21,668 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Binnie Hale was a British musical-theatre actress and singer, popular in London's West End in the 1920s and 1930s. 'You forgot your Gloves' and 'Who am I?' were recorded for Columbia, capturing her light soprano in theatrical numbers.AI summary
Columbia DB698 Voice
Binnie Hale was a British musical comedy actress and singer popular in the 1930s–40s. This Columbia FB-series pressing pairs two light songs from her stage and film work.AI summary
Columbia FB2386 Voice
Binnie Hale, the British stage and recording artist, recorded 'You're Blasé' and 'Mona Lisa' (with Randall) for Columbia. Hale was a prolific 1920s-30s recording artist and this double-sided vocal recording represents her work during the height of her recording career.AI summary
Columbia DB743 Voice
Binnie Hale, a leading British musical-theatre performer, recorded 'Spread a Little Happiness' (from the 1928 musical 'Mr Cinders') and 'I'm a One Man Girl' with Bobby Howes for Columbia—theatre songs from the British stage.AI summary
Columbia 5334 Music Hall
Binnie Hale and Grossmith, British musical-theatre performers, recorded these two numbers from the musical stage for Columbia; Hale was a celebrated revue and musical-comedy star of the 1920s and 1930s.AI summary
Columbia 3629 Music Hall
Binnie Hale and H. Glen recorded 'Why Do I Love You?' and 'Kickin' the Clouds Away' for Columbia, a major British label, in the late 1920s or early 1930s; Hale was a stage performer of modest fame.AI summary
Columbia 3706 Voice
Binnie Hale and H. Glen performing songs from *My Fair Lady* on Columbia 3707. This recording predates the famous Lerner & Loewe musical by decades, so it documents an earlier stage show of the same name.AI summary
Columbia 3707 Voice
Bird recorded 'Stein Song' and an untitled piece for Hom, a small British label, in the early acoustic era.AI summary
Hom 4-3952 Dance
Credited to Birmingham on Duo, performing two popular dance and novelty numbers; DuoB catalogue series and number suggest a minor British imprint of the 1920s–1930s.AI summary
Duophone B5129 Dance
Birmingham (artist unidentified) on DuoUB 2074, a small British label. Titles suggest a dance or novelty number from the early 1930s.AI summary
Duophone UB2074 Dance
Birmingham is credited with 'Florida' and 'Yearning' on Winner 4265. Without further identifying information—whether this is a bandleader, a solo artist, or an ensemble—this recording cannot be confidently placed.AI summary
Winner 4265 Dance
The Birmingham City Police Band on Regal, a cheap British marque, recording march and novelty material: 'Tiger's Tail March' and 'Watermelon Fete'. Local or regional police band recording, typical of 1920s–30s output.AI summary
Regal 7717 Instrumental
Birmingham City Police Band recorded "Tiger's Tail March" and "Watermelon Fete" for Regal 7717, a British budget label.AI summary
Regal 7717 Instrumental
Bix Beiderbecke, the legendary American jazz cornet player and composer, recorded two sides for His Master's Voice: 'I'll be a Friend With Pleasure' and 'Ya got to love' (credited to Moten). This is a UK pressing.AI summary
His Master's Voice B4889 Jazz
Bix Beiderbecke, the legendary American jazz cornetist, performing 'Toddlin' blues' and 'Oh Baby' with Wolverine Orchestra on Brunswick, one of the most historically important jazz recordings of the 1920s.AI summary
Brunswick 02501 Jazz
Bix Beiderbecke, one of the most celebrated American jazz cornettists, recorded 'Somebody Stole My Gal' and 'Rhythm King' for Brunswick 8242 in 1928, with his hot-jazz ensemble.AI summary
Brunswick 8242 Jazz
Bix Beiderbecke recorded 'Davenport Blues' and 'Washboard Blues' for Brunswick, catalogue 02206, in 1925 and 1928 respectively; these are landmark recordings in early jazz.AI summary
Brunswick 02206 Jazz
Bix Beiderbecke, the legendary jazz cornetist, with the Wolverines, recorded 'Oh Baby' for Brunswick in 1924—a seminal hot jazz recording. 'Toddlin' Blues' is another period piece. These are among the most collected recordings in early jazz history.AI summary
Brunswick 02501 Jazz
The Bix Rhythm Jugglers, a small jazz ensemble, recorded 'Davenport Blues' and 'Washboard Blues' for Brunswick 02206. Despite the name invoking Bix Beiderbecke, this is a minor British jazz recording of the late 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary
Brunswick 02206 Jazz
Bjorn Talen (or Talén) was a Scandinavian or European tenor, probably active in the 1920s–1930s. 'Questa o quella' (from Rigoletto) and 'La donna è mobile' (from Rigoletto) are standard operatic arias sung by countless tenors. This Vox 03317 pressing is from an unidentified era.AI summary
Vox 03317 Opera
Bjorn Talen — a name not widely identified in standard references — performing 'Questa o quella' and 'La donna è mobile' from Verdi's Rigoletto on the Vox label, catalogue 03317. The Vox label is a smaller imprint; an unrecognised singer performing standard operatic repertoire on a minor label warrants investigation.AI summary
Vox 03317 Opera
Credited to 'Black', a solo singer or duo performing popular ballads on His Master's Voice, a major prestige label.AI summary
