263 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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George Formby Jr., the Lancashire comedian and ukulele player, on His Master's Voice B10179, performing 'Pleasure Cruise' and 'Saving Up for Sally', likely mid-1930s.AI summary
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George Formby Jr, Britain's most popular comedian of the 1930s-40s, recorded this musical sketch with S. Gregory for His Master's Voice, drawing on his radio and stage material.AI summary
His Master's Voice B10180 Personalities (Prs)
George Grossmith Jr., a British actor and entertainer, recorded 'Waltz me round again Willie' for His Master's Voice, catalogue 02301, an early acoustic recording.AI summary
His Master's Voice 02301 Personalities (Prs)
George Grossmith Jr, the celebrated British actor, comedian and monologuist, recorded 'Mr Edison' on His Master's Voice 02345. Grossmith was famous for his comic sketches and character monologues in theatre and on record.AI summary
His Master's Voice 02345 Personalities (Prs)
George Grossmith Jr., the British actor, comedian and entertainer, recorded 'Minor Objections' for His Master's Voice. Grossmith was a celebrated performer of the Edwardian era, famous for comic songs and musical theatre.AI summary
His Master's Voice 02693 Personalities (Prs)
George Grossmith Jr., the British musical-theatre star and comedian, recorded 'Murders' and 'Any old Night is a wonderful Night' for His Master's Voice C574. Grossmith was a celebrated performer in musical comedy and revue during the Edwardian and inter-war periods.AI summary
His Master's Voice C574 Personalities (Prs)
George Formby, the Lancashire comic entertainer and ukulele player, performing sentimental and comic songs on His Master's Voice, recorded in 1929.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1614 Personalities (Prs)
George Formby, Lancashire's most celebrated comedy entertainer and ukulele player, recorded his signature material for His Master's Voice; a major pre-war hit record by one of Britain's most famous performers.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1625 Personalities (Prs)
King George V and Queen Mary recorded an 'Empire Day Message' for His Master's Voice, accompanied by a recording of the Coldstream Guards performing 'God Save the King' and 'Home Sweet Home'. These royal recordings are historical curiosities reflecting the formal ceremonial culture of the 1920s–30s.AI summary
His Master's Voice RE284 Personalities (Prs)
An Empire Day message from King George V and Queen Mary on HMV RE284, with the Coldstream Guards band playing God Save the King and Home, Sweet Home.AI summary
His Master's Voice RE284 Personalities (Prs)
King George VI's broadcast address 'King to His Peoples', issued on His Master's Voice in 1937 following the Abdication Crisis.AI summary
His Master's Voice RB10209 Personalities (Prs)
A recording of King George VI's address 'King to His Peoples' on His Master's Voice, catalogue RB10209. This is a historical speech recording from the coronation period (1937) or wartime broadcasts.AI summary
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Gertie Millar was a leading musical-theatre actress and comedian of the Edwardian stage, famous for her light comic soprano and roles in 'The Merry Widow' (1907) and other major productions. This HMV recording of 'A Quaker Girl' (a 1910 musical in which she starred) preserves her voice from the acoustic era.AI summary
His Master's Voice 03216 Personalities (Prs)
Gertie Millar, a West End musical theatre star of the Edwardian era, performing 'I Wore a Little Grey Bonnet' on His Master's Voice, recorded in the acoustic period (pre-1925).AI summary
His Master's Voice 03260 Personalities (Prs)
Gertrude Lawrence, the celebrated stage and film actress, on His Master's Voice B8030—a recording from the 1930s of one of musical theatre's brightest stars.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8030 Personalities (Prs)
Gertrude Lawrence on His Master's Voice B8031, performing 'Nymph Errant' and 'Solomon'. Gertrude Lawrence was a celebrated British stage actress and performer, a major star of 1920s-30s musical theatre.AI summary
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Gracie Fields, one of Britain's most popular entertainers of the 1920s–50s, recorded 'Oh You Have No Idea' on His Master's Voice B2795, a mid-1920s pressing. Fields was a major star and her records sold in huge numbers.AI summary
His Master's Voice B2795 Personalities (Prs)
Harry Lauder, the legendary Scottish music-hall comedian and singer, performs 'A wee Deoch an' Doris' on His Master's Voice 02371. Lauder was one of the first international recording stars, active from the 1900s through the 1950s.AI summary
His Master's Voice 02371 Personalities (Prs)
Harry Lauder was one of the most famous British music-hall and recording stars of the early twentieth century. This His Master's Voice side (catalogue D544) records Scottish songs. Lauder's sides are widely collected, though many pressings survive.AI summary
His Master's Voice D544 Personalities (Prs)
Harry Lauder, the legendary Scottish entertainer and music-hall star, on His Master's Voice C4091. 'Roaming in the Gloaming' is one of Lauder's signature songs, and 'Stop Yer Tickling Jock' is another of his comedic Scottish numbers. This pressing predates the electrical era.AI summary
His Master's Voice C4091 Personalities (Prs)
Harry Secombe, the Welsh baritone, comedian, and star of the Goon Show, recorded two sentimental love songs, "One Love, One Lifetime" and "I'll Make You Mine", for His Master's Voice; this reflects his recording career alongside his comedy fame.AI summary
His Master's Voice B10512 Personalities (Prs)
Harry Welchman, a British light-opera and musical theatre baritone, performing 'Take Life as It Comes' and 'Just to Hold You in My Arms' (with Phyllis Dare) on His Master's Voice.AI summary
His Master's Voice C1163 Personalities (Prs)
