2,703 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Billy Bennett on Columbia 9205 with 'Charge of the Tight Brigade' and 'No Power on Earth'. Bennett was a British music-hall comedian and vocalist, famous for comic monologues and novelty songs recorded in the 1920s and 1930s.AI summary
Columbia 9205 Music Hall
Billy Bennett on Columbia 9237, the British music-hall comic performing his character songs 'She's mine' and 'Napoleon', from the early 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 9237 Music Hall
Billy Bennett, a British music-hall comedian of the interwar years, recorded 'Tightest Man I Know' and 'Ogul Mogul' for Columbia 9296.AI summary
Columbia 9296 Music Hall
Billy Bennett, an English comic singer and character performer, singing novelty titles 'Charge of the Tight Brigade' and 'No Power on Earth' on Columbia.AI summary
Columbia 9205 Music Hall
Billy Bennett, a British comic and novelty singer, on Regal, catalogue 9021, with 'She's Mine' and 'Napoleon'.AI summary
Regal 9021 Music Hall
Billy Bennett, a British comic vocalist and entertainer, on Regal catalogue MR1632, marked as a sample copy. 'She was happier when she was poor' and 'On with the Motley' are comic or entertainment pieces. This copy is a promotional sample, which changes its status considerably.AI summary
Regal MR1632 SAMPLE Music Hall
Billy Bennett performing 'The Bookmaker's Daughter' and 'The Foreign Legion' on Regal MR1724. Bennett was a British music-hall comedian and singer, known for novelty and comic songs.AI summary
Regal MR1724 Music Hall
Billy Bennett, a British comic singer and entertainer of the music hall tradition, performing humorous novelty songs on Columbia. Bennett was a popular variety performer whose recordings are now scarce.AI summary
Columbia DB658 Music Hall
Billy Bennett was a British music hall comedian and singer known for comic and novelty songs; this Regal disc features two pieces, "She's Mine" and "Napoleon".AI summary
Regal 9021 Music Hall
Billy Bennett was a British comic vocalist and music-hall performer. 'Christmas Day in the Cook House' and 'Please Let Me Sleep on Your Doorstep Tonight' are novelty and comic songs typical of 1930s–40s British variety; this Columbia DB658 pressing is a comic-song recording.AI summary
Columbia DB658 Music Hall
Billy Cotton was a highly popular British bandleader and radio personality whose orchestra recorded extensively from the 1930s onward. This Regal MR-series recording pairs Cotton's orchestra with The Western Brothers, popular comedy entertainers, and is typical of Cotton's light, entertainment-focused commercial style.AI summary
Regal MR658 Music Hall
Billy Cotton and his orchestra with the Western Brothers on vocals, 'She Was Only Somebody's Daughter' (and two additional sides), on Regal MR658; Cotton was a popular British bandleader, and the Western Brothers were a celebrated comedy vocal duo.AI summary
Regal MR658 Music Hall
Billy Cotton, a British bandleader and later television personality, with the Western Brothers (a comedy vocal duo) on a novelty song. Regal was a budget label of the 1930s–40s.AI summary
Regal MR658 Music Hall
Billy Cotton Band with the Western Brothers on Regal, a British dance orchestra and the Western Brothers (a variety act), recording a novelty number 'She Was Only Somebody's Daughter'—popular music from the 1940s.AI summary
Regal MR658 Music Hall
Billy Cotton and his orchestra, one of the most popular British dance bands, recorded this novelty song for Regal; Cotton became famous for his radio and television variety shows in the 1950s.AI summary
Regal MR1474 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 Cotton and others performing 'Stars of Variety' on Regal MR865, a variety revue recording.AI summary
Regal MR865 Music Hall
Billy Danvers recorded 'Sportsman' and 'Gardening and love' for Winner, a budget British label. The titles suggest comedy or music-hall repertoire.AI summary
Winner 4439 Music Hall
Billy Golden and Hughes recorded 'Shipmates' and 'Farmhouse liars' for Zonophone, a British label, likely in the early 1900s.AI summary
Zonophone 903 Music Hall
Billy Hart & Co recorded 'Corporal Hoskins' for the St label, a minor British imprint.AI summary
Sterno 762 Music Hall
Billy Jones, a prolific American comic singer of the 1920s–30s, recorded for Brunswick with 'Oh they're such nice people' and a quartet version of 'I used to love you but it's all over now'.AI summary
Brunswick 2121 Music Hall
Billy Jones and Ernest Hare, the famous American vaudeville duo, recorded two popular songs for Brunswick in the 1920s–30s; their energetic double-vocal style was hugely influential on American popular recording.AI summary
Brunswick 2187 Music Hall
Billy Melville on Piccadilly 107, a cheap British label. Melville was a minor performer; 'I Toddled In' and 'Vacuum Cleaner' suggest novelty or comedy material from the early 1930s.AI summary
