21,667 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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An unidentified band on J. Bull, a minor British label, recording a march and a novelty song from the 1920s–30s.AI summary
John Bull 4 Instrumental
An instrumental or vocal band recording of 'Oh Pimprinella' and 'Ca c'est Paris', credited simply as 'Band' on Parlophone E5803. The E-series of Parlophone 78s dates to the mid-1930s.AI summary
Parlophone E5803 Dance
Uncredited band on Dinky Records performing 'Ogo Pogo' and the Hawaiian number 'Beautiful Kaala'. Dinky was a cheap British label of the late 1920s-30s.AI summary
Dinky 402 Dance
An unidentified band performing 'Tea for Two' and 'John Peel' on Dinky, a minor British label. The artist and pressing are unidentified.AI summary
Dinky 424 Orchestra
A dance band performing popular songs on Dinky, a small British label.AI summary
Dinky 425 Dance
A band performs 'Valencia' and 'British Grenadiers' on LitGem, a very obscure British label. The bandleader is not identified.AI summary
Little Gem 1010 Dance
An unnamed band on Oliv Records performing two instrumental selections. Oliv is a very obscure British label and the band is not identified; no further information is available.AI summary
Oliver 133 Orchestra
A band performing 'Why Did I Kiss That Girl' and 'A Bit of Welsh' on Pigmy, an economical British label from the late 1920s.AI summary
Pigmy 26 Dance
An unidentified band on the Pigmy label performing 'Home in Pasadena' and a piccolo interlude credited only as 'Emerald'. Pigmy is an obscure or short-lived British imprint.AI summary
Pigmy 27 Instrumental
A coupling of light marches and novelty pieces credited simply to 'Band' on Pigmy, a minor British label; artist and context are unclear.AI summary
Pigmy 31 Orchestra
A dance band credited to Band on Pigmy, a short-lived British budget label of the late 1920s, playing 'Horsey keep your Tail up' and a piccolo arrangement of 'Sailor's Hornpipe'.AI summary
Pigmy 35 Dance
An unattributed band recording on Pigmy, an obscure British label, of 'Sammy' and 'A Bit of Irish', likely from the early 1930s.AI summary
Pigmy 37 Dance
A dance band credited to Band on Pigmy, catalogue 39, recorded 'What Do You Do Sunday Mary' and 'A Bit of English', later catalogue entries from this short-lived British budget label.AI summary
Pigmy 39 Dance
A band performing 'Just Like a Beautiful Story' and 'Union Jack Medley' on Pigmy, an economical British label from the late 1920s.AI summary
Pigmy 44 Dance
A band recorded 'I Can't Help Loving That Girl' (from Show Boat) and 'Bunch of Roses' on Pigmy 45. Pigmy was an obscure minor British label of uncertain dates.AI summary
Pigmy 45 Orchestra
An unnamed band recorded 'In the Sun' and 'Ragtime Violin' for Winner 2253. Winner was a British label of the 1920s-30s.AI summary
Winner 2253 Dance
A band recorded 'Battle of Magenta' and 'Uncle Sammy' for Winner 2275, a British military or novelty recording of the early era.AI summary
Winner 2275 Orchestra
An unidentified band recorded 'Entry of the Gladiators' and 'El Capitan' (Sousa) for Winner, a small British label; standard march repertoire likely by a local ensemble.AI summary
Winner 2328 Orchestra
An unidentified band performs 'Mystery of Love' and 'Naiad' on Winner, a British label active in the 1920s–1930s.AI summary
Winner 2351
An unnamed band recorded two seasonal pieces for Winner, the cheap British marque.AI summary
Winner 2219 Orchestra
A band plays Christmas Memories in two parts on Winner 2220.AI summary
Winner 2220
An unidentified band performs 'Church Parade' and 'Weymouth Chimes' on Winner, a cheap British budget label. The band and recordings are not documented.AI summary
Winner 2239
An anonymous dance band performing orchestral selections from popular operettas on Zonophone, a major British label of the early 1900s–1920s.AI summary
Zonophone 5637 Orchestra
Crown 901 Dance
An atmospheric BBC recording of the ballroom ambience at the Dorchester Hotel, London, capturing the sound of the venue rather than a formal musical performance. A novelty or documentary recording rather than a musical disc proper.AI summary
BBC 623/2 Misc.
