21,667 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Banda Espanola (Spanish Band) recorded 'Royal Italian March' and 'Zampa Overture' for Columbia; a Spanish instrumental ensemble performing popular marches and operatic selections.AI summary
Columbia D16510 Orchestra
Banda Militare Nazionale performing two military marches on Pil 5792. Pil is an unrecognised label, likely minor or Italian; the catalogue number is high.AI summary
Pilgrim 5792 Orchestra
A banjo player recorded 'Dreamy Coon' and 'So Blue' (credited to a band) on Crown label, catalogue 917. Crown was a minor British label, and this is an early jazz or dance side from the early 1920s.AI summary
Crown 917 Instrumental
A banjo soloist (possibly Ossman, though unconfirmed) performs 'El Capitan' on Columbia, an early acoustic pressing from Columbia's 600-series — banjo was a featured solo instrument in early recording.AI summary
Columbia 676 Instrumental
Banjo Buddy recorded 'Lila' and 'Good News' on Brunswick 3818. This is a novelty instrumental performance on a major label, likely from the late 1920s.AI summary
Brunswick 3818 Instrumental
The Banjo Kings performing 'That Banjo Rag' and a Stephen Foster Medley on GTJazz 2209, an instrumental novelty record.AI summary
Good Time Jazz 2209 Instrumental
A banjo orchestra plays Argonne March and, on accordion, Souvenir de la Varenne on Ariel 4962.AI summary
Ariel 4962 Instrumental
A banjo orchestra on Ar, a small British label, recording 'Flowers of Love' and 'O Sole Mio' (organ). Banjo orchestras were popular in the 1920s–early 1930s.AI summary
Ariel 4929 Instrumental
Ariel 9010 Voice
Bantock Pierpoint on Bek Records, performing light classical repertoire of the vocal tradition.AI summary
Beka 40513/434 Classical
Bantock Pierpoint on Pathé Records, performing two old English songs: 'Who carries the Gun' and 'Ho jolly Jenkin'. An obscure recording on a major label from the acoustic or early electric era.AI summary
Pathé 60531 Voice
The Bar Harbor band with Dearest and A Kiss in the Dark on Homochord H471.AI summary
Hom H471 Dance
'Gypsy Dream Rose' and 'Bashful Baby' credited to Bar Harbor on Diva, a minor British label.AI summary
Diva 2987 Dance
The Bar Harbor band with List'ning on Some Radio and 'Neath the South Sea Moon on Vocalion 14372.AI summary
Vocalion 14372 Dance
The Bar Harbor band with Love Is Just a Gamble and, by the Southampton Serenaders, Goodnight Moonlight on Vocalion X9482.AI summary
Vocalion X9482 Dance
Dance-band sides by the Bar Harbor Band: You Know You Belong to Someone Else and Three o'Clock in the Morning.AI summary
Hom HD440 Dance
The Bar Harbor Band performing popular vocal and dance material on Regal 8660, a high catalogue number suggesting a late pressing of the mid-1920s series.AI summary
Regal 8660 Dance
Barbara Knowles performing the "Jewel song" from Gounod's Faust and a popular soprano standard on Regal, a budget British label of the 1930s.AI summary
Regal G7075 Voice
Barbara Mullen, a British actress known for film and stage work, recorded the traditional Irish songs 'My Gartan Mother's Lullaby' and 'Danny Boy' for His Master's Voice.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9223 Personalities (Prs)
Barbara Mullen, an actress and vocalist, performing Irish or sentimental material on His Master's Voice; likely 1940s–1950s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9148 Voice
Pianist Barbezat performing two works for solo piano: Debussy's Clair de Lune and Lalo's Les Erynnies, recorded for His Master's Voice on catalogue K537.AI summary
His Master's Voice K537 Classical
Barbour James on the obscure Duo label, performing two pieces in an unfamiliar language or transliteration ('Obli ye mantse' and 'Moko Lobi').AI summary
Duophone 8005 Misc.
