Columbia

3,420 records in the collection· mostly Billy Williams, California Ramblers, Bransby Williams

Columbia was one of the great international names of recorded music, originating in the United States and developing a major British recording operation during the early twentieth century. Its British 78s span music hall, dance bands, jazz, popular song and an important classical catalogue; after merging into EMI in 1931, Columbia remained one of Britain’s principal record marques for decades.

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Records on Columbia

Gibbons / Savoy Orpheans

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Columbia FB1675
Ley / Gaumont Symphony

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Columbia FB1699
Dance orch

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Columbia is1279
columbia sampler

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Columbia BX44
columbia sampler

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Columbia BX48
columbia sampler

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Columbia BXO1
Jose Collins / Harry Welchman

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Jose Collins and Harry Welchman were established stage performers and singers of the 1920s. This Columbia F1068 pressing is unidentified as to repertoire, but both were associated with operetta and musical theatre.AI summary

Columbia F1068
Flethcher Henerdson

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Fletcher Henderson, the pioneering American jazz bandleader and arranger, on Columbia performing jazz material. Henderson was foundational to hot jazz and swing.AI summary

Columbia 4421 Jazz
Raymon NEwwell

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Columbia DX349
Lewis
1. AKing for a Day
Lewis performing 'King for a Day' on Columbia 5353, side A unrecorded.AI summary

Columbia 5353 Dance
Four Bright Sparks

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The Four Bright Sparks are untraced. This Columbia CB pressing from the early 1930s carries no title information on the record as provided; the artist and repertoire cannot be identified.AI summary

Columbia CB78
Ben Selvin

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Ben Selvin, an American bandleader and conductor, on Columbia; side titles are not recorded.AI summary

Columbia CB81 Dance
Paul Whiteman

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Paul Whiteman was the celebrated American 'King of Jazz' and bandleader; this Columbia CB catalogue entry is too sparse to identify but represents a major figure in dance-band recording.AI summary

Columbia CB86 Jazz
Buckingham String

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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
Sir William Bragg

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Sir William Bragg, the 1915 Nobel Prize-winning physicist, on Columbia d40176.AI summary

Columbia d40176
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Columbia 1742
Alick MacLean

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Columbia L1479
Pinza

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A shellac disc by Pinza on the Columbia label, catalogue number 72826. The artist and titles are not recorded here, making this impossible to describe or value with confidence.AI summary

Columbia 72826
Felix Weingartner

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Felix Weingartner, the Austrian conductor and composer, recording for Columbia L-series (L1488). The artist and label indicate a classical conductor, but no titles are recorded.AI summary

Columbia L1488 Classical
Columbia Band

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Columbia D43
Paul Whiteman

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Columbia CB87
Clara Butt
1. AAnnie Laurie
Clara Butt, the great British contralto of the Edwardian era, performs 'Annie Laurie' on Columbia X303.AI summary

Columbia X303 Voice
Ernest Hastings

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Ernest Hastings is not identified by artist or title on this Columbia 2940 pressing. Without catalogue information or a legible label, this record cannot be reliably described or valued.AI summary

Columbia 2940
Betty Bolton

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Betty Bolton is not identified by artist or title on this Columbia 5405 pressing. Without legible label details or catalogue information, this record cannot be reliably described or valued.AI summary

Columbia 5405
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Columbia 9715
Cotton

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Cotton, artist and titles unknown, on Columbia CB237—insufficient information to catalogue or value.AI summary

Columbia CB237
Cotton

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A Cotton recording on Columbia (artist name, side titles, and catalogue details are incomplete); insufficient information survives to identify the artist or repertoire.AI summary

Columbia CB258
Cotton

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A Cotton recording on Columbia's CB series, catalogue number CB267; artist and titles not recorded in the catalogue data.AI summary

Columbia CB267
Betty Bolton

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Betty Bolton on Columbia DB126. No titles recorded.AI summary

Columbia DB126
Betty Bolton

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Betty Bolton on Columbia DB94; no sides, titles or detailed information are recorded for this disc.AI summary

Columbia DB94
William Murdoch
1. A"Daily Express" Natioal Piano playing contest test pieces (grade A) WM playing
2. Bditto WM explanatory talk
William Murdoch performing Grade A test pieces from the Daily Express National Piano Playing Contest, accompanied by explanatory talk. A rare instructional or pedagogical recording, likely from the 1930s or 1940s, documenting competitive piano standards of the era.AI summary

Columbia 4945 Classical
Clara Butt
1. A(+ her sisters)Birth of the Flowers
Clara Butt, the celebrated British contralto, recorded this novelty piece with her sisters on Columbia. An unusual ensemble recording from one of the most famous voices of the early gramophone era.AI summary

Columbia 7120 Voice
Cal Stewart
1. A(+A Jones)Uncle Josh and Aunt Nancy put up the Kitchen Stove
2. B(+H Browne)Uncle Josh at the Dentists
Cal Stewart was an American character performer and dialect comedian of the early 20th century; this Columbia pressing of 'Uncle Josh' comic sketches (with A. Jones and H. Browne) captures his rural character work.AI summary

Columbia A2991 Comic
Jo Stafford
1. A(+Autry)My Heart cries for you
2. BTennessee waltz
Jo Stafford, the American singer, and Gene Autry recorded a duet of 'My Heart Cries for You' and 'Tennessee Waltz' for Columbia, catalogue DB2802, from the early 1950s.AI summary

Columbia DB2802 Voice
Four Bright Sparks
1. A(+B Howes)The Kerb Step
2. BHard to get
The Four Bright Sparks, with B. Howes, performing 'The Kerb Step' and 'Hard to get' on Columbia 5735. Identity and context of the group are unclear.AI summary

Columbia 5735 Music Hall
Milton Charles
1. A(+C Edwards)Can you blame me
2. BHow about me
Milton Charles, with C Edwards, performing 'Can you blame me' and 'How about me' for Columbia, 5252. Both are popular songs; the artist is unidentified beyond this single release.AI summary

Columbia 5252 Voice
Frank Sinatra
1. A(+Duke of Edinburgh)If only she'd looked my Way
2. BLondon by Night
Columbia LB104 Personalities (Prs)
Huntley Wright
1. A(+E Laye)Joseph
2. B(+E Randolph)Two little Birds in a Tree
Huntley Wright, an actor and singer, duetting with Edith Laye and Gwen Randolph in two numbers from the musical 'Joseph' and 'Two Little Birds in a Tree' on Columbia 3371, from the early 1920s.AI summary

Columbia 3371 Music Hall
Jack Buchanan
1. A(+E Randolph)Lets' say Goodnight till the Morning
2. B(+B Hale)Who
Jack Buchanan, a celebrated British-American actor, dancer and entertainer, performing duets with co-stars for Columbia in the 1920s; Buchanan was a major stage and film star of the era.AI summary

Columbia 9147 Personalities (Prs)
Vaughn de Leath
1. A(+F Harris)Oh Baby don't we get along
2. BI wonder how I look when I'm asleep
Vaughn de Leath on Columbia 4443, an early American dance or sentimental vocal from the 1920s; de Leath was an early female recording artist, and this early Columbia issue may be quite old and obscure.AI summary

