771 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Beth Tate on Regal 7128 — 'Sorry Goodnight' and 'He'd Have to Answer the Bell.' Tate is not a widely traced name in standard references. Regal was a mass-market British label; the 7xxx series is a mid-period Regal issue. A minor vocal record of ordinary rarity.AI summary
Regal 7128 Voice
Betty Driver, an actress and singer, on Regal MR3674.AI summary
Regal MR3674 Voice
The Bill Cotton band, a popular British dance orchestra, performing 'Bye Bye Blues' and 'Twelfth Street Rag' on Regal MR-series — a professional swing or dance side from the late 1930s.AI summary
Regal MR2185 Dance
Bill Cotton band on Regal, performing 'Bye Bye Blues' and 'Twelfth Street Rag' from the mid-1940s. Bill Cotton was a well-known British dance-band and radio personality.AI summary
Regal MR2185 Dance
Billy Bennett was a British music-hall comic and novelty singer popular in the 1920s and 1930s, celebrated for his rapid-fire patter and absurdist humour; these Regal titles are typical of his style.AI summary
Regal 9159 Music Hall
Billy Bennett, a British comic and novelty singer, on Regal, catalogue 9021, with 'She's Mine' and 'Napoleon'.AI summary
Regal 9021 Music Hall
Billy Bennett, a British comedian and music-hall performer, on Regal 9159 with comic monologues 'No Power on Earth' and 'The Charge of the Tight Brigade', from the late 1920s or 1930s.AI summary
Regal 9159 Comic
Billy Bennett was a celebrated British comic performer and recording artist of the 1920s-30s, known for his rapid-fire novelty monologues and comic timing. This Regal electrical recording captures him in his characteristic style.AI summary
Regal MR147 Comic
Billy Bennett, a British comic vocalist and entertainer, on Regal catalogue MR1632, marked as a sample copy. 'She was happier when she was poor' and 'On with the Motley' are comic or entertainment pieces. This copy is a promotional sample, which changes its status considerably.AI summary
Regal MR1632 SAMPLE Music Hall
Billy Bennett performing 'The Bookmaker's Daughter' and 'The Foreign Legion' on Regal MR1724. Bennett was a British music-hall comedian and singer, known for novelty and comic songs.AI summary
Regal MR1724 Music Hall
Billy Bennett was a British music hall comedian and singer known for comic and novelty songs; this Regal disc features two pieces, "She's Mine" and "Napoleon".AI summary
Regal 9021 Music Hall
Billy Costello performing two novelty songs including 'I'm Popeye the Sailor Man' on Regal MR2897—a tie-in with the popular cartoon character.AI summary
Regal MR2897 Comic
Billy Cotton, the British bandleader and drummer, recorded 'Say It Isn't So' and 'Sweet Muchacha' for Regal MR738; Cotton led one of the most popular dance orchestras in Britain and his recordings were issued widely, though Regal pressings are less common than the major labels.AI summary
Regal MR738 Dance
Billy Cotton and his band recorded hot-dance sides for Regal in the early 1930s. Cotton was already establishing himself as a leading British bandleader.AI summary
Regal MR221 Dance
Billy Cotton and his band performing 'Louisiana Fairy Tale' and 'South American Joe' on Regal MR1810, a British pressing from the 1930s.AI summary
Regal MR1810 Dance
Billy Cotton, a British bandleader and entertainer, recorded 'Ol' Pappy' and 'Over on the Sunny Side' on Regal; Cotton was a popular radio personality and dance-band leader from the 1930s onward.AI summary
Regal MR1258 Personalities (Prs)
Billy Cotton was a highly popular British bandleader and radio personality whose orchestra recorded extensively from the 1930s onward. This Regal MR-series recording pairs Cotton's orchestra with The Western Brothers, popular comedy entertainers, and is typical of Cotton's light, entertainment-focused commercial style.AI summary
Regal MR658 Music Hall
Billy Cotton and his orchestra with the Western Brothers on vocals, 'She Was Only Somebody's Daughter' (and two additional sides), on Regal MR658; Cotton was a popular British bandleader, and the Western Brothers were a celebrated comedy vocal duo.AI summary
Regal MR658 Music Hall
Billy Cotton, a British bandleader and later television personality, with the Western Brothers (a comedy vocal duo) on a novelty song. Regal was a budget label of the 1930s–40s.AI summary
Regal MR658 Music Hall
Billy Cotton, one of Britain's most popular bandleaders, recorded 'When the New Moon Shines' and 'Who Made Little Boy Blue' for Regal.AI summary
Regal MR1457 Dance
Billy Cotton Band, the British dance band led by Billy Cotton (1899–1969), recorded for Regal; 'More Rhymes' and 'Once Aboard the Lugger' are likely novelty or comic dance-band sides from the late 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary
Regal MR493 Dance
Billy Cotton was one of Britain's most popular bandleaders from the 1930s through the 1950s, later a household name through his radio and television show; this Regal disc from the late 1930s carries two comic novelty numbers.AI summary
Regal MR747 Personalities (Prs)
Billy Cotton band, a leading British dance orchestra of the 1930s–50s, performing 'Moon was yellow' and 'Dancing with my shadow' on Regal MR1585. Cotton was one of the most popular and prolific British bandleaders.AI summary
Regal MR1585 Dance
