405 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Leslie Henson, a British comedian and musical-theatre performer, on Columbia — Henson was a major West End star who also recorded. The coupling suggests a novelty recitation.AI summary
Columbia DB1950 Music Hall
Leslie Henson, a popular British revue and light-comedy actor, recorded for Columbia in the 1920s–30s. This sketch recording with S. Howard represents his work in the theatrical comedy tradition.AI summary
Columbia 9592 Music Hall
Leslie Henson was a British musical-theatre performer and revue comedian; this Columbia F1060 contains two comedy or novelty songs, 'Missis is Going Away' and 'Hotel Pimlico'.AI summary
Columbia F1060 Music Hall
Lewis performing a novelty composition on Columbia 3235, a mid-1920s Columbia pressing. The second side credits the Columbians, a session group.AI summary
Columbia 3235 Music Hall
Lily Morris was a leading British music hall star of the Edwardian era; this Columbia side captures two of her characteristic comic monologues, 'Don't have any more Mrs Moore' and 'Truly Rural', from the catalogue number suggesting a 1920s or 1930s pressing.AI summary
Columbia 9597 Music Hall
Lily Morris was a celebrated British music hall singer of the Edwardian and 1920s era, known for sentimental and comic songs. 'That's Where the Soldiers Go' and 'Because He Loves Me' are from her popular repertoire, recorded for Columbia DX22 in the electrical recording era.AI summary
Columbia DX22 Music Hall
Little Tich, the celebrated music-hall comedian, on Columbia catalogue 678 — a low catalogue number suggesting an early pressing — with 'Best Man' and 'Tally Ho'. A Columbia catalogue number as low as 678 is characteristic of an early pressing; Little Tich recordings on Columbia are less common than some of his other label appearances.AI summary
Columbia 678 Music Hall
The London Hippodrome Company performing 'Bairnsfatherland' parts 1 and 2 on Columbia L1129, a theatrical recording from the early 1920s.AI summary
Columbia L1129 Music Hall
Loraine and Thorne performing two period comic novelty songs on Columbia, likely from the 1920s: 'We've Been Married Just One Year' and 'When We've Wound Up the Watch on the Rhine'.AI summary
Columbia 2484 Music Hall
Lucan and McShane, a famous Irish comic duo, perform sketches from their long-running radio show for Columbia — these comedy sides are sought by music-hall and Irish comedy collectors.AI summary
Columbia FB2663 Music Hall
Lucan and McShane in 'Old Mother Riley in the Police Force', one of their music-hall sketches, on Columbia FB2734; the duo were stars of Irish and British variety.AI summary
Columbia FB2734 Music Hall
Lucan and McShane, stars of the long-running British pantomime and music-hall act 'Old Mother Riley', perform 'Old Mother Riley on the Farm' on Columbia FB2685. This appears to be from the late 1940s.AI summary
Columbia FB2685 Music Hall
Lucan and McShane, popular British music hall comedians, recorded 'Old Mother Riley in the Police Force' for Columbia FB2734. Old Mother Riley was their most famous character.AI summary
Columbia FB2734 Music Hall
Lupino Lane, the British music-hall and film comedian, performing 'We All Go Ha Ha Together' and 'Who Could? We Could We Two' on Columbia.AI summary
Columbia DB465 Music Hall
Mackey performing novelty popular songs on Columbia 4151, a mid-to-late 1920s Columbia pressing. Mackey's name appears on several contemporary dance and novelty recordings.AI summary
Columbia 4151 Music Hall
Malcolm McEachern, the Scottish comedian and vocalist, recorded these comic character songs for Columbia in the 1930s, celebrating rural English and West Country life.AI summary
Columbia DB1320 Music Hall
Malcolm McEachern, a Scottish baritone and comedian, recorded two Scottish novelty songs for Columbia at an extremely early point in the label's history (Columbia DB4, among the very first in the DB series). McEachern was a popular Scottish music-hall performer.AI summary
Columbia DB4 Music Hall
Mark Sheridan performing 'Belgium Put the Kibosh on the Kaiser' — one of the most popular British comic songs of the First World War — and 'Here We Are Again', on Columbia catalogue 2483. This wartime coupling is historically interesting; 'Belgium Put the Kibosh on the Kaiser' was a major patriotic hit of 1914.AI summary
Columbia 2483 Music Hall
Mark Sheridan singing 'Belgium Put the Kibosh on the Kaiser' and 'Here We Are Again' on Columbia 2483. Sheridan was a popular British music hall comedian and singer, and the title track is his best-known comic song about the First World War.AI summary
Columbia 2483 Music Hall
Milton Hayes, the celebrated British actor and monologist, performing two humorous monologues about fashion and burglars on Columbia. Hayes was a major music-hall star and his recorded monologues are well known.AI summary
Columbia 3726 Music Hall
Milton Hayes performing comedic monologues on Columbia: 'Why Every Married Man Should Have a Wife' and 'Do Film Actresses Make Good Husbands?'. Hayes was a popular reciter and monologist of the 1920s-1930s, known for his theatrical delivery and dramatic character pieces.AI summary
Columbia 4509 Music Hall