Columbia 4443 Voice
Hall
1. A(+Flanagan and Allen)Underneath the Arches
2. BA Bungalow a Piccolo and you
Hall and Flanagan & Allen performing 'Underneath the Arches' on Columbia. Flanagan & Allen were famous British music-hall comedians, and 'Underneath the Arches' became one of their signature songs.AI summary

Columbia CB481 Music Hall
Hall
1. A(+Flanagan and Allen)Underneath the Arches
2. BA Bungalow a Piccolo and you
Hall, with Flanagan and Allen, performing 'Underneath the Arches' and 'A Bungalow a Piccolo and you' on Columbia. 'Underneath the Arches' was the signature song of Flanagan and Allen, one of the most famous British comedy duos of the 1930s-40s.AI summary

Columbia CB481 Music Hall
Bertie King's Jazz Group
1. A(+G Chisholm)Big House Blues
2. BJeepers Creepers
Bertie King's Jazz Group with guest Gianluigi Chisholm on trumpet, playing American jazz standards of the late 1930s on a British Columbia pressing. 'Big House Blues' and 'Jeepers Creepers' show the British hot-jazz scene's engagement with contemporary Swing.AI summary

Columbia DC696 Jazz
Edith Day
1. A(+H Welchman)Desert Song
2. BFrench Marching Song
Edith Day, a major American musical theatre star of the 1920s, on Columbia 9211 singing from 'The Desert Song'. Day was English-born and recorded frequently for British labels.AI summary

Columbia 9211 Opera
Jose Collins
1. A(+H Welchman)Love may be a Mystery
2. BColonel of the Crimson Hussars
José Collins was a major West End star of the 1910s and 1920s, particularly celebrated in operettas at the Gaiety and Daly's theatres. Harry Welchman was a popular musical-comedy tenor of the same era. This Columbia F-series coupling of two musical-theatre numbers probably dates from the mid-1920s. Collins is a sought-after name among collectors of British musical theatre of the period.AI summary

Columbia F1068 Voice
Albert Sandler Trio
1. A(+Hildegarde)Gloomy Sunday
2. BVienna City of my Dreams
Albert Sandler, a British violinist and light-music specialist, performs 'Gloomy Sunday' with Hildegarde and 'Vienna City of My Dreams', ballroom selections typical of his 1930s Columbia output.AI summary

Columbia FB1366 Orchestra
Bobby Howes
1. A(+J Gunn)My Heart's to let
2. B(+M Burke)When you've fallen in love
Bobby Howes (1895–1972) was a popular British actor, dancer and singer who starred in musical comedy and theatre; this Columbia DX side pairs two musical theatre duets recorded in the 1930s.AI summary

Columbia DX459 Personalities (Prs)
Phyllis Titmuss
1. A(+J Hulbert)Nuthin' at all
2. BPerfumes of Rosine
Phyllis Titmuss was a soprano and musical-comedy actress who appeared in West End productions of the 1920s; Jack Hulbert was a prominent musical-comedy star of the same era. This Columbia F-series coupling of two light operetta numbers probably dates from around 1924–1926. A pleasant period piece from the British musical theatre of the 1920s, though not among the rarer Columbia pressings of the decade.AI summary

Columbia F1013 Voice
Jack Buchanan
1. A(+June) For my Friend
2. B(+June) Do it for me
Jack Buchanan, a major British musical entertainer and film star, recorded a duet with June (possibly June Tripp) for Columbia in the late 1920s.AI summary

Columbia 3452 Personalities (Prs)
Mary Martin
1. A(+L Hagman)Get out those old Records
2. B(+A Godfrey)Dadim dadom
Mary Martin, the American Broadway and film star, recorded this novelty duet with other performers for Columbia. Martin was a major stage and film personality of the 1940s–1950s, known for her roles in Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals.AI summary

Columbia DB2813 Personalities (Prs)
R Starita
1. A(+Lily Morris)Truly Rural
2. BAh sweet Mystery of Life
R. Starita (likely a Starita dance band or orchestra) recorded 'Truly Rural' (featuring Lily Morris, a known British performer) and 'Ah Sweet Mystery of Life' for Columbia 5145, suggesting a 1920s-1930s pressing.AI summary

Columbia 5145 Dance
Beatrice Lillie
1. A(+M Campbell)I hate to give Trouble
2. BMaryland
Beatrice Lillie, the renowned British-Canadian revue star and comedienne, recorded 'I hate to give Trouble' (with M Campbell) and 'Maryland' for Columbia, catalogue L1257. Lillie was one of the great entertainers of the 1920s–30s stage and early cinema, and her records are collected by theatre and personality enthusiasts.AI summary

Columbia L1257 Personalities (Prs)
Beatrice Lillie
1. A(+M Campbell)I hate to give Trouble
2. BMaryland
Beatrice Lillie, the major British revue star, recorded 'I hate to give Trouble' (with M. Campbell) and 'Maryland' for Columbia L1257. Lillie's recordings are collectable, though British Columbia pressings are not particularly rare.AI summary

Columbia L1257 Personalities (Prs)
M Rene Benedetti
1. A(+M Faure)Rondino
2. BVariations
M Rene Benedetti and M Faure performing 'Rondino' and 'Variations' on Columbia D13087, a classical instrumental record. The identity and prominence of these performers is unclear from the label.AI summary

Columbia D13087 Classical
Somers
1. A(+N Long)Mother Goose Parade
2. BTondeleyo
Somers, with Norman Long on side A, performing 'Mother Goose Parade' and 'Tondeleyo' on Columbia, catalogue 5626.AI summary

Columbia 5626 Music Hall
Thorpe Bates
1. A(+N Lovatt)My shy Love
2. BIf you only knew
Thorpe Bates, a British tenor, performing sentimental vocal standards on Columbia F1048 — a commercial label release from his career.AI summary

Columbia F1048 Voice
Metronome All Stars
1. A(+Nat King Cole)Nat meets June
2. B(+F Sinatra)Sweet Loraine
The Metronome All Stars recorded 'Nat meets June' (with Nat King Cole) and 'Sweet Loraine' (with Frank Sinatra) for Columbia, DB2355; this is a notable session pairing major artists, likely from the late 1940s.AI summary

Columbia DB2355 Jazz
Mme Croiza
1. A(+Poulenc pno)Arlette oubliees
2. B(+Roussel pno)Sarabande
Claire Croiza, the celebrated French mezzo-soprano and one of the foremost interpreters of French mélodie, performing songs from Verlaine's 'Ariettes oubliées' with Francis Poulenc at the piano, and a Sarabande with Albert Roussel at the piano, on Columbia D13084. Composer-accompanied recordings of this type are primary documents; a Croiza disc with both Poulenc and Roussel as pianists is historically exceptional.AI summary

Columbia D13084 Voice
Jose Mardones/F Constantino
1. A(+R Blanchart)Duel Scene Faust
2. B(+Bronskaja)Hasten or I leave you
Operatic vocalists including José Mardones and Francesco Constantino performing the Duel Scene from Gounod's *Faust* and a cavatina, on Columbia A5187.AI summary

