68 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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A Watson on Imperial 908 is unrecognised; the titles suggest Scottish or military popular material from the 1920s–1930s.AI summary
Imperial 908 Music Hall
Albert Whelan, the celebrated British whistler and music hall star, recorded these two songs for the Imperial label, catalogue 2290, in the 1910s or early 1920s.AI summary
Imperial 2290 Music Hall
Imperial 2313 Music Hall
Albert Whelan was a pioneering Australian-born whistler and entertainer who had a long recording career from the 1910s onwards. Imperial 2453 captures him in the interwar era performing novelty material.AI summary
Imperial 2453 Music Hall
Albert Whelan, a British entertainer and singer of the Edwardian and interwar era, on "She Can't Make Up Her Mind" and "Over the Garden Wall" for Imperial 2272. Whelan was known as a whistler and reciter as well as a singer.AI summary
Imperial 2272 Music Hall
Albert Whelan, a British music hall entertainer, performing 'My Brother Makes the Noises for the Talkies' and 'I'm Happy When I'm Hiking' on Imperial 2490. Whelan was famous for his whistling act and character pieces in the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Imperial 2490 Music Hall
Arthur Collins was a famous British music-hall baritone of the Edwardian era; 'Milo' on Imperial 44676 appears to be a solo side from his large recorded output.AI summary
Imperial 44676 Music Hall
Arthur Hall and B. West recorded 'Oh Eva' and 'What do you do Sunday Mary' for Imperial 1338, likely early 1930s.AI summary
Imperial 1338 Music Hall
Charles Austin recorded 'Parker PC' (both sides) for Imperial Records, catalogue 2247. Imperial was a cheap British marque.AI summary
Imperial 2247 Music Hall
Charles Penrose, a celebrated British comic baritone of the music-hall era, recorded 'Aladdin' in two parts for Imperial Records, a small British label active in the early 1900s.AI summary
Imperial 2353 Music Hall
Florrie Forde was a British music-hall singer (1875–1940) famous for comic and novelty songs of the Edwardian era; this Imperial pressing of two Victorian and sentimental songs reflects her variety repertoire.AI summary
Imperial 2660 Music Hall
Florrie Forde, a British music-hall singer and star of the early 1900s–20s, on Imperial 2660 performing "Are we to part like this?" and "Only a bird in a gilded Cage." Forde was a major Edwardian recording artist; this appears to be an early pressing.AI summary
Imperial 2660 Music Hall
Florrie Forde, the Australian-British music hall star, performing the sentimental songs 'The Mansion of Aching Hearts' and 'Just Like the Ivy I'll Cling to You' on Imperial 2789.AI summary
Imperial 2789 Music Hall
Florrie Forde, a legendary British music-hall star active from the 1900s through the 1930s, performing two sentimental songs on Imperial Records, a small British label of the early 1930s.AI summary
Imperial 2660 Music Hall
Florrie Forde on Imperial 2455, performing two British music-hall songs. Forde was a major Australian-born music-hall star of the early 20th century, celebrated for her robust contralto and comic timing.AI summary
Imperial 2455 Music Hall
Florrie Forde, a British music-hall favourite, on Imperial 2513, a budget British label, from around the 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary
Imperial 2513 Music Hall
Florrie Forde, a celebrated British music hall star, recorded 'Please Teacher' and 'Oh What a Night' on Imperial 1650. Forde was a leading star of the Edwardian era and early 20th century; her records are sought by music hall collectors.AI summary
Imperial 2615 Music Hall
Florrie Forde was a celebrated British music-hall star of the Edwardian era and early 20th century, famous for her robust contralto voice and comedic stage presence. This Imperial pressing of 'Hospitality House' and 'Follow your Uncle Bob' captures her in the repertoire she made her name with, though Imperial pressings of her work are less common than those on more established labels.AI summary
Imperial 2634 Music Hall
Florrie Forde was one of the most popular music-hall singers in Britain and Australia in the early 20th century. This Imperial recording of two standards preserves her distinctive singing style and comic persona.AI summary
Imperial 2660 Music Hall
Florrie Forde, a British music-hall star of the Edwardian era, recorded 'When the fields are white with Daisies' for Imperial. Forde was one of the most famous variety singers of her generation and retired from the stage before most of this collection began.AI summary
Imperial 2724 Music Hall
Imperial 2491 Music Hall
Florrie Forde, the celebrated British music-hall soprano, recorded 'Shake and Let Us Be Friends' and 'The Smile Song' for Imperial. Like her other Imperial pressings, this captures her in the sentimental and comic song repertoire that made her famous.AI summary
Imperial 2500 Music Hall
Florrie Forde performing two sentimental ballads on Imperial 2789. Forde (1875–1940) was a British music-hall star of the Edwardian era and beyond, famous for her strong voice and patriotic and sentimental songs.AI summary
Imperial 2789 Music Hall
Florrie Forde was one of the greatest British music-hall stars of the early 20th century, celebrated for her comedic delivery and broad popular appeal. This Imperial label recording captures her in four classic music-hall numbers.AI summary
