3,282 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Cyril Fletcher, the British comedian and entertainer, performing an 'Air Ministry Security Record' on HMV — a wartime spoken-word item.AI summary
His Master's Voice JH49 Personalities (Prs)
Cyril Scott, a British classical composer and pianist, performing two of his own character pieces on HMV in the acoustic era (early 1920s).AI summary
His Master's Voice B33315 Classical
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
Dan Leno (1860–1904) was the greatest music-hall comedian of the Victorian and Edwardian era; this His Master's Voice reissue of earlier recordings preserves his comic monologues 'Tower of London' and 'Where Are You Going to My Pretty Maid', but the recording dates are not known from the catalogue number alone.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1778 Music Hall
A later HMV reissue of Dan Leno material on HMV B462, containing 'My Wife's Relations' (originally recorded 1901) and 'Mrs. Kelly' (1901). These are HMV reissues of Leno's original G&T recordings made after his death; while historically interesting, the reissued HMV B-series pressings are considerably more common than the original G&T discs and command lower prices.AI summary
His Master's Voice B462 Music Hall
HMV B463, coupling Dan Leno's 'Poppies' (originally recorded 1901) with 'The Shopwalker' (1903) — both reissued on the HMV B-series after his death. As with B462 and B464 in this collection, these are reissues and considerably more common than the original G&T pressings, though still collected for their content.AI summary
His Master's Voice B463 Music Hall
HMV B464 contains Dan Leno's 'Tower of London' (originally 1901) and 'The Huntsman' (1901), both reissued on the HMV B-series after his death. As with B462, these are reissues of Leno's original G&T recordings and are considerably more common than the originals, though still collected for their content.AI summary
His Master's Voice B464 Music Hall
A double-sided HMV pressing, catalogue 2-2530, coupling a Dan Leno number — 'Poppies' (originally recorded 1901) — with Harry Lauder's 'I Love a Lassie' (dated 1905). As a reissue coupling two major music-hall names on one disc, this is of moderate collector interest; both Leno reissues and early Lauder sides are collected, but the HMV reissue format is commoner than Leno's G&T originals.AI summary
His Master's Voice 2-2530 Music Hall
Dan Rolyat, credited on His Master's Voice catalogue 4-2159, performs an unidentified piece. The artist and title are obscure and do not appear in standard discographies.AI summary
His Master's Voice 4-2159 Music Hall
An unnamed dance band recorded 'At the Fox Trot Ball that's all' and 'I want to go back to Michigan' for His Master's Voice B287, likely mid-1920s. Both are typical dance-novelty titles of the period.AI summary
His Master's Voice B287 Dance
Danny and the Juniors' American Bandstand hit 'Rock and Roll Is Here to Stay' backed with 'School Boy Romance', issued in the UK on HMV POP467 in 1958. The POP series was HMV's main vehicle for American rock and roll in Britain, and this is a solid mid-period example from a group now remembered primarily for 'At the Hop'.AI summary
His Master's Voice POP467 Rock
Danny and the Juniors performing 'Dottie' and 'In the Meantime' on HMV POP504 — a late UK 78rpm pressing of an American rock-and-roll act, best known for 'At the Hop'. The HMV POP series was the standard UK pop singles series; Danny and the Juniors are a minor collected rock-and-roll act.AI summary
His Master's Voice POP504 Rock
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A His Master's Voice 10-inch disc credited to Danny Malone, catalogue number C2668. No titles recorded; likely a popular vocal or dance side of the 1920s–1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice C2668
The Darktown Strutters performing 'Everybody's Doing It' and 'I Never Knew' on His Master's Voice BD5050, early jazz and dance from the 1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD5050 Jazz
Dave Nelson was an American bandleader and trumpeter who recorded dance and novelty sides in the late 1920s and 1930s; this His Master's Voice side includes an Ellington number, 'Shout 'em Aunt Tillie', reflecting the hot-jazz fashion of the period.AI summary
His Master's Voice B4853 Jazz
A recording of David Lloyd George's 1909 Budget Speech on HMV D381, paired with a speech by Wedgwood on land and labour. Lloyd George's People's Budget of 1909 was one of the most consequential acts of Edwardian politics, and this disc is a primary historical document of his oratory. Spoken-word recordings of major political figures are a distinct collecting category.AI summary
His Master's Voice D381 Personalities (Prs)
Davy Burnaby was a British comedian and actor of the music-hall era, popular in the 1920s. HMV B848 is an early acoustic recording, and these novelty-comic numbers are typical of his recorded work.AI summary
His Master's Voice B848 Music Hall
Davy Burnaby, a music-hall comedian, delivers two monologues about 'Bertram' on HMV B3703. Burnaby was a performer of the variety theatre tradition, and his records capture the spoken-word comedy that dominated early entertainment recordings.AI summary
His Master's Voice B3703 Music Hall
A two-sided acoustic recording of Grieg's Piano Concerto in A Minor, performed by Albert Cortot (listed as de Greef) with the Albert Hall Orchestra under Landon Ronald, one of the most celebrated British conductors of the early 20th century.AI summary
