99 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Ackroyd Trio performing two ballads on Jumbo, a small British label: 'Un Peu d'Amour' and 'Somewhere a Voice is Calling'.AI summary
Jumbo 1340 Voice
Adam Tomlinson performs 'A Little Bit More' and 'Jingles' on the Jumbo label, catalogue 869. Tomlinson is not a widely recognised recording name in major references; Jumbo was a small early British label and this is an unplaceable minor-label pressing.AI summary
Jumbo 869 Music Hall
Albert Whelan, a British whistler and musical comedian of the early 1900s, recorded 'How Do You Do Miss Ragtime' and 'Snooky Ookums' for the Jumbo label, catalogue 1081. Whelan was famous for his whistled numbers and comic material; Jumbo was a small British imprint.AI summary
Jumbo 1081 Music Hall
Albert Whelan, a British performer and whistler, recorded 'My Honolulu Honey Lou' and 'Who are you with Tonight' for Jumbo label.AI summary
Jumbo 277 Music Hall
Albert Whelan was a major music-hall performer and comedian of the Edwardian era, famous for his comic character monologues and whistling. This Jumbo label recording captures his distinctive style. Jumbo was a minor British imprint, and Whelan recordings on small labels are less common than his HMV sides.AI summary
Jumbo 504 Music Hall
Albert Whelan recorded 'Little Red Riding Hood' and 'The Babes in the Wood' for Jumbo, catalogue 904. Albert Whelan was a British whistler and comedian, and these are children's stories or nursery pieces. Jumbo was a cheap British label of the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Jumbo 904 Music Hall
Albert Whelan on Jumbo 991, a British entertainer and monologist on a small British label of the 1920s–30s, performing character dialogue pieces.AI summary
Jumbo 991 Music Hall
Albert Whelan, a British music-hall performer and whistler, recorded 'It's nice to get up in the Morning' and 'King Chanticler' for Jumbo label.AI summary
Jumbo A467 Music Hall
Arthur Aiston on two novelty or popular numbers, I've got a Girl and Tit Bits, on the British budget label Jumbo 959.AI summary
Jumbo 959 Voice
Arthur Joyce performing two patriotic songs—'The Red White & Blue' and 'Sons of the Sea'—for Jumbo, catalogue 1205; Jumbo was a small British label of the early 1930s.AI summary
Jumbo 1205 Voice
Arthur Peel recorded these two comedy songs for Jumbo, a small British label of uncertain date; the novelty titles suggest early-to-mid 20th century music-hall or variety material.AI summary
Jumbo 1167 Comic
A band recorded 'Belle of New York' and an unlisted side B for Jumbo Records 1212, a small or short-lived British label of the early period.AI summary
Jumbo 1212 Orchestra
Jumbo 515
Billy Merson on Jumbo A462 — 'The Gay Cavalier' and 'Don't Sing in Ragtime.' The A prefix in the catalogue number may indicate a particular Jumbo sub-series. Merson is a collected music-hall name; Jumbo is an uncommon label; 'The Gay Cavalier' also appears on the Famous label in this collection.AI summary
Jumbo A462 Music Hall
Billy Merson, the British music-hall comic, on Jumbo Records A152 with two of his comedy songs from the 1920s–1930s.AI summary
Jumbo A152 Music Hall
Jumbo 76 Dance
Billy Williams, a prolific early recording artist, performing 'The Ragtime Wedding' and 'Oh for Another Day at Margate' on Jumbo 1064, novelty and character songs from approximately 1905–1910.AI summary
Jumbo 1064 Voice
Billy Williams performing novelty songs 'There Must Be Something Nice About the Isle of Man' and 'Why Don't Santa Claus Bring Something for Me' on Jumbo, a budget label.AI summary
Jumbo 1097 Music Hall
Billy Williams, the prolific British music-hall comedian and singer, on Jumbo Records 1202: 'When Mother Backed the Winner of the Derby' and 'They Can All Do As They Like With Me'. This is an alternate pressing of repertoire Williams recorded many times for different labels.AI summary
Jumbo 1202 Music Hall