Columbia A5187 Opera
Jack Buchanan
1. A(+Randolph)Don't love you
2. B(Orch)Business is Business
Jack Buchanan, the Scottish musical-theatre star and film actor, performing two novelty vocal numbers on Columbia 3453, with Randolph on one side. Buchanan was a major star of the 1920s–30s stage and early film.AI summary

Columbia 3453 Personalities (Prs)
Leslie Henson
1. A(+St John)Why didn't we meed before
2. B(+Burnaby)Coo
Leslie Henson, a celebrated British musical-comedy actor, with two songs from stage shows: *Why Didn't We Meet Before* (with St John) and *Coo* (with Burnaby), recorded for Columbia. Henson was a major West End star of the 1920s–1930s.AI summary

Columbia F1061 Personalities (Prs)
Moana Orchestra
1. A(+V de Leath)Aloha Oe Blues
2. BOn the Shores of Honolulu
The Moana Orchestra, featuring vocalist Vaughn de Leath, recorded 'Aloha Oe Blues' and 'On the Shores of Honolulu' for Columbia; both are Hawaiian-inflected popular songs of the 1920s, and de Leath was a popular female vocalist of the era.AI summary

Columbia 14093 Hawaiian
Alfred Lester
1. A(+V Loraine)A Lady of a Thousand Charms
2. BDear old Shepherd's Bush
Alfred Lester, a celebrated British comic actor and music-hall performer, in a comedy duet with Violet Loraine on Columbia, with the title 'A Lady of a Thousand Charms', and a solo piece, 'Dear Old Shepherd's Bush', likely from the 1910s.AI summary

Columbia D1339 Music Hall
Pat Kirkwood
1. A(+V Oliver)I'll think it over/ So little Time
2. BMake mine allegro
Pat Kirkwood, a British actress and musical theatre star, on Columbia DB2400, performing medley/duet material with Vic Oliver, including 'I'll think it over / So Little Time' and 'Make mine allegro'.AI summary

Columbia DB2400 Personalities (Prs)
Maurice Chevalier
1. A(+Y Vallee)Quand je suis chez toi
2. BMais ou est ma Zouzou
Maurice Chevalier, the French singer and actor, performing two songs in French on Columbia 4401, with Yvonne Vallée on one side. Chevalier was an international star of stage and film in the 1920s–30s.AI summary

Columbia 4401 Voice
Basil Lloyd
1. A(acc W Evans)Smoke Clouds
2. B(G Anderson)Roses of Picardy
Basil Lloyd, accompanied by Will Evans, performing "Smoke Clouds" (with George Anderson) and "Roses of Picardy" on Columbia 2843, an early acoustic issue. Lloyd was a British tenor.AI summary

Columbia 2843 Voice
Frankie Carle
1. A(At the piano) 12th street rag
2. BSweet Lorraine
Frankie Carle performing jazz piano on Columbia; Carle was an American pianist and bandleader of the 1930s–1950s.AI summary

Columbia 35572 Jazz
Frankie Carle
1. A(At the piano) Barcarolle
2. BPrelude C sharp minor
Frankie Carle at the piano performing 'Barcarolle' and 'Prelude in C-sharp Minor' on Columbia 35573, a solo piano recording of classical pieces.AI summary

Columbia 35573 Instrumental
Frankie Carle
1. A(At the piano) stumbling
2. BEstelle
Frankie Carle was an American pianist and bandleader active from the 1920s onward, known for swing piano and soft pop. 'Stumbling' (at the piano) and 'Estelle' are popular piano pieces. This Columbia 35571 pressing is from the mid-1940s.AI summary

Columbia 35571 Instrumental
Hubert Eisdell
1. A(cond.Quilter)Interlude/Cherry Ripe
2. BGo lovely Rose
Hubert Eisdell, a British baritone, recorded 'Interlude' and 'Cherry Ripe' with conductor Roger Quilter, plus 'Go Lovely Rose', for Columbia D1462 in the 1920s.AI summary

Columbia D1462 Classical
Daisy Kennedy/H Harty
1. A(Violin solo)
2. B(part 2)
Daisy Kennedy was a Scottish violinist and composer of the early 20th century; Sir Hamilton Harty (1880–1941) was an Irish composer and conductor. This Columbia long-playing side (L series) is a violin solo, likely a concerto movement or showcase piece.AI summary

Columbia L1335 Classical
HM Scots Guards Band
1. A1812 Overture
2. B(talk)advert for Columbia records
The Scots Guards Band performing Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture on Columbia, with the B-side an advertisement for Columbia records — a vivid snapshot of how record companies used their own medium to promote themselves in the acoustic era.AI summary

Columbia D333 Orchestra
Morny Cash
1. A21 to 63
2. B(B Whitlock)Dance with your Uncle Joseph
Morny Cash performing '21 to 63' and 'Dance With Your Uncle Joseph' on Columbia is879. Cash is not a major recording artist of documented prominence.AI summary

Columbia is879 Voice
Band
1. A3 o' Clock in the Morning
2. BDestiny
An unnamed band performing two popular pieces on early Columbia: '3 O'Clock in the Morning' and 'Destiny'. The is4535 catalogue number indicates an early popular-music issue.AI summary

Columbia is4535 Dance
Savoy Orpheans
1. A5 Minutes more
2. BWe talk about you ev'ry Night
Savoy Orpheans on Columbia FB3272, performing '5 Minutes More' and 'We Talk About You Every Night'. The Savoy Orpheans were a British dance band active in the 1920s and broadcast from the Savoy Hotel in London.AI summary

Columbia FB3272 Dance
Thorpe Bates
1. AA Bachelor Gay(17)
2. BLive for today
Thorpe Bates, a British baritone with a substantial recording career, performing two ballads on Columbia's L-series long-playing format. Bates was a concert singer and teacher active from the acoustic era through electrical recording.AI summary

Columbia L1159 Voice
Vallee
1. AA Bed Time Story
2. BI'm playing with Fire
Vallee, likely Rudy Vallée the American crooner, recorded 'A Bed Time Story' and 'I'm Playing with Fire' for Columbia. The catalogue number 2737D places this in the late 1920s electrical era.AI summary

Columbia 2737D Voice
Guy Mitchell
1. AA beggar in love
2. BUnless
Guy Mitchell, an American popular singer of the 1950s, recorded 'A Beggar in Love' and 'Unless' for Columbia; Mitchell was best known for his chart hits and smooth vocal delivery.AI summary

Columbia DB2871 Voice
Henry Hall band
1. AA bungalow a piccolo and you
2. B(+Flanagan&Allen)Underneath the arches
Henry Hall and his band, with vocal guest appearances by Flanagan and Allen (a famous British comedy-song duo), recorded 'A Bungalow a Piccolo and You' and 'Underneath the Arches' for Columbia. The latter is one of Flanagan and Allen's signature pieces.AI summary

