1,199 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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George Formby, the Lancashire comedian and ukulele virtuoso, performing 'I've lost my wife' and 'We all went Home in a Cab' for Zonophone 2306.AI summary
Zonophone 2306 Personalities (Prs)
George Formby, the Lancashire comedian and ukulele player, recorded 'I'm daft' for Zonophone Records. Formby was one of the most popular entertainers in Britain in the 1930s and 1940s, known for his cheeky comic songs and comic films.AI summary
Zonophone 2368 Personalities (Prs)
George Formby, the Lancashire ukulele comedian and star of 1930s–40s British film, recorded for numerous labels including this Twin pressing. Formby was one of the most recorded and popular entertainers of his era.AI summary
Twin 8765 Personalities (Prs)
George Formby, the Lancashire ukulele comedian and star of British music hall and film, recorded 'Sit down we've all seen you' and 'Frightened to go to sleep again' for Zonophone, catalogue 1605. Formby was one of the most popular entertainers of the 1930s–40s, and his records are widely collected. Zonophone was a short-lived label of the 1920s, making UK pressings of this period scarce.AI summary
Zonophone 1605 Personalities (Prs)
George Formby, the Lancashire comedian and ukulele player, on Zonophone. This is an early acoustic pressing, likely from around 1910-1920, and represents the beginning of Formby's long recording career.AI summary
Zonophone 2259 Personalities (Prs)
George Formby, Lancashire's banjo-ukulele entertainer and film star, performs 'Gallant Dick Turpin' on this Regal pressing from the 1930s, part of his large recorded output.AI summary
Regal MR2060 Personalities (Prs)
George Formby was Britain's most popular comedian and ukulele entertainer of the 1930s–1950s; this early Zonophone side captures his humorous character songs and distinctive comic voice.AI summary
Zonophone 1336 Personalities (Prs)
George Formby, the Lancashire comedian and ukulele player who was one of Britain's biggest entertainment stars, on this Regal side from the 1930s.AI summary
Regal MR2925 Personalities (Prs)
George Formby, the Lancashire music-hall star and ukulele comedian, on this earlier Regal side, likely from the 1930s.AI summary
Regal MR1760 Personalities (Prs)
George Formby Jr., the Lancashire comedian and ukulele virtuoso, on two of his signature novelty songs for Regal.AI summary
Regal MR3324 Personalities (Prs)
George Formby, the ukulele-playing Lancashire comedian and entertainer, performing two novelty comic songs on Zonophone, catalogue 1909. Formby was one of the most popular British entertainers of the 1930s–1950s, with a distinctive comedy style and enormous recording output.AI summary
Zonophone 1909 Personalities (Prs)
George Formby, the British music-hall star and ukulele comedian, on Zonophone 1935 performing 'Looking for the Mugs in the Strand'.AI summary
Zonophone 1935 Personalities (Prs)
George Formby, the Lancashire comedian and ukulele player, recorded for Zonophone before his major recording career took off. These are among his earliest commercial recordings.AI summary
Zonophone 1975 Personalities (Prs)
George Formby Sr, the Lancashire comedian and ukulele player of the Edwardian era, on Zonophone 1379 with 'Married' and 'I Can Sing I Can Dance', from the acoustic period around 1910.AI summary
Zonophone 1379 Personalities (Prs)
George Grossmith Jr, the Gaiety Theatre's leading man in Edwardian musical comedy, sings 'Carrie' and 'Tip-i-addy-i-ay' on Jumbo, a British label of the years before the First World War.AI summary
Jumbo A28060/1 Personalities (Prs)
George Robey, the British music-hall comic and singer, on 'Never as Long as I Live' and 'I Ain't Had Nobody Crazy Over Me' (with Chester) for Columbia, catalogue 3437; Robey was one of the biggest stars of the British stage.AI summary
Columbia 3437 Personalities (Prs)
George Robey, the British comedian and music-hall star known as 'The Prime Minister of Mirth', recorded 'Conclusions' for Columbia. Robey was one of the most famous entertainers of the Edwardian and inter-war era.AI summary
Columbia 3854 Personalities (Prs)
George Robey, the portly British Music Hall comedian and performer, on Columbia performing 'Quite Alright' and 'Thing-Um-My-Bob' — comic numbers from the latter part of his career.AI summary
Columbia 4460 Personalities (Prs)
George Robey, the celebrated British music-hall comedian, on Broadcast 3061. Robey was a major star of stage and early recording.AI summary
Broadcast 3061 Personalities (Prs)
