21,561 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Viorica Ursuleac, Richard Strauss's favourite soprano, and Erna Berger in Mozart, from 'The Marriage of Figaro' and 'Don Giovanni', sung in German on Polydor.AI summary
Polydor 62755 Opera
V Willis on Winner 2790, performing 'Thora' and 'Come Sing to Me'. Winner was a budget British label active from around 1920 to the 1930s.AI summary
Winner 2790 Voice
V Young performing 'Two Tickets to Georgia' and 'It's Time to Sing Sweet Adeline Again' on Brunswick.AI summary
Brunswick 01534 Voice
The Vagabonds, likely a close-harmony vocal group, on Winner Records 4174, performing 'I want to be happy' and 'Tea for Two'.AI summary
Winner 4174 Voice
Val and Ernie Stanton recorded 'Potpourri No 3' and 'No 4' for His Master's Voice, the catalogue number B2626 suggesting an early 1930s pressing.AI summary
His Master's Voice B2626 Personalities (Prs)
Val Anthony recorded these sentimental ballads for Columbia in the post-war era; the artist is a minor popular singer of the 1940s–1950s.AI summary
Columbia DB3396 Voice
Val Rosing on Regal singing 'Let Me Dream of Love' and 'It's Easy to Remember', popular ballads from the early 1930s.AI summary
Regal MR1650 Voice
Val Rosing, a tenor vocalist and actor active in the 1920s–30s, recorded 'You Ought to See Sally on Sunday' and 'Song without Words' for Rex, catalogue 8075; Rosing had a successful career in operetta and musical theatre.AI summary
Rex 8075 Voice
Val Rosing, the British light-music tenor, recording 'I Believe in Miracles' and 'Malola' for Regal MR-series (MR1649), likely 1940s–50s.AI summary
Regal MR1649 Voice
Val Rosing recorded these two short numbers for the Rex label, a British budget imprint of the 1930s-40s. Rosing is not documented in standard references, and the titles suggest popular or novelty material.AI summary
Rex 8059 Personalities (Prs)
Val Rosing was a British tenor and light-music singer; this Regal pressing with J Burnaby appears to be vocal duet material from the early 1930s.AI summary
Regal MR378 Voice
Val Stamp, an unidentified artist, recorded popular sentimental songs for Piccadilly, a cheap British label of the 1930s–40s.AI summary
Piccadilly 283 Voice
Val Thompson performing 'The Rosary' and 'There is a green Hill' on the Best label, a small British marque of the 1920s–1930s. The artist Val Thompson is not widely documented in standard discographies.AI summary
Best 282 Voice
Val Valente with Till You're Mine and That's Where You Are on Philips PB374.AI summary
Philips PB374 Voice
Valaida, an American jazz singer and multi-instrumentalist, on Parlophone F-series with 'Chloe' and 'I Got Rhythm', two of her signature numbers.AI summary
Parlophone F1048 Jazz
Valaida Snow, an influential jazz singer, trumpeter and entertainer, recorded 'Nagasaki' and 'Some of These Days' for Parlophone F952, a British Parlophone pressing.AI summary
Parlophone F952 Jazz
Valaida on Parlophone F118. Valaida Snow was a significant African-American jazz vocalist and multi-instrumentalist of the 1920s–30s, celebrated for her versatility and featured in British and Continental recordings.AI summary
Parlophone F118 Jazz
Valaida Snow, the African-American jazz trumpeter and singer known as the 'Queen of the Trumpet', on Parlophone F657 performing two vocal numbers.AI summary
Parlophone F657 Jazz
Parlophone E11176 Voice
Parlophone E11128
Electron EG6604
Valerie Carr, a British-Canadian pop singer of the 1950s, recorded these novelty numbers for Columbia's DB-series.AI summary
Columbia DB4131 Voice
Rudy Vallée was one of the greatest American crooners and bandleaders of the 1920s and 1930s, and a major radio and recording star; this Columbia recording of 'Say It Isn't So' captures his distinctive tenor voice and romantic delivery.AI summary
Columbia CB524 Voice
Vallee, likely Rudy Vallée the American crooner, recorded 'A Bed Time Story' and 'I'm Playing with Fire' for Columbia. The catalogue number 2737D places this in the late 1920s electrical era.AI summary
Columbia 2737D Voice
Rudy Vallée, the American crooner and bandleader, recorded for Columbia CB-series around the late 1920s. Vallée was one of the defining voices of early American popular music and radio.AI summary
Columbia CB524 Personalities (Prs)
