2,704 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Tommy Handley was a leading British radio comedian and star of the long-running ITMA show; this Curry's label recording from the early 1930s captures his music-hall and novelty style before his wartime fame.AI summary
Curry's 229 Music Hall
Tommy Handley, the famous British radio comedian, performing comedy songs 'Give Me a Slice of Roly Poly' and 'I Wish She'd Come Along Now' on Piccadilly.AI summary
Piccadilly 182 Music Hall
Tommy Handley was a music-hall comedian and the star of the BBC radio show ITMA (It's That Man Again); this Regal recording captures his comic patter and character work from the late 1930s.AI summary
Regal MR76 Music Hall
The Trix Sisters were a close-harmony trio popular in British music hall and light entertainment during the 1930s and 1940s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1301 Music Hall
Two Bobs recorded 'Hezekiah Johnson's Jubilee' and 'There's a Little Bit of Devil in them all' for Ar, catalogue 309. Ar is an unrecognised British label.AI summary
Ariel 309 Music Hall
Two Bobs on Columbia, performing 'Hello London Town' and 'Ragtime Cowboy Joe'. This is likely an early Columbia record from the 1910s–1920s.AI summary
Columbia 2087 Music Hall
Two Bobs performing 'Aba Daba Honeymoon' and 'He's a Ragpicker' for Winner, a British label. Winner pressed a large catalogue of novelty and music-hall recordings in the 1920s–1930s; the Two Bobs are unidentified.AI summary
Winner 2876 Music Hall
Two Bobs recorded 'Be my little Baby Bumble Bee' and 'Waiting for the Robert E Lee' for Columbia 364, an early catalogue number suggesting a pre-1915 recording. These are standard early vaudeville numbers of the acoustic era.AI summary
Columbia 364 Music Hall
Two Bobs (a British act) recorded the novelty sea-shanty 'Barnacle Bill the Sailor' and 'Good'a Banana' for Piccadilly 371, a cheap British budget label of the early 1930s.AI summary
Piccadilly 371 Music Hall
The Two Bobs performing 'When You're in a Revue' and 'I Wanted to Go Back' on Winner, a budget British label.AI summary
Winner 3120 Music Hall
Sea shanties and comic character songs by Two Gilberts on Regal, a British budget label of the early 1930s.AI summary
Regal MR22 Music Hall
Two Gilberts recorded 'Felix Kept on Walking' and 'When It's Night Time in Italy' for Regal G8092. A minor British or American novelty recording.AI summary
Regal G8092 Music Hall
Regal 7989 Music Hall
Two Jacks perform 'That Whistlin' Band' and 'Ring out those Bells' on Homophone 4148. Homophone was a British budget label of the 1920s–1930s; the track titles suggest novelty or patriotic material.AI summary
Hom 4148 Music Hall
Two Quids performing music-hall novelty numbers on Diamond, a minor British pressing label; 'Melinda's Wedding Day' and a Thompson comedy number.AI summary
Diamond 257 Music Hall
The Two Quids recorded 'My Girl from Boston Town' and 'There's No Place Like London' for Pioneer/Pion Consolidated (56), a minor British label. The outfit is not otherwise documented.AI summary
Pioneer C56 Music Hall
The Two Rascals performing 'Lucy' and 'The Wedding of Molly McGee' on Zonophone, a British imprint.AI summary
Zonophone 2221 Music Hall
The Two Rascals singing the novelty song 'Aba Daba Honeymoon' and 'Jane' on Regal 7201. The Two Rascals were an obscure group or duo from the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Regal 7201 Music Hall
Uncle Arthur on OlivO 9 recorded nursery rhymes 'Little Jack Horner' and 'Ding Dong Bell'; OlivO was an obscure small British label.AI summary
Oliver O9 Music Hall
Charles Penrose, a British music-hall comedian famous for his 'Laughing Policeman' recording, here performs 'Laughing Ginger Brown' and 'Farm Yard' on His Master's Voice AS3. Penrose was a major vaudeville attraction.AI summary
His Master's Voice AS3 Music Hall
Charles Penrose, the British music-hall comedian and laughing-song specialist, recorded nursery rhymes in two parts for His Master's Voice in the early era, likely an acoustic recording.AI summary
