287 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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A Leamar and A Reece, British music-hall artists, perform a medley of four popular songs: 'Her Golden Hair', 'Sons of the Sea', 'Are We to Part' (by K Carney) and 'Down the Road' (by G Elen), on His Master's Voice.AI summary
His Master's Voice C2795 Music Hall
Ada Reeve was a celebrated Edwardian actress and music-hall performer, known from the 1890s through to television appearances decades later. HMV B523 carries 'Foolish Questions' and 'Father's Little Man', a typical comic-song coupling from the early acoustic era. Reeve is a documented music-hall recording name and her HMV sides have a modest but consistent following.AI summary
His Master's Voice B523 Music Hall
Albert Chevalier was one of the most beloved of all music-hall performers, famous above all for 'My Old Dutch'. This HMV single-sided disc, catalogue 4-2204, contains 'Wot's the Good of Hanyfink?' — one of his characteristic costermonger songs. Early single-sided HMV pressings of Chevalier are of significant collector interest.AI summary
His Master's Voice 4-2204 Music Hall
Albert Chevalier was a celebrated British music-hall star of the Victorian era, famous for his cockney songs and character work. 'My Old Dutch' is his most famous number, a cockney ballad of 1892. This His Master's Voice D373 pressing is from the early classical/voice series, probably 1920s–1930s, but may be a re-pressing of an earlier acoustic recording.AI summary
His Master's Voice D373 Music Hall
Albert Chevalier, the celebrated Victorian and Edwardian music-hall artist, recorded 'Our Little Nipper' on His Master's Voice 02351 in the acoustic era. Chevalier was one of the first major entertainers to record extensively.AI summary
His Master's Voice 02351 Music Hall
Albert Chevalier, the legendary British music hall star of the late nineteenth century, recorded 'E Can't Take a Roise Out of Oi' (a Cockney dialect piece) for His Master's Voice. Chevalier was one of the greatest and most influential performers in music hall history.AI summary
His Master's Voice 02398 Music Hall
Albert Chevalier, the Victorian-era British music-hall star and character comedian, on His Master's Voice 02355: one of his signature monologues in broad Cockney dialect, recorded in the acoustic era (before c. 1925).AI summary
His Master's Voice 02355 Music Hall
Albert Chevalier, the original 'Costermonger Laureate' of the London music halls, recorded his most famous songs for His Master's Voice; a defining voice of Victorian-Edwardian Britain.AI summary
His Master's Voice D373 Music Hall
Albert Chevalier, the legendary British music-hall performer, recorded the Cockney character song 'He Can't Take a Rosie Out of Oi' for His Master's Voice; this is a rare acoustic-era recording of a Victorian-era star.AI summary
His Master's Voice D374 Music Hall
Albert Whelan on His Master's Voice B1474 with two pieces of descriptive music, 'Departure of a Troopship' and 'Wreck of a Troopship'; Whelan was a celebrated character vocalist and recording artist of the early acoustic era.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1474 Music Hall
Albert Whelan, a British music-hall entertainer and whistler, recorded for His Master's Voice; this is a nursery-themed story disc from the 1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1430 Music Hall
Albert Whelan, a celebrated British music hall entertainer and whistler, recorded 'Departure of a Troopship' and 'Wreck of a Troopship' for His Master's Voice, likely documenting topical events with his distinctive whistled narration.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1474 Music Hall
Albert Whelan, a British music-hall entertainer and composer, on His Master's Voice B1428 with the comic songs 'Teddy in a Doll's Head' and 'Wrecked'. Whelan was a fixture of Edwardian and inter-war British variety.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1428 Music Hall
Alfred Lester was a much-loved Edwardian musical-comedy actor, creator of the role of 'The Arcadians' and one of the most popular light comedians of his day. HMV B1683 — 'Yes We Have No Bananas' and 'Why Did I Marry My Wife' — is a standard HMV popular-series pressing from the early electrical era. Lester is a collected name in British musical-comedy history.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1683 Music Hall