George Robey, the British music-hall legend, on Columbia 3273. Robey's career spanned stage, film and recording from the Edwardian era onward.AI summary
Columbia 3273 Personalities (Prs)
George Robey, the British music-hall star and comedian, performing two sketches for Columbia: 'Shurrup' and 'Fact is'.AI summary
Columbia L1237 Personalities (Prs)
George Robey, the celebrated British comedian and music-hall star, recorded 'Lion Tamer' for Zonophone 042000. Robey was one of the biggest variety entertainers of the early 20th century, known for his characterisations and monologues.AI summary
Zonophone 042000 Personalities (Prs)
George Robey, the celebrated British music hall comedian and actor, performing 'It's Strange What One Can Do Without' and 'Safety First' on Columbia.AI summary
Columbia F1057 Personalities (Prs)
George Robey, the legendary British music-hall comedian and actor, recorded these two numbers for Columbia. The titles 'Such a Look' and 'The Bride' suggest comic or satirical songs typical of his theatrical material from the 1920s-1930s. Robey was one of Britain's biggest entertainment stars.AI summary
Columbia 4124 Personalities (Prs)
George Robey, the legendary British music-hall comedian and actor, recorded these two numbers for Columbia: 'Such a Look' and 'The Bride'. This appears to be a duplicate of record 20375.AI summary
Columbia 4124 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
His Master's Voice RB10209 Personalities (Prs)
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 was an American stage and film star of the 1920s–1950s; this Victor disc captures her in popular song, likely from the early 1930s.AI summary
Victor 27331 Personalities (Prs)
Gertrude Lawrence, the British stage and film star, performing 'Someone to watch over me' (a Gershwin standard) and 'May be' (with French) for Columbia, 4618. Lawrence was a celebrated actress, singer and dancer of the 1920s–1940s, known for her stage work, her film appearances and her recordings of popular and musical theatre material.AI summary
Columbia 4618 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
His Master's Voice B8031 Personalities (Prs)
His Master's Voice B8137 Personalities (Prs)
Gilbert Payne recorded for Winner, a cheap British marque of the 1920s and early 1930s; 'Easy Payments' is the only identifiable side listed.AI summary
Winner 5624 Personalities (Prs)
Gillie Potter, the British character comedian and raconteur, performing 'Mr Potter's Sporting Broadcast' in two parts on Columbia DB165.AI summary
Columbia DB165 Personalities (Prs)
Gillie Potter, the BBC radio humorist famous for his mock-erudite persona as squire of 'Hogsnorton', delivers 'Mr Potter Waxes Historical' across two sides on Columbia.AI summary
Columbia DB357 Personalities (Prs)
Gillie Potter, a British radio comedian and monologuist, performing 'You Know & All That' on Decca.AI summary
Decca OC94 Personalities (Prs)
Gillie Potter, the celebrated British monologist and radio personality, performing his signature comedic routine 'Mr Potter Visits Southend' across both sides of Columbia 5067.AI summary
Columbia 5067 Personalities (Prs)
Ginger Rogers was an American dancer, actress and singer, partner to Fred Astaire; this Decca pressing features two songs from the 1936 film "Follow the Fleet", "Let Yourself Go" and "I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket".AI summary
Decca F5963 Personalities (Prs)
Ginger Rogers and others recorded 'Alice in Wonderland', parts 3 and 4, for Brunswick. This appears to be a 1950s children's or theatrical recording.AI summary
Brunswick 168 Personalities (Prs)
Ginger Rogers and others in an excerpt from the 1933 film *Alice in Wonderland*, pressed on Brunswick; a film soundtrack or dialogue recording.AI summary
Brunswick 169 Personalities (Prs)
The Goons recorded 'My September Love' and 'You Gotta Go OWW' for Parlophone R4251 in the early 1950s, during the height of their radio and recording popularity.AI summary
Parlophone R4251 Personalities (Prs)
Gracie Fields, Britain's most popular entertainer of the 1930s–1950s, on Regal with Christmas material. 'Gracie's Christmas Party' and 'Christmas on the Prairie' are novelty seasonal songs typical of her pantomime repertoire.AI summary
Regal MR1881/1908 Personalities (Prs)
Gracie Fields, the British entertainer and film star, on Columbia; these novelty and sentimental titles are typical of her early work, likely late 1920s–1930s.AI summary
Columbia FB40347 Personalities (Prs)
His Master's Voice B8232 Personalities (Prs)