21,670 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Daisy Kennedy and Hamilton Harty on Columbia L1440 — Grieg's Violin Sonata Op 8, across two sides. Kennedy was a distinguished Australian-born violinist who had a significant career in Britain, and Harty was the celebrated Irish conductor and pianist. A duo recording between two significant British musical figures on Columbia's premium L-series.AI summary
Columbia L1440 Classical
Daisy Kennedy was a Scottish violinist and composer of the early 20th century; Sir Hamilton Harty (1880–1941) was an Irish composer and conductor. This Columbia long-playing side (L series) is a violin solo, likely a concerto movement or showcase piece.AI summary
Columbia L1335 Classical
Columbia L1336 Instrumental
Daisy Taylor performing two jazz or dance numbers, 'Everybody loves our Baby' and 'Sergeant Macadoo', on Regal catalogue 7129, likely a mid-1920s pressing.AI summary
Regal 7129 Jazz
Dale Wimbow on Vocallion X9831 with 'Roll right offa my Green' and 'Horses', from the late 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary
Vocalion X9831 Personalities (Prs)
Vernon Dalhart and Carson Robison, early country-music pioneers. Perfect P420 records 'Shine on Harvest Moon' and 'Oh Susanna'. Perfect was a budget label; UK copies are uncommon.AI summary
Perfect P420 Country
Dalton Baker performing English vocal and part-song repertoire ('Ho Jolly Jenkin', 'When Dull Care') on Odeon. The very early catalogue number 0319 suggests a pressing from the first decade of the twentieth century.AI summary
Odeon 0319 Voice
Dalton Marshall on HomH 366, performing 'Kitten on the Keys' and 'Regimental patrol'. HomH was an obscure British label.AI summary
Hom H366
Daly's Theatre Orchestra, likely the pit orchestra of the Daly's Theatre in London, recorded two light orchestral selections for Columbia L1161.AI summary
Columbia L1161 Orchestra
Damia, a French chanson and café concert vocalist, performing two numbers from the French repertoire on Columbia.AI summary
Columbia DF2375 Voice
Dan Dailey, the American actor and dancer, recorded two novelty and comic songs for Brunswick.AI summary
Brunswick 04088 Personalities (Prs)
Dan Everard on Odeon, an early catalogue number suggesting late 1920s or early 1930s pressing; Everard was a British entertainer but details of this recording are unclear.AI summary
Odeon 0687 Music Hall
Dan Hughes with The Leap Frog Song and I'm a Mad Matador on Challenge 988.AI summary
Challenge 988 Comic
Dan Jackson on Curry's label 276, an early dance or popular song recording. Curry's was a small British label of the 1920s, and little is known of Jackson's recording career.AI summary
Curry's 276
Dan Jones recorded 'Bird Songs at Eventide' and 'Dolorosa' for Electron, a minor British label. 'Bird Songs at Eventide' is a famous British character song often associated with music hall novelty numbers, though Jones' own version is not a well-known recording today. Electron pressings are scarce in collections.AI summary
Electron 0270 Music Hall
Dan Leno (1860–1904) was the greatest music-hall comedian of the Victorian and Edwardian era; this His Master's Voice reissue of earlier recordings preserves his comic monologues 'Tower of London' and 'Where Are You Going to My Pretty Maid', but the recording dates are not known from the catalogue number alone.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1778 Music Hall
"Robin", a Dan Leno comic monologue, is pressed here as a 12-inch single-sided G&T disc, the premium format used less often than the standard 10-inch issues of the time.AI summary
G&T 01000 Music Hall
"Going to the Races", a Dan Leno comic monologue, here on a 12-inch single-sided G&T pressing — the larger prestige format used less often than the standard 10-inch discs of the day.AI summary
G&T 02001 Music Hall
"Going to the Races" was one of Dan Leno's comic monologue recordings for G&T, made in the early 1900s shortly before his death in 1904.AI summary
G&T 2-2808 Music Hall
"The Shopwalker" was one of Dan Leno's comic monologues, recorded for G&T in the early 1900s before his death in 1904.AI summary
G&T 2-2830 Music Hall
Dan Leno, the leading British music hall comedian of his generation, recorded this monologue for G&T in the early 1900s, shortly before his death in 1904.AI summary
G&T 2-2832 Music Hall
A later HMV reissue of Dan Leno material on HMV B462, containing 'My Wife's Relations' (originally recorded 1901) and 'Mrs. Kelly' (1901). These are HMV reissues of Leno's original G&T recordings made after his death; while historically interesting, the reissued HMV B-series pressings are considerably more common than the original G&T discs and command lower prices.AI summary
His Master's Voice B462 Music Hall
