21,561 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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A chamber ensemble including the cellist Maurice Hambourg recorded a classical trio for His Master's Voice's prestigious chamber-music catalogue; an early electrical recording of classical chamber music.AI summary
His Master's Voice 08075 Classical
A chamber recording of the Scherzo from Saint-Saëns' Cello Concerto, performed by British musicians including the composer Frank Bridge, on HMV's prestigious 080xx series.AI summary
His Master's Voice 08054 Classical
M Henry performs two Victorian vocal standards, 'Rocked in the Cradle of the Deep' and 'The Heart Bowed Down', on the Best label.AI summary
Best 378 Voice
M Hofer performing Tyrolean yodel material on Polyphon: 'D'Steandloan' and 'A Weaner Jodler'.AI summary
Polyphon 3732 Instrumental
M. Hughes performs two sentimental Victorian ballads on Neophone (Nep) 162: "Kathleen Mavourneen" and "Genevieve," likely from the 1920s or early 1930s. Neophone was a minor British label and the artist is otherwise untraced.AI summary
Neptune 162 Voice
M. Jaume recorded 'Mendiant d'Amour' and 'O Sole Mio' for Odeon, catalogue 60110, in the late 1920s or early 1930s; this is light classical or operatic material on a major European label.AI summary
Odeon 60110 Classical
M. Keldorter performing an aria from The Barber of Seville across two sides on the Anker label, catalogue 9567. Both the artist and the Anker label are not readily identified in standard references; an unrecognised artist on an obscure label warrants investigation.AI summary
Anker 9567 Opera
M. Kendall and W. Davidson performing two seasonal comic songs — 'Christmas in the King's Navy' and 'Christmas with the Old Folks' — on Pathé catalogue 77702. The artists are not widely documented in standard music-hall references; Pathé pressings of minor artists in seasonal repertoire are moderately common.AI summary
Pathé 77702 Music Hall
Columbia D13044
M Marks on the Uni label performing 'I'm the Last of the Red Hot Mommas', a famous 1920s novelty song. The artist and the small Uni label are both obscure.AI summary
Unison 450 Voice
A Zonophone coupling of vocal pieces from the Viennese operetta world, credited to M Marlow and V Norbert with Leo Fall as composer — Fall being the Austro-Hungarian composer best known for 'Die Dollarprinzessin'. The catalogue number 2-24136 places this in an early Zonophone continental series, likely pressed in Germany or Austria around 1905–1910. Fall-associated recordings from this period attract specialist operetta collectors.AI summary
Zonophone 2-24136 Voice
M Martin and G Payn on two comedic novelty songs: 'Dear Mme Salvador my Horse has cast a Shoe' and 'Bright was the Day'. Released on Decca K1591 in the mid-1930s.AI summary
Decca K1591 Comic
M Mendels performing two classical piano pieces on Pathé 5511—'Aveu Naïf' (or 'Simple Aveu') and an excerpt from Auber's opera Le Pré aux Clercs.AI summary
Pathé 5511 Classical
M. Michailova was a Russian contralto. This His Master's Voice recording in the E catalogue (a cheaper HMV series for less prominent artists) offers two numbers: 'Let Joy Abide' and 'Stormy Breezes', likely folk songs or art songs of the pre-war era.AI summary
His Master's Voice E185 Voice
M Michailow performing two classical piano pieces—Précieuse and Polonaise—on Parlophone's prestigious E-series.AI summary
Parlophone E10059 Classical
M Michailow recorded 'Poem' by Fibich and 'Solveig's Song' (Grieg) for Parlophone, catalogue P1040, dating to the 1920s. Michailow was a Russian or Eastern European pianist or instrumental performer; the identity is uncertain from the credit.AI summary
Parlophone P1040 Classical
M. Murray-Davey on Vocalion singing 'Nonnes qui Reposez' and 'Si la Rigeur', French classical and lyric repertoire from the early 20th century.AI summary
Vocalion 0254 Classical
A vocal recording credited to M Nucelly on the Aero label, performing operatic or classical numbers.AI summary
Aerophone 640 Voice
M Piccalugga performing 'Sous le Regard de deux grandes Yeux' on Columbia.AI summary
Columbia 50584 Voice
M Pilzer performing classical instrumental pieces (a Spanish dance and a Chopin waltz) on Victor, a major American label whose British pressings circulated widely.AI summary
Victor 17206 Classical
Margot Pirani and Elsa Grant, recorded for Columbia DB series, performing Debussy's 'Six Épigraphes Antiques' No. 3 and R. Walter's 'Enchanted Flute'. The DB prefix indicates a serious classical issue from the mid-1930s. Columbia's full-size orchestral and chamber recordings on DB are now uncommon.AI summary
Columbia DB1785 Classical
M. Raby performing character comedy sketches 'The German at the Telephone' and 'On Strike' on Polyphon 8868, a Continental-origin label with small British pressing runs.AI summary
Polyphon 8868 Comic
