21,561 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Walter Gieseking (1895–1956), one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century, recorded these Debussy Arabesques for Parlophone; these are canonical works of the solo piano repertoire.AI summary
Parlophone E11109 Classical
Walter Gieseking, one of the most celebrated German pianists of the 20th century, performs Debussy's 'La plus que lente' (The More than Slow) and 'Silver Cascade', likely a popular piano piece, on Brunswick.AI summary
Brunswick 30123 Classical
Walter Glynne performing two British folk-song arrangements on His Master's Voice from the 1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B3293 Voice
Walter Glynne singing 'Moonlight and Roses' and 'The World is Waiting for the Sunrise' on His Master's Voice B8195; Glynne was a British tenor active in the dance-band era, and these popular songs date to the late 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8195 Voice
Walter Glynne performing Welsh-language titles 'Fy Blodwen f'anwyld fy mhobpeth' (with B Jones) on Regal T2325, a British pressing from the 1930s. Welsh-language recordings are less common in British collections.AI summary
Regal T2325 Voice
Walter Glynne on Decca 11027-2, performing 'Just because the Violets'. Glynne was a British vocalist of the 1930s–50s recording for Decca.AI summary
Decca 11027-2 Voice
Walter Glynne recorded 'Passing by' for Decca, the major British label. A solo voice piece, likely from the 1930s-1940s.AI summary
Decca 11028 Voice
Walter Glynne, a British light tenor of the 1920s, singing sentimental ballads on HMV.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1644 Voice
Walter Greenhalgh performing dialect monologues about an Oldham character called 'The Tackler' on Selecta, a small British label, representing the northern comic tradition.AI summary
Selecta 100 Music Hall
Walter Greenhalgh reciting dialect comedy on the Selecta label, part 6 of a series. Greenhalgh was a Northern comedian of the 1920s-30s, and this is typical of his recorded repertoire.AI summary
Selecta 102 Comic
Walter H Long performs 'Home Rule' on HMV 1388, a single-sided pressing from the very early Gramophone Company series — the 1000-range HMV numbers date from around 1903–1906. Long was a prolific early recording artist in both comic and topical song; single-sided HMV pressings from this period are genuinely old and attract collectors of early British records.AI summary
His Master's Voice 1388 Music Hall
Walter Huston, the American actor and singer, recorded 'September Song' (Kurt Weill and Maxwell Anderson) and 'Lost in the Stars' (also Weill and Anderson) from Broadway shows on Brunswick 04658; Huston was known for his gruff baritone in theatrical music.AI summary
Brunswick 04658 Opera
Walter Hyde and Harry Dearth recorded selections from Gilbert and Sullivan's 'HMS Pinafore' for Odeon, a major European label. Both were British singers active in the early 20th century, and this represents a pre-electrical or early electrical recording of British comic opera.AI summary
Odeon 44872 Opera
Walter Mead is credited on an Ar label 78, a cheap British budget pressing; the songs are sentimental ballads, typical of minor imprint output.AI summary
Ariel 1708 Voice
Walter Midgley, the English tenor, sings One Flower Alone in Your Garden and Serenade on Columbia DB1905.AI summary
Columbia DB1905 Voice
Walter Miller was a British music-hall and novelty singer active in the early 1920s; this Zonophone recording of a comic song is characteristic of postwar British popular entertainment on a secondary label.AI summary
Zonophone 42281 Music Hall
Walter Miller recorded a comic or novelty piece, 'Mandy's Christening', for Zonophone, a major British label; the catalogue number suggests a pre-war pressing, though the artist is not widely documented.AI summary
Zonophone X2-42011 Comic
Walter Miller performing 'Tiny Seed of Love' for Zonophone X-series (X42864), an early acoustic catalogue from the 1900s–1910s.AI summary
Zonophone X42864 Voice
Walter Miller recorded "Isn't It Lovely to Be in Love" for Zonophone X42867, a British budget label of the 1920s–1930s.AI summary
Zonophone X42867 Voice
Walter Miller on GC, a British label pressing 'I've Got a Feelin' for You'.AI summary
Gramophone Company 3-2194
Walter Miller recorded this solo instrumental on the GC label, a minor British imprint. 'Daffodil' is likely an instrumental novelty or light piano piece from the 1920s or 1930s. Neither the artist nor the label are well documented.AI summary
Gramophone Company 3-2273 Instrumental
Walter Miller performing 'Just Kiss Yourself Goodbye' on GC, an obscure or regional British label.AI summary
Gramophone Company 3-2317 Voice
Walter Miller on GC, a very early label. The artist and label are not immediately recognised, and little information is available. GC catalogue numbers suggest an early 1900s-1910s pressing.AI summary
Gramophone Company 3-2381 Voice
