276 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Maurice Elwin on Rex, singing two popular ballad standards of the interwar era — an unknown artist to standard reference sources.AI summary
Rex 8773 Voice
Max Miller was one of the biggest stars of British music-hall in the 1930s–40s, famous for his outrageous blue comedy and gaudy dress. This Rex label recording captures him in "Confessions of a Cheeky Chappy", one of his signature routines.AI summary
Rex 8604 Personalities (Prs)
Max Miller, the famous British comedian known as 'The Cheeky Chappy', recorded 'Confessions of a Cheeky Chappy' for Rex Records. This is Miller's signature material and a key record for collectors of British comedy and music hall.AI summary
Rex 8604 Personalities (Prs)
Max Miller, the famous British comedian known as 'The Cheeky Chappy', recorded 'Confessions of a Cheeky Chappy' for Rex Records. This is Miller's signature material and a key record for collectors of British comedy and music hall.AI summary
Rex 8604 Personalities (Prs)
The Mills Brothers were an American vocal group famous for their close harmony and novelty effects; this Rex disc is from their early recording period in the late 1920s.AI summary
Rex 8896 Jazz
Nick Lucas, a popular American tenor and early crooner of the 1920s, recorded 'Moonglow' and 'Carry me back to the lone Prairie' for Rex, a British budget label.AI summary
Rex 8306 Voice
The Original Hoosier Hot Shots were an American hillbilly and novelty group popular in the 1930s and 1940s; this Rex pressing of 'San' and 'Them Hill billies are...' is a British issue of their light-hearted material.AI summary
Rex 8744 Country
Original Hoosier Hot Shots, an American novelty and cowboy band, on two comedy numbers on Rex, a British budget label.AI summary
Rex 8745 Country
Rex 9671 Dance
Oscar Rabin and his band, a British dance orchestra, performing two standards on Rex, a British budget label. Rabin was a moderately successful UK bandleader of the 1930s–40s, and Rex pressings of his work are uncommon.AI summary
Rex 9395 Dance
Oscar Rabin and his band, a leading British hot-dance orchestra of the 1930s–40s, recorded for Rex. Rabin was known for modern swing arrangements and was a fixture in London ballrooms; his band attracted serious jazz listeners.AI summary
Rex 10113 Dance
Oscar Rabin was a British bandleader and violinist who led one of the most successful dance orchestras in 1930s–40s Britain. These Latin-flavoured dance recordings on the Rex label are typical of his output.AI summary
Rex 9618 Dance
Payne performing 'Moon Country' and 'Little Man You've Had a Busy Day' on Rex 8205.AI summary
Rex 8205 Voice
Anonymous 'Jubilee Celebration' selection credited to Payne on Rex, a small British label, featuring two-sided medley of popular and topical material.AI summary
Rex 8455 Dance
Jack Payne, a popular British dance bandleader of the 1920s–30s, recorded "Jack Payne Memories" and another selection for Rex 8299.AI summary
Rex 8299 Dance
Payne on Rex 8508; popular vocal material from a budget British label.AI summary
Rex 8508 Voice
Payne, a vocalist, recorded 'Marie Louise' and 'Guards Parade' on Rex 8510, a British label of the 1920s-1930s.AI summary
Rex 8510 Voice
Payne performing 'Wagon Wheels' and 'Coffee in the Morning & Kisses in the Night' on Rex 8121, a cheap British label of the early 1930s.AI summary
Rex 8121 Voice
Credited to Payne on Rex Records: 'Moon Country' and 'Little Man you've had a busy Day', catalogue 8205. Rex was a cheap British label of the 1930s-40s.AI summary
Rex 8205 Voice
Payne performing 'Over My Shoulder' and 'When You've Got a Little Springtime in Your Heart' on Rex 8227, a budget British label of the 1930s-1940s.AI summary
Rex 8227 Voice
Payne performing 'I'll string along with you' and 'Little Valley in the Mountains' on Rex 8261, a budget British label.AI summary
Rex 8261 Voice
Jack Payne and his orchestra, a major British dance band of the 1930s, performing 'Jack Payne Memories' on Rex 8299, a budget-label reissue or original release.AI summary
Rex 8299 Dance
Payne performing 'Heat Wave' and 'Smoke Gets in Your Eyes' on the Rex label, a budget British imprint.AI summary
Rex 8330 Dance
Payne performing popular song material on Rex 8351, a budget British label. The titles suggest mid-1930s popular repertoire.AI summary
Rex 8351 Voice
Payne (identity unknown) recorded 'You Can't Do That There 'Ere' and 'A Thick Thick Fog in London' for Rex. The titles suggest British music-hall comedy of the 1930s.AI summary
Rex 8657 Music Hall
Payne on Rex, performing 'Aladdin', likely a musical or operatic selection, on a British budget label.AI summary
Rex 8666 Dance
Payne on Rex (8694) with 'Broken Record' and 'My Shadow's where my Sweetheart used to be', popular songs from the early 1930s.AI summary
Rex 8694 Voice
A musician credited to 'Payne' on Rex, a British budget label of the 1930s–1940s.AI summary
Rex 8900 Instrumental
Payne recorded two novelty songs—'Wagon Wheels' and a novelty number—for Rex, a British label; the artist is not identified in standard sources.AI summary
Rex 8121 Voice
Peggy Cochrane on Rex with 'Melodies of the Moment', a light entertainment piece on a budget label.AI summary
Rex 8118 Misc.