M Rene Benedetti and M Faure performing 'Rondino' and 'Variations' on Columbia D13087, a classical instrumental record. The identity and prominence of these performers is unclear from the label.AI summary
Columbia D13087 Classical
M. Scherfe performing Argentine tango standards 'El Choclo' and 'El Argentino' for the ScDL label, likely a small British or European imprint of the 1920s–1930s; tango was fashionable in this era but records of obscure performers are scarce.AI summary
Scala De Luxe DL1581 Dance
A dance novelty recording credited to M Tabmann and the Mayfair Novelty ensemble on His Master's Voice from the early 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8019 Dance
Two performers credited to M Tabon and M Taylor on the obscure St label, performing popular novelty songs of the early 1930s.AI summary
Sterno 284 Voice
Polyphon 50116 Dance
M Thomas performing Schubert's Litany and "Heavenly Whispers" on Columbia IS1249. The catalogue number suggests this is an early issue in Columbia's Indian series, though the artist is unidentified.AI summary
Coliseum 1249 Classical
M. Weber (piccolo) performing 'Sylvia' and 'Polacca the Picaroon' on Musogram, a short-lived British label.AI summary
Musogram 169 Instrumental
M Wilder recorded two comedy sketches or monologues—'Cohen on the Phone' and 'On Strike'—for Favorite, catalogue 67234; Favorite was a small British budget label.AI summary
Favorite 67234
M. Winifred, L. Amodio and A. Simonetto performing Schubert's 'Der Hirt auf dem Felsen' (The Shepherd on the Rock) on the Italian Cetra label.AI summary
CetraCC 2153 Classical
M Winifried Hughes presenting 'Some Famous English Letter Writers', featuring Hugh Walpole, on Columbia; a spoken-word or literary anthology piece, likely from the late 1930s or 1940s.AI summary
Columbia D40098 Voice
Mizzi Zwerenz was a leading Viennese operetta soprano, heard here with the celebrated operetta composer and conductor Leo Fall; this acoustic-era Gramophone Company disc comes from the label's early German/Austrian repertoire series.AI summary
Gramophone Company 243004 Opera
M. Lapelletrie, credited on Odeon 73111, performing 'Sa Mere l'Attend Toujours' and 'Pardon d'Enfant' — French-language sentimental songs, likely from the 1920s–1930s.AI summary
Odeon 73111 Voice
Ma Rainey, celebrated as the 'Mother of the Blues', originally recorded 'Soon This Morning' and 'Don't Fish in My Sea' for Paramount in the 1920s; this disc on the 'Jazz Collection' label reissues those historic sides.AI summary
Jazz Collection L16 Jazz
Ma Rainey, 'the Mother of the Blues', sings 'Moonshine Blues' and 'New Boweavil Blues' on Jazz Collection.AI summary
Jazz Collection L42 Jazz
Ma Rainey, the 'Mother of the Blues', recorded 'Weepin' Women Blues' and 'Morning Hours Blues' for Jazz Collection. UK copies of this label are extremely uncommon; Rainey's recordings are actively sought by blues collectors.AI summary
Jazz Collection L57 Jazz
Ma Rainey, 'the Mother of the Blues', sings 'Yonder Come the Blues' and 'Stack O'Lee Blues' on Jazz Collection.AI summary
Jazz Collection L73 Jazz
Ma Rainey performs 'Blues oh blues' and 'Oh papa blues' on Jazz Record Society AA108. Rainey was the 'Mother of the Blues', one of the earliest and most influential blues singers, active from the 1920s onward. The Jazz Record Society was a specialist reissue label founded in the 1940s, making available early jazz and blues recordings. UK copies of specialist reissue labels are uncommon.AI summary
JazzRecSocAA 108 Jazz
Ma Rainey, the pioneering American blues singer, performing 'Countin' the Blues' and 'Jelly Bean Blues' on UHCA 83/4. UHCA appears to be a very obscure or short-lived British imprint, and UK copies of Ma Rainey sides are extremely uncommon.AI summary
UHCA 83/4 Jazz
Ma Rainey, known as the "Mother of the Blues," was one of the pioneering classic blues singers of the 1920s; this pressing on the specialist Jazz Collection label reissues two of her sides for collectors rather than being an original Paramount pressing.AI summary
Jazz Collection L8282(afewminorpressingfaults)o/w Jazz
Jazz Collection L82
Polydor 11540 Hawaiian
Mabel Constanduros was a celebrated British music-hall and radio comedienne, and her Winner label recordings captured her famous 'Buggins Family' sketches, which were hugely popular on British radio.AI summary
Winner 4743 Music Hall
Broadcast 5166 Personalities (Prs)
Mabel Constanduros was a radio and stage comedienne best known for her Buggins family sketches; Baby and the Silkworm is a two-part comic sketch on Edison 0205.AI summary
Edison 0205 Comic
Mabel Constanduros, the radio and stage comedienne best known for the Buggins family sketches, performs The Buggins Family at the Zoo in two parts on Edison 0210.AI summary
Edison 0210 Comic
Mabel Constanduros, the radio and stage comedienne best known for the Buggins family sketches, performs The Guide in two parts on Edison 0246.AI summary
Edison 0246 Comic