21,670 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Homochord Dance Orchestra on their own label Homochord, catalogue 320. Homochord was a British budget label of the 1920s–30s; this is a self-issued or house recording and likely scarce.AI summary
Hom H320 Dance
The Homochord Symphony Orchestra plays Brahms's Hungarian Dances Nos. 5 and 6 on Homochord HV2017.AI summary
Hom HV2017 Orchestra
Honeyboy and Sassafras, a novelty duo, recorded 'Lighthouse song' and 'Shut the door' for Brunswick 1184 in the late 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary
Brunswick 1184 Music Hall
Honeyboy and Sassafras on Winner Records, a cheap British budget label, with two novelty or comic songs.AI summary
Winner W92 Comic
The Honolulu Quartet recorded 'Golden Gates of Paradise' and 'There's a Stranger in Heaven tonight' for Decca, catalogue F1991. These are sacred or sentimental songs recorded by a Hawaiian or novelty quartet. Decca F1991 dates from the mid-to-late 1930s.AI summary
Decca F1991 Hawaiian
The Honolulu Serenaders with Sposin' and, featuring Al Bowlly, This Is Heaven on Dominion A242.AI summary
Dominion A242 Hawaiian
The Honolulu Serenaders with Singin' in the Rain and Tiptoe Through the Tulips on Dominion A253.AI summary
Dominion A253 Hawaiian
Honolulu Serenaders performing 'Love Song' and 'Pagan Love Song' on Dominion, catalogue 219. The group's name suggests Hawaiian or tropical instrumentation typical of the 1920s.AI summary
Dominion A219 Hawaiian
The Honolulu Serenaders performing 'Silv'ry Moon' and 'Gypsy Dream Rose' on Domino C319, a British label of the 1920s-1930s.AI summary
Dominion C319 Hawaiian
The Honolulu Serenaders recorded 'Honolulu Stomp' and 'Mele of Hawaii' for Victor (21120). The Honolulu Serenaders were a vocal group specializing in Hawaiian music; this is an American Victor pressing, not a UK issue.AI summary
Victor 21120 Hawaiian
The Hoosier Hot Shots on Melotone 5-12-55, performing 'Black Eyed Susan Brown' and 'Back in Indiana'. The Hot Shots were an American novelty string band of the 1930s-40s, known for humorous, energetic performances and trick playing.AI summary
Melotone 5-12-55 Comic
The Hoosier Hot Shots were an American novelty country-swing group known for humorous material. This Brunswick side pairs 'Don't change horses' and 'She broke my heart in three places', typical of their comedic approach to country and western repertoire.AI summary
Brunswick 03549 Country
Brother Low Down's Prayer and Brother Low Down's Sermon by Hooten and Hooten, on Columbia 14014-D, a number from the 14000-D series that Columbia used for its recordings aimed at Black audiences in the 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 14014D Comic
Two songs by Horace on Scala, a British dance and popular music label of the 1920s and 1930s.AI summary
Scala 1428 Voice
Two jazz-inflected ballroom numbers credited to Horace on Scala from the 1920s or 1930s.AI summary
Scala 459 Dance
Horace Heidt was a popular American bandleader and accordionist who recorded extensively for Brunswick in the 1930s-40s; this pressing of 'Bells of St Mary's' and 'Hot Lips' represents his mainstream commercial output.AI summary
Brunswick 7916 Dance
Horace Heidt and his orchestra, an American dance band prominent in the 1930s–40s, performing two novelty songs on Columbia. Heidt's orchestra was well-known but not exceptional in the dance band hierarchy, and this pressing is likely American or part of a wide international release.AI summary
Columbia FB2216 Dance
Horace Heidt's band, a popular American swing orchestra, recorded 'Over the Rainbow' and 'Merry Old Land of Oz' (from 'The Wizard of Oz') for Columbia; Heidt was a well-known bandleader and radio personality of the 1930s–40s.AI summary
Columbia FB2338 Dance
Horace Wright and Rene Dietrich with My Luau Girl and On the Beach at Waikiki on Victor 18132.AI summary
Victor 18132 Hawaiian
Horatio Bottomley was one of the most notorious public figures of Edwardian and early Georgian Britain — journalist, fraudster, demagogue, and Member of Parliament — who was eventually convicted and imprisoned for fraud in 1922. This Bulldog label disc (catalogue 200) contains a wartime speech, 'Why is the Red Blood Flowing'. Recordings of Bottomley were pressed for the mass market during the war years; the Bulldog label is obscure and the specific combination may be uncommon.AI summary
Bulldog 200 Misc.
