21,561 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Zack Matalon performing 'Banana' and 'Oh what a night' on Pye 15089, likely from the 1950s or early 1960s.AI summary
Pye 15089 Dance
Zaidee Jackson recorded these spiritual and work-song numbers for the Duo label, a minor British marque. Both titles are part of the African-American spiritual and folk-song tradition.AI summary
Duophone D535
Zaidee Jackson credited on Decca F3521, late 1930s. The artist is unidentified; the titles suggest light or novelty material.AI summary
Decca F3521 Personalities (Prs)
Zamboni performing Italian operatic or vocal music on His Master's Voice DA1895, a pre-war classical or operatic British pressing.AI summary
His Master's Voice DA1895 Opera
Zeal Onyia and his Band, a West African or Afro-Caribbean ensemble, performing indigenous or highlife material—'Odiazi' and 'Yoro Kigbi'—on Decca's WA (West African) series.AI summary
Decca WA3132 Misc.
Zelie de Lussan, an American mezzo-soprano of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, performing the *Habanera* and arias from *Mignon* on Beka, a German gramophone label. This is an early acoustic recording of an established operatic voice.AI summary
Beka 8313 Opera
Zélie de Lussan was an American opera singer. John Bull 8313 records 'Habanera' and 'Mignon'; from an early small label.AI summary
John Bull 8313 Opera
Zelie de Lussan, an American opera singer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, recorded 'Lili' and 'Rosy Morn' for Victor, catalogue RCC69. De Lussan was a noted mezzo-soprano of the 1890s–1920s era, and this is an early acoustic Victor recording, likely from the 1900s–10s.AI summary
Victor RCC69 Opera
Zelie de Lussan was an American mezzo-soprano of the late 19th and early 20th centuries; this Victor pressing of 'Paloma' is a classical vocal recording.AI summary
Victor 64003 Classical
Zelie de Lussan, a celebrated American contralto, performing 'Paloma' on Victor (catalogue 64003), from the acoustic era.AI summary
Victor 64003 Voice
Zélie de Lussan, an American mezzo-soprano of French descent, recorded this aria on Victor during the acoustic era. De Lussan was an opera singer of some international standing in the early twentieth century.AI summary
Victor 64002 Opera
Zélie de Lussan, the American-born mezzo famous as Carmen, sings 'La Paloma' on a single-sided Victor.AI summary
Victor 64003 Voice
Zélie de Lussan, the American mezzo-soprano celebrated for her Carmen at Covent Garden and the Metropolitan, performing the Habanera (dated 1906) and a Mignon excerpt on the ArK label, catalogue 88. The ArK label is not readily identified in standard references; a de Lussan pressing on an obscure imprint is unusual and warrants investigation.AI summary
Ariel K88 Opera
Zenatello was an Italian tenor and a leading operatic voice of the early 20th century; this His Master's Voice recording preserves one of the great singers of the acoustic age.AI summary
His Master's Voice VB17 Opera
Zez Confrey, the stride pianist and composer, recorded 'Struttin at the strutters ball' and the Virginians' 'Blue' for His Master's Voice B1408 in the late 1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1408 Jazz
Zinaida Jurjevskaja (Zinaida Yurievskaya) was a Russian soprano active in the early twentieth century. Parlophone E10278 couples two German-text arias — 'Ach, ich fühl's' from Die Zauberflöte and a second Mozart aria — suggesting a Continental pressing or a UK issue aimed at the opera market. She is not widely documented in English-language discographies, making this difficult to value with confidence.AI summary
Parlophone E10278 Opera
Zingone recorded 'G Man Card' and 'Revealo' on Zing, a minor marque, catalogue 106.AI summary
Zing 106 Personalities (Prs)
Zita Fumagalli, an Italian soprano, performs 'O soave fanciulla' from Puccini's *La bohème* (with A. Cortis) and 'Dove lieta uscì' from the same opera on Parlophone catalogue E10179, likely a 1930s–1940s pressing.AI summary
Parlophone E10179 Opera
Zona Vevey (artist unidentified) on Zonophone 1482. The titles suggest classical or art-song material; the artist does not appear in standard discographies.AI summary
Zonophone 1482 Classical
Zona Vevey is credited with 'The Little Church across the Way' and 'Molly O'Shea' on the Ar label, a minor British or European imprint. The artist and this pressing are not readily identified in standard discographies.AI summary