Columbia CB481 Music Hall
Bransby Williams
1. AA Charles Dickens Christmas
2. Bpart 2
Bransby Williams was a celebrated British actor and reciter, renowned for his dramatic readings and monologues, particularly from Dickens. This Columbia DX554 (a two-part issue) of 'A Charles Dickens Christmas' is a landmark of his extensive recorded legacy of dramatic recitation from the inter-war era.AI summary

Columbia DX554 Personalities (Prs)
New Queens Orch/Bridge
1. AA Christmas Dance
2. BPoem No 2
Frank Bridge conducting the New Queen's Hall Orchestra in 'A Christmas Dance' and 'Poem No. 2' on Columbia L1678. A companion to ColL1500 in this collection, this further documents Bridge as a conductor of his own music. The New Queen's Hall Orchestra was a prominent London ensemble, and the Columbia L-series places this in the early-to-mid 1920s.AI summary

Columbia L1678 Orchestra
Harry Hemsley
1. AA Christmas Rehearsal
2. B(2 sides)
Harry Hemsley in 'A Christmas Rehearsal', recorded for Columbia FB2716. Hemsley was a prolific British comedian and actor celebrated for his monologues and character sketches; his Yuletide material was a popular seasonal release.AI summary

Columbia FB2716 Comic
Mollison/Riscoe
1. AA Couple of fine old Schools
2. B(Riscoe/Shale)While we're in Love
Mollison and Riscoe on Columbia DB351, performing 'A Couple of fine old Schools' and 'While we're in Love'.AI summary

Columbia DB351 Music Hall
Clapham and Dwyer
1. AA Day's Broadcasting part 1
2. Bpart 2
Clapham and Dwyer were a leading British music-hall double act of the 1920s and 1930s; this Columbia recording captures a day in the life of broadcasting in their characteristic comic style.AI summary

Columbia 4745 Music Hall
Syd Dean
1. AA Dreamers Holiday
2. BScottish Samba
Syd Dean performing 'A Dreamers Holiday' and 'Scottish Samba' on Columbia FB3538 from the post-war years.AI summary

Columbia FB3538 Dance
Savoy Orpheans
1. AA faded Summer Love
2. BI don't know why
The Savoy Orpheans, a British dance band, recorded 'A Faded Summer Love' and 'I Don't Know Why' for Columbia in the early 1920s. Columbia CB series pressings of dance music from this era are common.AI summary

Columbia CB394 Dance
Larry Adler
1. AA foggy day
2. BRemember me
Larry Adler, the American harmonica virtuoso, recorded 'A Foggy Day' and 'Remember Me' for Columbia. These instrumentals showcase his refined playing on popular song melodies.AI summary

Columbia FB1886 Instrumental
Orchestra
1. AA Frangesa March
Columbia 126 Misc.
Doris Day/Johnnie Ray
1. AA full time job
2. BMa says, Pa says
Doris Day and Johnnie Ray, two of the biggest American stars of the early 1950s, paired on Columbia DB 3242. Both sides are jazz-influenced popular songs typical of their commercial peak.AI summary

Columbia DB3242 Voice
Doris Day/Johnnie Ray
1. AA full time job
2. BMa says, Pa says
Doris Day and Johnnie Ray, two major American popular singers of the early 1950s, on Columbia. Day was an established star; Ray was a sensation of the 1950s with a distinctive emotional style.AI summary

Columbia DB3242 Voice
Ralph Lynn
1. AA gay young Dog
2. B(+B Tomlin)Our Wedding Day
Ralph Lynn, the British comedian, in 'A gay young Dog' and 'Our Wedding Day' (with B Tomlin) for Columbia L1246.AI summary

Columbia L1246 Personalities (Prs)
Billy Whitlock
1. AA German Recruiting Station
2. BThe Last Zeppelin
Billy Whitlock, a comic performer, recorded two topical comic songs — 'A German Recruiting Station' and 'The Last Zeppelin' — for Columbia during or just after the First World War.AI summary

Columbia is685 Comic
Wibur Sweatman
1. AA Good Man is HArd to Find
2. BThat's Got Em
Wilbur Sweatman performing 'A Good Man is Hard to Find' and 'That's Got 'Em' on Columbia A2721. Sweatman was an early jazz clarinetist and bandleader of the 1910s–1920s.AI summary

Columbia A2721 Jazz
Al Starita
1. AA House on a Hill Top
2. BI lift up my Finger and say tweet tweet
Al Starita performing two novelty songs on Columbia—'A House on a Hill Top' and the comic 'I Lift Up My Finger and Say Tweet Tweet'. Starita is not identified in standard discographies.AI summary

Columbia 5393 Comic
Savoy Havana
1. AA Japanese Sunset
2. BTwilight on the Nile
Columbia 3296 Dance
Binnie Hale
1. AA Kiss in the Dark
2. BIts a Lovely Day Tomorrow
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
Ed Smalle
1. AA little Girl a little Boy a little Moon
2. BMagnolia
Ed Smalle recorded 'A Little Girl, a Little Boy, a Little Moon' and 'Magnolia' for Columbia 4546. Without further context, the artist is not identifiable in standard references.AI summary

Columbia 4546 Voice
Frank Sinatra/Pearl Bailey
1. AA little Learnin is a dangrous Thing
2. B(2 sides)
Frank Sinatra and Pearl Bailey duetting on 'A Little Learnin' Is a Dangerous Thing' on Columbia 38362, a British pressing.AI summary

Columbia 38362 Voice
Payne
1. AA little old Cottage
2. BDance of the Raindrops
A performer named Payne on Columbia, recording popular ballads and novelties of the early period.AI summary

Columbia CB37 Voice
L Henson/T Walls
1. AA little Touch of Spring
L. Henson and T. Walls, credited on Columbia, recorded 'A Little Touch of Spring'. The catalogue number MC17 and artist credits suggest a dramatic or theatrical recording from the 1930s-40s. Nothing further is known of this recording.AI summary

Columbia MC17 Personalities (Prs)
Coliseum Dance Orchestra
1. AA Lous XIII
2. BMenuetto
Coliseum Dance Orchestra performing 'À Louis XIII' and 'Menuetto' for Columbia's is-series, a catalogue line from the 1920s–30s.AI summary

Columbia is1772 Dance
Columbia Band
1. AA March
A march recorded by the Columbia Band, on Columbia's early numerical series. The title and composer are not given on the catalogue information.AI summary

Columbia 20019 Orchestra
Josephine Baker
1. AA Message from the Man in the Moon
2. BI'm feelin like a Million
Josephine Baker was the American-born dancer and singer who became a superstar in Paris during the Jazz Age, famous for her exotic performances and later her civil-rights activism. This Columbia electrical recording from the 1930s captures her in a jazzy popular song, 'A Message from the Man in the Moon', recorded in Europe.AI summary

Columbia DB1743 Jazz
Andy Iona
1. AA million moons over Iona
2. BE kala mai oe iau
Andy Iona, a Hawaiian musician and singer, performing two Hawaiian songs on Columbia. Iona was active in the Hawaiian music market in the 1930s-1940s.AI summary

