79 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Albert Whelan, a celebrated British entertainer and reciter, on Decca F2688 singing two humorous character pieces from the 1930s–1940s.AI summary
Decca F2688 Music Hall
Ben Malone, a British comedian and variety performer, recorded this side for Decca; Ain't it Grand to Be Bloomin' Well Dead is a characteristic music-hall number celebrating working-class life.AI summary
Decca F2926 Music Hall
Ben Malone on Decca F2926, performing 'Ain't It Grand to Be Bloomin' Well Dead', a British music-hall comic song from the early 20th century.AI summary
Decca F2926 Music Hall
Bert Errol and Bob Waring, British music-hall performers, recorded 'Underneath the Arches' (their signature song) and 'Moonlight on the River' for Decca—much-loved British variety entertainment.AI summary
Decca F3135 Music Hall
Bertha Willmott recorded these two wartime novelty songs—the first a topical jab at Mussolini, the second a soldiers' farewell—for Decca during the Second World War.AI summary
Decca F7692 Music Hall
Billy Merson was a British comedian and recording artist of the music-hall era, famous for his comic songs and sketches. This Decca F2653 side captures him performing in his characteristic style, and his recordings remain of interest to collectors of British variety and musical comedy.AI summary
Decca F2653 Music Hall
Billy Milton on 'You ought to see Sally on Sunday' and 'My wild Oat', from Decca F3730. Milton was a British comedian and entertainer of the 1930s-1940s; these are comedy or novelty songs typical of his repertoire.AI summary
Decca F3730 Music Hall
Comic actor and monologist Bransby Williams performing dramatic recitations: 'Scrooge Before the Dream' and 'Captain Cuttle' (from Dickens), on Decca K1963. Williams was a major British stage performer and prolific recording artist of the early 20th century.AI summary
Decca K1963 Music Hall
Cicely Hulbert, Bobbie Comber, Phyllis England and Muriel Kester, British stage and revue entertainers, recorded 'Taking the Air' parts 1 and 2 for Decca, a theatrical sketch or novelty piece.AI summary
Decca F2597 Music Hall
Charles Hill on Decca performing 'Chuck it Priestley', a British music-hall song, on a two-record set (AD3017/3018). Charles Hill was a British character comedian and singer.AI summary
Decca AD3017/3018 Music Hall
Charles Penrose was a British bass singer and music-hall entertainer famous for his comic vocal effects and sound effects recordings; 'The Laughing Policeman' and similar Decca sides featuring Penrose's virtuoso laughing and comic routines were perennial sellers.AI summary
Decca F2226 Music Hall
Charles Penrose, British comic and novelty singer, recorded 'Giggling Curate' and 'Laughing Trombone' for Decca (F1578) in the 1930s-40s. Penrose was known for his humorous vocal effects and music hall comedy.AI summary
Decca F1578 Music Hall
Charles Penrose was a British music-hall comedian and vocalist; this Decca recording of 'Laughing Jazz Band' and 'You've Got to Laugh' captures his comic style, which was known for novelty effects and audience-participation humour.AI summary
Decca F1627 Music Hall
Charles Penrose, famous as 'The Laughing Policeman', recorded numerous novelty and comedy sides; this Decca pressing pairs two of his comedy routines ('Simpering Susie and a Sousaphone', 'Laughs and Liberties').AI summary
Decca F2463 Music Hall
Charles Penrose, the celebrated British comedian known for his character voices and comic recordings, recorded 'Film Fun' and 'Pernickety Pete the Postman' for Decca F3115 in the late 1930s–early 1940s.AI summary
Decca F3115 Music Hall
Charlie Chester, a British comedian and entertainer, performing two novelty pieces on Decca: 'Vamp of Baghdad' and 'Let It Be Soon'. Chester was known for comic and novelty material.AI summary
Decca F8701 Music Hall
Clarice Mayne was a British singer and entertainer popular in the Edwardian era and 1920s, known for comedy songs and light musical theatre. This Decca recording represents her work in the electrical recording era.AI summary
Decca F2724 Music Hall
Clarice Mayne in 'Selection of Songs' parts 3 and 4, recorded for Decca F3199. Mayne was a British comedy singer and music-hall performer of the 1920s–30s; the F-series numbering places this in the mid-to-late 1930s.AI summary
Decca F3199 Music Hall
Claude Ivy, a British entertainer, recorded two novelty and popular songs for Decca in the late 1930s or early 1940s.AI summary
Decca F2327 Music Hall
Cyril Fletcher was a British comic entertainer and pianist known for his rapid-fire delivery and humorous monologues; this Decca side from the late 1930s is typical of his music-hall-influenced work.AI summary
Decca F7280 Music Hall
Douglas Byng, a comedic actor and singer known for his music-hall and revue work, on "Flora McDonald" and "At the Ball" for Decca F3132. Byng was a fixture of British light entertainment and revue in the 1920s–1950s.AI summary
Decca F3132 Music Hall
Douglas Byng was a British comedian and entertainer; this Decca recording pairs two comic songs, 'Boadicea' and 'Mrs Lotq'.AI summary
Decca F5752 Music Hall
Douglas Byng in 'Flora Macdonald' and 'At the Ball', recorded for Decca M415. Byng was a celebrated British actor, comedian and revue performer known for his sharp wit and theatrical sophistication; this M-series pressing is from the mid-1930s Decca catalogue.AI summary
Decca M415 Music Hall
Douglas Byng was a British comic performer and revue star of the 1930s–40s, best known for his witty monologues and impersonations. This Decca disc pairs his take on 'Lizzie the pre-War Flivver'—a novelty about a battered car—with Cole Porter's 'Miss Otis Regrets', showcasing his versatility between comedy and sophistication.AI summary
