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A band recording titled 'A Nigger's Dream' and 'Hobomoko' on Opera 2531. The title and label are both difficult to place, and the racial language reflects the era of pressing.AI summary
Opera 2531
A band plays Bells of St. Patrick and Bells of St. Malo on Empire 173.AI summary
Empire 173 Orchestra
An unnamed band recorded 'Blue Blazes' and 'Liszt to the Rhapsody Rag' for Winner 3338. The second title suggests a classical-to-novelty medley popular in the early 1930s; the artist and band identity are unknown.AI summary
Winner 3338 Classical
A band performance of 'Alexander's Ragtime Band' on Winner, a budget British label active in the early twentieth century.AI summary
Winner 2102 Dance
An unidentified band on Curry's 224, performing 'Every Step Towards Killarney' and 'Pal of My Cradle Days'.AI summary
Curry's 224 Orchestra
An unidentified band on Curry's 125 recorded 'Love Dance' and 'Love's Last Word'; Curry's was a small or short-lived British imprint.AI summary
Curry's 125 Dance
An ensemble performance on Encore label, featuring pieces with titles now recognized as offensive period descriptions ('Niggers Holiday', 'Czarina', 'Kitchener')—a record that documents the casual racism of early 20th-century recording industry nomenclature.AI summary
Encore 585 Instrumental
A band plays Reminiscences of Weber and Recollections of Gounod on Popular 26.AI summary
Popular 26 Orchestra
An anonymous band recording of 'Smiler Rag' and 'Temptation Rag' on the Sc label, a small British imprint of the early 1900s.AI summary
Scala 208 Instrumental
An unnamed band on Columbia IS1606 performing two popular numbers from the 1920s–30s dance-hall era. No artist or conductor is credited; this is a generic dance-band or palm-court recording.AI summary
Columbia IS1606 Dance
An unnamed band recorded 'Tinker's one or two step' and 'Oh you beautiful Doll' for Winner, a cheap British marque; the title repertoire is typical of early dance-band material from the 1920s.AI summary
Winner 2217 Dance
Band on Lud, a small British label, performing Rossini's 'William Tell Overture' in two parts.AI summary
Ludgate 4368 Orchestra
An unnamed band performing parts 3 and 4 of the William Tell Overture on Lud 4369, a rare or unidentified British label.AI summary
Ludgate 4369 Orchestra