3,288 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
3,288 records matching · page 56 of 69
RAF Orchestra conducted by Hollingsworth performing the overture to Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor (The Merry Wives of Windsor) on an HMV 'advance' pressing, a format used by the label for pre-release or evaluation copies. This is an uncommon type of issue.AI summary
His Master's Voice advance Orchestra
The RAF Orchestra under conductor Hollingsworth performing the Nicolai overture from 'The Merry Wives of Windsor', recorded for His Master's Voice in what appears to be an advance or test pressing (marked 'advance', not a standard catalogue number). RAF concert bands made occasional commercial recordings in the interwar period.AI summary
His Master's Voice advance Orchestra
The Royal Albert Hall Orchestra conducted by Edward Elgar himself, performing the Ballad from his cantata 'King Olaf' paired with a Fugue in C Minor, on His Master's Voice D614. Elgar's self-conducted HMV recordings are among the most important early documents of British music and are consistently among the most collected orchestral 78s.AI summary
His Master's Voice D614 Orchestra
The Royal Albert Hall Orchestra conducted by Elgar himself, performing a Handel Overture in D Minor and a Bach Fantasia in C Minor on HMV D838. As with all Elgar self-conducted HMV recordings, this is a primary document of the composer's own conducting style and is consistently among the most collected British orchestral 78s.AI summary
His Master's Voice D838 Orchestra
The Royal Albert Hall Orchestra conducted by Elgar himself, performing a Handel Overture in D Minor and a Bach Fantasia in C Minor on HMV D838 — a duplicate of id 15354 in this collection. As with all Elgar self-conducted HMV recordings, this is a primary collector item; both copies should be compared for condition.AI summary
His Master's Voice D838 Orchestra
The Royal Albert Hall Orchestra under Eugene Goossens performing Arnold Bax's 'Tam o' Shanter Scherzo' and Percy Grainger's 'Molly on the Shore' on HMV D694. Goossens was a distinguished British conductor; Grainger's 'Molly on the Shore' and Bax's Scherzo are representative pieces of British musical nationalism from the interwar period.AI summary
His Master's Voice D694 Orchestra
The RAH (Royal Albert Hall) Orchestra conducted by Eugene Goosens, performing 'Dubinushka' (a Russian folk song) and 'Reverie' for His Master's Voice.AI summary
His Master's Voice D623 Orchestra
Raie da Costa performing two sentimental novelties on HMV. Da Costa was a British light vocalist of the 1920s–30s whose recordings are scarce; this is one of her documented HMV issues.AI summary
His Master's Voice B3909 Voice
Raié da Costa performs 'You're the One in a Million' and 'Penguins Patrol' on His Master's Voice. The artist is not documented in standard sources.AI summary
His Master's Voice B4069
Raie da Costa on His Master's Voice, a light instrumental pairing of waltzes from the early 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B4477 Instrumental
Raie da Costa on His Master's Voice B4225, performing 'Nola' and 'Wherever you are'. Da Costa was a Portuguese or South American performer, likely 1930s–40s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B4225 Voice
Raie da Costa, a pianist, recorded these two pieces—including a collaboration with the famous bandleader and composer Ray Noble—for HMV's B-series.AI summary
His Master's Voice B4225 Instrumental
Raie da Costa performing popular ballads on His Master's Voice in the late 1930s or early 1940s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8183 Voice
Raie da Costa on HMV B3987, performing 'Queen was in the Parlour' and 'Just one more Chance' — a vocalist on the early HMV B-series, circa 1920–1921.AI summary
His Master's Voice B3987 Voice
Raie da Costa performing a medley on HMV. Da Costa was a British light vocalist and recording artist of the 1920s–30s, and her recordings are scarce. This single-sided issue suggests an early or limited pressing.AI summary
His Master's Voice B3584 Voice
Raie Da Costa, credited to His Master's Voice, recorded "Vixtoria and her Hussar" and its continuation, likely a novelty or operatic piece of the 1920s or 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B3957
Ramon Newton on His Master's Voice B2285; a male vocalist recording popular sentimental material.AI summary
His Master's Voice B2285 Voice
Ramona and Paul Whiteman, a popular American dance bandleader, performing two light comedy-novelty songs from the late 1920s on His Master's Voice.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8008 Dance
Paul Whiteman's orchestra was the most commercially successful dance band of the 1920s; this HMV pressing pairs Ramona (likely Ramona Mavis, a Whiteman vocalist) on 'Weep no more my Baby' with 'Was my Face red'.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8046 Dance
His Master's Voice Special Instrumental
Movements 3 and 4 of Beethoven's Kreutzer Sonata in the HMV 'Special' private-pressing series, performed by the Ranee of Sarawak (Sylvia Brett) with W.H. Reed (LSO leader and Elgar confidant). Like 8552 and 8553, this disc almost certainly never appeared in the commercial catalogue and survives in very few copies.AI summary
His Master's Voice Special Instrumental
This is an HMV 'Special' pressing — a custom or private-label issue not part of the standard commercial catalogue — of movements 5 and 6 of Beethoven's Kreutzer Sonata, performed by the Ranee of Sarawak (Sylvia Brett, an aristocratic amateur violinist) with W.H. Reed, leader of the LSO and friend of Elgar. Such private HMV Specials are rarely documented and almost never appear in trade.AI summary
His Master's Voice Special Instrumental
A third disc in the Ranee of Sarawak and W. H. Reed series — parts seven and eight of Beethoven's Kreutzer Sonata — on an HMV Special pressing. As with ids 8924 and 8925, HMV Special pressings for private patrons were produced in very small quantities and require specialist examination.AI summary
His Master's Voice Special Instrumental
Raquel Rastinini, credited on this HMV X-series disc, recorded what appear to be Nordic or Scandinavian vocal pieces; the artist and repertoire are obscure.AI summary
