177 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Albert Whelan, a British whistler and musical comedian of the early 1900s, recorded 'Yiddle on Your Fiddle' and 'Mary Ann She's After Me' for the Ar label. Whelan was famous for his whistled numbers and comic recordings; Ar was a small British imprint.AI summary
Ariel 1877 Music Hall
An unattributed recording titled 'Go to Bed' and 'When You've Gone' on Ar 4490, a very obscure British label of unknown date.AI summary
Ariel 4490 Dance
Anonymous dance recording on the Ar label, a minor British imprint, from the 1920s-30s.AI summary
Ariel 4657 Dance
An anonymous orchestra recorded these two pieces, The Village Band and In an Old-fashioned Town, for Ar, an obscure label; the titles suggest light orchestral material of the interwar period.AI summary
Ariel 2156 Orchestra
Ariel Band, 'Southern Rose' and 'Save Your Sorrow for Tomorrow', on Ar 632; a dance or popular band on what appears to be a small or house label from the 1920s or 1930s.AI summary
Ariel 632 Dance
The Ariel Military Band plays Blaze Away and Colonel Bogey on Ariel 742.AI summary
Ariel 742 Instrumental
A band plays Why and Cross Your Fingers on Ariel 4564.AI summary
Ariel 4564 Dance
A banjo orchestra plays Argonne March and, on accordion, Souvenir de la Varenne on Ariel 4962.AI summary
Ariel 4962 Instrumental
A banjo orchestra on Ar, a small British label, recording 'Flowers of Love' and 'O Sole Mio' (organ). Banjo orchestras were popular in the 1920s–early 1930s.AI summary
Ariel 4929 Instrumental
Ariel 9010 Voice
A comic novelty by Ben Albert on the Ar label, a cheap British marque of the early 1930s. The title and two-part structure suggest music-hall humour.AI summary
Ariel 783 Comic
Billy Merson, the music hall star of The Spaniard That Blighted My Life, with The Scottish Engineer and Way Back in Ohio on Ariel 336.AI summary
Ariel 336 Music Hall
Billy Whitlock recorded 'Always Jolly' and 'What a Very Very Dreadful Thing' on Ar Records, a small British label. The catalogue number and era suggest early 1920s–30s music-hall material.AI summary
Ariel 159 Music Hall
Billy Williams, the Australian-born music hall singer, with Don't Go Out with Him Tonight and Billy's Wild Woodbines on Ariel 691.AI summary
Ariel 691 Music Hall
Billy Williams (1878-1915), the Australian-born music hall singer, with Father Papered the Parlour and Here We Are Again on Ariel 692.AI summary
Ariel 692 Music Hall
Billy Williams (1878-1915), the Australian-born music hall singer, with Kangaroo Hop and My Father Was Born in Killarney on Ariel 779.AI summary
Ariel 779 Music Hall
Billy Williams, the Australian-born music hall singer, with Serves You Right and Save a Little One for Me on Ariel 1886.AI summary
Ariel 1886 Music Hall
Billy Williams, the Australian-born music hall singer, with I'm Out for the Day Today and I Shall Have to Ask My Mother on Ariel 2147.AI summary
Ariel 2147 Music Hall
Billy Williams, the Australian-born music hall star, with I Wish I Were Back in Lancashire and Since Father Joined the Territorials on Ariel 533.AI summary
Ariel 533 Music Hall
Billy Williams, the Australian-born music hall singer, with It's Mine When You've Done with It and When Mother Backed the Winner of the Derby on Ariel 594.AI summary
Ariel 594 Music Hall
Billy Williams, the Australian-born music hall singer, with Old Grey Coat and Meet You One Dark Night on Ariel 606.AI summary
Ariel 606 Music Hall
Billy Williams performing 'Father Papered the Parlour' and 'Here We Are Again' on Ar 692, a small British label of the 1920s–1930s; Williams was a prolific recording artist.AI summary
Ariel 692 Music Hall
Billy Williams on Ar Records 9234, performing 'Nobody Knows How to Kiss Me' and 'Sheila O'Neil'.AI summary
Ariel 9234 Music Hall
Billy Williams, the Australian-born music hall singer, with Giving a Donkey a Strawberry and When Father Papered the Parlour on Ariel 924.AI summary
Ariel 924 Music Hall