His Master's Voice AS7 Music Hall
V. Norbury recorded two music-hall novelty songs on the Scala label, a minor British imprint of the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Scala 541 Music Hall
V. Pearce and a chorus of theatre performers, including B. Hale and Bobby Howes, singing musical-theatre material and novelty songs on Columbia DX629 (a double-sided 12-inch release). The titles suggest revue or West End theatre music of the 1930s-40s.AI summary
Columbia DX629 Music Hall
Venie Temple on Empire 1552, performing novelty and comic material. Empire was an obscure British label; the artist is not documented in major references.AI summary
Empire 1552 Music Hall
Venie Temple recorded two novelty comic songs for Winner, a budget British label.AI summary
Winner 2206 Music Hall
Venie Temple recorded 'One day she helped herself to Father' and 'I want to stop along with Nursie' for Winner 2210, a short-lived British budget label of the early 1930s.AI summary
Winner 2210 Music Hall
Venie Temple on Winner label (Win 2426). 'Georgie took me walking in the Park' and 'Mother had a Row with Father' are light novelty or music-hall numbers. Neither artist nor recordings are established in discography.AI summary
Winner 2426 Music Hall
Venie Temple on Winner 2240, performing music-hall comic numbers 'Mother put a card in the Window' and 'Poor old Adam was my Father', from around 1910–1920.AI summary
Winner 2240 Music Hall
Vernon Watson was a British music-hall and radio comedian, performing here on Our Flag, a small cut-price label of the interwar years.AI summary
Our Flag C39 Music Hall
Vesta Tilley was one of the greatest music hall stars of the late Victorian and Edwardian eras, famous as a male impersonator and comedian. This Jumbo pressing of 'Jolly Good Luck to the Girl Who Loves a Soldier' and 'Come and Be One of the Midnight Sons' captures her comic character songs. Jumbo was a budget label, meaning these were widely distributed, though Tilley's fame ensures her recordings remain of historical interest.AI summary
Jumbo 25114/25115 Music Hall
Vesta Tilley, one of the greatest stars of the Victorian and Edwardian music hall celebrated for her male-impersonation act, on the Jumbo label, catalogue 1055, with 'When a Fellow's in Love' and 'The Maiden's Sea Trip'. Jumbo was a cheap British budget marque; Tilley recordings on any label are collected, but budget pressings are commoner than her major-label sides.AI summary
Jumbo 1055 Music Hall
Vesta Tilley, one of the greatest stars of the Victorian and Edwardian music hall celebrated for her male-impersonation act, on the Jumbo label, catalogue 1161, with 'Oh Let the Stormy Winds Blow' and 'The Army of Today's All Right'. Jumbo was a cheap British budget marque; Tilley recordings on any label are collected, but budget pressings are commoner than her major-label sides.AI summary
Jumbo 1161 Music Hall
Vesta Tilley, one of the greatest stars of the Victorian and Edwardian music hall, on the Jumbo label, catalogue 670, with 'Monty from Monte Carlo' and 'Introduce Me to the Lady'. Jumbo was a cheap British budget marque; Tilley recordings on any label are collected, but budget pressings are commoner than her major-label sides.AI summary
Jumbo 670 Music Hall
Vesta Tilley, one of the greatest stars of the Victorian and Edwardian music hall celebrated for her male-impersonation act, on the Jumbo label, catalogue 695, with 'Jolly Good Luck to the Girl' (dated 1910) and 'The Army of Today's All Right'. Jumbo was a budget British label; Tilley recordings on any label are collected, but budget pressings are commoner than her major-label sides.AI summary
Jumbo 695 Music Hall
Vesta Tilley performing 'Sidney's in Civvies Again' and 'I'm a Bit of a Blighty One' on Columbia L1317 — a 12-inch pressing of two of her wartime songs. Tilley was one of the greatest stars of the Victorian and Edwardian music hall, celebrated for her male-impersonation performances, and these wartime recruiting songs are among her most historically resonant recordings.AI summary
