21,671 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Helen Forrest, the American swing vocalist, recorded 'In a Moment of Madness' for Brunswick in the late 1930s or early 1940s.AI summary
Brunswick 03559 Voice
Helen Forrest performing 'Ain't doin bad doin nothin' and 'I don't see me in your eyes any more' on MGM 190. Forrest was a popular American vocalist and big-band singer of the 1930s–40s.AI summary
MGM 190 Voice
Helen Forrest, American jazz and popular singer, recorded 'Anywhere' and 'Every Day of My Life' for Brunswick (03605) in the 1940s. Forrest was known for her work with swing orchestras and as a popular wartime vocalist.AI summary
Brunswick 03605 Voice
Helen Forrest was an American big-band singer best known for her work with Harry James; this MGM recording pairs her with pianist Harold Mooney on the standards 'All of Me' and 'I Wish I didn't Love You So'.AI summary
MGM 110 Voice
Helen Gilliland, a British singer, recorded novelty and character material for Columbia in the late 1920s; 'The One You Care For' and 'The Bulldog Breed' (a patriotic novelty) are typical of her comedy-song repertoire.AI summary
Columbia 4884 Comic
Helen Gilliland singing 'If you're a Friend of mine' and 'Calling me Home', recorded for Columbia in the early acoustic era.AI summary
Columbia 9420 Voice
Helen Gilliland recorded 'My first Love my last Love' and 'Gaucho March' for Decca, catalogue F2468 indicating a pressing from the late 1930s.AI summary
Decca F2468 Voice
Helen Hope, an obscure vocalist, singing two sentimental ballads on Columbia DB784, likely mid-1930s.AI summary
Columbia DB784 Voice
Helen Kane, the 'Boop-Boop-a-Doop' girl, was a 1920s singing sensation famous for her baby-talk vocals and flapper appeal; this HMV pressing captures two of her comedy-song specialities from the height of her fame.AI summary
His Master's Voice B2977 Voice
Helen Kane, the 'Boop-a-Doop Girl' of vaudeville, was a star entertainer of the late 1920s and early 1930s; this His Master's Voice pressing captures her novelty vocal style at the height of her fame.AI summary
His Master's Voice B3050 Personalities (Prs)
Helen Manning singing 'Blacksmith blues', a popular jazz-inflected number of the 1920s, on the American Remington label.AI summary
Remington 25029 Voice
Helen Mar recorded 'Short Stories No 1' for GC, a minor British label; beyond the title, little is known of this artist or series.AI summary
Gramophone Company 1451
Helen Merrill on EmArcy 16000. Merrill was an important American jazz vocalist of the 1950s, and EmArcy was a prestige jazz label founded by Mercury. This is a 1950s bebop-era vocal jazz record.AI summary
EmArcy 16000 Jazz
Helen Morgan performing 'Mean to me' and 'Who cares what you have been' on His Master's Voice B3058. Morgan was an American torch singer and actress, famous for her recordings and Broadway performances in the 1920s–1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B3058 Voice
Helen Morgan, the celebrated American torch singer and stage actress, performs two classic 1920s popular songs for Brunswick; Morgan's distinctive vocal style and theatrical star power made her a major recording artist of her era.AI summary
Brunswick 129 Voice
Helen Morgan, the American torch singer and actress of the 1920s-30s, performing two sentimental ballads on Brunswick. Morgan was famous for her languid, intimate vocal style and her performances in 'Show Boat'.AI summary
Brunswick 111 Voice
Helen Morgan, the American torch singer of the 1920s–30s, on His Master's Voice B3058 performing 'Mean to Me'.AI summary
His Master's Voice B3058 Voice
Capitol 3160
Helen Richards recorded the blues standards 'Mean to me' and 'Am I blue' for Imperial, catalogue 2123, a 1930s pressing.AI summary
Imperial 2123 Voice
Helen Yorke recorded two art songs, 'O Little Songs' and 'Lass with the Delicate Air', for Pathé in the early 1920s. Yorke was a concert mezzo-soprano of the acoustic era.AI summary
Pathé 1356 Voice
Helene Baudry recorded 'A Nous les Amours et les Roses' and 'Arrivee de Manon' for Imperial, a French-language label. The titles suggest French popular song; nothing further is known of this artist or label.AI summary
Imperial F10011 Voice
Helene Cals, a vocalist, sings two arias on Parlophone. The E series catalogue number places this in the late 1920s-1930s electrical era.AI summary
Parlophone E10990 Opera
Helge Roswaenge, a renowned Danish tenor, on His Master's Voice performing two operatic numbers: 'Ach das Lied hab ich getragen' and an aria of the Singer ('Arie des Sangers'). Roswaenge was a major Wagnerian and lyric tenor of the 1930s-1950s, recorded extensively in Germany and Britain.AI summary
His Master's Voice DA4465 Opera
Helge Rosvaenge, a celebrated Danish tenor of the 1920s–50s, sings Schubert's 'Ach, das Lied hab ich getragen' and a song aria for His Master's Voice. Rosvaenge was one of Northern Europe's leading lyric tenors and a prolific recording artist.AI summary
His Master's Voice DA4465 Opera
Helge Rosvaenge, the Danish tenor, in a duet from Johann Strauss's 'Der Zigeunerbaron', with 'Im chambre séparée' on the reverse, on Polydor.AI summary
Polydor 25105 Opera
