878 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Flotsam and Jetsam were a British comic duo popular in the 1920s and 1930s; this Columbia pressing captures two of their novelty sketches, 'Spooning of the Knife and Fork' and 'Down with Dora'.AI summary
Columbia DB973 Comic
Flotsam and Jetsam, the British comedy duo, on Columbia FB2308, performing the Australian-themed novelty song 'Is e an Aussie Lizzie is e'.AI summary
Columbia FB2308 Comic
Columbia 4697 Comic
Floyd Buckley recorded 'Popeye No. 2' for Regal, a British budget label. The title suggests a novelty or comic song tied to the popular cartoon character.AI summary
Regal MR2500 Comic
Foresythe recorded "Dodging a Divorcee" and "Lullaby" for Columbia FB-series catalogue 1031. The artist is not identified in general references, and the first title suggests novelty or comedy material.AI summary
Columbia FB1031 Comic
Foster and Warrington with the comic dialogues Pitman and His Wife at the Seaside and Jack and Geordie at the Smoking Concert on Favorite 67086/7.AI summary
Favorite 67086/7 Comic
Four Musettes performing two novelty or comedy songs on Musicraft, a small British label of the 1940s-50s.AI summary
Musicraft 537 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
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
Frank Leo recorded two novelty or comic songs for Winner Records, a cheap British label of the 1920s–30s: 'We are going to have a nice Afternoon' and 'We are all equal in the Sea'.AI summary
Winner 2606 Comic
'Arry and family at the zoo' on Zonophone 1553, a novelty comedy recording by Frank Leo and party, likely from the 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary
Zonophone 1553 Comic
Frankie Howerd, one of Britain's most distinctive comedy performers, on Columbia DB2694: 'English As She Is Spoken' and 'I'm the Man Who's Deputising for the Bull'. Howerd's characteristic rapid-fire, anatomically obsessed patter made him a major recording and radio star from the 1940s onwards.AI summary
Columbia DB2694 Comic
Frankie Howerd was a British comedian and entertainer famous for his camp, rambling comedy monologues and his catchphrase "ooh, no, missus!"; this Columbia pressing pairs two of his comedy recordings from the early 1950s.AI summary
Columbia DB2694 Comic
Fred Curran performing parodies 'Daddy parody' and 'Red White & Blue parody' on Zonophone 346, a small British label of the 1920s-1930s.AI summary
Zonophone 346 Comic
Fred Daniels recorded 'How We Laugh' and 'Merriest Man Alive' on Home (Hom273), a minor British label. The artist is not widely documented.AI summary
Hom 273 Comic
Fred Douglas performing comic novelty songs on Winner, a small British label active in the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Winner 5616 Comic
Fred Duprez performing comedy or novelty material on Columbia A1516, an early catalogue number suggesting a pressing from the 1910s.AI summary
Columbia A1516 Comic
Fred Emney and Shale on Columbia 2600, a theatrical sketch or comedy turn titled 'Parlour Scene'.AI summary
Columbia 2600 Comic
Fred Gibson recorded two novelty or comic pieces, 'Hippopotamus' and 'Buying a Stamp', for Broadcast, a minor British label.AI summary
Broadcast 287 Comic
Fred Gibson recorded 'This is the Way the Puff puff goes' and a side credited to B Desmond, 'Why is the Bacon so tough', for Broadcast, catalogue 333, a minor British label of the late 1920s–early 1930s.AI summary
Broadcast 333 Comic
Fred Harrison performing two novelty or comic songs—'Cover it over quick Jemima' and 'That funny little Bobtail Coat'—on the Fest label, catalogue 7018.AI summary
Festival 7018 Comic
Fred Harrison on Winner 2297, performing 'PC 49' and 'Toodle-oodle-ay'. PC 49 was a popular British radio comedy series and detective character.AI summary
Winner 2297 Comic
Fred Vernon recorded 'Wedding of Jack and Jill' and 'Village Choir' for Pathé 77448, a novelty-vocal record from the acoustic era.AI summary
Pathé 77448 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
Fred Walmsley and R Dixon on Regal T6255, performing the novelty comic piece 'A Day's Outing' in two parts.AI summary
Regal T6255 Comic
F.W. Ramsey, a male vocalist, recorded this comic sketch for Regal in the 1920s–30s. The titles 'Everyone calls me Tarzan' and 'Give me the sultan's harem' suggest humorous novelty material.AI summary
Regal G7590 Comic
G Berry on Imperial Records performing two novelty-comic numbers with racial stereotypes typical of 1920s-1930s popular music — 'I'm Gonna Bring a Watermelon' and a cover of C. Bonheur's 'If I Can't Sing About My Mammy'.AI summary
Imperial 1327 Comic
G Berry performs 'Ow I 'ate Women' and 'Follow Yvette' (C Bonheur) on Imperial, a cheap British budget label. The artist is unrecorded in standard discographies.AI summary
Imperial 1375 Comic
G Berry performing comic novelty songs on Imperial, a British budget label of the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Imperial 1486 Comic
G. Clayton and F. Eyton recorded 'Adventures of Mr. Ramsbottom' Parts 1 and 2 for Piccadilly 304. These are comic monologues or spoken comedy, likely from the 1920s–30s, on a budget British label.AI summary
Piccadilly 304 Comic
Two comic novelty songs credited to G Hall on Perf, an obscure British label, including the popular 'Take Your Finger Out of Your Mouth', a humorous children's song.AI summary
Perf 312 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
G. P. Huntley recorded 'Presence of Mind' for GC (Gramophone Company) 1364; Huntley was a British actor and comedian active in theatre and early film, but recording details are limited.AI summary
Gramophone Company 1364 Comic
Gene Gerrard performs Bibulous Justifications in two sides on Vocalion X9790.AI summary
Vocalion X9790 Comic
Gene Gerrard (1892-1971) was a British comedian and film actor; this Vocalion X9821 couples Laying the Odds with Wine, Women and Song.AI summary
Vocalion X9821 Comic
Geo Gilbey on Columbia 1578, with two comic monologues, 'My Wife' and 'Constable Duffey' — British comedy material of the early 1930s.AI summary
Columbia 1578 Comic
Geoffrey Clayton and Frank Eyton performing a comic monologue on Piccadilly, a budget British label of the early 1930s.AI summary
Piccadilly c304 Comic
George Buck on Winner 3905, performing 'Polite Sergeant Major' and the sketch 'Ant and the Antelope', likely 1920s–30s.AI summary
Winner 3905 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 Buck recorded 'Oh Nicholas don't be so ridiculous' and 'Balls Picnics and Parties' for Winner catalogue 5467, from the late 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary
Winner 5467 Comic
George Carney, a British actor and character comedian, performing 'The Fool of the Force' on Regal 6556.AI summary
Regal 6556 Comic
George Crowther recorded the novelty comic songs 'Does Me Good' and '3 Blind Mice' for Piccadilly, a budget British label of the 1930s.AI summary
Piccadilly 506 Comic