Phyllis Robins on Rex, a British label of the 1930s. Rex was a secondary label with limited distribution, and Robins is not a widely recorded artist of note.AI summary
Rex 8883
Phyllis Robins performing 'Smoke Gets in Your Eyes' and 'Lovely to Look At' for Rex 8569, likely 1930s–40s.AI summary
Rex 8569 Voice
Phyllis Robins performing popular song material on Rex 8537, a budget British label. 'Lullaby of Broadway' suggests early-to-mid 1930s repertoire.AI summary
Rex 8537 Voice
Phyllis Robins was a British female vocalist of the 1930s–40s; this Rex disc carries two popular ballads, 'Smoke Gets in Your Eyes' and 'Lovely to Look At'.AI summary
Rex 8569 Voice
Phyllis Robins performing two popular ballads on the Rex label, a British budget imprint. Limited information on this artist.AI summary
Rex 8356 Voice
Rex 9314 Personalities (Prs)
Primo Scala's Accordion Band, a British novelty/dance ensemble of the mid-20th century, recorded on Rex, a British label. Accordion-band music of this type is historically minor and rarely sought.AI summary
Rex 9026 Dance
Reginald Dixon, the famous English theatre organist, on Rex 9552 performing two sides of swing-time organ entertainment.AI summary
Rex 9552 Instrumental
Adrian Rollini, a multi-instrumentalist of the 1920s–30s jazz and dance era, recorded these sides for Rex Records.AI summary
Rex 8035 Jazz
Rollini recorded 'If I Had Somebody to Love' and 'An Old Man with an Old Pipe' for Rex, a minor British label of the late 1920s–early 1930s.AI summary
Rex 8035 Instrumental
Ruth Etting, a major American cabaret and recording star of the 1920s-30s, performs two sentimental songs for Rex, a budget British label.AI summary
Rex 8881 Voice
S Phillips on Rex 8742, performing novelty comedy songs. The artist is unidentified.AI summary
Rex 8742 Voice
Sammy Gay singing 'Sunday School Stories' on the Rex label, a small British imprint of the 1930s–40s.AI summary
Rex 8025
Sandy Powell performing 'Sandy the Farmer' (both sides) on Rex 8810. Powell was one of Britain's most celebrated and prolific music-hall comedians of the 1920s–30s, famous for his character voices and rapid-fire comedic monologues.AI summary
Rex 8810 Music Hall
Sandy Powell was a celebrated British comedian known for character comedy and rapid patter, active from the 1920s through the 1950s. This Rex recording of a live road-show performance captures his comedy act.AI summary
Rex 8833 Music Hall
Sandy Powell, the British comedian and radio personality, recorded 'Sandy the Film Star' on Rex label 8041; Powell was famous for his rapid-fire gag technique and his catchphrase 'Can you hear me, Mother?'.AI summary
Rex 8041 Comic
Sandy Powell, a celebrated British comedian and music-hall entertainer, on Rex 9425 with 'Sandy, the all-in wrestler', a novelty number typical of Powell's stage work.AI summary
Rex 9425 Music Hall
Sid Phillips performing 'My Sweetie went away' and 'Sweet Sue just you' on Rex 8863, a British dance label of the late 1930s. Phillips was a British bandleader and accordionist.AI summary
Rex 8863 Dance