21,561 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Two popular ballads attributed to Waring on His Master's Voice B5000 series, from the late acoustic or early electric era of the late 1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B5262 Voice
Waring and Olsen recorded 'My Regular Girl' and 'Lucky Day' for His Master's Voice B5303, a vocal or dance record from the late 1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B5303 Dance
A record credited to 'Waring' on Victor, likely Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians, a major American vocal group of the 1920s.AI summary
Victor 19648 Orchestra
Waring on Victor Records with 'Syncopatin Sal' and 'Way down in my Heart', likely an American vocalist recorded for the Victor label.AI summary
Victor 19768 Voice
Waring recorded two popular dance numbers for His Master's Voice B5047. The artist is likely Fred Waring, the American bandleader, but the specific recording is not clearly identified.AI summary
His Master's Voice B5047 Dance
Waring's Pennsylvanians, a popular American dance orchestra of the 1920s–30s, recorded a medley of 'Flying Colors' for Victor Records.AI summary
Victor 24239 Dance
Credited to Warner on Columbia, a major label. The titles appear to be novelty or comedy numbers of the early 1930s, with Radiolites credited on side B.AI summary
Columbia 4068 Comic
Warner's 7 Aces, a dance band performing novelty jazz on early Columbia: 'So Is Your Old Lady' and 'I'm Walking Around in Circles' (credited to Radiolites). The 4000 series is an early Columbia issue from the mid-1920s.AI summary
Columbia 4068 Dance
Warner's 7 Aces, a dance band of the 1920s, recorded these two jazz-inflected pop songs for Columbia's 305D series, a numerical catalogue issue from the height of the dance-band era.AI summary
Columbia 305D Dance
Warwick Evans, the distinguished cellist and long-serving principal cellist of the London Philharmonic Orchestra, plays the Eccles Sonata in two parts on HMV D343. Evans made relatively few recordings and is a recognised name in British cello collecting; HMV D-series pressings are acoustic-era standard format.AI summary
His Master's Voice D343 Classical
Warwick Green recorded 'Ragtime curate' and 'Everybody's doing it at the seaside' for the Phoe label, catalogue 112, likely early 1920s.AI summary
Phoenix 112 Music Hall
Warwick Green recorded 'Ragtime curate' and 'Who killed ragtime' for the Phoe label, catalogue 75, likely early 1920s.AI summary
Phoenix 75 Music Hall
Warwick Green Accordion Band on Phoe (10) with 'At the devil's ball' and 'Trail of the lonesome pine'; an accordion ensemble on an obscure British label, likely 1920s–1930s.AI summary
Phoenix 10 Instrumental
The Warwick Orchestra plays Musica Proibita and In a Monastery Garden on Duophone A1004.AI summary
Duophone A1004 Orchestra
The Washboard R Kings performing 'My Pretty Girl' and 'Shoutin' at the Amen Corner' (credited to Tinsley) on HMV B8655, a mid-1930s jazz and jug-band side.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8655 Jazz
The Washboard Rhythm Band, a novelty percussion group popular in the 1930s, recorded 'Coming of Hi-De-Ho' and 'Swing Gate' for Columbia, capturing the jive and swing-era novelty sound.AI summary
Columbia CB642 Jazz
Washboard Rhythm Kings performing two novelty jazz and blues pieces on His Master's Voice. The Kings were a popular American rhythm novelty group of the 1930s, and their recordings are sought by jazz collectors.AI summary
His Master's Voice B6362 Jazz
Imperial 1992 Personalities (Prs)
Watbe King (or possibly a variant spelling) led a dance band recorded for Brunswick. The catalogue number 01550 dates this to the early 1930s, and the Latin-flavoured titles suggest dance-oriented material.AI summary
Brunswick 01550 Dance
Watcyn Watcyns performing 'West Country Lad' and 'Pibroch' on Vocalion, a major British label of the 1920s-1930s.AI summary
Vocalion X9597 Voice
Watcyn Watkins sings Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal and Alanna on Vocalion X9419.AI summary
Vocalion X9419 Voice
Watson Forbes (viola) and Maria Korchinska (harp) performing a sonata for viola and harp on Decca; an unusual instrumental pairing and a chamber recording from the 1930s–1940s.AI summary
Decca K941/2 Classical
W. C. Fields, the American comedian and film star famous for his misanthropic wit and persona, on the SpeakOPh label — possibly Speak-O-Phone — with no catalogue number recorded, performing 'Views on Drinking'. The label is unidentified and requires physical examination; a Fields recording on an obscure or private label would be a significant celebrity collector item.AI summary
Speak-O-Phone Personalities (Prs)
W.C. Handy, the American blues pioneer and composer, performing 'Moonlight blues' and 'Bunch of blues' on Columbia A-series, recorded in the 1920s acoustic era.AI summary
