161 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Charles Penrose, the comedian best remembered for 'The Laughing Policeman', with 'Dismal Desmond' and 'Laugh and You'll Never Grow Old' on Duophone.AI summary
Duophone UB2008 Comic
Charles Penrose and Billy Whitlock recorded these comedy pieces for the DuoM label; Penrose was known for his barnyard sound-effect comedy.AI summary
Duophone M147
Charles Penrose and Whitlock with Two of the Old Brigade and Two Old Sports Join the Mustard Club on Duophone M148.AI summary
Duophone M148 Comic
Colonial Club performing 'Lonesome in the Moonlight' and 'Ramona' on the obscure DuoD label, catalogue 4002.AI summary
Duophone D4002
Daisy Kennedy, the Australian violinist, plays a Hungarian Dance and Old Viennese folk songs on Duophone.AI summary
Duophone GS7004 Classical
Davis (likely a vocalist or bandleader) on DuoD 4016 with 'Sonny Boy' and a band version of 'There's a Rainbow Round My Shoulder', early 1930s popular material. DuoD was a very small British label; the artist is not clearly identified.AI summary
Duophone D4016
Davis with Mississippi Mud and I Ain't Got Nobody on Duophone D4020.AI summary
Duophone D4020 Dance
Davis with Dream House and, by a band, Anything You Say on Duophone D4023.AI summary
Duophone D4023 Dance
Duophone D4027
Davis with She's One Sweet Show Girl and Memories of France on Duophone D4036.AI summary
Duophone D4036 Dance
Davis performs 'Happy Days and lonely Nights' and 'Blue Night' (arranged by Haring) on DuoD 4038.AI summary
Duophone D4038
Davis recorded 'Good little bad little you' and 'I'm sorry Sally' (credited to Lanin) for DuoD, an obscure British imprint.AI summary
Duophone D4039
A singer named Davis performing 'Moonlight Madness' and 'I'll Get By' on the minor label DuoD.AI summary
Duophone D4040
A singer named Davis performing 'Ho-Hogan' and 'Neapolitan Nights' on DuoD 4041, a minor British label.AI summary
Duophone D4041
Davis with My Varsity Girl and, by Lanin, My Window of Dreams on Duophone D4043.AI summary
Duophone D4043 Dance
A recording by Davis on DupD (Duplophone), a short-lived British label, featuring two pieces: the dance number 'Blue Grass' and an arrangement from the Lanin orchestra.AI summary
Duophone D4021 Dance
The Destafano Brothers on Duo F 2005, performing "El Relicario" and "Sentimental Gaucho", light Latin and tango selections.AI summary
Duophone D2005 Dance
The Dominion Military Band on Duo Records, catalogue B5027, with 'Rocking Horse Parade' and 'Parade of Wooden Soldiers'. A march recording on an obscure label, likely from the 1920s-30s.AI summary
Duophone B5027 Instrumental
Eda Kersey, credited to DuoD (Duophone), recorded what appear to be vocal numbers in German ('Schlummerlied' and 'Liebeslied') in the 1920s-30s; DuoD was a small British label.AI summary
Duophone D518
Elda di Veroli performing the two great soprano arias from Bellini's La Sonnambula — 'Ah non credea mirarti' and 'Ah non giunge' — on the DuoGS label, catalogue 7008. DuoGS is not readily identified in standard references; the artist is also not widely documented. A Bellini soprano disc on an obscure label warrants investigation.AI summary
Duophone GS7008 Opera
Empire with My Blue Heaven and Ah Sweet Mystery of Life on Duophone D4022.AI summary
Duophone D4022 Dance
Ernest Pike sings O Sole Mio and Schubert's Serenade on Duophone UB2018.AI summary
Duophone UB2018 Voice
F. Gilbert, a performer on DuoB, a tiny or short-lived British label, recorded 'Normandy' and 'Moon of Waikiki'. The titles suggest light orchestral or sentimental vocal material, and the catalogue number suggests an early-to-mid-1930s date. Nothing is known of the artist beyond this entry.AI summary
Duophone B5101 Instrumental