Walter O'Keefe recorded 'Man on the Flying Trapeze' for His Master's Voice. O'Keefe was an American singer, comedian and actor active from the 1920s onward; 'Man on the Flying Trapeze' is a traditional music-hall song.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8050 Voice
Walter Passmore was a renowned comic baritone of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company; these two extracts from W.S. Gilbert's operetta *The Yeomen of the Guard* capture the English theatrical tradition of the early acoustic era.AI summary
Columbia 1866 Opera
Walter Pidgeon, the major Hollywood actor, on His Master's Voice B1882. Pidgeon recorded occasionally in the early 1930s; this is a film-related vocal recording.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1882 Personalities (Prs)
Pianist Walter Rehberg performing Schumann's Fantasy Op. 17 and Liszt's Consolations on Brunswick 80022, an instrumental recording from the acoustic or early electrical era.AI summary
Brunswick 80022 Classical
Walter Rehberg, a German-Swiss pianist, performing the second and third movements of Schumann's Fantasy Op. 17 on Brunswick, recorded in the acoustic or early electric period.AI summary
Brunswick 80023 Classical
Walter Rehberg, a German-Swiss pianist, performing the fourth and fifth movements of Schumann's Fantasy Op. 17 on Brunswick 80024, a continuation of a multi-part recorded cycle.AI summary
Brunswick 80024 Classical
Walter Rehberg was a German pianist recorded here performing Schumann's Fantasy Op. 17 (parts 6 and 7) for Brunswick. This is a classical piano recording from the electrical era, representing a less well-known artist's interpretation of major Romantic repertoire.AI summary
Brunswick 80025 Classical
Walter Rehberg was a German-Swiss pianist and composer; this Polyphon recording preserves a Brahms Rhapsody in B minor, capturing a pianist of the salon tradition.AI summary
Polyphon 7062 Classical
A Columbia educational or speech-training recording by Walter Ripman, titled 'Good Speech', likely part of a series on proper English pronunciation or elocution from the early-to-mid twentieth century.AI summary
Columbia D40014 Voice
Walter Rogers, a pioneer American bandleader and cornet soloist from the early 1900s, performing two Christmas-themed pieces on Imperial.AI summary
Imperial 1513 Instrumental
Panachord 25360
Walter Schumann leading orchestral arrangements of 'Goodnight Waltz' and 'Paddlin' Madeline Home' on His Master's Voice. Schumann was a conductor known for film-score work and orchestral arrangements in the 1950s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B10757 Orchestra
Walter Schumann was an American composer and conductor known for orchestral and film work; this His Master's Voice recording of 'Goodnight waltz' and 'Paddlin' Madeline Home' may be a reissue of US material.AI summary
His Master's Voice B10757 Orchestra
Walter van Brunt and Maurice Burkhardt recorded 'Fiddle-dee-dee' for His Master's Voice, catalogue 2-4046, an early or novelty recording.AI summary
His Master's Voice 2-4046 Voice
Zonophone X42990 Jazz
Walter Wheatley on Columbia 100, described as performing 'Star of Bethlehem' and 'Finlandia' (credited to Scots Guards Band). The very low catalogue number suggests an early Columbia recording.AI summary
Columbia 100 Orchestra
Walter Widdop, a noted English tenor, performing arias from Gounod's operas on His Master's Voice, catalogue DB1566.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB1566 Opera
Walter Widdop was a leading British tenor of the 1920s–1930s, famous for Wagnerian and operatic roles. This HMV DB-series recording of vocal songs from opera is from his later recording period.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB1566 Opera
Walter Williams, a performer on Columbia, recorded two comedy or character songs: 'Priceless Percy' and 'Many happy Returns of the Day'.AI summary
Columbia L1305 Music Hall
Walter Williams performing 'Ice Cream' and 'Constantinople' on Regal, catalogue 9135 — likely mid-to-late 1930s release.AI summary
Regal 9135 Personalities (Prs)
Walton and Carter, a comedy or music-hall duo, recorded 'Loading up the Mandy Lee' and 'Oh that Beautiful Land' on HMV B695, from the early 1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B695 Music Hall
Wanda Landowska performing a Vivaldi Concerto in D Major (Parts 1 and 2) on His Master's Voice DB6819. Landowska was one of the most important keyboard artists of the 20th century, pioneering the harpsichord revival and recording extensively for HMV from the 1920s onwards.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB6819 Classical
His Master's Voice JF26 Jazz
Waring, likely Fred Waring and his Pennsylvanians, performs 'Fit as a Fiddle' and '(Bestor) To the Rhythm of the River Rhine' on His Master's Voice B6304.AI summary
His Master's Voice B6304 Dance
Waring performing 'Looking at the World thru Rose coloured Glasses' and a Shilkret composition on His Master's Voice B5225, 1920s popular song material.AI summary
His Master's Voice B5225 Voice