Helen Kane, the 'Boop-a-Doop Girl' of vaudeville, was a star entertainer of the late 1920s and early 1930s; this His Master's Voice pressing captures her novelty vocal style at the height of her fame.AI summary
His Master's Voice B3050 Personalities (Prs)
Henry Ainley (1879-1945), the English stage actor, speaks Hamlet's soliloquies To Be or Not to Be and O That This Too Solid Flesh on HMV B3492.AI summary
His Master's Voice B3492 Personalities (Prs)
Henry Ainley, a celebrated British classical actor and Shakespearean performer, recorded dramatic recitations including 'The Bells' and 'Charge of the Light Brigade' for His Master's Voice. These are theatrical pieces rather than songs.AI summary
His Master's Voice C2089 Personalities (Prs)
Herbert Beerbohm Tree, the legendary British stage actor, reciting 'Antony's Lament over Caesar' and 'Falstaff's Speech on Honour' for HMV's early electrical series.AI summary
His Master's Voice E161 Personalities (Prs)
Herbert Beerbohm Tree, the great Shakespearean actor, recorded in dramatic soliloquies for His Master's Voice: Hamlet's reflection on death and a scene from 'Svengali' (from *Trilby*).AI summary
His Master's Voice E162 Personalities (Prs)
A recording of King George V delivering 'A Message to the Empire' on His Master's Voice RCS.2811, a documentary historical recording from the British monarch.AI summary
His Master's Voice RCS.2811 Personalities (Prs)
Queen Elizabeth II's Christmas Message to the Commonwealth for 1952 was released on His Master's Voice as a souvenir pressing. This recording captures the new Queen's first Christmas broadcast to the Commonwealth, a significant historical and cultural document. These were pressed in substantial numbers to meet public demand for commemorative royal recordings.AI summary
His Master's Voice RB10412 Personalities (Prs)
Jack Hylton's orchestra, featuring Arthur Askey, perform 'Haw-Haw' and 'Little Boy Bubbles' on His Master's Voice BD5549. Hylton was Britain's most celebrated dance-band leader of the 1920s–1930s; Askey was a major British comedian.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD5549 Personalities (Prs)
Irving Berlin's "This is the Army Mister Jones" and "My British Buddy" on His Master's Voice B9355, from the 1942 wartime musical film *This Is the Army*, starring and produced by Berlin himself.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9355 Personalities (Prs)
Ivor Novello, the Welsh composer and entertainer, with spoken and musical extracts from his play *Murder in Mayfair* (featuring Novello with Fay Compton and other actors) on His Master's Voice. This is a theatrical recording of a Novello play from the 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice C2697 Personalities (Prs)
J & C Hulbert (likely Jack and Cicely) on HMV B4332, performing 'Hulbert Brothers in Chicago' and its second part — theatrical material by the celebrated Hulbert siblings.AI summary
His Master's Voice B4332 Personalities (Prs)
Jack and Cicely Hulbert, popular British husband-and-wife variety entertainers and stage stars of the 1920s–30s, recorded 'Lovin' You' (parts 1 and 2) for HMV B4355. The Hulberts were a major draw in British theatre and recorded frequently, often light comedy and musical numbers.AI summary
His Master's Voice B4355 Personalities (Prs)
Jack and Cicely Hulbert were a British husband-and-wife theatrical team famous for their musical comedies and recordings in the 1920s and 1930s. This His Master's Voice recording, 'Modern Colour Poems', appears to be a spoken piece or musical sketch from their repertoire.AI summary
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Jack Buchanan singing 'So Green' and 'Oo La La' on His Master's Voice B8027, from the late 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8027 Personalities (Prs)
Jack Buchanan was a Scottish entertainer, actor and dancer who became a major star of stage and screen in the 1920s and 1930s. This His Master's Voice pressing includes 'Goodnight Vienna', one of his signature songs.AI summary
His Master's Voice B4083 Personalities (Prs)
Jack Buchanan, a major British entertainer and actor of stage and film, recorded two numbers for His Master's Voice in the early 1930s. Buchanan was a star performer of the era, known for sophisticated comedy and song.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8110 Personalities (Prs)
Jack Buchanan, the Scottish-born song-and-dance star of stage and early film, recorded this medley for His Master's Voice during the acoustic era. Buchanan was a major West End and Broadway entertainer in the 1920s and 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice C2630 Personalities (Prs)
Jack Buchanan, the Scottish theatrical star, recorded 'Leave a Little for Me' and 'Yes Mr Brown' for His Master's Voice in the late 1920s. Buchanan was a major personality of stage revue and musical theatre, known for sophisticated song-and-dance routines.AI summary
His Master's Voice B4398 Personalities (Prs)
Jack Buchanan, the Scottish star of stage and screen, recorded 'Leave a Little for Me' and 'Yes Mr Brown' for His Master's Voice in the late 1920s. Buchanan was a major personality of the era, known for song-and-dance routines in revue and musical theatre.AI summary
His Master's Voice B4398 Personalities (Prs)
Jack Buchanan was a major British entertainer, actor and songwriter of the 1920s–30s, known for his charm and sophistication on stage and film. This HMV recording, credited to 'Jack Buchanan & Co', is a two-part piece adapted from French material, typical of the revue material he performed.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8072 Personalities (Prs)
Jack Hulbert, the English song-and-dance entertainer and film star, on His Master's Voice BD273, performing two light musical comedy songs from the 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD273 Personalities (Prs)
Jack Hulbert, the celebrated British musical-theatre star, on HMV B4263, performing songs from his stage work: 'I want to cling to Ivy' and 'Flies crawled up the Window'.AI summary
His Master's Voice B4263 Personalities (Prs)