Ariel 9290 Voice
Zona Vevey on Ar 935, a vocalist on an unidentified British label of unknown date; the catalogue number and artist name suggest an obscure or very early recording.AI summary
Ariel 935 Voice
Zona Vevey performing 'My Shepherd Boy' and 'Mary' on Zonophone 617, a British vocal recording from the early electrical era.AI summary
Zonophone 617 Voice
Zona Vevey recorded comedy or novelty vocal sides for Zonophone in the late 1920s; 'Sun Brown Sue' and 'One Man Band' appear to be music-hall or novelty material.AI summary
Zonophone 1972 Music Hall
Zona Vevey on the Ar label, catalogue 9290; an unidentified artist on an obscure small British imprint, likely from the 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary
Ariel 9290 Music Hall
Zonophone 412 Music Hall
Zona Vevey recorded 'My Shepherd Boy' and 'Mary' for Zonophone, catalogue 617, in the early 1920s. An obscure vocalist on a minor label.AI summary
Zonophone 617 Voice
Zona Vevey performing 'Song Birds in the Dell' and 'The Piper & the Drummer' on Zonophone 687, popular vocal numbers on an early acoustic label.AI summary
Zonophone 687 Voice
Zona Vevey performing 'My Pansy' and 'My Shepherdess' on Zonophone 820, early popular vocal pieces on an acoustic label.AI summary
Zonophone 820 Voice
Zona Vevey, a vocalist, on Zonophone 881, performing sentimental ballads of the 1920s.AI summary
Zonophone 881 Voice
Zona Vevey recorded 'One Man Band' and 'Sun brown Sue' for Zonophone, catalogue 1972, an early electrical pressing of the late 1920s.AI summary
Zonophone 1972 Music Hall
The Zonophone Light Opera Company recorded vocal gems from Gilbert and Sullivan's 'HMS Pinafore' for Zonophone—a typical light opera compilation from the early 20th century.AI summary
Zonophone A317 Opera
Zonophone 5733
A disc on Columbia J-series (catalogue J1432) of a Czech vocal work — 'Píseň o Měsíčku' (the Song to the Moon from Dvořák's Rusalka) and a second Czech song — credited to Zpívá O. Horáková. The J-series Columbia pressings were issued for continental European markets and are uncommon in British collections. The artist appears to be a Czech soprano.AI summary
Columbia J1432 Voice
Zulma's Marimba Band on Homochord (HomH) performing two light orchestral and world-music numbers. Zulma was a marimba performer and bandleader of the 1920s–30s; Homochord was a cheap British budget label with limited distribution.AI summary
Hom H599 Instrumental
Zulu Rhythm Boys on Decca F10784, performing 'Fanagalo' and 'Believe Me', world-music novelty or exotica material from the 1950s; Zulu Rhythm Boys were a South African vocal group.AI summary
Decca F10784 Misc.
An unnamed orchestra under conductor (Cowen) recorded 'The butterfly's ball' and an excerpt from Elgar's 'Dream of Gerontius' for His Master's Voice D181, light orchestral and classical selections from the 1920s–30s.AI summary
His Master's Voice D181 Orchestra
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Eclipse 708
No artist, label, or catalogue number is recorded for this disc, which is described only as a 'Radio Broadcast from Cologne'. Without identification, nothing can be determined about its content, origin, or value.AI summary
Personalities (Prs)
A radio broadcast from Cologne, label and artist unknown; the catalogue information is missing and the recording cannot be reliably placed or valued.AI summary
Personalities (Prs)
An unlabelled radio broadcast from Cologne, station unknown and artist unidentified.AI summary
Personalities (Prs)
This is a radio interview with the actress Valerie Hobson, discussing the 1940 MGM film "Broadway Melody of 1940". It is not a musical recording but a spoken-word broadcast item, unlikely to be a commercial 78rpm release in the usual sense.AI summary
RadioInterview TL423 Personalities (Prs)
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Filmophone 215
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Liberty L333
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Winner 2162
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Decca F5186
An unidentified artist recorded 'April Showers' and 'Rock a Bye Your Baby' for Columbia—two popular standards of the 1920s–1930s.AI summary
Columbia DB2613 Voice
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Zonophone 2088