287 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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His Master's Voice 04208 Music Hall
George Grossmith Junior, the son of the famous D'Oyly Carte tenor, recorded 'Every little Girl can teach me something new' for His Master's Voice, catalogue 02692, dating to the 1910s. Grossmith Jr was a London stage singer and comedian known for music-hall comedy numbers.AI summary
His Master's Voice 02692 Music Hall
George Grossmith Jr. was the son of the famous D'Oyly Carte Gilbert and Sullivan performer, and a comedian and singer in his own right during the Edwardian and inter-war periods. 'Don't forget you're a Lady' is a typical light comedic number. This early HMV pressing (02316) is from the pre-electric acoustic catalogue.AI summary
His Master's Voice 02316 Music Hall
George Grossmith Jr, the popular British comedian and actor son of the famous Gilbert and Sullivan performer George Grossmith, performing a comedy sketch titled 'Murders' on His Master's Voice 02580.AI summary
His Master's Voice 02580 Music Hall
George Grossmith Jr, the British entertainer and son of the famous Gilbert and Sullivan performer George Grossmith, on HMV 02219, performing the musical theatre song 'Yip I addy I ay'. Grossmith Jr was active in theatre and early recording in the 1900s-1910s.AI summary
His Master's Voice 02219 Music Hall
George Grossmith Junior, son of the famous D'Oyly Carte tenor, recorded 'Any old Night is a Wonderful Night' and 'They didn't believe me' for His Master's Voice, catalogue C1150 dating to the 1910s. Grossmith Jr was a London stage singer and comedian, and son of the celebrated operetta performer George Grossmith.AI summary
His Master's Voice C1150 Music Hall
George Grossmith Jr., the comedian and singer, in a comedic duet 'Every little Girl can teach me Something new' and a solo on 'My Friend John' (by L. Henson). This HMV D424 pressing is from the early electrical era of the late 1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice D424 Music Hall
George Grossmith Jr., the British actor and musical theatre performer, with M. Saunders on two comic-sentimental music hall numbers recorded for His Master's Voice; Grossmith's stage and gramophone career spanned the 1920s-1940s.AI summary
His Master's Voice D425 Music Hall
George Formby recorded 'The bells are ringing' and 'Since I had a row with the wife' for His Master's Voice catalogue B1616. Both are comic songs typical of Formby's music-hall repertoire, and His Master's Voice was the major outlet for his recordings.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1616 Music Hall
George Graves was a British music-hall comedian and actor of the Edwardian era. His HMV recording preserves a comic sketch typical of his stage work. HMV 02307 dates to around 1910-1912.AI summary
His Master's Voice 02307 Music Hall
George Graves, the rumbustious character comedian best known as Baron Popoff in The Merry Widow, performs 'All Clear Out of the Park' and 'Does This Shop Stock Shot Socks with Spots' on HMV C542, a 12-inch coupling. Graves was a major Edwardian musical comedy star and his 12-inch HMV recordings are less common than standard 10-inch popular pressings.AI summary
His Master's Voice C542 Music Hall
George Graves and Will Evans — two of the great Edwardian stage comedians — perform 'Another Good Thing You've Missed' and 'Developing a Photograph' as a double act on HMV C560, a 12-inch coupling. Both men were major stars: Graves as Baron Popoff in The Merry Widow, Evans as the creator of famous knockabout sketches; a 12-inch HMV coupling of this particular pair is a significant music-hall item.AI summary
His Master's Voice C560 Music Hall
George Robey, the celebrated British music hall comedian, recorded comedy sketches 'Hey ho what might have been' and 'More in Sorrow than in Anger' for His Master's Voice C548, from the 1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice C548 Music Hall
George Robey, the legendary British music-hall comedian and stage star, on two comic monologues, Barrister and Tempt me not, on His Master's Voice C550.AI summary
His Master's Voice C550 Music Hall
George Robey, the British music-hall legend known as 'The Prime Minister of Mirth', performs comic monologues on His Master's Voice. Robey was one of the greatest stars of the British music hall and recorded extensively.AI summary
