3,282 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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His Master's Voice EG6152
The Birmingham Symphony Orchestra conducted by Adrian Boult performing the overture to Humperdinck's Hänsel und Gretel on HMV D591 — a companion to the D617 disc of the Witch's Ride and Dream Pantomime elsewhere in this collection. Boult was one of the most significant British conductors of the twentieth century.AI summary
His Master's Voice D591 Orchestra
The Birmingham Symphony Orchestra conducted by Adrian Boult performing the Witch's Ride and Dream Pantomime from Humperdinck's Hänsel und Gretel on HMV D617. Boult was one of the most significant British conductors of the twentieth century and his early HMV recordings are moderately collected; these two orchestral showpieces from the opera are characteristic of the acoustic-era orchestral repertoire.AI summary
His Master's Voice D617 Orchestra
The Birmingham Symphony Orchestra conducted by Adrian Boult, with S. Power as soloist, performing 'Rout' — a work by Arthur Bliss — on HMV D574. Boult was one of the most significant British conductors of the twentieth century; an early Boult recording of a Bliss work is of historical interest to collectors of British music.AI summary
His Master's Voice D574 Orchestra
The British Symphony String Orchestra conducted by Blech recorded the 'Aida March' for HMV. Blech was a known German-British conductor active in the 1920s–30s. This is a standard orchestral arrangement of Verdi.AI summary
His Master's Voice EJ189 Orchestra
His Master's Voice ES292 Classical
Bunk Johnson, the pioneering New Orleans jazz cornetist, recorded "Darktown Strutters' Ball" and "When the Saints go marching in" for His Master's Voice, one of his recordings made in the 1940s rediscovery sessions that restored his reputation.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9511 Jazz
Bunk Johnson, a pioneering New Orleans jazz cornet player, recorded for His Master's Voice late in his career; "A Closer Walk with Thee" and "High Society" are jazz standards central to New Orleans jazz history.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9820 Jazz
Bunk Johnson recorded 'Darktown Strutters' Ball' and 'When the Saints Go Marching In' for HMV B9511. Johnson was a pioneering New Orleans jazz trumpeter; these are iconic jazz standards. HMV B9511 suggests a later pressing in that series.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9511 Jazz
Bunk Johnson, a New Orleans jazz pioneer and early jazz cornet player, performs 'Sister Kate' and 'One sweet Letter from you' on His Master's Voice B9517. Johnson was rediscovered and recorded extensively in the 1940s, making this a significant document of early jazz revival recording.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9517 Jazz
Bunk Johnson, the pioneering New Orleans jazz cornetist, recorded 'Sister Kate' and 'One Sweet Letter from You' on His Master's Voice B9517.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9517 Jazz
Bunny Berigan was an influential American jazz trumpeter and vocalist; this His Master's Voice recording pairs 'Black Bottom' and 'Trees'.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8907 Jazz
Bunny Berigan was an American jazz trumpet virtuoso of the 1930s; these are his own compositions recorded for HMV, capturing his distinctive hot style.AI summary
His Master's Voice C2939 Jazz
Burt Shepard performing 'Laughing Song' and 'Whistling Coon' on His Master's Voice, catalogue B468 — an early acoustic era pressing from roughly 1910–13.AI summary
His Master's Voice B468 Music Hall
Henry Busse, a trumpeter and bandleader prominent in the 1920s dance-band era, recorded 'Deep Elm' and 'Charlestonette' for His Master's Voice. Busse's hot trumpet style was popular on both sides of the Atlantic, and his recordings remain sought by jazz and dance-music collectors.AI summary
His Master's Voice B5037 Dance
Cicely Courtneidge and Jack Hulbert, the famous British theatrical duo, on His Master's Voice B8506. Both were major theatre personalities of the 1920s–1930s; their records are sought by music-hall and theatre specialists.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8506 Personalities (Prs)
