3,289 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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McKinney's Cotton Pickers on His Master's Voice, one of the most important American jazz orchestras of the late 1920s, with 'Shim Me Sha Wabble' and 'Milenberg Joys'—classic hot jazz sides from the swing era's precursor.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9228 Jazz
Meade Lux Lewis was an African-American boogie-woogie pianist and a pioneer of the genre; these sides capture the driving left-hand style that made him influential on jazz and blues pianists.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8579 Jazz
Mehli Mehta (violin) performing 'Prelude' and 'Ritual Fire Dance' on His Master's Voice P30005. Mehli Mehta was an Indian violinist and composer active in the mid-20th century, and this recording combines Western classical repertoire with an Indian artist's interpretation.AI summary
His Master's Voice P30005 Classical
Nellie Melba and others on His Master's Voice DM118, with Verdi's 'Ave Maria' and 'Bella Figlia dell'Amore' from Rigoletto. This is a 1920s electrical or late acoustic electrical-era HMV pressing of the Australian soprano, one of the most famous voices in the history of recording.AI summary
His Master's Voice DM118 Opera
Melville Gideon with 'I'm tickled to Death I'm single' and 'When the Sun goes down' on HMV (B1551), early 1920s popular songs in the acoustic style.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1551 Voice
Melville Gideon recorded a 'Medley' (parts 1 and 2) for His Master's Voice, catalogue C2441. Nothing is known of this artist, and the bare catalogue entry suggests acoustic or early electric recording from the 1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice C2441 Personalities (Prs)
Mezz Mezzrow, the New Orleans clarinetist and jazz entrepreneur, recorded 'Hot Club Stomp' and 'The Swing Sessions Called to Order' for HMV during the swing era; Mezzrow was a significant figure in hot jazz and later in the bebop and revival movements, though his playing remained rooted in traditional New Orleans style.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8626 Jazz
Mezz Mezzrow, the Chicago-born clarinetist and jazz historian, and Tommy Ladnier, the New Orleans trumpet legend, recorded two classic hot-jazz sides for HMV in 1938. Both 'Everybody Loves My Baby' and 'I Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None of This Jelly Roll' are recognised jazz standards. This is a significant jazz document and UK copies are scarce.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9447 Jazz
A second copy of the Michael Langdon HMV HMS84 disc — 'Wo Berg Ich Mich?' from Weber's Der Freischütz. See id 7924 for full description. Two identical pressings in the same collection suggest these may have been acquired as a pair; condition comparison is advisable.AI summary
His Master's Voice HMS84 Opera
Michael Langdon was a distinguished British bass who had a long career at Covent Garden, celebrated for his Baron Ochs in Der Rosenkavalier. This HMV HMS-series disc (HMS84) contains 'Wo Berg Ich Mich?' from Weber's Der Freischütz. The HMS-series designation is unusual and may indicate a specialist or limited-issue pressing. Note that id 7923 appears to be an identical disc.AI summary
His Master's Voice HMS84 Opera
Michael Langdon, the distinguished British bass from Covent Garden, performing the ballad 'Edward' and L. Fischer's 'Nachtgesang' on HMV catalogue HS86. The HS-series prefix is not a standard commercial HMV designation and may indicate a specialist or limited pressing; as with the HMS-series disc elsewhere in this collection, the prefix warrants investigation.AI summary
His Master's Voice HS86 Opera
His Master's Voice B517 Instrumental
Michele Fleta, an acclaimed Spanish tenor, recorded 'La donna è mobile' and 'E lucevan le stelle' on His Master's Voice, catalogue DA446—two of the most famous arias in Italian opera.AI summary
His Master's Voice DA446 Opera
Michele Fleta recorded 'A Te o Cara Amor Talora' (operatic repertoire) for His Master's Voice (7-52236), a 78rpm operatic vocal record. Fleta was likely an Italian or Spanish operatic tenor of the early 20th century.AI summary