Alfred Lester was a British comic actor and revue performer of the Edwardian stage, known for his roles in musical theatre. This His Master's Voice recording preserves one of his comic theatrical sketches. HMV M110 is an early vocal series catalogue number, dating to around 1910-1912.AI summary
His Master's Voice M110 Music Hall
Alfred Lester, the celebrated music-hall comic and actor, performing two monologues on His Master's Voice (catalogue C496, an early series).AI summary
His Master's Voice C496 Music Hall
Alfred Lester, the celebrated British comic actor, in two comic monologues — 'Restaurant Episode' and 'Hair Dresser' — on His Master's Voice, likely from the 1920s–30s.AI summary
His Master's Voice C496 Music Hall
Alfred Lester recorded 'Village Fire Brigade' and 'Scene Shifter's Lament' for His Master's Voice, catalogue C497. Alfred Lester was an established British music-hall comedian and singer, and these are comic sketches or comic songs typical of early 1920s music-hall material. The very low catalogue number indicates an early HMV acoustic recording.AI summary
His Master's Voice C497 Music Hall
Alfred Lester, a music-hall comedian and actor, recorded two comic songs from the Edwardian musical theatre with F. Leo on His Master's Voice: 'Higgins on the River' and 'Higgins the Quack'.AI summary
His Master's Voice C495 Music Hall
American Quartette's 'The Skeleton Rag' on His Master's Voice 2-4027, from the acoustic era. This is a novelty or ragtime number performed by a vocal ensemble; the early HMV 2-series cataloguing suggests a recording from the 1900s–1910s.AI summary
His Master's Voice 2-4027 Music Hall
The Amponians, a British vocal or comedy ensemble, recorded two upbeat popular songs for His Master's Voice's JH-series, a budget-priced label of the 1920s–1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice JH32 Music Hall
Arthur Collins, a British music-hall tenor of the Edwardian era (c. 1898–1933), recorded 'Ghost of the Banjo Coon' for His Master's Voice, catalogue 4-2210, reflecting the repertoire of early British acoustic recording.AI summary
His Master's Voice 4-2210 Music Hall
AW Bascomb performing 'Oh I 'Ate Women' (a music-hall comic song) and 'That's What You Are to Me' (with J Hartley and L Milburn) on His Master's Voice C1161. Bascomb is not a major recording artist of known prominence.AI summary
His Master's Voice C1161 Music Hall
B Bennett and Albert Whelan recorded 'You gotter be' and 'Negro Nothings' for His Master's Voice, catalogue B4195. Whelan was a whistler and performer of note from the Edwardian era.AI summary
His Master's Voice B4195 Music Hall
Bennet and Albert Whelan, the celebrated British entertainer, recorded the comic sketch 'Chicken Chasers' for His Master's Voice. Whelan was a major music-hall personality, and his recordings with collaborators such as Bennet are sought by collectors of early theatrical and variety material.AI summary
His Master's Voice B3876 Music Hall
B. Bennett and Albert Whelan, a British entertainer and whistler, recorded on HMV's premium B series, split across two parts. Whelan was known for his whistled recitations.AI summary
His Master's Voice B3843 Music Hall
Basil Hallam, a major British entertainment and theatrical performer of the Edwardian era, on His Master's Voice 4-2468, performing 'Gilbert the Filbert' — a celebrated music-hall character song. Hallam died in 1918 and recorded during the acoustic era.AI summary
His Master's Voice 4-2468 Music Hall
Basil Hallam, the British musical theatre star of the early 1910s, performing the comic song 'Gilbert the Filbert' (a celebrated novelty number) and 'I'll Make a Man of You' on His Master's Voice B-series.AI summary
His Master's Voice B481 Music Hall
Basil Hallam, the British musical theatre star, recorded 'Gilbert the Filbert' and 'I'll make a Man of you' for His Master's Voice early in the 78rpm era. 'Gilbert the Filbert' became one of his signature songs during the First World War.AI summary
His Master's Voice B481 Music Hall
