617 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Cole Porter's own recording of two of his early songs for His Master's Voice. Porter was a major American songwriter and composer. This HMV B8284 is a pre-war 12-inch classical/vocal series pressing. Cole Porter vocal recordings are less common than his standards recorded by other artists.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8284 Voice
Cole Porter's two most famous standards, 'Anything Goes' and 'You're the Top', recorded for His Master's Voice. The catalogue number B8332 dates to the mid-1930s, when these songs were new.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8332 Voice
Coleman performing 'Patches' and 'Dardanella' on His Master's Voice 216074, an early acoustic recording, circa 1908–1912.AI summary
His Master's Voice 216074 Voice
Courtland & Jefferies performing 'There's a Tramp Upon the Highway' and 'Kkkaty' on His Master's Voice B1006; the B series cataloguing and titles place this in the early 1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1006 Voice
Cummins performing 'Minnie the Mermaid' and 'Telling it to the Daisies' on His Master's Voice, from catalogue series B (1920s popular song).AI summary
His Master's Voice B5860 Voice
D Maughan and W Fehl on His Master's Voice B3251, 'Tie a little String around your Finger' and 'Don't be so unkind', popular vocal duets from the 1920s–30s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B3251 Voice
David Niven and Vera-Ellen, both film and stage performers, recorded 'Would You' and a band performance for His Master's Voice. This appears to be a film or theatrical release recording from the 1940s–50s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B10116 Voice
The Deep River Boys, an American vocal group, performing 'Not Too Old to Rock and Roll' and 'Slow Train to Nowhere' on His Master's Voice POP449, a 1950s British pressing.AI summary
His Master's Voice POP449 Voice
The Deep River Boys recorded 'Honey Honey' and 'That's Right' on His Master's Voice. The group was an American quartet performing in the vocal-harmony and novelty style of the 1940s–50s.AI summary
His Master's Voice POP263 Voice
The Deep River Boys were an American male vocal group who recorded in the 1940s-50s, known for both spiritual and popular material; this HMV POP pressing pairs two of their songs.AI summary
His Master's Voice POP263 Voice
The Deep River Boys, a professional American vocal quartet known for smooth harmonies, on His Master's Voice POP series. 'Honey Honey' is a typical piece of their popular ballad repertoire from the 1950s.AI summary
His Master's Voice POP263 Voice
The Deep River Boys, an American vocal quartet active in the 1940s-50s, on His Master's Voice. The group recorded spirituals and popular material; HMV B series was a standard popular label.AI summary
His Master's Voice B10633 Voice
Dennis Day was an Irish-American singer and entertainer, best known for his work on the Jack Benny radio show. This HMV pressing is from his recording period in the 1940s-1950s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B10242 Voice
Denny on His Master's Voice B6324, with popular sentimental material from the 1920s–30s—likely a British or American dance-band vocalist.AI summary
His Master's Voice B6324 Voice
Denny performs 'I've told every little star' and 'Song is you' on His Master's Voice B6340, standard popular songs from the 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B6340 Voice
Dinah Shore, the American popular singer, performing two contrasting numbers on His Master's Voice: a Nashville-themed piece and a ballad.AI summary
His Master's Voice B10081 Voice
Dinah Shore, the American popular singer and actress, performing 'Body and Soul' and 'Chloe' on His Master's Voice BD1026, from the late 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD1026 Voice
Dinah Shore was an American popular singer and entertainer with a long career spanning radio, records and television; this HMV pressing features two Noël Coward songs from the 1930s, "Mad About the Boy" and "Be Careful It's My Heart".AI summary
His Master's Voice NE707 Voice
Dinah Shore was an American jazz and popular vocalist and later television personality with a successful recording career from the 1940s onward. This His Master's Voice B-series pressing, with 'Salomee' and a novelty train song, reflects her versatile repertoire.AI summary
His Master's Voice B10753 Voice
Dinh Gilly performing the Revolutionary song 'Il est venu ce Jour de lutte' on His Master's Voice, a French-language recording from the interwar period.AI summary
His Master's Voice DA558 Voice
Dmitri Smirnov, a Russian baritone, recorded the art song "Chanson Georgienne" for His Master's Voice, likely from the interwar period; Smirnov does not appear prominently in English vocal discographies.AI summary
His Master's Voice 2-022024 Voice
Dolores del Rio, the Mexican film actress and singer, on His Master's Voice E517 with 'Ramona' and 'Ya va cayendo' — Spanish-language popular songs.AI summary
His Master's Voice E517 Voice
Don Cornell, an American popular singer, recorded 'It couldn't happen to a sweeter girl' and 'I need you so' for His Master's Voice. This appears to be a reissue of US material or a UK pressing of a minor American single.AI summary
His Master's Voice JO212 Voice
Don Lang, a British singer and bandleader of the 1950s, with *White Silver Sands* and *Again n Again n Again* on His Master's Voice, part of the POP series for popular records. Lang was a minor 1950s recording artist.AI summary
His Master's Voice POP382 Voice
Donald Peers, a British popular singer and light-entertainment star, on His Master's Voice — Peers was particularly known for his sentimental ballad style.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8047 Voice
