235 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Billy Merson on Scala 544 — 'Setting the Village on Fire' and 'The Wreck of the Dover Express' — is on a less common British label than his Columbia or HMV output. Scala is a minor British marque; catalogue number 544 is low. The pairing of 'Setting the Village on Fire' with the Dover Express piece suggests wartime or Edwardian topical comedy.AI summary
Scala 544 Music Hall
Billy Merson, a British music-hall comedian and singer, performing two light songs on the Scala label. Merson was a prolific variety recording artist of the 1920s-1930s.AI summary
Scala 520 Music Hall
Billy Whitlock recorded 'Torchlight March' and 'Welcome Back March' for Scala, a small British label active in the early 1900s.AI summary
Scala 740 Instrumental
Billy Whitlock on Scala 635, with wartime novelty material from the First World War era.AI summary
Scala 635 Music Hall
Billy Whitlock on Scala 961, performing 'When the Boys come marching back' and 'Arrah go on' — a small British label issue from the acoustic or early electric era.AI summary
Scala 961
Scala 1096
Billy Williams with 'She's Coming Home Tonight' and 'The Old Grey Coat' on Scala 1325 — popular vocal material from a minor British label.AI summary
Scala 1325 Voice
'Old Grey Coat' and 'I'll Meet You One Dark Night' recorded by Billy Williams for the Scala label, catalogue 269. Billy Williams was a popular singer and stage performer of the early 1900s; Scala was a small British imprint.AI summary
Scala 269 Voice
Billy Williams, the prolific British music-hall comedian, performing two comic novelty songs on Scala — 'John Go & Put Your Trousers On' and 'When Father Papered the Parlour' — likely from the 1920s.AI summary
Scala 234 Music Hall
Billy Williams, a British comedic vocalist, recorded for Scala; 'The Land where the Women wear the Trousers' and 'Bobbing about in the Briny' are novelty and comic songs.AI summary
Scala 1272 Music Hall
Billy Williams on Scala 1296, same artist as id 9366. Scala was a small British label of the 1930s; Williams is not documented as a major recording artist.AI summary
Scala 1296 Music Hall
Billy Williams on Scala 1298, a British dance or vocal side from the early 1930s.AI summary
Scala 1298 Voice
Billy Williams on Scala 1301. Scala was a small British label of the 1930s; Williams is not a major-label artist in surviving discographies.AI summary
Scala 1301 Music Hall
Billy Williams, the British music-hall comedian, in two comic novelty songs on Scala — 'I Never Heard Father Laugh So Much Before' and 'I Wish It Were Sunday Night' — likely from the 1920s–early 1930s.AI summary
Scala 1304 Music Hall
Billy Williams performs 'The Old Armchair' and 'It's a Grand Old Song is Home Sweet Home' on Scala. Both are sentimental domestic songs typical of Williams' Scottish music hall repertoire.AI summary
Scala 1335 Music Hall
Billy Williams performing two comic novelty songs, 'Cock-a-Doodle-Doo' and 'Poodle Dog', on Scala, catalogue 1336. Scala was a budget British label.AI summary
Scala 1336 Music Hall
Billy Williams was a British performer active in the music-hall and comic-song tradition. 'Too-ral-addie' and 'Why do you think I look so gay?' are recorded on Scala 1337, a small British label.AI summary
Scala 1337 Music Hall
Billy Williams, the prolific British comedian and singer, recorded two comic songs on Scala, a small British label. Williams' material was widely recorded across multiple labels and catalogue numbers.AI summary
Scala 1345 Music Hall
Billy Williams, a Scottish music hall singer of the early 20th century, performs 'Boys and Girls' and 'Tickle me Timothy' on Scala, a minor British label of the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Scala 326 Music Hall
Billy Williams, a prolific British comic and music-hall singer, recorded 'It's a Wonder What Little Things Lead To' and 'It's Mine When You've Done With It' on Scala 327. Williams had a long recording career spanning multiple decades and labels.AI summary
Scala 327 Comic
Billy Williams, a prolific British music-hall and comic singer, recorded 'Let's All Go Mad' and 'I Don't Care' for Scala, a minor British label, in the 1910s or early 1920s.AI summary
Scala 341 Music Hall
Billy Williams performing two comic songs, 'Willie's Woodbines' and 'Put a Bit of Powder on It Father', on Scala, catalogue 1258. Scala was a budget British label of the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Scala 1258 Music Hall
Billy Williams recorded these novelty blues-inflected numbers on the Scala label. Williams was a prolific recording artist throughout the 1920s–1930s who recorded for numerous small and major labels.AI summary
Scala 1259 Comic
