3,282 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Bennie Moten, the pioneering Kansas City jazz bandleader, recorded 'Harmony blues' and 'Thick lip stomp' for His Master's Voice B5302, a British pressing of American jazz from the late 1920s–early 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B5302 Jazz
Bennie Moten, a pioneering Kansas City jazz bandleader, with 'Lafayette' (1932) and Fats Waller's 'Ridin' but Walkin'' (1929) on His Master's Voice B6390 — jazz recordings from the early swing era.AI summary
His Master's Voice B6390 Jazz
Bennie Moten recorded 'Moten's Swing' and 'Patrol Wagon Blues' for HMV, catalogue B6377, in the early 1930s; Moten was a Kansas City jazz pioneer and this is early big-band jazz.AI summary
His Master's Voice B6377 Jazz
Bennie Moten's 'Harmony Blues' and 'Thick Lip Stomp', pressed by His Master's Voice on the B5302. Moten was a pioneering Kansas City jazz pianist and bandleader whose influence on swing was profound; these sides date from the late 1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B5302 Jazz
Benno Moiseivitch, one of the greatest pianists of the twentieth century, recorded 'Träumerei' and 'Frühlingsnacht' for HMV—Schumann piano pieces performed by a supreme virtuoso.AI summary
His Master's Voice E265 Classical
Benny Goodman, the 'King of Swing', on His Master's Voice B8450 with two standards from his hot-jazz repertoire.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8450 Jazz
Benny Goodman, the American jazz clarinetist and bandleader, performing the jazz standards 'My Melancholy Baby' and 'Whispering' on His Master's Voice B8533.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8533 Jazz
Benny Goodman's 'Sweet Sue', recorded for His Master's Voice in the early 1930s. The catalogue number B8905 indicates a standard dance-band pressing from HMV's popular 10-inch series, with both sides featuring the same tune—common practice for catalogue padding in the era.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8905 Dance
His Master's Voice B8398
Benny Goodman's orchestra on His Master's Voice, including the standards 'Loch Lomond' and 'One O'Clock Jump', recorded in the swing era.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8745 Jazz
Benny Goodman's 'King of Swing' orchestra on two popular numbers, 'Russian Lullaby' and 'Margie', for HMV. Both are Goodman standards.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8827 Jazz
Benny Goodman, the American jazz clarinetist and bandleader, recording 'Louise' and 'Whispering' for His Master's Voice B8878, likely mid-1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8878 Jazz
Benny Goodman's His Master's Voice recording from the early 1930s, early in the career of the bandleader who would become the King of Swing by the mid-1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD5152 Jazz
Benny Goodman on His Master's Voice with 'Did You Mean It' and 'Taint No Use'—additional swing recordings from his extensive recording sessions of the 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8535 Jazz
Benny Goodman and his orchestra perform 'Someday Sweetheart' and 'Who' on the UK His Master's Voice label, part of the swing era output that reached British listeners through HMV's American licensing arrangements.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8402 Jazz
Benny Goodman, the 'King of Swing', on His Master's Voice with two swing standards: 'I've Found a New Baby' and 'Swingtime in the Rockies'—quintessential 1930s hot dance from one of jazz's most influential figures.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8481 Jazz
Benny Goodman's trio recorded "More Than You Know" and "China Boy" for His Master's Voice during the swing era. Goodman was one of the defining figures of 1930s–40s jazz and swing, and his small-group recordings are classic hot jazz.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8467 Jazz
Benson Chicago was an American tenor vocalist popular in the 1920s, known for his sweet, light vocal style. This His Master's Voice recording of two jazz standards, 'Tea for Two' (Vincent Youmans' famous melody) and 'I Want to Be Happy' (also by Youmans), offers two of the most recorded songs of the era.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1978 Voice
Benson Chicago on His Master's Voice, a dance band recording of the popular novelty song 'Yes We Have No Bananas' from the early 1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1672 Dance
Benson Chicago recorded 'I'd Love to Fall Asleep and Wake Up in My Mammy's Arms' and 'Fair One' for His Master's Voice in the early 1920s. The title reflects the popular American song idiom of the period.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1179 Voice
Benson Chicago performing 'My Sunny Tennessee' and 'Ma' on His Master's Voice B1294, an early acoustic-era side from the 1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1294 Voice
Benson Chicago, credited on His Master's Voice B1404, performs novelty instrumental selections — likely a jazz or dance ensemble, circa 1920s–early 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1404 Jazz
Benson Chicago performing two jazz standards—"Tea for Two" and "I Want to Be Happy" (arranged by Guy Arnheim or Garber)—on His Master's Voice B1978.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1978 Jazz
Benson Chicago on His Master's Voice, B1740 series, performing a ballad duet with Paul Whiteman's 'I love you'.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1740 Voice
Benson Orchestra of Chicago was an American dance ensemble prominent in the 1920s. This His Master's Voice recording from the mid-1920s (catalogue B1654) represents early acoustic dance music.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1654 Orchestra
The Benson Orchestra of Chicago, a well-known dance orchestra of the 1920s, plays 'Crooning' and Whiteman's 'Moonlight' on His Master's Voice, recorded in the acoustic era.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1251 Orchestra
The Benson Orchestra of Chicago was a popular dance band of the 1920s–1930s; this His Master's Voice pressing, including a Hawaiian-themed number, is from the dance-band era.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1252 Dance
