405 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Hall recorded 'Olga Pulloffski the Beautiful Spy' and 'Popeye the Sailor Man' for Columbia, likely novelty or comic songs from the late 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary
Columbia FB1054 Music Hall
Hall and Flanagan & Allen performing 'Underneath the Arches' on Columbia. Flanagan & Allen were famous British music-hall comedians, and 'Underneath the Arches' became one of their signature songs.AI summary
Columbia CB481 Music Hall
Hall, with Flanagan and Allen, performing 'Underneath the Arches' and 'A Bungalow a Piccolo and you' on Columbia. 'Underneath the Arches' was the signature song of Flanagan and Allen, one of the most famous British comedy duos of the 1930s-40s.AI summary
Columbia CB481 Music Hall
Flanagan and Allen, a well-known British comic duo, recorded with Hall for Columbia in the 1930s.AI summary
Columbia CB569 Music Hall
Harold Williams was a British baritone vocalist and music hall performer active in the early 20th century. This Columbia 3226 pressing features comic or character songs typical of British variety tradition.AI summary
Columbia 3226 Music Hall
Harry Bluff recorded 'Living Animals' and 'I Pity Myself I Do' for Columbia D264. Bluff appears to have been a British entertainer, possibly music hall.AI summary
Columbia D264 Music Hall
Harry Champion records 'Ginger You're Balmy' and 'My Natty Little Patch' on Columbia is193. The 'is' prefix is an unusual Columbia series designation — possibly an internal or special pressing series — rather than the standard UK Columbia catalogue; this makes the pressing unusual within Champion's Columbia output.AI summary
Columbia is193 Music Hall
Harry Champion on Columbia 1630, two comic British music-hall songs from the early 1920s. Champion was a leading British music-hall comedian of the early 20th century, known for his cockney character and comic patter songs.AI summary
Columbia 1630 Music Hall
Harry Champion, a legendary British music-hall performer and cockney character singer, performing 'Ginger You're Balmy' and 'Don't Do It Again Matilda' on Columbia 1490, vintage music-hall sides.AI summary
Columbia 1490 Music Hall
Harry Champion, the most popular British music-hall comedian of the Edwardian era, performs 'Billy Green PC' and 'The Natty Little Patch Behind' on Columbia.AI summary
Columbia 1512 Music Hall
Harry Champion on Columbia 1630, performing comic music-hall novelties. Champion was a major British music-hall star and comic singer of the Edwardian and 1920s era, known for cheeky and working-class humour. His recordings remain sought by collectors of British variety and social history.AI summary
Columbia 1630 Music Hall
Harry Champion, the Edwardian cockney music-hall star, recorded 'The Girl with Golden Hair' and 'Nan Nan Nan' for Columbia 2197. These are typical of Champion's novelty and character patter songs of the 1910s.AI summary
Columbia 2197 Music Hall
Harry Champion, the great cockney music-hall comedian, sings 'Father Christmas' on Columbia 6366. Champion is best remembered for 'Boiled Beef and Carrots' and 'Any Old Iron', and his Columbia sides from the acoustic era are collected by music-hall enthusiasts. The Columbia 6000 series in Britain dates from the early 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 6366 Music Hall
Harry Champion, a prominent British music-hall comedian, recorded for Columbia; "Old Time Medley" suggests a collection of his popular comic numbers.AI summary
Columbia DX289 Music Hall
Harry Champion, a celebrated British music-hall entertainer and cockney comedian, performing novelty medleys on Columbia. Champion was famous for his comic songs and rapid-fire delivery.AI summary
Columbia DX289 Music Hall
Harry Fay recorded 'Pom Diddley Orum' for Columbia, a music-hall novelty number. Fay is unidentified in standard references.AI summary
Columbia 26486 Music Hall
Harry Fay, a British music-hall performer, recorded 'Has anybody here seen Kelly?' (a famous Fred Karno sketch and song) and 'I like your old French bonnet' for Columbia 1165, placing this in Columbia's earliest vocal series from the 1900s-1910s.AI summary
Columbia 1165 Music Hall
Columbia 1254 Music Hall
Harry Ford performing 'The Day I Became a Millionaire' and 'Don't You Think You've Overstepped the Margin?' on Columbia catalogue 1325 — an early Columbia number. Ford is not a name that appears prominently in standard references; an early Columbia catalogue number for an unidentified music-hall artist is worth checking before sale.AI summary
Columbia 1325 Music Hall
Harry Ford performing 'Naughty Boy' and 'What a Face' on Columbia catalogue 1164. Ford is not widely documented in standard music-hall references; a Columbia pressing with a catalogue number in the 1000-series is moderately early. An unrecognised artist on an early Columbia number warrants investigation.AI summary
Columbia 1164 Music Hall
Harry Tally recorded 'Sadie Moore' for Columbia catalogue 1088, early acoustic era.AI summary
Columbia 1088 Music Hall
Harry Tate, a famous music-hall comedian and sketch performer of the Edwardian and interwar eras, on Columbia 870 with his celebrated sketch 'Selling a Car' in two parts. Tate was one of the great variety performers of his time.AI summary
Columbia 870 Music Hall
Harry Tate, the celebrated British music-hall comedian and car enthusiast, performing his famous 'Motoring' sketch on Columbia (catalogue DX215), part of his extensive comic recording legacy.AI summary
Columbia DX215 Music Hall
