63 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Afrique on Decca, credited as 'Impersonations' (parts 1 and 2)—likely a comedy or novelty record of the 1940s–50s.AI summary
Decca F6768 Comic
Catcheside Warrington was a prolific British character comedian and singer, particularly known for his North East dialect pieces; 'Newcastle v Sunderland' captures his work in the 1930s–1950s on Decca.AI summary
Decca F2693 Comic
A Charles Hill recording of the novelty number 'Chuck It Priestly', issued on Decca as a two-record set (catalogue AD3017/3018). Hill was a minor vocalist or comic performer of the 1930s.AI summary
Decca AD3017/3018 Comic
Charles Hill on Decca with a comedy piece; "Chuck it Priestley" appears to be a music-hall or vaudeville sketch, and the second side notes "4 sides, 2 records", indicating this is part of a longer recorded sequence.AI summary
Decca AD3017/3018 Comic
Charles Penrose recorded 'Laughing Vamp' and 'Pernickety Pete' for Decca F3115. Penrose was a British comedy vocalist known for novelty and comic songs.AI summary
Decca F3115 Comic
Charles Penrose, the British comic vocalist, on Decca F2226. Penrose was known for his 'Laughing Policeman' novelty number and similar comic vocal effects; this disc appears to feature similar material.AI summary
Decca F2226 Comic
Charles Penrose and Company on Decca, a British comedy piece with two parts titled 'Sweepstake Luck'.AI summary
Decca F2954 Comic
Billy Cotton, the British bandleader and comedian, recorded his novelty hit 'I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts' and 'Hang On the Bell Nellie' for Decca in the late 1940s–early 1950s.AI summary
Decca F9149 Comic
Cyril Fletcher, a British entertaininer and humorist, performing 'Invisible Man/Cuthbert Bostril' and 'Mermaid' on Decca F7308. Fletcher was known for comic monologues and was a popular radio personality from the 1940s.AI summary
Decca F7308 Comic
Douglas Byng, the British comic entertainer, recorded a Christmas pantomime monologue for Decca. This is example of the comedy material for which Byng was known in British variety and revue.AI summary
Decca F3287 Comic
Douglas Byng on Decca F3482, 'Naughty Victorian Days' / 'And Modern American Ways'. Douglas Byng was a British actor and musical-comedy performer, known for satirical and camp comedy songs.AI summary
Decca F3482 Comic
Douglas Byng, a British comedic performer and character artist, recorded "Naughty Nellie Gwyn" and "I'm a Tree" for Decca. Byng was known for his theatrical comic monologues and character impersonations.AI summary
Decca F5320 Comic
Douglas Byng recorded 'Blackout Bella' and 'Doris the Goddess of Wind' for Decca F7332. Byng was a British comic and revue performer; these are comic novelty titles from the Second World War era.AI summary
Decca F7332 Comic
Douglas Byng was a British character comedian and vocalist celebrated for his witty monologues and speciality numbers; Decca F-series records were popular comedy and novelty releases of the 1930s.AI summary
Decca F3167 Comic
Douglas Byng, a British cabaret entertainer and comedy performer, recorded 'Naughty Victorian Days' and 'Modern American Ways' for Decca F3482. Byng was a popular revue and cabaret artist known for camp comedy and song parodies from the 1930s onward.AI summary
Decca F3482 Comic
Douglas Byng on Decca, catalogue F5320. Byng was a British comic singer and actor famous for his bawdy and sophisticated novelty songs in the 1930s–40s; his records are now scarce and collectable by comedy and theatre enthusiasts.AI summary
Decca F5320 Comic
Douglas Byng was a British actor, raconteur and comedian who recorded comic monologues and songs for Decca in the 1930s and 1940s; 'I'm a Mummy' and 'Thank You So Much' are typical of his witty, urbane material.AI summary
Decca F5447 Comic
Douglas Byng's comedy songs 'Flora McDonald' and 'At the Ball' on Decca M415. Byng was a British comedy singer and revue performer active from the 1920s through the 1950s, celebrated for witty, often satirical entertainment.AI summary
Decca M415 Comic
Decca F3167 Comic
Fernandel, the French comedian and singer, recorded two novelty numbers for Decca: 'C'etait un Noir' and 'Moi je danse le Swing sur un Air de Polka'. Fernandel's records are uncommon in the UK market.AI summary
Decca 20153 Comic
Frank Crumit, an American folk singer and ukulele player of the 1920s-1930s, performing two comic novelty songs on Decca. Crumit was popular in the dance band and vaudeville era and recorded extensively.AI summary
Decca F5325 Comic
Fred Vernon, credited on Decca F3326, recorded two comic or novelty numbers, "Alt! Who Goes There" and "Joe Bleasdale Comes to Tussauds". Decca F-series were standard commercial vocal and comic releases of the 1930s-1950s.AI summary
Decca F3326 Comic
G Jackley and Jack Hylton's comedy ensemble perform "Smoking Concert" parts 1 and 2 on Decca K623, a British pressing of the mid-1930s. Hylton led one of the most popular British dance bands of the era, and this side captures the comic variety tradition he regularly recorded.AI summary
Decca K623 Comic
George Buck recorded novelty or comic songs for Decca in the 1930s-40s. 'Mucking About the Garden' and 'Rum Tum Tum' are lighthearted character songs typical of the period. Buck is not a widely remembered artist, and Decca F-series pressings of obscure comedians are common.AI summary