Blanche Dare performs these two comic vocal numbers for His Master's Voice in the 1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B987 Music Hall
Bobby Howes, British musical theatre star and comedian, recorded 'Hide and Seek Medley' for HMV in the early 1930s. Howes was known for both stage work and comic recordings.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8675 Music Hall
Bobby Howes, a popular British musical-theatre performer and comic, recorded 'Hide and Seek Medley' and 'She's My Lovely' for HMV—theatre songs and novelties from a stage star.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8675 Music Hall
Bransby Williams was a celebrated British actor and monologist of the early 20th century, famous for his dramatic recitations and character portraits; this HMV disc from the acoustical era preserves his art.AI summary
His Master's Voice 01021 Music Hall
Bransby Williams, a celebrated British character actor and monologist, performs dramatic recitations from Dickens on His Master's Voice. Williams was famous for his comic and dramatic character sketches, and this C series catalogue number dates from the early acoustic era.AI summary
His Master's Voice C501 Music Hall
Bransby Williams, a celebrated British character actor and reciter, performs 'Sykes and Fagin (part 1)' on His Master's Voice, drawing on Dickens's characters in his distinctive dramatic monologue style.AI summary
His Master's Voice TP4396 Music Hall
Bransby Williams, a celebrated British character actor and reciter, performs 'Sykes and Fagin (part 2)' on His Master's Voice, drawing on Dickens's characters in his distinctive dramatic monologue style.AI summary
His Master's Voice TP4397 Music Hall
Bransby Williams, a celebrated dramatic reciter of the early 20th century, performing 'Devil may care' on His Master's Voice. The very early catalogue number (01021) indicates one of HMV's earliest 78rpm releases, around 1927.AI summary
His Master's Voice 01021 Music Hall
Burt Shepard performing 'Laughing Song' and 'Whistling Coon' on His Master's Voice, catalogue B468 — an early acoustic era pressing from roughly 1910–13.AI summary
His Master's Voice B468 Music Hall
A music-hall sketch or comedic performance by C Hulbert, B Comber, P England and M Kester, 'Taking Possession', recorded in two parts on HMV B8003.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8003 Music Hall
Charles Penrose and Stanley Coltham on His Master's Voice, performing fairy-tale sketches.AI summary
His Master's Voice B2364 Music Hall
Charles Penrose was a British music-hall comedian best known for the novelty record 'The Laughing Policeman'; this HMV recording of 'Santa Claus Workshop' represents his comic song material from the late 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1150 Music Hall
Charles Penrose on His Master's Voice B2367, 'The Laughing Policeman' (catalogued here as 'Popular Jocular Dr Brown'); Penrose's laughing performance became a comic standard from the 1920s onwards.AI summary
His Master's Voice B2367 Music Hall
Charles Penrose & Co performing 'Laughter on the Line' and 'Diner à Deux' on His Master's Voice B3932, a mid-1920s British pressing. Charles Penrose was a popular comedy monologist and character actor of the period.AI summary
His Master's Voice B3932 Music Hall
Charles Penrose and company in a comic novelty recitation on HMV, part of the tradition of music-hall spoken word that Penrose made famous.AI summary
His Master's Voice B3974 Music Hall
Charles Penrose, a British comedian and entertainer, known for 'The Laughing Policeman', on His Master's Voice; likely 1920s–1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B3932 Music Hall
A chorus performing 'Jubilee Music Hall Parade' parts 1 and 2 on His Master's Voice C2739, a variety entertainment recording from the 1920s–1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice C2739 Music Hall
A Jubilee Music Hall Parade, recorded as a chorus piece for His Master's Voice catalogue C2740, likely from the 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice C2740 Music Hall
Cicely Courtneidge was one of Britain's leading musical-comedy stars of the interwar years; these two songs from her theatrical work appear on a His Master's Voice recording, catalogue B4418.AI summary
His Master's Voice B4418 Music Hall