878 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Rabin performs two Scottish comic pieces, 'That's Another Scottish Story' and 'Five and Twenty Soldiers and a Nurse', on the unfamiliar 'HomHR' label.AI summary
Hom HR46 Comic
The Radio Imps recorded two novelty and comedy numbers on the Imperial label: 'Gonna Get a Girl' and 'Baby Feet Go Pitter Patter'. Imperial was a budget British imprint.AI summary
Imperial 1827 Comic
Ralfini performed 'If You Can't Sing Whistle' and 'All Through the Night' for the St label, likely a small British imprint of the 1930s; the titles suggest novelty or light entertainment.AI summary
Sterno 676 Comic
Raymond Hitchcock (1865–1929) was an American musical theatre star and comedian. This Columbia pressing of 'Ain't It Funny' and 'So What's the Use' from the very early 1920s or late 1910s preserves his comedic spoken and sung material.AI summary
Columbia 605 Comic
Raymond Newell recorded novelty comic numbers 'I Love Someone in Somerset' and 'I Married a Wife' for Winner, a small British label active in the 1920s–1930s.AI summary
Winner 4183 Comic
'Record for Parties' is a novelty His Master's Voice release featuring party games and instructions for the gentlemen and ladies, likely from the 1920s or 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B3979 Comic
A novelty party record on His Master's Voice B3979 from the 1920s or 1930s, with separate sides for gentlemen and ladies.AI summary
His Master's Voice B3979 Comic
Red Ingle and His Natural Seven with Keep Her Going Stomp and Git Up Offin the Floor on Capitol CL13062.AI summary
Capitol CL13062 Comic
Reginald Purdell was a British actor, comedian and entertainer known for his work in theatre and light comedy. This Columbia DB-series pressing captures two humorous songs in his characteristic style.AI summary
Columbia DB1475 Comic
Reginald Purdell was a British light comedian and actor of the 1930s-50s; these comic song recordings on Columbia capture his music-hall style.AI summary
Columbia DB1475 Comic
Revnell and West on 'A Trip to the Zoo' (two parts), from HMV BD566. Revnell and West (also known as 'Flotsam and Jetsam') were a British comedy vocal duo popular in the 1920s-1930s; their novelty and comedy recordings are modestly collected.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD566 Comic
Rex Naughton performs Dis-order in Court in two parts on Panachord 25456.AI summary
Panachord 25456 Comic
Robb Wilton, the Lancashire comedian and character actor, on Columbia FB2960, performing his signature 'Home Guard' routine as a two-sided sketch. Wilton was a hugely popular radio and stage comedian of the 1940s-50s.AI summary
Columbia FB2960 Comic
Robb Wilton, the Lancashire comedian famous for The Day War Broke Out, with Goodnight Everybody Goodnight and I Should Say So on Sterno 804.AI summary
Sterno 804 Comic
Robert Nash, credited on a Scala label release, recorded the novelty comic songs 'Our Wedding' and 'Whist Drive'.AI summary
Scala 172 Comic
The Roland House Players recorded "Jack and Jill" for His Master's Voice B-series catalogue 39. This low catalogue number suggests a very early HMV B-series issue, possibly around 1923-1924, and the Players appear to have been a novelty or children's act.AI summary
His Master's Voice B39 Comic
Ronald Frankau, a British comedian and satirist of the 1920s-30s, on His Master's Voice. Frankau was a prolific recording artist and is modestly collected by enthusiasts of vintage British comedy.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9127 Comic
Comedy spoken-word sides by Ronald Frankau on His Master's Voice, a leading British label. Frankau was a significant British comedian of the 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9150 Comic
Ronald Frankau, the British humorist and entertainer, with Chin Chin Cheerio and What Every Girl Ought to Know on Parlophone R1878.AI summary
Parlophone R1878 Comic
Ronald Gourley, an unrecorded vocalist or comedian, recorded a novelty dog sound-effect comedy item and a romantic piece on Winner Records, a tiny British budget label.AI summary
Winner 5647 Comic
Roy Barbour on Brunswick 3244, with two comic songs featuring rural dialect humour. Barbour was a minor British comic vocalist.AI summary
Brunswick 3244 Comic
Russell Hunting, 'Casey at a Wake', on Zonophone 41006; Hunting was one of the earliest recording artists, famous for comic Irish-inflected monologues recorded in the acoustic cylinder era, and this side represents the transition to disc recording in the 1900s.AI summary
Zonophone 41006 Comic
Russell Hunting, an early comedic and novelty recording artist, on Pathé Records with two comic monologue pieces ('Casey & his Fiddle', 'Casey's Concert Party'); Hunting was a pioneer of the comedy record in the 1890s-1910s and is of historical interest to early recording enthusiasts.AI summary
Pathé 77714 Comic
Russell Hunting, a celebrated early cylinder and disc comedian, recorded comic sketches for Odeon, including 'The Troublesome Band' and 'Casey's Wedding'.AI summary
