3,282 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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An untitled novelty piece titled 'Farmyard Symphony' on His Master's Voice, likely a sound-effects or comic recording popular in the 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD910 Comic
An unlisted vocal recording on His Master's Voice catalogue RP1140, with the cryptic title 'Heading ahead for Beauty'. The artist and date are unknown, and the catalogue number does not correspond to standard HMV series.AI summary
His Master's Voice RP1140 Dance
An anthology or spoken recitation of English verse on HMV, anonymous and undated. The performer and date are unknown.AI summary
His Master's Voice JG6074 Personalities (Prs)
An unattributed recording of vocal selections from the operetta Florodora and the Duchess of Danzig on His Master's Voice C516, likely from the early 1900s.AI summary
His Master's Voice C516 Opera
Anonymous recordings of 'Forfeits for Ladies' and 'Forfeits for Gentlemen' on HMV B8048 — spoken-word party-game instructions or recitation, likely 1930s or 1940s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8048 Misc.
His Master's Voice C2609
Anona Winn recorded 'I've Got a Feeling for Somebody' and 'Together' for His Master's Voice 2745; Winn was a British popular vocalist of the 1920s-1930s, though she remains little remembered today and information about her career is scarce.AI summary
His Master's Voice 2745 Voice
Anona Winn was a popular British mezzo-soprano and musical-theatre performer of the 1920s–30s; this His Master's Voice recording captures her in two light romantic songs of the period.AI summary
His Master's Voice B2745 Voice
Anton Maria Topitz was an Austrian tenor who recorded Viennese songs and operetta for His Master's Voice. 'Wiener Fiakerlied' ('Vienna Cabman's Song') and 'Im Prater bluhn wieder die Bäume' are Austrian favourites; HMV EG pressingss are pre-electrical acoustic recordings.AI summary
His Master's Voice EG910 Voice
Anton van Rooy was one of the foremost bass-baritones of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, a Dutch singer celebrated for his Wotan at Bayreuth and Covent Garden. This HMV D809 disc pairs his 'Abendlich strahlt' from Wagner's Das Rheingold with a piece by L. Demuth on the reverse. Van Rooy's HMV recordings are seriously collected by Wagnerian enthusiasts.AI summary
His Master's Voice D809 Opera
Antonio Cortis, an Argentine tenor who recorded operatic material and popular songs for His Master's Voice in the late 1920s–early 1930s, recorded these Italian operatic arias. Cortis was a known recording artist.AI summary
His Master's Voice VA1 Opera
Apollo Granforte, an Italian baritone, singing Neapolitan and Italian songs for His Master's Voice. Granforte was an opera and popular singer active in the early 20th century, but he is now little known outside specialist circles.AI summary
His Master's Voice DA1053 Opera
April Stevens, the popular American singer, recorded these vocals for His Master's Voice in the 1950s; That Naughty Waltz and I Like to Talk to Myself are light entertainment pieces of their era.AI summary
His Master's Voice JO357 Voice
April Stevens, an American popular singer and later rock-and-roll figure, on His Master's Voice from the 1950s performing pop ballad material.AI summary
His Master's Voice B10152 Voice
April Stevens recorded 'The Tricks of the Trade' and 'Put Me in Your Pocket' for HMV (JO305). April Stevens was an American pop singer and actress of the 1950s; HMV JO series suggests mid-1950s UK pressing.AI summary
His Master's Voice JO305 Voice
Arden-Ohman on His Master's Voice B6050, performing 'Can This Be Love' and 'Fine and Dandy'.AI summary
His Master's Voice B6050 Dance
Arden-Ohman with 'I got Rhythm' and 'Embraceable you' on HMV (B6174), the American piano duo performing Gershwin standards in the early 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B6174 Instrumental
The Arden-Ohman Orchestra, a jazz-influenced dance band of the 1920s–30s, recorded two popular songs for HMV; Arden and Ohman were prolific Brunswick recording artists, and their Decca and HMV sides are collected by hot-dance enthusiasts.AI summary
His Master's Voice B5634 Dance
Arden-Ohman (likely referring to Victor Arden and Phil Ohman, the American piano duo) recording 'Should I' and the High Hatters' 'A Bundle of Old Love Letters' for His Master's Voice B5791, mid-1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B5791 Jazz
Arden-Ohman, a piano duo or light-music ensemble, recorded 'Sleepy Town Express' and 'You Didn't Have to Tell Me' for His Master's Voice, catalogue B6002. A minor dance or novelty recording.AI summary
His Master's Voice B6002 Dance
Arden-Ohman (a piano duo) recorded 'Should I' and, on the reverse, the High Hatters' 'A Bundle of old Love Letters' for His Master's Voice, catalogue B5791, likely from the late 1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B5791 Instrumental
Arden and Ohman, a piano duo popular in the 1920s, recorded these two pieces for His Master's Voice in the mid-to-late 1920s, with the B-side credited to the High Hatters.AI summary
His Master's Voice B5791 Instrumental
Armand Crabbe recorded 'Le temps s'envole' and 'Na Coieta ay, ay, ay' for His Master's Voice DA755; 'Na Coieta ay, ay, ay' suggests Portuguese or Iberian dance music from the 1930s–40s.AI summary
His Master's Voice DA755 Dance
Armstrong (forename not given) performing two jazz sides for His Master's Voice: 'I hate to leave you now' and 'Hello (McKinney)'.AI summary
