21,561 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Violet Essex recorded 'Little Princess Look Up' and 'No' for Pop, catalogue 338, likely 1920s.AI summary
Popular 338 Voice
Violet Essex on Pil (Pilar) 5629, performing sacred vocal material ('Sweet Spirit Hear My Prayer') from an unidentified British label of the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Pilgrim 5629 Voice
Violet Essex, a British vocalist, recorded two romantic ballads 'I Hear You Calling Me' and 'I Hid My Love' on Regal 6255, a popular British label of the 1920s-1930s.AI summary
Regal 6255 Voice
Violet Essex recorded "My Hero" and a piece credited to G Ivell on the Whit label, a small British imprint. Little is known of Essex or this label beyond the catalogue number.AI summary
Whit 64 Misc.
Violet Essex on Champ Records, a British small label, performing light vocal material from the 1920s–30s era.AI summary
Champion 162 Voice
Violet Essex, a vocalist of the 1920s, with 'Just for a While' and 'In Romany', the latter arranged by Jack Hylton and P. Baselow. The HMV label and C-series catalogue number place this in the mid-to-late 1920s; Essex and Hylton were both active in British dance music of that period.AI summary
His Master's Voice C1085 Voice
Violet Essex on Lyric 287 with 'Letter Song' and 'My Hero', a vocal recording from the 1920s–1930s. 'My Hero' is a famous waltz from the operetta *The Chocolate Soldier*.AI summary
Lyceum 287 Voice
Violet Essex, a British vocalist, recorded sentimental ballads for His Master's Voice in the 1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1417 Voice
Violet Loraine, the music-hall and revue star who sang 'If You Were the Only Girl in the World' with George Robey, with 'No More Stopping Out Late' and 'The Harem Skirt' on Ariel.AI summary
Ariel 1828 Music Hall
Violet Loraine was a popular British music-hall and revue singer, best known for her partnership with George Robey in 'The Bing Boys Are Here'. This Scala label disc, catalogue 417, couples two of her lighter numbers. Scala is an obscure imprint; a Loraine pressing on this label is less common than her major-label recordings.AI summary
Scala 417 Music Hall
Violet Loraine, the musical comedy and revue actress best known as George Robey's partner in The Bing Boys Are Here, performs 'A Dollar Princess' and 'All Clear Out of the Park' on the Jumbo label, catalogue 25117. Loraine is a recognised revue name and her recordings on minor labels are less common than her major-label equivalents.AI summary
Jumbo 25117 Music Hall
Violet Loraine was a British singer and actress of the Edwardian era; this Columbia side features the 'Kipling Walk' and orchestral accompaniment, representing early 1900s musical theatre recording.AI summary
Columbia D1340 Voice
Violet Loraine, a British stage comedian and singer, recorded 'Let the Great Big World Keep Turning' for His Master's Voice, catalogue 03552, dating to the 1900s-1910s. Loraine was a London revue and comedy performer.AI summary
His Master's Voice 03552 Music Hall
Violet Loraine, a British musical theatre star and singer, on His Master's Voice; Loraine performed in the West End musical theatre of the 1910s-1920s and recorded early electrical and acoustic sides.AI summary
His Master's Voice 03576 Voice
Violet Loraine, a British stage star, recorded 'Dear old Saturday Night' with Harry Tate on Columbia 559, an early issue from the 1910s.AI summary
Columbia 559 Music Hall
Violet Loraine, a British music-hall comedienne and singer popular in the 1910s-20s, recorded a medley on His Master's Voice C2357. The medley is presented as a two-part recording.AI summary
His Master's Voice C2357 Music Hall
Violet Loraine recorded 'What a Little Moonlight Can Do' for Decca (TB1615-2). Loraine was a British revue and film performer of the 1920s–30s, and this title is a well-known jazz standard.AI summary
Decca TB1615-2 Voice
Violet Loraine was a British stage and recording artist of the 1920s–30s; this Decca pressing of 'What a Little Moonlight Can Do' and 'Don't You Cry When We Say Goodbye' captures her popular vocal style.AI summary
Decca F5266 Voice
Violet Loraine, the British musical-theatre singer and actress, recorded 'Oh the Woman in Room 13' and 'You'd be Surprised' for His Master's Voice, catalogue D475. Loraine was popular in Edwardian musical comedy and revue.AI summary
His Master's Voice D475 Voice
Violet Loraine, a British stage entertainer and early recording artist, on 'Gipsy warned me' and 'Oh by jingo oh by gee' for His Master's Voice D487. Loraine recorded in the early acoustic era and her sides are of interest to period collectors.AI summary
His Master's Voice D487 Music Hall
Violet Loraine, the English musical theatre star and singer, performing 'Oh how I laugh when I think how I cried about you' and 'If Mr Cupid went on Strike' on His Master's Voice D494. Loraine was a leading West End comedienne and performer in the early twentieth century.AI summary
His Master's Voice D494 Voice
An unnamed violinist performing two Romantic-era salon pieces—Massenet's Berceuse from Jocelyn and an Italian Canzonetta—on the Apollo label.AI summary
Apollo 163 Classical
This Glob Records 78 features a violinist performing two display pieces, 'Gypsy Airs' and 'Czardas', characteristic virtuoso vehicles; artist is not specified on the label.AI summary
Glob 996 Instrumental
Broadcast Jr109 Instrumental
A violin soloist performing 'Slow Movement' from Mendelssohn, coupled with 'Road to Loch Lomond', recorded for Bell 392. Bell was a small British label; the artist is unidentified, but the classical/folk programme suggests a serious musician recorded for the budget market.AI summary
