37 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
37 records matching
Anona Winn, a British variety performer and songwriter, on Rex, performing novelty comic material typical of British music hall.AI summary
Rex 8466 Music Hall
Anona Winn, 'Everything's in Rhythm' and 'I Can Wiggle My Ears', on Rex 8664; Winn was a British light soprano and novelty singer active in the 1920s and 1930s, recording for various British labels.AI summary
Rex 8664 Music Hall
Baby Durelle Alexander on Rex 8715, singing nursery songs and children's novelty material. The artist appears to have been a child performer of the early 1930s.AI summary
Rex 8715 Music Hall
Billy Cotton, a British bandleader and entertainer, performing two novelty dance numbers on Rex Records in the 1930s-40s.AI summary
Rex 8974 Music Hall
Billy Scott Coomber performing 'Mr and Mrs Britannia' and 'There'll always be an England' on Rex 9554. These are patriotic and music-hall songs, likely from the 1930s–40s. Coomber is not a known name.AI summary
Rex 9554 Music Hall
Cotton recorded 'Me & My Girl' and 'Lambeth Walk' for Rex, a budget label. 'Lambeth Walk' was a popular British novelty song and stage number from the late 1930s, and this recording represents a minor version by an obscure artist.AI summary
Rex 9232 Music Hall
'Me & my Girl' and 'Lambeth Walk' are iconic British musical-theatre songs; this Rex recording (a budget British label) likely features popular theatrical material from the late 1930s.AI summary
Rex 9232 Music Hall
Cotton on Rex 10217, a mid-1930s recording. Cotton is unidentified, and Rex was a minor British label. 'Cockney Rhyming Song' suggests music hall or comic material.AI summary
Rex 10217 Music Hall
Cotton performing 'In the Quartermaster's Stores', a well-known music-hall song, on Rex, a British budget label.AI summary
Rex 9737 Music Hall
Elsie Carlisle singing topical comic numbers 'Oh what a Surprise for the Duce' and 'When the Blackbird says Bye Bye' for Rex, a cheap British imprint of the 1930s.AI summary
Rex 9904 Music Hall
Florrie Forde was a British music-hall star of the Edwardian era, famous for her booming contralto voice and her rousing performances of patriotic and sentimental songs; this Rex label recording preserves her singing in the acoustic period.AI summary
Rex 8222 Music Hall
Florrie Forde, the celebrated English music-hall and pantomime star of the early 20th century, on Rex 8222. Forde was a major variety entertainer; this is medley material typical of her recordings. Rex pressings are uncommon.AI summary
Rex 8222 Music Hall
Florrie Forde recorded "For Old Times Sake" / "Daisy Bell" and "Nellie Dean" / "After the Ball" for Rex catalogue 8528. Forde was a major British music hall star of the Edwardian and interwar era, famous for her energetic performance style and comic songs.AI summary
Rex 8528 Music Hall
George Elrick, a British comedy and novelty performer, on Rex Records performing 'Arm in Arm' and 'Light up your Face with a Smile'. Elrick was active in the 1930s-40s.AI summary
Rex 9773 Music Hall
George Robey on Rex, performing 'It's the First Time I've Ever Done That' and 'Little Idea of My Own' — the British music-hall comedian and entertainer.AI summary
Rex 8095 Music Hall
George Robey, the celebrated British music-hall comedian and character actor, performing his comic material on Rex in the late 1930s–40s.AI summary
Rex 8095 Music Hall
George Robey, the distinguished British music-hall star and actor, on Rex 8095 with music-hall comic songs from around 1920–1930.AI summary
Rex 8095 Music Hall
Gracie Fields, the beloved British entertainers and vocalist, recorded these two songs for Rex. Fields was one of the biggest stars of British music hall and film of the 1930s and 1940s, and her recordings remained popular throughout her career.AI summary
Rex 8599 Music Hall
Hughie Green, the Canadian-British entertainer and impresario, recorded 'Songs, Impersonations, Accordion' for Rex Records. Green was well known for his variety performances and later became the long-running host of 'Opportunity Knocks'.AI summary