Billy Williams on Scala 1261, performing 'Silvery Moon' and 'We're all waiting for a girl'. Billy Williams was a long-lived British music-hall entertainer and recording artist. Scala was a minor British label of the 1920s-1930s.AI summary
Scala 1261 Voice
Billy Williams recorded two comic songs, 'She Does Like a Little Drop of Scotch' and 'St Kilda', on Scala, catalogue 1271. Scala was a budget British label of the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Scala 1271 Music Hall
Billy Williams performs 'Wait Till I'm as Old as Father' and 'Where Does Daddy Go?' on Scala. Both are comic domestic songs typical of Williams' Scottish music hall repertoire.AI summary
Scala 1329 Music Hall
Billy Williams performing 'It Serves You Right' and 'Tickle Me Timothy' on Scala, a cheap British label of the 1930s. Williams was a popular light comedian and singer of the period.AI summary
Scala 439 Comic
Billy Williams, the prolific British character singer and comedian, recorded two comic songs on Scala, a small British label of the 1920s–1930s. This is one of many label pressings of Williams' most familiar material.AI summary
Scala 533 Music Hall
Billy Williams, a popular British music-hall singer and comedian, performing 'When Mother Backed the Winner of the Derby' and 'They Can All Do As They Like With Me' on Scala Records. Williams was a prolific recording artist in the early 1900s–1920s, known for comic and sentimental songs.AI summary
Scala 643 Music Hall
Billy Williams, the prolific British music hall comedian, on Scala Records with two comic novelty songs; Scala was a budget British label of the 1920s-1930s with smaller pressings than the major houses.AI summary
Scala 699 Music Hall
Billy Williams recorded for Scala, a British imprint of the 1920s–30s; this pressing of 'You're the One' and 'Let's all go mad' continues his comic-song output.AI summary
Scala 232 Music Hall
Billy Williams performing 'Father Papered the Parlour' and 'Save a little One for Me' on Scala 234, a small British label of the 1920s–30s. (A different pairing from Scala 333, same artist.)AI summary
Scala 234 Music Hall
Billy Williams on Scala Records 268: 'Save a Little One for Me' and 'I Must Go Home Tonight' (B. Milton). Williams was a prolific British music-hall performer of the early 1900s–1920s.AI summary
Scala 268 Music Hall
Billy Williams performing 'Save a little One for Me' and 'When Father papered the Parlour' on Scala, a small British label of the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Scala 333 Music Hall
Billy Williams recorded these two comic-novelty songs for Scala 267, a small British label of the 1930s.AI summary
Scala 267 Comic
Billy Williams on Scala Records, a British small label, performing novelty and music-hall song of the 1920s–30s era.AI summary
Scala 468 Music Hall
Billy Williams, the prolific British music hall comedian, on Scala Records with two comic novelty songs; another of his many recordings on minor British labels.AI summary
Scala 506 Music Hall
Scala 608 Music Hall
Billy Williams on Scala, this pressing of 'I Shall Have to Ask My Mother' and 'I Don't Know How You Do It' is from his continuing music-hall output.AI summary
Scala 608 Music Hall
Billy Williams on Scala, this pressing of 'Willie's Woodbines' and 'I'll Meet You One Dark Night' continues his music-hall and comic recording output.AI summary
Scala 735 Music Hall
Scala 735 Music Hall
The California Ramblers, a prolific American dance band of the 1920s, recorded this side for Scala, a budget British reissue label. This is routine dance-band repertoire from the jazz age.AI summary
Scala 1529 Dance
The California Ramblers, a prolific New York hot-dance and jazz ensemble of the 1920s, performing 'Bebe' and 'You tell her - I stutter' on the Scala label, a British reissue imprint.AI summary
Scala 7022 Dance
Carr & Herrick, a duet partnership, recorded 'Whispering' and 'Lisp of a Baby's Prayer' for Scala, catalogue 310, from the 1920s; Scala was a British budget label.AI summary
Scala 310 Voice
A Casino orchestra perform 'In the Alhambra Gardens' and 'In a Persian Market' on Sc, an obscure British label. 'In a Persian Market' is a famous orientalist orchestral piece by Albert Ketelbey.AI summary
Scala 718 Orchestra
Charles Austin performing a comic monologue, 'Parker Christens the Baby', on Scala 1577. Scala was a small British label; Austin is not a widely known recording artist.AI summary
Scala 1577 Comic
Charles Penrose, a British baritone and comic performer, recorded 'Gay Deceiver' and 'Merry Vicar' for Scala 1639. Penrose was famous for comic and novelty songs; Scala was a small British label.AI summary
Scala 1639 Music Hall
Charles Penrose, the celebrated British comedic singer and music hall star, on Scala Records with two comic novelty songs; Penrose is best remembered for 'The Laughing Policeman', one of the most famous comic recordings of all time.AI summary
Scala 639 Music Hall