His Master's Voice 7-52236 Opera
Michele Fleta, a Spanish tenor and one of the greatest operatic singers of the early 20th century, performing the soprano aria 'Giulietta son io' from I Puritani for His Master's Voice 2-052215.AI summary
His Master's Voice 2-052215 Opera
Michele Fleta performing two arias from Italian opera on His Master's Voice DB524. Fleta (1884–1938) was a Spanish tenor of considerable renown with an extensive recording career.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB524 Opera
His Master's Voice DB525
Michele Fleta, the Spanish tenor, performing two arias from Verdi operas on HMV's prestigious DA series, likely from the 1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice DA446 Opera
Michele Fleta on HMV singing 'E Lucevan le Stelle' from Puccini's Tosca and 'Jota - Te Quiero', the Spanish tenor in operatic repertoire from the early 20th century.AI summary
His Master's Voice DA1087 Opera
Michele Ortuso on His Master's Voice B3651, 'Teasin' the Frets' and 'Lollipops'; an obscure acoustic guitarist from the early electrical era.AI summary
His Master's Voice B3651 Instrumental
Michelle Fleta performing Spanish songs on HMV's prestigious DB-series in the 1930s-40s.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB525 Voice
A military band recording of patriotic songs for His Master's Voice, a substantial production by HMV's catalogue with typical period orchestration.AI summary
His Master's Voice C378 Orchestra
Miliza Korjub, an operatic soprano, recorded "Shadow Song" and "Olympia's Aria" for His Master's Voice; Korjub was an Eastern European opera singer of the early twentieth century.AI summary
His Master's Voice C2770 Opera
Miliza Korjus was a Lithuanian soprano who achieved international recognition in the 1930s as a concert and recording artist. Her recordings of German art songs for His Master's Voice, such as 'Warum?', represent important interwar vocal recordings by a trained classical voice.AI summary
His Master's Voice EG3426 Opera
Miliza Korjus, the Lithuanian-American soprano, recording operatic songs in German ('Warum?' and 'Es zogun zweispielleut' im land herum') for His Master's Voice EG-series (EG3426), likely 1940s.AI summary
His Master's Voice EG3426 Opera
His Master's Voice MH17
Milly Laskine, the renowned French harpist, on His Master's Voice K7621, performing the 'Concertstück pour Harpe et Orchestre'. This is a showcase for her virtuoso playing in the French Romantic repertoire.AI summary
His Master's Voice K7621 Classical
Milly Laskine, a celebrated French harpist, recorded 'Concertstück pour Harpe et Orchestre' in two parts for HMV—a bravura harp concerto that showcases the instrument's technical range.AI summary
His Master's Voice K7622 Classical
Mindy Carson, an American popular singer, performing 'I'm Bashful' and 'A Rainy Day Refrain' on His Master's Voice B9986. Carson was known as a country and novelty vocalist in the 1940s–50s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9986 Voice
Miriam Licette, a British opera singer, performing an aria from Mozart's 'Le nozze di Figaro' on His Master's Voice. Licette was a prominent soprano who recorded opera and lieder for HMV in the late 1920s–1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice 03596 Opera
His Master's Voice DA195
Mischa Elman was one of the most celebrated violinists of the early 20th century, and his recording of Bach's 'Minuet in G' for His Master's Voice represents acoustic or early electrical recording by one of the great masters of the violin. Elman's recordings are highly valued by collectors of classical music and violin performance.AI summary
His Master's Voice 3-7921 Classical
Mizzi Fink performing German Christmas songs ('O Tannenbaum', 'All Jahre wieder', 'Schlas Kindlein', 'Wenn Ich ein Vöglein war') on HMV 11114. An early recording of Christmas and folk repertoire in German.AI summary
His Master's Voice 11114 Voice
A coupling of Spanish vocal pieces on HMV catalogue 0264009 — Mme Mayendia and M. Gandia performing from Chapí's zarzuela 'Bohemios', and M. Salas in 'El Barquillero'. The artists are not widely documented in general references; the catalogue number suggests a Spanish-market HMV pressing of zarzuela material.AI summary