His Master's Voice C551 Music Hall
George Robey, the most famous British music hall star of the Edwardian era, recorded for His Master's Voice early in the electrical recording period. Robey was still active and recording in the late 1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice C552 Music Hall
George Robey, the most celebrated British music hall comedian, in another HMV recording from his late career (C553). The titles suggest comic sketches or patter typical of his act.AI summary
His Master's Voice C553 Music Hall
George Robey, the legendary British music-hall comedian and character actor, in 'Widow of Colonel de Tracey', recorded for His Master's Voice. Robey was a dominant figure of early twentieth-century British entertainment, known for his pantomime roles and comic monologues.AI summary
His Master's Voice 02167 Music Hall
George Robey, a celebrated British music-hall entertainer and comic actor, on His Master's Voice performing 'Tempt Me Not'.AI summary
His Master's Voice 4-2318 Music Hall
George Robey, the legendary British music-hall comedian and actor, on His Master's Voice 02427: 'The Landlady'. Robey was one of the music hall's biggest stars from the Edwardian era through the 1930s, known for his booming voice and comic authority.AI summary
His Master's Voice 02427 Music Hall
George Robey, a major British music-hall comedian and entertainer, recorded 'Hey ho what might have been' for His Master's Voice, probably in the early 1920s. Robey was a dominant figure in British music-hall and revue for decades.AI summary
His Master's Voice 02494 Music Hall
George Robey, the celebrated British music-hall comedian and actor known as 'the Prime Minister of Mirth', recorded 'Shakespeare' for His Master's Voice. Robey was a dominant figure in British variety and theatre from the 1890s through the 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice 02149 Music Hall
George Robey, the great British music hall comedian, performing comedy sketches 'Servants' Registry Office' and 'Editress' for His Master's Voice, catalogue C426 from the 1920s-1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice C426 Music Hall
George Robey, the British music-hall star and theatrical entertainer, on HMV C570 with two numbers: 'Worse Much Worse' and 'Robin Hood'. Robey was one of the great variety performers of the Edwardian and interwar eras.AI summary
His Master's Voice C570 Music Hall
George Robey, the British music-hall star, recorded '& that's that' and '(T Clare) Cohen rings up his Tailor' for His Master's Voice, catalogue C617.AI summary
His Master's Voice C617 Music Hall
George Robey, the celebrated British music-hall comedian, performing comic pieces on His Master's Voice. A second record by Robey in this collection (see also id 15049).AI summary
His Master's Voice C553 Music Hall
Gertie Millar, a celebrated British musical-theatre star of the Edwardian era, performing 'Pretty Baby (Houp-La)' on His Master's Voice 034541, preserving a stage performer from the early 20th century.AI summary
His Master's Voice 034541 Music Hall
Gertie Millar (1879–1952), a British musical-comedy star and actress, with vocalist Stanley Girard, performing a duet from her era on His Master's Voice.AI summary
His Master's Voice C592 Music Hall
Gertie Millar, a celebrated Edwardian musical-comedy actress and singer, recorded these two songs for His Master's Voice. The C-series catalogue number places this pressing in the early 1910s. Millar was a West End star whose stage recordings remain sought after by theatre history collectors.AI summary
His Master's Voice C593 Music Hall
Gilbert Childs was a member of the Co-Optimists, a British concert-party troupe popular in the 1920s; this His Master's Voice B-series disc carries two comic songs, one a racial novelty of the era.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1801 Music Hall
G P Huntley and G Carroll perform a golf scene with 'Three Little Maids' from The Mikado, and a Quartette performs the Judge's Song from Trial by Jury, on HMV B402. These are musical comedy and Gilbert and Sullivan couplings from the acoustic era; the B-prefix HMV is a standard acoustic-era 10-inch format.AI summary
His Master's Voice B402 Music Hall
