56 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
56 records matching · page 1 of 2
Albert Whelan, a British entertainer and whistler of the early twentieth century, performing 'Phil the Fluter's Ball' and 'Story of a Trombone' on Pathé, likely from the 1910s–20s.AI summary
Pathé 93183 Music Hall
Bert Weston on Pathé 77592, performing two comic character songs. Pathé was a major British label and Weston was a music hall performer.AI summary
Pathé 77592 Music Hall
Billy Merson on Pathé 78876 — 'I Know There's Someone Waiting' and 'I'm Setting the Village on Fire.' Pathé pressed vertical-cut discs requiring a special stylus for lateral-cut playback, which limits the audience slightly but does not diminish collector interest. Merson on Pathé is less common than his HMV or Columbia output.AI summary
Pathé 78876 Music Hall
Billy Merson on Pathé 79099 — 'It's Going to Be a Serious Thing for England' and 'The Spaniard That Blighted My Life,' his signature song — is on Pathé's vertical-cut format, requiring a specialist stylus. Merson's most famous song on Pathé is a more unusual find than its appearance on Columbia or HMV.AI summary
Pathé 79099 Music Hall
Billy Merson, a British music hall comedian, performing 'I'm Setting the Village on Fire' and 'Lighthouse Keeper' on Pathé, recorded in the early acoustic period (1913).AI summary
Pathé 1552 Music Hall
Billy Williams performs 'Postcards' and 'Put a Bit of Powder on It, Father' on this Pathé record, catalogue 78048, likely from the 1920s.AI summary
Pathé 78048 Music Hall
Billy Williams, the British music-hall star, performing 'Father papered the Parlour' and 'I'm the Man that buried Flanagan' for Pathé 79059.AI summary
Pathé 79059 Music Hall
Pathé 79693 Music Hall
Pathé 93016 Music Hall
Billy Williams, a prolific British music-hall and popular singer of the early 20th century, with *You're the One* and *Why Do You Think I Look So Gay* on Pathé. Williams recorded extensively and these are typical novelty songs of the period.AI summary
Pathé 1098 Music Hall
Billy Williams, a British music hall and variety singer, recorded comic songs 'Father papered the Parlour' and 'Save a little one for me' for Pathé 79059.AI summary
Pathé 79059 Music Hall
Pathé 79059 Music Hall
Billy Williams recorded 'I don't care' and 'My Lass from Glasgie Toon' for Pathé catalogue 79425, likely mid-1920s.AI summary
Pathé 79425 Music Hall
Billy Williams recorded 'Wait till I'm as old as Father' and 'Where does Daddy go' for Pathé 79972, likely from the 1920s. Billy Williams was a British music hall entertainer, though this specific pressing is obscure.AI summary
Pathé 79972 Music Hall
Bransby Williams, the celebrated British character actor and monologuist, performing dramatic recitations from Dickens for Pathé. Williams was a major British music hall and theatrical personality of the 1920s-1930s, famous for his dramatic interpretations of literary classics.AI summary
Pathé 92376 Music Hall
Bransby Williams was a celebrated British actor and monologist of the early 20th century, famous for his dramatic recitations and characterizations. This Pathé recording of "The Caretaker" and "The Colonel" (92587/92588) preserves two of his most famous comic monologues from the acoustic era.AI summary
Pathé 92587/92588 Music Hall
Pathé 93112 Music Hall
Bransby Williams, the celebrated British character actor and monologist, performs dramatic recitations from Dickens on Pathé. This recording captures Williams' famous comic character work from the novels.AI summary
Pathé 92376 Music Hall
Bransby Williams, the celebrated British monologue and character actor, performing 'Plumber' and 'Is Pipe' on Pathé 93112. Williams was famous for his dramatic character sketches and recitations.AI summary
Pathé 93112 Music Hall
C. E. Warrington performing two Northumbrian dialect songs — 'Neighbours Doon Belaw' and 'Geordie Haud the Bairn' — on Pathé catalogue 77230. The artist does not appear prominently in standard references; regional dialect recordings on Pathé are a specialist collecting category and may be uncommon outside their home region.AI summary
