405 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Penrose and Whitlock, a British music hall duo, performing two novelty and character numbers on Columbia; the is780 catalogue number places this in Columbia's early electrical or late acoustic period, circa 1925–1928.AI summary
Columbia is780 Music Hall
Phyllis Dare, the British stage and recording performer, on Columbia, catalogue 4227: 'It all depends on you' and a selection from 'Tiny Flat near Soho Square', theatrical music-hall material from the 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 4227 Music Hall
Quentin MacLean and Carlyle Cousins performing 'Underneath the Arches', a famous British music-hall song, on Columbia DB969. The DB series dates to the 1930s; both artists were British entertainers of that period.AI summary
Columbia DB969 Music Hall
The Radio Revellers performing 'Maybe It's Because I'm a Londoner' and 'Broken Record' on Columbia, a popular music-hall style novelty side from the 1950s.AI summary
Columbia FB3485 Music Hall
Raymond Hitchcock was a British comedian and music-hall performer. 'Ain't It Funny What a Difference a Few Hours Can Make' and 'So What's the Use' are topical comic patter songs; this Columbia 605 pressing is from an early Columbia catalogue, likely 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 605 Music Hall
Raymond Newell on Columbia 5214, performing 'Archie of the Royal Air Force' and 'Michaelmas Mystery'. Newell was a British comedian and entertainer popular on radio and records.AI summary
Columbia 5214 Music Hall
Renee Houston, a Scottish variety performer and singer, on two numbers for Columbia's DX series.AI summary
Columbia DX716 Music Hall
Renee Houston, a Scottish comedian and singer popular in British variety and pantomime, on Columbia; 'I Do' and 'True to Me' from the 1950s.AI summary
Columbia FB1307 Music Hall
Scott Wood, a British musician and composer known for comic novelty recordings, recorded for Columbia; these songs appear to be in his light popular register.AI summary
Columbia FB1326 Music Hall
Shaun Glenville, a Scottish comedian and singer of the music hall era, recorded 'Rouken Glen' and 'So we all went walking round' for Columbia. Rouken Glen is a public park near Glasgow, suggesting local Scottish appeal for this Columbia 2000-series side.AI summary
Columbia 2126 Music Hall
Sidney Torch and others on Columbia, performing 'Talent Night at the Regal Edmonton' (parts 1 and 2) — a broadcast or live-event recording. Sidney Torch was a notable British organist and composer. Columbia FB series.AI summary
Columbia FB1554 Music Hall
Somers, with Norman Long on side A, performing 'Mother Goose Parade' and 'Tondeleyo' on Columbia, catalogue 5626.AI summary
Columbia 5626 Music Hall
Stanley Holloway, the British comedian and actor, performing comic monologues on Columbia's FB series, likely from the late 1930s or 1940s.AI summary
Columbia FB2700 Music Hall
Stanley Holloway, the British comic singer and actor, on Columbia, performing 'Join the Navy'; Holloway's monologues and comedic songs are popular with collectors of British music-hall material.AI summary
Columbia 4651 Music Hall
Stanley Holloway, the celebrated British character actor and vocalist, performing 'Keep smiling' and 'Hand in Hand' on Columbia. Holloway's monologues and comic songs were staples of his recording career throughout the 1930s and 1940s.AI summary
Columbia DB1373 Music Hall
Stanley Holloway, a British music-hall comedian and actor who later became known for the film 'My Fair Lady', recorded 'Yorkshire Pudding' and 'Brown Boots' for Columbia in the 1930s; these are comedy patter songs typical of his style.AI summary
Columbia FB2526 Music Hall
Stanley Holloway, the distinguished British actor and monologist best known for his role in *My Fair Lady*, recorded two comic monologues on Columbia's premium DX series. Holloway's comic poetry had a long stage career and his records are sought after by variety collectors.AI summary
Columbia DX168 Music Hall
Stanley Holloway, the British character actor and comedian, performing his monologue 'Old Sam' (both sides) on Columbia, from the 1940s–50s.AI summary
Columbia FB2470 Music Hall
Stanley Holloway, the British actor and comedian, alongside Ivy Tresmand performing 'Fancy Me Just Fancying You' and 'Loo-loo' on Columbia 4652.AI summary
Columbia 4652 Music Hall
Stanley Kirkby, a prolific British acoustic-era vocalist who recorded widely for budget labels, sings 'I Saw Peter Henry Home' and 'We All Went Marching Home Again' on Columbia.AI summary
Columbia 1836 Music Hall
Stanley Lupino, a British comedic entertainer and dancer, performing 'That Just Gets Me Out on the Day' and 'Could Lloyd George Do It?' on Columbia 3718, likely 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 3718 Music Hall
Syd Howard, a North Country comedian and revue performer, recorded 'Happiest Couple in Lancashire' and 'So I Says to Him' for Columbia. These comic monologues represent the regional humour circuit of the 1930s.AI summary
Columbia DB250 Music Hall
Teddie Gerard performing 'She'd a Hole in Her Stocking' and 'Raggin' Thro' the Rye' on Columbia L1187. Gerard was a British music-hall and revue performer active in the 1910s-1920s.AI summary
Columbia L1187 Music Hall
Teddie Gerard, the Anglo-Argentine revue actress and singer who was a West End star of the 1910s, performs 'Twinkle in Her Eye' and — with C Cobb — 'Wild Thyme' on Columbia L1251, a 12-inch coupling. Gerard is a recognised name in British musical theatre collecting; 12-inch Columbia L-series pressings of revue performers are less common than standard 10-inch format.AI summary
