3,280 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Adrian Rollini recorded 'Honeysuckle Rose' and 'Bouncin' in Rhythm' for His Master's Voice JF series (39), a swing-era side from the 1930s. Rollini was a multi-instrumentalist (vibraphone, saxophone) and a respected swing musician, and his HMV sides are sought by jazz collectors.AI summary
His Master's Voice JF39 Jazz
Adrian Rollini, a virtuoso multi-instrumentalist (saxophone, harmonica, xylophone) and important figure in 1920s–30s jazz and hot dance, on His Master's Voice B8660. Rollini's recordings are collected by jazz and dance-band enthusiasts.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8660 Jazz
Adrian Rollini, a pioneering jazz vibraphonist and saxophonist, recorded two jazz pieces for His Master's Voice: 'Weather Man' and 'Bouncin' in Rhythm', probably in the early 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8660 Jazz
Aileen Stanley, an American jazz and popular singer of the 1920s, recorded for His Master's Voice. Stanley was a major recording artist in the early electrical recording era, known for her jazz interpretations and vocal charm.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1976 Voice
Aileen Stanley, an American popular singer, on HMV B-series with 'Here Am I Broken Hearted' and 'Who Are You Fooling Tonight'.AI summary
His Master's Voice B2590 Voice
Aileen Stanley and J Marvin on His Master's Voice with two 1920s popular songs, 'Red Lips Kiss My Blues Away' and 'Side by Side'.AI summary
His Master's Voice B2519 Voice
Al Bowlly, the British light vocalist and prolific recording artist, on His Master's Voice with 'In a Blue and Pensive Mood' and 'A Little White Gardenia'; Bowlly was one of the most commercially successful singers of the 1930s-40s.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD230 Voice
His Master's Voice BD493 Personalities (Prs)
Al Bowlly, a prolific British light vocalist and one of the best-selling recording artists of the 1930s, recorded 'You're a Sweetheart' and 'Pretty Little Patchwork Quilt' on His Master's Voice BD503. Bowlly was enormously popular and recorded thousands of titles.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD503 Voice
Al Bowlly, the British-South African vocalist and one of the most prolific singers of the dance-band era, on 'Romany' and 'Lonely', His Master's Voice BD666. Bowlly recorded extensively for HMV in the late 1920s-30s and remains highly collectable.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD666 Voice
Al Bowlly, the prolific British-South African vocalist, on 'South of the Border' and 'What do you know about love', His Master's Voice BD706. Bowlly was one of the most recorded singers of the dance-band era and remains highly collectable.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD706 Voice
Al Bowlly, a prolific British dance-band vocalist of the 1930s, recorded two ballads for His Master's Voice.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8302 Voice
Al Bowlly was one of the most prolific and commercially successful British popular singers of the 1930s and 1940s, known for his smooth, sophisticated crooning. This His Master's Voice side captures him at his height.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD230 Voice
Albert Chevalier was one of the most beloved of all music-hall performers, famous above all for 'My Old Dutch'. This HMV single-sided disc, catalogue 4-2204, contains 'Wot's the Good of Hanyfink?' — one of his characteristic costermonger songs. Early single-sided HMV pressings of Chevalier are of significant collector interest.AI summary
His Master's Voice 4-2204 Music Hall
Albert Chevalier was a celebrated British music-hall star of the Victorian era, famous for his cockney songs and character work. 'My Old Dutch' is his most famous number, a cockney ballad of 1892. This His Master's Voice D373 pressing is from the early classical/voice series, probably 1920s–1930s, but may be a re-pressing of an earlier acoustic recording.AI summary
His Master's Voice D373 Music Hall
Albert Chevalier, the celebrated Victorian and Edwardian music-hall artist, recorded 'Our Little Nipper' on His Master's Voice 02351 in the acoustic era. Chevalier was one of the first major entertainers to record extensively.AI summary