Donald Peers was a British ballad singer and entertainer; this HMV side from the late 1930s captures the sentimental vocal style that made him popular with British audiences.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9801 Voice
Doreen Harris on His Master's Voice BD pressing from the 1940s.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD1140 Voice
Dornberger performing 'Red Lips kiss my Blues away' and 'South Wind' (credited to R.W. Khan) on His Master's Voice B5325, likely from the early 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B5325 Voice
Dorothy Lamour, the film star and singer, performing 'Paradise' and 'I'm all a-tremble over you' on His Master's Voice B9016, a British pressing from the late 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9016 Voice
Dorothy Lamour, the Hollywood singer and actress famous for her roles in the Road pictures, recorded this pair of popular songs for His Master's Voice in the late 1930s or early 1940s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9049 Voice
Dorothy Lamour performing 'It Had to Be You' and 'I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues' on HMV B9098. Lamour was an American film and recording star, famous for her sarong roles and sultry singing voice.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9098 Voice
Dorothy Lamour, a major Hollywood actress and singer of the 1930s–40s, performing two film songs on HMV. Lamour was famous for her sarong roles in the Bing Crosby–Bob Hope Road films, and her early recordings are collected by fans of vintage Hollywood.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9203 Voice
Dorothy Lamour, the Paramount film star and singer, recorded these Paramount picture songs for His Master's Voice in the late 1930s, around the peak of her screen fame.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8940 Voice
Dorothy Lamour, the Hollywood singer and actress, recorded "Too Romantic" and "Moon and the Willow Tree" for His Master's Voice in the 1930s. Lamour was a major film star known for her exotic roles, and her records are sought by collectors of both film music and popular song.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9049 Voice
Dorothy Lamour was an American film and recording star famous for her exotic and romantic musical roles in 1930s–40s cinema. 'Mexican Magic' and 'Moon over Burma' are typical of her film-related recordings, issued on His Master's Voice during her peak popularity.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9203 Voice
His Master's Voice 2-054007 Voice
E. Parkes and W. Glynne, accompanied by the de Groot orchestra, record 'Where the Blue Bird Sings' and 'Just for a While' on His Master's Voice, likely from the late 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1399 Voice
E Thornton and H Eisdell recorded "In a Persian Garden", part 5 of a longer work, for His Master's Voice; early voice recordings of this kind were often issued in multiple parts.AI summary
His Master's Voice 04170 Voice
Eartha Kitt was an American singer, dancer and actress famous for her sophisticated and playful interpretations of jazz and popular songs. 'Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love)' and 'Santa Baby' are her signature numbers, with 'Santa Baby' becoming a perennial Christmas hit. This His Master's Voice B10728 pressing is from the late 1950s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B10728 Voice
Eartha Kitt, the American torch singer and actress, recorded 'Annie Doesn't Live Here Any More' and 'I Want to Be Evil' on His Master's Voice, catalogue B10584.AI summary
His Master's Voice B10584 Voice
Eartha Kitt recorded 'The Day That the Circus Left Town' and 'I've Got That Lovin' Bug Itch' for His Master's Voice B10922 in the early 1950s; Kitt was an African-American cabaret and recording artist known for her distinctive contralto voice, her sensuality and sophistication, and her association with both American and European entertainment.AI summary
His Master's Voice B10922 Voice
Eartha Kitt, the American-born singer and performer, recorded 'Uska Dara—Oh! Those Turks' and 'The Lovers' for His Master's Voice in the early 1950s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B10573 Voice
Eartha Kitt, the American performer known for her distinctive contralto voice and seductive delivery, performing 'African Lullaby' and 'Monotonous' on His Master's Voice B10803. Kitt was a major entertainer of the 1950s across theatre, film, and recording.AI summary
His Master's Voice B10803 Voice
Eddie Carroll was a British vocalist and entertainer active in the 1930s–40s. This His Master's Voice BD-series pressing of a "Top of the World" selection documents his popular ballad style in medley form.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD866 Voice
Edith Evans — if this is the celebrated British actress Dame Edith Evans — performing 'Land of Our Chosen Race' on HMV catalogue 03515, an early single-sided pressing. The HMV 03000-series is an early acoustic-era catalogue; if this is indeed the great actress, any recording of her is of significant cultural interest and warrants specialist examination.AI summary
His Master's Voice 03515 Voice
Edris Coombes, a singer, recorded a romantic ballad for HMV's early electrical catalogue (03207 series); little is known of this artist beyond this catalogue entry.AI summary
His Master's Voice 03207 Voice
Edward Lloyd, the celebrated Victorian tenor and oratorio singer, recorded 'Come Into the Garden Maud' and 'Lend Me Your Aid' on His Master's Voice D821. Lloyd was one of the most famous English vocalists of the late 19th century, and this is a later electrical or late acoustic recording under his name.AI summary
His Master's Voice D821 Voice
Edwards on 'Cryin for the Moon' and 'I'll fly to Hawaii', from HMV B5172. The identity of Edwards and the date are unverified; the Hawaiian-themed side suggests the 1920s-1930s. This is a minor vocal or light novelty recording.AI summary
His Master's Voice B5172 Voice