Columbia 36336 Hawaiian
Binnie Hale
1. AA nice cup of tea
2. BLove me a little today
Binnie Hale, a British stage and film actress and singer, performed these two popular songs for Columbia's DB-series, a prestige electrical 10-inch format of the early 1930s.AI summary

Columbia DB1686 Voice
J Collins/T Bates
1. AA Paradise for Two(17)
2. BMy Life is Love
Collins and Bates recorded these sentimental ballads on Columbia's popular-priced series. The song titles suggest light romantic material typical of the 1920s–1930s vocal repertoire.AI summary

Columbia L1156 Voice
Ruth Etting
1. AA Place to call Home
2. BMore than you know
Ruth Etting, a prominent American singer of the 1920s–30s, recorded 'A Place to Call Home' and 'More Than You Know' for Columbia, catalogue DB217, British pressing.AI summary

Columbia DB217 Voice
John Drinkwater
1. AA Prayer/Immortality/Reciprocity
2. BGold/Blackbird
Columbia D40141 Personalities (Prs)
Ruby Murray / Brendan O'Dowda
1. AA Pretty Irish Girl
2. BConnemara
Ruby Murray, a Northern Irish singer, and Brendan O'Dowda recorded 'A Pretty Irish Girl' and 'Connemara' for Columbia. Murray was a popular singer in the 1950s with a chart career.AI summary

Columbia DBI4326 Voice
Slim Dusty
1. AA Pub with no Beer
2. BOnce when I was mustering
Slim Dusty, the celebrated Australian country singer, recorded 'A Pub with no Beer' and 'Once when I was mustering' for Columbia in the early 1950s. 'A Pub with no Beer' became one of his signature pieces and a country standard.AI summary

Columbia DB4212 Country
Slim Dusty
1. AA Pub with no Beer
2. BOnce when I was mustering
Slim Dusty, an Australian country and folk singer of the 1950s–60s, on Columbia, performing Australian novelty and traditional song.AI summary

Columbia DB4212 Country
Harry Thornton
1. AA Sergeant of the line
2. BThe Bandolero
Harry Thornton recorded character and dramatic songs for Columbia in the 1920s–1930s; the artist is not well documented.AI summary

Columbia 141 Voice
Carroll Gibbons
1. AA sinner kissed an angel
2. BConcerto for two
Carroll Gibbons, the British pianist and bandleader of the Savoy Hotel orchestra, with two dance ballads for Columbia. Gibbons' Savoy sides are much sought by collectors of British 1920s-1930s light orchestral dance music.AI summary

Columbia FB2749 Dance
Buckingham String
1. AA Slave to Love
2. BThe same as we used to do
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
Buckingham String
1. AA Slave to Love
2. BThe same as we used to do
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
Haver and Lee
1. AA Smash and Grab Raid
2. B(2 sides)
Haver and Lee, credited performers on Columbia's DB series, performing comic or novelty material suggested by the title.AI summary

Columbia DB747 Comic
Ernest Hastings
1. AA Soldier's Reminiscences
2. BChurch Bells as we hear them
Ernest Hastings recorded "A Soldier's Reminiscences" and "Church Bells as We Hear Them" for Columbia in the early 1920s. These are descriptive or programme pieces for recitation or instrumental performance.AI summary

Columbia 2451 Instrumental
Beatrice Lillie
1. AA Striking Dip
2. BBy the Camp Fire
Beatrice Lillie, one of the most celebrated British musical-comedy and revue stars of the interwar period, performing 'A Striking Dip' and 'By the Camp Fire' on Columbia F1009. Lillie's Columbia recordings are collected by enthusiasts of interwar musical theatre and cabaret; F-series Columbia is a standard interwar pressing.AI summary

Columbia F1009 Personalities (Prs)
Clapham and Dwyer
1. AA Surrealist Alphabet
2. B(2 sides)
Clapham and Dwyer were a popular British comedy duo of the music-hall era. 'A Surrealist Alphabet' is a novelty comic piece, typical of their recorded work on Columbia in the 1930s.AI summary

Columbia FB1465 Comic
Cyril Maud
1. AA Telephone Reconciliation
2. BDinky
Cyril Maud performing 'A Telephone Reconciliation' and 'Dinky' on Columbia with an early catalogue number (593)—likely from the 1910s-20s.AI summary

Columbia 593 Music Hall
Elizabeth Pollock
1. AA Theatrical Bazaar
2. Bpart 2
Elizabeth Pollock performing 'A Theatrical Bazaar', a novelty piece in two parts, on Columbia's DB-series from the 1930s.AI summary

Columbia DB795 Voice
Norman Allin
1. AA West country courting
2. BOff to Philalelphia
Norman Allin on Columbia performing 'A West Country Courting' and 'Off to Philadelphia', traditional folk-like songs and narrative ballads by the English baritone.AI summary

Columbia D1541 Voice
Alec Shaw
1. AA woodland Idyll
2. BDitto
Alec Shaw recorded light instrumental and novelty pieces for Columbia in the 1930s; this coupling of two pastoral pieces was typical of novelty instrumental material of the era.AI summary

Columbia DB936 Instrumental
Grock
1. AA-be my boy
2. B(Glen)Panama
Grock, the legendary Swiss pantomimist and clown, recorded comic novelties for Columbia. Grock was one of the greatest clowns of the early 20th century, famous throughout Europe and America for his silent comedic genius; these recordings capture his humorous approach.AI summary

Columbia 2901 Comic
Clara Butt
1. AAbide With Me
2. BGod shall wipe away all tears
Clara Butt, the celebrated British contralto of the Edwardian era, recorded two sacred hymn arrangements for Columbia; Butt was one of the best-known British singers of her time.AI summary

Columbia 7032 Voice
Ted Wallace band
1. AAbsence makes the heart grow fonder
2. BLittle white lies
The Ted Wallace band recorded 'Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder' and 'Little White Lies' for Columbia; Wallace was a British or American bandleader active in the dance-band era.AI summary

Columbia CB137 Dance
Orville Harrold
1. AAbsent
2. BFor You Alone
Orville Harrold, an American tenor and light-operatic singer of the 1910s-1920s, performing two ballads on Columbia's D-series. Harrold was a prolific recording artist in the acoustic era but is rarely remembered today.AI summary

Columbia D1336 Voice
Leona Williams
1. AAchin' Hearted Blues
2. BStruttin' Blues
Leona Williams was a blues and vaudeville singer who recorded for Columbia in the early 1920s, and the A3599 catalogue number places this around 1922–1923. UK pressings of Columbia's American blues material in the A-series are considerably scarcer than American copies, and are sought by collectors of classic blues. This is precisely the kind of side that repays closer attention before any sale.AI summary

Columbia A3599 Jazz
Alice Nielsen
1. AAddio di Mimi
2. B(D Bispham)Il Bacio
Alice Nielsen on Columbia A5246, coupling the 'Addio di Mimi' from Puccini's La Bohème with 'Il Bacio' by David Bispham (a separate artist on the reverse). The A-series Columbia suggests a standard-sized American-style pressing; Nielsen's operatic recordings are collected but plentiful.AI summary

