21,561 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Eclipse 308
Eclipse 317
The Rays with Daddy Cool and Silhouettes on London HLU8505.AI summary
London HLU8505 Rock
The Rhythm Makers recorded 'Yes Sun! (Si Señor)' and 'Yellow Dog Blues' for Parlophone—dance-band arrangements of popular and blues-influenced novelty numbers from the swing era.AI summary
Parlophone R2810 Dance
The Schumann Quartette on the VF label, a small British imprint, performing two sentimental vocal pieces popular in the early 20th century.AI summary
Velvet Face 1014 Voice
The Schumann Quartette on VF Records, a small imprint, with two classical pieces: 'Spring Song' and 'Lo, Here the Gentle Lark'.AI summary
Velvet Face 1013 Classical
The Schumann Quartette performing 'Cavatina' and 'Souvenir', chamber music recorded for VF, an unidentified or short-lived British label.AI summary
Velvet Face 1161 Classical
The Silhouettes' 'Get a Job' — one of the defining doo-wop hits of 1958 — backed with 'I Am Lonely', issued in the UK on Ember 1029. Ember was an important British independent label for American R&B and rock and roll releases; 'Get a Job' reached number one in the US and this is the UK pressing of that disc.AI summary
Ember 1029 Rock
The Six Swingers play 'Streamline Strut' and 'Swing Brothers, Swing' on Regal Zonophone's MR series of the mid-1930s.AI summary
Regal MR1621 Jazz
The Six Swingers play 'Streamline Strut' and 'Swing Brothers Swing' on Regal Zonophone's MR series of the mid-1930s.AI summary
Regal Zonophone MR1621 Jazz
The Sons of the Pioneers, the American cowboy vocal group, recorded 'Empty Saddles' for Brunswick; this record represents early Western swing on a major label.AI summary
Brunswick 04238 Country
The Spirits of Rhythm, a vocal harmony group, on Brunswick; the Spirits of Rhythm were a respected American vocal ensemble of the 1930s–1940s, influential in group singing and percussion.AI summary
Brunswick 02058 Jazz
The Squadronaires recorded 'Barnyard Red' for Decca (label marked 'SampleDecca', no catalogue number given). The Squadronaires were a British RAF dance band of the 1940s–50s that recorded for Decca; without a full catalogue number, identification is incomplete.AI summary
Decca SAMPLE Dance
The Squadronaires, the RAF dance band that became one of Britain's top swing orchestras, play 'My Blue Heaven' on a Decca sample pressing.AI summary
Decca SAMPLE Dance
The Squadronaires on a Decca sample copy, with a single side marked Sally Wales.AI summary
Decca SAMPLE Dance
The Squadronaires on a Decca sample copy, with a single side marked One ? Two ?.AI summary
Decca SAMPLE Dance
The Squadronaires on a Decca sample pressing with 'This Is Always'; a British military dance band from the 1940s–50s.AI summary
Decca SAMPLE Dance
The Squadronaires on Decca F8644, with 'Saturday Night at the Palais' and 'Cement Mixer'. The Squadronaires were a British military dance band active from the 1940s, known for smart, energetic swing arrangements.AI summary
Decca F8644 Dance
The Stargazers with conductor Stanley Black on Decca, a polished popular vocal group recording from the early 1950s with 'Me and My Imagination' and 'The Trouble With Love is Love'.AI summary
Decca F9535 Voice
The Stargazers with the Sid Dean band recorded "Twenty Tiny Fingers" and "An Old Beer Bottle" for Decca F10626, likely a novelty or light comedy number from the early 1950s.AI summary
Decca F10626
The Street Singer was a minor British entertainers of the 1930s–40s; this Decca recording is a sentimental ballad coupling.AI summary
Decca F9018 Voice
Regal Zonophone C24613 Country
The Teddy Bears on London (HLN 8733) with 'To know him is to love him' and 'Don't you worry'; this is almost certainly the 1950s American rock group, but the catalogue number and label need verification as the dating may not align with known Teddy Bears discography.AI summary
London HLN8733 Rock
