2,704 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Max Miller was a celebrated British comedian and radio star of the 1930s and 1940s, known for risqué humour and rapid-fire patter. This HMV BD pressing documents his comedy material.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD417 Music Hall
Max Miller, one of Britain's most famous music hall comedians, recorded "I Don't Like the Girls" and "Max Miller in the Theatre" for His Master's Voice BD771, capturing his stage persona.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD771 Music Hall
May Moore Duprez, the music-hall singer billed as 'the Jolly Little Dutch Girl', sings 'If I Should Fall in Love with You' and 'Hans Across the Sea' on Phoenix.AI summary
Phoenix 302 Music Hall
Merry Andrew on Zonophone, a performer or comic act on a British label, performing novelty and music-hall material.AI summary
Zonophone 1459 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
Milton Hayes, the celebrated British actor and monologist, performing two humorous monologues about fashion and burglars on Columbia. Hayes was a major music-hall star and his recorded monologues are well known.AI summary
Columbia 3726 Music Hall
Milton Hayes performing comedic monologues on Columbia: 'Why Every Married Man Should Have a Wife' and 'Do Film Actresses Make Good Husbands?'. Hayes was a popular reciter and monologist of the 1920s-1930s, known for his theatrical delivery and dramatic character pieces.AI summary
Columbia 4509 Music Hall
A minstrels ensemble performing an overture on Columbia, from the acoustic era. The catalogue number 1109 and title suggest a standard music-hall or comic song recording of the early 1910s–1920s.AI summary
Columbia 1109 Music Hall
Columbia 644 Music Hall
A group credited as 'Minstrels' performing 'Sadie Ray' on Columbia 646. The catalogue number is very early, likely pre-1920, but the group is not further identified.AI summary
Columbia 646 Music Hall
A Minstrels ensemble performs two traditional songs on Millar (Mil) 283: "Going Back to Dixie" and "Old Folks at Home," likely from the 1920s or early 1930s. Millar was a minor British label and the ensemble is otherwise untraced.AI summary
Millophone 283 Music Hall
Miss Riboet recorded 'Pokok Pisang' and 'Gelek Ishim' for Beka, the Deutsche Grammophon budget label; the Indonesian or Malay titles suggest she was a performer of colonial or world music from the 1920s–1930s.AI summary
Beka 27742 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
Mollison and Riscoe on Columbia DB351, performing 'A Couple of fine old Schools' and 'While we're in Love'.AI summary
Columbia DB351 Music Hall
Morny Cash, a British music-hall and comic singer active in the Edwardian era, recorded 'You Must Hear All and Say Nowt' and 'My Ninepence' on the Jumbo label, catalogue 928. Jumbo was a small British label of the 1900s–1910s, and Cash's recordings on such minor imprints are uncommon.AI summary
Jumbo 928 Music Hall
Morny Cash, the British music-hall and comic singer, performs 'I've Been Married a Year Today' and 'I Will Have a Night Tonight' on Winner 2888. Winner was the Woolworths budget label; Cash is a recognised if minor Edwardian recording name but the mass-market label keeps this at modest value.AI summary
Winner 2888 Music Hall
Mr Cope-Bulmer performs 'The Shield of our mighty Empire' and 'Stick to your guns' on Gramophone D 221. Both titles are patriotic/military songs, likely from the early 1900s or a later period of national mobilisation. The artist is unidentified. GramD may be an early or regional imprint.AI summary
Grammavox D221 Music Hall
Flotsam and Jetsam, the British comedy double act, on Columbia — popular entertainers in British radio and theatre during the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Columbia DB624 Music Hall
Muriel George was a popular English contralto and actress best known for her character roles; Gwennie Mars appears on the reverse in a different number. This Odeon pressing, catalogue 66616, couples George's 'Echoes' with Mars's 'Ypsilanti'. Odeon issued a wide range of British performers and pressings at this catalogue level are moderately common.AI summary
Odeon 66616 Music Hall
Murray & Fay recorded 'Night that O'Rafferty's Pig ran away' and 'Oh that Baby o' mine' for Zonophone, catalogue 2050, from the early 1920s or earlier.AI summary
Zonophone 2050 Music Hall
Murray Pilcer performing 'K-K-K-Katy' and 'The Wild Wild Women' on Winner, a budget British label; novelty song material from the early 1920s.AI summary
Winner 3288 Music Hall
N Blaney and G Farrar recorded 'If you're going back to Dixie' and 'Skinny Piccaninny' for His Master's Voice B series, likely from the 1920s. These are period novelty numbers with titles that reflect the language of the era.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1344 Music Hall
A Columbia deluxe DX-series two-part compilation featuring a lineup of British stage performers and entertainers in 'Columbia on Parade No 2': N Long, S Holloway, B & S Hale, H Tate, N Wayne and others. This is a rare ensemble recording showcasing the label's revue and music-hall stars.AI summary
Columbia DX410 Music Hall
Nan Blakstone, a British music-hall and cabaret singer of the 1920s–30s, recorded 'I'm Not in the Way of My Family' and 'I've Got It Again' on H Brand 9560/1. The H Brand label is not a major imprint and may be a budget or subsidiary marque; Blakstone had a modest but real following in variety circles.AI summary
HBrand 9560/1 Music Hall
His Master's Voice B640 Music Hall
Nat Ayer, a British songwriter and performer of the early 20th century, recorded 'Another Little Drink' (a famous WWI-era novelty song) and 'The Whistler' on His Master's Voice B642. Ayer was known for comedy songs and light entertainment.AI summary
