21,667 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Belmont & Lyster performing two bird-song pieces on Exo, a small British label of the 1920s–1930s. These are novelty or imitative vocal numbers typical of the era.AI summary
Exo 105 Voice
The Belmont Duettists recorded 'The Wild Wild Women' and 'Dancing Dan' for Olympus Records (112), a minor British label of the 1920s–30s. The outfit is not otherwise documented.AI summary
Oly 112 Dance
The Belmont Duettists, a vaudeville and variety duo, recorded these popular sentimental songs for Oly, a small British imprint. The artists are not well known from standard reference.AI summary
Oly 118 Voice
Ben Albert performs 'My Inquisitive Kiddie' and 'End of the Chapter' on Odeon 32408. Ben Albert is not a widely recognised recording name in major references; the Odeon 32000 series suggests an early acoustic pressing.AI summary
Odeon 32408 Comic
Ben Albert on Zonophone, a budget British label of the early 1930s; the second side references a matrix number rather than a conventional title.AI summary
Zonophone T-2030
A comic novelty by Ben Albert on the Ar label, a cheap British marque of the early 1930s. The title and two-part structure suggest music-hall humour.AI summary
Ariel 783 Comic
Ben Albert with The Ragtime Huntsman in two sides on Favorite 67414/5.AI summary
Favorite 67414/5 Ragtime
Ben Albert on Lyric, a minor British label of the early 1930s, with a pair of comic novelty numbers.AI summary
Lyric 231 Comic
Ben Albert singing two novelty or popular songs on Scala, a small British label of the early 1930s.AI summary
Scala 182 Voice
Scala 220 Music Hall
Ben Albert performing the novelty comedy songs 'The First Time I Ever Went Burgling' and 'My Inventive Kiddie' on Lyr 231, a humorous recording on an obscure label.AI summary
Lyceum 231 Comic
Ben Albert performing two novelty and sentimental songs on DipC, an unidentified small British label of the 1920s–1930s.AI summary
Diploma C131 Voice
Ben Albert recorded "What is Work?" for Zonophone, likely a music-hall or comic number from the 1910s-20s. Almost nothing is documented about this artist or the piece.AI summary
Zonophone 41013 Music Hall
Ben Albert recorded two comic or novelty pieces, '3 Ages of Woman' and 'Why go abroad', for Zonophone Records, a British imprint; artist otherwise unidentified.AI summary
Zonophone 40 Music Hall
Ben Albert on Zonophone T-2030, a novelty number. Zonophone was an early British label that recorded prolific and often obscure artists; Albert is not documented in major references.AI summary
Zonophone T-2030
Ben Baruch performing Middle Eastern material, 'Habibi' and 'Nagenli', on the Planet label, a short-lived British imprint of the 1950s.AI summary
Planet 1012
Ben Bernie was an American bandleader and entertainer of the 1920s and 1930s; this Brunswick record of 'There's a Cradle in Caroline' and 'Barbara' captures his orchestral dance style.AI summary
Brunswick 3659 Orchestra
Ben Bernie, a bandleader and entertainer of the 1920s and 1930s, recorded these two sides for Brunswick with 'Rhythm King' and 'It Goes Like This'.AI summary
Brunswick 3896 Dance
Brunswick 3631 Dance
Ben Bernie's orchestra on Brunswick 3631, performing 'Swanee Shore' and 'Miss Annabelle Lee'. Bernie was an American dance-band leader and vocalist known for his 'Yak-a-Dula' catchphrase and extensive recordings in the 1920s-30s.AI summary
Brunswick 3631 Orchestra
Ben Davies recorded 'Tom Bowling' (a traditional nautical ballad) for Columbia, catalogue 7159. Davies was a celebrated Welsh tenor active from the 1880s into the 1920s; this is likely a late career or reissue recording.AI summary
Columbia 7159 Voice
Ben Davies was a celebrated Welsh tenor and one of the first great recording artists of the acoustic era, active from the 1900s onwards; this Columbia 7350 issue preserves one of his later studio performances.AI summary
Columbia 7350 Voice
Ben Davies, a celebrated Welsh tenor of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, performs two songs for Pathé: 'Here's to the maiden of bashful Fifteen' and 'At Parting'.AI summary
Pathé 60045 Voice
Ben Davies, a celebrated Welsh tenor of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, sings two songs — 'Here's to the maiden of bashful Fifteen' and 'Anchor's weighed' — on Pathé catalogue 60067, likely a 1920s pressing.AI summary
Pathé 60067 Voice
Ben Davies, a celebrated Welsh tenor, recorded 'Star of Bethlehem' and 'To Mary' for His Master's Voice D100. Davies had a long recording career from the acoustic era onward; this catalogue number is very early.AI summary
His Master's Voice D100 Voice