His Master's Voice D551 Classical
Willy de Groot was a Dutch conductor and pianist who recorded extensively for HMV from the 1920s to 1940s; this coupling of salon miniatures — Schumann's Albumblatt and Liszt's Liebestraume — typifies his light classical repertoire.AI summary
His Master's Voice C1480 Classical
His Master's Voice C1480
De Groot recorded 'Eileen Adair' and 'Smiling through' for His Master's Voice B1454, sentimental vocal or light classical material from the late 1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1454 Orchestra
Vladimir de Pachmann was one of the most celebrated and eccentric Chopin specialists of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, famous for his intimate playing style and odd behaviour at the keyboard. This HMV disc, catalogue 05516, contains a Paraphrase de Concert. De Pachmann's HMV recordings are collected by devotees of golden-age piano playing.AI summary
His Master's Voice 05516 Instrumental
The Dean of Canterbury (Henry Wace, probably, or a successor) recorded 'Let me enjoy this 'ere War in Peace' and 'Relevance of Christianity' for His Master's Voice, probably in the early 1920s. An unusual combination of a comic monologue with a religious address, both attributed to a senior Church of England figure.AI summary
His Master's Voice B3340 Personalities (Prs)
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, an American vocal quartet, recorded this early rock-and-roll number for His Master's Voice during the early 1950s. 'Shake Rattle and Roll' became a foundational rock record when released in 1954.AI summary
His Master's Voice B10790 Rock
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
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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
His Master's Voice C3141
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
DePrince recorded 'Señorita' and 'Feu Follet' for His Master's Voice SG6; without further identification of the artist, this appears to be a Latin or dance novelty recording from the 1930s, though the artist remains obscure.AI summary
Diana Dors, the British actress and pin-up star, recorded two novelty songs, 'I feel so mmm' and 'A Kiss and a Cuddle', on His Master's Voice B10613 in the early 1950s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B10613 Personalities (Prs)
Dicky Wells was a pioneering jazz trombonist; these sides on HMV represent his sophisticated jazz work, likely from the early 1930s when his influential Harlem style was at its peak.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8826 Jazz
Dmitri Smirnov sings the serenade 'Se il mio nome saper voi bramate' from The Barber of Seville and 'Giunto sul passo estremo' from Mefistofele on HMV DB582, the companion 12-inch disc to DB581 in this collection. A pair of Smirnov 12-inch HMV pressings is a useful collector set.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB582 Opera
Dmitri Smirnov sings 'O dolce incanto' from La Damnation de Faust and 'Mi par d'udir ancora' from The Pearl Fishers on HMV DB583, a 12-inch pressing — the third disc in the Smirnov 12-inch HMV series alongside DB581 and DB582 in this collection. Together the three discs form a substantial Smirnov collection on the premium 12-inch format.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB583 Opera
Dmitri Smirnov (here spelled Smirnoff) on HMV DB753 — 'Pourquoi mon triste cœur' and a duet 'Oh Tsarevitch I implore thee' with M Davidoff. The DB series is HMV's prestigious double-sided black-label series, and a coupling of Smirnov with the bass Davidoff in Russian repertoire is of real interest to collectors of Russian vocal music.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB753 Opera
Dmitri Smirnov, the celebrated Russian lyric tenor associated with the Bolshoi and major international opera houses, performing 'Daylight slowly fades' on HMV catalogue 2-022025 — an early single-sided pressing. Smirnov's HMV recordings are of collector interest to specialists in early Russian singing.AI summary
His Master's Voice 2-022025 Opera
Dinah Sheridan and J Forbes-Robertson on His Master's Voice B9117-9 (a 3-disc set), performing 'Peter Pan' parts 1-6. This is a dramatic reading or adaptation of J.M. Barrie's *Peter Pan* by theatrical performers; HMV's multi-disc sets of classic literature were popular in the 1930s-40s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9117-9 Personalities (Prs)
Dinah Sheridan and J. Forbes-Robertson in Peter Pan, in two sides, on HMV B9117.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9117 Personalities (Prs)
Dinah Sheridan and J Forbes-Robertson performed part 3 of Peter Pan, a dramatic reading or adaptation, for His Master's Voice.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9118 Personalities (Prs)
Dinah Sheridan and John Forbes-Robertson on 'Peter Pan part 5' (two sides), from HMV B9119. Sheridan and Forbes-Robertson were both theatrical performers; this is a dramatic or theatrical recording, possibly from a stage production or radio adaptation from the 1940s-1950s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9119 Personalities (Prs)
Dinah Sheridan and J. Forbes-Robertson in Peter Pan, part 5, in two sides, on HMV B9119.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9119 Personalities (Prs)