1,199 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Bert Terrell on StTEST, performing 'Strawberries & Cream'. StTEST appears to be a test pressing or obscure label.AI summary
StTEST TEST Personalities (Prs)
Bestor's orchestra recorded music from Walt Disney's 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs' (1937) on His Master's Voice B6420: 'Mickey Mouse and Minnie's in Town' and 'Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf' (both 1933).AI summary
His Master's Voice B6420 Personalities (Prs)
Betty Balfour, the popular British film and stage actress, performing two vocal numbers on His Master's Voice B3451, likely from the late 1920s or early 1930s. Balfour was best known for the 'Squibs' film series.AI summary
His Master's Voice B3451 Personalities (Prs)
Piccadilly 217 Personalities (Prs)
Betty Hutton, the American film and stage star, on MGM 8879, performing two numbers from the 1946 film *Annie Get Your Gun*: "Doin what comes natur'lly" and "I've got the sun in the morning".AI summary
MGM 8879 Personalities (Prs)
Betty Hutton was an American musical-theatre star and entertainer of the 1940s-1950s, known for her energetic comedic performances; this MGM record of 'Doin' What Comes Naturally' and a duet with Howard Keel on 'The Girl That I Marry' captures Irving Berlin's 'Annie Get Your Gun'.AI summary
MGM 301 Personalities (Prs)
His Master's Voice B9684 Personalities (Prs)
Betty Hutton sings 'His Rocking Horse Ran Away' and 'The Hard Way' on a transcription disc, made for radio broadcast rather than shop sale.AI summary
Transcription Personalities (Prs)
Betty Hutton and Howard Keel recorded 'Anything you can do' and 'There's no business like show business' for MGM Records. These are songs from the 1946 Broadway musical *Annie Get Your Gun*.AI summary
MGM 304 Personalities (Prs)
Betty Hutton and John Lund with Poppa Don't Preach to Me and Rumble on Paramount 15374/5.AI summary
Paramount 15374/5 Personalities (Prs)
Bill Rogers performs 'Weed Woman shanto' and 'Hungry Man from Clapham joropo' on Parlophone MP118. Both titles refer to Caribbean and South American folk forms. Parlophone was a major British imprint; the MP-series is relatively early.AI summary
Parlophone MP118 Personalities (Prs)
Billy Bennett was a London-born comic monologist famous for his rapid-fire comic songs and character sketches, often with risqué or darkly comic themes. 'Don't Send My Boy to Prison' and 'She Was Poor but She Was Honest' are typical of his satirical style. This Columbia electrical record is from his peak recording period in the late 1920s.AI summary
Columbia DB164 Personalities (Prs)
Columbia 4004 Personalities (Prs)
Billy Cotton, a British bandleader and entertainer, recorded 'Ol' Pappy' and 'Over on the Sunny Side' on Regal; Cotton was a popular radio personality and dance-band leader from the 1930s onward.AI summary
Regal MR1258 Personalities (Prs)
Billy Cotton was one of Britain's most popular bandleaders from the 1930s through the 1950s, later a household name through his radio and television show; this Regal disc from the late 1930s carries two comic novelty numbers.AI summary
Regal MR747 Personalities (Prs)
Billy Desmond on Broadcast with 'Little Dolly Daydream' and 'Lily of Laguna', a minor artist on a small British label.AI summary
Broadcast 535 Personalities (Prs)
Billy Lancet performing on Broadcast 712. Broadcast was a small budget British label; artist is unrecognised.AI summary
Broadcast 712 Personalities (Prs)
Billy Melville performing 'When Father beat the Carpet' and 'Kangaroo Hop' on Inv, a label that may be short-lived or obscure.AI summary
Invicta 282 Personalities (Prs)
Billy Merson, a British music hall comedian and singer, performing 'The Umpteen Bandit' and 'A Life on the Rolling Sea' on Winner Records.AI summary
Winner 3544 Personalities (Prs)
Billy Merson, a British music hall comedian, performing 'The Photo of the Girl I Left Behind Me' and 'The Night I Appeared as Macbeth' on Winner Records.AI summary
Winner 3587 Personalities (Prs)
Broadcast 158 Personalities (Prs)
Regal MR2837 Personalities (Prs)
A novelty record by Billy Whitlock on the Alb label, a minor British imprint. The title 'Billy Whitlock's aeroplane' suggests a spoken or musical comedy piece themed around aviation, a popular subject in early twentieth-century entertainment. Both sides are listed as 'ditto', indicating they are the same recording.AI summary
Albion 1271 Personalities (Prs)
Phoenix 092 Personalities (Prs)
Billy Williams recorded 'It's a Far Better Thing I Do' and 'Oh Mr. McPherson' for Zonophone in the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Zonophone 785 Personalities (Prs)