Decca F1545 Comic
George Buck performs At a Christmas Party on Decca F2020.AI summary
Decca F2020 Comic
George Buck performs Taking Home the Turkey on Decca F1587.AI summary
Decca F1587 Comic
George Buck recorded two novelty or comic songs, 'They all make Love but me' and 'Good 'eavens Mrs Evans', for Decca in the 1930s.AI summary
Decca F2524 Comic
George Buck recorded two parts of 'At a Christmas Party' for Decca in the early 1940s, apparently a comic or novelty piece for the festive season.AI summary
Decca F2020 Comic
George Crowther performs two comic songs on Decca F2191, a mid-1930s British pressing.AI summary
Decca F2191 Comic
George Jackley, a British comedian and character performer, recorded "Ain't It Grand to Be Bloomin' Well Dead" for Decca. Jackley was known for his comic monologues and character work in British variety.AI summary
Decca F2926 Comic
Gillie Potter, a celebrated British character comedian, recorded 'Heard at Hogsnorton', parts 1 and 2, for Decca. These are monologues from his famous fictional village and running radio sketch series.AI summary
Decca K650 Comic
Gillie Potter was a celebrated British monologist and character comedian of the 1930s–1950s, best known for his creation of the fictional village of Hogsnorton; this Decca side captures his warm, rambling comic style.AI summary
Decca K674 Comic
The Goons, the British comedy and surrealist radio group, recorded 'I'm walking backwards for Christmas' and 'Bluebottle Blues' for Decca F10756 in 1956. The Goons were a hugely popular radio show, and their records, particularly those featuring their famous characters and comedy routines, remain collected.AI summary
Decca F10756 Comic
The Goons—Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan and Harry Secombe—in their comic sketch "I'm Walking Backwards for Christmas", a novelty number that became one of their most popular recordings and exemplified the anarchic humour that made them beloved in British radio and popular culture.AI summary
Decca F10756 Comic
The Goons, the influential British comedy troupe fronted by Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers and Harry Secombe, on Decca. 'Ying Tong Song' became their signature novelty hit, while 'Bloodnok's Rock 'n' Roll Call' reflects their radio comedy success of the mid-1950s.AI summary
Decca F10780 Comic
The Goons on Decca F10885, 'I love you' and 'Eeh ah oh ooh', a novelty or comedy recording by the British comedy ensemble of the 1950s.AI summary
Decca F10885 Comic
The Goons, the British comedy team, perform two comic novelty songs on Decca F10945: "Whistle Your Cares Away" and "A Russian Love Song," likely from the early 1950s. The Goons were hugely popular British radio comedians of that era, with significant recording and cultural impact.AI summary
Decca F10945 Comic
J. de Casalis and Gladys Harker, both comedy performers active in British broadcasting and music hall, on Decca F3320 with 'Mrs Feather Engaging a Servant', a comedy sketch. This is from the mid-to-late 1930s.AI summary
Decca F3320 Comic
Jeanne de Casalis, a British comedian and actress known for her radio characters, recorded 'Mrs Feather on the Telephone' for Decca F3273; her comic monologues were broadcast and recorded from the late 1930s onwards.AI summary
Decca F3273 Comic
The Jesters were a comedy or novelty group of the 1930s–1940s. 'Hut Sut Song' is a famous novelty hit of 1946, and 'Round Her Neck She Wears a Yellow Ribbon' is a popular wartime song. This Decca F7928 pressing is from the 1940s.AI summary
Decca F7928 Comic
Jimmy O'Dea & Co on Decca F5120. O'Dea was an Irish comedian and actor; 'Charladies' Ball' is a novelty or comic piece, typical of his recorded work from the 1930s–40s.AI summary
Decca F5120 Comic
Joyce Grenfell, the British entertainer and actress, on Decca F8561, performing two satirical monologues. Grenfell was celebrated for her witty observations of British middle-class life and recorded from the 1940s onward.AI summary
Decca F8561 Comic
Joyce Grenfell performing two comedy sketches or monologues on Decca F8561. Grenfell (1910–1979) was a British comedian, actress and entertainer, famous for witty observational comedy and her 'Nursery School Teacher' character.AI summary
Decca F8561 Comic
Joyce Grenfell, the British comedienne and monologuist, recorded for Decca; her spoken-word comedy pieces are minor entertainment classics of the 1950s.AI summary
Decca F8561 Comic
Lally performs comic novelty songs 'My Brother makes the Noises for the Talkies' and 'Steamboat Bill' on Decca F2401, a British pressing from the early 1930s.AI summary
Decca F2401 Comic
Lally recorded 'King's Navee' and 'Mausie' for Decca, catalogue F2595, likely a comic or novelty side from the late 1930s.AI summary
Decca F2595 Comic
Lally, a performer or comedian, recorded these two comic or novelty songs for Decca in the mid-1930s, likely a minor British music-hall act.AI summary
Decca F3187 Comic
Lord Rockingham's XI, a novelty instrumental group, recorded the comic novelty hit 'Hoots Mon' and 'Blue Train' for Decca in 1958; 'Hoots Mon' was a UK number-one novelty hit.AI summary
Decca F11059 Comic