BARC Goodwood presents a two-sided recording of Formula 1 racing-car recordings on the AC label, catalogue 1026/7.AI summary
AC 1026/7
Barclay Gammon performs 'Haunted by the Shadows' in two parts on Odeon 66895. Gammon was a British music-hall and comic performer of the Edwardian era; the Odeon 66000 series suggests a slightly later pressing than his 143000-series Odeon in this collection.AI summary
Odeon 66895 Music Hall
Barclay Gammon performs 'Oratorio' in two parts on Odeon 66731. This is a companion to the other Odeon Gammon in this collection; the 66000 series suggests an Edwardian or early acoustic date.AI summary
Odeon 66731 Comic
Barclay Gammon performs part three of 'Oratorio' and the 'Suffragettes' Anthem' on Odeon 66733. The suffragette anthem title adds a topical-political curiosity dimension to this Edwardian comedy performer's output; this is a companion to the other Gammon Odeon pressings in this collection.AI summary
Odeon 66733 Comic
Barclay Gammon performs 'Limerickitis' in two parts on Odeon 143023. Gammon was a British music-hall and comic monologue performer of the Edwardian era; Odeon was an international label with British distribution, and domestic British artists on Odeon in the early acoustic period are uncommon.AI summary
Odeon 143023 Music Hall
Barclay Gammon performing 'Nursery Rhymes Up to Date' across two sides on Odeon catalogue 143882. Gammon was an Edwardian comedy and novelty recording artist; Odeon pressings of novelty material in the 143000-series are moderately common.AI summary
Odeon 143882 Music Hall
Bardsley and Carter performing 'Miserere' and a sentimental duet on Dac 2048, a short-lived British budget label from the interwar years.AI summary
Dacapo 2048 Voice
A baritone with dance band performing a topical novelty about the 1937 coronation of King George VI, released on Decca—a timely piece of British popular music from the period.AI summary
Decca ca(unnumbered) Dance
Barnabas Bakos and his orchestra recorded a Kalman operetta medley for Angel, a minor British label.AI summary
Angel 4 Orchestra
Barney Bernard, an early American recording artist known for Jewish dialect comedy, recorded 'Cohen at the Telephone' for Victor. This is from the first decade of commercial recording, part of the 'Hebrew comedian' vaudeville tradition.AI summary
Victor 18029 Yiddish
Barney Bigard, the clarinettist of Duke Ellington's orchestra, with 'Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man' and 'Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone' on Black & White, an American label of the 1940s.AI summary
B&W 14 Jazz
Baron Lee recorded 'Rhythm Spasm' and 'Old Yazoo' for Brunswick, catalogue 01401, in the late 1920s or early 1930s; this is early jazz material.AI summary
Brunswick 01401 Jazz
Winner 4275 Dance
Barratt and Thompson, British music-hall entertainers, performed 'Banana's a Marrow's Father' and '(S Kirkby) Father sings the same old Song' for Winner, a budget British label of the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Winner 4494 Music Hall
Barret and Sullivan, credited performers on Gammon (a minor early British label), performing popular or sentimental songs.AI summary
Gmn 759 Voice
Barrie Stainton Quintet on Parlophone F1280, performing swing numbers 'If It Rains Who Cares' and 'Garden in Granada'.AI summary
Parlophone F1280 Jazz
Barrington Hooper on Zonophone with 'Lolita' and 'Nirvana'—two vocal or instrumental pieces on a Gramophone Company subsidiary label from the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Zonophone A382 Voice
Barry Kendall was credited on the obscure British label Emb, recording "It's All in the Game" and "More Than Ever". Emb was a minor short-lived imprint; Kendall's recording career is not established in standard discographies.AI summary
Embassy WB304 Voice
Barth performing two popular dance numbers on Perf, a small British label: 'Charmaine' and 'Russian Lullaby'.AI summary
Perfect 302 Dance
The Barton Bros performing 'Mambo Moish' on AlloR label, catalogue 5; AlloR was a very minor or short-lived British imprint.AI summary
AlloR R5 Dance
The Barton Brothers with Joe and Paul on an Oriole JB603 advance copy.AI summary
Oriole JB603 ADVANCE Music Hall
Apollo 180
Basil Hallam, a major British entertainment and theatrical performer of the Edwardian era, on His Master's Voice 4-2468, performing 'Gilbert the Filbert' — a celebrated music-hall character song. Hallam died in 1918 and recorded during the acoustic era.AI summary
His Master's Voice 4-2468 Music Hall
Basil Hallam, the British musical theatre star of the early 1910s, performing the comic song 'Gilbert the Filbert' (a celebrated novelty number) and 'I'll Make a Man of You' on His Master's Voice B-series.AI summary
His Master's Voice B481 Music Hall
Basil Hallam, the British musical theatre star, recorded 'Gilbert the Filbert' and 'I'll make a Man of you' for His Master's Voice early in the 78rpm era. 'Gilbert the Filbert' became one of his signature songs during the First World War.AI summary
His Master's Voice B481 Music Hall
Basil Hallam, a British actor and singer, recorded 'Constant Lover' for His Master's Voice, catalogue 02563.AI summary
His Master's Voice 02563 Voice