1,199 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Max and Harry Nesbitt recorded 'She's still my Baby' and 'We my Honey and me' for His Master's Voice B2650, a 1930s dance or vocal side.AI summary
His Master's Voice B2650 Personalities (Prs)
Max Bygraves performing 'Tulips from Amsterdam' and 'You Need Hands' on Decca F11004, a 1956–57 release. Both songs became major hits for Bygraves and are among his most famous recordings; Bygraves was one of Britain's leading light entertainers of the 1950s.AI summary
Decca F11004 Personalities (Prs)
Max Miller, 'the Cheeky Chappie' of British variety, sings 'Let's Have a Ride on Your Bicycle' and 'My Old Mum' on Philips.AI summary
Philips 199 Personalities (Prs)
Max Miller was one of the biggest stars of British music-hall in the 1930s–40s, famous for his outrageous blue comedy and gaudy dress. This Rex label recording captures him in "Confessions of a Cheeky Chappy", one of his signature routines.AI summary
Rex 8604 Personalities (Prs)
Max Miller, the famous British comedian known as 'The Cheeky Chappy', recorded 'Confessions of a Cheeky Chappy' for Rex Records. This is Miller's signature material and a key record for collectors of British comedy and music hall.AI summary
Rex 8604 Personalities (Prs)
Max Miller, the brash British music-hall comedian known as 'The Cheeky Chappie', on His Master's Voice BD884, performing his characteristic comic patter 'Is There No End to His Cleverness' with 'Stringing Along with You'.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD884 Personalities (Prs)
Max Miller, the Cheeky Chappie of British variety, with Someone Else I'd Like to Be and Don't Forget Your First Sweetheart on Philips PB362.AI summary
Philips PB362 Personalities (Prs)
Max Miller, the Cheeky Chappie of British variety, with Someone Else I'd Like to Be and Don't Forget Your First Sweetheart on Philips PB362.AI summary
Philips PB362 Personalities (Prs)
Max Miller, 'the Cheeky Chappie' and one of the most famous British music hall and variety comedians, performs 'Just Another Sally' and 'The Christmas Dinner' on His Master's Voice.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD475 Personalities (Prs)
Max Miller, the famous British comedian known as 'The Cheeky Chappy', recorded 'Confessions of a Cheeky Chappy' for Rex Records. This is Miller's signature material and a key record for collectors of British comedy and music hall.AI summary
Rex 8604 Personalities (Prs)
Max Miller, the Cheeky Chappie of British variety, with Mary from the Dairy and Voulez-Vous Promenade on Philips PB236.AI summary
Philips PB236 Personalities (Prs)
Mayerl and Farrar recorded 'Old Fashioned Girls' and 'It don't do Nothin' but rain'. Label and catalogue number are not identified on this record. Billy Mayerl was a British pianist and composer known for novelty piano pieces; without label and date information, further identification is difficult.AI summary
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Melville Gideon recorded a 'Medley' (parts 1 and 2) for His Master's Voice, catalogue C2441. Nothing is known of this artist, and the bare catalogue entry suggests acoustic or early electric recording from the 1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice C2441 Personalities (Prs)
Michael Moore performing 'Film Fans' Fare' on Columbia, likely from the 1930s or 1940s. The artist is not widely documented in mainstream recording history.AI summary
Columbia FB1887 Personalities (Prs)
Mickey Rooney, the American child and later adult film star, recorded 'Manhattan' and 'Thou Swell' (with June Allyson) for MGM, catalogue 199.AI summary
MGM 199 Personalities (Prs)
Mickey Rooney on Brunswick 03504, the child star of Hollywood recording novelty numbers with Judy Garland; this is a film-related novelty from the late 1930s or 1940s on a mass-market commercial label.AI summary
Brunswick 03504 Personalities (Prs)
Milton Hayes, a celebrated British monologist and reciter of the 1920s and 1930s, recorded theatrical monologues 'Monty on Advertising' and 'Monty at Wembley' for Columbia 3475.AI summary
Columbia 3475 Personalities (Prs)
Milton Hayes, the celebrated monologist and raconteur, performs two of his humorous spoken-word pieces 'Monty's Hints on Health' and 'Monty on Bolshevism' on Columbia 3504. Hayes' 'Monty' character was one of his most popular creations — a pompous, gossipy figure through which he delivered his satirical commentary on contemporary life.AI summary
Columbia 3504 Personalities (Prs)
Milton Hayes, a British character vocalist and actor, performing two Monty monologues ('Monty on Bananas' and 'Monty Meanders Through the Ads') on Columbia 3801, from the early 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 3801 Personalities (Prs)
Milton Hayes, a British actor and monologuist, on Columbia 3834. Hayes was famous for his dramatic recitations and character monologues in the early 1900s; these titles are characteristic of his speciality work.AI summary
Columbia 3834 Personalities (Prs)
Milton Hayes, a celebrated monologist and raconteur of the early gramophone era, performs two of his characteristic humorous spoken-word pieces on Columbia 4482. Hayes was one of the most popular recording artists of the 1920s, known for his witty and sometimes risqué monologues.AI summary
Columbia 4482 Personalities (Prs)
Milton Hayes, a British actor and raconteur famous for his monologues and character sketches, recorded 'Is China worth going to' and 'Is China worth leaving' for Columbia, catalogue 4634, likely from the early 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 4634 Personalities (Prs)
Milton Hayes performing two further Monty monologues ('Monty Attends a Board Meeting', parts 1 and 2) on Columbia 4744, from the early 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 4744 Personalities (Prs)
Columbia 4892 Personalities (Prs)
Mimi Martel recorded 'Wheel of Fortune' and 'Tiger Rag' (credited to Les Morgan Quartet) for Tops, catalogue 318. Tops was a budget British label of the 1930s. Nothing is known of Martel, though 'Tiger Rag' is a jazz standard.AI summary