Columbia A5246 Opera
Associated Glee Clubs of America
1. AAdeste Fideles
2. BJohn Peel
The Associated Glee Clubs of America recorded sacred and patriotic songs for Columbia in the early 1900s.AI summary

Columbia 9048 Voice
Joseph Szigeti
1. AAdieu
2. BSerenade Elgar
Joseph Szigeti, the Hungarian virtuoso violinist, playing 'Adieu' and Elgar's 'Serenade'. Szigeti was one of the supreme chamber musicians and recitalists of the twentieth century, recorded extensively throughout his long career.AI summary

Columbia LB14 Classical
Charles Penrose
1. AAdventures of 'Arry Emmy & Joe
2. Bpart 2
Charles Penrose performing 'Adventures of 'Arry, Emmy & Joe' (Parts 1 & 2) on Columbia 4222, a mid-1920s British pressing. This is a comic character piece typical of Penrose's popular monologue repertoire.AI summary

Columbia 4222 Music Hall
Charles Penrose
1. AAdventures of 'Arry Emmy & Joe
2. Bpart 4
Charles Penrose on Columbia 4223, recorded 'Adventures of 'Arry Emmy & Joe' parts 1 and 4, comic sketches with dialogue.AI summary

Columbia 4223 Comic
Charles Penrose
1. AAdventures of 'Arry Emmy & Joe
2. Bpart 6
Charles Penrose on Columbia 4224, performing 'Adventures of 'Arry, Emmy & Joe' (part 6). Penrose (1863–1952) was a celebrated British character comedian and singer; this extended sketch is one of his character comedy routines.AI summary

Columbia 4224 Music Hall
Alice Delysia
1. AAeroplane Walk
2. BLive for all you're worth
Alice Delysia, the French revue star and London musical theatre actress, performs 'Aeroplane Walk' and 'Live for All You're Worth' on Columbia L1270, a 12-inch pressing. This disc appears to be catalogued twice in this collection (also as id 15081); one copy is the one to keep or sell.AI summary

Columbia L1270 Music Hall
Alice Delysia
1. AAeroplane Walk
2. BLive for all you're worth
Alice Delysia performs 'Aeroplane Walk' and 'Live for All You're Worth' on Columbia L1270, a duplicate of id 13439 in this collection. The two copies are identical pressings; one is the one to sell.AI summary

Columbia L1270 Music Hall
Western Brothers
1. AAfter all that
2. BPlay the Game you Cads
The Western Brothers on Columbia DB1450, the British musical-comedy duo performing their satirical sketches 'After all that' and 'Play the Game you Cads', from the 1930s–40s.AI summary

Columbia DB1450 Music Hall
R Miller
1. AAfter the Rain
2. B(Happy Six)Tell her at Twilight
R. Miller recorded 'After the Rain' and 'Tell Her at Twilight' for Columbia, a major British label, in the late 1920s or early 1930s; the artist is obscure.AI summary

Columbia 3159 Dance
Ray Miller band
1. AAfter the rain
2. B(Happy6)Tell her at twilight
Ray Miller band performing 'After the rain' and 'Tell her at twilight' on Columbia 3159. Miller was an American bandleader of the 1920s–30s.AI summary

Columbia 3159 Dance
Fred Astaire
1. AAfter you who
2. BNight and day
Fred Astaire, one of the most celebrated dancers and entertainers of the 20th century, recorded two Cole Porter songs—"After You, Who" and "Night and Day"—for Columbia.AI summary

Columbia DB1215 Personalities (Prs)
Fred Astaire..
1. AAfter you who
2. BNight and day
Fred Astaire, the legendary dancer and entertainer, recorded 'After You Who' and 'Night and Day' for Columbia FB1255, likely 1930s–40s.AI summary

Columbia FB1255 Personalities (Prs)
Fred Astaire
1. AAfter you Who
2. BNight & Day
Fred Astaire, the legendary dancer and singer, recorded 'After You Who' and Cole Porter's 'Night and Day' for Columbia; these are among his finest vocal recordings.AI summary

Columbia DB1215 Personalities (Prs)
Lorenzi
1. AAfter you've gone
2. BSome of these Days
Lorenzi, recorded 'After You've Gone' and 'Some of These Days' for Columbia FB1168: a singer or musician untraced in major discographies.AI summary

Columbia FB1168 Dance
Frankie Carle
1. AAfter you've gone
2. BI can't believe that you're in love with me
Frankie Carle, a pianist and big-band leader, recorded 'After You've Gone' and 'I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me' for Columbia in the 1940s. Carle was a popular swing-era sideman; this is a standard commercial dance recording.AI summary

Columbia 36333 Dance
Bessie Smith
1. AAfter you've gone
2. BMuddy Water
Columbia 14197D Jazz
Paul Whiteman
1. AAfter you've gone
2. BNobody's sweetheart
Paul Whiteman and his orchestra on two standards from the jazz age: 'After You've Gone' and 'Nobody's Sweetheart', recorded for Columbia. Whiteman was the most famous dance-band leader of the 1920s-30s, and his records remain sought-after by collectors of hot jazz and early swing.AI summary

Columbia 5702 Dance
Charleston Chasers
1. AAfter you've gone
2. BDavenport blues
The Charleston Chasers performing 'After You've Gone' and 'Davenport Blues' on Columbia, a hot-dance recording from the mid-1920s.AI summary

Columbia 4453 Jazz
Charleston Chasers
1. AAfter you've gone
2. BDavenport Blues
The Charleston Chasers on Columbia 4453, performing two classic hot jazz numbers from the 1920s: 'After you've gone' and 'Davenport Blues'. The Chasers were a significant early jazz ensemble of the hot jazz era.AI summary

Columbia 4453 Jazz
Bessie Smith
1. AAggravatin Papa
2. BBeale Street Mamma
Bessie Smith was the greatest blues singer of the 1920s, known as the 'Empress of the Blues'. 'Aggravatin' Papa' and 'Beale Street Mamma' are classic blues recordings from her celebrated Columbia catalogue, representing the peak of acoustic blues recording.AI summary

Columbia A3877 Jazz
Franco de Gregoria
1. AAh' dispar Vision
2. BO tu chi in sent agli angelo
Franco de Gregoria performing operatic material 'Ah Dispar Vision' and 'O Tu Che in Senti agli Angelo' on Columbia is603, an early electrical recording of an Italian tenor.AI summary

Columbia is603 Opera
G Zenatello/M Gay
1. AAi nostri monti
2. BPerigliarti ancor languente
G. Zenatello and M. Gay, identified as operatic singers, performed the Italian operatic duet 'Ai nostri monti' (from La Traviata) and another piece for Columbia's prestigious A5000 series, an early electrical recording line.AI summary

Columbia A5370 Opera
G Zenatello/M Gay
1. AAi nostri monti
2. BPerigliarti ancor languente
Giordano Zenatello and Mario Gay, operatic singers, recorded the duet 'Ai Nostri Monti' and passages from unspecified repertoire on Columbia A5370.AI summary

Columbia A5370 Opera
Columbia italian opera chorus
1. AAida
2. BAida
Columbia Italian Opera Chorus on Columbia 425 performing 'Aida', a choral recording from Columbia's earliest numerical catalogue.AI summary