Odeon 44274 Comic
Russell Hunting, an early phonograph artist whose novelty monologues and ethnic skits were recorded from the 1890s onward, on Zonophone 41004—a record from the acoustic era and among the earliest items in any such collection.AI summary
Zonophone 41004 Comic
Russell Hunting and Michael Casey recorded the 'Casey' comic monologue series for Pathé in the acoustic era. 'Casey at the Wake' and 'Casey Taking the Census' are two-part novelty pieces typical of early 1900s vaudeville; Pathé acoustics of early American monologue comedy are historically significant.AI summary
Pathé 93885/93886 Comic
Sam Hartley recorded two comic novelty songs—"I Want Some Money" and "There You Are Then"—for Curry's, a tiny British regional label of which almost nothing is known.AI summary
Curry's 114 Comic
Sam Levenson was an American humorist and raconteur best known for his dry, observational comedy. These two sides, recorded for the small Apollo label, are typical of his spoken-word routines from the 1940s–50s.AI summary
Apollo 172 Comic
Sam Mayo recorded the novelty comic songs 'Things Are Worse in Russia' and 'Ha Ha' for Zonophone, a British label owned by the Gramophone Company.AI summary
Zonophone 2308 Comic
Sam Nicholls performing 'I should like a little bit of nougat' and 'Drawing the dole' on Columbia IS1634, likely comic or novelty music-hall material from the 1930s.AI summary
Columbia is1634 Comic
Sammy Shields performs The English Cup Final in two parts on Zonophone 559.AI summary
Zonophone 559 Comic
Samuels performing 'Barney Google', a novelty hit of the early 1920s, on Imperial, a small British label.AI summary
Imperial 1156 Comic
A vocal comedy record by Samuels on Winner, a cheap British marque of the early 1930s.AI summary
Winner 3800 Comic
Sandy Powell (1900-1982) was a Yorkshire comedian who became a radio and variety favourite; Sandy the Sailor is a two-part comic monologue on Unison 504.AI summary
Unison 504 Comic
Sandy Powell, the British comedian and radio personality, recorded 'Sandy the Film Star' on Rex label 8041; Powell was famous for his rapid-fire gag technique and his catchphrase 'Can you hear me, Mother?'.AI summary
Rex 8041 Comic
Sandy Powell, a British comedian and actor, performing a monologue sketch for Imperial, a cheap British label of the early 1930s.AI summary
Imperial 2214 Comic
Sandy Powell recorded "When Are They Going to Find Us Ow't to Do" and "When It's Lamp Lightin' Time in the Valley" for Broadcast catalogue 978. Powell was a renowned British comedian and music hall performer of the interwar and post-war era, famous for his catchphrases and pantomime work.AI summary
Broadcast 978 Comic
Imperial 2233 Comic
Scott Wood, a British accordionist and comedian, recorded 'At the Court of Old King Cole' and 'Tiddlywinks' for Regal. Wood was known for comic and dance recordings; this is light novelty material typical of his recording output in the 1930s–1940s.AI summary
Regal 1415 Comic
Credited to Selby on Curry's, a small British label of the 1920s; 'Haven't I' and 'Giggling Gollywog' are comic or novelty numbers, but the artist is unidentified.AI summary
Curry's 328 Comic
S H Dudley performs 'The Blow That Almost Killed Father (Parody)' on Victor 35 — an extraordinarily early Victor number, placing this among the first commercial disc pressings ever made by the Victor Talking Machine Company, almost certainly before 1902. Dudley was one of the most prolific early American recording artists; a Victor pressing with a two-digit catalogue number is a genuinely historic document of the very beginnings of recorded sound.AI summary
Victor 35 Comic
Sid Field, a celebrated British comedian and actor, recorded 'Sid Field Plays Golf' for Columbia DB2163. Field was famous for his pantomime and variety comedy in the 1940s.AI summary
Columbia DB2163 Comic
Smile Smith recorded 'Adventures of Billy Smiff' parts 1 and 2 for Regal, catalogue 8814, a budget British label recording likely from the early 1930s.AI summary
Regal 8814 Comic
Stainless Stephen, the British music-hall comedian and novelty recording artist, recorded 'Behind the Scenes at the BBC' and 'We've heard him on the Wireless' for Decca, F1797; these titles reflect his popular topical comedy material of the mid-1930s.AI summary
Decca F1797 Comic
Stainless Stephen, a Scottish comedian and ventriloquist, performing comedy material for Decca in the early 1930s; Stephen was a popular entertainer on stage and in early broadcasting.AI summary
Decca F1579 Comic
Stainless Stephen was a British comedian and radio personality of the 1930s–40s, known for rapid-fire comic monologues. This Decca M series side captures his style with recording-specific comedy material.AI summary
Decca M47 Comic
Stan Freberg's comic send-ups Rock Around Stephen Foster and The Yellow Rose of Texas on Capitol 14509.AI summary
Capitol 14509 Comic
Stan Freberg with The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise and Boogie Woogie Banjo Man from Birmingham on Capitol 13846.AI summary
Capitol 13846 Comic