3,282 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Clarence Wright recorded two topical or novelty songs—'£620,000,000 Song' and 'Help your local Committee'—on His Master's Voice JH series, a 1950s-1960s issue.AI summary
His Master's Voice JH60 Music Hall
Clarice Mayne was a British music-hall and variety performer; this His Master's Voice 78 is a single side recording, 'Nursery', which appears to be a novelty or children's piece.AI summary
His Master's Voice 03262 Music Hall
Clarice Mayne sings 'Jenny McGregor' on HMV 03276, a single-sided pressing from the Gramophone Company's acoustic series. The 03000 HMV series is a 12-inch single-sided format for popular vocal artists; a single-sided 12-inch Mayne pressing is a less common format for her recordings.AI summary
His Master's Voice 03276 Music Hall
Clarice Mayne sings 'Joshuah' on HMV 03290, a single-sided 12-inch pressing from the Gramophone Company acoustic series — a companion single-sided 12-inch to the HMV 03276 in this collection. Single-sided 12-inch HMV pressings of Clarice Mayne are a less common format than her standard double-sided 10-inch Columbia output.AI summary
His Master's Voice 03290 Music Hall
Clarice Mayne was a British music-hall star of the Edwardian era, famous for her comic songs and character work. 'Joshu-ah' is characteristic of her novelty and dialect material. This His Master's Voice pressing is from the earliest numerical series, dating probably to around 1910 or slightly earlier.AI summary
His Master's Voice 03290 Music Hall
Clarice Mayne was a British music hall star and singer of the early 20th century. 'Mr & Mrs Smith' is a comic sketch or song, recorded for His Master's Voice in the acoustic era, HMV 03258 representing early HMV pressings.AI summary
His Master's Voice 03258 Music Hall
Clarice Mayne sings 'Come Over the Garden Wall' and 'Mr & Mrs Smith' on HMV C526, a 12-inch coupling. The C-prefix HMV series for popular vocal material suggests an acoustic-era pressing, probably early-to-mid 1920s; 12-inch popular vocal issues from this period are less common than 10-inch equivalents.AI summary
His Master's Voice C526 Music Hall
Clarice Mayne was a popular Edwardian music-hall singer and actress, associated with the performer James W. Tate. This HMV C527 disc contains 'I've Got My Eye on You' (dated 1912) and 'Nursery' (dated 1911). HMV C-series pressings of Edwardian music-hall performers are moderately uncommon.AI summary
His Master's Voice C527 Music Hall
Claude Hulbert performing 'Limerick Puzzle Record' on HMV B3986. Hulbert was a British comic actor and music-hall entertainer of the 1930s–40s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B3986 Personalities (Prs)
Club Royal, a dance ensemble, performs two popular dance tunes on His Master's Voice B1331 — likely early 1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1331 Dance
Club Royal ensemble on 'The Sheik', a popular jazz-age novelty, recorded for His Master's Voice B1331. 'Club Royal' was a house band name used by HMV and other labels for dance-band filler; the catalogue number places this in the early 1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1331 Dance
Coakley on His Master's Voice B6558 from the mid-1930s, a popular song recording. The artist Coakley is unidentified.AI summary
His Master's Voice B6558 Voice
Cobbett and Walker on His Master's Voice B621, early vocal duets from the 1910s–20s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B621 Voice
Cobbett and Walker, music-hall comedians, recorded two novelty songs for His Master's Voice in the early 1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B654 Music Hall
His Master's Voice C3191
The Coldstream Guards Band performing standard orchestral repertoire—Grieg and Liszt—on HMV's classical series, recorded in the early acoustic era.AI summary
His Master's Voice C116 Orchestra
A Coldstream Guards Band recording of a selection from the Edwardian musical comedy *Our Miss Gibbs* on His Master's Voice, from the early acoustic era (catalogue C series).AI summary
His Master's Voice C127 Orchestra
The Coldstream Guards Band performing on His Master's Voice C191. A military band recording of operatic material; HMV was the major label for such prestige releases.AI summary
His Master's Voice C191 Orchestra
The Coldstream Guards Band performing concert overtures on HMV's classical series in the early acoustic era, part of the label's extensive catalogue of military band recordings.AI summary
His Master's Voice C114 Orchestra
The Coldstream Guards Band, a British military band, recorded 'You Made Me Love You' and 'I Hear You Calling Me' for His Master's Voice C318, an early pressing from the acoustic era of recording, likely around 1910–1920. The C-series indicates a very early HMV catalogue number.AI summary
His Master's Voice C318 Orchestra
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
Coleman Hawkins was the founding father of the tenor saxophone in jazz, and 'Body and Soul' is one of the most famous and influential jazz recordings ever made; this His Master's Voice UK pressing captures his iconic 1939 version.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9328 Jazz
