21,668 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Browning and Starr recorded 'Lulu's Back in Town' and 'Truckin'' on Regal; a minor dance or novelty act of the 1930s not widely documented in standard references.AI summary
Regal MR1892 Dance
Browning Mummery and Florence Austral, both prominent operatic singers of the early 20th century, recorded a duet scene from Verdi for His Master's Voice; this is an acoustic-era operatic recording of substantial artists.AI summary
His Master's Voice D1302 Opera
Bruce McKenzie on 'Bantry Bay' and 'Wearing o' the Green' (arranged by O'Brady), released on Philharmonic Records 42. This is Irish traditional repertoire; Philharmonic was a small British label of the 1930s-40s.AI summary
Philharmonic 42 Personalities (Prs)
Bruce Trent recorded two sentimental ballads—"Forever Amber" and "The Bells of St. Mary's"—for Decca in the 1940s. Trent was a British popular singer of the period.AI summary
Decca F8637 Voice
His Master's Voice EG6624
His Master's Voice EG6152
Bruno Walter, one of the most celebrated conductors of the 20th century, conducting the Salome Dance of the Seven Veils from Strauss's opera for Columbia's premium LX label. This is a significant orchestral and operatic recording from a conductor of historical importance.AI summary
Columbia LX39 Orchestra
Bruz Fletcher, the Hollywood cabaret singer and songwriter, with Lei from Hawaii and Spring in Manhattan on Liberty L-159.AI summary
Liberty L-159 Voice
Bruz Fletcher, the Hollywood cabaret singer and songwriter, with Hilly Brown and Keep an Eye on His Business on Liberty L-160.AI summary
Liberty L-160 Voice
Bryer and Dolman on Columbia DB 71, recorded in the late 1920s; a dance or novelty vocal side.AI summary
Columbia DB71 Voice
The Birmingham Symphony Orchestra conducted by Adrian Boult performing the overture to Humperdinck's Hänsel und Gretel on HMV D591 — a companion to the D617 disc of the Witch's Ride and Dream Pantomime elsewhere in this collection. Boult was one of the most significant British conductors of the twentieth century.AI summary
His Master's Voice D591 Orchestra
The Birmingham Symphony Orchestra conducted by Adrian Boult performing the Witch's Ride and Dream Pantomime from Humperdinck's Hänsel und Gretel on HMV D617. Boult was one of the most significant British conductors of the twentieth century and his early HMV recordings are moderately collected; these two orchestral showpieces from the opera are characteristic of the acoustic-era orchestral repertoire.AI summary
His Master's Voice D617 Orchestra
The Birmingham Symphony Orchestra conducted by Adrian Boult, with S. Power as soloist, performing 'Rout' — a work by Arthur Bliss — on HMV D574. Boult was one of the most significant British conductors of the twentieth century; an early Boult recording of a Bliss work is of historical interest to collectors of British music.AI summary
His Master's Voice D574 Orchestra
The Birmingham Symphony Orchestra conducted by Dame Ethel Smyth performing the overture to her opera 'The Wreckers' (dated 1930) on Columbia DX287 — a large 12-inch pressing. As with the HMV Boatswain's Mate disc elsewhere in this collection, a self-conducted Smyth recording is both musically and historically important; this is a different and later recording.AI summary
Columbia DX287 Orchestra
The British Symphony String Orchestra conducted by Blech recorded the 'Aida March' for HMV. Blech was a known German-British conductor active in the 1920s–30s. This is a standard orchestral arrangement of Verdi.AI summary
His Master's Voice EJ189 Orchestra
His Master's Voice ES292 Classical
Bubber Miley, the pioneering jazz cornet player and member of Duke Ellington's orchestra, in two titles on Victor — 'Black Maria' and 'Chinning and Chattin' with May' — from the late 1920s. Miley was a key voice in the early Ellington sound.AI summary
Victor 38146 Jazz
Buchanan, Pearce and Newell recorded 'Parting Time' and 'A Marching Song' for Columbia. These appear to be music-hall or variety performers, but nothing is known of them individually or as a group.AI summary
Columbia 4953 Music Hall
Jack Buchanan and Randolph Sutton were British entertainers who recorded together for Columbia in the mid-1930s; 'There's Always Tomorrow' and 'It's Not You' are light popular duets from this period.AI summary
Columbia DB485 Voice
Buchanan and Randolph on Columbia DB486, performing 'Take it or leave it' and 'I would if I could'. Randolph was a noted British comedian; Buchanan appears to be a duet partner.AI summary
Columbia DB486 Music Hall
Buchel recorded 'Happy Feet' and 'You Know What I'll Do' for Decca in the mid-to-late 1930s; the artist is not clearly identified.AI summary
Decca F1856 Jazz
The Buckboard Busters recorded 'Somebody' and 'Walking Your Baby' for Sets in Order, an American label.AI summary
SetsInOrder 2095 Dance
Buckingham String, likely a string ensemble, performing 'A Slave to Love' and 'The same as we used to do' on Columbia CB147 from the early 1930s.AI summary
Columbia CB147 Orchestra