Imperial 2827 Music Hall
Florrie Forde, one of Britain's greatest music-hall stars of the Edwardian era, performs classic medley recordings for Imperial — Forde's records are rarities, as most of her best-known work was recorded much earlier on other labels.AI summary
Imperial 2853 Music Hall
Florrie Forde, the Irish-Australian music hall star, recorded 'Having a good Time wish you were here' for Imperial. Forde was one of the most popular variety entertainers of the early 20th century.AI summary
Imperial 2883 Music Hall
Florrie Forde on Imperial 2455, performing 'Maggie Jane' and 'Let's Pretend We're Having a Jolly Good Time'. Forde was a British music-hall entertainer and singer, extremely popular in the Edwardian and First World War era.AI summary
Imperial 2455 Music Hall
Florrie Forde, the Australian-born British music-hall star and recording artist, sang these two sentimental ballads for Imperial in the early 1910s.AI summary
Imperial 2660 Music Hall
Florrie Forde, the English music-hall singer and star of the Edwardian era, recorded "Maggie Jane" and "Let's pretend we're having a jolly good time" for Imperial, a minor British label.AI summary
Imperial 2455 Music Hall
Florrie Forde, a British music-hall star of the Edwardian era, performs 'Shake and Let Us Be Friends' and 'The Smile Song' on Imperial 2500.AI summary
Imperial 2500 Music Hall
Florrie Forde, a major British music-hall and variety star of the Edwardian and 1920s eras, performing two sentimental ballads on the Imperial label. Forde was one of the most recorded entertainers of her time.AI summary
Imperial 2660 Music Hall
G Berry on Imperial Records, a budget British label, performing comic novelty songs.AI summary
Imperial 1316 Music Hall
G Berry performing two novelty songs—'Don't Bring Lulu' (a well-known 1920s hit) and 'The Old Top Hat That Father Wore'—on the Imperial label. Imperial was a minor British label of the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Imperial 1460 Music Hall
G Westerlund and O Bergqvist on Imperial X1003, performing 'Steyerblod' and 'Karleksskuld', apparently Scandinavian titles.AI summary
Imperial X1003 Music Hall
H. Bluff and B. Whitlock recorded comic monologues—'Cohen Phones the Gas Co' and 'Cohen Phones the Exchange'—for Imperial Records, a small British label of the early 1900s.AI summary
Imperial 957 Music Hall
Harry Fay performing two novelty comic songs—'May Look at Charlie' and 'I've Never Had a Bite Since Xmas'—for Imperial, catalogue 1791, from the 1920s.AI summary
Imperial 1791 Music Hall
Harry Fay on Imperial catalogue 1678, comic or novelty vocal numbers. Imperial was a British budget label of the 1930s-50s.AI summary
Imperial 1678 Music Hall
Harry Fay on Imperial 1706, with 'Don't Have Any More Mrs Moore' and 'Alice's 'Ouse' — comic patter or music-hall material on a budget American label's British pressing, early 1930s.AI summary
Imperial 1706 Music Hall
Ian Colquhoun on Imperial 2230, performing 'The Manager's Benefit'. Imperial appears to be a minor or obscure British label; very little is known of Colquhoun.AI summary
Imperial 2230 Music Hall
Jack Charman performing comic songs 'It's a windy Night tonight' and 'Ours is a nice House ours is' on Imperial. Charman is unidentified; the titles suggest music-hall novelty material of the early 1930s.AI summary
Imperial 991 Music Hall
JC Scatter, credited on Imperial Records, performing two regional or novelty songs, likely from the early 1930s.AI summary
Imperial 2148 Music Hall
J C Scatter performs two Tyneside dialect comic songs — 'Tyneside Soldier Song' and 'Tyneside Policeman' — on Imperial 2147. Scatter was a regional Tyneside comedian recording in the Edwardian or early acoustic era; Imperial was a British label that issued both licensed American material and domestic artists. Regional dialect comedy on minor British labels is often pressed in small quantities and seldom surfaces.AI summary
Imperial 2147 Music Hall
JC Scatter performs two comic or dialect songs on Imperial: 'Neighbours Below' and the north-country standard 'Keep Your Feet Still, Geordie Hinny.' Imperial was a modest British label active in the early decades of the twentieth century. The Geordie dialect song, originally associated with Joe Wilson, suggests a northern music-hall repertoire.AI summary
Imperial 2148 Music Hall
Jock McGraw, a Scottish comedian and male vocalist, recorded 'Breakfast in Bed on Sunday' and 'I Love a Lassie' (the latter a traditional Scottish song) for Imperial, catalogue 960, in the early 1920s.AI summary
Imperial 960 Music Hall
Leslie Sarony, a British comedian and entertainer, on Imperial, performing comic songs 'I Want to Be Alone with Mary Brown' and 'It Don't Do Nothin But Rain'.AI summary
Imperial 1928 Music Hall
Leslie Sarony was a prolific British entertainer and songwriter of the 1920s–30s; this Imperial recording captures his novelty-song style from that era.AI summary
Imperial 1928 Music Hall
Leslie Sarony, a British music-hall entertainer and comic songwriter, performing novelty material on Imperial, a small British label.AI summary
Imperial 2092 Music Hall
Leslie Sarony was a British comedian, vocalist and ukulele player popular in the early 1930s. Imperial 2332 captures him performing novelty comedy songs typical of his stage and recording career.AI summary
Imperial 2332 Music Hall