His Master's Voice 02351 Music Hall
Albert Chevalier, the legendary British music hall star of the late nineteenth century, recorded 'E Can't Take a Roise Out of Oi' (a Cockney dialect piece) for His Master's Voice. Chevalier was one of the greatest and most influential performers in music hall history.AI summary
His Master's Voice 02398 Music Hall
Albert Chevalier, the Victorian-era British music-hall star and character comedian, on His Master's Voice 02355: one of his signature monologues in broad Cockney dialect, recorded in the acoustic era (before c. 1925).AI summary
His Master's Voice 02355 Music Hall
Albert Chevalier, the original 'Costermonger Laureate' of the London music halls, recorded his most famous songs for His Master's Voice; a defining voice of Victorian-Edwardian Britain.AI summary
His Master's Voice D373 Music Hall
Albert Chevalier, the legendary British music-hall performer, recorded the Cockney character song 'He Can't Take a Rosie Out of Oi' for His Master's Voice; this is a rare acoustic-era recording of a Victorian-era star.AI summary
His Master's Voice D374 Music Hall
His Master's Voice DB1103
Albert Coates conducting an orchestral arrangement of Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, recorded for His Master's Voice (catalogue D590). Coates was a distinguished conductor and recording artist active from the 1920s through the 1940s.AI summary
His Master's Voice D590 Orchestra
Albert Whelan on His Master's Voice B1474 with two pieces of descriptive music, 'Departure of a Troopship' and 'Wreck of a Troopship'; Whelan was a celebrated character vocalist and recording artist of the early acoustic era.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1474 Music Hall
Albert Whelan, a British music-hall entertainer and whistler, recorded for His Master's Voice; this is a nursery-themed story disc from the 1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1430 Music Hall
Albert Whelan, a celebrated British music hall entertainer and whistler, recorded 'Departure of a Troopship' and 'Wreck of a Troopship' for His Master's Voice, likely documenting topical events with his distinctive whistled narration.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1474 Music Hall
Albert Whelan, a British music-hall entertainer and composer, on His Master's Voice B1428 with the comic songs 'Teddy in a Doll's Head' and 'Wrecked'. Whelan was a fixture of Edwardian and inter-war British variety.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1428 Music Hall
Albert Whelan, a renowned whistler and entertainer of the Edwardian era, performs 'Carolina in the Morning' and 'Give it a Smile' on His Master's Voice B1586.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1586 Personalities (Prs)
Alberto Ribeiro, a Portuguese singer, recorded 'Coimbra' and 'Marco do Correio' for His Master's Voice—Portuguese songs, likely from the 1950s, representing fado or Portuguese folk music on HMV's international catalogue.AI summary
His Master's Voice MQ48 Voice
Alda Noni, an Italian soprano, on His Master's Voice DA-series with operatic arias. Noni was a successful postwar opera singer and recording artist.AI summary
His Master's Voice DA1954 Opera
Enrico Caruso, Lina Cavalieri, Félia Litvinne, and Marcel Journet performed the quartet from Flotow's 'Martha' for HMV's prestigious multi-artist 78, recorded in the 1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice 2-054037 Opera
Alexander MacGregor performing Scottish pipe music, the patriotic song 'Scots Wha' Hae' and 'The Piper o' Dundee', on His Master's Voice B2210, a British pressing from the 1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B2210 Instrumental
Alfred Clark was one of the founding figures of the Gramophone Company and a key executive at HMV for decades; this disc, catalogue Cc17628, contains a message from him to HMV employees. A recording by a senior figure of the recording industry for internal company use would have been pressed in very small quantities and is an historically unusual item requiring specialist examination.AI summary
His Master's Voice Cc17628 Personalities (Prs)
Alfred Cortot, one of the 20th century's greatest pianists, recorded two Chopin Etudes for His Master's Voice; Cortot's interpretations were defining performances of the Romantic piano repertoire.AI summary