His Master's Voice X8372
Ray Noble on His Master's Voice, performing 'Punter's Lament' and a descriptive 'Back Your Fancy' racing commentary. Noble was a prolific British bandleader and composer; this is an unusual novelty item from his catalogue.AI summary
His Master's Voice B4085 Music Hall
Ray Noble, the British bandleader and composer, recorded these two comedy songs for His Master's Voice in the 1930s; they exemplify his gift for witty, sophisticated popular song.AI summary
His Master's Voice B6440 Music Hall
Ray Noble was a British composer, arranger and bandleader who epitomised the sophisticated dance and light-music tradition of the 1930s; these standards showcase his elegant style on His Master's Voice.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD5186 Dance
Ray Noble and his orchestra on His Master's Voice, performing 'Night on the Desert' and 'At the Court of Old King Cole' from the mid-1930s. Noble was a distinguished British bandleader and film composer with a substantial recording catalogue.AI summary
His Master's Voice B6496 Dance
Ray Noble, the British bandleader and composer, recorded "Punter's Lament" and "Back Your Fancy"—a song-poem about a race-game betting system—for His Master's Voice in the early 1930s. Noble was influential in both British and American swing.AI summary
His Master's Voice B4085 Dance
Ray Noble was a highly accomplished British bandleader, arranger and composer who recorded extensively for His Master's Voice throughout the 1930s-40s. This BD pressing of sophisticated pop standards represents his elegant approach to dance and popular material.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD5245 Dance
Ray Noble and Al Bowlly performing Noël Coward's 'Twentieth Century Blues' and Noble's 'Lover of My Dreams' on His Master's Voice B4001, a 1930s British recording.AI summary
His Master's Voice B4001 Voice
Ray Noble's orchestra with Al Bowlly on vocals, performing Noël Coward's 'Twentieth Century Blues' from the musical Cavalcade, recorded for HMV in the early 1930s; one of the most recorded British songwriting partnerships of the era.AI summary
His Master's Voice B4001 Dance
The Ray Noble Band on HMV B10165, performing 'Loretta' and 'I Want to Be Near You'. Ray Noble (1903–1978) was a prominent British bandleader, arranger and composer of the 1920s–30s, famous for sophisticated dance-band music; he later settled in Hollywood and became a popular radio personality.AI summary
His Master's Voice B10165 Dance
Ray Noble's orchestra, a sophisticated British dance band of the early 1930s, recorded "La-Di-Da-Di-Da" with vocalist Comber and "When You Were the Girl on the Scooter" with vocalist Al Bowlly for His Master's Voice. Noble was known for witty, urbane arrangements and his recordings with Bowlly are particularly sought after.AI summary
His Master's Voice B6432 Dance
Ray Noble Band on His Master's Voice, a British bandleader and composer known for sophisticated dance and light music, with 'El Relicario' and 'Allah's Holiday'—popular instrumental dance music from the early 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD173 Dance
Ray Noble and his orchestra performing medleys of popular songs from 1923 and 1924 on His Master's Voice, with vocalist Al Bowlly on the second side. Noble was one of Britain's finest bandleaders and composers, and these sides are classic British dance recordings.AI summary
His Master's Voice B4012 Dance
Ray Noble and his orchestra, one of the finest British dance bands, recorded these two sides for His Master's Voice, likely in the mid-1930s; the B-side credits Guy Lombardo.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD5048 Dance
Ray Noble was a celebrated British composer, bandleader and arranger of the 1930s, leading one of the era's most stylish orchestras; this His Master's Voice side captures him performing two romantic numbers, 'Just Once for All Time' and 'Live Laugh and Love'.AI summary
His Master's Voice B6111 Dance
Ray Noble was a celebrated British pianist, bandleader and composer; this His Master's Voice recording captures one of his numerous compositions from the early 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B6235 Dance
Ray Noble's orchestra, featuring vocalist Al Bowlly, performing Cole Porter's 'I've got you under my skin' and 'Easy to love' on His Master's Voice BD5147 in the mid-1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD5147 Voice
Raymond Hitchcock, an American stage actor and comedian, recorded 'When you're all dressed up and no Place to go' and 'On the Staff' for His Master's Voice catalogue D413, likely from the early 1910s.AI summary
His Master's Voice D413 Personalities (Prs)
Raymond Paige Band on His Master's Voice, an American orchestra, recording 'Beauty Must Be Loved' and 'Pop Goes Your Heart'—light popular dance music from the early 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD118 Dance
Raymond Paige was an American conductor and bandleader; this His Master's Voice BD-series disc carries two popular ballads from the late 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD141 Dance
'Record for Parties' is a novelty His Master's Voice release featuring party games and instructions for the gentlemen and ladies, likely from the 1920s or 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B3979 Comic
A novelty party record on His Master's Voice B3979 from the 1920s or 1930s, with separate sides for gentlemen and ladies.AI summary
His Master's Voice B3979 Comic
A sampler issued by His Master's Voice under catalogue number C21, described as 'No 10', suggesting part of a series of demonstration or promotional recordings. The contents and purpose are unclear from the title alone.AI summary
His Master's Voice C21 Misc.
A His Master's Voice sampler or compilation disc from the acoustic era, presenting selected recordings under the label's own branding; these were promotional or demonstration discs of limited commercial release.AI summary
His Master's Voice C21 Misc.
His Master's Voice Record Sampler, dated September 1932, offering a medley or selection of material; samplers were promotional or anthology releases.AI summary
His Master's Voice C27 Misc.