3,289 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Muggsy Spanier on His Master's Voice B9042, a landmark hot-jazz recording of 'At the Jazz Band Ball' and 'Livery Stable Blues' — the latter a canonical New Orleans jazz piece.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9042 Jazz
Muggsy Spanier and his ensemble performing two jazz standards on His Master's Voice B9067. Spanier (1906–1967) was an American cornet player and bandleader; a significant figure in hot jazz and Dixieland of the 1920s–1940s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9067 Jazz
Muggsy Spanier was a celebrated American jazz cornetist and bandleader; this HMV pressing features two jazz standards, "Black and Blue" and "Dinah", recorded with his Ragtime Band.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9067 Jazz
Mugsy Spanier, an American jazz cornetist and bandleader, recorded 'Big Butter and Egg Man' and 'Dipper Mouth Blues' on His Master's Voice. UK copies of these jazz standards from a major American artist are scarce.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9033 Jazz
His Master's Voice B9008
His Master's Voice B9008
Munro on His Master's Voice BD5242, performing 'Vieni vieni' and 'Le Touquet'. The titles are Italian and French respectively.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD5242 Voice
Munro credited on His Master's Voice BD5280, a date that places this in the early 1930s. The artist is unidentified; the title suggests a sentimental popular song of the era.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD5280 Voice
Munro recorded 'Me and My Girl' and 'Lambeth Walk' for His Master's Voice, likely from the late 1930s when these songs from Noël Gay's musical were highly popular.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD5324 Voice
Myra Hess, one of the foremost British pianists of the 20th century, recorded Schumann's "Five Bagatelles" for His Master's Voice.AI summary
His Master's Voice C3423 Classical
N Blaney and G Farrar recorded two popular songs for HMV (B1513) in the mid-to-late 1920s. The artists are otherwise unidentified from the label information.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1513 Voice
Noel Blaney and George Farrar recorded two popular songs for His Master's Voice, 'Maybe I'm Wrong Again' and 'Another One Gone', in the 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8293 Voice
N Blaney and G Farrar performing a medley of old favourites on His Master's Voice, in two parts, catalogue B8321 — likely a late-1920s nostalgic recording.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8321 Personalities (Prs)
N Blaney and G Farrar recorded 'If you're going back to Dixie' and 'Skinny Piccaninny' for His Master's Voice B series, likely from the 1920s. These are period novelty numbers with titles that reflect the language of the era.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1344 Music Hall
His Master's Voice B1585 Personalities (Prs)
A Verdi Commemorative Record on HMV 059250, credited to N Casini and other soloists (noted as 's sides'). The 059xxx HMV prefix is a large-format celebrity disc series, and a Verdi commemoration suggests this may date from around 1901 (the centenary of Verdi's death) or thereabouts. HMV celebrity discs with multiple named soloists in commemorative contexts are of interest to Golden Age opera collectors.AI summary
His Master's Voice 059250 Voice
N Griffin and D Burnaby performing 'Would You Believe It' on His Master's Voice 04231, a comic or novelty number. Artists are unidentified; likely a music-hall or novelty recording from the 1920s–1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice 04231 Comic
Nan Keys and Athene Playfair performing 'Optimist & the Pessimist' and a vocal selection 'Tonight's the Night' (with chorus) on His Master's Voice C594. An unidentified or minor duet on a mass-label issue.AI summary
His Master's Voice C594 Voice
Nellie Melba, the legendary Australian soprano, with Enrico Caruso performing 'O Soave Fanciulla' from Puccini's La Bohème on His Master's Voice 054129. This is a rare collaboration between two of the most celebrated singers of the operatic golden age.AI summary
His Master's Voice 054129 Opera
A historic duet: Nellie Melba and Enrico Caruso performing 'O Soave Fanciulla' from Puccini's *La bohème* on His Master's Voice catalogue 054129, recorded early in the electrical era. This is one of the most celebrated vocal recordings ever made.AI summary
His Master's Voice 054129 Opera
Nancie Lovat performs 'Love o' the Moonlight' and 'My Castle in Spain' on His Master's Voice. Lovat was a minor British vocalist of the 1920s–30s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B2282 Voice
Napoleon's Emperors, a band or vocal group, on His Master's Voice in the B series. The catalogue number and titles suggest a dance or novelty record from the 1920s-1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B4955 Dance
His Master's Voice B640 Music Hall
Nat Ayer, a British songwriter and performer of the early 20th century, recorded 'Another Little Drink' (a famous WWI-era novelty song) and 'The Whistler' on His Master's Voice B642. Ayer was known for comedy songs and light entertainment.AI summary
His Master's Voice B642 Music Hall
Nat Ayer, British composer and performer, with 'I'm on My Way to Dreamland' and 'Sullivan Will Be There' on His Master's Voice B860, a pre-1920 acoustic recording; Ayer was an active songwriter and recording artist of the 1910s–1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B860 Voice
Nat Ayer, the American-born songwriter and pianist who settled in Britain and wrote 'If You Were the Only Girl in the World', performs 'Opium Rag' and 'I've Found That Girl' on HMV C693, a 12-inch coupling — a companion to the other Ayer HMV C-series pressing in this collection.AI summary
His Master's Voice C693 Music Hall
Nat Ayer, the American-born songwriter and pianist who settled in Britain and wrote 'If You Were the Only Girl in the World', performs 'Cleopatra' and — with Lottie Leigh — 'You've Got to Do It' on HMV C694, a 12-inch coupling. Ayer is primarily known as a composer but his performing recordings are uncommon and of interest to collectors of Edwardian musical theatre.AI summary
