21,668 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Regal Zonophone MR1868 Dance
Billy Cotton was a highly popular British bandleader and radio personality whose orchestra recorded extensively from the 1930s onward. This Regal MR-series recording pairs Cotton's orchestra with The Western Brothers, popular comedy entertainers, and is typical of Cotton's light, entertainment-focused commercial style.AI summary
Regal MR658 Music Hall
Billy Cotton and his orchestra with the Western Brothers on vocals, 'She Was Only Somebody's Daughter' (and two additional sides), on Regal MR658; Cotton was a popular British bandleader, and the Western Brothers were a celebrated comedy vocal duo.AI summary
Regal MR658 Music Hall
Billy Cotton, a British bandleader and later television personality, with the Western Brothers (a comedy vocal duo) on a novelty song. Regal was a budget label of the 1930s–40s.AI summary
Regal MR658 Music Hall
Billy Cotton and his Band, a popular British dance band, on Decca F10630 with 'The Dam Busters March' (the famous theme from the 1954 film) and a lighter novelty number.AI summary
Decca F10630 Orchestra
Billy Cotton, one of Britain's most popular bandleaders, recorded 'When the New Moon Shines' and 'Who Made Little Boy Blue' for Regal.AI summary
Regal MR1457 Dance
Billy Cotton Band, the British dance band led by Billy Cotton (1899–1969), recorded for Regal; 'More Rhymes' and 'Once Aboard the Lugger' are likely novelty or comic dance-band sides from the late 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary
Regal MR493 Dance
Billy Cotton was one of Britain's most popular bandleaders from the 1930s through the 1950s, later a household name through his radio and television show; this Regal disc from the late 1930s carries two comic novelty numbers.AI summary
Regal MR747 Personalities (Prs)
Billy Cotton Band performing light novelty material on Rex, a budget British label. Cotton led a dance band active from the 1920s through the 1950s and later became known for his radio and television work.AI summary
Rex 10206 Dance
Billy Cotton band on Rex 8914 with novelty dance numbers 'On My Little Toboggan' and 'A Feather in Her Tyrolean Hat', from the 1930s.AI summary
Rex 8914 Dance
Billy Cotton band, a leading British dance orchestra of the 1930s–50s, performing 'Moon was yellow' and 'Dancing with my shadow' on Regal MR1585. Cotton was one of the most popular and prolific British bandleaders.AI summary
Regal MR1585 Dance
Billy Cotton's orchestra, a major British dance band, recorded 'St Louis Blues' and 'Third Tiger' for Regal, a budget imprint owned by HMV.AI summary
Regal Zonophone MR1413 Dance
Billy Cotton and his band were one of Britain's most famous dance and variety orchestras, with a recording career from the 1920s through the 1950s. This Regal recording of 'Love in Bloom' is from the early 1930s.AI summary
Regal MR1414 Dance
Billy Cotton was a British bandleader, entertainer and showman, famous for his 1950s radio show 'Band Wagon'. This earlier Regal side, 'Two cigarettes in the dark' and 'I saw stars', comes from the mid-1930s and represents his work as a working dance-band leader.AI summary
Regal MR1458 Dance
Billy Cotton and his orchestra recorded "Who Made Little Boy Blue" and "When the New Moon Shines" for Regal in the mid-1930s. Cotton was a prolific and popular British dance-band leader.AI summary
Regal MR1457 Dance
Billy Cotton's band on Regal, a British dance and light music ensemble that became famous post-war on BBC radio—'Sunshine and Roses' and 'Three Little Times' are from the Regal catalogue of the 1930s-1940s.AI summary
Regal MR516 Dance
Billy Cotton Band with the Western Brothers on Regal, a British dance orchestra and the Western Brothers (a variety act), recording a novelty number 'She Was Only Somebody's Daughter'—popular music from the 1940s.AI summary
Regal MR658 Music Hall
Billy Cotton and his band, one of Britain's most popular and prolific dance and variety orchestras, recorded these two sides for Regal in the mid-1940s.AI summary
Regal MR681 Dance
Billy Cotton was a hugely popular British bandleader and entertainer; this Regal pressing captures his dance-band style on what appear to be novelty or light comic numbers from the 1930s.AI summary
Regal MR715 Dance
Billy Cotton and his orchestra, a well-known British dance and light music band, recorded two novelty numbers including a polka medley on Regal in the late 1930s-1940s.AI summary
Regal MR737 Dance
Billy Cotton and his band, a popular British dance orchestra and radio personality, perform 'You're Pretty as a Picture' and 'My Own' on Rex, a cheap British budget label. Cotton was a prolific recording artist and British variety entertainer.AI summary
Rex 9472 Dance
Billy Cotton was a hugely popular British bandleader, famous for his radio show from the 1950s onwards. This Rex label side from the 1930s predates his greatest fame. Rex was a budget British label, and Cotton's pre-war sides are less commonly found than his later releases.AI summary
Rex 9696 Dance
The Billy Cotton band performing 'Goodnight Vienna' and 'Auf Wiedersehen' on Regal MR-series, a professional swing or dance side from the late 1930s.AI summary