Harry Tate, a celebrated British music hall comedian and actor, performed his signature comedy monologue "Running an Office" in two parts for Columbia; Tate's theatrical sketches were enormously popular in the early 20th century.AI summary
Columbia DX753 Music Hall
Harry Tate, the British music-hall comedian, recorded 'Motoring' (Parts 1 and 2) for Columbia 320; Tate was a celebrated variety entertainer of the Edwardian and inter-war periods known for his character sketches and comic monologues about contemporary life.AI summary
Columbia 320 Music Hall
Harry Tate, the legendary Scottish comedian and music-hall performer, on Columbia with 'Motoring' parts 1 and 2; Tate was famous for his sketch comedy and his 'Motoring' sketch was one of his most celebrated pieces.AI summary
Columbia 320 Music Hall
Hayes and Croft performing 'To Me It's Simply Heaven, 'Cos It's Home' and 'How Ya Gonna Keep 'Em Down on the Farm', the famous World War I song, on Columbia IS1132, a British pressing from the 1920s.AI summary
Columbia is1132 Music Hall
Hayes and Croft on Columbia, performing 'Take me back to dear old Blighty' and 'Laughing mask'; British variety singers of the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Columbia is1022 Music Hall
Henry Hall and his band, with vocal guest appearances by Flanagan and Allen (a famous British comedy-song duo), recorded 'A Bungalow a Piccolo and You' and 'Underneath the Arches' for Columbia. The latter is one of Flanagan and Allen's signature pieces.AI summary
Columbia CB481 Music Hall
Herman Finck, a British composer and conductor, recorded selections from 'The Cabaret Girl', a musical comedy, for Columbia's light entertainment catalogue.AI summary
Columbia 907 Music Hall
Huntley Wright, an actor and singer, duetting with Edith Laye and Gwen Randolph in two numbers from the musical 'Joseph' and 'Two Little Birds in a Tree' on Columbia 3371, from the early 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 3371 Music Hall
J. Buchanan and E. Randolph performed a Mr. Whittington selection for Columbia, a theatrical narrative or pantomime medley typical of Edwardian Christmas entertainment.AI summary
Columbia DX566 Music Hall
Jack Hulbert, the British musical-theatre star and performer, recorded 'She's Such a Comfort to Me' and 'I've Fallen in Love' for Columbia, catalogue 5689. Hulbert was a major stage star and co-performer with Cicely Courtneidge.AI summary
Columbia 5689 Music Hall
Jack Lorimer performing 'Scotch Sailor' and 'Wee MacGregor' on Columbia 2298, Scottish novelty or character songs on an early Columbia acoustic recording.AI summary
Columbia 2298 Music Hall
Jack Morrison, a British music hall singer, performs 'He's a Ragpicker' and 'Pick of the Family' on Columbia. Morrison was active in the 1920s–30s and is now largely forgotten.AI summary
Columbia 2553 Music Hall
Jack Warner, a British comedian and character actor (later the star of the TV series Dixon of Dock Green), recorded two music hall novelty pieces, "Up and Down the Railway Lines" and "Bunger Up of Rat 'Oles", for Columbia.AI summary
Columbia FB2504 Music Hall
Jack Warner, the British comedian and actor, performing 'Victoire' and 'Frank and his Tank' on Columbia, catalogue FB2434.AI summary
Columbia FB2434 Music Hall
Jack Warner was a British comedian and character actor best known for his role in the post-war film and television series Dixon of Dock Green. This Columbia recording captures his earlier music-hall comic persona in two novelty numbers with suggestive titles, typical of his stage work of the 1930s–40s.AI summary
Columbia FB2504 Music Hall
John Tilley recorded 'Anti-Arson Squad' in two parts for Columbia. The title and catalogue number suggest a topical or novelty item from the 1930s–40s; Tilley is not documented.AI summary
Columbia DB1294 Music Hall
John Tilley recorded a novelty song about the Loch Ness Monster for Columbia (DB1265), a British label recording during the mid-1930s when monster stories were in vogue. Tilley was a minor music-hall entertainer.AI summary
Columbia DB1265 Music Hall
J. W. Meyers performing 'The Midshipmite' on Columbia Records (catalogue 699), an early Columbia 78rpm release. An unidentified performer recorded in the acoustic or early electric era.AI summary
Columbia 699 Music Hall
L. Henson and Stanislaus Holloway performing 'Careless Talk' on Columbia DB1965. A propaganda or wartime-topical recording from World War II era.AI summary
Columbia DB1965 Music Hall
A duet or comedy song featuring L St John and F Leslie on Columbia's F-series catalogue.AI summary
Columbia F1063 Music Hall
Laddie Cliff, a British comedian, singer and revue performer, recorded 'Fried Chicken' for Columbia. Cliff was popular in stage revue in the late 1920s–30s.AI summary
Columbia 3438 Music Hall
Laddie Cliff, a British performer and composer active in revue and musical theatre, recorded 'It's a great little World' and 'Nice Baby' for Columbia. Cliff was known for comic and novelty material.AI summary
Columbia 4080 Music Hall
Len Fillis Novelty Quartet on Columbia 5538 with 'Deep Night' and 'I'll Never Ask for More', a British novelty vocal group on Columbia's early numerical series.AI summary
Columbia 5538 Music Hall
Len Spencer on Columbia 30040, credited with 'Musical Yankee'. Spencer was an American vaudeville entertainer and early recording artist; the very high catalogue number suggests a late pressing or possibly an issue of an earlier recording.AI summary
Columbia 30040 Music Hall
Lentz recorded 'Every Night I Bring Her Frankfurter Sandwiches' and 'Who Was the Lady' for Columbia, catalogue 4608, likely 1910s–20s.AI summary
Columbia 4608 Music Hall