21,671 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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George Grossmith Jr., the British actor and musical theatre performer, with M. Saunders on two comic-sentimental music hall numbers recorded for His Master's Voice; Grossmith's stage and gramophone career spanned the 1920s-1940s.AI summary
His Master's Voice D425 Music Hall
Geo Pomel with Si tu passes par la Bourgogne and Avec les pompiers on Lumen 33101.AI summary
Lumen 33101 Voice
Geo Sharratt, a British comic entertainer, performs 'In the Course of Another Short Year' and 'Wireless Worries' on Winner, catalogue 4282, from the 1920s.AI summary
Winner 4282 Music Hall
Geoffrey Clayton and Frank Eyton performing a comic monologue on Piccadilly, a budget British label of the early 1930s.AI summary
Piccadilly 304 Comic
Geoffrey Gwyther, a British vocalist, recorded 'Sweet & lovely' and 'You forgot your gloves' for Decca, representing the ballad and popular-song tradition.AI summary
Decca F2586 Voice
Geoffrey Wright, Lionel Salter and Tony Spurgin, credited to a London Gramophone Recording Company pressing of 'Your Number's Up'. This appears to be a small or private-pressing label; the details are minimal.AI summary
George Robey, the celebrated British music-hall comedian, on Columbia 2639 with two comic monologues in his characteristic style from the 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary
Columbia 2639 Music Hall
Georg Beeg sings the Shoemaker's Song from Die Meistersinger and, with Rudolf Wittekopf, Daland's aria from The Flying Dutchman on Gramophone Company 4-42062.AI summary
Gramophone Company 4-42062 Opera
Georg Kniestadt performing an Adagio Op. 22 by Viotti and a Beethoven Romance on the Schall label, catalogue 1699. The artist is not widely documented in standard references; the Schall label is not a standard major imprint. An unrecognised artist on an obscure label warrants investigation.AI summary
Schall 1699 Instrumental
The German violinist Georg Kulenkampff, a major concert artist of the twentieth century, performing Brahms's Hungarian Dance No. 5 and an Allegretto on Brunswick, likely from the 1930s–40s.AI summary
Brunswick 7006 Classical
George Ackroyd recorded 'Faust Fantasia' in two parts for Winner, a small British label active in the early 20th century.AI summary
Winner 2461 Instrumental
George Ackroyd recorded 'Mazurka de Salon' and 'Faust Fantasia' (a piano or instrumental arrangement) for Ven, an unidentified British budget label. Ackroyd was likely a pianist; artist and label are both obscure.AI summary
Venus 1625 Instrumental
Bell LKS-76
George Archer and the Pagans recorded Hawaiian-themed novelty songs—"Hawaiian Vamp" and "Polynesian Hideaway"—for Bell, a minor American label (LKS33). The Hawaiian craze was popular in the 1920s–1930s and produced many amateur and semi-professional recordings.AI summary
Bell LKS33 Hawaiian
George Auld's orchestra featuring vocalist Sarah Vaughan performing jazz standards on Musicraft Records, an American jazz label of the mid-1940s.AI summary
Musicraft 394 Jazz
George Baker sings Joggin' Along the Highway and Red Rose on Vocalion D02003.AI summary
Vocalion D02003 Voice
George Baker recorded 'Mammy of Mine' and 'Till we meet again' for Ven, catalogue 1623. Ven is an unrecognised British label.AI summary
Venus 1623 Voice
George Baker, a British singer of sentimental ballads, on Columbia is1150 performing two homely-titled songs.AI summary
Columbia is1150 Voice
George Baker on Pathé 5662 recorded 'Myself When Young' and 'Lowland Sea'; Pathé was a significant British–French label.AI summary
Pathé 5662 Voice
George Baker on Decca, performing 'Supreme Sacrifice' and 'World War Songs' (with chorus). Decca was a major British label; the artist is unrecognised.AI summary
Decca F3724 Voice
George Baker, a vocalist, recorded 'Maple Leaf Forever' and 'Men of the North' on Scala 633. Scala was a minor British label; the catalogue number suggests a 1920s pressing.AI summary
Scala 633 Voice
George Baker performed the "Toreador Song" from Bizet's *Carmen* for Vocalion, paired with "Explanatory Notes"—likely a spoken introduction or programme note to the aria.AI summary
Vocalion C01004 Opera
George Baklanoff was a Russian baritone who had a considerable career in opera in Russia and Western Europe in the early twentieth century. HMV DA464 — 'Alas There Is No Doubt' (likely from an operatic source) backed with 'Deh vieni all finestra' from Mozart's Don Giovanni — is a mid-period HMV pressing. Baklanoff is a specialist collecting interest among enthusiasts of Russian vocal music.AI summary
His Master's Voice DA464 Opera
