5 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Harry Fragson, a popular British entertainer and songwriter of the early 20th century, performing the comic sketch 'Other Department please' on His Master's Voice.AI summary
His Master's Voice 02380 Music Hall
Harry Fragson, the Franco-British music-hall and cabaret star who was shot dead by his father in 1913 at the height of his fame, performs 'Other Department Please' on HMV 02380, a single-sided 12-inch pressing. Fragson is a significant and collected music-hall name, and his death gave his recordings an additional historical poignancy; 12-inch single-sided HMV pressings of his work are uncommon.AI summary
His Master's Voice 02380 Music Hall
Harry Fragson was a celebrated Anglo-French music-hall singer and pianist, enormously popular on both sides of the Channel before his violent death in 1913. This Pathé 3007 — 'En avant les p'tits gars' and 'Si tu veux Marguerite' — is a French pressing on Pathé, whose vertical-cut discs require a special stylus. Fragson's records are collected by enthusiasts of Edwardian music hall and French chanson alike.AI summary
Pathé 3007 Music Hall
Harry Fragson was a celebrated Franco-British music-hall comedian and singer, hugely popular in both London and Paris in the Edwardian era, who was murdered by his own father in 1913. This Pathé disc, catalogue 78099, contains 'Billy Brown' paired with a W. Evans number. Fragson's recordings are actively collected on account of his fame and tragic end.AI summary
Pathé 78099 Music Hall
Harry Fragson, the Franco-British music-hall and cabaret star shot dead by his father in 1913, performs 'Other Department Please' on HMV 02380 — a duplicate of id 7993 in this collection. One copy is the one to sell; the disc is the same pressing.AI summary
His Master's Voice 02380 Music Hall