3,282 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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His Master's Voice C556
Evan Williams was a Welsh singer recording in the 1920s–30s. This HMV DA-series side pairs two Welsh-language pieces: 'Yu iach i ti Cumru' and 'Mentra Gwen', representing the specialized market for recordings in minority languages within the UK.AI summary
His Master's Voice DA387 Voice
Evan Williams was a British baritone and light-opera singer who recorded art-song repertoire for HMV in the 1920s and 1930s; this disc pairs two romantic ballads, 'Hark Hark the Lark' and 'Softly through the Night'.AI summary
His Master's Voice DA383 Voice
Evan Williams on His Master's Voice, recording a sentimental song by Edna Park. The artist is not recognised; GC series indicates an early acoustic pressing from c. 1910-20.AI summary
His Master's Voice GC4-2093 Voice
Evelyn Laye, a British musical theatre star of the 1920s–30s, in songs from 'The Princess is Awakening', a show in which she performed. HMV B8138 is from her popular era.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8138 Voice
Everett Marshall, an American baritone and popular singer, recorded "Here's to the Old Days" and "Mr and Mrs Sippi" for His Master's Voice in the early 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B3570 Voice
Eydie Gorme was an American pop and jazz singer with a long recording career; this His Master's Voice POP-series side captures two of her mid-1950s ballad recordings.AI summary
His Master's Voice POP432 Voice
Ezio Pinza, the celebrated Italian bass and major figure in 20th-century opera, recorded 'Se oppressi ognor da ria sentenza' (Verdi, *I masnadieri*) and 'Dal tuo stellato soglio' for His Master's Voice DB698. Pinza was a principal baritone of the Metropolitan Opera and remains highly collected.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB698 Opera
Ezio Pinza (1892–1957), an Italian bass and international opera star, performing arias on His Master's Voice with baritone A. Turchetti; Pinza was one of the leading operatic basses of the 20th century.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB698 Opera
Ezio Pinza, the distinguished Italian–American bass-baritone, recorded 'Fin ch'han dal vino' (from *Don Giovanni*) and 'Deh vieni alla finestra' (from *Don Giovanni*) for HMV. Pinza was a major Metropolitan Opera star and his operatic recordings on electrical media remain prized by serious collectors.AI summary
His Master's Voice DA1134 Opera
His Master's Voice DK100 Voice
Frances Alda and Giacomo Martinelli, two celebrated operatic singers, perform a duet from Puccini's 'La Bohème' on His Master's Voice. Both were significant Metropolitan Opera artists; this is an acoustic-era recording of major singers.AI summary
His Master's Voice DK100 Opera
Operatic tenor Giacomo Martinelli and soprano Frances Alda performing the duet 'O quanti occhi fisi' from Verdi's *La forza del destino*, on His Master's Voice 2-054123. Both were major international opera singers of the 1920s–30s.AI summary
His Master's Voice 2-054123 Opera
Two operatic performers, F Austral and R Radford, recorded excerpts from Wagner's "Die Walküre" with orchestral accompaniment conducted by Albert Coates and Eugène Goossens respectively, for His Master's Voice; the high pedigree of conductor and artists suggests a substantial pre-war or early electrical recording.AI summary
His Master's Voice D680 Opera
His Master's Voice D682
F. Austral and T. Davies performing two famous operatic excerpts—the Valkyries' death-foretelling scene and the Ride of the Valkyries from Wagner's *Die Walküre*—as conducted by Albert Coates on His Master's Voice D681, an early orchestral recording.AI summary
His Master's Voice D681 Opera
F Day and A Riscoe on His Master's Voice B8278 with 'Let's Lay Our Heads Together' and 'I'd Do the Most Extraordinary Things', likely musical-theatre duet numbers or comedy novelties from the 1920s–30s era.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8278 Music Hall
F Day and A Riscoe, recorded by HMV, performing the sentimental duet 'Let's Lay Our Heads Together' and the dance number 'I'd Do the Most Extraordinary Things'. Both artists are obscure.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8278 Voice
A performance of 'King Wenceslas' credited to F. Desmond, Arthur Askey and others for His Master's Voice, catalogue C3640, issued in two parts. Askey was a major British comedian and entertainer; this is likely a novelty or comic version of the Christmas carol.AI summary
His Master's Voice C3640 Music Hall
Fred Emney and S. Fairbrother, British comic entertainers, on His Master's Voice C492, performing 'A Sister to Assist 'Er' and 'Mrs. Le Browning', likely 1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice C492 Music Hall
Frank Forde and Harry Champion with Stanley Holloway performing medley numbers 'Bull & Bush', 'Pack Up Your Troubles', 'Boiled Beef and Carrots' leading into a Holloway finale on HMV C2796, a patriotic and music-hall singalong side from World War I or the interwar era.AI summary
His Master's Voice C2796 Music Hall
Frieda Hempel and Pasquale Amato, two celebrated operatic singers, perform the operatic duet 'Figlia mio padre' on this HMV record, catalogue 2-054060, a late 1920s electrical recording.AI summary
His Master's Voice 2-054060 Opera
Fafa Lamos and his Violin and Orchestra on His Master's Voice GV179, with 'Gypsy Samba' and 'Granfino'. Lamos was a violinist of the 1930s–1950s.AI summary
His Master's Voice GV179 Instrumental
Fanny Brice, the American vaudeville and radio star, performing 'I'd Rather Be Blue' and 'My Man' on His Master's Voice, catalogue B2975.AI summary
His Master's Voice B2975 Personalities (Prs)