Cicely Courtneidge and Jack Hulbert in songs from theatrical shows, 'Birdie out of a Cage' and 'I was anything but sentimental', on His Master's Voice B8577. Courtneidge and Hulbert were major musical theatre stars of the 1920s-1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8577 Personalities (Prs)
Cicely Courtneidge and Jack Hulbert on His Master's Voice C2868, a selection from their theatrical work. Both were major British stage and film stars of the 1920s and 1930s, celebrated for their comedy, musicality and partnership in light musical theatre.AI summary
His Master's Voice C2868 Personalities (Prs)
C Day Lewis, the British poet and poet laureate, reciting his own 'Birthday Poem' and works by Emily Brontë, and recitations titled 'Album', 'Statuette', and 'Christmas Tree' for HMV C3766.AI summary
His Master's Voice C3766 Personalities (Prs)
A music-hall sketch or comedic performance by C Hulbert, B Comber, P England and M Kester, 'Taking Possession', recorded in two parts on HMV B8003.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8003 Music Hall
Charles Mott performing 'Blue Eyes Fairy' with orchestra conducted by Elgar himself, on HMV catalogue 02640 — an early single-sided pressing. As with the companion Mott/Elgar D456 disc in this collection, an Elgar self-conducted vocal recording is a primary document and of significant collector interest.AI summary
His Master's Voice 02640 Voice
Charles Penrose and Stanley Coltham on His Master's Voice, performing fairy-tale sketches.AI summary
His Master's Voice B2364 Music Hall
C Penrose and S Coltham performing two sentimental or novelty pieces on His Master's Voice: 'Way to the Well I Never Land' and 'Dream Pedlar'.AI summary
His Master's Voice B2365 Voice
His Master's Voice C3700
Campagnola, a tenor, sings Bach's 'Ave Maria' with pianist Payan performing Gounod's 'Crucifix' on the reverse, on HMV 032307. The 032000 HMV series is a single-sided acoustic-era pressing from the early Gramophone Company catalogue, likely pre-1910. Campagnola was an Italian tenor who recorded for the Gramophone Company in the early acoustic period.AI summary
His Master's Voice 032307 Classical
Carl Brisson on His Master's Voice B3295, with 'Camille' and 'There's Something About You That's Different'. Brisson was a Danish-American tenor, actor and entertainer popular in the 1920s–1930s, known for romantic and novelty songs.AI summary
His Master's Voice B3295 Voice
Carl Reich performing a classical vocal piece, 'A Captive Nightingale', on two sides of an early His Master's Voice pressing (B390); Reich's identity and repertoire are not established.AI summary
His Master's Voice B390 Classical
Carl Reich recorded a two-part classical piece, 'A Captive Blackbird', for His Master's Voice on catalogue number B392, indicating an early 1920s acoustic recording. Reich was an accomplished but now-obscure classical musician.AI summary
His Master's Voice B392 Classical
Carlos Ramirez was a popular baritone of the 1940s–50s, and this His Master's Voice pressing pairs two lyrical favourites: the Largo al factotum from Rossini's *The Barber of Seville* and the Spanish song *Granada*.AI summary
His Master's Voice 13594 Voice
Carrie Tubb was a British soprano of the Edwardian era, renowned for her clear, powerful voice and her extensive concert and operatic repertoire; this His Master's Voice recording is from the acoustic era.AI summary
His Master's Voice 03278 Opera
Carroll Gibbons performing 'Wait and See' and 'Please Don't Say No' on His Master's Voice. Gibbons was a British bandleader and pianist, famous for his orchestrations and his long residency at the Savoy Hotel in London.AI summary
His Master's Voice FB3189 Dance
Carroll Gibbons, the British pianist and bandleader, recorded 'Let's Take the Long Way Home' and 'Accentuate the Positive' for HMV—popular songs arranged in Gibbons' sophisticated dance-band style.AI summary
His Master's Voice FB3103 Dance
Enrico Caruso, the most celebrated tenor of the early 20th century, performs 'Addio a Napoli' and 'Cante pe me' for His Master's Voice. Caruso's 1906 recording of 'La donna è mobile' was the first operatic recording to achieve international commercial success, and his voice defined the tenor repertory for generations.AI summary
