21,668 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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G. Fernandez and A. Pacini, with A. Salvaneschi and G. Mazzanti, in parts 14–15 of Puccini's 'Tosca' on His Master's Voice S5712. A multi-part operatic recording from the acoustic or early electric era.AI summary
His Master's Voice S5712 Opera
G. Fernandez and A. Salvaneschi, with V. Bartholmasi, performed excerpts from Act II and Act III of Puccini's *Tosca* for His Master's Voice, catalogue R5721. This is a complete-opera recording or substantial excerpt, typical of HMV's operatic catalogue in the 1920s–1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice R5721 Opera
Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies and a septet directed by Isolde Menges perform scenes from Gordon Daviot's Richard of Bordeaux on Decca K727, across two sides. Ffrangcon-Davies was one of the finest Shakespearean actresses of the twentieth century and Richard of Bordeaux was a landmark stage success of the early 1930s. This is a duplicate of record 15656 in this collection.AI summary
Decca K727 Personalities (Prs)
Decca K727 Voice
G. Foster performing 'Sweet Ukulele Maid' and 'Sonny Boy' on St 123, a British label of uncertain provenance.AI summary
Sterno 123 Voice
G Foster performing light orchestral repertoire on an unidentified 'St' label in what appears to be the mid-1930s.AI summary
Sterno 243 Instrumental
G Foster performs 'Nobody but You' and 'Your Mother & Mine' on the obscure St label, with no catalogue number surviving.AI summary
Sterno 249 Personalities (Prs)
G. Gerrard and D. Farris in two novelty dance songs on Columbia: "Try her out at Dancing" and "Gorgeous Alexander", from the early 1930s.AI summary
Columbia 5404 Dance
G Graves and B Carleton recorded a novelty or dance instruction side for His Master's Voice, 'Show Us How to Do the Fox Trot', with a band recording of 'Blue Eyes' on the B-side; a topical piece from the 1910s–1920s dance-craze era.AI summary
His Master's Voice C624 Dance
G. Grossmith Jr. and E. Payne recorded the 'Gendarmes Duet' for His Master's Voice, probably in the early 1920s. The piece is from operatic or musical-theatre repertoire. Grossmith Jr. was a performer and composer of the Edwardian era.AI summary
His Master's Voice 04081 Opera
George Grossmith Jr. and J. James on HMV C584, credited with 'Boots & Shoes' and 'My Dance' (credited to band). Grossmith Jr. was a major theatrical star and entertainer of the interwar era.AI summary
His Master's Voice C584 Music Hall
G Grossmith and H Thatcher recorded two songs for Columbia Records, 'Church Around the Corner' and 'Wild Rose' (by D Dickson); the pairing suggests theatrical or variety performers from the early 20th century.AI summary
Columbia F1074 Music Hall
Grossmith, Hilda Thatcher, and S Beard performing 'Lorelei' and 'You Can't Keep a Good Girl Down' (D Dickson) on Columbia F1075, likely from a musical theatre or operetta production of the 1920s–1930s.AI summary
Columbia F1075 Opera
G H Elliott, known as 'the Chocolate Coloured Coon', was a British music hall star and raconteur of the early 20th century; this Regal recording features two of his specialty comic and novelty numbers from around the 1930s.AI summary
Regal G7235 Music Hall
G Hall performs two music-hall songs, one co-credited with Cotton, on Regal MR1901 — a budget British label pressing, likely 1930s–40s.AI summary
Regal MR1901 Music Hall
G. Hall with Take Your Finger Out of Your Mouth and, by the Bar Harbor band, I Wonder How I Look When I'm Asleep on Perfect 312.AI summary
Perfect 312 Dance
G Hall performing 'Just another Day wasted away' and 'Magnolia', credited to Perf, a minor British label of the 1920s-30s.AI summary
Perfect 314 Voice
Two comic novelty songs credited to G Hall on Perf, an obscure British label, including the popular 'Take Your Finger Out of Your Mouth', a humorous children's song.AI summary
Perf 312 Comic
G. Hall recorded 'Just another Day wasted away' and 'Magnolia' for Perf (Perfection), a small British label; both titles suggest sentimental popular songs of the 1930s.AI summary
Perf 314 Voice
G Henry and Browne perform 'Irving Berlin's Famous Waltz songs' on the Winner label, catalogue 5288, a two-sided recording.AI summary
Winner 5288 Orchestra
G Hepburn Wilson, credited on Columbia 32428, performing 'The Tango' and an anonymous arrangement of 'In the Garden of My Heart' — ballroom and sentimental material from the early 1920s. Limited information available.AI summary
Columbia 32428 Dance
