21,671 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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The Goons were a British comedy ensemble famous for their absurdist radio show (1951–60); this Parlophone record pairs two of their novelty songs from their peak commercial period.AI summary
Parlophone R4251 Comic
The Goons recorded 'My September Love' and 'You Gotta Go OWW' for Parlophone R4251 in the early 1950s, during the height of their radio and recording popularity.AI summary
Parlophone R4251 Personalities (Prs)
The Goons—Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan and Harry Secombe—in their comic sketch "I'm Walking Backwards for Christmas", a novelty number that became one of their most popular recordings and exemplified the anarchic humour that made them beloved in British radio and popular culture.AI summary
Decca F10756 Comic
The Goons, the influential British comedy group famous for their surreal radio comedy series (1951-1960), perform 'My September Love' and 'You gotta go OWW' on Parlophone R4251. This represents one of their novelty recordings from the height of their fame and popularity.AI summary
Parlophone R4251 Comic
The Goons, the influential British comedy troupe fronted by Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers and Harry Secombe, on Decca. 'Ying Tong Song' became their signature novelty hit, while 'Bloodnok's Rock 'n' Roll Call' reflects their radio comedy success of the mid-1950s.AI summary
Decca F10780 Comic
The Goons on Decca F10885, 'I love you' and 'Eeh ah oh ooh', a novelty or comedy recording by the British comedy ensemble of the 1950s.AI summary
Decca F10885 Comic
The Goons, the British comedy team, perform two comic novelty songs on Decca F10945: "Whistle Your Cares Away" and "A Russian Love Song," likely from the early 1950s. The Goons were hugely popular British radio comedians of that era, with significant recording and cultural impact.AI summary
Decca F10945 Comic
A recording by 'Goossens' (possibly the Goossens ensemble or a member of the famous musical family) performing 'Four Conceits' on VF, a minor label.AI summary
Velvet Face 1042 Instrumental
Gordon's Brunswick recording of popular ballads from the early 1930s.AI summary
Brunswick 3834 Voice
Gordon Franks Players recorded 'Inn for Trouble' and 'Twinkletoes' for Oriole, a British budget label of the 1920s–30s era.AI summary
Oriole 1541 Misc.
Brunswick 03973 Dance
Gordon Little recorded 'When a Cloud Passed Over the Moon' for His Master's Voice, CTPX4134 suggesting a late or special catalogue series. Nothing further is known of this artist or recording.AI summary
His Master's Voice CTPX4134 Voice
Gordon Parsons singing 'The Letter I'll Never Get' and 'The Rodeo is On' on Regal G25358, a British budget label of the 1930s–40s. Both titles suggest American country or cowboy-themed songs.AI summary
Regal G25358 Voice
Gordon Whelan recorded 'Nell Gwynn' and 'Highland Hilda' on MSS, an unidentified small label; likely light vocal or novelty material.AI summary
This Cinecord recording couples three composers — Gordon, Revel and Conrad — with material from the musical "Gay Divorce", a 1932 Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers film.AI summary
Cinecord 03
Gorman performs 'Phantom Blues' and 'Swamp Blues' on this Diva record, catalogue 2427, likely from the 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary
Diva 2427 Jazz
The Gospel Clefs with Book of Revelations and Rock Me to Sleep on Savoy 4108.AI summary
Savoy 4108
Gösta Jönsson was a Swedish tenor and recording artist. This Sonora recording of 'Fritiof och Carmencita' and a waltz from the 'Gökotta' operetta represents Scandinavian vocal music from the early recording era. Sonora was a Swedish label with limited British distribution.AI summary
Sonora 3229 Voice
Gott and Ballew recorded 'Waiting at the End of the Road' and 'Love is a Dreamer' for Winner 4999, a vocal or light popular record of the early 1920s.AI summary
Winner 4999 Voice
Gott, a British vocalist, on Winner Records 4899 with 'Glad Rag Doll' and 'Don't be like that'.AI summary
Winner 4899 Voice
Gott on Imperial 2052, performing 'Glad Rag Doll' and 'Carolina Moon'. Imperial was a small British label; artist and repertoire are unidentified.AI summary
Imperial 2052 Voice
'Aisha' and 'El Choclo' credited to Gottlieb on the VF label, catalogue 1334. Both are well-known concert-hall pieces of South American and Oriental character; the performer and label are not identified in standard reference works.AI summary
Velvet Face 1334 Instrumental
Gottlieb's Orchestra recorded two operetta waltzes from popular Continental light operas: 'Count of Luxembourg' and 'Chocolate Soldier'. These His Master's Voice pressings preserve light orchestral arrangements typical of the early 1900s.AI summary