Columbia 425 Opera
Nat Ayer
1. AAin't cha coming back Mary Ann to Maryland
2. BBack Home in Tennessee
Nat Ayer, an American composer and performer, on Columbia 2980, performing 'Ain't Cha Coming Back Mary Ann to Maryland' and 'Back Home in Tennessee', likely 1910s–20s.AI summary

Columbia 2980 Voice
Raymond Hitchcock
1. AAin't it funny what a Difference a few Hours can make
2. BSo what's the use
Raymond Hitchcock (1865–1929) was an American musical theatre star and comedian. This Columbia pressing of 'Ain't It Funny' and 'So What's the Use' from the very early 1920s or late 1910s preserves his comedic spoken and sung material.AI summary

Columbia 605 Comic
Raymond Hitchcock
1. AAin't it funny what a Difference a few Hours can make
2. BSo what's the use
Raymond Hitchcock was a British comedian and music-hall performer. 'Ain't It Funny What a Difference a Few Hours Can Make' and 'So What's the Use' are topical comic patter songs; this Columbia 605 pressing is from an early Columbia catalogue, likely 1920s.AI summary

Columbia 605 Music Hall
Western Brothers
1. AAin't it gorgeous
2. BOld School Tie
The Western Brothers, the British comedy duo, performing 'Ain't it gorgeous' and 'Old School Tie' on Columbia DX586, a deluxe album or longer-format release from the late 1930s.AI summary

Columbia DX586 Comic
Western Brothers
1. AAin't it gorgeous
2. BOld School Tie
The Western Brothers, the British comedy duo, performing 'Ain't it gorgeous' and 'Old School Tie' on Columbia DX586, a deluxe album or longer-format release from the late 1930s.AI summary

Columbia DX586 Comic
Western Brothers
1. AAin't it gorgeous
2. BOld School Tie
The Western Brothers, a British comedy duo known for satirical and novelty songs, recorded 'Ain't It Gorgeous' and 'Old School Tie' for Columbia.AI summary

Columbia DX586 Comic
Ruth Etting
1. AAin't misbehavin
2. BNow I'm in love
Ruth Etting, the American jazz and cabaret singer, performs 'Ain't misbehavin'' and 'Now I'm in love' on Columbia 5615. Etting was a major star of the late 1920s and early 1930s, recorded extensively in the US, and her records were distributed in the UK.AI summary

Columbia 5615 Voice
Charleston Chasers
1. AAin't Misbehavin'
2. B(Weeks)Now I'm in Love
The Charleston Chasers, a hot-jazz ensemble, perform Fats Waller's famous "Ain't Misbehavin'" and another jazz number on Columbia 5610, a British pressing from the late 1920s. This is an important early jazz recording, and UK Columbia pressings of hot-jazz sides are increasingly sought after.AI summary

Columbia 5610 Jazz
Kemp
1. AAin't you ashamed
2. BI've got another Sweetheart
Kemp vocal on Columbia 3426, a British dance-vocal side from the 1920s–30s.AI summary

Columbia 3426 Dance
M Franz
1. AAir de Jean Herodiade
2. BLe Bruit des Chants
M Franz performing operatic arias 'Air de Jean Hérodiade' (Massenet) and 'Le Bruit des Chants' on Columbia LFX56, a British pressing.AI summary

Columbia LFX56 Opera
Lionel Hampton
1. AAirmail special
2. BMidnight sun
Lionel Hampton, the virtuoso vibraphone player, on Columbia; 'Airmail Special' is one of his celebrated swing compositions, and 'Midnight Sun' is a ballad showcase.AI summary

Columbia LB10021 Jazz
Brigode
1. AAlabamy bound
2. BSun-kist Cottage
Brigode's orchestra performing 'Alabamy Bound' and 'Sunkist Cottage' on Columbia 282D, a dance record from the early 1920s.AI summary

Columbia 282D Dance
Layton and Johnstone
1. AAlabamy Bound
2. BI'll take her back (if...)
Layton and Johnstone, an American vocal duo, recorded 'Alabamy Bound' and 'I'll take her back (if...)' for Columbia in the 1920s. Layton and Johnstone were a popular novelty and comedy singing duo known for their work in musical theatre and recordings.AI summary

Columbia 3672 Voice
Stanley Holloway
1. AAlbert Evacuated
2. BMy Missus
Stanley Holloway, the beloved British comic actor and music-hall performer, recorded two comic monologues for Columbia. 'Albert Evacuated' and 'My Missus' are typical of Holloway's gentle, working-class humour that made him a star on stage and later in Ealing films.AI summary

Columbia FB2408 Personalities (Prs)
Stanley Holloway
1. AAlbert Evacuated
2. BMy Missus
Stanley Holloway, the beloved British character actor and comedian, performing 'Albert Evacuated' and 'My Missus' on Columbia FB24088 — comic monologues from the man famous for the Albert stories.AI summary

Columbia FB24088 Comic
Collins and Harlan
1. AAlexander's Ragtime Band
2. B(Prince's Quartet)Jimmy Valentine
Collins and Harlan were popular early 1900s singers on Columbia. 'Alexander's Ragtime Band' was Irving Berlin's hit of 1911, and this recording captures the ragtime craze of the era. The catalogue number 1868 places this in Columbia's early British series.AI summary

Columbia 1868 Dance
The Two Bobs
1. AAlexander's Ragtime Band
2. BBaby Rose
The Two Bobs performing 'Alexander's Ragtime Band' and 'Baby Rose' on Columbia, early ragtime-era novelty or dance material.AI summary

Columbia 1971 Dance
Ray Noble Band
1. AAlexander's ragtime band
2. BMarching along with time
Ray Noble and his Band on Columbia, catalogue FB2044. Noble was a successful British bandleader, composer and arranger of the 1930s–40s, recording for Columbia; he was commercially popular and prolific.AI summary

Columbia FB2044 Dance
Edith Day
1. AAlice Blue Gown
2. BIrene
Edith Day, the American-born operetta star, performing 'Alice Blue Gown' and 'Irene' on Columbia F1044, songs from the 1920s musical theatre repertoire.AI summary

Columbia F1044 Voice
Edith Day
1. AAlice Blue Gown
2. BIrene
Edith Day (1896–1971), an American stage and film actress, performing the title song 'Alice Blue Gown' and 'Irene' on Columbia; Day was a Broadway and West End musical-comedy star of the 1920s–1930s.AI summary

Columbia F1044 Personalities (Prs)
Jules Levy
1. AAlice where art thou
Jules Levy was a prominent cornet soloist and bandmaster of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, celebrated for his virtuoso performances and band recordings. This Columbia side documents his instrumental work from the acoustic era. Columbia 918 is an early catalogue number.AI summary

Columbia 918 Instrumental
Jessie King
1. AAll about me
2. B(2 sides)
Jessie King performing on Columbia. The catalogue designation DB778 appears to place this in a later series, but details of the artist and repertoire require verification.AI summary

