263 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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An orchestra directed by Reisman, featuring the Astaires (Fred and Adele or similar), recorded "Hoops" and "Louisiana Hayride" for His Master's Voice; the pairing suggests a musical film tie-in or theatrical recording from the 1920s or 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B6419 Personalities (Prs)
His Master's Voice B3340 Personalities (Prs)
R.H. Naylor performing 'What the Stars Foretell' and a chart reading for 'July/August' on His Master's Voice B4299, a 1930s novelty or spoken-word recording.AI summary
His Master's Voice B4299 Personalities (Prs)
Robert Speaight speaks from T. S. Eliot's Murder in the Cathedral in two sides on HMV B8499. Speaight created the role of Becket in the original productions.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8499 Personalities (Prs)
His Master's Voice BD1267 Personalities (Prs)
Sir Harold Mackintosh, chairman of the National Savings Committee, speaks on Salute the Soldier, with Lord Kindersley on the reverse, on HMV JH61.AI summary
His Master's Voice JH61 Personalities (Prs)
Sophie Tucker, the American vaudeville and recording star known as the 'Last of the Red Hot Mamas,' recorded 'I'm feathering a Nest' and 'I'm doing what I'm doing for Love' for HMV B3131, a UK pressing from the early 1930s. Tucker was one of the most celebrated entertainers of her era.AI summary
His Master's Voice B3131 Personalities (Prs)
Sophie Tucker was an American vaudeville and recording star, one of the most celebrated female entertainers of the 1920s-1930s known as 'The Last of the Red Hot Mamas'. This His Master's Voice pressing is from her recording career.AI summary
His Master's Voice B3132 Personalities (Prs)
Sophie Tucker, the 'Last of the Red Hot Mamas' and a major vaudeville star, recorded for His Master's Voice with characteristic novelty and vocal material.AI summary
His Master's Voice B2223 Personalities (Prs)
Stanley Holloway, the British actor and entertainer famous for his comic monologues and character songs, recorded these two pieces with P Mackey's Band for His Master's Voice. Both are typical of the novelty material that made up much of Holloway's early recording career before he became known for dramatic film roles.AI summary
His Master's Voice JH12 Personalities (Prs)
Tallulah Bankhead, the celebrated stage and film actress, performing 'What Do I Care' and 'Don't Tell Him What Happened to Me' on HMV B3687, a spoken-word or light vocal side from the 1920s–1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B3687 Personalities (Prs)
His Master's Voice B10701 Personalities (Prs)
Tom Walls — the British actor and director celebrated for the Aldwych farces — performing 'Beautiful Honolulu' on HMV C665. Film and stage celebrity recordings are a distinct collecting category; Walls is a recognised name in British entertainment history.AI summary
His Master's Voice C665 Personalities (Prs)
T. S. Eliot, the poet and literary figure, reciting his own poem 'East Coker' (from Four Quartets) on His Master's Voice. Eliot's own recordings of his work are rare and historically significant documents.AI summary
His Master's Voice C3599 Personalities (Prs)
T. S. Eliot reading sections of his 1941 poem 'The Dry Salvages' on His Master's Voice, part of his wartime poetry recordings.AI summary
His Master's Voice C3601 Personalities (Prs)
T. S. Eliot's Little Gidding, the last of the Four Quartets (1942), in two parts on HMV C3602.AI summary
His Master's Voice C3602 Personalities (Prs)
T. S. Eliot, the poet, reading the third and fourth sections of his 1942 poem 'Little Gidding' on His Master's Voice. This is a literary recording rather than music, part of Eliot's own spoken-word recordings made during the Second World War.AI summary
His Master's Voice C3603 Personalities (Prs)
Val and Ernie Stanton recorded 'Potpourri No 3' and 'No 4' for His Master's Voice, the catalogue number B2626 suggesting an early 1930s pressing.AI summary
His Master's Voice B2626 Personalities (Prs)
Walter de la Mare, the celebrated English poet, reads selections from his own poetry on this HMV record, catalogue B8177, likely from the 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8177 Personalities (Prs)
Walter Pidgeon, the major Hollywood actor, on His Master's Voice B1882. Pidgeon recorded occasionally in the early 1930s; this is a film-related vocal recording.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1882 Personalities (Prs)
Sir Winston Churchill recorded these wartime speeches for His Master's Voice, addressing the British people during the Second World War. 'One Man & One Man Only' is a significant historical document capturing Churchill's voice and rhetoric during a defining moment in British history.AI summary
His Master's Voice GS35 Personalities (Prs)
Wish Wynne on HMV B-series with a musical story or novelty piece, 'Sleeping Beauty', in two parts.AI summary
His Master's Voice B4010 Personalities (Prs)
W. P. Lipscomb and company with Down the Vale in two sides on HMV B4007.AI summary
His Master's Voice B4007 Personalities (Prs)