Billy Williams performing 'Put a Bit of Powder on it Father' and 'The Colliers' for Jumbo 358.AI summary
Jumbo 358 Music Hall
Billy Williams, a Scottish singer, recorded 'My Girl from Glasgie Toon' and 'I wish I were a Ladies Man' for Jumbo, a British label of the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Jumbo 657 Voice
Billy Williams recorded 'Take Me Back to USA' and 'Let's All Go Mad' on Jumbo Records, a British budget label. Williams was a music-hall performer and comic singer of the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Jumbo 658 Music Hall
Billy Williams, the popular Edwardian music-hall singer, records 'Some of the Best' in two parts on the Jumbo label, catalogue 800. Jumbo was a small early British label; Williams recordings on minor imprints are uncommon and are collected alongside his better-known major-label pressings.AI summary
Jumbo 800 Music Hall
Billy Williams records parts three and four of 'Some of the Best' on Jumbo 801, a companion disc to Jumbo 800 in this collection. Both discs form a multi-part set by this popular Edwardian music-hall singer on a small early British label; the same scarcity considerations apply.AI summary
Jumbo 801 Music Hall
Billy Williams performing two untitled pieces on Jumbo A28025. The artist and context are not established.AI summary
Jumbo A28025 Music Hall
Cattanis Dance orchestra performing 'Everybody's Doing It' and 'Temptation Rag' on Jumbo 961, a dance record from the 1910s–1920s.AI summary
Jumbo 961 Dance
Charles Penrose, a British comedian and entertainer, recorded 'The Bloke Wot's Left Behind' and 'Mindin' the 'Ole in the Road' for Jumbo 1247. These are comic or novelty numbers from the early 1920s.AI summary
Jumbo 1247 Music Hall
Jumbo 1414
A descriptive novelty recording on Jumbo Records featuring 'Scenes at an Aviation Meeting' and 'Orpheus Galop' by a band. These spoken-with-music recordings were popular curiosities in the early 1910s.AI summary
Jumbo A553 Instrumental
Ella Retford on Jumbo 1094 — 'You Made Me Love You' and 'You Wouldn't Know the Old Place Now' — carries the same titles as Columbia is493 elsewhere in this collection. Two pressings of identical titles on different labels in the same collection is notable; the Jumbo pressing is the less common issue. Jumbo is an uncommon British budget label.AI summary
Jumbo 1094 Music Hall
Ella Retford, the popular Edwardian music-hall performer, on the Jumbo label, catalogue 1109, with 'Sailing Down the Chesapeake Bay' and 'There's One in a Million Like You'. Jumbo was a cheap British budget marque; Retford sides on Jumbo are among the commoner of her label appearances.AI summary
Jumbo 1109 Music Hall
Ella Retford on the Jumbo label, catalogue 1204, with 'Watching the Boat Coming In' and 'Get Out and Get Under' (with Williams). Jumbo was a cheap British budget marque; Retford sides on Jumbo are among the commoner of her label appearances.AI summary
Jumbo 1204 Music Hall
Ella Retford on Jumbo 1277 — 'I've Got Everything I Want but You' (with Osmond) and 'Four Foot Ten Brigade' (Broughton/Hale) — is a companion to other Retford Jumbo pressings in this collection. Jumbo is an uncommon British label; Retford is a minor but collected music-hall name.AI summary
Jumbo 1277 Music Hall
Ella Retford, the popular Edwardian music-hall performer, on the Jumbo label, catalogue 492, with 'Mr. McKie' and 'Mary Ellen t'Isle of Man'. Jumbo was a cheap British budget marque; Retford sides on Jumbo are among the commoner of her label appearances.AI summary
Jumbo 492 Music Hall
Ella Retford on Jumbo 565 — 'I Wonder if You Miss Me Sometimes' and 'Moonlight Promenade' (with Whelan). A companion to the other Retford Jumbo pressings in this collection; Jumbo is an uncommon British budget label and Retford is a minor but collected music-hall name.AI summary
Jumbo 565 Music Hall
