3,282 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Artie Shaw, the American clarinetist and swing bandleader, recorded 'Moonglow' and 'My Blue Heaven' for His Master's Voice in the late 1930s; this is a British pressing of one of the swing era's major figures.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9269 Jazz
Artie Shaw, the virtuoso clarinetist and bandleader, recorded 'Carnival' and 'Needlenose' for HMV.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9291 Jazz
Artie Shaw, one of the finest swing clarinetists of the 1930s and 1940s, recorded 'Who's excited' and 'Alone together' for His Master's Voice; both were popular standards of the swing era.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9341 Jazz
Artie Shaw, the American jazz clarinetist and bandleader, recorded 'Say It with a Kiss' for His Master's Voice; this represents early swing from one of jazz's major figures.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9351 Jazz
Artie Shaw was an American jazz clarinetist and bandleader, a major figure in swing music from the mid-1930s onward. 'Dancing in the Dark' and 'Yolanda' are swing standards. This His Master's Voice B9476 pressing is from the late 1930s–early 1940s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9476 Jazz
Artie Shaw, the American swing bandleader and clarinetist, on His Master's Voice; the titles and catalogue number suggest late 1930s–early 1940s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8869 Jazz
Artie Shaw, the American clarinetist and bandleader, recorded 'Summit Ridge Drive' and 'Special Delivery Stomp' for His Master's Voice, representing the swing era and Shaw's sophisticated jazz arrangements.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9146 Jazz
Artie Shaw, the virtuoso clarinetist and bandleader, recorded 'Moonglow' and 'My blue heaven' for HMV; 'Moonglow' was one of his signature tunes.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9269 Jazz
Artie Shaw, the jazz clarinetist and bandleader, recorded 'Comin' On' and 'Copenhagen' for His Master's Voice B8880. Shaw was one of the most important American jazz figures of the swing era, and both sides are well-documented recordings.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8880 Jazz
Artie Shaw and his ensemble performing two numbers on His Master's Voice B8894. Shaw (1910–2004) was an American clarinetist and bandleader; one of the major swing era bandleaders of the late 1930s–40s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8894 Jazz
Artur Rubinstein, the celebrated Polish-American pianist, performing two short romantic pieces—"Valse Oubliée" (likely a Liszt work) and "Prophet Bird"—on His Master's Voice DA1883, part of HMV's premium acoustic piano catalogue.AI summary
His Master's Voice DA1883 Classical
August Bockmann, a German tenor, recorded opera and art-song for His Master's Voice in the early 1900s. 'Nein! bin Bajazzo nicht bloss' is from Leoncavallo's Pagliacci.AI summary
His Master's Voice 13327 Opera
Auguste van Biene, a Belgian-born cellist and composer, recorded 'The Broken Melody' on His Master's Voice 07853. Van Biene was famous for this composition, one of the best-known Victorian concert pieces for cello. HMV's 07000-series catalogue suggests a very early electrical or late acoustic recording.AI summary
His Master's Voice 07853 Classical
Aureliano Pertile, the Italian tenor, singing two arias from Verdi's *Aida* on His Master's Voice DB1341.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB1341 Opera
AW Bascomb performing 'Oh I 'Ate Women' (a music-hall comic song) and 'That's What You Are to Me' (with J Hartley and L Milburn) on His Master's Voice C1161. Bascomb is not a major recording artist of known prominence.AI summary
His Master's Voice C1161 Music Hall
Don Azpiazu and his Havana Casino Orchestra, a prominent Latin dance ensemble of the late 1920s and 1930s, recorded here on His Master's Voice performing 'A Penny for Your Thoughts'.AI summary
His Master's Voice B6185 Dance
Azpiazu performing 'La Cachimba' and 'La Mulata Rumbera' on His Master's Voice B6329. Azpiazu was a Cuban bandleader known for recordings of Latin and rumba music, with recordings issued in the UK.AI summary
His Master's Voice B6329 Dance
B Bennett and Albert Whelan recorded 'You gotter be' and 'Negro Nothings' for His Master's Voice, catalogue B4195. Whelan was a whistler and performer of note from the Edwardian era.AI summary
His Master's Voice B4195 Music Hall
Bennet and Albert Whelan, the celebrated British entertainer, recorded the comic sketch 'Chicken Chasers' for His Master's Voice. Whelan was a major music-hall personality, and his recordings with collaborators such as Bennet are sought by collectors of early theatrical and variety material.AI summary
His Master's Voice B3876 Music Hall
Bennett and Whelan on a His Master's Voice dance side, catalogue B3925.AI summary
His Master's Voice B3925 Dance
B. Bennett and Albert Whelan, a British entertainer and whistler, recorded on HMV's premium B series, split across two parts. Whelan was known for his whistled recitations.AI summary
His Master's Voice B3843 Music Hall
B. Bennett and A. Whelan performing 'You Gotta Be' and 'Negro Nothings' on His Master's Voice B4195, a duet recording from the 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B4195 Voice
This HMV disc pairs B. Bennett and A. Whelan in a song with potentially offensive period language; the artists are minor figures in British recording.AI summary