Fanny Brice, the American vaudeville and Broadway star, performing 'My Man', her signature torch song, recorded for HMV in the early electric era.AI summary
His Master's Voice B25752 Personalities (Prs)
Fanny Brice, the American star of stage and early cinema, performing 'I'd Rather Be Blue' and 'My Man' on His Master's Voice B2975. Brice was one of the most celebrated entertainers of the 1920s and 1930s, known for her Yiddish comedy and popular songs.AI summary
His Master's Voice B2975 Personalities (Prs)
Fanny Brice, the celebrated American comedienne and singer, recorded 'If you want the Rainbow' and 'Sweetheart of all my Dreams' for His Master's Voice catalogue B3004.AI summary
His Master's Voice B3004 Personalities (Prs)
Geraldine Farrar and Giovanni Martinelli, two of the greatest singers of the early twentieth century, in a dramatic duet from Offenbach's opera on His Master's Voice DK108.AI summary
His Master's Voice DK108 Opera
Geraldine Farrar and Giuseppe Clement performing 'Au clair de la lune' on His Master's Voice B7-34002. Farrar was one of the most famous opera singers of the early 20th century; this novelty duet likely dates from the 1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B7-34002 Opera
Geraldine Farrar and Enrico Caruso were the most celebrated opera singers of the early twentieth century; this His Master's Voice acoustic recording of the famous death duet from Puccini's Madama Butterfly is a historic document of operatic art.AI summary
His Master's Voice 054126 Opera
Geraldine Farrar, the famous American soprano, and Antonio Scotti, the distinguished Italian baritone, recorded the duet 'La ci darem la mano' and a scene from Puccini's *La Bohème* for His Master's Voice—operatic repertoire by two celebrated early-20th-century singers.AI summary
His Master's Voice DK111 Opera
Fats Waller, the New Orleans pianist, composer and entertainer, performing two of his own songs for HMV. B10050 is from Waller's most prolific recording period in the early 1930s, when his witty vocals and stride piano defined hot jazz entertainment.AI summary
His Master's Voice B10050 Jazz
Fats Waller on His Master's Voice JF15, performing two of his own compositions. Waller was a major jazz pianist and songwriter of the swing era, and his HMV recordings are sought by collectors, though UK pressings of the JF series remain relatively available.AI summary
His Master's Voice JF15 Jazz
Fats Waller on HMV, catalogue B10191. Waller was one of the greatest American jazz and stride-piano composers and performers of the 1920s–40s, hugely popular and prolific. His recordings are among the most collected of the era.AI summary
His Master's Voice B10191 Jazz
His Master's Voice B10472 Jazz
Fats Waller was one of jazz's greatest pianists, organists and comedians; this His Master's Voice recording pairs 'Love I'd Give My Life for You' and 'Don't Try to Cry Your Way Back to Me'.AI summary
His Master's Voice B10495 Jazz
An HMV advance pressing of Fats Waller's "St Louis Blues" — advance or trial copies were cut in very small numbers ahead of commercial release, making them unusual survivors from a major jazz pianist's catalogue.AI summary
His Master's Voice advance Jazz
Fats Waller, the legendary pianist, organist, composer and entertainer, performs 'Jingle Bells' — a novelty seasonal number — on His Master's Voice BD1229, likely a 1920s–30s recording.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD1229 Personalities (Prs)
His Master's Voice B9885 Jazz
Fats Waller, the stride pianist and entertainer, recorded 'Paswonky' and 'How ya baby' for His Master's Voice HE2345, likely mid-1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice HE2345 Jazz
Fats Waller, the virtuoso jazz pianist and entertainer, recorded 'You're Not the Only Oyster in the Stew' and 'Mandy' for His Master's Voice; the JF series suggests an early 1940s British pressing of his work.AI summary
His Master's Voice JF11 Jazz
Fats Waller, the virtuoso pianist and comedian, recorded 'Come Down to Earth My Angel' and 'It's a Sin to Tell a Lie' for HMV JO205. Waller was a major figure in jazz, swing, and entertainment, renowned for his infectious humour, stride piano technique, and prolific recording output across the 1920s–40s.AI summary
His Master's Voice JO205 Jazz
Fats Waller, the virtuoso jazz pianist and entertainer (1904–1943), performing two solo piano pieces, 'Smashing Thirds' and 'Handful of Keys', on His Master's Voice (catalogue B4902). These are classic stride-piano recordings from Waller's prolific early career.AI summary
His Master's Voice B4902 Jazz
Fats Waller, the American swing pianist and singer, recorded these two sides for His Master's Voice, continuing his prolific recording career of the late 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B10406 Jazz
Fats Waller, the pianist and entertainer, recorded "Tain't Nobody's Biz-nezz if I do", a blues-comedy classic that became his signature number, for His Master's Voice.AI summary
His Master's Voice JO96 Jazz
Fats Waller, the New Orleans-born pianist, organist, singer and composer, recorded 'Truckin'' and '12th Street Rag' for HMV (BD262) in the early 1930s. Both are Waller compositions and showcase his stride piano and comic vocal style. Waller is one of the most collected jazz pianists of the era.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD262 Jazz
Fats Waller, the jazz pianist and entertainer, recorded these two jazz numbers for HMV's JF series, likely in the early 1930s; 'Minor Drag' is a jazz standard.AI summary
His Master's Voice JF1 Jazz
Fats Waller, the legendary jazz pianist, composer, and entertainer, recorded 'Georgia May' and 'Don't Let It Bother You' for His Master's Voice, probably in the early 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice JF12 Jazz