81 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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A. Baddeley and L. du Garde Peach on His Master's Voice B2813, a comic spoken-word piece titled 'Motoring without Tears'.AI summary
His Master's Voice B2813 Comic
This His Master's Voice C3458 pressing features A. Stephens, T. Handley and others in a performance of "Through the Looking Glass", likely a dramatic or comedy sketch derived from Lewis Carroll's work. T. Handley (Tommy Handley) was a famous British radio comedian, suggesting this may be a broadcast recording or sketch album.AI summary
His Master's Voice C3458 Comic
The American comedy duo Abbott and Costello perform their classic routine 'Laugh Clown Laugh' on this His Master's Voice 78; the recording spans both sides.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD1009 Comic
The American comedy duo Abbott and Costello perform their classic routine 'Laugh Clown Laugh' on this His Master's Voice 78; the recording spans both sides.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD1009 Comic
Ada Jones and Bill Murray, two popular vaudeville stars, performing the novelty 'Funny Bunny Hug' on His Master's Voice 2-4052. This is an acoustic recording from the early 1910s, when both artists were at the height of their popularity as recording artists.AI summary
His Master's Voice 2-4052 Comic
Amos 'n' Andy, the radio comedy duo played by Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll, recorded "I Never Knew What the Moonlight Could Do" and "Hello Bluebird" for His Master's Voice B2405. These records were novelty and comedy material tied to the hugely popular radio series.AI summary
His Master's Voice B2405 Comic
'Amos 'n' Andy', the racist minstrel radio show and recording duo, recorded these sketches for His Master's Voice B3376, part of their prolific recording output in the 1920s-30s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B3376 Comic
Angela Baddeley was a British actress and performer; this His Master's Voice side (catalogue C1581) records comic dramatic sketches from the 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice C1581 Comic
An untitled novelty piece titled 'Farmyard Symphony' on His Master's Voice, likely a sound-effects or comic recording popular in the 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD910 Comic
Arthur Askey, the celebrated British comedian and radio personality, recorded comic novelty sketches 'Flu Germ' and 'Ant' for His Master's Voice.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD1002 Comic
His Master's Voice BD870 Comic
The Ballyhooligans recorded 'I Got Rhythm' and 'I'm Nuts About Screwy Music' for His Master's Voice BD5056. This is a novelty or comedy group recording from the early 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD5056 Comic
The Ballyhooligans recorded 'I Got Rhythm' and 'I'm Nuts About Screwy Music' for HMV, likely a novelty or comic vocal group from the late 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD5056 Comic
Ballyhooligans on His Master's Voice BD 5032, with both sides credited as 'Make Whoopee', a popular song novelty.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD5032 Comic
The Ballyhooligans, a British comedy ensemble, recorded these two blues standards for HMV in a novelty style typical of 1930s music-hall comedy recordings.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD5089 Comic
Ben Lawes with The Little Wireless Set I Made at Home in two parts on HMV C1152.AI summary
His Master's Voice C1152 Comic
Bernard Bresslaw performing two comedy songs on His Master's Voice's POP series, 'Mad Passionate Love' and 'You Need Feet'. Bresslaw was a British actor and comedian known for his film and television work; this is a comic novelty recording from the 1950s.AI summary
His Master's Voice POP522 Comic
Bernard Bresslaw, Michael Medwin, and Alfie Bass perform comedy sketches from 'The Army Game', a popular British television series, on His Master's Voice. This is a comedy or novelty recording from the 1950s.AI summary
His Master's Voice POP490 Comic
Bernard Miles was a renowned British actor, raconteur and founder of the Mermaid Theatre; these HMV recordings capture his spoken word and character sketches, a rare glimpse of his distinctive comic performing style.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9829 Comic
Bernard Miles, the actor and theatre director, recorded two comic monologues on His Master's Voice: 'Billy and Toggie' and 'One of the Old School', B10184, showcasing his talents for character comedy and dialect.AI summary
His Master's Voice B10184 Comic
Charles Hill and Frank Grisewood recorded 'Radio Doctor' and 'Man in the Kitchen' for His Master's Voice. These appear to be comedy or novelty pieces, possibly related to radio personalities or programmes of the era.AI summary
His Master's Voice JH52 Comic
Charles Penrose & Co performing a two-part comic narrative, 'Careless Peter visits the Land of Topsy Turvy', on His Master's Voice B3974. Penrose was a prolific British comic singer and entertainer of the early 20th century.AI summary
His Master's Voice B3974 Comic
Chick Endor, the American vaudeville and recording artist, on His Master's Voice: 'Singin' in the Bathtub' and 'Lady Luck', two novelty numbers from the late 1920s reflecting the popular comic vaudeville style.AI summary
His Master's Voice B3359 Comic
The Comedy Harmonists recorded 'Whispering' and 'Merry Month of May' (Reisman) for His Master's Voice, catalogue B8274; an unconfirmed comedy ensemble on HMV.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8274 Comic