Regal MR560 Dance
Billy Cotton's Band recorded 'Trade Winds' and 'Blueberry Hill' for Rex Records 9896. Cotton was a major British bandleader; 'Blueberry Hill' was a popular standard of the 1940s–50s.AI summary
Rex 9896 Dance
Billy Cotton's Band, one of Britain's best-known swing orchestras, recorded 'Ain't Misbehavin'' and 'Shine' for Regal MR2161. Cotton was a major British bandleader and personality from the 1930s through the 1950s, and his orchestra was prolific on record.AI summary
Regal MR2161 Dance
Billy Cotton and his orchestra, a hugely successful British dance band, recorded 'After you've gone' and 'Doin the new low down' for Regal in the late 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary
Regal MR2028 Dance
The Billy Cotton band recorded 'I'm on a See Saw' and 'It's Home' for Regal. Cotton was a prominent British bandleader and entertainer of the 1930s–50s.AI summary
Regal Zonophone MR1565 Dance
The Billy Cotton band were one of Britain's most popular dance orchestras from the 1930s through to the 1950s; this Curry's Records pressing is from an obscure or short-lived British label, making it scarce.AI summary
Curry's 186 Dance
The Billy Cotton band, a popular British dance orchestra, recorded these two sides for Rex, a budget label: 'The Handsome Territorial' and 'We've Come a Long Way Together'. Both are patriotic British dance numbers, likely from the Second World War period.AI summary
Rex 9577 Dance
Billy Cotton and his band, performing two sentimental ballads for Rex Records, likely from the 1930s or 1940s.AI summary
Rex 8941 Dance
Billy Cotton and his orchestra, one of the most popular British dance bands, recorded this novelty song for Regal; Cotton became famous for his radio and television variety shows in the 1950s.AI summary
Regal MR1474 Music Hall
Billy Cotton was a hugely popular British bandleader and radio personality of the 1930s–50s. This Regal recording pairs two well-known standards from his peak popularity period.AI summary
Regal MR1585 Dance
Billy Cotton and his band recorded 'Some of these days' and 'Dinak' for Regal MR1946, likely late 1930s or 1940s.AI summary
Regal MR1946 Orchestra
Billy Cotton and his band performing 'Love Makes the World Go Round' and 'Cinderella' on Rex 9421, a British label pressing from the 1930s.AI summary
Rex 9421 Dance
Billy Cotton, a British bandleader and entertainer, performing two novelty dance numbers on Rex Records in the 1930s-40s.AI summary
Rex 8974 Music Hall
Billy Cotton Band on Rex 9906, performing 'Oh! What a Surprise...' and 'Bless 'Em All'. Cotton was a hugely popular British bandleader and entertainer. 'Bless 'Em All' was one of his signature pieces and a major wartime hit.AI summary
Rex 9906 Dance
Billy Cotton's band recorded 'Lazybones' and 'Hold Me' for Regal MR1021. Cotton was a prominent British bandleader and entertainer of the 1930s-1950s.AI summary
Regal MR1021 Dance
Billy Cotton Band, a popular British dance and variety band, on Rex, likely from the 1930s-40s; Cotton was a prolific recording artist and radio personality.AI summary
Rex 10074 Dance
Billy Cotton Band, the popular British dance orchestra, recorded 'Elmer's Tune' and 'Ma I Miss Your Apple Pie' for Rex 10096.AI summary
Rex 10096 Dance
Billy Cotton Band performing novelty songs on Rex Records in the mid-1930s. Billy Cotton was a popular British bandleader and variety entertainer, best known for his radio work in the post-war era.AI summary
Rex 10136 Dance
Billy Cotton's band, a well-known and prolific British dance orchestra, recorded 'Chocolate Soldier's Daughter' and 'There's a Lady in Calais' for Rex; Cotton was a popular bandleader and entertainer.AI summary
Rex 9321 Dance
Billy Cotton's dance band, a popular British band, recorded on Rex with "Ride Tenderfoot" and "Change Partners".AI summary
Rex 9422 Dance
Billy Cotton and his band, one of the most popular British dance orchestras of the 1930s–50s, recorded for Rex records. Cotton led the house band at the Ciro Club, London, and was beloved for his comedy and energy; he became a television star after the war.AI summary
Rex 9472 Dance
Billy Cotton was one of Britain's most popular bandleaders from the 1930s through the 1950s; this Rex disc from the mid-1930s carries two popular ballads.AI summary
Rex 9569 Dance
Billy Cotton Band, British bandleader and radio personality, performing the sentimental ballads 'Wishing' and 'My Prayer' on the budget Rex label, catalogue 9576.AI summary
Rex 9576 Orchestra
Billy Cotton was a leading British bandleader and entertainer, recorded here on Rex for 'There's Something Wrong with the Weather' and 'Wish Me Luck'. The Rex label was a budget imprint.AI summary
Rex 9605 Dance
Billy Cotton was a leading British bandleader and comedian, and this Rex recording of 'My Heart Belongs to Daddy' and 'I'll Remember' dates to the 1930s. Rex was a budget label.AI summary
Rex 9667 Dance
Billy Cotton Band performing 'Amapola' and 'Falling Leaves' on Rex 10000, a British dance label of the late 1940s or 1950s.AI summary
Rex 10000 Dance