His Master's Voice B642 Music Hall
Nat Ayer, the American-born songwriter and pianist who settled in Britain and wrote 'If You Were the Only Girl in the World', performs 'Opium Rag' and 'I've Found That Girl' on HMV C693, a 12-inch coupling — a companion to the other Ayer HMV C-series pressing in this collection.AI summary
His Master's Voice C693 Music Hall
Nat Ayer, the American-born songwriter and pianist who settled in Britain and wrote 'If You Were the Only Girl in the World', performs 'Cleopatra' and — with Lottie Leigh — 'You've Got to Do It' on HMV C694, a 12-inch coupling. Ayer is primarily known as a composer but his performing recordings are uncommon and of interest to collectors of Edwardian musical theatre.AI summary
His Master's Voice C694 Music Hall
Nat Ayer, a composer and performer active in music hall and early musical comedy, recorded 'Since Chumley Came Back from London Town' and 'The Flappers' Parade' for Zonophone 1646. Both titles are character songs from the 1920s.AI summary
Zonophone 1646 Music Hall
Nat Ayer, a British composer and songwriter known for Edwardian musical comedy, recorded 'Come and take me out tonight' and 'He'll tell you where to go' for Zonophone, catalogue 1781. These appear to be from his own compositions or associated stage works.AI summary
Zonophone 1781 Music Hall
Nat Ayer was a celebrated British composer and songwriter of the Edwardian era, prolific for the musical theatre. This Zonophone recording captures two of his theatrical numbers from the early 1910s.AI summary
Zonophone 1566 Music Hall
Nat Travers with There's No Friend Like Your Mother and Won't You Buy Some Beer on Popular 1036.AI summary
Popular 1036 Music Hall
Nat Travers on Piccadilly 686, performing 'What is Home without a Mother' and 'Won't yer buy some Beer', popular songs of the music-hall tradition.AI summary
Piccadilly 686 Music Hall
Neil Kenyon on Regal 7132, with 'The Caddie' and 'Part 2', a novelty or comic number. Artist and repertoire are unidentified; Regal was a budget British label of the 1920s–1930s.AI summary
Regal 7132 Music Hall
Nellie Wallace was a British music-hall performer and comic singer of the Edwardian era, known for her cheeky character songs and novelty material. This HMV side pairs 'Mother's Pie Crust' and 'Cuckoo', characteristic examples of her comedic style.AI summary
His Master's Voice B3683 Music Hall
Nellie Wallace, the British music hall star, singing 'Blasted Oak' and 'Three Times a Day' on Decca F5227 in the 1930s. Wallace was a celebrated comedienne and character singer of the Edwardian and interwar variety stage.AI summary
Decca F5227 Music Hall
Nellie Wallace, a celebrated British music hall comedienne and singer, on His Master's Voice. These novelty titles are typical of her comedy material from the 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8502 Music Hall
Nellie Wallace (1894–1948), a British music-hall comedienne and singer, on Decca performing characteristic comedy songs; Wallace was a popular variety and pantomime performer of the inter-war period.AI summary
Decca F5227 Music Hall
Nellie Wallace, a legendary British music-hall performer and comic singer, on His Master's Voice, early 1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B2906 Music Hall
Nellie Wallace, the celebrated British music hall performer, recording 'Tally Ho' and 'Under the Bed' on His Master's Voice. Wallace was a major British stage and recording star from the 1910s through the 1940s, known for character comic songs.AI summary
His Master's Voice B3034 Music Hall
Nellie Wallace was a celebrated British music-hall and vaudeville performer of the late 19th and early–mid 20th centuries, known for her eccentric humour and comic songs. This His Master's Voice B-series recording preserves her stage comedy from the early acoustic era.AI summary
His Master's Voice B3034 Music Hall
Nellie Wallace, the grotesque and beloved comedy actress known as 'The Essence of Eccentricity', records 'Meet Me' and 'Three Cheers for the Red White and Blue' on Winner 3493. Winner was the Woolworths budget label; Wallace is a significant music-hall name but the mass-market label keeps this at modest value.AI summary
Winner 3493 Music Hall
Nelson Jackson performing 'Poor Old Cassidy' on HMV 02389, a music-hall or character song from an unknown artist and period.AI summary
His Master's Voice 02389 Music Hall
Nelson Keys performing *The One I Love* and *Characteristic Impressions* on Vocalion X, a British subsidiary of the American Vocalion label. Keys was a British entertainer and this recording dates from the 1920s–1930s.AI summary
Vocalion X9715 Music Hall
Nelson Keys was a popular British comedian and revue performer of the early twentieth century. This disc on the Deroy label with no catalogue number contains 'Since Chumley Came Back from London Town'. Deroy is an extremely obscure label not identified in standard references; the absence of a catalogue number makes assessment impossible without physical examination.AI summary
Deroy Music Hall
Nelson Keys and Isobel St Helier, performers of light entertainment, recorded 'Our Friends the Stars' on His Master's Voice catalogue B8441, likely from the 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8441 Music Hall
Nicholas Adams in 'Perlmutter as an MP', a comic monologue on Columbia 9145. A sketch or recitation from the early music-hall recording era.AI summary
Columbia 9145 Music Hall
Nobby Clark recorded 'Our Little Nipper' and 'My Old Dutch' for Piccadilly, a cheap British marque active in the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Piccadilly 538 Music Hall