8 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
8 records matching
Albert Whelan, a celebrated music-hall comedian and whistler, recorded for Diamond; 'Preacher and the Bear' and 'Let Us Waltz' represent his novelty and comic work.AI summary
Diamond 379 Music Hall
Albert Whelan on Diamond Records 379, performing two light novelty songs. Whelan was a British variety and vaudeville performer of the Edwardian and 1920s era.AI summary
Diamond 379 Music Hall
Two Christmas novelty songs, "Old Fashioned Christmas Eve" and "Old Fashioned Christmas Party," credited only to 'anon' on the Diamond label, catalogue 300. Artist, date and label details are obscure; the record cannot be reliably placed or valued.AI summary
Diamond 300 Music Hall
Beth Tate performing 'Innocent Bessie Brown' and 'Is there Anything doing in the loving Line' on Diamond, catalogue 384, a small British label of the 1910s–1920s.AI summary
Diamond 384 Music Hall
Billy Merson was a popular British music-hall comedian, revue artist, and songwriter known for his comic songs and character work. This Diamond Records pressing preserves his comic sketches, likely from the 1920s. Diamond was a small British imprint, making Merson recordings on this label less common than his major-label sides.AI summary
Diamond 382 Music Hall
Billy Williams recorded 'Serves You Right' and 'Postcards' for Diamond, a British budget label, catalogue 225. Williams was an American singer of the early 1900s, prolific in novelty and ragtime numbers.AI summary
Diamond 225 Music Hall
Harry Champion, the fast-patter Edwardian music-hall comedian, on the Diamond label, catalogue 170, with 'Ragtime Ragshop' and 'My Old Iron Cross'. Diamond is a small and obscure British imprint not widely documented in standard references; a Champion pressing on this label warrants investigation.AI summary
Diamond 170 Music Hall
Two Quids performing music-hall novelty numbers on Diamond, a minor British pressing label; 'Melinda's Wedding Day' and a Thompson comedy number.AI summary
Diamond 257 Music Hall