050 Misc.
Sir John Forbes-Robertson, the celebrated English actor of the Victorian and Edwardian stage, performing a *Shakespearean Recital* (in two parts) on Columbia. This is a speaking recording rather than sung, capturing one of Britain's greatest classical actors.AI summary
Columbia D40006 Personalities (Prs)
Sir John Forbes-Robertson, the celebrated Victorian stage actor, reciting Shakespeare (parts 3 and 4 of 'Shakespearian Recital') on Columbia D40007, an early electrical recording of one of the great actors of the age.AI summary
Columbia D40007 Voice
Sir John Forbes-Robertson, the celebrated English actor, performing a Shakespearean recital (part 3) on Columbia D40006. Forbes-Robertson was one of the greatest classical actors of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.AI summary
Columbia D40006 Personalities (Prs)
Sir John Forbes-Robertson (1853–1928), the legendary English Shakespearean actor, recorded reciting from Shakespeare in parts 3 and 4 of a theatrical recitation series for Columbia.AI summary
Columbia D40007 Personalities (Prs)
His Master's Voice C3621/2
Sir Thomas Beecham, the renowned British conductor, recorded Grieg's Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 for Columbia's prestigious 'LX' 12-inch series. Beecham was one of the most important British conductors of the 20th century and a prolific recording artist.AI summary
Columbia LX938 Orchestra
Sir Thomas Beecham, one of the greatest British conductors of the 20th century, recorded orchestral works "Appalachia" (likely Delius) and "Irmelin" for Columbia 11336. A recording of major historical importance for the conductor and the British classical repertoire.AI summary
Columbia 11336 Orchestra
Sir William Bragg, the Nobel Prize-winning physicist, delivers two parts of a lecture titled 'What is Sound' on this Columbia record, catalogue D40175, likely from the 1920s or 1930s.AI summary
Columbia D40175 Personalities (Prs)
Untitled
Sir William Bragg, the 1915 Nobel Prize-winning physicist, on Columbia d40176.AI summary
Columbia d40176
Columbia D40183 Personalities (Prs)
Sir William Bragg, the Nobel Prize–winning physicist, recorded on Columbia discussing sound and echoes. A curiosity of scientific interest rather than musical.AI summary
Columbia D40184 Personalities (Prs)
Sis Phillips was an American female vocal artist of the 1950s; this HMV BD pressing pairs "Hearts of Stone" (a rhythm-and-blues standard) with a jazz standard.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD6193 Voice
Sis Phillips was a 1920s jazz and blues singer who recorded "My Sweetie Went Away" and "Royal Garden Blues" for His Master's Voice. These are early jazz-era vocal recordings.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9904 Jazz
Sissle recorded 'Camp Meeting Day' and 'Miranda' for HMV in the early 1930s; this is likely Noble Sissle, the American jazz and vaudeville performer and Shuffle Along star.AI summary
His Master's Voice B5709 Jazz
Noble Sissle and Sidney Bechet, two of the most important figures in early jazz, recorded together for Brunswick 02652 in the late 1920s. 'Viper Mad' and 'Sweet Patootie' are hot jazz titles from the peak of the jazz age.AI summary
Brunswick 02652 Jazz
Noble Sissle and Sidney Bechet, pioneering African-American jazz musicians, on Brunswick 02702 performing 'Blackstick' and 'Southern Sunset'.AI summary
Brunswick 02702 Jazz
Sissle and Blake, the famous African American song-and-dance team, recorded 'Why?' and 'Oh Boy What a Girl' for Winner, catalogue 4337. Noble Sissle (vocalist and bandleader) and Eubie Blake (pianist and composer) were pioneers of African American music and theatre in the 1920s-1930s, and their recordings are highly sought.AI summary
Winner 4337 Jazz