G Jackley and Jack Hylton's comedy ensemble perform "Smoking Concert" parts 1 and 2 on Decca K623, a British pressing of the mid-1930s. Hylton led one of the most popular British dance bands of the era, and this side captures the comic variety tradition he regularly recorded.AI summary
Decca K623 Comic
G James, a performer credited only by initial and surname on Scamp (a minor British label), performing popular song.AI summary
Scala 1506 Voice
G King performing novelty material on Zonophone, an early catalogue number suggesting the 1910s or very early 1920s.AI summary
Zonophone 45 Music Hall
G Lawrence and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. perform 'Moonlight is Silver' (parts 1 and 2) on His Master's Voice, likely a novelty or film-related recording capitalising on Fairbanks's Hollywood stardom.AI summary
His Master's Voice C2710 Voice
G Marion accompanied by Leo Fall, on GCV 23416, performing 'Lied der Jugend'; the reverse is M Marlow singing 'Guglhupflied' (also a Fall piece). GCV (Gramophone Concert Voice) is a Continental-imprint series; the coupling of named singers with Fall as accompanist makes this a direct document of the composer at the piano, which is historically interesting for operetta scholars.AI summary
GCV 23416 Voice
Gigli Martinelli, the legendary Italian tenor, recorded 'Recondita Armonia' (from Puccini's *Tosca*) and 'Questa o quella' (from Verdi's *Rigoletto*) for His Master's Voice on the DA series. These are signature operatic roles of Martinelli, one of the greatest tenors of the 20th century.AI summary
His Master's Voice DA285 Opera
Scala 7191 Dance
His Master's Voice 04208 Music Hall
G Millar and Nat Ayer performing 'You can't love as I do' for HMV 04192, one of the earliest numerical catalogue issues in HMV's catalogue.AI summary
His Master's Voice 04192 Voice
G. Murray with Shall I Have It Bobbed or Shingled? and It Ain't Gonna Rain No Mo' on Homochord H663.AI summary
Hom H663 Voice
G. P. Huntley recorded 'Presence of Mind' for GC (Gramophone Company) 1364; Huntley was a British actor and comedian active in theatre and early film, but recording details are limited.AI summary
Gramophone Company 1364 Comic
G P Huntley performing a comedic sketch from 'Three Little Maids', a musical comedy, on the GC label.AI summary
Gramophone Company 1372 Music Hall
G Pimazzoni, an Italian opera singer, recorded two arias for Columbia: "Dio Possente, Dio d'Amor" and "Il balen del suo sorriso", both from Verdi's *Il trovatore*.AI summary
Columbia A764 Opera
G. Reed performing 'Ring of Roses' and the 'Dollar Princess Waltz' on Scala, the budget British label of the late 1920s and 1930s. Reed is not known from other recordings of the period.AI summary
Scala 95 Instrumental
G. Reed, recorded on Scala 97, performed 'Silver Bells' and 'Elsa,' vocal ballads. Scala was a minor British label; Reed is unidentified.AI summary
Scala 97 Voice
G Reichberg performing two instrumental pieces on Columbia (catalogue is431), from the acoustic era.AI summary
Columbia is431 Instrumental
G. Reichberg recorded a piano arrangement of Kallinnikov's orchestral suite on Columbia's popular-priced series. The titles suggest light classical-salon material for domestic listening.AI summary
Columbia is430 Instrumental
G Roberts on Scala 736, 'I Loved I Lost' and 'Shanghai'; Scala was a small British label of the 1920s–30s and copies are uncommon.AI summary
Scala 736 Dance
George Robey and Clarice Evelyn performing a song duet recorded for Columbia. Robey was a major British music-hall star and actor, dominating the variety stage from the 1890s onwards; this L-series Columbia pressing dates from around the mid-1920s.AI summary
Columbia L1236 Music Hall
TdlM 1
G Todd recorded this comic novelty song for Fort Records, a small British label; the B-side title 'You can't get many Pimples on a Pound of Pickled Pork' suggests music-hall humour of the interwar period.AI summary
Fortune 1913 Music Hall
G Victor on ukulele, credited to Imperial, a minor British label of the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Imperial 1568 Instrumental
G&T 7379 Instrumental
G Westerlund and O Bergqvist on Imperial X1003, performing 'Steyerblod' and 'Karleksskuld', apparently Scandinavian titles.AI summary
Imperial X1003 Music Hall
G Wilfred, a performer or musician, recorded these two popular songs for the Lyc label, a small British marque of the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Lyceum 0119 Voice
G. Wilfred on Lyctophone 0156, performing 'Everybody's Doing It at the Seaside' and 'My Southern Maid', likely 1920s.AI summary
Lyceum 0156 Voice
G Wilson and N Peck recorded two comic songs for St (273), a small British label. The artist identities and label are not clearly identifiable from the catalogue entry.AI summary
Sterno 273 Music Hall