His Master's Voice 5661 Classical
Alfred Cortot, the legendary French pianist, performing Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No. 11 and Franck's Prière pour le Repos des Ames on His Master's Voice DB21618 — a substantial classical 78 suitable for longer works.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB21618 Classical
Alfred Cortot, the Swiss pianist and conductor, performing Chopin's 'Berceuse' on His Master's Voice 05650. Cortot (1877–1962) was one of the supreme pianists of the 20th century and a prolific recording artist from the acoustic era through the 1950s.AI summary
His Master's Voice 05650 Classical
Alfred Cortot, the celebrated French pianist, performs 'The Fountain' on His Master's Voice. Cortot was one of the most important classical pianists of the early 20th century and his solo recordings are highly regarded.AI summary
His Master's Voice 05657 Classical
Alfred Cortot, the celebrated Swiss pianist, recorded a Saint-Saëns Étude for His Master's Voice, catalogue 2-035501, likely an electrical 10-inch single from the late 1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice 2-035501 Classical
Alfred Cortot, the celebrated French pianist, recorded 'The Fountain' for His Master's Voice, catalogue 05657. Cortot was one of the leading concert pianists of the early twentieth century and his recordings remain sought after.AI summary
His Master's Voice 05657 Classical
Alfred Deller, the celebrated English countertenor, recorded 'Flow My Tears' and 'Calleno Custure' for His Master's Voice. Deller was a pioneer of the early-music revival and one of the finest interpretive singers of the 20th century.AI summary
His Master's Voice C4236 Classical
Alfred Lester was a much-loved Edwardian musical-comedy actor, creator of the role of 'The Arcadians' and one of the most popular light comedians of his day. HMV B1683 — 'Yes We Have No Bananas' and 'Why Did I Marry My Wife' — is a standard HMV popular-series pressing from the early electrical era. Lester is a collected name in British musical-comedy history.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1683 Music Hall
Alfred Lester was a British comic actor and revue performer of the Edwardian stage, known for his roles in musical theatre. This His Master's Voice recording preserves one of his comic theatrical sketches. HMV M110 is an early vocal series catalogue number, dating to around 1910-1912.AI summary
His Master's Voice M110 Music Hall
Alfred Lester, the celebrated music-hall comic and actor, performing two monologues on His Master's Voice (catalogue C496, an early series).AI summary
His Master's Voice C496 Music Hall
Alfred Lester, the celebrated British comic actor, in two comic monologues — 'Restaurant Episode' and 'Hair Dresser' — on His Master's Voice, likely from the 1920s–30s.AI summary
His Master's Voice C496 Music Hall
Alfred Lester recorded 'Village Fire Brigade' and 'Scene Shifter's Lament' for His Master's Voice, catalogue C497. Alfred Lester was an established British music-hall comedian and singer, and these are comic sketches or comic songs typical of early 1920s music-hall material. The very low catalogue number indicates an early HMV acoustic recording.AI summary
His Master's Voice C497 Music Hall
Alfred Lester, a music-hall comedian and actor, recorded two comic songs from the Edwardian musical theatre with F. Leo on His Master's Voice: 'Higgins on the River' and 'Higgins the Quack'.AI summary
His Master's Voice C495 Music Hall
Alfred Noyes, the English Romantic poet, reciting 'The Cathedral' (his own poem) with orchestral accompaniment on His Master's Voice, catalogue B12. An early electrical or acoustic pressing of spoken verse.AI summary
His Master's Voice B12 Voice
The Alfredo Orchestra performs 'Gloomy Sunday' and 'Gipsy Idyll' on His Master's Voice, the famous 'Hungarian Suicide Song' and an accompanying waltz from the 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8424 Orchestra
Alfredo Orchestra recorded for His Master's Voice in the 1930s-40s, performing dance and Latin repertoire. This pressing of 'Sevillana' and 'Tina Tango' represents the light orchestral dance music that was standard fare on the dance floor of the period.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8250 Dance