George Baklanoff was a distinguished Russian baritone who had a major international career in the early twentieth century, performing at the Boston Opera and other leading houses. This HMV DA465 disc contains two Russian songs — 'Do Not Weep, Child' and 'I Am He Whom You Called'. Baklanoff's HMV recordings are of collector interest to specialists in early Russian singing.AI summary
His Master's Voice DA465 Opera
George Baklanoff on HMV DA467 — 'Ton doux regard se voile' from Delibes's Lakmé and 'Voici des roses,' both in French. A companion to HMV DA464 in this collection, extending Baklanoff's recorded French operatic repertoire. The DA series is HMV's standard electrical-era double-sided series.AI summary
His Master's Voice DA467 Opera
George Barbere recorded two light classical or ballad items, 'Salut d'Amour' and a piece from 'The Gondoliers', for Columbia; the artist is not widely known.AI summary
Columbia 2664 Instrumental
George Barclay performing the song 'On the Isle of Capri' and 'I Never Had a Chance' on Regal, a British budget label of the 1930s.AI summary
Regal MR1353 Voice
George Barclay recorded 'Straight From the Shoulder' and 'Love in Bloom' for Regal, a British pressing house. The catalogue number suggests the late 1930s.AI summary
Regal MR1409 Voice
George Barnes was an American jazz guitarist active from the 1930s. These sentimental vocal sides on Beka, a German label, are obscure even by Barnes standards.AI summary
Beka M182 Jazz
George Bastow, the music-hall comedian of 'The Galloping Major', sings 'Mary Ann, She's After Me' and 'Never Been Courtin' Afore' on Invicta.AI summary
Invicta 91 Music Hall
George Bastow, the music-hall comedian of 'The Galloping Major', sings 'My Husband's Left Me Again' and 'Mary Ann, She's After Me' on Phoenix.AI summary
Phoenix 318 Music Hall
George Bastow, the music-hall comedian of 'The Galloping Major', sings 'Mary Ann, She's After Me' and 'Never Been Courtin' Afore' on John Bull.AI summary
John Bull H32 Music Hall
George Bastow, the music-hall comedian, performing 'Beauty of the Guards' and 'Captain Gingah O.T.' on Regal catalogue 6396. Regal was a Columbia subsidiary used for budget pressings; Bastow recordings on Regal are among the commoner of his label appearances.AI summary
Regal 6396 Music Hall
Irving Kaufman performing 'Sunshine' and 'Old Pals Are the Best Pals' on Apex, a budget American label.AI summary
Apex 8786 Voice
George Beverly Shea, the American gospel singer, recorded 'Got the Whole Wide World in His Hands' and 'I Walked Today Where Jesus Walked' for His Master's Voice. Shea was a major figure in gospel and religious music, notably associated with the Billy Graham Crusades.AI summary
His Master's Voice B10838 Voice
George Bolton performing 'Milkman blues' and 'My Fiddle is my Sweetheart' on WEchoB, a minor British label. Bolton is unidentified and appears to have had a limited recording career.AI summary
World Echo B1001 Personalities (Prs)
Imperial 2441 Classical
George Brunies, the trombonist of the New Orleans Rhythm Kings, with 'That Da Da Strain' and 'Ugly Chile' on Commodore, the New York jazz label.AI summary
Commodore 546 Jazz
George Buck on Winner 3905, performing 'Polite Sergeant Major' and the sketch 'Ant and the Antelope', likely 1920s–30s.AI summary
Winner 3905 Comic
George Buck, credited on Winner 3963, with 'My Gal's Face' and 'I Love Me' — light vocal material from the late 1920s on a cheap British marque.AI summary
Winner 3963 Voice
George Buck recorded novelty or comic songs for Decca in the 1930s-40s. 'Mucking About the Garden' and 'Rum Tum Tum' are lighthearted character songs typical of the period. Buck is not a widely remembered artist, and Decca F-series pressings of obscure comedians are common.AI summary
Decca F1545 Comic
George Buck performs At a Christmas Party on Decca F2020.AI summary
Decca F2020 Comic
George Buck on Winner, performing 'Could Lloyd George Do It' and 'Dear Matilda' — songs with topical and sentimental themes. Winner was a budget British label; Buck is unrecognised.AI summary
Winner 4104 Music Hall
George Buck performing 'Taking Home the Turkey' (both sides) on Decca F1587.AI summary
Decca F1587 Music Hall
George Buck performs Taking Home the Turkey on Decca F1587.AI summary
Decca F1587 Comic
George Buck recorded 'The Egg' and 'People I Have Never Met' for Vocalion, probably in the early 1930s. Buck was a minor bandleader and recording artist of the swing era.AI summary
Vocalion M1073 Jazz
Decca F3065 Personalities (Prs)
George Buck on Decca, a prolific British comedian and music-hall entertainer of the 1930s–40s.AI summary
Decca F1612 Music Hall