F Hall performs 'Waiting for you' and a band-arranged version of 'Souvenirs' on DuoM 167.AI summary
Duophone M167
F Hall, credited on the DuoM label for 'Waiting for you' and 'That's why I'm happy'. DuoM was a minor British imprint of the early 1930s; little else is known of this artist or recording.AI summary
Duophone M221
F. Hall recorded 'Where the Wild Flowers Grow' and 'Dawn of Tomorrow' for DuoC, a small British label with catalogue number 5, suggesting an early or very small pressing run.AI summary
Duophone C5 Dance
Fred Walmsley on the short-lived DuoD label, performing topical comic songs about unemployment and marriage — British music hall material from the 1920s-30s on an obscure marque.AI summary
Duophone D544
Fred Walmsley recorded 'Shingly Sea Shore' and 'I'm Going Back to My Home Sweet Home' for Duo Disc (539), a minor British label of the 1920s–30s. Walmsley is not otherwise documented.AI summary
Duophone D539
Duophone D539
Glantz recorded 'Too Many Parties Too Many Pals' and 'Along the Old Lake Trail' for Duo-Brit 5152. Glantz was an American bandleader; Duo-Brit was a small British label.AI summary
Duophone B5152 Dance
A performer credited as Greening on DuoA Records performing 'I Wonder How I Look When I'm Asleep' and 'When You Played the Organ' — an unidentified vocalist on an obscure label, likely 1920s.AI summary
Duophone A5 Voice
Greening in 'Lingering Lips' and 'Tell me Tonight' on DuoUB 2081, a small British label.AI summary
Duophone UB2081 Voice
Harry Weldon, the music-hall comedian of 'Stiffy the Goalkeeper', with 'Oh Boy' and 'Yes Sir, That's My Baby' on Duophone.AI summary
Duophone UB2001 Music Hall
The Irwell Springs Bacup Band, a British colliery or works band, performs a 'Maritana' selection (in two parts) on DuoM, another unidentified regional label.AI summary
Duophone M134
The Irwell Springs Bacup Band, a British brass band, performing a cornet feature and traditional repertoire on the obscure DuoM label.AI summary
Duophone M136
Jack Stracey performing 'Cosmopolis' across two sides on the DuoD label, catalogue 536. DuoD is not a readily identified label in standard references; the artist is also not widely documented. An unrecognised artist on an obscure label warrants investigation.AI summary
Duophone D536
Jack Stracey with Cosmopolis (part 3) and Pirouette on Duophone D537.AI summary
Duophone D537
Jack Stracey conducting a ballet suite on DuoD 536, a small British label from the 1930s.AI summary
Duophone D536
Jack Stracey orchestra playing 'Cosmopolis: Suite de Ballet' and 'Pirouette' on Duo Disc, catalogue 537; Stracey was a British orchestra leader of the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Duophone D537
Jeffries recorded two sentimental popular songs for DuoB, a small British label active in the early 1930s.AI summary
Duophone B5105 Voice
Kemp's DuoD label recording of popular standards from the early 1930s.AI summary
Duophone D4035
Kemp on DuoD 4048, a vocal recording from DuoM (Duophone), an obscure British label of the early 1920s.AI summary
Duophone D4048
Duophone D4015
MacKenzie Rogan's Band recorded operatic and light-music selections for DuoM, a small British label. The band and label remain largely undocumented.AI summary
Duophone M130
Duophone M160
MacKenzie Rogan's Band perform a selection from Gilbert & Sullivan's 'HMS Pinafore' on DuoM 164, a minor British label from the 1920s or 1930s.AI summary
Duophone M164
Mackenzie Rogan's Orchestra on Duophone, a British electrical recording label of the late 1920s–early 1930s — performing light classical instrumental material.AI summary
Duophone A1019 Orchestra
MacKenzie Rogan's Symphony Orchestra plays the Petite Suite de Concert in two parts on Duophone A1019.AI summary
Duophone A1019 Orchestra