Rudy Vallée on His Master's Voice B6052, performing 'Two Little Blue Eyes' and 'Just a Blue-Eyed Blonde' (High Hatters), likely early 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B6052 Voice
His Master's Voice B6020 Dance
Rudy Vallée, the American crooner famous for his megaphone singing style and popularity in the late 1920s and 1930s, on His Master's Voice B6033 with 'My Cigarette Lady' and 'You're just a Lover'.AI summary
His Master's Voice B6033 Voice
Rudy Vallée on Victor, the celebrated American crooner, performing 'Verdict is Life' and 'Reminiscing' on catalogue 22412, likely mid-1930s.AI summary
Victor 22412 Voice
The Valley Inn Melody Boys on Cham 15074, a very obscure British budget label of uncertain date and origin. No reliable information is available about this artist or their recording history.AI summary
Champion 15074
Van and Ernie Stanton recorded two instalments of 'English as She Is Not Spoken', a comedy sketch, for His Master's Voice in the 1920s. The Stantons were a comedy duo in the British variety tradition, known for dialect and cross-talk comedy.AI summary
His Master's Voice B2626 Comic
Van and Schenk were a popular American vocal duet of the 1910s and 1920s, recorded here on Columbia for 'Shadatin Dee' and 'Get Out and Get Under'. The high catalogue number places this in the early 1920s or late 1910s.AI summary
Columbia 4984 Voice
Van Biene performing 'Valse Apache' and 'Home Sweet Home' on Pathé, likely a reissue or later pressing of an acoustic-era recording.AI summary
Pathé 5639 Instrumental
Van Biene's 'The Broken Melody', a sentimental violin showpiece of the late Victorian era, recorded for Zonophone on catalogue 47852.AI summary
Zonophone 47852 Instrumental
Van Biene on 'Shadows of the Night' and 'Deep blue Sea', from Zonophone 885. Van Biene was a Belgian or European instrumental or orchestral recording artist; Zonophone 885 suggests a mid-catalogue release from the 1920s-1930s. The identity and genre are unclear.AI summary
Zonophone 885 Instrumental
Curry's 174
Van Biene & Squire performing 'Shadows of the Night' and 'Saltarello' on the Ar label, catalogue 2270, a small British or European imprint.AI summary
Ariel 2270 Instrumental
George van Eps, the American jazz guitarist, recorded these songs for Pathé, a major British label. Van Eps was a leading jazz guitarist of the 1920s–1930s, known for his technical facility and influential recordings.AI summary
Pathé 1385 Jazz
Van Eps, a guitarist and bandleader, recorded for Victor (US label) 18681, performing 'So Long Oo-long' and Frank Smith's 'Lovely Summertime'. This is an American recording.AI summary
Victor 18681 Dance
The Van Eps Banta Trio recorded these two classical salon pieces for Pathé, a French label. Pathé 1499 is a relatively high catalogue number suggesting 1920s. Van Eps was likely a house ensemble or minor recording artist.AI summary
Pathé 1499 Classical
The van Eps Trio performing 'Where the Lanterns glow' and, with the Six Brown Brothers, 'Peter Gink' on His Master's Voice B1197. Fred van Eps was a respected banjo soloist and bandleader of the 1920s; the Six Brown Brothers were early novelty vaudeville recording artists.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1197 Instrumental
Van Eps and F Banta recorded two novelty or comedy songs for Homochord (HomC 724) in the late 1920s. Van Eps was a known ragtime guitarist. Homochord was a British pressing of continental European material.AI summary
Hom C724
Van Eps and F Banta performing 'Tambourines and Oranges' and 'That Fortune' on Hom C 687, an obscure European label.AI summary
Hom C687
Van Half Moon's orchestra recorded 'Without You Sweetheart' and 'Worryin'' for Perf (Perfection), a small American label of the late 1920s; the artist is little-known and the label was small.AI summary
Perfect 359 Dance
Van Phillips recorded 'Oh Donna Clara' and 'Little Russian Rose' for Columbia, catalogue CB159, in the mid-1920s. Phillips was an accordion or light-music recording artist.AI summary
Columbia CB159 Voice
Van Phillips, a British pianist and bandleader, recorded the popular standards 'Aren't We All' and 'If I Had a Talking Picture of You' for Columbia.AI summary
Columbia 5512 Dance
Van Phillips on Columbia Records performing 'I'm Like a Sailor' and 'High and Low'. Little is known of this artist, likely a popular vocalist of the 1930s era.AI summary
Columbia CB6 Voice
Columbia 5245 Dance