His Master's Voice B4195 Voice
A commemorative recording for His Master's Voice, 'Charing Cross Hospital Coronation Record', featuring ensemble performances by Binnie Daniels, Binnie Lyon, Lupino Henson, Fred Emney, Gracie Fields, and Peter Dawson. Fields and Dawson were major stars of the period; this was a charity or ceremonial recording.AI summary
His Master's Voice C2907 Personalities (Prs)
Beniamino Gigli singing 'Smiling Through' and 'Bless This House' on HMV, the celebrated Italian opera tenor in sentimental ballad repertoire.AI summary
His Master's Voice DA1894 Opera
Beniamino Gigli, the celebrated Italian tenor, recorded two arias — 'Non conosciu' (unidentified) and the 'Serenata Malinconica' — for HMV.AI summary
His Master's Voice DA1925 Opera
Beniamino Gigli, the celebrated Italian tenor, recorded these two operatic arias for His Master's Voice; O del mio amato ben and Amarilli are staples of the romantic vocal repertoire.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB6313 Opera
B. Harrison and E. Fenby recorded a work by Frederick Delius for His Master's Voice, likely around the 1920s-1930s when the composer was receiving increased attention from British recording interests. HMV B3721 is a pre-war 12-inch classical series catalogue number.AI summary
His Master's Voice B3721 Classical
B. Harrison and G. Henschel performing a Sicilienne and Sarabande in E Flat on HMV E205. The HMV E-series is not a standard commercial series and may indicate a private or specialist pressing; the artists are not readily identified in standard references. Physical examination is required.AI summary
His Master's Voice E205 Instrumental
Beatrice Lillie and Gertrude Lawrence — two of the most celebrated British musical-comedy and revue stars of the interwar period — performing a Broadway Medley across two sides on HMV C1206. A disc coupling both Lillie and Lawrence is a significant entertainment document; both artists are collected by enthusiasts of interwar musical theatre and cabaret.AI summary
His Master's Voice C1206 Personalities (Prs)
B Paul and D Jones on HMV B10177, an orchestral recording of classical vocal material, likely from the late acoustic era.AI summary
His Master's Voice B10177 Orchestra
His Master's Voice BD5041 Jazz
The Ballyhooligans recorded 'I Got Rhythm' and 'I'm Nuts About Screwy Music' for His Master's Voice BD5056. This is a novelty or comedy group recording from the early 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD5056 Comic
The Ballyhooligans recorded 'I Got Rhythm' and 'I'm Nuts About Screwy Music' for HMV, likely a novelty or comic vocal group from the late 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD5056 Comic
Ballyhooligans on His Master's Voice BD 5032, with both sides credited as 'Make Whoopee', a popular song novelty.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD5032 Comic
The Ballyhooligans, a British comedy ensemble, recorded these two blues standards for HMV in a novelty style typical of 1930s music-hall comedy recordings.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD5089 Comic
A band performs 'Tickling Love Taps' and 'By Heck' on His Master's Voice C602. HMV's C-series suggests an acoustic recording from around 1912–1918.AI summary
His Master's Voice C602 Dance
An unidentified band recorded 'Chin Chin' and 'Tonight's the Night Waltz' for His Master's Voice C604, an acoustic-era dance side.AI summary
His Master's Voice C604 Dance
An unidentified band recorded 'Have a Heart' and '(McKee) Riverside Bells' for His Master's Voice C875, a catalogue number from the acoustic era.AI summary
His Master's Voice C875 Dance
Band performing 'On the Level you're a little Devil' and 'Hindustan' on His Master's Voice C921, a very early HMV catalogue number suggesting an acoustic-era recording from around 1920 or earlier.AI summary
His Master's Voice C921 Dance
A dance band recording 'Yankyana' and 'Chong he came from Hong Kong' on His Master's Voice. The titles suggest early-to-mid 1920s dance novelties.AI summary
His Master's Voice C941 Dance
His Master's Voice Souvenir Dance
A band disc on HMV with the unusual catalogue designation 'souvenir', containing a 'Splinters' selection across two sides. The 'souvenir' catalogue is not a standard HMV commercial series and may indicate a promotional or limited pressing; physical examination is required.AI summary
His Master's Voice souvenir Dance
An unidentified band performing 'Give me a Tune to set me Dancin'' and 'Sentimental Baby', typical 1920s dance-band novelty and sentimental numbers. This HMV B5505 pressing is from the mainstream catalogue.AI summary
His Master's Voice B5505 Dance
A credited band performing 'Sunny Side up' and '(Busse) Like a Breath of Springtime' for His Master's Voice, typical 1920s–30s ballroom dance material.AI summary
His Master's Voice B5751 Dance
A band performing two Danish royalist waltzes, 'Dronning Louises Vals' and 'Dronning Alexandrine Vals', on His Master's Voice AL676.AI summary
His Master's Voice AL676 Orchestra
An unidentified band performing 'Poppy Time selection part 1' and part 2 on His Master's Voice C1178, a medley recording from the dance-band era.AI summary
His Master's Voice C1178 Dance
An unidentified band recorded 'Kelly's Come Back' for HMV's C-series (C918), a series used for dance and novelty records in the late 1920s. The artist and band name are not given.AI summary
His Master's Voice C918 Dance