21,561 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Pianist and composer Xaver Scharwenka (1850–1924), a German Romantic figure, recorded prolifically in the acoustic era. This Columbia pressing preserves two of his own showpieces, the Valse Brillante and Polish Dance.AI summary
Columbia A5260 Classical
Xaver Scharwenka, a composer and pianist, recorded Polish and Romantic piano works including his own Polish Dance for Columbia; low catalogue numbers suggest an acoustic-era or very early electrical pressing.AI summary
Columbia 251 Classical
Xaver Scharwenka, the distinguished Polish-German pianist, performing Liszt's 'Liebesträume' and a Moto Perpetuo on Columbia catalogue 351 — an extremely low catalogue number suggesting a very early pressing. As with the companion Columbia 251 disc in this collection, a Columbia number in the low hundreds is among the very earliest in the series.AI summary
Columbia 351 Instrumental
Xaver Scharwenka was a distinguished Polish-German pianist and composer, a major figure in late-nineteenth-century musical life, best known for his Polish Dance Op. 3. This Columbia disc, catalogue 251 — an extremely low catalogue number suggesting a very early pressing — contains that signature piece paired with a Chopin Valse brillante. A Columbia catalogue number as low as 251 is among the earliest in the series.AI summary
Columbia 251 Instrumental
Xavier Scharwenka, a 19th-century Polish-German pianist and composer, was recorded performing his own "Rondo Capriccioso" and Weber's "Invitation to the Waltz" for Columbia (Rena401). The identity and dating of this recording is unclear; the catalogue number suggests a variant or reissue.AI summary
Columbia Rena401 Classical
Unidentified xylophone soloist performing 'Suwanee River Medley' on Columbia's early catalogue (532), dating from the 1910s–1920s. This is a mechanical novelty recording of a type popular in the early era of the phonograph.AI summary
Columbia 532 Instrumental
A xylophone player recorded 'Sleigh Ride' and 'Students' Revels' for Zonophone, a well-established British label, in what appears to be the early 1900s based on the catalogue number.AI summary
Zonophone 43 Instrumental
Yvonne Arnaud, Leonora Henson, and George Grossmith performing 'Happy Family' on Columbia MC15, a theatrical or comic vocal ensemble recording.AI summary
Columbia MC15 Personalities (Prs)
Yvonne Arnaud, Leonora Henson, and George Grossmith performing 'I like it' on Columbia MC16, a theatrical or comic vocal ensemble piece.AI summary
Columbia MC16 Personalities (Prs)
A recording of Darius Milhaud's Concertino de Printemps for violin and chamber orchestra, with Y. Astruc as soloist, pressed on the German Polyphon label. Milhaud composed this work in 1934; a contemporary recording with likely French or German origin carries some interest to collectors of twentieth-century chamber music on 78.AI summary
Polyphon 566.288 Classical
Yehudi Menuhin was one of the greatest violinists of the 20th century; these HMV sides of virtuosic showpieces from the late 1930s capture him at the height of his youthful technical powers.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB2414 Classical
Yacht Club Boys performing 'The Great American Tourist' and 'Sing Sing Isn't Prison Anymore' on Columbia FB1238, from the early 1930s.AI summary
Columbia FB1238 Comic
The Yacht Club Boys, an American vocal group, performing novelty songs on Brunswick. The group recorded in the late 1930s and 1940s, and their records are collected by enthusiasts of American comedy and novelty recording.AI summary
Brunswick 3691 Comic
The Yacht Club Boys were a close-harmony vocal quartet popular in the 1930s–40s, recorded here on Columbia. 'The Great American Tourist' and 'Sing Sing Isn't Prison Any More' show the group's light comic style.AI summary
Columbia FB1238 Voice
Yankovic (likely Frankie Yankovic, the American 'Polka King') recorded 'Charlie Was a Boxer' and 'Blue Skirt Waltz' for Columbia. This is a polka or novelty-dance side from the 1930s–40s.AI summary
Columbia FB3509 Dance
Columbia 5427 Instrumental
The Georgia Tech songs Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech and Alma Mater, credited to the Yellow Jackets, on Brunswick 4773.AI summary
Brunswick 4773
The Yellow Jackets were an American close-harmony vocal group active in the 1920s and early 1930s. This Parlophone recording offers two sentimental songs, 'Georgia Lullaby' and 'My Dream Girl'.AI summary
Parlophone E5328 Voice
Yerkes' orchestra performing 'That's It' and 'At the Cotton Pickers Ball' on Columbia 2909. An American dance band recorded for UK pressing.AI summary
Columbia 2909 Dance
Yerkes recorded 'Tell her at Twilight' and 'Three O Clock in the Morning' for Aco, an American budget label. This is likely a dance-band side from the 1920s.AI summary