Coleman Hawkins, the American tenor saxophonist and jazz pioneer, recorded these two standards for His Master's Voice, likely reissued from American masters in the early 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8812 Jazz
Coleman Hawkins, the jazz tenor saxophonist, performing 'Sweet Georgia Brown' and 'Out of Nowhere' on His Master's Voice B8812, from the late 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8812 Jazz
Coleman Hawkins, one of the most important jazz saxophonists of the 20th century, performs 'Avalon' and 'Stardust' on His Master's Voice X4496. These are among his many recordings made from the 1920s onward.AI summary
His Master's Voice X4496 Jazz
His Master's Voice X4497 Jazz
Coleman Hawkins, the legendary American tenor saxophonist, recorded this His Master's Voice side with two classics of the swing era: 'Meet Doctor Foo' and the immortal 'Body and Soul'.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9328 Jazz
The Comedy Harmonists recorded 'Whispering' and 'Merry Month of May' (Reisman) for His Master's Voice, catalogue B8274; an unconfirmed comedy ensemble on HMV.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8274 Comic
The Comedy Harmonists and Mathieu Wittrisch recorded 'Dreaming of a Fair Night' and 'Dreaming of Your Love' for His Master's Voice. The Comedy Harmonists were a minor German-influenced vocal ensemble of the 1920s–30s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B3995 Personalities (Prs)
Eddie Condon (likely; the credit may be abbreviated), the American jazz guitarist and bandleader, on His Master's Voice with 'I'm Gonna Stomp Mr Henry Lee' and 'That's a Serious Thing'; Condon's hot-jazz recordings are collected.AI summary
His Master's Voice B4987 Jazz
Zez Confrey (composer and pianist) recorded 'New Hampshire' and 'Marcheta' (The Great White Way) for His Master's Voice, catalogue B1713; Confrey was a ragtime-influenced American composer and recording artist of the 1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1713 Instrumental
Confrey (likely Zez Confrey, the American novelty piano composer and performer) recording 'True Blue Sam' and 'All Muddled Up' for His Master's Voice B1554, dating to the mid-1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1554 Instrumental
Constance Carpenter was a British stage actress and singer who appeared in West End musicals of the 1920s and 1930s. HMV JH72 is from the JH prefix series, which was used for budget or subsidiary issues. The reverse is credited to the Rosato Band with Julie Gillespie. A specialist item for enthusiasts of the British inter-war musical stage.AI summary
His Master's Voice JH72 Music Hall
Coon Sanders, an American jazz orchestra leader, recorded two numbers on His Master's Voice in the late 1920s, including "I Ain't Got Nobody", a standard vehicle for jazz innovation.AI summary
His Master's Voice B5383 Jazz
The Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra, a celebrated American dance band of the 1920s, recorded these sides for His Master's Voice. Both titles are popular song numbers typical of the dance-band repertoire.AI summary
His Master's Voice B6199 Dance
Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra on HMV B5121, with 'Deep Henderson' and 'Hi-Diddle-Diddle' — Kansas City jazz-dance-band sides by an influential American ensemble of the 1920s, on a major British label.AI summary
His Master's Voice B5121 Jazz
Coon-Sanders, a famous American jazz orchestra active in the 1920s and early 1930s, recorded these two jazz numbers for His Master's Voice B5538. The band was known for their sophisticated hot-jazz arrangements.AI summary
His Master's Voice B5538 Jazz
Coro Mixto (mixed chorus) on His Master's Voice, performing Brazilian songs 'Mulher Rendeira' and 'Lua Bonita'. The JO series catalogue number is scarce and difficult to identify.AI summary
His Master's Voice JO377
Count Basie, the legendary jazz pianist and bandleader, on His Master's Voice. 'One O'Clock Boogie' and 'Meet Me at No Special Place' are recordings from his Basie orchestra.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9593 Jazz
Countess H. Morsztyn — an aristocratic amateur pianist not identifiable in standard discographic references — performing Chopin's Scherzo Op. 31 across two sides on HMV E317. Private or semi-private HMV pressings for named patrons or amateurs were made in very small quantities and are unusual survivals; the E-series designation requires checking.AI summary
His Master's Voice E317 Instrumental
Countess H. Morsztyn performing Chopin's Scherzo Op. 31 across two sides on HMV E317 — a duplicate of id 11387 in this collection. As with that disc, this appears to be a private or semi-private HMV pressing; both copies should be examined and compared.AI summary
His Master's Voice E317 Instrumental
His Master's Voice 4-2812
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
A novelty jazz-comedy number credited to Courtland & Jefferies on His Master's Voice catalogue B992, dating from the early 1920s. The catalogue number suggests an early pressing from this prolific label's dance and novelty series.AI summary
His Master's Voice B992 Dance
Cummins, an unidentified performer, on His Master's Voice B5811 from the mid-1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B5811 Dance
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