HMV B463, coupling Dan Leno's 'Poppies' (originally recorded 1901) with 'The Shopwalker' (1903) — both reissued on the HMV B-series after his death. As with B462 and B464 in this collection, these are reissues and considerably more common than the original G&T pressings, though still collected for their content.AI summary
His Master's Voice B463 Music Hall
HMV B464 contains Dan Leno's 'Tower of London' (originally 1901) and 'The Huntsman' (1901), both reissued on the HMV B-series after his death. As with B462, these are reissues of Leno's original G&T recordings and are considerably more common than the originals, though still collected for their content.AI summary
His Master's Voice B464 Music Hall
"Spiritualism" was one of Dan Leno's comic monologues, recorded for G&T in the early 1900s before his death in 1904.AI summary
G&T 1243(3482) Music Hall
An alternate take of "Spiritualism", one of Dan Leno's comic monologues for G&T, distinguished by a different matrix suffix from the companion copy of the same title in this collection.AI summary
G&T 1243(3483) Music Hall
"Mrs Kelly" was one of Dan Leno's comic monologue recordings for G&T, made in the early 1900s when he was the most famous comedian on the British stage.AI summary
G&T 2-2531 Music Hall
Dan Leno was the most celebrated music hall comedian of the late Victorian era, renowned for his rapid patter monologues in character; this G&T single-sided disc is one of only a handful of recordings he made before his death in 1904.AI summary
G&T 2435 Music Hall
"May Day Fireman" was one of Dan Leno's comic monologues, recorded for G&T in the early 1900s before his death in 1904.AI summary
G&T 2436 Music Hall
Dan Leno performing "Who Does the House Belong To", recorded for the Gramophone Company around the turn of the twentieth century.AI summary
Gramophone Company 2-2518 Music Hall
A double-sided HMV pressing, catalogue 2-2530, coupling a Dan Leno number — 'Poppies' (originally recorded 1901) — with Harry Lauder's 'I Love a Lassie' (dated 1905). As a reissue coupling two major music-hall names on one disc, this is of moderate collector interest; both Leno reissues and early Lauder sides are collected, but the HMV reissue format is commoner than Leno's G&T originals.AI summary
His Master's Voice 2-2530 Music Hall
Dan Leno, the most famous British music-hall comedian of the late Victorian era, performing "Poppies" on an early G&T recording made shortly before his death in 1904.AI summary
G&T 2-2530 Music Hall
Eclipse 897
Dan Rolyat, credited on His Master's Voice catalogue 4-2159, performs an unidentified piece. The artist and title are obscure and do not appear in standard discographies.AI summary
His Master's Voice 4-2159 Music Hall
Jumbo 1414
Dan Williams and his Orchestra on 'Big Sambo Gal/Mattie Rag' and 'Dip and fall back', from the unidentified label MRS 3. MRS is not a known British label; this appears to be a very small or obscure imprint. The catalogue number is extremely low, suggesting an early release.AI summary
MRS 3 Jazz
Danby & Mortimer, a music-hall comedy duo of the early 20th century, on Zonophone 177 with sketch material: 'The First Quarrel' and 'The Vagabonds'. Zonophone was a major label of the 1900s and 1910s; this is an early acoustic recording of comic patter.AI summary
Zonophone 177 Music Hall
A dance band plays Tippy Canoe and Spooney on Citizen 661.AI summary
Citizen 661 Dance
An unnamed dance band on Imperial Records performs two popular or novelty numbers.AI summary
Imperial 1323 Dance
Dance band performing 'In a little Rendezvous' and 'In Shadowland' on Imperial 1382, from the late 1920s.AI summary
Imperial 1382 Dance
A British dance band performing two popular melodies on Imperial 1555, a minor British label. Both 'Clap Hands Here Comes Charlie' and similar titles were standard dance-band repertoire in the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Imperial 1555 Dance
An unidentified dance band recorded 'California Here I Come' and 'From One Till Two' for Winner, catalogue 4091. Winner was a budget British label of the late 1920s-early 1930s.AI summary
Winner 4091 Dance
An unnamed dance band performing a popular waltz and novelty song on Winner, a British budget label of the 1920s.AI summary
Winner 4103 Dance
A dance band recording of two standard ballroom songs on Winner, a British budget label of the 1920s and early 1930s.AI summary
Winner 4116 Dance
Dance band on Winner, a British budget label, with popular songs of the 1930s.AI summary
Winner 4557 Dance
A dance band recording of 'Meadow Lark' and 'Everything's Peaches' on Winner, a budget British label.AI summary
Winner 4615 Dance
A credited dance band performing 'The Heart of a Woman' and 'She's had her Hair cut' for Imperial, a British budget label.AI summary
Imperial 1328 Dance
A dance band recorded 'Dardanella' (Johnny S. Black, Felix Bernard and Johnny S. Black, 1919) and 'Wyoming' on Regal 7498; Regal was a mainstream British label.AI summary
Regal 7498 Dance