79 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Eight Piano Ensemble on His Master's Voice B8035, an instrumental novelty from the 1930s or 1940s on a major label; this type of gimmick recording was mass-produced.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8035 Instrumental
Alexander MacGregor performing Scottish pipe music, the patriotic song 'Scots Wha' Hae' and 'The Piper o' Dundee', on His Master's Voice B2210, a British pressing from the 1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B2210 Instrumental
An instrumental novelty rag by the American Quartette on His Master's Voice, a major British and international label. 'That mysterious Rag' is typical of the instrumental piano and vocal rag novelties that were popular in the 1910s.AI summary
His Master's Voice 2-4055 Instrumental
Andre Previn was already an accomplished pianist and arranger in the late 1940s when he recorded these popular standards for His Master's Voice, showcasing the light jazz-influenced style that would define his early career.AI summary
His Master's Voice 10296 Instrumental
Andre Previn, the American pianist and conductor, on His Master's Voice B10817 from the mid-1930s. Previn recorded as a young musician in the 1930s before his later fame as a film composer and conductor.AI summary
His Master's Voice B10817 Instrumental
Anonymous studio recording of two Disney cartoon themes on His Master's Voice, a standard British issue from the 1930s children's series.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD386 Instrumental
Arden-Ohman with 'I got Rhythm' and 'Embraceable you' on HMV (B6174), the American piano duo performing Gershwin standards in the early 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B6174 Instrumental
Arden-Ohman (a piano duo) recorded 'Should I' and, on the reverse, the High Hatters' 'A Bundle of old Love Letters' for His Master's Voice, catalogue B5791, likely from the late 1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B5791 Instrumental
Arden and Ohman, a piano duo popular in the 1920s, recorded these two pieces for His Master's Voice in the mid-to-late 1920s, with the B-side credited to the High Hatters.AI summary
His Master's Voice B5791 Instrumental
B. Harrison and G. Henschel performing a Sicilienne and Sarabande in E Flat on HMV E205. The HMV E-series is not a standard commercial series and may indicate a private or specialist pressing; the artists are not readily identified in standard references. Physical examination is required.AI summary
His Master's Voice E205 Instrumental
The Bells (a chime or carillon ensemble) recorded 'Coming of the Year' and 'Chimes of the Old Garrison Church Potsdam' for His Master's Voice, catalogue B166. An instrumental recording of church or tower bells, capturing actual bell sounds rather than performed music—a curio of early recording technology.AI summary
His Master's Voice B166 Instrumental
Bert Weedon, the British guitarist and session musician, recorded 'South of the Border' and 'Poinciana' for His Master's Voice in the early 1950s; Weedon later became famous for his instrumental hits and his influential tutor method.AI summary
His Master's Voice POP1077 Instrumental
Bert Weedon, a virtuoso guitarist who became famous in the 1950s as a session musician and educator, recorded 'South of the Border' and 'Poinciana' for His Master's Voice; the POP series suggests a 1950s release.AI summary
His Master's Voice POP1077 Instrumental
Billy Max recorded 'O Katharina' and 'Huppa' for His Master's Voice (K2764), likely German or Austro-Hungarian novelty or folk material. The record probably dates to the 1920s–30s.AI summary
His Master's Voice K2764 Instrumental
Billy Mayerl, the renowned British composer and pianist, performing two novelty jazz pieces for His Master's Voice: 'Jazzaristrix' and 'Virginia Creeper'—examples of his distinctive syncopated style.AI summary
His Master's Voice B2203 Instrumental
Billy Mayerl, a British light-music composer and pianist, recorded 'All of a Twist' and 'Eskimo Shivers' on His Master's Voice B2130; Mayerl was known for novelty and salon-style piano music of the 1920s–30s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B2130 Instrumental
Cedric Sharpe performs two classical miniatures on His Master's Voice: 'La Cinquantaine' and 'Ave Maria', likely on violin or other solo instrument.AI summary
His Master's Voice E412 Instrumental
Zez Confrey (composer and pianist) recorded 'New Hampshire' and 'Marcheta' (The Great White Way) for His Master's Voice, catalogue B1713; Confrey was a ragtime-influenced American composer and recording artist of the 1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1713 Instrumental
Confrey (likely Zez Confrey, the American novelty piano composer and performer) recording 'True Blue Sam' and 'All Muddled Up' for His Master's Voice B1554, dating to the mid-1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1554 Instrumental
Countess H. Morsztyn — an aristocratic amateur pianist not identifiable in standard discographic references — performing Chopin's Scherzo Op. 31 across two sides on HMV E317. Private or semi-private HMV pressings for named patrons or amateurs were made in very small quantities and are unusual survivals; the E-series designation requires checking.AI summary
His Master's Voice E317 Instrumental
Countess H. Morsztyn performing Chopin's Scherzo Op. 31 across two sides on HMV E317 — a duplicate of id 11387 in this collection. As with that disc, this appears to be a private or semi-private HMV pressing; both copies should be examined and compared.AI summary
His Master's Voice E317 Instrumental
Vladimir de Pachmann was one of the most celebrated and eccentric Chopin specialists of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, famous for his intimate playing style and odd behaviour at the keyboard. This HMV disc, catalogue 05516, contains a Paraphrase de Concert. De Pachmann's HMV recordings are collected by devotees of golden-age piano playing.AI summary
His Master's Voice 05516 Instrumental
Eddie Carroll, a pianist, recorded two sides of "Piano Pops": fox trots and waltzes, for His Master's Voice BD849 in the late 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD849 Instrumental