Billy Cotton and his band were one of Britain's most famous dance and variety orchestras, with a recording career from the 1920s through the 1950s. This Regal recording of 'Love in Bloom' is from the early 1930s.AI summary
Regal MR1414 Dance
Billy Cotton was a British bandleader, entertainer and showman, famous for his 1950s radio show 'Band Wagon'. This earlier Regal side, 'Two cigarettes in the dark' and 'I saw stars', comes from the mid-1930s and represents his work as a working dance-band leader.AI summary
Regal MR1458 Dance
Billy Cotton and his orchestra recorded "Who Made Little Boy Blue" and "When the New Moon Shines" for Regal in the mid-1930s. Cotton was a prolific and popular British dance-band leader.AI summary
Regal MR1457 Dance
Billy Cotton's band on Regal, a British dance and light music ensemble that became famous post-war on BBC radio—'Sunshine and Roses' and 'Three Little Times' are from the Regal catalogue of the 1930s-1940s.AI summary
Regal MR516 Dance
Billy Cotton Band with the Western Brothers on Regal, a British dance orchestra and the Western Brothers (a variety act), recording a novelty number 'She Was Only Somebody's Daughter'—popular music from the 1940s.AI summary
Regal MR658 Music Hall
Billy Cotton and his band, one of Britain's most popular and prolific dance and variety orchestras, recorded these two sides for Regal in the mid-1940s.AI summary
Regal MR681 Dance
Billy Cotton was a hugely popular British bandleader and entertainer; this Regal pressing captures his dance-band style on what appear to be novelty or light comic numbers from the 1930s.AI summary
Regal MR715 Dance
Billy Cotton and his orchestra, a well-known British dance and light music band, recorded two novelty numbers including a polka medley on Regal in the late 1930s-1940s.AI summary
Regal MR737 Dance
The Billy Cotton band performing 'Goodnight Vienna' and 'Auf Wiedersehen' on Regal MR-series, a professional swing or dance side from the late 1930s.AI summary
Regal MR560 Dance
Billy Cotton's Band, one of Britain's best-known swing orchestras, recorded 'Ain't Misbehavin'' and 'Shine' for Regal MR2161. Cotton was a major British bandleader and personality from the 1930s through the 1950s, and his orchestra was prolific on record.AI summary
Regal MR2161 Dance
Billy Cotton and his orchestra, a hugely successful British dance band, recorded 'After you've gone' and 'Doin the new low down' for Regal in the late 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary
Regal MR2028 Dance
Billy Cotton and his orchestra, one of the most popular British dance bands, recorded this novelty song for Regal; Cotton became famous for his radio and television variety shows in the 1950s.AI summary
Regal MR1474 Music Hall
Billy Cotton was a hugely popular British bandleader and radio personality of the 1930s–50s. This Regal recording pairs two well-known standards from his peak popularity period.AI summary
Regal MR1585 Dance
Billy Cotton and his band recorded 'Some of these days' and 'Dinak' for Regal MR1946, likely late 1930s or 1940s.AI summary
Regal MR1946 Orchestra
Billy Cotton's band recorded 'Lazybones' and 'Hold Me' for Regal MR1021. Cotton was a prominent British bandleader and entertainer of the 1930s-1950s.AI summary
Regal MR1021 Dance
Billy Cotton and his band on Regal MR1982 performing two light orchestral numbers. Billy Cotton was a prominent British bandleader and radio personality of the 1930s–50s; Regal was a major British label subsidiary.AI summary
Regal MR1982 Orchestra
Billy Cotton band on Regal MR2005 from the 1930s. Cotton was a popular British dance bandleader and later television personality.AI summary
Regal MR2005 Dance
Billy Cotton and his band on Regal Records, catalogue MR2101, with 'Everybody Kiss Your Partner' and 'Counting Crochets in My Sleep'. Cotton was a prolific British bandleader of the 1930s-40s.AI summary
Regal MR2101 Dance
Billy Cotton was one of Britain's best-known bandleaders; this Regal recording couples 'Sunshine at Midnight' with 'Empty Saddles'.AI summary
Regal MR2168 Dance
Billy Cotton's Band on Regal, the British dance-band broadcaster and bandleader who became famous from the 1940s onwards. This is one of his mid-1930s recordings for Regal, a major British label.AI summary
Regal MR2189 Dance
Billy Cotton Band on Regal MR675, performing 'Listen to the German Band' and 'We Just Couldn't Say Goodbye'. Cotton was a British bandleader, organist and entertainer, immensely popular from the 1930s through the 1950s.AI summary
Regal MR675 Dance
Billy Cotton and others performing 'Stars of Variety' on Regal MR865, a variety revue recording.AI summary
Regal MR865 Music Hall
Billy Danvers performing two novelty popular songs on Regal, catalogue 8964. Regal was a British label, active 1929–1939 as a subsidiary of the Gramophone Company.AI summary
Regal 8964 Voice
Billy Merson, the music-hall comedian and songwriter, performs 'The Gay Cavalier' and — with Allen — 'If I Catch Alfonso Tonight' on Regal 6486. Regal was a Woolworths budget label; Merson is a recognised music-hall name but the label keeps this at modest value.AI summary
Regal 6486 Music Hall
Billy Merson, a leading British music-hall comedian and singer, performs 'I'm going away' and 'The Wreck of the Dover Express' on this Regal record from the 1920s.AI summary
Regal 6487 Music Hall