2,704 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Vic Oliver was a musical comedian and pianist popular on British radio and stage in the 1930s and 1940s; 'Tickling the Ivories' is a playful novelty number showcasing his style, recorded for His Master's Voice.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9181 Music Hall
Victoria Monks sings Sweet Saturday Night and I'm Leaving Home on Twin T3005/6.AI summary
Twin T3005/6 Music Hall
Ariel 1829 Music Hall
Victoria Monks, the music-hall singer famous for 'Won't You Come Home, Bill Bailey', sings 'I'm Leaving Home' and 'Take Me Back to London Town' on Ariel.AI summary
Ariel 1830 Music Hall
Victoria Monks, the popular Edwardian music-hall singer, on the Hom label — likely Homophon — catalogue 4378, with 'You Might Shake Hands' (dated 1910) and 'Judgement Day'. Homophon was a continental-based label with European distribution; Monks sides on Hom are less common than her major-label recordings.AI summary
Hom 4378 Music Hall
Victoria Monks performing 'Enjoy Yourself' and 'I Do Feel So Lonely' on the Hom label — likely Homophon — catalogue 787. Homophon was a continental-based label with European distribution; Monks sides on Hom are less common than her major-label recordings.AI summary
Hom 787 Music Hall
Victoria Monks was a popular Edwardian music-hall singer known for patriotic and sentimental songs. This Jumbo pressing (167) couples 'Take Me Back to London Town' with 'I'm Leaving Home.' Jumbo was a minor British budget label, and Monks is a modestly collected name in Edwardian music-hall.AI summary
Jumbo 167 Music Hall
Victoria Monks on Jumbo 195 — 'Say Hello Old Man' and 'I Wish I Had a Pal' — is a companion to Jumbo 167 in this collection. Both are typical of her sentimental and patriotic Edwardian output on the Jumbo budget label. Minor collected name on an uncommon label.AI summary
Jumbo 195 Music Hall
Victoria Monks was a popular Edwardian music-hall singer known for sentimental and comic songs. This Jumbo label disc, catalogue 263, couples 'Love Song' with 'Moving Day'. Jumbo was a cheap British budget marque; Monks recordings on Jumbo are among the commoner of her label appearances.AI summary
Jumbo 263 Music Hall
Victoria Monks, the popular Edwardian music-hall singer, performing 'Love Song' and 'I Wish I Had a Pal Like You' on the Scala label, catalogue 413. Scala is a small and obscure imprint not readily identified in standard references; a Monks pressing on this label may be genuinely uncommon.AI summary
Scala 413 Music Hall
Victoria Monks, the popular Edwardian music-hall singer known for 'Buy Me Some Almond Rock', on Zonophone catalogue 43112, with 'If You Want to Have a Row'. Zonophone pressings of Monks's work are moderately uncommon; the 43000-series Zonophone suggests an acoustic-era pressing.AI summary
Zonophone 43112 Music Hall
Victoria Monks, the popular Edwardian music-hall singer, on Zonophone catalogue 43139, with 'I Wish I Had a Pal Like You'. Zonophone pressings of Monks's work in the 43000-series are moderately uncommon; a companion disc to id 14002 in this collection.AI summary
Zonophone 43139 Music Hall
Victoria Monks performing 'Sweet Saturday Night' and 'I'm Leaving Home' on Zonophone catalogue 25 — an extraordinarily low catalogue number suggesting one of the very earliest Zonophone pressings ever made. This appears to be a duplicate of id 20157 in this collection. A Zonophone number as low as 25 requires specialist examination before any sale or pricing.AI summary
Zonophone 25 Music Hall
Victoria Monks performing 'Pompeii' and 'Open the Door' on Zonophone catalogue 7 — an extraordinarily low catalogue number suggesting one of the very first Zonophone pressings ever made. A Zonophone number as low as 7 is potentially among the rarest early British acoustic discs in existence and must be examined and assessed by a specialist before any sale.AI summary
Zonophone 7 Music Hall
Victoria Monks, the popular Edwardian music-hall singer, performing 'Sweet Saturday Night' and 'I'm Leaving Home' on Zonophone catalogue 25 — an extraordinarily low catalogue number suggesting one of the very earliest Zonophone pressings made. A Zonophone catalogue number as low as 25 is of the greatest rarity and historical significance regardless of the artist; this disc must be examined and assessed by a specialist before any sale.AI summary
Zonophone 25 Music Hall
Violet Loraine, the music-hall and revue star who sang 'If You Were the Only Girl in the World' with George Robey, with 'No More Stopping Out Late' and 'The Harem Skirt' on Ariel.AI summary
Ariel 1828 Music Hall
Violet Loraine was a popular British music-hall and revue singer, best known for her partnership with George Robey in 'The Bing Boys Are Here'. This Scala label disc, catalogue 417, couples two of her lighter numbers. Scala is an obscure imprint; a Loraine pressing on this label is less common than her major-label recordings.AI summary
Scala 417 Music Hall
Violet Loraine, the musical comedy and revue actress best known as George Robey's partner in The Bing Boys Are Here, performs 'A Dollar Princess' and 'All Clear Out of the Park' on the Jumbo label, catalogue 25117. Loraine is a recognised revue name and her recordings on minor labels are less common than her major-label equivalents.AI summary
Jumbo 25117 Music Hall
Violet Loraine, a British stage comedian and singer, recorded 'Let the Great Big World Keep Turning' for His Master's Voice, catalogue 03552, dating to the 1900s-1910s. Loraine was a London revue and comedy performer.AI summary
His Master's Voice 03552 Music Hall
Violet Loraine, a British stage star, recorded 'Dear old Saturday Night' with Harry Tate on Columbia 559, an early issue from the 1910s.AI summary