His Master's Voice C181 Orchestra
Gottlieb's Orchestra on two instrumental dance selections, Backfischlein and Risette, recorded for Mill catalogue 3.AI summary
Millophone 3 Dance
G P Huntley and G Carroll perform a golf scene with 'Three Little Maids' from The Mikado, and a Quartette performs the Judge's Song from Trial by Jury, on HMV B402. These are musical comedy and Gilbert and Sullivan couplings from the acoustic era; the B-prefix HMV is a standard acoustic-era 10-inch format.AI summary
His Master's Voice B402 Music Hall
Old 100th, credited to G. P. Warren, on G&T 9354, a single-sided record from the Gramophone and Typewriter Company era.AI summary
G&T 9354 Voice
G.R. Spindler Mamelok Banjo Band performing 'Georgia Medley' and 'To the Front' on Decca. The group played light novelty dance music of the 1920s–1930s.AI summary
Decca F1628 Dance
Decca F1628 Banjo Band
Grace Hayes performing two popular ballads on His Master's Voice: 'My Lover' and 'On the Sunny Side of the Street'.AI summary
His Master's Voice B3585 Voice
Grace Ivell sings 'Angels Guard Thee' and 'Angels' Serenade' on the acoustic-era Winner label.AI summary
Winner 2104 Voice
Grace Ivell, an unidentified singer, on Champion Records 170: 'Sympathy' and 'Jewel Song' (H. Mulligan). No information is available on the artist; Champion was a small label.AI summary
Champion 170 Voice
Grace Ivell on Champ Records, a British small label, performing light vocal material from the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Champion 58 Voice
Grace Ivell recorded traditional Irish songs for Winner in the 1920s–30s. This pairing of 'Kathleen Mavourneen' and 'The Last Rose of Summer' — both sentimental Irish classics — was typical of the vocal repertoire pressed by Winner.AI summary
Winner 2651 Voice
Grace Ivell sings Kathleen Mavourneen and Annie Laurie on Musogram 248/9.AI summary
Musogram 248/9 Voice
Grace Moore, the American soprano, recorded 'Without Your Love' and 'If I Am Dreaming' for HMV (DA1306). Moore was an internationally celebrated opera and film star of the 1930s; this electrical HMV recording represents her at the height of her fame.AI summary
His Master's Voice DA1306 Voice
Grace Moore, American soprano and film star, recorded 'Serenade' (likely Schubert's 'Ständchen') and 'Vissi d'Arte' (from Tosca) for Brunswick, catalogue 0136. Moore was a leading lyric soprano of the 1920s–30s, equally known for opera and Hollywood.AI summary
Brunswick 0136 Opera
Grace Moore, the American soprano and film star of the 1930s, sings two showpieces—"Serenade" and the famous "Vissi d'Arte" from Puccini's *Tosca*—on Brunswick 0136. Moore was a major recording artist and this represents her classical operatic repertoire rather than her popular or film work.AI summary
Brunswick 0136 Opera
Gracie Collins, an unidentified vocalist, on Eclipse, a small British label.AI summary
Eclipse 86 Voice
Gracie Fields, Britain's most popular entertainer of the 1930s–1950s, on Regal with Christmas material. 'Gracie's Christmas Party' and 'Christmas on the Prairie' are novelty seasonal songs typical of her pantomime repertoire.AI summary
Regal MR1881/1908 Personalities (Prs)
Gracie Fields was Britain's most popular female entertainer of the 1930s–40s, known for her powerful voice and Lancashire charm. This His Master's Voice pressing of "Melody at Dawn" and "When Cupid Calls" is from her peak recording years.AI summary
His Master's Voice B4472 Voice
Gracie Fields, the beloved British entertainers and vocalist, recorded these two songs for Rex. Fields was one of the biggest stars of British music hall and film of the 1930s and 1940s, and her recordings remained popular throughout her career.AI summary
Rex 8599 Music Hall
Gracie Fields, the British entertainer and film star, on Columbia; these novelty and sentimental titles are typical of her early work, likely late 1920s–1930s.AI summary
Columbia FB40347 Personalities (Prs)
Columbia DB4047
His Master's Voice B8232 Personalities (Prs)
Gracie Fields, one of Britain's greatest and most beloved entertainers, recorded 'Gracie in the Children's Ward' and 'Radio Hour' (with Courtneidge, Robeson and others) for His Master's Voice, likely in the early 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8261 Music Hall
Gracie Fields, one of Britain's most popular entertainers of the 1920s–50s, recorded 'Oh You Have No Idea' on His Master's Voice B2795, a mid-1920s pressing. Fields was a major star and her records sold in huge numbers.AI summary
His Master's Voice B2795 Personalities (Prs)
Gracie Fields with Begin the Beguine and Grandest Song of All on Victor 120935.AI summary
Victor 120935 Personalities (Prs)
His Master's Voice B8243