Billy Williams, the Australian-born music hall singer, with It's a Grand Old Song Is Home Sweet Home and When Mother Backed the Winner of the Derby on Ariel 925.AI summary
Ariel 925 Music Hall
Billy Williams, the Australian-born music hall singer, with Are We All Here and Wait Till I'm as Old as Father on Ariel 927.AI summary
Ariel 927 Music Hall
Billy Williams (1878-1915), the Australian-born music hall singer, with Squeeze Her Ebenezer and Where Does Daddy Go on Ariel 929.AI summary
Ariel 929 Music Hall
Billy Williams recorded two vocal numbers for the Ar label.AI summary
Ariel 712 Voice
Billy Williams on Argo 1883, performing 'Tickle Me Timothy' and another untitled side. Williams was an American R&B and novelty singer of the 1950s. Argo was an American independent label.AI summary
Ariel 1883 Voice
Charles Conyers, a pianist and composer, recorded these two light orchestral pieces for the Ar label, an early British or American small imprint.AI summary
Ariel K174 Instrumental
Charles Penrose, the music hall comedian behind The Laughing Policeman, with The Artful Verger and The Giddy Curate on Ariel 2182.AI summary
Ariel 2182 Music Hall
Charles Penrose, a popular British comic and character vocalist, performing humorous pieces on the Ar label, an economical British marque from the 1920s.AI summary
Ariel 4083 Comic
Charles Penrose, the music hall comedian behind The Laughing Policeman, with The Waif and the Wizard and Johnnie! Me and You on Ariel 4286.AI summary
Ariel 4286 Music Hall
Clarkson Rose, the British revue and pantomime comedian, with Where's My Sweetie Hiding? and Eat More Fruit on Ariel 952.AI summary
Ariel 952 Music Hall
Clarkson Rose, a British entertainer of the 1920s–30s, in 'Constantinople' and 'Twenty Years Ago' on Ar (Ariel), a budget label.AI summary
Ariel 1105 Music Hall
Daniels is credited on a dance or novelty recording for Ar, a small British label. The titles suggest light entertainment material of the 1920s-30s period.AI summary
Ariel 4955 Dance
Dick Darby on the Ar label, with narrative or comic material: 'How Bill Adams Won Waterloo' and 'And Yet I Don't Know'. Very early catalogue number and small British imprint suggest 1920s.AI summary
Ariel 892 Music Hall
Dick Darby recorded 'How Bill Adams won Waterloo' and 'And Yet I don't Know' (credited to A Whelan) for Ariel (Ar), catalogue 892; both titles have a music-hall character and the artist is unidentified.AI summary
Ariel 892 Music Hall
Eight Musical Notes on Ar (Ariel?) 4511, a dance-band novelty from the 1920s–30s. The label is not clearly identified and the band is not a major recording group.AI summary
Ariel 4511 Dance
Ella Retford, the music-hall singer, with 'She's a Lassie from Lancashire' and 'Carolina Brown of London Town' on Ariel.AI summary
Ariel 1820 Music Hall
Ella Retford, the music-hall singer, with 'Let's All Go Into the Ballroom' and 'I Do Like You, Susie' on Ariel.AI summary
Ariel 2055 Music Hall
Ella Retford, the music-hall singer, with the First World War song 'They All Look Alike in Khaki', and 'The Old Contemptibles' by Carr on the reverse, on Ariel.AI summary
Ariel 4600 Music Hall
Elsie Carlisle, the British dance-band vocalist, with So Is Your Old Lady and, by C. Rose, While the Rich Man Rides By in His Carriage and Pair on Ariel 940.AI summary
Ariel 940 Voice
Ernest Shand, the music-hall comedian who was also a composer for the guitar, with 'At the Seaside' and 'Oh, Isn't It Singular' on Ariel.AI summary
Ariel K113 Music Hall
Ernest Shand's The Husband's Strike and Daily Mirror Front Page on Ariel 9332.AI summary
Ariel 9332 Music Hall
Ariel 4411 Misc.
Firman recorded 'Chili Bom Bom' and 'I Wonder What's Become of Sally' for Ar, a marginal British label, catalogue 326.AI summary
Ariel 326 Dance
Firman, a performer or ensemble, recorded these two instrumental or dance pieces for the Ar label, including a composition by the Savoy Orpheans orchestra.AI summary
Ariel 635 Instrumental