21,668 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Columbia 3169 Dance
Columbia FB2123
Carroll Gibbons and his Boy Friends performing 'Let Me Give My Happiness to You' and 'Three Wishes' on Columbia DB1099, a British pressing from the late 1930s.AI summary
Columbia DB1099 Dance
Carroll Gibbons was the pianist and leader of the Savoy Hotel orchestra, a fixture of British light music from the 1920s through 1950s; this Columbia pressing pairs two popular standards recorded in the early 1930s.AI summary
Columbia DB732 Dance
Carroll Gibbons led one of Britain's most popular dance orchestras of the 1920s–1930s, the Savoy Orpheans. 'Mother of Pearl' is a popular song; the catalogue note 'ditto' suggests both sides are the same title or treatment. This Columbia CB547 pressing is from an early or special series, probably mid-1920s.AI summary
Columbia CB547 Dance
Carroll Gibbons and his band with God Save the King and a drum roll and cymbal crash on Danceland DL567.AI summary
Danceland DL567 Dance
Carroll Gibbons was a prominent British bandleader and pianist; this Columbia recording pairs 'My British Buddy' and 'Hold Back the Dawn'.AI summary
Columbia FB2986 Dance
Carroll Gibbons was a British pianist and bandleader, prominent in dance music from the late 1920s through the 1950s; this Columbia FB-series disc from the mid-1940s carries two popular ballads.AI summary
Columbia FB3012 Dance
Carroll Gibbons led one of Britain's most successful dance orchestras of the 1930s-40s, resident at the Savoy Hotel and hugely popular on radio and records. This Columbia pressing of 'Mairzy Doats and Dozy Doats' and 'Thinkin' About the Wabash' represents the light orchestral dance music that made Gibbons a household name. Columbia pressings of Gibbons' popular sides were widely distributed.AI summary
Columbia FB3013 Dance
Carroll Gibbons was a British pianist and bandleader prominent in dance music from the late 1920s through the 1950s; this Columbia FB-series disc from the mid-1940s carries two ballads.AI summary
Columbia FB3069 Dance
Carroll Gibbons and the Savoy Hotel Orpheans, one of Britain's most famous dance orchestras, performing 'It Might as Well Be Spring' and 'Chickery Chick' for Columbia.AI summary
Columbia FB3191 Dance
Carroll Gibbons and his orchestra on Columbia FB1972 from the 1930s or 1940s. Gibbons was a pianist and bandleader associated with the Savoy Hotel.AI summary
Columbia FB1972 Dance
Carroll Gibbons and the Savoy Hotel Orpheans performing a Gershwin selection including 'Shall We Dance', on Columbia FB1704, a UK dance-band recording.AI summary
Columbia FB1704 Dance
Carroll Gibbons and his band, a highly popular British dance orchestra, recorded 'Cynthia's in Love' for Columbia in the late 1940s.AI summary
Columbia FB3227 Dance
Carroll Gibbons and his Boy Friends, one of the most popular British dance bands of the 1930s, on Columbia performing 'Smoke Gets in Your Eyes'.AI summary
Columbia DB1478 Dance
Carroll Gibbons and the Savoy Orpheans, the house band of the Savoy Hotel, performing 'Deep in the Heart of Texas' and 'How About You' on Columbia.AI summary
Columbia FB2800 Dance
Carroll Gibbons, pianist and bandleader of the Savoy Hotel orchestra, was a prolific recording artist of the 1920s and 1930s; this Columbia side pairs two popular standards of the era.AI summary
Columbia FB2787 Dance
Carroll Gibbons led the Savoy Orpheans, the house band of the Savoy Hotel in London, and this Columbia pressing of two show tunes from the early 1940s is typical of the band's light-orchestral output.AI summary
Columbia FB2800 Orchestra
Carroll Gibbons and the Savoy Orpheans, the most famous British dance band of the 1920s–30s, recorded 'You say the sweetest things' and 'King is still in London' for Columbia.AI summary
Columbia FB2593 Dance
Carroll Gibbons and the Savoy Orpheans, a dance orchestra resident at the Savoy Hotel in London and one of the most popular British dance bands of the 1920s–1930s, on Columbia.AI summary
Columbia FB2602 Dance
Columbia FB2843
Carroll Gibbons and the Savoy Orpheans recorded 'White Christmas' and 'Jingle jangle' for Columbia FB2867; Gibbons was a major British bandleader and pianist at the Savoy Hotel, and his orchestra made numerous recordings in the 1930s and 1940s.AI summary
Columbia FB2867 Orchestra
Carroll Gibbons led the Savoy Orpheans, one of Britain's most popular dance orchestras of the 1920s–1930s, and also recorded many sides under his own name and with vocalists. 'One Look at You' and 'I Can't Resist You' are popular songs from the early 1930s. This Columbia FB series pressing is from that era.AI summary
Columbia FB2602 Dance
Columbia FB2879 Dance
Columbia FB3130 Dance
Columbia CB534 Dance
Carroll Gibbons and Harry Jacobson on Columbia FB1138, a dance medley comprising "Man from Folies bergere" and "Mississippi".AI summary
Columbia FB1138 Dance
Carroll Gibbons on Columbia FB 2489, with two recordings titled 'Carroll Calls the Tunes'. Gibbons was a British bandleader and pianist active in the 1920s–1930s, known as the leader of the Savoy Hotel Band.AI summary
Columbia FB2489 Dance
Carson Robison with Ev'rybody's Going but Me and Get Away Old Man on Durium 25. Durium records were thin resin-coated discs, not shellac.AI summary
