878 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Sparky's Magic Piano, a children's story with music from Capitol, in a four-side set, credited to Henry Blair.AI summary
Capitol 1/2 Comic
Henry Hearty recorded 'P'liceman' and 'Slippery Sam the Stoker' for the St label, catalogue 584, from an obscure or unidentified label.AI summary
Sterno 584 Comic
Henry Lytton was a leading D'Oyly Carte actor celebrated for his Gilbert and Sullivan roles; this pre-1900 Berliner disc, an early single-sided shellac format, preserves one of his comic duets.AI summary
Berliner 4062 Comic
Henson and others in a Laughter Record in two sides on Columbia DB146.AI summary
Columbia DB146 Comic
Herbert Mundin, a British character actor and comedian, performing comic monologues on Columbia.AI summary
Columbia DB343 Comic
Herbert Rule performing novelty or comic material for Bell Records, a small British label. 'Everybody's Tired of Doing It' and 'Woolloomooloo' suggest comedy songs or character pieces.AI summary
Bell 470 Comic
Honeyboy and Sassafras on Winner Records, a cheap British budget label, with two novelty or comic songs.AI summary
Winner W92 Comic
The Hoosier Hot Shots on Melotone 5-12-55, performing 'Black Eyed Susan Brown' and 'Back in Indiana'. The Hot Shots were an American novelty string band of the 1930s-40s, known for humorous, energetic performances and trick playing.AI summary
Melotone 5-12-55 Comic
Brother Low Down's Prayer and Brother Low Down's Sermon by Hooten and Hooten, on Columbia 14014-D, a number from the 14000-D series that Columbia used for its recordings aimed at Black audiences in the 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 14014D Comic
A comic song performance credited to Howard on Brunswick's RL series, featuring two novelty numbers about domestic embarrassment.AI summary
Brunswick RL264 Comic
Hudson performing the novelty song 'Lord Mayor's Show' and 'Three Cheers for the Undertaker' on Mayf 326, a British small-label pressing.AI summary
Mayfair 326 Comic
Irving Kaufman, a prolific American tenor of the 1910s to 1930s, with the comic songs Schmo Plays Golf and Schmo Takes a Rest on Sterling 5003.AI summary
Sterling 5003 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
Jack Charman recorded two novelty or character songs, including Alf Willis's 'Henry VIII', for Winner, a small British label, in the early period.AI summary
Winner 2009 Comic
Jack Charman recorded for Pathé, the wax-cylinder and early-disc label, in the late 1920s. This comic sketch in two parts is typical of the spoken-word comedy that Pathé recorded alongside music.AI summary
Pathé 1430 Comic
Jack Charman recorded for Crown, a small British label. This appears to be a duplicate or variant pressing of the title on id 8461. Comedy or novelty material from an unknown artist on a minor label.AI summary
Crown 26032 Comic
Jack Charman, credited on StelC (Stellar) 24, performing 'Spaniard Who Blighted My Life' and 'I'm Setting the Village on Fire' — comic novelty songs of the early 1920s.AI summary
Stella C24 Comic
Jack Charman recorded for Crown, a small British label. The material appears to be comedy or novelty song. The catalogue number and artist are not established in standard references.AI summary
Crown 26032 Comic
Jack Charman performing comic novelty material on Polyphon, a minor British label, with titles suggesting sailor or naval themes.AI summary
Polyphon 8923 Comic
Jack Charman performing comic novelty pieces on Polyphon, a minor British label, with titles suggesting character or whimsy material.AI summary
Polyphon 8926 Comic
Jack Charman, a prolific comic performer on minor labels, performing novelty material—'Don't take me Home' and 'Mary took her Calves to the Dairy Show'—on Columbia.AI summary
Columbia 1178 Comic
Jack Charman on Columbia 1543 with 'Come with Me Down Regent Street' and 'Take Me with You Dearie', comic-novelty songs from the late 1920s or early 1930s. Charman does not appear in standard sources.AI summary
Columbia 1543 Comic