The Benson Orchestra of Chicago was an American jazz-influenced dance orchestra that recorded prolifically for HMV's American parent company and for British HMV in the 1920s. This early HMV B-series side pairs 'Dreams if India' and Confrey's 'Wet yo hands', representing novelty and jazz-influenced material.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1694 Orchestra
Berger performing 'Good night' and 'Beside a Silv'ry Stream' on His Master's Voice, catalogue B5025.AI summary
His Master's Voice B5025 Voice
The Berlin Philharmonic conducted by Arthur Nikisch performing the Andante movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony on HMV D870 — a companion disc to id 17865. As with that disc, this is from the historic 1913 Nikisch Beethoven Fifth recording and is among the most historically significant early orchestral 78s.AI summary
His Master's Voice D870 Orchestra
The Berlin Philharmonic conducted by Arthur Nikisch performing the first two movements of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony on HMV D90, recorded in 1913. Nikisch was one of the most celebrated conductors of the pre-war era and this Berlin Philharmonic Beethoven Fifth is one of the most historically important early orchestral recordings ever made; it is among the most collected early orchestral 78s.AI summary
His Master's Voice D90 Orchestra
The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra under Arthur Nikisch performing Beethoven's Fifth Symphony on HMV D91 is one of the landmark recordings in the history of the gramophone. Nikisch's 1913 acoustic recording of the Fifth was the first complete symphony ever committed to disc and remains one of the most important records ever made. HMV D91 is a standard series number for these sides, which were widely pressed; the historical importance is enormous even if individual copies are not the rarest.AI summary
His Master's Voice D91 Classical
The Berlin Philharmonic conducted by Arthur Nikisch performing movements of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony on HMV D92 — a further disc from the historic 1913 recording that also appears as ids 17865 and 15356 in this collection. All three discs are from one of the most historically significant early orchestral recording sets ever made.AI summary
His Master's Voice D92 Orchestra
Richard Strauss conducting the Berlin State Opera Orchestra in his own tone poem 'Don Juan', on His Master's Voice catalogue 040872 — an early large-format disc. A composer conducting their own orchestral work is a primary document, and this HMV pressing of Strauss conducting Don Juan is historically significant for collectors of early orchestral 78s.AI summary
His Master's Voice 040872 Orchestra
Richard Strauss conducting the Berlin State Opera Orchestra in parts three and four of 'Don Juan' on HMV catalogue 040874 — the companion disc to id 6226. As with that disc, a composer conducting his own tone poem on HMV large-format pressings is historically and musically significant.AI summary
His Master's Voice 040874 Orchestra
Bernard Bresslaw performing two comedy songs on His Master's Voice's POP series, 'Mad Passionate Love' and 'You Need Feet'. Bresslaw was a British actor and comedian known for his film and television work; this is a comic novelty recording from the 1950s.AI summary
His Master's Voice POP522 Comic
His Master's Voice POP490 Personalities (Prs)
Bernard Bresslaw, Michael Medwin, and Alfie Bass perform comedy sketches from 'The Army Game', a popular British television series, on His Master's Voice. This is a comedy or novelty recording from the 1950s.AI summary
His Master's Voice POP490 Comic
Bernard Miles was a renowned British actor, raconteur and founder of the Mermaid Theatre; these HMV recordings capture his spoken word and character sketches, a rare glimpse of his distinctive comic performing style.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9829 Comic
Bernard Miles, the actor and theatre director, recorded two comic monologues on His Master's Voice: 'Billy and Toggie' and 'One of the Old School', B10184, showcasing his talents for character comedy and dialect.AI summary
His Master's Voice B10184 Comic
Bernard Miles, the distinguished British actor and voice of many documentary films, performing readings of modernist and classical dramatic texts on His Master's Voice. Miles was famous for his interpretations of Shakespeare and contemporary drama.AI summary
His Master's Voice C3257 Voice
Bernie Cummins, a saxophonist and bandleader popular in the 1920s–30s, recorded 'Little by Little' and 'Low Down Rhythm' (credited to High Hatters) for His Master's Voice B5719.AI summary
His Master's Voice B5719 Dance
Bert Weedon, the British guitarist and session musician, recorded 'South of the Border' and 'Poinciana' for His Master's Voice in the early 1950s; Weedon later became famous for his instrumental hits and his influential tutor method.AI summary
His Master's Voice POP1077 Instrumental
Bert Weedon, a virtuoso guitarist who became famous in the 1950s as a session musician and educator, recorded 'South of the Border' and 'Poinciana' for His Master's Voice; the POP series suggests a 1950s release.AI summary
His Master's Voice POP1077 Instrumental
Beryl Orde on His Master's Voice B8104, a jazz-novelty recording from the 1930s or 1940s; HMV B-series was mass-commercial.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8104 Jazz
Bestor's orchestra recorded 'Shuffle off to Buffalo' and another popular jazz piece for His Master's Voice B6350 in the late 1920s-early 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B6350 Dance
Don Bestor's dance band, recording popular songs of the mid-1920s for His Master's Voice.AI summary
His Master's Voice B5097 Dance
Bestor's orchestra recorded music from Walt Disney's 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs' (1937) on His Master's Voice B6420: 'Mickey Mouse and Minnie's in Town' and 'Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf' (both 1933).AI summary
His Master's Voice B6420 Personalities (Prs)