878 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Burt Shepard performs 'Every Little Bit Added to What You've Got' and 'Laughing Song' on Odeon 0310. Shepard was a prolific early recording artist in the comic novelty genre; his Odeon pressings are collected as period documents of early British novelty recording.AI summary
Odeon 0310 Comic
Burt Shepard performs 'Laughing Song' and 'Every Little Bit' on Odeon 44870. Shepard was a prolific early recording artist in both Britain and America, best known for comedy and laughing-song novelties; the Odeon 44000 series suggests an early acoustic pressing. His laughing songs are among the best-known novelty recordings of the early disc era.AI summary
Odeon 44870 Comic
Burt Shepard on the GC label, a British marque of the early 1930s, performing the comic novelty song 'I Wouldn't Leave My Little Wooden Hut for You'.AI summary
Gramophone Company 3-2342 Comic
Burt Shepard recorded 'I'm the Plumber' for G&T 2554, on the Gramophone & Typewriter label, a small or regional British marque.AI summary
G&T 2-2554 Comic
Burt Shepard performing novelty comic songs on Columbia 1754, from the early acoustic era.AI summary
Columbia 1754 Comic
Burt Shepard, an American minstrel singer who was very popular in Britain, with his 'Laughing Song' on a single-sided G&T.AI summary
G&T 2-2803 Comic
Burt Shepard, credited to Victor, singing the novelty 'Has anybody seen our Cat', an early American acoustic recording on the Victor label (later RCA).AI summary
Victor 883 Comic
Burt Shepard performs 'The Boy and the Cheese' and 'Nonsense' on Pathé 60440. Shepard was a prolific early recording artist in the comic novelty genre; his Pathé pressings are less common than his Odeon equivalents and are of period interest to collectors of early comic recordings.AI summary
Pathé 60440 Comic
C. Norman performing comic character numbers 'Don't be so unkind Baby' and 'My Wife is on a Diet' on WEcho, an unidentified British label.AI summary
World Echo 1018 Comic
C Norman performing 'Birmingham Bertha' and 'Welcome Home' on Wireless Echo 1020, a novelty or comic recording on a minor British label.AI summary
World Echo 1020 Comic
C Penrose and B Whitlock on Zonophone 1382, singing light comic novelty numbers from the early acoustic era.AI summary
Zonophone 1382 Comic
A test pressing of Charles Penrose and Billy Whitlock in two comic sketches, 'Village Firemen' and 'Two Old Salts', for the Winner label. Test pressings were made in handfuls for approval before issue.AI summary
Winner 2802 TEST Comic
C Penrose and R Hazell on Regal 8454, performing 'Parson and the Squire' in two parts — likely a novelty or comic dialogue piece.AI summary
Regal 8454 Comic
Cal Stewart, the American entertainer famous for Unk Odham stories and comic monologues, on Columbia D84, from the acoustic era around 1910–1915.AI summary
Columbia D84 Comic
Cal Stewart, an American entertainer famous for his 'Uncle Josh' character sketches, performing on Victor Records. Stewart's homespun comic monologues were very popular in the early 1900s and are now collected by American comedy and Americana enthusiasts.AI summary
Victor 3101 Comic
Cal Stewart was an American character performer and dialect comedian of the early 20th century; this Columbia pressing of 'Uncle Josh' comic sketches (with A. Jones and H. Browne) captures his rural character work.AI summary
Columbia A2991 Comic
Cal Stewart, an American vaudeville comedian and dialect reciter, in two novelty numbers on Standard (StandardA), a small British label: "Uncle Josh and the labor union" and a quartette medley.AI summary
StandardA A355 Comic
Cal Stewart and Len Spencer's 'Uncle Josh at the Dentists', a famous comic monologue duet first recorded in the 1890s, here on Columbia D121; a core piece of early American dialect comedy on a British pressing.AI summary
Columbia D121 Comic
The Casey Court Kids with Casey Court Concert 1 and 2 on Regal MR448.AI summary
Regal MR448 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
Catcheside Warrington, a prolific British North East comedian and character singer, performing 'Cliffs of Old Tynemouth' and 'Haak's Men' on Winner, a budget British label.AI summary
Winner 5367 Comic
Cavan O'Connor was an Irish singer and comedian; this WEchoB side features comic-novelty material on a very obscure British label.AI summary