Pathé 77230 Music Hall
Charles Penrose performs his famous novelty song 'Laughing Ploughboy' (with 'Laughing Johnnie') on Pathé. Penrose's laughing song was one of the most widely known comedy records of the early 20th century.AI summary
Pathé 93557 Music Hall
Charles Penrose, best known as 'The Laughing Policeman', recorded comic material for Pathé. This 1920s-1930s pressing preserves his comic laughing sketches, which were hugely popular in music hall. Pathé was a major British label, and Penrose recordings exist in quantity, though individual titles vary.AI summary
Pathé 79960 Music Hall
Ella Retford, the popular Edwardian music-hall performer, on Pathé catalogue 77748, with 'You Shall Have a Lovely Home, Johannah' and 'Moving Day'. Pathé issued a wide range of British music-hall performers and pressings of this type are moderately common.AI summary
Pathé 77748 Music Hall
Ella Retford, the popular Edwardian music-hall performer, on Pathé catalogue 78496, with 'I'll Let the World Go By' and 'She's a Girl Up North'. Pathé issued a wide range of British music-hall performers and pressings of this type are moderately common.AI summary
Pathé 78496 Music Hall
Ella Retford, the popular Edwardian music-hall performer, on Pathé catalogue 78498, with 'I Can Picture Polly Hanging Up the Holly' and 'I Want Mr. Schneider'. Pathé issued a wide range of British music-hall performers and pressings of this type are moderately common.AI summary
Pathé 78498 Music Hall
Ella Retford, the popular Edwardian music-hall performer, on Pathé catalogue 78537, with 'I'm Looking for Someone to Love Me' and 'Molly O'Morgan'. Pathé issued a wide range of British music-hall performers and pressings of this type are moderately common.AI summary
Pathé 78537 Music Hall
Eric Foster recorded Geordie dialect comic songs 'Noo luk here Hinnie' and 'Geordie the Tram Conductor' for Pathé, the French-British label, catalogue 93459.AI summary
Pathé 93459 Music Hall
Ernest Shand, the Edwardian music-hall comedian and monologist, on Pathé catalogue 92861, with 'Introductions' and 'I Went On My Way Rejoicing'. Pathé issued a wide range of British music-hall performers and pressings of this type are moderately common.AI summary
Pathé 92861 Music Hall
Ernest Shand, the Edwardian music-hall comedian and monologist, on Pathé catalogue 92863, with 'Husband's Strike' and 'We Really Had a Most Delightful Evening'. Pathé issued a wide range of British music-hall performers and pressings of this type are moderately common.AI summary
Pathé 92863 Music Hall
Ernest Shand, the Edwardian music-hall comedian and monologist, on Pathé catalogue 92864, with 'In America' and 'Nelson and Me'. Pathé issued a wide range of British music-hall performers and pressings of this type are moderately common.AI summary
Pathé 92864 Music Hall
Fred Vernon recorded two British music hall or folk-influenced pieces, 'Jolly good luck to the girl ...' and 'Wire in my lads' for Pathé. The titles suggest Victorian or early music hall repertoire.AI summary
Pathé 60552 Music Hall
Harry Fay performs two novelty character songs on Pathé 60983: "New Taximeter Car" and "Galloping Major," likely from the 1920s or early 1930s. Pathé was a major European label with British pressings; this artist is otherwise untraced.AI summary
Pathé 60983 Music Hall
Harry Fragson was a celebrated Anglo-French music-hall singer and pianist, enormously popular on both sides of the Channel before his violent death in 1913. This Pathé 3007 — 'En avant les p'tits gars' and 'Si tu veux Marguerite' — is a French pressing on Pathé, whose vertical-cut discs require a special stylus. Fragson's records are collected by enthusiasts of Edwardian music hall and French chanson alike.AI summary
Pathé 3007 Music Hall
Harry Fragson was a celebrated Franco-British music-hall comedian and singer, hugely popular in both London and Paris in the Edwardian era, who was murdered by his own father in 1913. This Pathé disc, catalogue 78099, contains 'Billy Brown' paired with a W. Evans number. Fragson's recordings are actively collected on account of his fame and tragic end.AI summary