Durium 25 Country
Carson Robison with Come Along with Me and Coming Round the Mountain on Durium 35. Durium records were thin resin-coated discs, not shellac.AI summary
Durium 35 Country
Carson Robison was an American country and folk guitarist and singer, active from the 1920s onward. This St. 1001 pressing of "Why Ain't I Got No Sweetheart" and "Smoky Mountain Bill" represents his rural and hillbilly material on an obscure label.AI summary
Sterno 1001 Country
Carson Robison, the prolific American country and folk-influenced recording artist, recorded 'Sing Another Line' and 'Home on the Range' for Brunswick; Robison recorded for numerous labels and was a major figure in early country music.AI summary
Brunswick 3254 Country
Enrico Caruso, the most celebrated tenor of the early twentieth century, singing 'La Mia Canzone' ('My Song') on Victor — his principal label. This is a precious historical document of the greatest voice of the age.AI summary
Victor 87213 Opera
Enrico Caruso, the most celebrated tenor of the early 20th century, performs 'Addio a Napoli' and 'Cante pe me' for His Master's Voice. Caruso's 1906 recording of 'La donna è mobile' was the first operatic recording to achieve international commercial success, and his voice defined the tenor repertory for generations.AI summary
His Master's Voice DA104 Opera
Enrico Caruso, the legendary Italian tenor and one of the most recorded voices in history, on His Master's Voice with two operatic arias: 'Donna non vidi mai' from *Manon Lescaut* and 'Guardann's luna' (likely a Neapolitan song).AI summary
His Master's Voice DA106 Opera
Enrico Caruso's 'Crucifixus' and Verdi's 'Libiamo ne' lieticalici' (from La Traviata) on His Master's Voice DJ100; Caruso was the most famous tenor of the early 20th century and these are likely reissues of his most famous recordings from the acoustic era.AI summary
His Master's Voice DJ100 Opera
Enrico Caruso recorded a single-sided His Master's Voice disc of "Addio," catalogue HMV 2-052035. An early or mid-period Caruso recording on an acoustic or electrical HMV pressing.AI summary
His Master's Voice 2-052035 Opera
Enrico Caruso sings 'E Lucevan le Stelle' from Puccini's 'Tosca' (and a second aria) on Pathé 84004. Pathé issued Caruso recordings by licence or from separate sessions, and their Caruso pressings are considered secondary to his Victor and HMV sides by most collectors. However, any Caruso disc retains significant collector interest; Pathé's hill-and-dale cutting means a standard stylus will not play it correctly.AI summary
Pathé 84004 Voice
Enrico Caruso, the greatest tenor of the early 20th century, in two operatic arias recorded for His Master's Voice; DM series pressings of Caruso's acoustic performances are standard catalogue items.AI summary
His Master's Voice DM110 Opera
Enrico Caruso performing 'Over There' on Victor Records. Caruso was the most celebrated operatic tenor of the early 20th century, and his recordings of 1904-20 on the Victor and HMV labels remain historically important.AI summary
Victor 87294 Opera
Enrico Caruso, the greatest tenor of the early recording era, performs two works from Verdi's Rigoletto—'Ora è per sempre addio' and 'La Donna è Mobile'—on His Master's Voice DA561.AI summary
His Master's Voice No2CatDA561 Opera
Enrico Caruso, the legendary Italian tenor, recorded 'Vaghissima Sembianza' and 'Sultanto a Te' (arias from Rossini's 'The Barber of Seville' and other operas) for His Master's Voice; these are among the most historically important vocal recordings ever made.AI summary
His Master's Voice DA754 Opera
Enrico Caruso, the legendary Italian tenor, performing two opera arias—'Crucifixus' and 'Libiamo ne' lieticalici' (from La Traviata)—on His Master's Voice. This appears to be a much later issue or reissue of acoustic recordings from the early twentieth century.AI summary
His Master's Voice DJ100 Opera
Enrico Caruso, the most celebrated tenor of the early 20th century, recorded two cornerstone Italian operatic arias ('Una furtiva Lagrima' from L'elisir d'amore and 'Celeste Aida' from Aida) for HMV. Caruso's recordings are among the most collected of the acoustic era and remain landmarks of vocal recording.AI summary
His Master's Voice VA12 Opera
Enrico Caruso, the greatest tenor of the 20th century, recorded 'Trusting Eyes' for Victor, catalogue 87187; Caruso's recordings are among the most iconic of the acoustic era and are universally sought by collectors.AI summary
Victor 87187 Opera
Enrico Caruso recorded 'Qui sotto il ciel' and 'Tu non mi vuoi piu bene' for Liberty; Caruso's operatic recordings remain highly collected despite the small label.AI summary
Liberty Opera
Enrico Caruso, the legendary Italian tenor, recorded 'Hosanna' for Victor, a major American label. This is an acoustic-era Caruso recording, a cornerstone of early vocal recording and consistently sought by collectors.AI summary
Victor 88403 Opera
Enrico Caruso, the legendary Italian tenor, performing 'Cantique de Noël' (Adolphe Adam's Christmas carol) on His Master's Voice. This is an electrically reissued version of an original acoustic recording.AI summary
His Master's Voice 2-032022 Opera