The Helsinki Orchestra under Robert Kajanus performs Sibelius's 'Karjalan Jääkärien Marssi' on HMV X2825. Kajanus was a close friend and advocate of Sibelius, and his recordings of Finnish repertoire — particularly Sibelius — are of real historical importance. The HMV X-series indicates a non-UK pressing, likely Finnish or Scandinavian. Kajanus–Sibelius recordings are actively collected.AI summary
His Master's Voice X2825 Classical
The Helsinki Balalaika Orchestra recorded Russian dance music—the 'Russian Dance' by Budashkin and the 'Gopak'—for His Master's Voice, likely in the 1930s or 1940s.AI summary
His Master's Voice JO345 Instrumental
Emilio de Gogorza and Enrico Caruso, two legendary early-20th-century tenors, recorded this operatic duet for His Master's Voice—a historic acoustic pairing.AI summary
His Master's Voice DM103 Opera
Henki Kolstad performing Norwegian folk material on MusicaA, catalogue 5210. Both artist and label are unrecognised.AI summary
Musica A5210
Henri Leoni recorded 'When the Angelus is Ringing' and 'The Red White and Blue' for Columbia, probably in the early 1920s. Leoni was a minor vocal artist of the acoustic era.AI summary
Columbia 2485 Voice
Henri Leoni on Columbia 3935, performing 'Valencia' and 'Have you forgotten Yvonne?', popular sentimental songs from the 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 3935 Voice
Henri Leoni performing comic music-hall duets on His Master's Voice; a performer of the early 20th-century variety stage.AI summary
His Master's Voice B753 Music Hall
Henri Leoni, a vocalist, sings 'Hindustan' and 'I Love You Ma Cherie' on Vocalion (VocX catalogue). The titles suggest popular songs from the 1920s-1930s.AI summary
Vocalion X9023 Voice
Untitled
Henri Leoni is unrecorded in standard jazz and popular music references. This HMV B-series 78 from the early 1920s is the only documented evidence of his recording; the catalogue number and era suggest a singer or light classical performer, but nothing further is known.AI summary
His Master's Voice B753
Henri Leoni on His Master's Voice B 753, with two comic songs. Leoni was a minor British music-hall comedian and singer.AI summary
His Master's Voice B753 Music Hall
Henri Leoni recorded 'When the Angelus is Ringing' and 'The Red White and Blue' for Columbia. Leoni was a tenor vocalist active in the early 1900s–1920s.AI summary
Columbia 2485 Voice
Henri Scott recorded this operatic art-song for Columbia, a major British label. The artist is not identifiable from standard reference, though the catalogue number ColL1093 suggests a pressing from the early acoustic era or thereafter.AI summary
Columbia L1093 Classical
Henri Scott recorded 'Heart bowed down' and 'In happy Moments' for Columbia, catalogue L1093. Scott was a tenor vocalist of the 1920s–30s, and these are drawing-room ballads typical of the era.AI summary
Columbia L1093 Voice
Henriette Renié on Parlophone E11089, with 'La Source' and 'Contemplation', solo works for harp. Renié was a French harpist and composer of the late 19th and 20th centuries, celebrated for her virtuoso performances and interpretations of both classical and contemporary repertoire.AI summary
Parlophone E11089 Classical
Henriette Renié was a celebrated French concert harpist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This Parlophone E series pressing preserves two of her compositions performed on the harp, the instrument for which she was known.AI summary
Parlophone E11089 Classical
Henry Ainley was a celebrated British stage actor who recorded Shakespeare recitations for His Master's Voice in the 1920s. These are sides from 'Hamlet', showing the theatrical repertoire that occupied much of Ainley's recording career. Ainley recordings have modest collector interest.AI summary
His Master's Voice B3493 Voice
Henry Ainley (1879-1945), the English stage actor, speaks Hamlet's soliloquies To Be or Not to Be and O That This Too Solid Flesh on HMV B3492.AI summary
His Master's Voice B3492 Personalities (Prs)
Henry Ainley, a celebrated British classical actor and Shakespearean performer, recorded dramatic recitations including 'The Bells' and 'Charge of the Light Brigade' for His Master's Voice. These are theatrical pieces rather than songs.AI summary
His Master's Voice C2089 Personalities (Prs)
Henry Ainley was a distinguished British actor and Shakespearean voice of the early twentieth century; this HMV recording captures him performing 'To Be or Not to Be' and the soliloquy 'O That This Too Solid Flesh', likely from the acoustic era.AI summary
His Master's Voice B3492 Voice
Henry Allen, the American jazz trumpeter, in two blues-inflected sides on His Master's Voice: "Crawl" and "Get the Mop", from the early 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9537 Jazz
Henry Allen on His Master's Voice B9537, performing 'Crawl' and 'Get the Mop'. Henry Allen was a respected New Orleans jazz cornetist and trumpeter, active from the 1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9537 Jazz
Henry Allen Jr. recorded 'Feeling Drowsy' (29) and 'Swing Out' for His Master's Voice B4970; note this appears to be a duplicate catalogue entry with id 19508.AI summary
His Master's Voice B4970 Jazz
Henry Allen Jr., the New Orleans jazz trumpeter, recorded 'Feeling Drowsy' and 'Swing Out' for His Master's Voice; Allen was an important figure in jazz history and a contemporary of Armstrong.AI summary
His Master's Voice B4970 Jazz