79 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Marjorie Hayward performs 'Romance' and 'Valse' on His Master's Voice, a salon or light instrumental recording from the acoustic era, likely 1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1926 Instrumental
Mark Hambourg was a Russian-born British pianist who had a major concert career from the late nineteenth century into the mid-twentieth century, recording extensively for HMV. This HMV D766 disc contains Manuel de Falla's 'Fantasia Baetica' across two sides — one of the most demanding and unusual works in the piano repertoire. A Hambourg recording of the Falla Fantasia is a rare and significant document.AI summary
His Master's Voice D766 Instrumental
His Master's Voice B517 Instrumental
Michele Ortuso on His Master's Voice B3651, 'Teasin' the Frets' and 'Lollipops'; an obscure acoustic guitarist from the early electrical era.AI summary
His Master's Voice B3651 Instrumental
Nat Shilkert, American conductor and composer, recorded 'Flapperette' and 'Doll Dance' for His Master's Voice (B2505) in the 1920s. Shilkert was a prolific recording conductor and composer of light novelty pieces.AI summary
His Master's Voice B2505 Instrumental
Olly Oakley on HMV B1566, performing 'Darkey's awakening' and M E Flynn's 'Circus Galop', both presumably piano or instrumental pieces. The artist is not documented in standard references.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1566 Instrumental
Percy Grainger performing his own 'Shepherd's Hey' (dated 1914) coupled with C. Sharp's arrangement of 'La Paloma' on HMV E147. Grainger was both a distinctive composer and pianist; a self-performed HMV pressing of 'Shepherd's Hey' — one of his most famous pieces — is a primary document of his own interpretations.AI summary
His Master's Voice E147 Instrumental
Piano Red, the influential boogie-woogie pianist and R&B pioneer, recorded 'Rockin' with Red' and 'Red's Boogie' for His Master's Voice—energetic instrumental pieces that exemplify the jump blues style that helped shape early rock and roll.AI summary
His Master's Voice JO244 Instrumental
Piano accompaniments to art songs on His Master's Voice, an instrumental side releasing sheet-music fixtures for singers; British pressing of early acoustic era.AI summary
His Master's Voice B721 Instrumental
Raie da Costa on His Master's Voice, a light instrumental pairing of waltzes from the early 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B4477 Instrumental
Raie da Costa, a pianist, recorded these two pieces—including a collaboration with the famous bandleader and composer Ray Noble—for HMV's B-series.AI summary
His Master's Voice B4225 Instrumental
His Master's Voice Special Instrumental
Movements 3 and 4 of Beethoven's Kreutzer Sonata in the HMV 'Special' private-pressing series, performed by the Ranee of Sarawak (Sylvia Brett) with W.H. Reed (LSO leader and Elgar confidant). Like 8552 and 8553, this disc almost certainly never appeared in the commercial catalogue and survives in very few copies.AI summary
His Master's Voice Special Instrumental
This is an HMV 'Special' pressing — a custom or private-label issue not part of the standard commercial catalogue — of movements 5 and 6 of Beethoven's Kreutzer Sonata, performed by the Ranee of Sarawak (Sylvia Brett, an aristocratic amateur violinist) with W.H. Reed, leader of the LSO and friend of Elgar. Such private HMV Specials are rarely documented and almost never appear in trade.AI summary
His Master's Voice Special Instrumental
A third disc in the Ranee of Sarawak and W. H. Reed series — parts seven and eight of Beethoven's Kreutzer Sonata — on an HMV Special pressing. As with ids 8924 and 8925, HMV Special pressings for private patrons were produced in very small quantities and require specialist examination.AI summary
His Master's Voice Special Instrumental
Roy Bargy, a stride pianist and composer of the 1920s, recorded 'Pianoflage' and 'K'nice and K'nifty' for His Master's Voice. These are novelty piano pieces typical of the hot-piano vogue of the late 1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1640 Instrumental
Shefter recorded two piano or instrumental novelty sides, 'S O S' and 'Chopin's Ghost', for His Master's Voice. The titles suggest light classical or novelty piano music.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD5273 Instrumental
Nat Shilkret, the American orchestral conductor and arranger, recorded this jazz-influenced instrumental for His Master's Voice. Shilkret was a prolific recording director and composer in the 1920s and 1930s, known for his work with jazz and popular ensembles.AI summary
His Master's Voice B5437 Instrumental
Nathaniel Shilkret, the celebrated conductor and composer, on His Master's Voice: 'I was blue' and 'It must be love', instrumental or orchestral material from the late 1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B5582 Instrumental
Nat Shilkret, the American conductor and arranger, recorded 'Wouldn't it be wonderful' and 'I'm the Medicine Man for the Blues' for His Master's Voice B5750, a late 1920s–early 1930s pressing.AI summary
His Master's Voice B5750 Instrumental
The Skyrockets Orchestra recorded these two novelty numbers for His Master's Voice in the late 1940s. 'Boogie in C' is a stride-piano-driven instrumental; the flip side captures a comedic moment from the era.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD5963 Instrumental
Spitalny (likely Phil Spitalny and his ensemble) recorded 'Worried' and 'Jealous' on His Master's Voice B1891. Spitalny was known for his novelty harmonica and xylophone ensembles of the 1920s-30s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1891 Instrumental
The Three Suns, an American trio known for novelty instrumentals and Caribbean-flavoured swing, on His Master's Voice JO318 with two boogie and Latin-rhythm pieces from the 1940s.AI summary
His Master's Voice JO318 Instrumental
The van Eps Trio performing 'Where the Lanterns glow' and, with the Six Brown Brothers, 'Peter Gink' on His Master's Voice B1197. Fred van Eps was a respected banjo soloist and bandleader of the 1920s; the Six Brown Brothers were early novelty vaudeville recording artists.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1197 Instrumental
Vic Oliver on 'Tickling the Ivories', recorded for His Master's Voice B9181. Vic Oliver was an American pianist, conductor and entertainer popular in British radio in the 1930s–40s; this side showcases his light entertainment repertoire.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9181 Instrumental
Winnick performs 'Sweetest Memories No. 3' and 'No. 4' (parts of a series) on His Master's Voice — light instrumental or salon recordings from mid-period.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD1138 Instrumental
A music box playing 'Dinah' and 'Oh Lady be good', released on His Master's Voice JH34. A novelty instrumental recording of the jazz standards.AI summary
His Master's Voice JH34 Instrumental
Witley Court Music Box, the mechanical instrument, performing 'Japanese Sandman' and 'Truckin'' on His Master's Voice JH35.AI summary
His Master's Voice JH35 Instrumental
A novelty recording of the Witely Court Music Box playing 'You're in Kentucky' and 'Patty Cake' on HMV's JH (Jubilee) series, a special wartime or commemorative label.AI summary
His Master's Voice JH36 Instrumental
Witley Court Music Box, an automated mechanical instrument, performing 'When Day Is Done' and medley selections on His Master's Voice JH41.AI summary
His Master's Voice JH41 Instrumental
Witley Court Music Box, the mechanical instrument from the Worcestershire estate, performing 'Ain't It a Shame About Mame' and 'Yes My Darling Daughter' on His Master's Voice JH43.AI summary
His Master's Voice JH43 Instrumental