Explore the Recordings

Discover the music of another era, from familiar melodies to lesser-known recordings. Listen to a sample, explore the stories behind the songs, and choose a record to download.

Customers and staff among shelves of records at the Commodore Record Shop in New York, circa August 1947.
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Recordings

DIGITAL RECORD

DasIIIReich (Vol 2) SA Marschiert

Sixteen supplied filenames invoke the SA. Historical notes examine propaganda, political violence and printed-work comparisons; no original issue, ensemble, recording date or audible content has been verified.

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16 source files · About 48 minutes

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Listen to a previewVolk Ans Gewehr · 25-second excerpt

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DasIIIReich (Vol 1)

Twenty song and march labels include Nazi Party symbols and SA references. Historical notes provide critical context and work-comparison leads, without authenticating the recordings, performers or original release.

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20 source files · About 57 minutes

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Listen to a previewDie Fahnen Hoch (Horst Wessel Lied) · 25-second excerpt

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Deutschland, Deutschland Über Alles

Titles connecting national and regional identity, older patriotic repertory and material requiring scrutiny for Nazi political use. The compilation name does not identify performers or recording dates.

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14 tracks · About 41 minutes

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Listen to a previewDeutschland Lied · 25-second excerpt

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Die Fahne Hoch

Ten numbered placeholders accompany Die Fahne Hoch, a title associated with a Nazi party song. None of the files has been identified as the Horst-Wessel-Lied or any other work.

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10 source files · About 28 minutes

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Listen to a previewTrack 01 · 25-second excerpt

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Die Grosse March Parade (Disc 1)

Titles including Alte Kameraden and Radetzky Marsch introduce march repertory with appended ensemble claims. Work histories and arrangements provide context while performers and recording dates remain unverified.

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14 source files · About 37 minutes

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Listen to a previewAlte Kameraden - Musillorps Garmisch Partenkirchen · 25-second excerpt

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Die Grosse March Parade (Vol 1)

March titles and appended ensemble names lead into manuscripts, printed arrangements and museum collections. These varied work histories establish neither the filename performer credits nor a shared recording period.

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14 source files · About 37 minutes

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Listen to a previewAlte Kameraden - Musillorps Garmisch Partenkirchen · 25-second excerpt

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Die Grosse Marsch Parade (Disc 2)

Titles including Mir Sein Die Kaiserjäger and Vivat Carinthia trace regimental and regional march associations. Appended ensemble names and historical comparisons leave the supplied performances unidentified.

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12 source files · About 38 minutes

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Listen to a previewMir Sein Die Kaiserjäger - Musikkorps Garmisch Partenkirchen · 25-second excerpt

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Die Kriegsmarine

Naval ceremony, seafaring imagery and wartime propaganda appear in the supplied Die Kriegsmarine titles. Historical notes distinguish these subjects and named works from recordings whose identities remain unverified.

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22 source files · About 59 minutes

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Listen to a previewPrasentiermarsch Der Marine · 25-second excerpt

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Die Luftwaffe

Titles spanning military aviation, aircraft production, civil aviation and paratrooper imagery, with historical notes on propaganda, civilian suffering and coerced labour. Recording identities and dates remain unverified.

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20 tracks · About 61 minutes

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Listen to a previewParademarch Der Legion Condor · 25-second excerpt

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Edeltraut - The German NS Girl

Titles centred on affection, farewell and wartime separation, with historical notes examining popular entertainment, gender roles and the political framing of music under National Socialism.

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15 tracks · About 42 minutes

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Listen to a previewEin Jedes Madchen Liebt Das Militar · 25-second excerpt

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Era fascista, Vol. 3

Titles invoking military service, family, youth institutions and colonial celebration, alongside Lili Marlene. Historical notes distinguish older wartime traditions from Fascist propaganda without authenticating the recordings.

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12 tracks · About 33 minutes

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Listen to a previewInno dei fascisti · 25-second excerpt

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Europaische Freiwillige Marches

Country, political-song and military references cross this collection’s supplied titles. Inclusion establishes neither a Waffen-SS work nor a recording identity, and the volunteer label cannot establish individual recruitment circumstances.

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25 source files · About 60 minutes

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Listen to a previewFinland - Suomi Marssi · 25-second excerpt