Columbia A2418 Jazz
W. C. Handy, the composer and pioneering blues bandleader, performing 'Hooking Cow Blues' and 'Ole Miss Rag' on Columbia. These are likely his own compositions or arrangements; Handy's recordings are historically important to early jazz and blues history.AI summary
Columbia A2420 Jazz
W. C. Handy, known as the Father of the Blues, composed 'St Louis Blues', one of the most influential songs in American popular music; this Philips pressing is a later reissue rather than an original period recording.AI summary
Philips 81 Jazz
Webb Pierce was a major honky-tonk country singer of the 1950s, and this Decca side represents his commercially successful early recordings. UK copies of American country material from Decca are not uncommon, as Decca was a major distributor in the UK.AI summary
Decca 28834 Country
Webster Aitken, an American pianist associated with the advocacy of contemporary music, performing Mozart's Fantasia K.475 across two sides on the Gamut label, catalogue 132. Gamut was a small and specialist label; an Aitken piano recording on this obscure imprint is unusual and warrants investigation.AI summary
Gamut 132 Instrumental
Wee Georgie Wood, the child star of early British variety, performing 'Black Hand Gang' parts 1 and 2 on Broadcast 925.AI summary
Broadcast 925 Music Hall
Wee Georgie Wood, the diminutive Scottish comedian and music-hall star, performing comedy pieces on Broadcast Records. Wood was a successful recording artist with a distinctive performing style; Broadcast was a short-lived British independent label of the late 1920s–early 1930s.AI summary
Broadcast 955 Comic
Wee Willie Harris, a British rock and roll artist of the mid-1950s, recorded for Decca with 'Rockin' at the Two I's' and 'Back to School Again'.AI summary
Decca F10970 Rock
Wee Willie Harris was a British rock and roll singer of the 1950s, known for his energetic stage presence and wild hair. 'Got a Match' was released on Decca in 1957, during his brief chart career in the early years of British rock and roll.AI summary
Decca F11044 Rock
Weems recorded two popular songs for HMV in the late 1920s (B5145 series). The artist's full identity and recording career are not known from this label alone.AI summary
His Master's Voice B5145 Voice
Weems recorded 'Blue Eyed Sally' and 'Oh How I Love My Darling' for Victor 19547, likely from the 1920s. This appears to be either a British pressing or an American release.AI summary
Victor 19547 Dance
Brunswick 03781
Brunswick 03806 Dance
Ted Weems (or Weems Orchestra), an American bandleader of the 1920s–30s, recorded 'Blue Sky Avenue' and 'Stay as Sweet as You Are' for Columbia. This is a light orchestral number from his extensive recording career.AI summary
Columbia FB1002 Orchestra
Ted Weems' orchestra on 'At the Baby Parade', recorded for His Master's Voice B6327. Weems was a prominent American bandleader active in the 1920s–30s; HMV pressed many of his sides for the British market.AI summary
His Master's Voice B6327 Orchestra
His Master's Voice B5412 Dance
Phil Weems and his orchestra recording 'Piccolo Pete' and two other popular titles on His Master's Voice from the late 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B5712 Dance
Weems on His Master's Voice B5862, performing 'Washing Dishes with My Sweetie' and 'Dancing with Tears in My Eyes', sentimental popular songs of the 1920s–1930s. Weems is likely Ted Weems, a bandleader, or a session vocalist; HMV B-series sides are moderately common.AI summary
His Master's Voice B5862 Voice
Ted Weems and his orchestra on His Master's Voice B6005, performing 'Walkin' My Baby Back Home' and 'By My Side', likely early 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B6005 Orchestra
Weems — likely Ted Weems, an American dance-band leader of the 1920s–30s — recorded 'Miss Annabelle Lee' and 'Barbara' for Victor, the major American label. Victor pressings of Weems were widely distributed. These are light popular ballads or dance-novelty titles typical of his era.AI summary
Victor 20846 Dance
Weems (likely Ted Weems and his orchestra, a popular American dance band) on His Master's Voice. The catalogue number B5618 indicates a mid-1930s British pressing of standard dance material.AI summary
His Master's Voice B5618 Dance
Ted Weems' orchestra featuring Perry Como on Brunswick 04018, with 'It All Comes Back to Me Now' and 'That Old Gang of Mine' — American big-band material with a young Como vocal, 1940s.AI summary
Brunswick 04018 Dance
Weiner & Doucet, a French vocal duo, performing two numbers—a French song and 'Hungaria'—on Columbia's D series.AI summary
Columbia D13029 Voice
Columbia DX311 Classical
Welchman and Carlisle performing popular song material on Columbia DB647, a mid-1930s or later pressing.AI summary
Columbia DB647 Voice