Bing Crosby with Thanks and Home on the Range on Perfect 13038.AI summary
Perfect 13038 Personalities (Prs)
Bing Crosby with Fred Astaire on Brunswick: 'Lazy' and 'I'll Capture Your Heart', a rare duet pairing of two of the greatest entertainers of the era on two master performers' signature material.AI summary
Brunswick 03385 Personalities (Prs)
Brunswick 05726 Personalities (Prs)
Bing Crosby and Bob Hope on Brunswick, recorded for film or radio. The catalogue number 05034 indicates a mid-1950s pressing; this would be a novelty pairing of two major stars.AI summary
Brunswick 05034 Personalities (Prs)
Bing Crosby and Judy Garland were two of the most celebrated American entertainers of the twentieth century; this Brunswick duet coupling two novelty numbers was a commercial release aimed at the mass market during their peak years.AI summary
Brunswick 03597 Personalities (Prs)
Binnie Hale, the British actress and musical theatre star, recorded 'The Toy Town Party' for Columbia. Hale was popular in stage revue and early sound films in the late 1920s–30s.AI summary
Columbia DB349 Personalities (Prs)
Columbia DB1849 Personalities (Prs)
Binnie Hale, a British musical-theatre and variety star of the 1920s and 1930s, recorded 'No No Nanette' and 'I've Confessed to the Breeze' with Beard for Columbia 3632. 'No No Nanette' was a Broadway hit; Hale was a major stage and recording artist.AI summary
Columbia 3632 Personalities (Prs)
Bob Brown on Broadcast with 'Why Because I Love Her' and 'Side by Side', a minor artist on a small British label.AI summary
Broadcast 133 Personalities (Prs)
Bob Crosby, bandleader and singer, recorded 'Don't worry bout me' and 'What goes up must come down' for Decca; Crosby was a swing-era personality and the brother of Bing.AI summary
Decca F7112 Personalities (Prs)
Bob Hope performs 'Two Sleepy People' and 'Thanks for the Memory' on Brunswick 02697. Both songs are from the 1938 film 'The Big Broadcast of 1938', in which Hope and Shirley Ross performed the famous duet. Hope was America's leading comedian and entertainer.AI summary
Brunswick 02697 Personalities (Prs)
Bob Hope on Brunswick 02697, recording two standards from his film and radio work in the 1940s; Hope was a major star, though this particular recording is likely to have been a standard commercial release and is not especially scarce.AI summary
Brunswick 02697 Personalities (Prs)
Bob Hope and Jane Russell with Wing Ding Tonight and Am I in Love on Capitol.AI summary
Capitol CL1378 Personalities (Prs)
Bob Hope and others performing two Pepsodent radio commercial recordings on a Pepsodent label. These were promotional or broadcast discs, not sold retail, and document Hope's role in commercial radio entertainment of the 1930s–40s.AI summary
Pepsodent 3 Personalities (Prs)
Capitol 13781 Personalities (Prs)
Bobbie Comber on Broadcast with 'All over Italy' and 'Don't be Late in the Morning', a minor artist on a minor British label.AI summary
Broadcast 3319 Personalities (Prs)
Bobbie Comber on Uni 491. Uni was a short-lived British label active in the 1920s-1930s. The artist and titles are unidentified in standard discographies, and the record appears to be a routine popular vocal or dance side of that era.AI summary
Unison 491 Personalities (Prs)
Bobby and Kathryn Driscoll, child stars from the 1947 Disney film *Song of the South*, recorded 'Peter Pan' on His Master's Voice; a novelty children's release tied to the Driscoll film career.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD1291 Personalities (Prs)
Bobby Howes, a British musical theatre star of the 1920s–1930s, performing 'Please' and 'Let's Put Out the Lights' on Columbia.AI summary
Columbia DB1024 Personalities (Prs)
Bobby Howes (1895–1972) was a popular British actor, dancer and singer who starred in musical comedy and theatre; this Columbia DX side pairs two musical theatre duets recorded in the 1930s.AI summary
Columbia DX459 Personalities (Prs)
Columbia DB3288/9 Personalities (Prs)
Borstal Collegians performing a two-part novelty or comic song on St, an obscure or short-lived British label.AI summary
Sterno 838 Personalities (Prs)
Bransby Williams, a celebrated British actor and interpreter of dramatic monologues, recorded 'Murder in the Forest' and 'The Hero the Heroine & the Villain' for Columbia, catalogue 2645. These are dramatic readings or recitations typical of Williams' stage repertoire. Williams was a major figure in British theatrical recording and his discs are widely collected.AI summary
Columbia 2645 Personalities (Prs)