Bell 392 Classical
An anonymous violin disc on Polyphon, catalogue 3112, with a Humoresque by Swedish composer Tor Aulin and Hungarian Dance No. 4. The very low Polyphon catalogue number suggests an early pressing; Tor Aulin was a significant Swedish violinist and composer. The anonymous credit means the player's identity is unknown.AI summary
Polyphon 3112 Instrumental
Columbia 218 Instrumental
Violin soloist recorded 'Mattinata' (Leoncavallo) and 'Unter dem Lindenbaum' for Parlophone, catalogue O7314. The artist is credited only as 'Violin', and the work suggests a classically trained performer of the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Parlophone O7314 Instrumental
An unnamed violin soloist recorded Abendfrieden and a serenade for Wotama, an obscure imprint of unknown origin. The performer and the precise recordings are not otherwise documented.AI summary
Wotama 9590 Classical
Viorica Ursuleac, a Romanian soprano, on Decca, performing 'Caecilie' (Sibelius) and 'Spring Festival'. Ursuleac was a notable 20th-century opera and art-song singer, recorded in Berlin and Vienna.AI summary
Decca DE7063 Opera
Viorica Ursuleac, a celebrated Austro-Romanian soprano of the mid-20th century, on Decca; the titles suggest operatic or art-song repertoire.AI summary
Decca DE7063 Opera
The Vipers Skiffle Group with Railroad Steamboat and Streamline Train on Parlophone R4308.AI summary
Parlophone R4308 Skiffle
The Vipers Skiffle Group on Parlophone, performing 'Streamline Train' and 'Railroad Steamboat' — a British skiffle group of the 1950s.AI summary
Parlophone R4308 Rock
The Vipers Skiffle Group were a leading British skiffle ensemble in the mid-1950s, capturing the folk-influenced guitar style that briefly rivalled rock and roll in popularity; this Parlophone side preserves the novelty and energy of the skiffle craze.AI summary
Parlophone R4261 Rock
The Vipers Skiffle Group on Parlophone R4371, performing 'Skiffle Party'. The Vipers were among the leading British skiffle acts of the mid-1950s, and this side captures the group's energetic approach to the folk-blues hybrid that briefly dominated British popular music.AI summary
Parlophone R4371 Dance
Virgilio Lazzari, an Italian bass, recorded two operatic arias for Vocálion's B-series: "Vecchia Zimarra" ("Old coat") from *La bohème* and "Dio Dell'Or" from *La Gioconda*.AI summary
Vocalion B3103
Virgilio Lazzari, the Italian bass of the Chicago and Metropolitan operas, sings 'Il lacerato spirito' from 'Simon Boccanegra' and 'La calunnia' from 'The Barber of Seville' on Vocalion.AI summary
Vocalion 0222 Opera
Virginia Liston, a 1920s blues and vaudeville singer, performing "Shreveport Blues" and "Jailhouse Blues" for Okeh's race series.AI summary
Okeh 8122 Jazz
Virginia Rea on Brunswick 25016, performing two soprano showpieces—"Ombra leggiera" from La sonnambula and "Una voce poco fa" from The Barber of Seville—suggesting a light-opera or concert vocalist of the acoustic or early electrical era.AI summary
Brunswick 25016 Opera
The Virginians were an American jazz ensemble active in the 1920s; this HMV B series pressing pairs two of their jazz-age songs from the early electrical recording era.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1520 Jazz
The Virginians, a hot-dance jazz ensemble of the early-to-mid 1920s, performing 'Blue' and Zez Confrey's 'Struttin' at the Strutters Ball' on His Master's Voice B1408. These are seminal early jazz recordings.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1408 Jazz
The Virginians, an important early jazz and dance band, in two titles on His Master's Voice — 'Nobody Lied' and 'Yankee Doodle Blues' — from the early 1920s. The Virginians were a leading American jazz-dance ensemble.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1421 Jazz
The Virginians, a jazz ensemble of the 1920s, recorded these popular jazz and novelty dance numbers for His Master's Voice — "Sister Kate" became one of the decade's best-loved pieces.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1459 Jazz
The Virginians, a hot-jazz band, recorded 'Kiss Mama Kiss Papa' and '(Doerr) Swanee Smiles' for His Master's Voice B1520 in the mid-1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1520 Jazz
The Virginians, a popular dance orchestra of the 1920s, recorded for His Master's Voice B1408, performing 'Blue' and Frank Confrey's 'Struttin' at the Strutters Ball'. The Virginians were one of the leading dance bands of the early jazz age and their recordings, especially on HMV, are collected.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1408 Dance
Virgo and Thornton on Eagle, a small British label of the 1920s–30s, performing light classical or parlour songs.AI summary
Eagle 5008 Personalities (Prs)
The Virginia Female Jubilee Singers recorded 'Lover of the Lord' and 'O Mary Don't You Weep', African American spirituals, for Okeh Records in the 1920s, part of Okeh's extensive catalogue of blues and gospel.AI summary
Okeh 4430 Voice
Vita Sackville-West — the novelist, poet and garden designer, partner of Harold Nicolson and member of the Bloomsbury Group — reads from her poem 'The Land' on Columbia D40192. Spoken-word records by major literary figures are an uncommon and specialised collecting area, and Sackville-West's public celebrity makes this of interest beyond literary specialists.AI summary
Columbia D40192 Personalities (Prs)