Pathé 78099 Music Hall
Harry Lauder, the legendary Scottish music-hall entertainer and singer, on Pathé with 'She's Ma Daisy' and 'Rising Early in the Morning'. Lauder was one of the biggest stars of the Edwardian music hall and recorded extensively throughout his career.AI summary
Pathé 60295/0458 Music Hall
Harry Lauder was the most famous British music-hall comedian and singer of the Edwardian era, celebrated for Scots character songs and pantomime. 'I Love a Lassie' was one of his signature numbers. This Pathé pressing is from the acoustic era.AI summary
Pathé 276/8 Music Hall
Harry Lauder, the Scottish music-hall legend, on 'She's ma Daisy' and 'Fu' th' Noo', Pathé 60469. Lauder was one of the most famous and recorded entertainers of the early 20th century and remains highly collectable.AI summary
Pathé 60469 Music Hall
Little Tich, one of the most celebrated of all music-hall comedians, on Pathé catalogue 92810, with 'Sweet Simplicity' and 'Curiosity'. All Little Tich recordings are collected; this Pathé pressing is a companion to the other Tich Pathé discs in this collection.AI summary
Pathé 92810 Music Hall
Little Tich, the celebrated music-hall comedian, on Pathé catalogue 92814, with 'One of the Deathless Army' and 'Don of the Don Juans'. All Little Tich recordings are collected; Pathé pressings of his material are moderately uncommon.AI summary
Pathé 92814 Music Hall
Little Tich, one of the most celebrated and internationally famous of all music-hall comedians, on Pathé catalogue 92815, with 'Gas Inspector' and 'A Risky Thing to Do'. Pathé issued a range of British music-hall performers; Little Tich on any label is collected, and a Pathé pressing of his material warrants checking against known discographies.AI summary
Pathé 92815 Music Hall
Little Tich, one of the most celebrated of all music-hall comedians, on Pathé catalogue 93946, with 'Skylark' and 'Pirate'. Pathé issued a range of British music-hall performers; Little Tich on any label is collected, and Pathé pressings of his material are of genuine interest.AI summary
Pathé 93946 Music Hall
Little Tich (real name Harry Relph) was a famous British music hall comedian and performer, one of the most celebrated entertainers of the Edwardian era, known for his comic songs and physical comedy. This Pathé recording of 'Sweet Simplicity' and 'Curiosity' dates from his later career. Little Tich records are sought by music hall collectors, though many Pathé pressings were widely distributed.AI summary
Pathé 92810 Music Hall
Little Tich, the celebrated music-hall comedian, on Pathé catalogue 5339, with 'Weather' (dated 1913) and 'Waiter'. This Pathé pressing complements the other Little Tich Pathé discs in this collection; all Little Tich recordings are collected.AI summary
Pathé 5339 Music Hall
M. Kendall and W. Davidson performing two seasonal comic songs — 'Christmas in the King's Navy' and 'Christmas with the Old Folks' — on Pathé catalogue 77702. The artists are not widely documented in standard music-hall references; Pathé pressings of minor artists in seasonal repertoire are moderately common.AI summary
Pathé 77702 Music Hall
Mark Sheridan, a British music-hall comedian, recorded 'Down where the water lillies grow' and 'We'll all march to Trafalgar Square' for Pathé, probably in the early 1920s. Sheridan was a known music-hall performer and recording artist.AI summary
Pathé 8879 Music Hall
Mark Sheridan, a British music-hall entertainer, on Pathé 92982 performing two comic-patriotic songs from the early Edwardian era.AI summary
Pathé 92982 Music Hall
Michael Casey credited on Pathé 93889, a major French label with British distribution. The titles suggest Irish or novelty material; the artist is unidentified.AI summary
Pathé 93889 Music Hall
Mistinguett, the legendary French music-hall star and the highest-paid female entertainer in the world in her day, sings 'Marquitta' and 'Belote' on Pathé 6716. Mistinguett recorded prolifically for Pathé in France, and her records are collected by enthusiasts of French chanson and music-hall.AI summary
Pathé 6716 Music Hall