21,561 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Terry Dene, a British rock-and-roll singer of the 1950s, with *Who Baby Who* and *Pretty Little Pearly*, two novelty numbers from the early rock era. This Decca recording (F11076) dates from the mid-1950s, when Dene had brief chart success in the UK.AI summary
Decca F11076 Rock
Decca F11016 Rock
Terry-Thomas, the British comedian and actor, performing 'A Sweet Old-Fashioned Boy' and 'Lay Down Your Arms' on Decca F10804. Terry-Thomas was famous for his comic film and stage work in the 1950s and beyond.AI summary
Decca F10804 Comic
Tessie O'Shea, a British music hall comedian and singer, performed "Let It Be Soon" and "The 'Ampstead Way" for Columbia. O'Shea was a popular variety entertainer known for her broad comedic persona and Cockney character work.AI summary
Columbia DB2232 Music Hall
Tessie O'Shea, a Deccastar vocalist and performer of Irish novelty songs, recorded 'Don't Kiss Her in the Daylight' and 'U-ra-li-a-tee-ay' for Decca F6758 in the late 1950s.AI summary
Decca F6758 Voice
A legendary vocal ensemble featuring Tetrazzini, Caruso, De Luca, Amato, Journet, Jacoby and Bada performing 'Chi mi frena' (the Act II sextet from *La traviata*) on His Master's Voice: an exceptionally rare collaboration of early 20th-century opera superstars, recorded acoustically.AI summary
His Master's Voice 2-054034 Opera
Luisa Tetrazzini, the Italian coloratura soprano, sings variations on 'The Carnival of Venice' on the Gramophone Company's label.AI summary
Gramophone Company 0053226 Opera
Luisa Tetrazzini (1871–1941), one of the most celebrated coloratura sopranos of the early 20th century, recorded for G&T in the acoustic era; this pressing on the GCo label is from G&T's catalogue.AI summary
GCo 03241 Opera
Luisa Tettrazini, the legendary Italian coloratura soprano, recorded 'Serenata' for the Gramophone Company in the acoustic era. G&Co (Gramophone & Typewriter) pressings of Tettrazini are sought by opera collectors, though UK copies are not uncommon.AI summary
GCo 053230 Opera
Tex Beneke was an American tenor saxophonist and vocalist who led a popular dance orchestra in the 1940s and 1950s; this MGM side captures the swing-era style that made him a ballroom favourite.AI summary
MGM 397 Dance
Tex Beneke, the pianist and singer of the Glenn Miller orchestra, recorded 'Poinciana' and 'Man I love' for HMV, likely in the post-war 1940s.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD6038 Voice
Tex Beneke, the American bandleader and saxophonist who fronted the Glenn Miller orchestra in the 1940s and led his own band thereafter, recorded 'Sunrise Serenade' and 'An Old Sombrero' for His Master's Voice; 'Sunrise Serenade' was a Glenn Miller signature tune.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD1198 Jazz
After Glenn Miller's death, saxophonist and singer Tex Beneke led the band under the Miller name. This late-1940s HMV issue couples 'Pin-Striped Pants' with 'The Whiffenpoof Song'.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD1252 Dance
Tex Morton with I Was Born in Old Wyoming and I've Known the Truth on Philips P24505.AI summary
Philips P24505 Country
Tex Ritter was an American country and western singer and actor, one of the pioneers of cowboy music and film; this Decca disc features two country songs, "Jailhouse Lament" and "Headin' for the Rio Grande".AI summary
Decca W5126 Country
Tex Ritter, the singing cowboy of film and radio, with 'Get Along Little Dogies' and 'Bill the Bar Fly' on Champion, a budget American label.AI summary
Champion 45191 Country
Edison W21
Tex Ritter, the American country and Western film star, recorded 'Viva Tequila' and 'Singin' in the Saddle' on Decca W5131, likely late 1940s or early 1950s. Ritter was a prolific recording artist and Hollywood western star.AI summary
Decca W5131 Country
Tex Ritter was an American Western-swing and country singer, recorded here on Winner, a small British marque that licensed and pressed American country and folk material. 'Goodbye Old Paint' and 'Rye Whisky' are traditional Americana numbers.AI summary
Winner W21 Country
Tex Ritter with The Bandit and The Long Black Rifle on Capitol CL14177.AI summary
Capitol CL14177 Country
Tex Ritter with Green Grow the Lilacs and Buffalo Dream on Capitol CL13890.AI summary
Capitol CL13890 Country
Tex Williams with Good Night Cincinnati, Good Morning Tennessee and Don't Make Love to Mary on Capitol CL13556.AI summary