Ella Retford, the popular Edwardian music-hall and revue performer, sings 'You Must Come Round on Saturday' and 'See What Percy's Picked Up in the Park' on the Jumbo label, catalogue 811. Jumbo was a small early British label; this is another Retford minor-label pressing consistent with others in this collection.AI summary
Jumbo 811 Music Hall
Ella Retford, the popular Edwardian music-hall and revue performer, sings 'There's a Girl in Havana' and 'I'm Going Back to Dixie' on the Jumbo label, catalogue 942. Jumbo was a small early British label; this is a companion disc to the other Jumbo Retford in this collection, and such minor-label pressings of recognised music-hall names are uncommon.AI summary
Jumbo 942 Music Hall
Ella Retford was a popular Edwardian music-hall soubrette, known for cheerful character songs and a long variety career. The Jumbo label was a British budget imprint active in the early 1900s to mid-1910s, and the A-series catalogue number suggests an early pressing. Jumbo issues are less commonly found today than those on the major labels of the period.AI summary
Jumbo A511 Music Hall
Ella Retford performing on Jumbo, a small British label; these novelty or character songs from the 1920s–30s are typical of period music-hall and vaudeville material.AI summary
Jumbo A28096 Music Hall
Elsie Fox-Bennett performing two traditional songs on Jumbo, a British budget label.AI summary
Jumbo A25123 Voice
Ernie Mayne was a large, jovial Edwardian music-hall comedian and singer known for novelty and comic songs. This Jumbo pressing (1315) — 'Goosey Goosey Gander' and 'Ten Little Fingers' — is typical of the children's-song material he sometimes recorded. Jumbo is an uncommon label; Mayne is a minor but documented music-hall name.AI summary
Jumbo 1315 Music Hall
George Formby Senior records 'John Willie Come On' and 'I Began to Run' on the Jumbo label, catalogue 170. Jumbo was a small early British label, and a Formby Senior pressing on this minor imprint is consistent with the other small-label Formby recordings in this collection; uncommon and collected.AI summary
Jumbo 170 Personalities (Prs)
George Formby — here almost certainly George Formby Senior, the Lancashire comedian and monologist — on the Jumbo label, catalogue 198, with 'Funicula' and 'A Merry Christmas'. Jumbo was a cheap British budget marque; Formby Senior on Jumbo is among the commoner of his label appearances.AI summary
Jumbo 198 Personalities (Prs)
George Formby Senior on Jumbo 296 — 'I'm Only One of the Boys' and 'Funicula.' A low-numbered Jumbo pressing, placing this among the earlier issues in his Jumbo series. 'Funicula' is an unusual choice for a northern music-hall comedian and gives this coupling a distinctive character.AI summary
Jumbo 296 Personalities (Prs)
George Formby performing 'Odds and Ends' and 'I kept on Waving my Flag' on Jumbo, catalogue 308. Formby was one of the most popular British entertainers and comedians of the 1920s and 1930s, famous for his ukulele and comic songs.AI summary
Jumbo 308 Personalities (Prs)
George Formby — almost certainly George Formby Senior, the Lancashire comedian — on the Jumbo label, catalogue 376, with 'Father Coaxed Her In' and 'Pilgrims of the Night'. Jumbo was a cheap British budget marque; Formby Senior sides on Jumbo are among the commoner of his label appearances.AI summary
Jumbo 376 Personalities (Prs)
George Formby Senior — father of the more famous ukulele comedian — on Jumbo 479, coupling 'Grandfather's Clock' with 'Don't Be Alarmed.' Formby Senior was a celebrated Wigan music-hall comedian known for his 'John Willie' character, and his recordings on minor labels are harder to find than his Columbia issues.AI summary
Jumbo 479 Personalities (Prs)
George Formby Senior on Jumbo 564 — 'Standing at the Corner of the Street' and 'Playing the Game in the West.' A companion to Jumbo 479 in this collection, extending his Jumbo output. Formby Senior was a celebrated Wigan music-hall comedian and his Jumbo pressings are harder to find than his Columbia issues.AI summary
Jumbo 564 Personalities (Prs)