3,288 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Tommy Dorsey, the legendary American trombonist and bandleader, on His Master's Voice — a mass-market recording of Dorsey's famous orchestra.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9488 Orchestra
Tommy Dorsey, the American trombonist and bandleader, recorded 'Sleep' and 'I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You' for His Master's Voice; the latter was Dorsey's theme song and a signature recording.AI summary
His Master's Voice X4936 Jazz
Tommy Dorsey's orchestra with Frank Sinatra (vocal), on His Master's Voice (BD5739): 'A sinner kissed an angel' and 'Two in love'; a significant early Sinatra-Dorsey collaboration from the late 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD5739 Voice
Tommy Handley, the British radio comedian and star of the long-running *ITMA*, recorded comic material for HMV, split across two parts.AI summary
His Master's Voice C3034 Comic
Tommy Handley and Doris Summers performing 'Mr Therm', with Jeanne de Casalis performing 'EDA', on His Master's Voice JH47. Handley was the comic star of the hugely popular British radio programme ITMA.AI summary
His Master's Voice JH47 Comic
Tommy Keevney, a tenor vocalist, recorded two sentimental songs for His Master's Voice: 'One Morning very early' and the hymn 'Art thou troubled'. The catalogue number B25 places this in HMV's earliest vocal series, likely from the late 1920s or very early 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B25 Voice
Tommy Ladnier, a pioneering American jazz trumpet player, on His Master's Voice performing classic early jazz. Ladnier was active in the 1920s and represented the New Orleans tradition.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9236 Jazz
Tommy Ladnier was a New Orleans jazz cornet player of the 1920s, celebrated for his blues work with Sidney Bechet and others; this HMV pressing of 'Ja-Da' and 'Really The Blues' may be from a 1930s reissue of earlier material.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9236 Jazz
Toti dal Monte, an acclaimed Italian soprano known for her crystal-clear voice and coloratura roles, recorded two Italian songs for HMV. Dal Monte was a major operatic recording artist of the 1920s-30s.AI summary
His Master's Voice DA5350 Opera
The Trix Sisters were a close-harmony trio popular in British music hall and light entertainment during the 1930s and 1940s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1301 Music Hall
The Trumpeters of the Royal Military School of Music recorded fanfares by leading British composers (Bliss, Benjamin, Curzon) commissioned for the coronation of Elizabeth II in 1953, issued on His Master's Voice.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9616 Orchestra
A novelty record on His Master's Voice titled 'Try Your Fortune', with separate sides for 'Ladies' and 'Gentlemen'—likely a gimmick recording or parlour game of the 1930s–40s era.AI summary
His Master's Voice B3979 Comic
T. S. Eliot, the poet and critic, recorded his own poem 'Burnt Norton' (1936) for His Master's Voice. This is a literary historical document: Eliot reading one of his major modernist works. HMV C3598 is from the late 1930s. Spoken-word poetry recordings by major literary figures are uncommon, and this is historically significant.AI summary
His Master's Voice C3598 Voice
T. S. Eliot, the poet and literary figure, reciting his own poem 'East Coker' (from Four Quartets) on His Master's Voice. Eliot's own recordings of his work are rare and historically significant documents.AI summary
His Master's Voice C3599 Personalities (Prs)
T. S. Eliot reading sections of his 1941 poem 'The Dry Salvages' on His Master's Voice, part of his wartime poetry recordings.AI summary
His Master's Voice C3601 Personalities (Prs)
T. S. Eliot's Little Gidding, the last of the Four Quartets (1942), in two parts on HMV C3602.AI summary
His Master's Voice C3602 Personalities (Prs)
T. S. Eliot, the poet, reading the third and fourth sections of his 1942 poem 'Little Gidding' on His Master's Voice. This is a literary recording rather than music, part of Eliot's own spoken-word recordings made during the Second World War.AI summary
His Master's Voice C3603 Personalities (Prs)
Tudor Davies, a Welsh tenor known for concert and oratorio work in the early 20th century, recorded the art songs 'Legend of Kleinsack' and 'Onaway! Awake Beloved' for His Master's Voice.AI summary
His Master's Voice D654 Voice
A Salvaneschi and V Bartholmasi performing excerpts from Puccini's Tosca on His Master's Voice; part of an operatic series in the S5700 range.AI summary
His Master's Voice S5702 Opera
Una Bourne, mezzo-soprano, performing two celebrated arias—the 'Liebestod' and the 'March' from Wagner's *Tannhäuser*—on HMV's C series.AI summary
His Master's Voice C839 Opera
Charles Penrose, a British music-hall comedian famous for his 'Laughing Policeman' recording, here performs 'Laughing Ginger Brown' and 'Farm Yard' on His Master's Voice AS3. Penrose was a major vaudeville attraction.AI summary
His Master's Voice AS3 Music Hall
Charles Penrose, the British music-hall comedian and laughing-song specialist, recorded nursery rhymes in two parts for His Master's Voice in the early era, likely an acoustic recording.AI summary
His Master's Voice AS7 Music Hall
Uncle George performing 'The Storks' in two parts on His Master's Voice AS23, a scarce early acoustic or light novelty series.AI summary
His Master's Voice AS23 Comic
USSR/Hauk performing 'Russian Suite Venrick' (parts 1 and 2) on His Master's Voice JOX1. This is a Russian or Russian-themed orchestral recording under an unusual label numbering for HMV.AI summary
His Master's Voice JOX1 Orchestra