Horse Racing, a puzzle plate, on the Magi-Trak label.AI summary
Hot Club of France, Django Reinhardt's legendary Parisian jazz ensemble, performing two jazz standards on His Master's Voice: 'Miss Annabelle Lee' and 'Runnin' Wild'. This is from the late 1930s, the height of the Hot Club's fame.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8614 Jazz
Hot Lips Page on "Just Another Woman" and "My Fightin' Gal" for HMV B9261. Page was an American jazz trumpeter and blues singer of the 1930s–1950s, known for hot jazz and swing recordings.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9261 Jazz
Hotel Commodore on Columbia CB644, 'Let's call it a Day' / 'Hold me'. Likely a hotel dance band or house orchestra recording, a common source of 1930s dance recordings.AI summary
Columbia CB644 Dance
Hotel Commodore Band on Columbia, a dance orchestra from a New York hotel, recording 'Hold Me' and 'Let's Call It a Day'—popular dance music from the 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary
Columbia CB644 Dance
Edison "24 Minute" 30001 Instrumental
The Houston Sisters recorded 'Happy Days are here again' (and another side) for Columbia's FB series in the early 1930s electrical era.AI summary
Columbia FB1467 Dance
A comic song performance credited to Howard on Brunswick's RL series, featuring two novelty numbers about domestic embarrassment.AI summary
Brunswick RL264 Comic
Howard (artist unidentified) on Winner 3741. The titles suggest popular ballad material; the artist and label context are unclear.AI summary
Winner 3741 Voice
Howard and Hardy with We Two and When Your Hair Has Turned to Silver on Radio (Edison Bell) 1472.AI summary
Radio (Edison Bell) 1472 Voice
Vocalion X9582
Howard Jacobs Orchestra recorded 'Lambeth Walk' and 'Love me my loved one' for Columbia FB1945, a British Columbia issue from the late 1930s.AI summary
Columbia FB1945 Dance
Howard Keel, the American musical-theatre star and later Hollywood actor, performing 'Parisienne' and 'Love wonderful Love' on Columbia. Keel was famous for his roles in MGM musicals of the 1950s.AI summary
Columbia DB3969 Voice
Howard Lanin and his orchestra performing two dance standards on Columbia. Lanin was an American dance bandleader and composer active in the 1920s–30s, moderately successful but not a top-tier figure. His recordings are of modest collector interest.AI summary
Columbia 4418 Dance
Howard Lanin was an American bandleader popular in the 1920s and 1930s; this His Master's Voice side features two light orchestral dance pieces from that era.AI summary
His Master's Voice B2038 Dance
Howlin' Wolf performing 'My Baby Stole Off' and 'I Want Your Picture' on RPM catalogue 347. RPM was a subsidiary of Modern Records, a small Los Angeles independent label associated with early electric blues; a genuine RPM 78 of Howlin' Wolf would be among the most sought American blues 78s and requires expert authentication before any sale.AI summary
RPM 347 Jazz
Howlin' Wolf — Chester Arthur Burnett, the towering Chicago blues singer and guitarist — performing 'So Glad' and 'I Asked for Water (She Brought Me Gasoline)' on Chess Records catalogue 1632. This is an original American Chess pressing of one of the most collected electric blues artists; UK copies of Chess 78rpm singles are extremely uncommon and this disc requires expert attention and authentication before any sale.AI summary
Chess 1632 Jazz
H. Perrella and R. Turner, pianists, perform novelty piano pieces—Kitten on the Keys and Zilda's Nola—for His Master's Voice.AI summary
His Master's Voice B2322 Instrumental
Hubert Eisdell, a British baritone, recorded 'Interlude' and 'Cherry Ripe' with conductor Roger Quilter, plus 'Go Lovely Rose', for Columbia D1462 in the 1920s.AI summary
Columbia D1462 Classical
Hubert Eisdell, a celebrated British concert baritone, performs 'Roses of Memory' and 'Roses of a Summer Day' on His Master's Voice B900 — classical vocal repertoire from the late acoustic era.AI summary
His Master's Voice B900 Classical
Hubert Eisdell, a British baritone singer and teacher, recorded two songs for Columbia's L-series light catalogue in the 1920s.AI summary
Columbia L1728 Voice
Hudson performing the novelty song 'Lord Mayor's Show' and 'Three Cheers for the Undertaker' on Mayf 326, a British small-label pressing.AI summary
Mayfair 326 Comic
Hudson performing two pieces on Winner, a British budget label: 'Magic Notes' and 'Tom Thumb's Drum'.AI summary
Winner 5415 Instrumental
Hudson on Winner 4748 with 'I Wonder How I Look When I'm Asleep' and 'So Blue'. Winner was a British label of the 1920s–1930s; Hudson is not identified.AI summary
Winner 4748 Voice
Hudson performs 'Varsity Yale Blues' and 'Castillian Nights' on Winner, catalogue 4773.AI summary
Winner 4773 Dance
Hudson performing 'There's a rickety-rackety Shack' and 'Did you mean it' on Winner. Hudson is not otherwise identified and the artist may be a pseudonym.AI summary
Winner 4792 Voice
Winner 4804 Dance
Hudson on Winner 4848, performing oriental-themed popular songs of the early 1920s. Winner was a British label active in that period, but neither the artist nor these specific titles are identifiable from standard sources.AI summary
Winner 4848 Voice