21,667 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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A band recording on Mayf, a very obscure British label, with the title 'Dick Turpin's Ride to York'—likely a narrative or novelty piece. Single-sided pressings are less common than double-sided.AI summary
Mayfair 2156 Dance
Unidentified band performing 'I Love Her She Loves Me' and 'Notti Algerine' on Fonotipia, catalogue 2036/40. Fonotipia was an Italian label with limited British distribution.AI summary
Fonotipia 2036/40 Misc.
An unidentified band on Mayf, an obscure British label, performing 'Blue Again' and '3 Little Words'. The catalogue number and label suggest very early 1920s or earlier.AI summary
Mayfair 2002 Dance
A dance band recording of two sentimental ballroom numbers on Mayf, a small British label of the 1920s or 1930s.AI summary
Mayfair 2003 Dance
A band plays Baby's Birthday Party and Sleepy Town Express on Mayfair 2005.AI summary
Mayfair 2005 Instrumental
An unidentified band on Mayf catalogue 2011, two light dance or orchestral novelties. Mayf was an obscure British label.AI summary
Mayfair 2011 Dance
A band plays Whistling in the Dark and Roll On Mississippi on Mayfair 2020.AI summary
Mayfair 2020 Dance
A band recorded 'For You' and 'Nevertheless' on Mayf label, catalogue 2034; an unidentified dance or popular side from an obscure British imprint.AI summary
Mayfair 2034 Dance
An instrumental band recording on Mayf Records, a minor British label, with titles 'Strangers' and 'Voice in the old Village Choir'.AI summary
Mayfair 2168 Instrumental
A band plays When Work Is Through and Lullaby of the Leaves on Mayfair 2176.AI summary
Mayfair 2176 Dance
Mus 1009 Misc.
A band plays a selection of dance tunes in two sides on Solex B66.AI summary
Solex B66 Dance
A band recording of 'Auf der Seine' on Lyr, a minor British label. No artist name is given beyond 'Band'.AI summary
Lyceum 1241 Music Hall
A band performing a medley from 'The Count of Luxembourg', an operetta by Léhar, in two parts on the Lyr (Lyric) label, a minor British imprint.AI summary
Lyceum 521 Opera
Lyceum 546 Music Hall
A band performing two novelty instrumental pieces ('Ragtime Violin', 'Sandy Mac') on Mar Records, an obscure British label; the orchestra is unnamed and neither artist nor label are well documented.AI summary
Marathon 196 Instrumental
A band performing two pieces, 'Casino Tanze' and 'Old Comrades', on the Mara label—likely from the 1920s-30s.AI summary
Marathon 101 Dance
An unnamed band performing 'Gipsy Life selection' and 'Grasshoppers Dance' on Mil, a small British label.AI summary
Millophone 255 Orchestra
An unidentified band on Milophone Records performing instrumental pieces 'Benediction of the Poignards' and 'March of the Mountain Gnomes' — light orchestral or novelty instrumentals from the 1920s.AI summary
Millophone 79 Instrumental
A band recording of the novelty standard "Whistler & his Dog" on the Nas label; catalogue details are sparse.AI summary
Nassau 25606 Instrumental
An unnamed band playing 'Under one Flag' on NasC 51, a catalogue number from an unidentified label.AI summary
Nassau C51 Misc.
A dance band performing two light popular numbers on Piccadilly Records: 'You brought a new Kind of Love to me' and 'Living in the Sunlight'.AI summary
Piccadilly 613 Dance
Gram 90/63
Band performing 'In My Bouquet of Memories' and 'Together' on Piccadilly 118.AI summary
Piccadilly 118 Dance
Piccadilly 146 Dance
An unidentified band on Piccadilly 479, a cheap British marque common in the 1930s. The titles are standard popular song material; the artist cannot be placed.AI summary
Piccadilly 479 Dance
A band recording Grieg's "Anitra's Dance" and "Dance of the Imps" for Hom 2029; Hom was a small British label and the artist is unidentified.AI summary
Hom 2029 Orchestra
Albion 1052
A band recording 'Bells of St Malo' and 'Regimental Flag March' on Arrow Records A9, a small British label.AI summary
Arrow A9 Orchestra
An unidentified band on Curry's 125 recorded 'Love Dance' and 'Love's Last Word'; Curry's was a small or short-lived British imprint.AI summary
Curry's 125 Dance
An unidentified band on Curry's 224, performing 'Every Step Towards Killarney' and 'Pal of My Cradle Days'.AI summary
Curry's 224 Orchestra
An ensemble performance on Encore label, featuring pieces with titles now recognized as offensive period descriptions ('Niggers Holiday', 'Czarina', 'Kitchener')—a record that documents the casual racism of early 20th-century recording industry nomenclature.AI summary
Encore 585 Instrumental
Band on Lud, a small British label, performing Rossini's 'William Tell Overture' in two parts.AI summary
Ludgate 4368 Orchestra
An unnamed band performing parts 3 and 4 of the William Tell Overture on Lud 4369, a rare or unidentified British label.AI summary
Ludgate 4369 Orchestra
A band recording titled 'A Nigger's Dream' and 'Hobomoko' on Opera 2531. The title and label are both difficult to place, and the racial language reflects the era of pressing.AI summary
Opera 2531
A band recording of 'Crusader' and 'Imperial Edward March' on Pelican 5, a scarce small British label.AI summary
Pelican 5 Dance
A band performance of 'Alexander's Ragtime Band' on Winner, a budget British label active in the early twentieth century.AI summary
Winner 2102 Dance
An unnamed band recorded 'Tinker's one or two step' and 'Oh you beautiful Doll' for Winner, a cheap British marque; the title repertoire is typical of early dance-band material from the 1920s.AI summary
Winner 2217 Dance
An untitled band on Polyphon 5586, performing 'Ragtime Violin' and 'Stop Stop Stop'. Polyphon was a European label; the artist is not identified.AI summary
Polyphon 5586 Dance
A band recorded 'Lustspiel' (a German comic operetta overture) for Nassau B67, a label of uncertain origin and date.AI summary
Nassau B67 Orchestra
An unidentified band recorded 'Honolulu Moon' and 'C'est Vous' for Perf, a small British label; without artist identification, the repertoire suggests light dance or novelty material of the 1930s.AI summary
Perf 326 Dance
An unnamed band recorded 'Tonight's My Night with Baby' and 'Lulu Lou' for Winner, a small British label active in the 1920s–30s. Without artist identification these sides are difficult to place or value.AI summary
Winner 4512 Dance
An unnamed band recorded 'It Made You Happy When You Made Me Cry' and 'Blue Skies' for Winner 4641. Winner was a British label of the inter-war years.AI summary
Winner 4641 Dance
A dance band, unattributed, recorded two novelty dance numbers for Winner, a cheap British budget label of the 1920s and 1930s.AI summary
Winner 4859 Dance
A dance orchestra (credited only as 'Band') on Gam Records, playing the waltzes 'Destiny waltz' and 'Un peu d'Amour'.AI summary
Gamage 51 Dance
A band plays Reminiscences of Sullivan in two parts on Gamage G533.AI summary
Gamage G533 Orchestra
An unidentified band performing 'Moss Rose' and 'Three o'clock in the morning' on Gam (a short-lived British label), catalogue 567.AI summary
Gamage G567 Dance
A band performance tribute to Harry Lauder, the Scottish music-hall star, recorded in two parts on Operaphone 2522. The label and artist are not clearly identified, and the recording cannot be reliably placed.AI summary
Opera 2522 Music Hall