Gracie Fields, one of Britain's greatest and most beloved entertainers, recorded 'Gracie in the Children's Ward' and 'Radio Hour' (with Courtneidge, Robeson and others) for His Master's Voice, likely in the early 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8261 Music Hall
Gus Elen, one of the greatest coster comedians of the Victorian and Edwardian music hall — whose 'Wait Till the Work Comes Round' and 'It's a Great Big Shame' defined the genre — appears here alongside George Robey performing 'Mormon's Song' on HMV B466. Elen is a major collected music-hall name, and a coupling with Robey on an early HMV pressing is doubly desirable.AI summary
His Master's Voice B466 Music Hall
Gus Elen on His Master's Voice B466, a British music-hall comedian and character vocalist, with 'Wait Till the Work Comes Round' and a piece credited to George Robey.AI summary
His Master's Voice B466 Music Hall
A His Master's Voice B-series recording of *The Stately Homes of England*, a Noël Coward song in two parts, performed by named vocalists (French, Landon, Gatrell, Carter) from the 1930s or 1940s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8741 Music Hall
Harry Dearth, a British character vocalist, performing comic monologues in character for His Master's Voice. Dearth was a music hall entertainer, though he is now obscure.AI summary
His Master's Voice D214 Music Hall
Harry Dearth was a British music-hall and concert vocalist of the early 20th century. These folk or character songs reflect the ballad tradition of Edwardian variety entertainment.AI summary
His Master's Voice E42 Music Hall
Harry Fay recorded 'The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo' and 'Two Lovely Black Eyes' for HMV (B3973). Harry Fay was a light comedian and vocalist of the 1920s–30s; both titles are well-known songs from the earlier variety tradition.AI summary
His Master's Voice B3973 Music Hall
Harry Fay was a British entertainer who recorded comic and novelty material. This His Master's Voice pressing from the acoustic era represents his work for the major label.AI summary
His Master's Voice B4011 Music Hall
Harry Fay performs 'We Really Had a Most Delightful Evening' on His Master's Voice 4-2118. The catalogue number suggests a recording from the 1920s–1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice 4-2118 Music Hall
Harry Fay recorded the Victorian standards 'The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo' and 'Two Lovely Black Eyes' for His Master's Voice, catalogue B3973. Fay was a music-hall performer.AI summary
His Master's Voice B3973 Music Hall
Harry Fragson, a popular British entertainer and songwriter of the early 20th century, performing the comic sketch 'Other Department please' on His Master's Voice.AI summary
His Master's Voice 02380 Music Hall
Harry Fragson, the Franco-British music-hall and cabaret star who was shot dead by his father in 1913 at the height of his fame, performs 'Other Department Please' on HMV 02380, a single-sided 12-inch pressing. Fragson is a significant and collected music-hall name, and his death gave his recordings an additional historical poignancy; 12-inch single-sided HMV pressings of his work are uncommon.AI summary
His Master's Voice 02380 Music Hall
Harry Fragson, the Franco-British music-hall and cabaret star shot dead by his father in 1913, performs 'Other Department Please' on HMV 02380 — a duplicate of id 7993 in this collection. One copy is the one to sell; the disc is the same pressing.AI summary
His Master's Voice 02380 Music Hall
Harry Lauder, the Scottish comedian and music-hall star, performing one of his characteristic comic character songs on His Master's Voice. Lauder was one of the most recorded entertainers of the acoustic and early electric era.AI summary
His Master's Voice 02484 Music Hall
Harry Lauder, the celebrated Scottish entertainer, recorded 'Wedding of Lauchie McGraw' for His Master's Voice, catalogue 3-2187. Lauder's records remain keenly collected by enthusiasts of Scottish music-hall tradition.AI summary
His Master's Voice 3-2187 Music Hall
Harry Lauder, the legendary Scottish comic singer and entertainer, performs 'Every Lassie Loves a Laddie' on His Master's Voice — a major artist's recording from the acoustic era or transition period.AI summary
His Master's Voice GC4-2097 Music Hall
Sir Harry Lauder performing 'Lads Who Fought and Won' on His Master's Voice, a patriotic song likely from the First World War era.AI summary
His Master's Voice 02688 Music Hall