His Master's Voice B6207 Voice
Black performed 'Varsity Drag' and 'Best Things in Life Are Free' for Brunswick, two jazz-age standards released in the late 1920s.AI summary
Brunswick 3810 Dance
The Black Diamond Band performing patriotic and ceremonial marches on Zonophone 598, a British label of the early 1900s.AI summary
Zonophone 598 Orchestra
The Black Diamond Band recorded patriotic and ceremonial music for Zonophone: 'God Save the King'/'Rule Britannia' and 'Coronation March'/'God Bless the Prince of Wales'. These are British national and royal occasion recordings, likely from the Edward VII or early George V era.AI summary
Zonophone 598 Orchestra
The Black Diamond Band's recording of *Teddy Bear's Picnic* on Zonophone, a British subsidiary of Gramophone Company, from the late 1920s or 1930s.AI summary
Zonophone 40234 Orchestra
Zonophone 1915 Music Hall
The Black Diamond Band recorded a 'Puzzle Record' in two parts for Zonophone, catalogue 5000—a catalogue number that places it in the label's very early numbering. The Puzzle Record was a gimmick novelty format that enjoyed some popularity in the early 20th century.AI summary
Zonophone 5000 Comic
The Black Diamonds on Zonophone 2263 recorded 'Dapper Dan' and 'Kentucky Babe'; Zonophone was a significant British label active from the 1900s to 1930s.AI summary
Zonophone 2263 Dance
The Black Diamonds Band performs 'Rages and Crazes' on both sides of this early Zonophone disc.AI summary
Zonophone 2180 Orchestra
Black Diamonds Band on Zonophone, performing a Christmas medley on a British label.AI summary
Zonophone 2636 Orchestra
The Black Diamonds Band recorded 'The sheik - Arabian Foxtrot' and 'Drifting' for Zonophone 2238, novelty and dance-band material from the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Zonophone 2238 Dance
Black Diamonds Band performing 'Rages and Crazes Selection' on Zonophone, a British imprint of the early 20th century. Zonophone catalogue numbers in this range date to the 1900s–1910s.AI summary
Zonophone 2180 Dance
The Black Dominoes, a vocal group, performing blues-novelty numbers on Gennett, an American label with UK copies; 'Land of Cotton Blues' and 'Black Sheep Blues' from the early 1920s.AI summary
Gen 5263 Jazz
The Black Dyke Mills Band, the famous Yorkshire brass band, on an early G&T.AI summary
G&T 496 Instrumental
The Black Hand Gang on Parlophone, recording 'Entr'acte' and 'Limehouse Blues'. 'Limehouse Blues' is a famous composition by Phillip Braham and Douglas Furber (1922), and this ensemble recording is likely a dance or novelty interpretation.AI summary
Parlophone R2154 Dance
The Blackpool Syncopaters perform 'Whistle' and 'Annie' on Winner 3878. Winner was a British budget label of the 1920s–1930s; the Syncopaters were a dance/novelty ensemble.AI summary
Winner 3878 Dance
Curry's 3078 Dance
The Blackpool Tower Band with Love's Paradise and Wonderful Nights on Winner 3502, marked as a test pressing.AI summary
Winner 3502 TEST Dance
Blackpool Tower Band on 'Uncle Sambo' and 'Ma', recorded for Winner 3678. The Blackpool Tower Ballroom was a major British dance venue; the band was a house ensemble whose recordings were issued by various labels in the 1930s–40s.AI summary
Winner 3678 Dance
Blanche Calloway (1902–1978), sister of Cab Calloway and a successful blues and jazz singer, recorded these songs for Victor in the late 1920s.AI summary
Victor 22717 Jazz
Blanche Calloway, an American jazz and blues singer and bandleader, performing 'Sugar Blues' and 'Just a crazy Song' on Victor Records. Calloway was an accomplished jazz vocalist and the sister of Cab Calloway.AI summary
Victor 22661 Jazz
Blanche Calloway, bandleader and elder sister of Cab, leads her Joy Boys in 'Casey Jones Blues', with McKinney's Cotton Pickers' 'Talk to Me' on the reverse, on American Victor.AI summary
Victor 22640 Jazz
Blanche Dare performs these two comic vocal numbers for His Master's Voice in the 1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B987 Music Hall
Blanche Marchesi was a soprano of distinguished lineage — the daughter of the great vocal pedagogue Mathilde Marchesi — who had a significant operatic and concert career in Britain. This HMV disc with the unusual JH-series prefix (catalogue JH10) contains 'Queen Anne Boleyn in Prison' and 'L'Été'. The JH series is not a standard commercial HMV designation and warrants investigation.AI summary
His Master's Voice JH10 Opera
Blanche Marchesi, the soprano daughter of the great teacher Mathilde Marchesi, on HMV catalogue JG41 — the JG-series prefix is not a standard commercial HMV designation and warrants investigation. The disc contains an 'Air d'Héraclès' and two further vocal pieces. As with the companion JH-series disc in this collection, an unusual HMV series prefix suggests a limited or specialist pressing.AI summary
His Master's Voice JG41 Opera
Blanche Ring performs Yip! I Addy! I Ay! on Gramophone Company 3817, a single-sided issue.AI summary
Gramophone Company 3817 Voice
Blanche Tomlin sings the Habanera and the Seguidilla from Bizet's 'Carmen' on Beka.AI summary
Beka M121 Opera