26 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
26 records matching
Bobby Day and the Satellites on His Master's Voice POP425, performing novelty rock and roll numbers. Bobby Day was an American rock and roll artist of the 1950s; UK pressings of his work are less common than American issues.AI summary
His Master's Voice POP425 Rock
Danny and the Juniors' American Bandstand hit 'Rock and Roll Is Here to Stay' backed with 'School Boy Romance', issued in the UK on HMV POP467 in 1958. The POP series was HMV's main vehicle for American rock and roll in Britain, and this is a solid mid-period example from a group now remembered primarily for 'At the Hop'.AI summary
His Master's Voice POP467 Rock
Danny and the Juniors performing 'Dottie' and 'In the Meantime' on HMV POP504 — a late UK 78rpm pressing of an American rock-and-roll act, best known for 'At the Hop'. The HMV POP series was the standard UK pop singles series; Danny and the Juniors are a minor collected rock-and-roll act.AI summary
His Master's Voice POP504 Rock
The Deep River Boys, an American vocal quartet, recorded this early rock-and-roll number for His Master's Voice during the early 1950s. 'Shake Rattle and Roll' became a foundational rock record when released in 1954.AI summary
His Master's Voice B10790 Rock
Don Lang recorded 'Stop the World I wanna get off' and 'Rock and rioll blues' for His Master's Voice in the mid-1950s. Lang was a British rock and roll entertainer of the skiffle era who enjoyed chart success in the UK.AI summary
His Master's Voice POP224 Rock
Don Lang performing rockabilly on His Master's Voice in the mid-1950s, when the genre was still new and controversial in Britain. Lang was a dance band leader who adapted to rock and roll, and his early rockers are now collected by enthusiasts of British rock's pioneering period.AI summary
His Master's Voice POP335 Rock
Don Lang recorded 'Six-Five Special' and 'School Day' for His Master's Voice in 1957. 'Six-Five Special' was a hit single that gave its name to the BBC television show of the same name, launched in early 1957 as one of Britain's first rock and roll television programmes.AI summary
His Master's Voice POP350 Rock
Don Lang, a British rock and roll musician of the 1950s, recorded 'Red Planet Rock' and 'Texas Tambourine' on HMV's POP series during the early British rock era.AI summary
His Master's Voice POP414 Rock
Don Lang, a British bandleader and entertainer, recorded 'Junior Hand Jive' and 'Tequila' for His Master's Voice POP465. This is a 1950s rock and roll or novelty record from the early popular music era.AI summary
His Master's Voice POP465 Rock
Don Lang, a British rock-and-roll and skiffle entertainer of the 1950s, recorded for His Master's Voice. Lang was one of the early British artists to embrace rock and roll, with a following in the teenage market.AI summary
His Master's Voice POP382 Rock
Don Lang was a British rock and roll pioneer of the 1950s, best known as a vocal performer and also as a drummer; 'Rock Mister Piper' is a 1957 novelty rock side, and 'Twenty-Five' a related item from his His Master's Voice POP (Popular) series.AI summary
His Master's Voice POP289 Rock
Don Lang, a British rock and roll performer of the 1950s, records two novelty rockers for His Master's Voice: 'Rock Mister Piper' and 'Rock around the Cookhouse'.AI summary
His Master's Voice POP289 Rock
Don Lang, British bandleader and singer, recorded 'Rock Around the Island' and 'Jumpin' to Conclusions' for His Master's Voice (POP178), part of the post-war British rock and roll wave of the 1950s.AI summary
His Master's Voice POP178 Rock
Don Lang performing 'Six-Five Special' and 'School Day' on His Master's Voice (POP350), mid-to-late 1950s. 'Six-Five Special' was the theme to the BBC television programme of the same name and became a rock-and-roll novelty hit.AI summary
His Master's Voice POP350 Rock
Elvis Presley's "Blue Suede Shoes" and "Tutti Frutti" on His Master's Voice POP213, a British pressing of his early 1956 sides. This is one of Presley's debut releases on HMV, the major British imprint.AI summary
His Master's Voice POP213 Rock
Elvis Presley recorded these two songs for HMV's POP series. 'I Don't Care If the Sun Don't Shine' is an obscure early Presley recording, quite different from his later famous records; this particular title pairing on HMV POP 272 requires verification of pressing and catalogue accuracy.AI summary
His Master's Voice POP272 Rock
Elvis Presley was the most commercially successful and culturally influential rock-and-roll performer of the 1950s. This HMV pressing pairs two of his early hits, 'Blue Suede Shoes' and 'Tutti Frutti', from 1956, capturing the raw energy of early rock and roll.AI summary
His Master's Voice POP213 Rock
Frankie Avalon, the American teen idol of the late 1950s, on His Master's Voice POP453. Avalon's 'Dede Dinah' and 'Ooh La La' were early recordings for the pop market.AI summary
His Master's Voice POP453 Rock
Jaye P. Morgan, a popular 1950s ballad and R&B singer, on HMV POP192. Morgan was known for smooth popular recordings in the early rock-and-roll era.AI summary
His Master's Voice POP192 Rock
Joe Bennett on "Boppin' Rock Boogie" and "Black Slacks" for HMV POP399. Both titles are R&B and early rock and roll novelty numbers, suggesting a recording from the early 1950s. Bennett was a minor recording artist in that era.AI summary
His Master's Voice POP399 Rock
Johnny Madara records 'Be My Girl' and 'Lovesick' on HMV POP389, a UK pressing from the late 1950s. Madara was an American singer-songwriter who later became better known as a producer; this is an uncommon early UK pressing.AI summary
His Master's Voice POP389 Rock
Piano Red, an influential early R&B and boogie-woogie pianist, performing 'Baby's what's wrong' and 'Layin' the Boogie' on His Master's Voice—a rare British pressing of an American R&B artist from the late 1940s–early 1950s.AI summary
His Master's Voice JO276 Rock
Sid Phillips was a British bandleader and arranger; this 1950s HMV POP side offers a rock-and-roll interpretation of a New Orleans jazz standard, reflecting the influence of early rock styles on British dance bands.AI summary
His Master's Voice POP269 Rock
The Olympics on His Master's Voice POP528, performing 'Well' and 'Western Movies'. If this is the American R&B group the Olympics (best known for 'Western Movies' in 1958), this would be a UK pressing of a significant pop-chart record and rhythm-and-blues milestone.AI summary
His Master's Voice POP528 Rock
The Olympics were an American R&B vocal group of the 1950s; 'Western Movies' was one of their most successful recordings, a playful novelty hit that became a rock and roll standard.AI summary
His Master's Voice POP528 Rock
Vaughn Monroe, an American bandleader and vocalist, performing 'Black Denim Trousers and Motorcycle Boots'—a novelty rock-and-roll-influenced song of the 1950s—on His Master's Voice. The POP-series catalogue number dates it to the mid-to-late 1950s.AI summary
His Master's Voice POP122 Rock