Tops 318 Personalities (Prs)
Philips PB562 Personalities (Prs)
A recording of a speech at the Mansion House by Eleftherios Venizelos, the prominent Greek statesman and several-times Prime Minister of Greece who was a major figure of early twentieth-century European politics. This HMV pressing, catalogue 1473, is a primary historical document of Greek political oratory.AI summary
His Master's Voice 1473 Personalities (Prs)
Parlophone E5591 Personalities (Prs)
Murray and Scanlan on Brunswick 1184, performing 'Shut The Door' and 'Lighthouse Song'.AI summary
Brunswick 1184 Personalities (Prs)
N Blaney and G Farrar performing a medley of old favourites on His Master's Voice, in two parts, catalogue B8321 — likely a late-1920s nostalgic recording.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8321 Personalities (Prs)
His Master's Voice B1585 Personalities (Prs)
Nat Ayer, an American composer-performer, singing two novelty or comedy songs on HMV, catalogue C779. The titles suggest early 1920s novelty material.AI summary
His Master's Voice C779 Personalities (Prs)
Neville Chamberlain, the former British Prime Minister, recorded a radio message to the Empire for His Master's Voice in the early 1940s; a historically significant political recording rather than entertainment.AI summary
His Master's Voice C3031 Personalities (Prs)
The Nicholas Brothers, the legendary American tap-dance duo and entertainers, recorded 'Keep a Twinkle in Your Eye' and 'Your Heart and Mine' for His Master's Voice. The Nicholases were world-famous performers and recording artists, known for their virtuosity and charisma.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD373 Personalities (Prs)
Noah Beery was an American film actor — the brother of Wallace Beery — who had a substantial silent and early sound career in Hollywood. His appearance on a Brunswick disc, catalogue 01154, performing 'The Whip' and 'One Little Drink' is an unusual crossover between film celebrity and the recording studio. Brunswick pressed this for the British market; celebrity novelty recordings of this type are a distinct collecting category.AI summary
Brunswick 01154 Personalities (Prs)
Noël Coward performing songs from his own musical compositions on His Master's Voice: 'The Party's Over Now' and 'Something to Do with Spring'. Coward was one of the twentieth century's most celebrated British playwrights, composers and performers.AI summary
His Master's Voice B4270 Personalities (Prs)
Noël Coward, the distinguished British songwriter, actor and entertainer, performing "Josephine" and "Three Juvenile Delinquents" (credited to Warwick, Kemball and Tuddenham) on His Master's Voice, capturing his theatrical wit and sophistication.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9946 Personalities (Prs)
Noel Coward, the celebrated British composer, performer and wit, sings 'Lover of my Dreams' and (with Noble's Band) 'Twentieth Century Blues', a famous song from his 1930 musical Cavalcade. An HMV recording by a major theatrical name.AI summary
His Master's Voice B4001 Personalities (Prs)
Noël Coward, the celebrated songwriter and entertainer, recorded two songs from his own pen on Columbia: 'There are Bad Times Just Around the Corner' (from his 1952 revue *Ace of Clubs*) and 'Time and Again', on the DB series in what appears to be a mid-1950s pressing.AI summary
Columbia DB3107 Personalities (Prs)
Noel Coward, the renowned British playwright, composer and entertainer, performs two of his own comic-topical songs: 'Could You Please Oblige Us with a Bren Gun' and 'There Have Been Songs in England' on His Master's Voice B9204.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9204 Personalities (Prs)
Noël Coward, the celebrated British playwright, composer and entertainer, recorded these two satirical songs from his theatrical works for HMV. They exemplify his urbane wit and commentary on English society.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8722 Personalities (Prs)
Noel Coward, the renowned British playwright, composer and entertainer, recorded his own song 'London Pride' and the popular standard 'The Last Time I Saw Paris' for His Master's Voice.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9198 Personalities (Prs)
Noël Coward on 'Imagine the Duchess' Feelings' and 'It's only you', from HMV B9210. Coward was Britain's most famous playwright, composer and entertainer of the mid-20th century; his recorded voice and theatrical material are sought by Coward enthusiasts and collectors of theatrical 78s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9210 Personalities (Prs)
Noel Coward, the celebrated British playwright, composer and entertainer, performs his own topical comic song 'Don't Let's Be Beastly to the Germans' on His Master's Voice B9336 — almost certainly a mid-1940s wartime recording.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9336 Personalities (Prs)
Noel Coward, the legendary British playwright, composer and performer, recorded 'Don't Let's Be Beastly to the Germans' and 'Welcoming Land' for His Master's Voice B9336, likely 1943.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9336 Personalities (Prs)
Noel Coward, the celebrated British playwright and entertainer, performing wartime comic material on His Master's Voice. 'Could You Please Oblige Us with a Bren Gun' is characteristic Coward satirical wit from the Second World War period.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9204 Personalities (Prs)
Noel Coward performing his own composition 'Don't Let's Be Beastly to the Germans', a celebrated patriotic song from 1943, with 'Welcoming the Land' as the reverse, on HMV B9336.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9336 Personalities (Prs)
Noël Coward was a major British playwright, composer and performer. These two songs are from his theatrical revue material of the late 1920s, recorded for His Master's Voice at the height of his career.AI summary
His Master's Voice B3794 Personalities (Prs)