A minstrels ensemble performing an overture on Columbia, from the acoustic era. The catalogue number 1109 and title suggest a standard music-hall or comic song recording of the early 1910s–1920s.AI summary
Columbia 1109 Music Hall
Columbia 644 Music Hall
A group credited as 'Minstrels' performing 'Sadie Ray' on Columbia 646. The catalogue number is very early, likely pre-1920, but the group is not further identified.AI summary
Columbia 646 Music Hall
Mollison and Riscoe on Columbia DB351, performing 'A Couple of fine old Schools' and 'While we're in Love'.AI summary
Columbia DB351 Music Hall
Flotsam and Jetsam, the British comedy double act, on Columbia — popular entertainers in British radio and theatre during the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Columbia DB624 Music Hall
A Columbia deluxe DX-series two-part compilation featuring a lineup of British stage performers and entertainers in 'Columbia on Parade No 2': N Long, S Holloway, B & S Hale, H Tate, N Wayne and others. This is a rare ensemble recording showcasing the label's revue and music-hall stars.AI summary
Columbia DX410 Music Hall
Nicholas Adams in 'Perlmutter as an MP', a comic monologue on Columbia 9145. A sketch or recitation from the early music-hall recording era.AI summary
Columbia 9145 Music Hall
Norah Blaney recorded 'Oh Mr Porter' and 'Our Lodger's Such a Nice Young Man' for Columbia, catalogue DB568, likely 1930s.AI summary
Columbia DB568 Music Hall
Norah Blaney and Gwen Farrar, British music-hall comedians, on Columbia 3540 with 'Shall I have it bobbed or shingled' — a topical comedy number reflecting 1920s fashion.AI summary
Columbia 3540 Music Hall
Norman Long, a British comic pianist and entertainer of the music-hall era, performs 'What would Mr Gladstone say to that?' and 'That rests entirely with me' on Columbia DB185. Long was known for witty, rapid-fire spoken comedy delivered at the piano and was a popular entertainer from the 1920s into the 1930s.AI summary
Columbia DB185 Music Hall
Norman Long, the British entertainer and raconteur, on Columbia DO1935, performing comic monologues in his characteristic style.AI summary
Columbia DO1935 Music Hall
Norman Long, a British comic vocalist, performing his novelty songs 'Never Have a Bath with Your Wrist Watch On' and 'Why Is the Bacon So Tough?' on Columbia 5162.AI summary
Columbia 5162 Music Hall
Norman Long performing 'You Mustn't Do It After 8 O'Clock' and the sentimental ballad 'That's Why I Love Her' on Columbia 5324.AI summary
Columbia 5324 Music Hall
Norman Long performs two comic monologues—'That Little Back Garden of Mine' and 'Aren't We All'—on Columbia, representing his prolific output as a spoken-word entertainer.AI summary
Columbia 5478 Music Hall
Norman Long, the British comedian, performs two comic monologues—'The Imports of England' and 'I Do Hate Lying in Bed'—on Columbia's mainstream catalogue.AI summary
Columbia 5666 Music Hall
Norman Long, a British comedian and entertainer, performs 'What Would Mr Gladstone Say to That?' and 'That Rests Entirely With Me' on Columbia, a later double-sided acoustic issue.AI summary
Columbia DB185 Music Hall
Norman Long, a comedian and entertainer, on Columbia DB292, performing his characteristic spoken-word comedy material about London life.AI summary
Columbia DB292 Music Hall
Norman Long was a British entertainer and composer known for comic and novelty material. His Columbia recording 'In the Parlour when the Company's gone' was one of his established pieces.AI summary
Columbia DB317 Music Hall
Norman Long was a British comedy-monologue artist and pianist of the interwar era, popular on stage and records. This Columbia DB383 features his characteristic comic patter.AI summary
Columbia DB383 Music Hall
Norman Long, the British comedian, performs 'I Had to Go and Draw Another Pound Out' and 'Isle of Hootcha Kootcha' on Columbia, exemplifying his spoken-word comedy style.AI summary
Columbia DB412 Music Hall
Norman Long, a British entertainer and humorist, recorded for Columbia DB576, likely mid-to-late 1930s.AI summary
Columbia DB576 Music Hall
Norman Long, a British comic vocalist and entertainer, performing his comic songs 'Ten Pahnds Dahn' and 'On the Day That Chelsea Went and Won the Cup' on Columbia DB1287.AI summary
Columbia DB1287 Music Hall
Norman Long, a British comedian and novelty vocalist, on Columbia DB1380—a recording from the 1930s.AI summary
Columbia DB1380 Music Hall
Norman Long with 'When I get my Rag out' and 'The Council Schools are good enough for me' on Columbia (DB1447), comedy novelty material from the early 1930s.AI summary
Columbia DB1447 Music Hall
Norman Long, a British comedian and entertainer, recorded these comic monologues—'Dick Turpin's Ride to York' and 'It's Really Too Terribly Thrilling'—which exemplify his spoken-word style on Columbia.AI summary
Columbia DB825 Music Hall
Norman Long, the British comedian, performs 'Luxembourg Calling' and its continuation on Columbia, reflecting his popular spoken-word style.AI summary
Columbia FB1208 Music Hall
A pantomime recording of 'Cinderella' on Columbia 422, likely a British theatrical or music hall release from the early 1900s–1920s.AI summary
Columbia 422 Music Hall