Columbia DB778 Voice
R Starita
1. AAll alone in Lovers' Lane
2. BMy Flame of love
R Starita, a continental dance bandleader of the late 1920s and 1930s, recorded 'All Alone in Lovers' Lane' and 'My Flame of Love' for Columbia 5376.AI summary

Columbia 5376 Dance
Wilkie Bard
1. AAll Change for Llanfairfechan
2. BRobert go to Dinner (11)
Wilkie Bard on Columbia is508 — 'All Change for Llanfairfechan' and 'Robert Go to Dinner' — is from the Columbia 'is' sub-series, an early and slightly less common variant of the Columbia catalogue. 'All Change for Llanfairfechan' is a topographical comic song well suited to Bard's style. The is-series pressings are less common than standard Columbia.AI summary

Columbia is508 Music Hall
F Lombard
1. AAll Day
2. B(C Norton)Comedians at the Races
F Lombard on Columbia with novelty and comic material from the early era of electric recording, around 1927–1929.AI summary

Columbia 1047 Comic
Lilian Davies
1. AAll Day long
2. B(AW Bascomb)Women
Lilian Davies, a female singer, on Columbia 5086, a vocal recording from the early Columbia catalogue.AI summary

Columbia 5086 Voice
Sally Ann Howes etc
1. AAll for Him/Another Autumn
2. BI talk to the Trees/How can I wait
Sally Ann Howes and other artists recorded medleys from the operetta *Tree of the Wood* for Columbia, including 'All for Him', 'Another Autumn', 'I talk to the Trees' and 'How can I wait'. Howes was a British musical theatre and recording artist.AI summary

Columbia DB3288/9 Opera
Sally Ann Howes etc
1. AAll for Him/Another Autumn
2. BI talk to the Trees/How can I wait
Sally Ann Howes, a British-American musical-theatre star, recorded duets from film and stage musicals on Columbia; a double-sided release of dance-orchestra accompaniment.AI summary

Columbia DB3288/9 Voice
George Robey
1. AAll for the best
2. BThe green Fly on the little yellow Dog
George Robey, the British music-hall legend, on Columbia 3273. Robey's career spanned stage, film and recording from the Edwardian era onward.AI summary

Columbia 3273 Personalities (Prs)
Bertie King
1. AAll of me
2. B(+G Chisholm)Rosetta
Bertie King performing 'All of me' and a duet with George Chisholm on 'Rosetta' on Columbia, likely from the 1940s. King was a British jazz trumpeter and Chisholm a celebrated British trombonist.AI summary

Columbia DC681 Jazz
Harry James / sinatra
1. AAll of Nothing at All
2. BCiribiribin
Harry James's trumpet and Frank Sinatra's vocal on a Columbia dance-band recording of 'All or Nothing at All', a swing standard from the early 1940s. This is the first and best-known recording of the song.AI summary

Columbia DB2145 Dance
Savoy Havana
1. AAll that I need is you
2. BConfidence
The Savoy Havana Band, a British dance ensemble, performing 'All That I Need Is You' and 'Confidence' on Columbia 3118 in the early 1920s.AI summary

Columbia 3118 Dance
Ella Retford
1. AAll the Boys in Khaki get the Nice Girls
2. BGive my Love to Lancashire
Ella Retford on Columbia catalogue is897 — the 'is' prefix suggesting a specialist or international series — with 'All the Boys in Khaki Get the Nice Girls' and 'Give My Love to Lancashire'. The unusual series prefix warrants checking; wartime content adds historical interest.AI summary

Columbia is897 Music Hall
Billy Williams
1. AAll the ladies Fall in Love with Sandy
2. BJean Loves all the Jockeys
Billy Williams, an early African-American vaudeville and recording artist, on Columbia with 'All the Ladies Fall in Love with Sandy' and 'Jean Loves All the Jockeys'; part of his substantial 1900s-1920s catalogue.AI summary

Columbia is571 Music Hall
WILL THOMPSON
1. AAll the World will be jealous of me
2. BI think of you
Will Thompson, a male vocalist, performs two popular songs on Columbia, catalogue IS1089; the catalogue series and numbering suggest a recording from the 1920s.AI summary

Columbia IS1089 Voice
Ted Lewis
1. AAllahs Holiday
2. BLimehouse Blues
Columbia 5330
Archie Camden (Bassoon) Con Hamilton Harty
1. AAllegro Spiritoso
2. BConcerto for Bassoon & Orch Part 5 Rondo (Mozart)
Archie Camden was a leading British bassoon soloist of the mid-twentieth century; this Columbia record pairs him with conductor Hamilton Harty in Mozart's Bassoon Concerto, an important work in the bassoon repertoire.AI summary

Columbia L1826 Classical
Somers
1. AAlmond Eyes
2. BWhy did you say
Somers recorded two popular vocal pieces for Columbia Records on a mid-range catalogue number, suggesting 1920s production. The artist is unidentified.AI summary

Columbia 4657 Voice
Lousiana Five
1. AAlocholic blues
2. B(Sweatman)Kansas city blues
The Louisiana Five, an early American jazz ensemble, perform 'Alcoholic Blues' and 'Kansas City Blues' on Columbia A-series — extremely rare early jazz recording, a landmark of 1920s jazz on a major label.AI summary

Columbia A2768 Jazz
Columbians
1. AAloma
2. B(Selvin)Too many Parties and too many Pals
The Columbians, a popular American dance band of the 1920s, on Columbia with 'Aloma' and 'Too many Parties and too many Pals'.AI summary

Columbia 4008 Dance
Frank Thomas
1. AAlways
2. BWhen you and I were 17
Frank Thomas performing "Always" and "When You and I Were 17" on Columbia is1861 catalogue. Thomas was a ballad singer of the early 1930s.AI summary

Columbia is1861 Voice
Selvin
1. AAm I blue?
2. BMy Song of the Nile
Columbia 5591 Orchestra
Lecouna Cuban Boys
1. AAmapola
2. BTabou
Lecuona Cuban Boys, a well-known Cuban dance band, perform two Latin standards: 'Amapola' and 'Tabou'. This is a Columbia Records UK pressing, and the group's recordings remain sought by Latin music and dance collectors.AI summary

Columbia FB1273 Dance
Columbia Band
1. AAmoureuse Waltz
Columbia 1376
Six swingers
1. AAn apple for the teacher
2. BBerlin or bust
Six Swingers performing 'An Apple for the Teacher' and 'Berlin or Bust' on Columbia FB2315, a 1930s British popular song recording.AI summary

Columbia FB2315 Dance
Sandy MacPherson
1. AAn April Shower at Kew
2. BJune Night on Marlow Reach
Sandy MacPherson was a celebrated organist who broadcast regularly on BBC Radio. These Columbia pressings from the mid-1930s capture the light instrumental pieces he was famous for, recorded at atmospheric London locations.AI summary

Columbia FB2894 Instrumental
Charles Clark
1. AAn Irish Love Song
2. BThy Beaming Eyes
Charles Clark on Columbia A1470, performing 'An Irish Love Song' and 'Thy Beaming Eyes'. The A-series prefix indicates an early Columbia catalogue.AI summary

Columbia A1470 Voice

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