His Master's Voice 0264009 Opera
Mme Mayendia and M Gandia perform 'Alegría de la Huerta' and — with M Sandfor — 'Campanero y Sacristán' on HMV 0264018, a pressing from HMV's continental Spanish-language catalogue. The 026xxxx series was used for Spanish and Latin repertoire; these are zarzuela or Spanish light-opera pieces. Spanish-language HMV pressings of this type are uncommon outside specialist collections.AI summary
His Master's Voice 0264018 Opera
Mohammad Rafi and Shamshad Begum, prominent Indian playback singers, recorded a song from the Urdu film *Miss Bombay* for HMV's Indian catalogue (KDA series).AI summary
His Master's Voice KDA701
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Benno Moiseiwitsch, a renowned Ukrainian-born pianist, recorded for His Master's Voice D970; Moiseiwitsch was celebrated for his lyrical touch and recording career spanning several decades.AI summary
His Master's Voice D970 Classical
Benno Moiseiwitsch and Nikolai Medtner, two Russian-trained pianists who enjoyed a close artistic friendship, recorded Medtner's own piano music together on HMV. The 'Round Dance No 1' from the Fairy Tales is characteristic Medtner — rhythmically complex, harmonically rich, and championed almost exclusively by Moiseiwitsch in Britain. HMV B9590 is a mid-period electrical pressing, most likely from the late 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9590 Classical
Molly Picon, the celebrated Yiddish stage actress and singer, recorded 'Busy Busy' and 'Song of the Tenement' for His Master's Voice B8453. Picon was one of the most famous performers in Yiddish theatre and her recordings are sought by specialists.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8453 Yiddish
A recording of a speech at the Mansion House by Eleftherios Venizelos, the prominent Greek statesman and several-times Prime Minister of Greece who was a major figure of early twentieth-century European politics. This HMV pressing, catalogue 1473, is a primary historical document of Greek political oratory.AI summary
His Master's Voice 1473 Personalities (Prs)
Motor car noises, a sound-effects record, on HMV E574.AI summary
His Master's Voice E574
The Mound City Blowers, a hot dance and jazz group of the 1920s, performing 'Tailspin Blues' and Duke Ellington's 'Creole Love Call' on His Master's Voice—significant jazz material of the hot-jazz era.AI summary
His Master's Voice B6252 Jazz
The Mound City Blue Blowers, a novelty harmonica ensemble and jazz group from New York, recorded 'Hello Lola' (marked as 1929) and 'One Hour' for His Master's Voice. The group was famous for their mouth-organ sound and recordings.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8952 Jazz
Mr and Miss Brighten, a duet act, on His Master's Voice in the 1920s, performing sentimental popular material.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1665 Voice
Mark Hambourg (note: catalogue lists 'Mrk') was a celebrated Russian-British concert pianist of the twentieth century, known for his virtuosic interpretations and recordings. 'Prelude' is listed for both sides, suggesting either a single piece or a treatment filling both sides. This His Master's Voice B69 pressing is from the 1920s or earlier, a very early catalogue number.AI summary
His Master's Voice B69 Classical
Mseleku and His Merry Makers on HMV J.P.32, with the Zulu-titled Ezintabeni and Yimbi Indawo.AI summary
His Master's Voice J.P.32
Muggsy Spanier, a pioneering Chicago jazz trumpeter, recorded "I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate" and "Eccentric" for His Master's Voice (B9047), likely dating to the late 1920s. These are early hot-jazz recordings from a key figure in early American jazz.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9047 Jazz
Muggsy Spanier was an influential Chicago jazz cornetist of the 1920s-30s, a key figure in hot jazz and swing. This His Master's Voice recording, catalogue B9047, documents his style during a period when his work was actively recorded in Britain.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9047 Jazz