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A Columbia CB-series disc credited to the Buckingham String, with no surviving title information, from a light orchestral or dance series of the 1930s.AI summary
Columbia CB147 Orchestra
Buckingham String and the Cavaliers recorded 'The Invalid' and 'Kiss Waltz' for Columbia CB148, suggesting a 1920s–30s pressing.AI summary
Columbia CB148 Instrumental
Buckingham String ensemble performing 'A Slave to Love' and 'The Same as We Used to Do' on Columbia CB147, a British dance or light orchestra side of the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Columbia CB147 Orchestra
A vocal trio (Buckman, D'Oisly, Ranalow) performing 'Faust Trio', likely from Gounod's opera, on Columbia. An operatic ensemble recording from the electrical era; single-sided suggests a prestige or rare issue.AI summary
Columbia L1025 Opera
Bud and Jo Billings were performers in the American country and folk idiom; these Regal sides from the 1930s reflect the early recording of rural and novelty material in Britain.AI summary
Regal MR756 Country
Bud Billings on Victor, catalogue V40043. Victor was the major American label, but Billings is an obscure artist and the repertoire ('How to Make Love', 'Barnacle Bill') is comedy or novelty material of the early 1930s.AI summary
Victor V40043 Comic
Bud Billings recorded gospel and religious material for Zonophone in the early 1920s; 'The Wanderer's Warning' and 'Will the Angels Play Their Harps for Me?' are hymnal and devotional pieces.AI summary
Zonophone 5422 Voice
Bud Billings and Carson Robison recorded 'Carry Me Back to the Mountains' and 'Oklahoma Charlie' for Zonophone; Robison was a prolific American country and folk-influenced performer, and Billings was a frequent duet partner.AI summary
Zonophone 5900 Country
Bud Flanagan, one of the Crazy Gang comedians and a major British entertainer, performing two popular songs on Decca: 'Tomorrow Is a Beautiful Day' and 'Who Could Love You Like Me'. Flanagan was a star of stage and film and his recordings remain of interest to theatre and comedy enthusiasts.AI summary
Decca F8595 Personalities (Prs)
Bud Flanagan with Allen on Decca, performing 'Two very ordinary People' and 'Tomorrow is a beautiful Day'. Flanagan was a long-standing British radio and stage entertainer, best known as one half of the Crazy Gang.AI summary
Decca Y5981 Personalities (Prs)
Bud Freeman, a pioneering tenor saxophonist of the Chicago jazz school, recorded 'Crazeology' and 'Give me your Telephone Number' for Odeon PO107. Freeman was influential in small-group jazz from the late 1920s onward.AI summary
Odeon PO107 Jazz
Bud Hobbs Trail Herders on MGM 245, singing 'Matrimony Mama' and 'Right on Down the Line', likely 1950s.AI summary
MGM 245 Country
Bud Powell was one of the defining pianists of bebop; this is a UK Vogue pressing of a trio recording, part of Vogue's licensed issues of American jazz sides for the British market.AI summary
Vogue V2298 Jazz
Bud Powell, the bebop pianist, leads his trio in 'You Go to My Head' and Charlie Parker's 'Ornithology' on British Vogue.AI summary
Vogue V2017 Jazz
Buddy Clark, an American popular singer, recorded 'It's a big wide wonderful world' and 'If you will marry me' for Columbia. Clark was known for his smooth baritone and recordings of popular standards in the 1940s and 1950s.AI summary
Columbia DB450 Voice
Buddy de Franco, 'Over the Rainbow', on MGM 612; de Franco was a virtuoso clarinetist and a leader of the bebop and cool-jazz movements of the 1950s.AI summary
MGM 612 Jazz
Buddy Holly with Take Your Time and Rave On on Coral Q72325, a British 78 of 1958.AI summary
Coral Q72325 Rock
The Buddy Lewis Orchestra recorded 'Oh Mo Nah' for an unknown label in the mid-20th century—little is known of this group or recording.AI summary
25158
Buddy Prince sings 'Deep Night' and 'Carolina Moon' on Piccadilly, a budget British imprint of the 1930s–1940s.AI summary
Piccadilly 322 Voice
Buddy Prince recorded this pop ballad for Piccadilly, a cheap British dance and vocal label of the early 1930s. Piccadilly records survive in modest quantities but the artist is not well documented.AI summary
Piccadilly 382 Voice
Buddy Rich, the legendary jazz and orchestral drummer, recorded "Sweets Opus 1" and "All Sweets" for Columbia in the late 1940s or early 1950s.AI summary
Columbia LB10038 Jazz
Buddy Rose band on Imperial pressing, early 1920s catalogue number.AI summary
Imperial 1709 Dance
Buddy Williams on Regal Records, performing two Australian novelty songs — 'Beneath the Queensland Moon' and 'Dear Old Aussie Blues' — charming regional material suggesting an Australian artist or the Australian export market.AI summary
Regal G25284 Voice
Buddy Williams singing 'Overlander Trail' and 'Oer Hilltop and Hollow' on Regal G25052, a British budget label of the 1930s–40s. The titles suggest country or Western repertoire.AI summary
Regal G25052 Voice
Buddy Williams on Regal Zonophone, singing 'Gambling Polka Dot Blues' and 'I Can't Stand Still in a Cell', recorded in the 1930s or early 1940s.AI summary
Regal G25342 Voice