Capitol CL13556 Country
Texas Jim Robertson on His Master's Voice B9969, performing country-flavored popular material. Robertson was an American recording artist active in the 1940s-1950s, and HMV pressings of his work are moderately available. This recording is of interest to collectors of American country and hillbilly material of that era.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9969 Country
Texas Jim Robertson, an American country and western performer, recorded 'Wildcat Baby' and 'A pretty Woman is a deadly Weapon' for His Master's Voice, probably in the early 1930s. The MH series suggests a British pressing of American material.AI summary
His Master's Voice MH163 Country
Texas Ten on Perfection, a British budget label, performing novelty and jazz-influenced dance material from the late 1920s. G Hall is credited as composer on one side.AI summary
Perfect 14995 Jazz
The Moore Sisters recorded "Ridin down that old Texas trail" and "I want to be a cowboy's sweetheart" for Sonora, an American budget label. Early 1930s women's vocal group.AI summary
Sonora 7010 Country
The Archdruid of Wales (Cynan) with Llanrwst and, by B. Bracken MP, Wessex on the RecSound label.AI summary
HER 506B Opera
The Auklands, credited to a vocal track 'Little Tweet', recorded two Irish standards for Winner: 'Bells of St Marys' and 'Londonderry Air'.AI summary
Winner 4909 Voice
The Bell Boys of Broadway performing the novelty songs 'Two-Buck Tim from Timbuctoo' and 'The Grass is Gettin' Greener All the Time' on Rex 8003, a British label of the early 1930s.AI summary
Rex 8003 Music Hall
The Black Diamonds ensemble recorded Christmas music—including 'For Unto Us a Child Is Born'—for Zonophone, a British label owned by the Gramophone Company, in the early 1920s.AI summary
Zonophone 951 Classical
The Blue Lyres performing 'Blue of the Night' and 'Perry Werry Winkle' on Zonophone 6093. Zonophone was an early British label, and this record represents a vocal group or novelty number from the acoustic-to-electric transition era.AI summary
Zonophone 6093 Voice
The Blue Stars, a French vocal group of the 1950s, recorded these two songs for the British Felsted label. 'Lullaby of Birdland' was a popular standard; the group later became known for sophisticated bebop arrangements.AI summary
Felsted 80033 Voice
Columbia 3537 Dance
The Canadians with Rockin' Through the Rye and Someone to Love on Embassy 205.AI summary
Embassy 205 Rock
Regal MR1486
The Chantels, an American doo-wop vocal group, recorded *I Love You So* and *How Could You Call It Off* for End Records, a New York label. End 1020 is an early Chantels side from around 1957–1958.AI summary
End 1020 Rock
The Charioteers, the American vocal group, sing 'Careless Love' and 'All Alone and Lonely' on American OKeh.AI summary
Okeh 6220 Voice
The Charioteers, the American vocal group, with Yes Indeed and Cowboy Serenade on OKeh 6310.AI summary
Okeh 6310 Voice
The Cheers with Arrivederci and Bazoom (I Need Your Lovin') on Capitol CL14189.AI summary
Capitol CL14189 Rock
The Colt Brothers with It Must Have Been Something I 'Et and The Funny Old World Rolls Along on Panachord 25246.AI summary
Panachord 25246 Comic
Sides 5 and 6 of HMV's record of the 1937 Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, catalogue RG.3.AI summary
His Master's Voice RG.3
Sides 11 and 12 of HMV's record of the 1937 Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, catalogue RG.6.AI summary
His Master's Voice RG.6
Sides 15 and 16 of HMV's record of the 1937 Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, catalogue RG.8.AI summary
His Master's Voice RG.8
The Coronets were a vocal group recording on Columbia in the 1950s; these novelty or character songs represent the group's light entertainment work.AI summary
Columbia DB3476 Voice
The Crackerjacks on Pathé, a French-made disc featuring 'Mosquito's Parade' and 'La Czarine', popular salon and novelty pieces of the early 1900s.AI summary
Pathé 1225 Dance
The Cranes Skiffle Group with The Banana Boat Song and Don't You Rock Me Daddy-O on Embassy WB223, one of the Woolworths-sold cover versions of the day.AI summary
EmbWB WB223 Skiffle
The Cranes Skiffle Group with The Banana Boat Song and Don't You Rock Me Daddy-O on Embassy WB223, one of the Woolworths-sold cover versions of the day.AI summary
EmbWB WB223 Skiffle