World Echo B1000 Comic
C.E. Hodges performs a comic recitation, 'Downfall of Eustace the Pig', on Broadcast, a short-lived British label active in the early 1930s.AI summary
Broadcast 190 Comic
Charles Austin recorded 'Parker's Christening' for Grafton Records—a novelty or comedy song by an untraced performer on a minor British label.AI summary
Grafton 9133 Comic
Charles Austin performing a comic monologue, 'Parker Christens the Baby', on Scala 1577. Scala was a small British label; Austin is not a widely known recording artist.AI summary
Scala 1577 Comic
Charles Austin recorded 'Parker at the Derby' in two parts for Columbia, catalogue is1360. Austin was a comic monologue artist active in the early 1920s; this is likely a horse-racing novelty comedy piece.AI summary
Columbia is1360 Comic
Charles Austin, a comic monologuist, recorded for Regal in the 1920s–30s. 'Parker's Progress' in two parts is typical of the character sketches that shaped British music-hall comedy recording.AI summary
Regal 6551 Comic
Charles Cardow credited on Imperial 995, a cheap British reissue label. The titles suggest novelty or comedy material typical of the 1920s–1930s.AI summary
Imperial 995 Comic
Charles Conyers performing what appear to be novelty or comic character sketches — 'An Evening Party' and 'Jimmy Law' — on Bek, a very obscure British label.AI summary
Beka 40524/5 Comic
Charles Denton on Jubilee (JBull) 5326, with novelty or comic material—"Captain Ginjah" suggests humorous subject matter.AI summary
John Bull 5326 Comic
Charles E Benham on Columbia 4201, performing 'London Sharper' and 'New fangled Ways', popular comic or character songs from the 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 4201 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 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
Regal G7816 Comic
Charles Penrose recorded comic Christmas novelties on Imperial (catalogue 1525). Penrose was a minor British performer.AI summary
Imperial 1525 Comic
Charles Penrose, the British comedian and actor, performing parts 9 and 10 of "Inkwell Fairy" on Columbia 4109. Like his other novelty recordings, this was part of his long series of recorded comedic pieces.AI summary
Columbia 4109 Comic
Charles Penrose on Columbia 4223, recorded 'Adventures of 'Arry Emmy & Joe' parts 1 and 4, comic sketches with dialogue.AI summary
Columbia 4223 Comic
Charles Penrose on Columbia 4225, recorded 'Doings of Dismal Desmond' parts 1 and 2, comic spoken word with sound effects.AI summary
Columbia 4225 Comic
Charles Penrose recorded 'Doings of Dismal Desmond' (part 4) for Columbia, catalogue 4300; Penrose was a British entertainer and comedian known for comic vocal novelties.AI summary
Columbia 4300 Comic
Charles Penrose, the British music-hall comedian famous for 'The Laughing Policeman', performing 'Army Laughs' and 'Village Laughsmith' on Columbia, catalogue 4691.AI summary
Columbia 4691 Comic
Charles Penrose, of 'Laughing Policeman' fame, performing novelty Christmas material on Columbia; likely 1920s–30s.AI summary
Columbia 5083 Comic
Charles Penrose's 'Laughing Policeman' was one of the most famous novelty records of the 1920s, a global hit that defined its era. This Columbia pressing is the updated version, 'Laughing Policeman Up to Date', in two parts, from the early 1930s.AI summary
Columbia 5532 Comic
Charles Penrose, a popular British comic and character vocalist, performing humorous pieces on the Ar label, an economical British marque from the 1920s.AI summary
Ariel 4083 Comic
Charles Penrose, the comedian of 'The Laughing Policeman', with 'The Laughing Blacksmith' and 'Laughing Brown of Camden Town' on Guardsman.AI summary
Guardsman 2083 Comic
Charles Penrose, the comedian of 'The Laughing Policeman', with two laughing songs on Homochord.AI summary
Hom H495 Comic
Charles Penrose, British entertainer. John Bull H83 ('Laughing Family' and 'He'd a Funny Little Way with Him'); small early label.AI summary
John Bull H83 Comic
Charles Penrose, a British comedian and music-hall entertainer, recorded 'I Couldn't Help Laughing (Part 13)' and 'A Merry Family' for Pathé, catalogue 5344. Penrose was best known for his long-running novelty laugh, and his recordings were popular in the 1920s and 1930s.AI summary
Pathé 5344 Comic