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IWS 81
The Three Chuckles were an American vocal trio active in the early 1950s, best known for their novelty and doo-wop influenced recordings. This His Master's Voice pressing reflects their brief but prolific recording period.AI summary
His Master's Voice B10835 Voice
The Three Jinx, a vocal group of the period, sing 'On a Steamer Coming Over' and 'Did You Ever See a Dream Walking?' on the budget Rex label.AI summary
Rex 8091 Dance
Brunswick 01545 Jazz
The Three Keys perform 'Heebie Jeebies' and 'Song of the Islands' on Brunswick 01580. The Three Keys were an American vocal group active in the early 1950s.AI summary
Brunswick 01580 Voice
The Three Suns, an American trio known for novelty instrumentals and Caribbean-flavoured swing, on His Master's Voice JO318 with two boogie and Latin-rhythm pieces from the 1940s.AI summary
His Master's Voice JO318 Instrumental
The Tune Twisters recorded two novelty songs for Brunswick Records, a major American label. 'Here Come the British' and 'Pardon My Southern Accent' suggest comedy or novelty material from the early–mid 1930s.AI summary
Brunswick 02016 Comic
The Two Bobs recorded 'Casey Jones' for Columbia, an early novelty or comedy vocal duo. The identity of the performers is unclear.AI summary
Columbia 1932 Comic
The Two Bobs performing 'Alexander's Ragtime Band' and 'Baby Rose' on Columbia, early ragtime-era novelty or dance material.AI summary
Columbia 1971 Dance
The Two Boys recorded 'She Can't Make Up Her Mind' and 'I Ain't a Gonna Tell' for Solex, a small British label.AI summary
Solex 20
Hom 4187 Music Hall
The Two Leslies, credited on Regal MR2593, recorded two sentimental ballads, "I'm a Little Prairie Flower" and "Let Me Go Back to the Farm". Regal was a budget subsidiary of The Gramophone Company active from the 1930s into the 1950s.AI summary
Regal MR2593 Voice
'The Unnatural Seven' is untraced. This Capitol CL pressing from the early 1950s carries two novelty or light instrumental titles; the artist cannot be identified.AI summary
Capitol CL13015
The Vernons, a minor British vocal or dance ensemble, recorded 'Who Put the Kink in the Winkle' and 'You Must Have a Little Bit of Fun' for Winner, catalogue 4400, a small British label. Winner issues of this period are scarce.AI summary
Winner 4400 Dance
The Voices of Walter Schumann with They Call the Wind Maria and April in Paris on Capitol CL13869.AI summary
Capitol CL13869 Voice
Duophone B5011
The Westerners on Conquest 8715, with 'Texas Star' and 'My Herdin' Song'. Conquest was a small American label of the late 1920s–early 1930s.AI summary
Conqueror 8715 Country
The Westminster Singers with Come Ye Lofty and Good Christian Men Rejoice on Vocalion X9085.AI summary
Vocalion X9085 Voice
A two-part selection from the London musical comedy 'Lady Mary', played by the White House Orchestra on Regal's G series.AI summary
Regal G9097 Orchestra
The Yorkshire Jazz Band with When You and I Were Young, Maggie and Doctor Jazz on Tempo MM338.AI summary
Tempo MM338 Jazz
The Yorkshire Jazz Band on Tempo A18, with 'When You Wore a Tulip' and 'Washington and Lee Swing'. Tempo was a British jazz reissue label of the 1950s–1960s.AI summary
Tempo A18 Jazz
The Yorkshire Jazz Band with St Louis Blues and Weary Blues on Tempo A37.AI summary
Tempo A37 Jazz
Thelma Terry, a jazz pianist and bandleader of the 1920s, performs 'Dusky Stevedore' and (with Tracy Brown) 'Chloe' on Columbia. Terry was active in jazz and dance music of the jazz age.AI summary
Columbia 5164 Jazz
Thelma Terry, an American jazz and dance pianist, performing 'Dusky Stevedore' and 'Chloe' on Columbia 5164, a 1920s recording.AI summary
Columbia 5164 Jazz
Thelma Tuson on Brunswick 152, a very early catalogue number indicating a 1920s pressing. Tuson was a minor vocalist; this is a voice record from Brunswick's early catalogue.AI summary
Brunswick 152 Voice