Columbia 559 Music Hall
Violet Loraine, a British music-hall comedienne and singer popular in the 1910s-20s, recorded a medley on His Master's Voice C2357. The medley is presented as a two-part recording.AI summary
His Master's Voice C2357 Music Hall
Violet Loraine, a British stage entertainer and early recording artist, on 'Gipsy warned me' and 'Oh by jingo oh by gee' for His Master's Voice D487. Loraine recorded in the early acoustic era and her sides are of interest to period collectors.AI summary
His Master's Voice D487 Music Hall
Vivian Foster recorded a two-part recitation or humorous patter piece for Columbia, likely from the 1920s based on the catalogue number. The title suggests music-hall or variety material. Very little is known of the artist.AI summary
Columbia 3505 Music Hall
A dramatic monologue performed by Vivian Foster on Columbia's 3500 series, 'The Parson and the Collection'; part of the spoken-word and music-hall repertoire of the early 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 3505 Music Hall
Vivian Foster (artist unidentified) on Columbia DB1159. The title 'Parson and Tales of Laughman' suggests novelty or comic material; DB-series discs date to the 1930s.AI summary
Columbia DB1159 Music Hall
Vivian Foster recorded "Parson in Defence of Parsons" (parts 1 and 2) for Columbia (4116), a monologue or comic sketch from the acoustic era, circa 1910–1920. Foster was a minor music-hall performer.AI summary
Columbia 4116 Music Hall
W Barnes and J Coyne recorded an incomplete title 'Didn't know the Way to' for His Master's Voice, catalogue 04213, dating to the early 1910s or earlier. Both artists are unidentified in surviving discographies.AI summary
His Master's Voice 04213 Music Hall
A musical comedy or sketch titled 'Talk of the Town' featuring W Collins, M Campbell and R Hale on Columbia's F-series.AI summary
Columbia F1047 Music Hall
W Evans and S Lupino performing a comic duet on Winner 2934, a budget British label. Winner issued novelty and entertainment recordings through the 1930s.AI summary
Winner 2934 Music Hall
W. Halley performing 'Do You Take This Woman for Your Lawful Wife' with H. Clark and J. Harrison performing 'Oh Cecilia' on Cort 699, a comic or novelty side from an unknown period.AI summary
Cort 699 Music Hall
His Master's Voice B853 Music Hall
W Miller performing 'Don't Go Down the Mine Dad' and 'A Collier's Child' on Winner 2099, British sentimental songs from the acoustic era.AI summary
Winner 2099 Music Hall
W. Miller sings 'Don't Go Down the Mine Dad' and 'A Collier's Child', pathos-laden music hall ballads about mining disasters, on the acoustic-era Winner label.AI summary
Winner 2099 Music Hall
Pickofall 35-4033 Music Hall
W. Randall with As Long as I've Got the 'Eart and I Like Your Town on Guardsman 513.AI summary
Guardsman 513 Music Hall
W. Virgo and A. Chapman performing two nautical numbers, 'All's Well' and 'Larboard Watch', on the Tri label 2036, a minor British imprint.AI summary
Triumph 2036 Music Hall
W. Virgo and A. Chapman recorded 'He played it on his Fiddle-de-dee' for Invicta Records, a small British label. The artists are unidentified in standard references.AI summary
Invicta 161 Music Hall
Walter Greenhalgh performing dialect monologues about an Oldham character called 'The Tackler' on Selecta, a small British label, representing the northern comic tradition.AI summary
Selecta 100 Music Hall
Walter H Long performs 'Home Rule' on HMV 1388, a single-sided pressing from the very early Gramophone Company series — the 1000-range HMV numbers date from around 1903–1906. Long was a prolific early recording artist in both comic and topical song; single-sided HMV pressings from this period are genuinely old and attract collectors of early British records.AI summary
His Master's Voice 1388 Music Hall
Walter Miller was a British music-hall and novelty singer active in the early 1920s; this Zonophone recording of a comic song is characteristic of postwar British popular entertainment on a secondary label.AI summary
Zonophone 42281 Music Hall
Walter Williams, a performer on Columbia, recorded two comedy or character songs: 'Priceless Percy' and 'Many happy Returns of the Day'.AI summary
Columbia L1305 Music Hall
Walton and Carter, a comedy or music-hall duo, recorded 'Loading up the Mandy Lee' and 'Oh that Beautiful Land' on HMV B695, from the early 1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B695 Music Hall
Warwick Green recorded 'Ragtime curate' and 'Everybody's doing it at the seaside' for the Phoe label, catalogue 112, likely early 1920s.AI summary
Phoenix 112 Music Hall
Warwick Green recorded 'Ragtime curate' and 'Who killed ragtime' for the Phoe label, catalogue 75, likely early 1920s.AI summary
Phoenix 75 Music Hall
Wee Georgie Wood, the child star of early British variety, performing 'Black Hand Gang' parts 1 and 2 on Broadcast 925.AI summary
Broadcast 925 Music Hall
The Western Brothers were a British comedy duo of the 1930s; this Columbia recording pairs the comic political songs 'Play the Game You Cads' and 'After All That'.AI summary
Columbia DB1450 Music Hall
The Western Brothers on Columbia DB1450, the British musical-comedy duo performing their satirical sketches 'After all that' and 'Play the Game you Cads', from the 1930s–40s.AI summary
Columbia DB1450 Music Hall
The Western Brothers, a British comedy or novelty act, recorded two sides of patriotic or comic material for Columbia in the mid-1930s. 'It Was Bound to Happen in the End' and 'You Can't Take the Breed from the British' reflect their comic material.AI summary
Columbia DB1969 Music Hall