Decca F5249 Music Hall
Ella Shields, the British music-hall star, on 'Army' and 'Burlington Bertie from Bow', Decca F5228. 'Burlington Bertie from Bow' is a celebrated music-hall standard; Shields is best remembered for 'Burlington Bertie from Bow' and was a major British variety performer.AI summary
Decca F5228 Music Hall
Elsie and Doris Waters performing 'Washing on the Siegfried Line' and 'Gert Daisy & the Blackout' on Decca F7281. Two British sisters recorded during the early World War II era when novelty songs about the war effort were highly popular.AI summary
Decca F7281 Music Hall
Elsie and Doris Waters on Decca F7503 with 'Won't We 'Ave a Party When It's Over' and 'Brother Jack a Message from Mum'. The Waters sisters were popular British musical-comedy entertainers and singers, especially in the 1930s and 1940s; they recorded widely and became best known for their novelty and comedy songs.AI summary
Decca F7503 Music Hall
Flanagan & Allen, a celebrated British comedy-song duo of the 1930s–1940s, performing 'Shine on Harvest Moon' and 'Don't Believe Everything You Dream' on Decca (catalogue F8487). The duo were major variety and film stars; these are upbeat novelty numbers typical of their style.AI summary
Decca F8487 Music Hall
Flanagan & Allen were a famous British comedy double-act of the 1920s and 1930s, best known for their topical and comic song-patter routines; this Decca recording captures their style.AI summary
Decca F7297 Music Hall
Flanagan & Allen, a major British music-hall comedy duo, on Decca, performing novelty or comic songs typical of their stage act from the late 1930s-40s.AI summary
Decca F7343 Music Hall
Flanagan & Allen, the British music-hall comedy duo, performing 'There's a Boy coming Home on leave' and 'In a little Rocky Valley' on Decca F7488 during the Second World War.AI summary
Decca F7488 Music Hall
Flanagan & Allen, the British music-hall comedy duo, on Decca performing 'Sierra Sue' and 'I'm Nobody's Baby', likely from the late 1930s.AI summary
Decca F7663 Music Hall
Flanagan and Allen, the celebrated British comedy duo, performing two songs on Decca—'Round the Back of the Arches' (one of their signature numbers) and the Cole Porter song 'Let's Be Buddies'. Flanagan and Allen were major music-hall stars, and their recordings are widely collected.AI summary
Decca F7910 Music Hall
Flanagan & Allen, a celebrated British comedy duo of the 1930s-1940s, recorded for Decca. The pair were known for comic songs and double acts that became classics of British variety.AI summary
Decca F8067 Music Hall
Flanagan & Allen, the British comedy duo of the 1930s-40s, recorded 'Miss You' and 'I Don't Want to Walk Without You' for Decca, catalogue F8138. The pair were famous for their humorous novelty songs and sketches.AI summary
Decca F8138 Music Hall
Flanagan and Allen, the celebrated British variety and comedic duo, recorded for Decca during the Second World War with patriotic and comic material. The pair were stars of pantomime and radio.AI summary
Decca F8222 Music Hall
Flanagan & Allen, the popular British music-hall comedy duo of the 1930s and 1940s, recorded 'Why Don't You Fall in Love with Me' and 'Smiths & the Jones' for Decca F8325.AI summary
Decca F8325 Music Hall
Flanagan & Allen, the famous British comedy duo of the 1930s–40s, recorded 'Shine on Harvest Moon' and 'Don't Believe Everything You Dream' for Decca, catalogue F8487.AI summary
Decca F8487 Music Hall
Flanagan & Allen, the celebrated British music-hall comedy duo, performing 'If a Grey Haired Lady Says How's Your Father' and 'FDR Jones' on Decca, catalogue F7297.AI summary
Decca F7297 Music Hall
Fred Vernon recorded music-hall comic and novelty songs for Decca in the late 1930s; 'With Her Head Tucked Underneath Her Arm' and 'The Lion and Albert' are classic British music-hall perennials.AI summary
Decca F5296 Music Hall
George Formby Jr recorded a side credited to 'Geo Formby Jr' ('If You Don't Want the Goods Don't Maul 'Em') for Decca (F3219) in the early 1930s. Formby was one of the greatest British music-hall entertainers and comic singers of the era, famous for his ukulele playing and cheeky Lancashire humour. His records are collected by music-hall enthusiasts and British comedy fans.AI summary
Decca F3219 Music Hall
George Buck performing 'Taking Home the Turkey' (both sides) on Decca F1587.AI summary
Decca F1587 Music Hall
George Buck on Decca, a prolific British comedian and music-hall entertainer of the 1930s–40s.AI summary
Decca F1612 Music Hall
George Buck, a British music-hall comedian, recorded 'Bandy Bertha's Birthday' and 'You die if you worry' for Decca. A companion to id 16325.AI summary
Decca F1842 Music Hall
George Formby (without the "Jr") was a British comedian and early recording artist of the 1920s-30s; this Decca F series pressing offers two of his comic songs.AI summary
Decca F3219 Music Hall
George Jackley, a British music-hall and pantomime comic, on Decca F3844. Jackley was known for novelty numbers and comic songs in British variety theatre; both titles suggest his speciality material.AI summary
Decca F3844 Music Hall
Gillie Potter, a BBC radio personality famous for his comic monologues about the fictional village of Hogsnorton, on Decca. Potter was a major radio star in the 1930s-1940s and this recording captures his signature act.AI summary
Decca K663 Music Hall
Gus Elen was one of Britain's greatest music-hall stars of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for his cockney character songs and his influence on British popular song; this Decca side captures him late in his career.AI summary
Decca 2721 Music Hall