Columbia L1317 Music Hall
Vesta Tilley, the legendary British pantomime principal boy and male-impersonator, recorded comic military songs for Columbia. Tilley (1864–1952) was a Victorian and Edwardian superstar and one of the most celebrated music-hall performers of her generation.AI summary
Columbia L1153 Music Hall
Vesta Tilley, one of the greatest stars of the Victorian and Edwardian music hall, on Columbia L1153 — a 12-inch pressing — with 'Where Are the Girls of the Old Brigade' and 'It's a Fine Time for a Soldier'. Tilley's Columbia 12-inch recordings are among her most sought, and wartime-themed numbers add historical resonance.AI summary
Columbia L1153 Music Hall
Vesta Tilley was among the greatest stars of the Victorian and Edwardian music hall, celebrated for her male-impersonation act. The Robey label is an extremely obscure British imprint unknown to most standard references; a Tilley recording on such a label, if genuine, would be a significant find for music-hall collectors. The two titles here are not among her most famous recordings.AI summary
Robey 1062 Music Hall
Vesta Tilley, the British male impersonator and music-hall star, recorded two comic novelty songs for Regal, a British budget label.AI summary
Regal 7195 Music Hall
This is the same Columbia L1317 pressing as id 5910 — Vesta Tilley performing 'Sidney's in Civvies Again' and 'I'm a Bit of a Blighty One' — but catalogued here as signed by Tilley. A copy signed by the artist would be significantly more valuable than an unsigned pressing and must be examined and authenticated before any sale.AI summary
Columbia L1317 Music Hall
Vesta Victoria, a major Edwardian music-hall performer best known for 'Waiting at the Church', on an early His Master's Voice pressing, catalogue 3896, with 'Now I Have to Call Him Father'. The HMV 3896 catalogue number is from the early single-sided series; early HMV pressings of major hall names are consistently collected.AI summary
His Master's Voice 3896 Music Hall
Vesta Victoria, a major British music-hall star of the Edwardian era (1874–1951), performing a medley on Regal Records. Victoria was one of the most celebrated variety performers of her time; this recording dates to her later career, c.1920s–1930s.AI summary
Regal MR414 Music Hall
Vesta Victoria was a major music-hall performer of the Edwardian era, best known for 'Waiting at the Church', whose recordings survive in moderate numbers. This Zonophone disc, catalogue 747 — a low number suggesting an early pressing — contains 'Poor Old Adam' and 'Don't Sing the Chorus'. Early Zonophone pressings of major hall names are more uncommon than their later major-label equivalents.AI summary
Zonophone 747 Music Hall
Vesta Victoria, the celebrated British music-hall star of the Edwardian era, recorded an 'Old Time Medley' in two parts for Columbia, likely a 1920s-30s reissue or late career recording.AI summary
Columbia DX290 Music Hall
Columbia DX290 Music Hall
Vesta Victoria, the much-loved music-hall comedienne known for 'Waiting at the Church' and 'Poor John', sings 'It's Easy to Be a Lady' and 'Look What Percy Picked Up in the Park' on Zonophone 918, a very early Zonophone pressing in the 900-series. Victoria is one of the most collected Edwardian music-hall names, and early Zonophone pressings of her work are genuinely uncommon.AI summary
Zonophone 918 Music Hall
Vesta Victoria, the British music-hall and variety performer, on Regal MR414. Victoria was a significant Edwardian and inter-war entertainment figure; her records are sought by music-hall collectors.AI summary
Regal MR414 Music Hall
Vesta Victoria, a major British music-hall star of the early 20th century, recorded a medley for Regal, a British label. Victoria was one of the most famous variety performers and recording artists of her era, known for sentimental and comedy material.AI summary
Regal MR414 Music Hall