His Master's Voice C694 Music Hall
Nat Ayer, an American composer-performer, singing two novelty or comedy songs on HMV, catalogue C779. The titles suggest early 1920s novelty material.AI summary
His Master's Voice C779 Personalities (Prs)
Nat Ayer and O. Burton perform two duets on His Master's Voice. Ayer was a British composer and songwriter active in the early 20th century, particularly in musical theatre. The C series catalogue number dates from the acoustic era.AI summary
His Master's Voice C785 Voice
Nat Ayer and P. Phillips performing the wartime hit 'If You Were the Only Girl in the World' and 'Languid Melody' on His Master's Voice C676, a classic early acoustic recording from the 1910s-20s.AI summary
His Master's Voice C676 Voice
Nat Shilkert, American conductor and composer, recorded 'Flapperette' and 'Doll Dance' for His Master's Voice (B2505) in the 1920s. Shilkert was a prolific recording conductor and composer of light novelty pieces.AI summary
His Master's Voice B2505 Instrumental
Nat Shilkret's band on HMV EA502, performing 'Betty' and a version of 'Where Is the Song of Songs', from the early acoustic era. Shilkret was a prolific American bandleader and composer for Victor and its overseas labels.AI summary
His Master's Voice EA502 Dance
Nat Shilkret was an American bandleader and composer; this His Master's Voice B-series disc carries two light instrumental numbers from the early 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B5670 Orchestra
Nat Shilkret's orchestra, an American ensemble, recorded the tango "El Choclo" and "Y Como Le Va" for His Master's Voice. Shilkret was a prolific American recording artist and conductor of the 1920s-1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice R9365 Dance
Dame Nellie Melba, one of the most celebrated opera singers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, recorded a single-sided disc of "La Bohème" for His Master's Voice HMV 033062. An extremely early electrical or acoustic recording of a major artist.AI summary
His Master's Voice 033062 Opera
Dame Nellie Melba (1861–1931) was the most famous Australian opera singer of her era, an international soprano celebrated for her roles in Italian and French opera; this His Master's Voice pressing of Gounod's 'Ave Maria' is from the acoustic era, capturing one of the greatest voices of the early 20th century.AI summary
His Master's Voice 03333 Opera
Dame Nellie Melba was one of the greatest opera singers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, an Australian soprano of international fame. This His Master's Voice recording, on the special Melba series (Melba 033029), preserves her performance of the 'Faust' aria, likely from Gounod's opera. Melba's own recordings on HMV's prestige Melba series are highly collectable both for vocal history and as memorabilia of one of opera's greatest singers.AI summary
His Master's Voice Melba033029 Opera
Dame Nellie Melba, the Australian soprano and one of the most famous singers of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, performing 'Vissi d'Arte' from Puccini's *Tosca* on His Master's Voice, special Melba series 2-053020. Melba's later recordings are increasingly scarce.AI summary
His Master's Voice Melba2-053020 Opera
Nellie Melba was one of the greatest sopranos of the early 20th century, an Australian-born diva renowned for her roles in opera and her concert work. 'O for the Wings of a Dove' (Mendelssohn) is a celebrated art-song masterpiece. This early HMV 03199 pressing is from the acoustic catalogue and represents a major recorded legacy.AI summary
His Master's Voice 03199 Opera
Dame Nellie Melba, the legendary Australian soprano, performing two Verdi arias on His Master's Voice (catalogue DB346), from the electrical era of the late 1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB346 Opera
Dame Nellie Melba (1861–1931) was an Australian operatic soprano and one of the greatest voices of her era, famous worldwide for her dramatic interpretations. This His Master's Voice 03000-series acoustic recording preserves her voice from the early recording period.AI summary
His Master's Voice 03199 Opera
Dame Nellie Melba, the celebrated Australian opera singer, recorded "Ave Maria" and a duet with violinist Jan Kubelik, "L'Amero saro constante," on His Master's Voice DK112. Another pairing of Melba with a major classical artist.AI summary
His Master's Voice DK112 Opera
His Master's Voice 2-3568 Voice
Dame Nellie Melba recorded 'Ave Maria' and 'L'Amero saro constante' (with Czech violinist Jan Kubelík) for His Master's Voice DK112. This duet recording represents Melba in her later years, partnered with a celebrated instrumentalist.AI summary
His Master's Voice DK112 Opera
Dame Nellie Melba, the legendary Australian opera soprano, on His Master's Voice performing 'Home Sweet Home' — an acoustic recording from around 1905, representing one of the most celebrated singers of the Edwardian era.AI summary
His Master's Voice 03049 Opera
Dame Nellie Melba, the Australian soprano who defined operatic recording in its infancy, sings the mad scene from Hamlet on His Master's Voice 033028 — an early acoustic recording of one of the most demanding roles in the soprano repertoire.AI summary
His Master's Voice 033028 Opera
Dame Nellie Melba, the Australian opera singer and one of the most celebrated voices of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, recorded 'Claire de Lune' and 'Swing low sweet Chariot' for His Master's Voice DB989. Melba was a global superstar and her recordings remain iconic.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB989 Opera
Dame Nellie Melba sings 'Caro Nome' from Rigoletto on HMV 053110, a large-format (12-inch) disc from the Gramophone Company's red-label Melba series. Melba's HMV recordings are among the most iconic and collected of all early operatic 78s; the 053000 series represents her mid-career Gramophone recordings and is actively sought by collectors of historic operatic singing.AI summary
His Master's Voice 053110 Opera