Eli Hudson, an obscure artist, performing polka and hornpipe material on HMV B-series; likely 1920s–30s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B146 Instrumental
His Master's Voice 08056 Instrumental
Fafa Lamos and his Violin and Orchestra on His Master's Voice GV179, with 'Gypsy Samba' and 'Granfino'. Lamos was a violinist of the 1930s–1950s.AI summary
His Master's Voice GV179 Instrumental
Frances Macmillen was an American violinist who had a significant early-twentieth-century concert career, recording for HMV. This disc, catalogue HMV07970, contains the Romance movement from an unspecified D minor concerto. The 07000-series HMV pressings are an early acoustic-era series.AI summary
His Master's Voice 07970 Instrumental
Franz Drdla, the Czech violinist-composer best known for his 'Souvenir' and 'Serenade', plays 'Märchen' and 'Serenade' on HMV 20197. Drdla recorded extensively and his HMV light violin sides were popular sellers in their day; they remain modestly collectible but were pressed in large numbers and are not scarce.AI summary
His Master's Voice 20197 Instrumental
George Elliott performing solo guitar arrangements of 'Answer Me' and 'Red Heels' for HMV BD5160. Elliott was a British concert and recording guitarist, popular in the 1920s–30s.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD5160 Instrumental
Glenn Miller, the American bandleader and composer, recorded 'Story of a Starry Night' and a jazz-influenced 'Moonlight Sonata' for His Master's Voice. Miller's orchestra defined the swing era in the early 1940s.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD5768 Instrumental
His Master's Voice DA570 Instrumental
The Helsinki Balalaika Orchestra recorded Russian dance music—the 'Russian Dance' by Budashkin and the 'Gopak'—for His Master's Voice, likely in the 1930s or 1940s.AI summary
His Master's Voice JO345 Instrumental
The Coldstream Guards, one of Britain's most famous military bands, recorded 'The Tickle Toe' and the wartime standard 'Over There' for His Master's Voice.AI summary
His Master's Voice C887 Instrumental
H. Perrella and R. Turner, pianists, perform novelty piano pieces—Kitten on the Keys and Zilda's Nola—for His Master's Voice.AI summary
His Master's Voice B2322 Instrumental
Isolde Menges was a British violinist of some distinction in the early twentieth century who recorded for HMV. This disc, catalogue 2-07939, contains the Benedictus No. 3 — likely from Elgar's The Kingdom or a similar large choral work. Early HMV single-sided pressings of British violinists are moderately uncommon.AI summary
His Master's Voice 2-07939 Instrumental
Ivor Novello, the celebrated Welsh composer and actor, performing the 'Muranian Rhapsody' on His Master's Voice. Novello was famous for his romantic light opera compositions and was a major star of British theatre and film.AI summary
His Master's Voice C3977 Instrumental
J Shilkret (likely Nathaniel Shilkret or a member of the Shilkret family, prominent orchestra and arrangement personnel of the 1920s–1930s) recorded two popular instrumental pieces on HMV's B-series. The titles suggest light orchestral arrangements.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1894 Instrumental
Jacques Thibaud was one of the most celebrated French violinists of the early twentieth century, a member of the famous Cortot-Thibaud-Casals trio. This HMV DA440 disc contains a Slavonic Dance No. 1 and a 'Sérénité'. Thibaud's recordings are moderately collected by golden-age violin enthusiasts.AI summary
His Master's Voice DA440 Instrumental
Jan Kubelik, the renowned Czech violinist, performing 'Romanza Andaluza' on His Master's Voice 2-07904, a solo instrumental recording from the early 78 era.AI summary
His Master's Voice 2-07904 Instrumental
Jesse Crawford, organist and one of the biggest organ stars of the 1920s–30s, performs two popular songs of the era on His Master's Voice B5664.AI summary
His Master's Voice B5664 Instrumental
Jesse Crawford was an American organist of the silent-film and early sound era; this His Master's Voice side features him in two sentimental ballads.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1992 Instrumental
Joseph Joachim was the most celebrated violinist of the nineteenth century, the foremost interpreter of Brahms and the dominant figure in German classical violin playing for decades. His HMV D88 disc pairs his own 1903 recording of Brahms's Hungarian Dance No. 2 with a separate 1915 quartet recording of Schubert's 'Death and the Maiden' on the reverse. A Joachim recording on any label is among the most historically important early instrumental discs that can exist.AI summary
His Master's Voice D88 Instrumental
József Szigeti, the great Hungarian violinist, performing 'Ständchen' (Serenade) on HMV catalogue 07946 — from the early single-sided 07000-series. The 07000-series HMV pressings are early acoustic-era discs; a Szigeti recording in this series is earlier and less common than his later interwar recordings.AI summary
His Master's Voice 07946 Instrumental
'Joska Szigeti' on HMV 3-7934 — the prefix '3-' denotes a Hungarian pressing in HMV's matrix system — is almost certainly Joseph (József) Szigeti early in his career, recording in Budapest before his international reputation was established. The 'Nocturne Arnold' is likely a short piece by the Hungarian composer Gyula Arnold. This is an early, pre-international career pressing of a major violinist.AI summary
His Master's Voice 3-7934 Instrumental
Ken Mackintosh, a British bandleader, with two instrumental recordings on HMV in the 1950s.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD1302 Instrumental
Lennington H Shewell performing 'Dancing with tears in my eyes' and 'Lover come back to me' on theremin, His Master's Voice B3626. The theremin was an early electronic instrument, novelty in the 1920s–30s; Shewell is not a widely known performer.AI summary
His Master's Voice B3626 Instrumental
Liam Walsh performed Scottish bagpipe music—'Blackbird' and 'Salamanca'—for His Master's Voice, likely in the 1920s–1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1947 Instrumental
Marie Hall was a celebrated British violinist and concerto soloist of the early 20th century; this His Master's Voice 78 is a solo violin recording of 'Jota Aragonesa', a Spanish showpiece.AI summary
His Master's Voice 2-07956 Instrumental