Effie Atherton recorded 'My Young Man's Ever So Nice' and 'Dennis the Menace from Venice' for His Master's Voice; the titles suggest novelty or comedy songs from the 1920s–1930s by a performer not well-documented in jazz or popular music histories.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD287 Comic
Ernest Butcher recorded 'Meet Mr. Therm' for HMV, catalogue JH15, in the 1930s; this appears to be a novelty or advertising tie-in record.AI summary
His Master's Voice JH15 Comic
Florence Desmond was a British impressionist and comic actress who became famous for her character sketches and celebrity parodies. 'Alice in Wonderland' is likely a comic monologue or recitation. This His Master's Voice C3243 is from the speech and comedy series, probably mid-1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice C3243 Comic
Florence Desmond on 'She Had to Go and Lose It at the Astor', recorded for His Master's Voice B9039. Desmond was a British comedienne and actress known for her impressions and comic monologues; this late 1930s B-series release showcases her stage repertoire.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9039 Comic
Florence Desmond, a British revue performer and impressionist, recorded 'Alice in Wonderland' and part 2 for His Master's Voice C3243, likely a 1930s–40s pressing.AI summary
His Master's Voice C3243 Comic
Florence Desmond, a British actress, comedienne and impressionist, on His Master's Voice B9002, performing 'Rehearsal for the Troops' in two parts. Desmond was a prolific recording artist known for comic impressions and sketches.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9002 Comic
Frank Crumit, an American vaudeville and radio performer, recorded 'Foolish Facts' and 'What Kind of Noise Annoys an Oyster' for His Master's Voice, catalogue B3883, in the early 1930s. Crumit was known for comic novelty songs.AI summary
His Master's Voice B3883 Comic
Frank Crumit, an American radio and recording star of the 1920s-30s, singing two comic novelty songs on HMV.AI summary
His Master's Voice B3208 Comic
Frank Gallup on His Master's Voice POP509, a novelty or comic side from the post-war period. The POP series was HMV's popular label from the 1950s.AI summary
His Master's Voice POP509 Comic
H Jans and H Whalen (likely vaudeville performers) recorded a theatrical sketch for His Master's Voice B2675.AI summary
His Master's Voice B2675 Comic
Jack Jackson was a prominent British radio presenter, disc jockey and entertainer famous for his comedic microphone work and novelty records; this HMV BD-series recording captures his characteristic humorous spoken-word style on two novelty pieces.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD306 Comic
Jack Simpson on HMV B4306, with 'Red Hearts' and 'The Mouse, the Piano and the Cat' — novelty or children's material on a major British label, late 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B4306 Comic
Jack Train, the British comedian and actor, recorded 'I don't mind if I do' and 'Lord of the blooming Manor' for His Master's Voice. Train was famous for the radio comedy series *It's That Man Again* and his catchphrases.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9865 Comic
Jackie Hunter, a British performer, recorded comic and novelty material for His Master's Voice in the 1930s; 'Life of the Party' and 'Down at the Winegar Works' are typical comic character songs from the era.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD921 Comic
'John Henry's Night Out' recorded under the artist name John Henry on His Master's Voice B3766, a mid-1920s British pressing. The title suggests a novelty or comic monologue.AI summary
His Master's Voice B3766 Comic
John Henry — the Australian radio comedian — performs 'Captain Cook Discovers Australia' in two parts on HMV EA997. The EA prefix is the HMV Australian series; this is an Australian domestic pressing rather than a UK issue, and John Henry was a popular Australian comedy figure whose recordings are collected in Australia.AI summary
His Master's Voice EA997 Comic
John Henry performing 'John Henry's Aeroplane' / 'part 2' on His Master's Voice B1902, a novelty or comic vocal record.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1902 Comic
A novelty or comedy piece titled 'Father Christmas' credited to John Henry on His Master's Voice, presented in two parts. Without further information, the artist and repertoire cannot be placed.AI summary
His Master's Voice B4307 Comic
Jones and Hare on His Master's Voice, performing two novelty-comic numbers with British regional or working-class humor — 'That Certain Party of Mine' and the food-novelty number 'Why Aren't Yez Eating More Oranges'.AI summary
His Master's Voice B2283 Comic
Joyce Grenfell, the celebrated comedian and wit, recorded these two pieces for His Master's Voice; her speciality was observational comic monologue and light entertainment.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9295 Comic
K Beaumont and Ed Wynn on His Master's Voice BD1273, a recording of 'Alice in Wonderland' material from the early-mid 1930s. Ed Wynn was a famous American comedian and performer.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD1273 Comic
Leslie Henson, Fred Emney and others performing a comic sketch scene from a theatrical revue on His Master's Voice.AI summary
His Master's Voice C2888 Comic
Leonard Henry, a minor British music-hall comedian, performs 'Tale of the Talkies' and 'General Post' on His Master's Voice B2916 from the late 1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B2916 Comic
Leonard Henry was a British character comedian and entertainer of the music-hall era, famous for his comic monologues and comic songs. This HMV pressing captures him in character pieces with food and domestic themes.AI summary
His Master's Voice B2883 Comic