The Band of the 12th Hussars recorded light orchestral and classical pieces for Victor. This copy, with a Victor sticker over the original Stella pressing, suggests a reissue or remainder stock. Military band recordings of this era are uncommon in the collector market.AI summary
Victory A40 Victory sticker over Stella Orchestra
The Band of HM Scots Guards plays Ippolitov-Ivanov's 'Procession of the Sardar' and 'In the Mosque' from his 'Caucasian Sketches' on Velvet Face.AI summary
Velvet Face 1108 Instrumental
King's Colonials recorded 'Crystal Palace March' and 'Evening News Waltz' for Bell, a small British label. The low catalogue number suggests the early 1920s, and the marches indicate a light orchestral or military-style group.AI summary
Bell 251 Orchestra
The Band of H.M. Grenadier Guards performing two orchestral selections on Odeon: the 'Miserere' from Verdi's Il Trovatore and a Funeral March. British military brass bands recorded extensively for all major labels throughout the 78-rpm era.AI summary
Odeon 44813 Orchestra
The Band of H.M. 1st Life Guards play The Mad Major and The Contemptibles on Vocalion X9150.AI summary
Vocalion X9150 Instrumental
The Band of HM 1st Life Guards, a British military band, performed 'William Tell' (parts 1 and 2)—presumably an arrangement of Rossini's overture—for Vocallion. This is a military brass-band recording from the early to mid-20th century.AI summary
Vocalion J04023 Orchestra
The Band of H.M. 1st Life Guards play music from La Boutique fantasque on Vocalion K05159.AI summary
Vocalion K05159 Instrumental
Vocalion J04010
Vox K05107
The Band of the Irish Guards recorded two British military marches for Bell (256) in the early 1920s. Bell was a minor British label. Military band records of this era were common but are increasingly scarce as shellac discs deteriorate.AI summary
Bell 256 Orchestra
A military band recording on the Bell label, catalogue 255, featuring marches and regimental selections. Bell was a small British label active in the early 1900s-1920s era.AI summary
Bell 255 Orchestra
The Band of the Kings Colonials recorded 'Christchurch Calls' and the 'Il Trovatore' overture for Edis, a New Zealand label with very low output. This is a colonial pressing of obscure provenance.AI summary
Edison 174 Orchestra
The Band of the Scots Guards on Boosey and Hawkes M2014.AI summary
Boosey&Hawkes M2014 Instrumental
The Welsh Guards Band conducted by F Richardson on Rex 9025, performing 'Coronation Bells' and 'Land of Hope & Glory'. A ceremonial and patriotic recording featuring a major British military ensemble.AI summary
Rex 9025 Orchestra
A band with Cruft (possibly Charles Cruft, the show organizer, or an unrelated musician) recorded 'Rose Marie' selection parts 1 and 2 for Duo D503.AI summary
Duophone D503
A band under Cruft plays a selection from Rose Marie in two parts on Duophone D503.AI summary
Duophone D503 Orchestra
A Band and Cruft perform the 'San Toy Selection' (Parts 1 & 2) on DuoD, an obscure British label. San Toy is an operetta by Sidney Jones (1899), but this recording and label are not well documented.AI summary
Duophone D512
Band with Leggatt performing orchestral selections on DuoD (Duophone), a small British label of the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Duophone D517
A band and Vintilescu recorded 'Beauties Kiss Waltz' and 'Rose Mousse Waltz' for Scala 57. These are instrumental waltzes on a small British label; Scala was a minor imprint.AI summary
Scala 57 Instrumental
A Spanish band performing 'La Tipica' on Columbia 5417, a Latin novelty or folk recording from the 1920s-1930s.AI summary
Columbia 5417 Dance
An anonymous Spanish band performing a march, 'The Little Pierrots', on Columbia, catalogue 5581; the label and number suggest a recording from the early 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 5581 Orchestra
Banda Española on Columbia performing 'Marcia di Piccoli Pierretti', a Spanish marching piece. This British Columbia pressing from the 78rpm era represents the label's light classical and continental repertoire.AI summary
Columbia 5581 Instrumental
Columbia 5581