His Master's Voice DA104 Opera
Enrico Caruso, the legendary Italian tenor and one of the most recorded voices in history, on His Master's Voice with two operatic arias: 'Donna non vidi mai' from *Manon Lescaut* and 'Guardann's luna' (likely a Neapolitan song).AI summary
His Master's Voice DA106 Opera
Enrico Caruso's 'Crucifixus' and Verdi's 'Libiamo ne' lieticalici' (from La Traviata) on His Master's Voice DJ100; Caruso was the most famous tenor of the early 20th century and these are likely reissues of his most famous recordings from the acoustic era.AI summary
His Master's Voice DJ100 Opera
Enrico Caruso recorded a single-sided His Master's Voice disc of "Addio," catalogue HMV 2-052035. An early or mid-period Caruso recording on an acoustic or electrical HMV pressing.AI summary
His Master's Voice 2-052035 Opera
Enrico Caruso, the greatest tenor of the early 20th century, in two operatic arias recorded for His Master's Voice; DM series pressings of Caruso's acoustic performances are standard catalogue items.AI summary
His Master's Voice DM110 Opera
Enrico Caruso, the greatest tenor of the early recording era, performs two works from Verdi's Rigoletto—'Ora è per sempre addio' and 'La Donna è Mobile'—on His Master's Voice DA561.AI summary
His Master's Voice No2CatDA561 Opera
Enrico Caruso, the legendary Italian tenor, recorded 'Vaghissima Sembianza' and 'Sultanto a Te' (arias from Rossini's 'The Barber of Seville' and other operas) for His Master's Voice; these are among the most historically important vocal recordings ever made.AI summary
His Master's Voice DA754 Opera
Enrico Caruso, the legendary Italian tenor, performing two opera arias—'Crucifixus' and 'Libiamo ne' lieticalici' (from La Traviata)—on His Master's Voice. This appears to be a much later issue or reissue of acoustic recordings from the early twentieth century.AI summary
His Master's Voice DJ100 Opera
Enrico Caruso, the most celebrated tenor of the early 20th century, recorded two cornerstone Italian operatic arias ('Una furtiva Lagrima' from L'elisir d'amore and 'Celeste Aida' from Aida) for HMV. Caruso's recordings are among the most collected of the acoustic era and remain landmarks of vocal recording.AI summary
His Master's Voice VA12 Opera
Enrico Caruso, the legendary Italian tenor, performing 'Cantique de Noël' (Adolphe Adam's Christmas carol) on His Master's Voice. This is an electrically reissued version of an original acoustic recording.AI summary
His Master's Voice 2-032022 Opera
Enrico Caruso, the greatest tenor of his era and one of the most celebrated recording artists of all time, recorded "Mia Piccirella" and "Celeste Aida, Forma Divina" for His Master's Voice DB144. A DB-series single of a paramount figure in recorded music.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB144 Opera
Enrico Caruso on HMV DA754, performing 'Vaghissima Sembianza' (from Werther) and 'Sull'anto a Te' (from La Bohème). These are acoustic recordings of the legendary Italian tenor, reissued on HMV's electrical DA label.AI summary
His Master's Voice DA754 Opera
Enrico Caruso, the legendary Italian tenor, recorded 'Donna non vidi mai' (a soprano aria from Puccini's *Manon Lescaut*) and 'Guardann's luna' for His Master's Voice — though Caruso died in 1921, HMV continued to reissue his acoustic recordings on the DA series well into the 1930s and beyond.AI summary
His Master's Voice DA106 Opera
Enrico Caruso, the legendary Italian tenor, recorded "For You Alone" for His Master's Voice. The catalogue number 4-2122 indicates a later electrical reissue of an earlier acoustic recording, likely 1920s–1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice 4-2122 Opera
Enrico Caruso, Antonio Scotti and Edmond Journet, three legendary operatic voices of the early 20th century, recorded a trio from Verdi's *La traviata* for His Master's Voice in the acoustic era.AI summary
His Master's Voice DO100 Opera
Four celebrated Metropolitan Opera stars—including Enrico Caruso and Antonio Scotti—recorded "La Bella Figlia dell'Amore", the famous quartet from Verdi's Rigoletto, for His Master's Voice in the acoustic era. This is a major historical opera recording.AI summary
His Master's Voice 054117 Opera