Columbia L1251 Music Hall
Teddie Gerard recorded 'Curfew' and 'Let's all go raving mad' for Columbia, catalogue L1252.AI summary
Columbia L1252 Music Hall
Terance Casey recorded 'Father's Favourites' in two parts for Columbia; a novelty or sentimental number, likely from the 1930s–1940s.AI summary
Columbia YBX5 Music Hall
Tessie O'Shea, a British music hall comedian and singer, performed "Let It Be Soon" and "The 'Ampstead Way" for Columbia. O'Shea was a popular variety entertainer known for her broad comedic persona and Cockney character work.AI summary
Columbia DB2232 Music Hall
Thomas Mills performing 'Four Little Blackberries' and the Scottish reel 'White Cockade' on Columbia D207, an early vocal or novelty recording from the acoustic era.AI summary
Columbia D207 Music Hall
Two Bobs on Columbia, performing 'Hello London Town' and 'Ragtime Cowboy Joe'. This is likely an early Columbia record from the 1910s–1920s.AI summary
Columbia 2087 Music Hall
Two Bobs recorded 'Be my little Baby Bumble Bee' and 'Waiting for the Robert E Lee' for Columbia 364, an early catalogue number suggesting a pre-1915 recording. These are standard early vaudeville numbers of the acoustic era.AI summary
Columbia 364 Music Hall
V. Pearce and a chorus of theatre performers, including B. Hale and Bobby Howes, singing musical-theatre material and novelty songs on Columbia DX629 (a double-sided 12-inch release). The titles suggest revue or West End theatre music of the 1930s-40s.AI summary
Columbia DX629 Music Hall
Vesta Tilley performing 'Sidney's in Civvies Again' and 'I'm a Bit of a Blighty One' on Columbia L1317 — a 12-inch pressing of two of her wartime songs. Tilley was one of the greatest stars of the Victorian and Edwardian music hall, celebrated for her male-impersonation performances, and these wartime recruiting songs are among her most historically resonant recordings.AI summary
Columbia L1317 Music Hall
Vesta Tilley, the legendary British pantomime principal boy and male-impersonator, recorded comic military songs for Columbia. Tilley (1864–1952) was a Victorian and Edwardian superstar and one of the most celebrated music-hall performers of her generation.AI summary
Columbia L1153 Music Hall
Vesta Tilley, one of the greatest stars of the Victorian and Edwardian music hall, on Columbia L1153 — a 12-inch pressing — with 'Where Are the Girls of the Old Brigade' and 'It's a Fine Time for a Soldier'. Tilley's Columbia 12-inch recordings are among her most sought, and wartime-themed numbers add historical resonance.AI summary
Columbia L1153 Music Hall
This is the same Columbia L1317 pressing as id 5910 — Vesta Tilley performing 'Sidney's in Civvies Again' and 'I'm a Bit of a Blighty One' — but catalogued here as signed by Tilley. A copy signed by the artist would be significantly more valuable than an unsigned pressing and must be examined and authenticated before any sale.AI summary
Columbia L1317 Music Hall
Vesta Victoria, the celebrated British music-hall star of the Edwardian era, recorded an 'Old Time Medley' in two parts for Columbia, likely a 1920s-30s reissue or late career recording.AI summary
Columbia DX290 Music Hall
Columbia DX290 Music Hall
Violet Loraine, a British stage star, recorded 'Dear old Saturday Night' with Harry Tate on Columbia 559, an early issue from the 1910s.AI summary
Columbia 559 Music Hall
Vivian Foster recorded a two-part recitation or humorous patter piece for Columbia, likely from the 1920s based on the catalogue number. The title suggests music-hall or variety material. Very little is known of the artist.AI summary
Columbia 3505 Music Hall
A dramatic monologue performed by Vivian Foster on Columbia's 3500 series, 'The Parson and the Collection'; part of the spoken-word and music-hall repertoire of the early 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 3505 Music Hall
Vivian Foster (artist unidentified) on Columbia DB1159. The title 'Parson and Tales of Laughman' suggests novelty or comic material; DB-series discs date to the 1930s.AI summary
Columbia DB1159 Music Hall
Vivian Foster recorded "Parson in Defence of Parsons" (parts 1 and 2) for Columbia (4116), a monologue or comic sketch from the acoustic era, circa 1910–1920. Foster was a minor music-hall performer.AI summary
Columbia 4116 Music Hall
A musical comedy or sketch titled 'Talk of the Town' featuring W Collins, M Campbell and R Hale on Columbia's F-series.AI summary
Columbia F1047 Music Hall
Walter Williams, a performer on Columbia, recorded two comedy or character songs: 'Priceless Percy' and 'Many happy Returns of the Day'.AI summary
Columbia L1305 Music Hall
The Western Brothers were a British comedy duo of the 1930s; this Columbia recording pairs the comic political songs 'Play the Game You Cads' and 'After All That'.AI summary
Columbia DB1450 Music Hall
The Western Brothers on Columbia DB1450, the British musical-comedy duo performing their satirical sketches 'After all that' and 'Play the Game you Cads', from the 1930s–40s.AI summary
Columbia DB1450 Music Hall
The Western Brothers, a British comedy or novelty act, recorded two sides of patriotic or comic material for Columbia in the mid-1930s. 'It Was Bound to Happen in the End' and 'You Can't Take the Breed from the British' reflect their comic material.AI summary
Columbia DB1969 Music Hall
The Western Brothers were a British comedy duo famous for their satirical political patter songs in the 1930s; this Columbia DB side captures their topical material during the Second World War, including 'Going up the Line', 'Writing's on the Wall' and 'No one to read out the News'.AI summary
Columbia DB2050 Music Hall