Jack Charman's comic song sides on Winner, a cheap British label of the 1930s-40s.AI summary
Winner 3994 Comic
Jack Charman, the prolific minor comedian, performing novelty and character material on Winner, a cheap British budget imprint.AI summary
Winner 4015 Comic
Jack Charman performing 'Just like a Thief in the Night' and a comedy number 'You tell her I stutter' on Scala, an unidentified British label, catalogue 631.AI summary
Scala 631 Comic
Jack Charman, the prolific minor comedian, performing character sketches on Scala, a small British imprint.AI summary
Scala 517 Comic
'John Bull's Christmas Tree' and 'John Bull's Christmas Party', a pair of dramatic Christmas monologues credited to Jack Charman (pseudonym of Ted Yorke), on the Pilot label. Pilot was a small British label; these are novelty spoken-word recordings.AI summary
Pilot 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 Lewis sings 'Where the Bamboo Babies Grow' and 'Yes We Have No Bananas' on Curry's, a private label issued by the British electrical retailer of that name in the 1920s.AI summary
Curry's 137 Comic
Jack Lewis performed 'Bread and Marmalade' and 'Who Tied the Can on the Old Dog's Tail' for Curry's, a small British label of the early 1930s.AI summary
Curry's 115 Comic
A comedy novelty duet credited to Jack Lewis (pseudonym Fred Burr) on Curry's Records, a tiny British marque of unknown pressing date or run size.AI summary
Curry's s119 Comic
Jack Morrison on Broadcast 375 with comedy novelty numbers 'I lift up my Finger & say Tweet Tweet' and 'Scuse me I've got the Hiccups'.AI summary
Broadcast 375 Comic
Jack Pleasants on Zonophone 2119, performing two comic or novelty titles: 'Have you ever seen a Winkle wink' and 'Old Top Hat I was married in'. Zonophone was a Decca budget label often used for short-run or regional titles.AI summary
Zonophone 2119 Comic
Jack Pleasants on Zonophone 2339 with 'It's My Bath Night Tonight' and 'I'm Playing Gooseberry', a British comedy or novelty recording from the 1920s–1930s.AI summary
Zonophone 2339 Comic
Jack Pleasants on Zonophone 1970 with novelty spoken-word comedy pieces. The Zonophone label was a prolific British imprint of the 1920s–30s, and Pleasants appears to have been a music-hall entertainer.AI summary
Zonophone 1970 Comic
Jack Pleasants on Zonophone 1922: British comic or novelty vocal from the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Zonophone 1922 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
Jack Warner, the British comedian and actor, recorded 'Somebody's asked me' and 'I didn't orter 'a ett it' for Parlophone in the 1940s. Warner was best known for his role as PC George Dixon in the 'Dixon of Dock Green' radio and television series.AI summary
Parlophone F1605 Comic
Jack Warner was a British comedy actor and singer best known for the postwar radio comedy 'Garrison Theatre' and the television series 'Dixon of Dock Green'; this early Columbia disc couples two novelty or comedy pieces.AI summary
Columbia FB2543 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
Jay Laurier on Winner, a cheap British marque of the early 1930s. Both titles suggest comic monologues or novelty songs.AI summary
Winner 2642 Comic
Jay Laurier on Winner 3901, performing the comic songs 'His Is a Fine Phiz His Is' and 'I'm a Disappointed Married Man'. Winner was a cheap British imprint of the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Winner 3901 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
Jerry Colonna, the bug-eyed comedian of Bob Hope's radio show, with Hector the Garbage Collector and You're My Everything on Vocalion 3876.AI summary
Vocalion 3876 Comic
Jerry Lewis recorded 'Sad Sack' and 'Shine on your Shoes' for Brunswick. This is likely the comedian Jerry Lewis, recorded in the early 1950s, or possibly an earlier singer of the same name.AI summary
Brunswick 05727 Comic
Jerry Lewis performing comedy songs on Brunswick.AI summary
Brunswick 05727 Comic
Jesters performing two comic or novelty songs on General, a small or short-lived British label.AI summary
General 1716 Comic