Aco 15045 Dance
Yerkes with selections from The Mikado and H.M.S. Pinafore on Vocalion 14415.AI summary
Vocalion 14415 Dance
Yerkes with Blue Danube Blues and All Over Nothing at All on Vocalion M1090, a dance-band coupling from the 1920s.AI summary
Vocalion M1090 Dance
Yerkes (St George's Dance Orchestra) with Stop, Rest Awhile and Fancies on Vocalion M1027.AI summary
Vocalion M1027 Dance
Yerkes Dance Orchestra, from the early jazz-age band of Harry Yerkes, play Sudan and Mystery on Vocalion X9001.AI summary
Vocalion X9001 Dance
Yerkes Dance Orchestra with Sunny Tennessee and Dream Amazon on Vocalion X9005.AI summary
Vocalion X9005 Dance
Yerkes Dance Orchestra, from the early jazz-age band of Harry Yerkes, play Swanee and Dardanella on Vocalion X9020.AI summary
Vocalion X9020 Dance
Yerkes Metropolitan Dance Players with Aeolian Symphony Dance on Vocalion 14611.AI summary
Vocalion 14611 Dance
Yma Sumac was a Peruvian-American soprano and exotica singer famous for her extraordinary vocal range and novelty recordings; this Parlophone disc features two Latin-inflected pieces, "La Sirena" and "Pariwana".AI summary
Parlophone DP285 Voice
Yma Sumac, the Peruvian soprano famous for her extraordinary vocal range and exotica recordings, recorded "Cholo Traicionero" and "Waraka Tusuy" for Parlophone in the 1950s.AI summary
Parlophone DP281 Voice
Yma Sumac, the Peruvian soprano famous for her extraordinary vocal range, recorded these Andean pieces for Parlophone's international DP series in the early 1950s.AI summary
Parlophone DP296 Voice
Credited to 'Yodelling Boundary Rider' on Regal G23895, performing Australian songs 'The Original Ned Kelly Song' and 'The Day I Left Daddy Alone'.AI summary
Regal G23895 Country
Yolande Noble recorded 'Let's all go into the Ballroom' and 'Joshuah' for Mara, catalogue 129.AI summary
Marathon 129 Voice
Yona Murray sings 'Marching Feet' and 'Waltzes for Breathing Exercises' on the Women's League of Health & Beauty label, a British health and fitness organisation's in-house recordings from the 1930s.AI summary
York Bowen (1884–1961) was a British composer and pianist. Vocalion X9666 ('Ballade in A Flat', two sides) records his own composition, capturing an important if unfashionable British composer.AI summary
Vocalion X9666 Classical
York Bowen, the English composer and pianist, plays the opening of Beethoven's Fourth Piano Concerto with an orchestra conducted by Stanley Chapple on Vocalion.AI summary
Vocalion 0237 Classical
Parts 3 and 4 of Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4 with the pianist York Bowen and an orchestra under Stanley Chapple, on Vocalion 0238, an odd disc from a multi-record set.AI summary
Vocalion 0238 Classical
York Bowen with orchestra conducted by Louis Chapple performing Beethoven's Piano Concerto No 4 (parts 5 and 6) for Vocalion. A British composer and pianist recorded in concerto.AI summary
Vocalion 0239 Classical
Parts 7 and 8 of Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4 with the pianist York Bowen and an orchestra under Stanley Chapple, on Vocalion A0240, from a multi-record set.AI summary
Vocalion 0240 Classical
The York Brothers, a vocal duo from Appalachia, recorded a small number of sides in the 1930s; this Parlophone pressing carries two sentimental ballads, "I'll Leave the Door Open" and "Deep Within My Heart".AI summary
Parlophone DP419 Voice
Young recorded 'Way back Home' and 'Life is a Song' for Brunswick, likely a crooning or orchestral side from the 1930s–40s.AI summary
Brunswick RL252 Voice
Columbia 4823 Instrumental
Yves Montand with Grands boulevards and Rue Lepic on Odeon 282.419.AI summary
Odeon 282.419 Voice
Yvette Guilbert recorded 'I Will Give You the Keys of Heaven' on His Master's Voice. Guilbert was a famous French singer and performer, a pioneer of cabaret and art song, known for her distinctive interpretations of French chanson.AI summary
His Master's Voice GC3737 Voice
Yvette Guilbert, the legendary French chanson singer and actress, performing 'I Will Give You the Keys of Heaven' and 'Myself When Young' on His Master's Voice E181.AI summary
His Master's Voice E181 Voice
Yvonne Brisson on Film 247, performing 'Ave Maria' and 'Berceuse de Jocelyn'. Film was a British label active in the 1930s-40s.AI summary
Filmophone 247 Voice
Yvonne Curti recorded 'Madrigale' and 'Czardas' for Columbia, catalogue 5290.AI summary
Columbia 5290 Classical
Michael Zacharewitsch, the Russian-born violinist who made his career in England, with Joseph Batten at the piano in a Mozart sonata on Velvet Face, Edison Bell's quality label.AI summary
Velvet Face 1155 Classical
Michael Zacharewitsch, the Russian-born violinist who made his career in England, with Joseph Batten in parts 3 and 4 of a sonata on Velvet Face.AI summary
Velvet Face 1156 Classical