V. Essex and D. Oldham recorded two ballads, 'New Moon' and 'Once in a While', for His Master's Voice, catalogue B1390. Both were duettists or popular singers of the late 1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1390 Voice
V. Loraine and W. Jefferies performing 'First Love Last Love Best Love' for His Master's Voice. Loraine was a British entertainer and song performer of the early twentieth century.AI summary
His Master's Voice 04226 Voice
A vocal duet on His Master's Voice, credited to V Loraine and W Jefferies, from the acoustic era (catalogue number 04226). The artist and title are not immediately recognised, and UK copies of this early period from this catalogue range are uncommon.AI summary
His Master's Voice 04226 Voice
V. Loraine and W. Jefferies performing *First Love Last Love Best Love* on His Master's Voice, a duet from the early 20th century. The catalogue number (04226) suggests an acoustic era recording.AI summary
His Master's Voice 04226 Voice
Val and Ernie Stanton recorded 'Potpourri No 3' and 'No 4' for His Master's Voice, the catalogue number B2626 suggesting an early 1930s pressing.AI summary
His Master's Voice B2626 Personalities (Prs)
Rudy Vallée on His Master's Voice B6052, performing 'Two Little Blue Eyes' and 'Just a Blue-Eyed Blonde' (High Hatters), likely early 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B6052 Voice
His Master's Voice B6020 Dance
Rudy Vallée, the American crooner famous for his megaphone singing style and popularity in the late 1920s and 1930s, on His Master's Voice B6033 with 'My Cigarette Lady' and 'You're just a Lover'.AI summary
His Master's Voice B6033 Voice
Van and Ernie Stanton recorded two instalments of 'English as She Is Not Spoken', a comedy sketch, for His Master's Voice in the 1920s. The Stantons were a comedy duo in the British variety tradition, known for dialect and cross-talk comedy.AI summary
His Master's Voice B2626 Comic
The van Eps Trio performing 'Where the Lanterns glow' and, with the Six Brown Brothers, 'Peter Gink' on His Master's Voice B1197. Fred van Eps was a respected banjo soloist and bandleader of the 1920s; the Six Brown Brothers were early novelty vaudeville recording artists.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1197 Instrumental
Varaldi Tango Band recording 'Hasta la ruelia' and 'El panuelito' on His Master's Voice B2136, a mid-1920s British pressing. Varaldi was a known tango ensemble of the period.AI summary
His Master's Voice B2136 Dance
The Varaldi Tango Orchestra recorded authentic tango repertoire for His Master's Voice, one of the major British labels. 'Pajaros de Fueza' and 'Madre' are Spanish and Latin American compositions typical of the tango craze of the 1920s–30s. Very little is known of this ensemble.AI summary
His Master's Voice B2137 Dance
Vaughn Monroe, an American bandleader and vocalist, performing 'Black Denim Trousers and Motorcycle Boots'—a novelty rock-and-roll-influenced song of the 1950s—on His Master's Voice. The POP-series catalogue number dates it to the mid-to-late 1950s.AI summary
His Master's Voice POP122 Rock
Vera Desmond, a British singer, recorded light entertainment and dance material for His Master's Voice in the late 1920s; 'Ragtime Pipes of Pan' and 'Night of Romance' are typical novelty and ballroom numbers of the era.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1001 Dance
Vera Guilaroff performing 'Deep Purple' and 'Midnight in Mayfair', recorded for His Master's Voice in the 1930s. Guilaroff was a Russian-born pianist and composer active in London's dance music scene.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD449 Dance
Vernon Watson, a British comedian who performed under the stage name Nosmo King, recorded 'Pull Together' and 'Values/A Sense of Humour' for His Master's Voice. Watson was a music-hall and radio personality, and his name is documented in theatrical records of the period.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9737 Comic
Vernon Watson, known as Nosmo King, a British comedy performer, recorded "Pull Together" and "Values / A Sense of Humour" for His Master's Voice. Nosmo King was a popular radio and music hall comedian.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9737 Comic
His Master's Voice C876 Misc.
Vesta Victoria, a major Edwardian music-hall performer best known for 'Waiting at the Church', on an early His Master's Voice pressing, catalogue 3896, with 'Now I Have to Call Him Father'. The HMV 3896 catalogue number is from the early single-sided series; early HMV pressings of major hall names are consistently collected.AI summary
His Master's Voice 3896 Music Hall
Vic Oliver was a musical comedian and pianist popular on British radio and stage in the 1930s and 1940s; 'Tickling the Ivories' is a playful novelty number showcasing his style, recorded for His Master's Voice.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9181 Music Hall
Vic Oliver, an Austrian-born comedian and composer popular in British radio and entertainment, performing comic sketches on His Master's Voice, late 1930s–early 1940s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9169 Comic
Vic Oliver on 'Tickling the Ivories', recorded for His Master's Voice B9181. Vic Oliver was an American pianist, conductor and entertainer popular in British radio in the 1930s–40s; this side showcases his light entertainment repertoire.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9181 Instrumental
An unnamed orchestra on His Master's Voice, likely from the 1920s–early 1930s based on the catalogue format; an instrumental dance or light classical piece.AI summary
His Master's Voice 0280627 Orchestra
Victor Orchestra performing two orchestral pieces on His Master's Voice, likely from the 1920s-30s.AI summary
His Master's Voice 0280627 Orchestra