Piccadilly 107 Music Hall
Billy Melville with Kangaroo Hop, which the label wrongly credits, and When Father Beat the Carpet on Opera 133.AI summary
Opera 133 Music Hall
Billy Melville on Pioneer label (PionC), a minor British imprint. The titles 'Where shall we go tonight' and 'Where does Daddy go when he goes out' suggest light novelty or music-hall material from the 1920s, but the artist is not established in standard discographies.AI summary
Pioneer C26 Music Hall
Billy Merson, a British music-hall comedian and singer, performing 'The Spaniard that Blighted my Life', one of his signature songs, on the Scala label. Merson was a major British variety star and prolific recording artist.AI summary
Re 6488 Music Hall
Billy Merson was a British music-hall comedian and singer of the early 20th century, famous for novelty songs and variety routines; this Winner pressing of 'By Special Request' and 'Señora' is from his recording career.AI summary
Winner 3287 Music Hall
Billy Merson was a British music-hall entertainer and comedian of the early 20th century; this Winner side preserves his comic material.AI summary
Winner 3419 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, the music hall star of The Spaniard That Blighted My Life, with The Scottish Engineer and Way Back in Ohio on Ariel 336.AI summary
Ariel 336 Music Hall
Billy Merson on Famous 92 — 'The Spaniard That Blighted My Life' backed with 'Oh You Beautiful Doll' (Charman) — is especially notable because 'The Spaniard' is the song Merson wrote and made famous, and this pressing on the obscure Famous label is earlier and harder to find than his more common HMV or Columbia versions. Famous is an untraced or very rare British marque; catalogue number 92 is low.AI summary
Famous 92 Music Hall
Billy Merson on Famous 97 — 'The Bandits' and 'The Gay Cavalier' — is another coupling on an obscure British label. Famous is an untraced or very rare marque, and as with the Mara pressing elsewhere in this collection, Merson on an unknown small label is considerably more interesting than his standard issues.AI summary
Famous 97 Music Hall
Billy Merson on Jumbo A462 — 'The Gay Cavalier' and 'Don't Sing in Ragtime.' The A prefix in the catalogue number may indicate a particular Jumbo sub-series. Merson is a collected music-hall name; Jumbo is an uncommon label; 'The Gay Cavalier' also appears on the Famous label in this collection.AI summary
Jumbo A462 Music Hall
Billy Merson, the music-hall comedian, sings 'The Spaniard That Blighted My Life', the song he made famous, and 'The Gay Cavalier' on Kalliope.AI summary
Kalliope 6130 Music Hall
Billy Merson was a British music-hall comedian and entertainer. Marathon 206 records 'The Bandit' and 'It's Going to Be a Serious Thing for England' on a minor label; scarce.AI summary
Marathon 206 Music Hall
Billy Merson, the music-hall comedian, with 'A Prairie Life for Me' and 'The Wreck of the Dover Express' on Marathon.AI summary
Marathon 319 Music Hall
Billy Merson was a British music-hall and vaudeville performer, and 'Sing of Scotland's Whisky' and 'The Spaniard That Blighted My Life' are characteristic comedy songs from his repertoire. Merson was a popular recording artist in the 1920s–30s for Brunswick.AI summary
Brunswick 249 Music Hall
Billy Merson with The Gondolier and, with H. Darewski, Can't You Hear Me Say I Love You on Metropole.AI summary
Metropole SPECIAL Music Hall
Scala 520 Music Hall
Billy Merson with The Spaniard That Blighted My Life and The Lighthouse Keeper on Actuelle 10318.AI summary
Actuelle 10318 Music Hall
Billy Merson, the British music-hall comic, on Jumbo Records A152 with two of his comedy songs from the 1920s–1930s.AI summary
Jumbo A152 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 Merson, a leading British music hall comedian and singer, performing 'Good Ship Yacki Hicki Doola' and 'Photo of the Girl I Left Behind Me' on Broadcast 165; Merson was a major star of variety theatre and pantomime.AI summary
Broadcast 165 Music Hall
Billy Merson, a British music-hall comedian and singer, recorded two comic songs for the Broadcast label.AI summary
Broadcast 249 Music Hall
Unison 165 Music Hall
Billy Merson, the music hall star of The Spaniard That Blighted My Life, with Sing of Scotland's Whisky and The Spaniard That Blighted My Life on Unison 249.AI summary
Unison 249 Music Hall
Billy Merson was a popular British music-hall comedian, revue artist, and songwriter known for his comic songs and character work. This Diamond Records pressing preserves his comic sketches, likely from the 1920s. Diamond was a small British imprint, making Merson recordings on this label less common than his major-label sides.AI summary
Diamond 382 Music Hall