Ben Davies, a Welsh baritone and oratorio singer of the Victorian and Edwardian era, performing 'I Know of Two Bright Eyes' and 'I'll Sing Thee Songs of Araby' on Columbia DB1430. Davies was a prominent concert and recorded artist in the early 20th century.AI summary
Columbia DB1430 Voice
Ben Davies (1858–1943) was a celebrated Welsh tenor of the late 19th and early 20th centuries; this Columbia pressing of sentimental songs is from the electrical era.AI summary
Columbia 7350 Voice
Ben Hammond on Cr 18, a very obscure label pressing of 'Let's go over the sunny side' and 'Roll along, Prairie moon'. No reliable information is available about the label, artist or pressing date.AI summary
Crown 18 Dance
Ben Lawes, a West Country or rustic character vocalist, recorded two dialect comic songs for Exo, a small British label.AI summary
Exo 162 Music Hall
Ben Lawes on His Master's Voice, performing 'My Marriage' as a two-part recording.AI summary
His Master's Voice C1159 Voice
Ben Lawes recorded folk songs for His Master's Voice, C1232; the C-series denotes longer or classical repertoire, and the title indicates a multi-part traditional music recording, likely from the 1920s–30s.AI summary
His Master's Voice C1232 Classical
Ben Lawes with The Little Wireless Set I Made at Home in two parts on HMV C1152.AI summary
His Master's Voice C1152 Comic
Ben Lawes on Winner Records, catalogue 2139, performing comic or sentimental songs 'The countryman's holiday' and 'The Appetite', from the late 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary
Winner 2139 Music Hall
Ben Lawes performing 'I be only a poor Country Chap' and 'With my Father along of me' for Winner. The song titles suggest rural or comic music-hall material. Winner pressed large quantities of novelty and entertainment recordings in the 1920s–1930s.AI summary
Winner 2334 Music Hall
Ben Light with Siboney and Begin the Beguine on Oriole LB1083.AI summary
Oriole LB1083 Dance
Ben Malone, a British comedian and variety performer, recorded this side for Decca; Ain't it Grand to Be Bloomin' Well Dead is a characteristic music-hall number celebrating working-class life.AI summary
Decca F2926 Music Hall
Decca F2575 Personalities (Prs)
Ben Malone, a country or vaudeville entertainer, performs two American folk or novelty songs on Decca F2826, likely 1930s.AI summary
Decca F2826 Country
Ben Malone on Decca F2926, performing 'Ain't It Grand to Be Bloomin' Well Dead', a British music-hall comic song from the early 20th century.AI summary
Decca F2926 Music Hall
Decca F3739 Personalities (Prs)
Ben Merry on Pal Records 71: 'I'm Setting the Village on Fire' and 'I'll Be Out in the Lifeboat'. No information is available on the artist; Pal was a small British label.AI summary
Palladium 71 Rock
Ben Pollack, a major American jazz drummer and bandleader who led one of the early hottest dance orchestras of the 1920s–30s, performing 'Dardanella' and 'That da da strain' on Two Beat 8550. Pollack was influential in developing early jazz arranging.AI summary
TwoBeat 8550 Jazz
Ben Pollack, a legendary American jazz bandleader and drummer, recorded two pieces for His Master's Voice — 'Deed I Do' and '(Shilkret) Look and Smile' — probably in the early 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B5281 Jazz
Ben Pollack's 'Rollin' Down the River' and 'Moonlight on the Colorado' on Imperial; Pollack was a pioneering jazz drummer and bandleader whose orchestra launched the careers of many swing musicians, though Imperial was a smaller label and UK copies are likely uncommon.AI summary
Imperial 2338 Jazz
Ben Pollack and his orchestra, an American dance band important in the early swing era, performing two sentimental novelties on HMV. Pollack was known as a bandleader and talent scout but is less famous than his most famous alumnus, Benny Goodman. HMV issues of American orchestras are variable in scarcity.AI summary
His Master's Voice B5729 Dance
Ben Pollack's Californians on HMV B5281, a hot-jazz recording by a respected American jazz ensemble with a British pressing.AI summary
His Master's Voice B5281 Jazz
Ben Selvin's orchestra on Columbia CB465, a light dance side from the late 1920s. Selvin was a prolific bandleader and recording artist whose output was distributed widely; this catalogue series is common.AI summary
Columbia CB465 Dance
Ben Selvin, one of the most prolific bandleaders of the acoustic and early electric eras, recorded thousands of sides for Columbia. This pressing of 'Beezin Along' and 'I'm Sitting on Top of the World' represents his typical light dance repertoire.AI summary
Columbia 3862 Dance