Rex 8869 Music Hall
Hughie Green & His Gang on Rex catalogue 8869, a novelty accordion and impersonations recording. Rex was a British budget label of the 1930s-40s.AI summary
Rex 8869 Music Hall
Leslie Holmes on Rex 8094, singing novelty sides including 'I'm the Monster of Loch Ness', a comic record capitalising on the contemporary Loch Ness Monster craze of the early 1930s.AI summary
Rex 8094 Music Hall
Leslie Holmes with Charles Coborn, a famous Victorian music-hall star, on Rex 8213, performing '50 Years Ago' and a comic novelty 'How're You Getting On?'. The collaboration of these two performers suggests 1920s or early 1930s recording.AI summary
Rex 8213 Music Hall
Leslie Sarony, a music-hall comedian and singer, performing comic novelty songs on the Rex label. Sarony was a prolific recording artist in the late 1920s and early 1930s, known for his speaking-singing delivery and topical humour.AI summary
Rex 8069 Music Hall
Leslie Sarony, a British comedian and entertainer of the 1920s–30s, recorded 'Bashful Tom' and 'I'm Courtin' Sairey Green' on Rex Records. These comic songs were his stock-in-trade.AI summary
Rex 8309 Music Hall
Leslie Sarony was a British comedian and songwriter of the 1920s–30s, known for his novelty songs and comic recordings. This Rex 78 pairs two of his pieces: 'Laughing Waltz' and 'Old White's Whiskers', capturing his whimsical variety style.AI summary
Rex 8039 Music Hall
Leslie Sarony, a British comedian and novelty performer, recording 'Why build a Wall round a Graveyard' and 'I took my Harp to a Party' on Rex Records. Sarony was active in the 1920s-30s.AI summary
Rex 8063 Music Hall
Leslie Sarony, a British comic singer and entertainer, performing 'Waitin' at the Gate for Katy' and 'Coom Pretty One' on Rex 8183, a budget-label pressing.AI summary
Rex 8183 Music Hall
Leslie Sarony, a British comedy singer and entertainer, on Rex 8236.AI summary
Rex 8236 Music Hall
Leslie Sarony, a British comedy singer and entertainer, recorded "Why Build a Wall Round a Graveyard" and "I Took My Harp to a Party" for Rex Records 8063.AI summary
Rex 8063 Music Hall
Leslie Sarony was a British comedian and singer, much recorded in the 1920s–30s. This Rex label side pairs 'Old sow' and the Yorkshire dialect piece 'Ilkla moor bart 'at'—comic material typical of British music-hall and variety records.AI summary
Rex 8145 Music Hall
Leslie Sarony, a British music-hall entertainer and songwriter, recorded 'Why build a Wall round a Graveyard' and 'I took my Harp to a Party' for Rex. Sarony was a minor but active comic performer and recording artist of the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Rex 8063 Music Hall
Payne (identity unknown) recorded 'You Can't Do That There 'Ere' and 'A Thick Thick Fog in London' for Rex. The titles suggest British music-hall comedy of the 1930s.AI summary
Rex 8657 Music Hall
Sandy Powell performing 'Sandy the Farmer' (both sides) on Rex 8810. Powell was one of Britain's most celebrated and prolific music-hall comedians of the 1920s–30s, famous for his character voices and rapid-fire comedic monologues.AI summary
Rex 8810 Music Hall
Sandy Powell was a celebrated British comedian known for character comedy and rapid patter, active from the 1920s through the 1950s. This Rex recording of a live road-show performance captures his comedy act.AI summary
Rex 8833 Music Hall
Sandy Powell, a celebrated British comedian and music-hall entertainer, on Rex 9425 with 'Sandy, the all-in wrestler', a novelty number typical of Powell's stage work.AI summary
Rex 9425 Music Hall
The Bell Boys of Broadway performing the novelty songs 'Two-Buck Tim from Timbuctoo' and 'The Grass is Gettin' Greener All the Time' on Rex 8003, a British label of the early 1930s.AI summary
Rex 8003 Music Hall
An artist credited as Wilbur recorded 'In a Shelter from a Shower' and 'In Town Tonight' for Rex. The titles suggest British light comedy; the artist is not documented.AI summary
Rex 8124 Music Hall