His Master's Voice B6335 Jazz
Armstrong performing 'Dusky Stevedore' and 'Mississippi Basin' on His Master's Voice B6387, likely Louis Armstrong in the mid-1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B6387 Jazz
An orchestra conducted by Arnheim recorded these dance-band numbers for His Master's Voice. The B-side title is credited to Weems, suggesting arrangement or composition involvement. This is typical dance-band material of the late 1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B6047 Dance
Art and Dottie Todd performing 'Heavenly' and 'Broken Wings' on His Master's Voice B10399. The Todds were a husband-and-wife vocal duo active in the 1920s–30s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B10399 Voice
Arthur Askey was one of the biggest British comedians of the 1940s–50s, famous for his high-pitched voice and cheeky humour. This HMV C3244 is an excerpt from 'Alice in Wonderland', a comedy recording; Askey's name carries significant collector appeal.AI summary
His Master's Voice C3244 Personalities (Prs)
Arthur Askey, the British radio comedian and entertainer, performing parts 3 and 4 of 'Alice in Wonderland' on His Master's Voice, likely from the 1940s.AI summary
His Master's Voice C3244 Personalities (Prs)
Arthur Askey, the celebrated British comedian and radio personality, recorded comic novelty sketches 'Flu Germ' and 'Ant' for His Master's Voice.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD1002 Comic
Arthur Askey, the British comedian famous for radio and stage, on His Master's Voice BD552 with 'Bee Song' and 'Chirrup' — comic novelties typical of his style.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD552 Personalities (Prs)
Arthur Askey, one of Britain's most popular radio comedians of the 1930s, performing extracts from the Bandwaggon show on HMV. Askey was a major star, and this recording captures part of his most celebrated work.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD695 Personalities (Prs)
Arthur Askey, the British comedian and entertainer, performs two novelty comedy songs on His Master's Voice BD757 from the late 1930s. Askey was a major British radio and music hall star.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD757 Personalities (Prs)
Arthur Askey, the celebrated British comedian and entertainer, recorded 'Willow Tit Willow' and 'Crash Band I want to go Home' for His Master's Voice, catalogue BD766.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD766 Personalities (Prs)
Arthur Askey performing comic songs 'Stuttering Sergeant' and 'Thanks for dropping in Mr Hess' on HMV (BD934), the Birmingham comedian and radio star at his peak in the late 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD934 Personalities (Prs)
His Master's Voice C3244 Personalities (Prs)
Arthur Askey, the British comedian and entertainer, recorded 'Bee Song' and 'Chirrup' for His Master's Voice—comedy novelty material from a radio and theatre star.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD552 Personalities (Prs)
His Master's Voice BD870 Comic
Arthur Collins, a British music-hall tenor of the Edwardian era (c. 1898–1933), recorded 'Ghost of the Banjo Coon' for His Master's Voice, catalogue 4-2210, reflecting the repertoire of early British acoustic recording.AI summary
His Master's Voice 4-2210 Music Hall
Arthur Collins, a popular baritone vocalist of the early 1900s, performing the novelty rag 'When Uncle Joe Plays a Rag on His Old Banjo' on His Master's Voice 4-2233.AI summary
His Master's Voice 4-2233 Voice
Arthur De Greef performing solo piano: Chopin's Nocturne in F Sharp Major and Liszt's Serenade and Etude, recorded for His Master's Voice catalogue number D655. De Greef was a significant concert pianist of the early recording era.AI summary
His Master's Voice D655 Classical
Arthur de Greef, a Belgian pianist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, performs 'Arabesque' and 'Carnival in Vienna' on His Master's Voice B49—a very early catalogue number indicating an acoustic recording.AI summary
His Master's Voice B49 Classical
His Master's Voice D698
Arthur Foreman performing 'Drei Romanzen' (Three Romances, likely art-song settings) for His Master's Voice 9442, a very early acoustic catalogue number from around 1910–1920.AI summary
His Master's Voice 9442 Classical
Arthur Roberts was a British baritone singer and entertainer of the Victorian and Edwardian eras; this His Master's Voice record offers Gilbert and Sullivan's 'Trial by Jury' and a comic song, 'How Bill Adams won the Battle of Waterloo'.AI summary
His Master's Voice B395 Opera
Artie Shaw, the virtuoso clarinetist and bandleader, recorded "Serenade to a Savage" and "Traffic Jam" for His Master's Voice. Shaw was one of the most important big-band leaders of the 1930s–1940s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9006 Jazz
Artie Shaw, the clarinet virtuoso and big-band leader, recorded 'I Surrender Dear' and 'Lady Be Good' for His Master's Voice. Shaw was a major American swing star; this HMV B9018 is a standard swing-era pressing.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9018 Jazz
Artie Shaw's clarinet-led orchestra on "King for a Day" and "April in Paris" for HMV B9105. Shaw was one of the finest hot-jazz and swing clarinetists of the 1930s–1940s, leading one of the most popular American dance orchestras.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9105 Jazz