21,561 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Maurice Winnick was a popular British bandleader of the 1930s-40s who recorded extensively for Decca. This Decca F pressing shares material with other dance orchestras of the period and represents his mainstream output.AI summary
Decca F3499 Dance
Maurice Winnick was a British bandleader and violinist; this Decca recording pairs 'Every Little Single Tingle of My Heart' and 'I'll Never Say Never Again Again'.AI summary
Decca F5683 Dance
Maurice Winnick was a popular British bandleader of the 1930s and 1940s, leading orchestras that broadcast regularly from London hotels. This Parlophone pressing of "You are my lucky star" and "Misty islands of the highlands" dates from the early dance-band era.AI summary
Parlophone F320 Dance
Maurice Winnick and his band on Parlophone, catalogue F348, performing 'I Send My Love with These Roses' and 'Love Is Like a Cigarette'. Winnick was a prominent British bandleader of the 1930s-40s.AI summary
Parlophone F348 Dance
Maurice Winnick was a British bandleader of the 1930s–40s; this Parlophone disc from the mid-1930s carries two popular ballads.AI summary
Parlophone F349 Dance
Maurice Winnick was a British bandleader and arranger active from the 1920s through the 50s. This Parlophone pressing of two light orchestral numbers is typical of his dance-band output.AI summary
Parlophone F371 Dance
Maurice Winnick and his orchestra on Parlophone F394, performing two popular dance numbers. Winnick was a British bandleader and recording artist of the late 1920s and 1930s; his sides are reasonably common.AI summary
Parlophone F394 Dance
Maurice Winnick and his band, 'Smoke from a Chimney' and 'A Little White Lighthouse', on Decca F6631; Winnick was a British dance-band leader of the 1930s and 1940s, and these recordings represent the swing-influenced British dance music of that era.AI summary
Decca F6631 Dance
Mavis Rivers on TanzaZ, performing two South Sea themed songs, 'Farewell Samoa' and 'My South Sea Island Dream'.AI summary
Tanza Z98 Voice
Max and Harry Nesbitt, variety entertainers of the 1930s, recorded for Decca during the label's early years. Little is known of their recording career beyond these surviving discs.AI summary
Decca F1887 Music Hall
Max & Harry Nesbitt, British comedy or novelty duo, recorded 'H'llo Baby' for Decca. The Nesbitt name suggests British music-hall performers, though the artists are not well documented.AI summary
Decca F1859 Music Hall
Max and Harry Nesbitt were British music-hall and vaudeville performers; this HMV recording of 'Everybody Loves My Girl' and 'There Ain't No Maybe in My Baby's Eyes' captures their novelty comedy duo style.AI summary
His Master's Voice B2625 Music Hall
Max and Harry Nesbitt recorded 'She's still my Baby' and 'We my Honey and me' for His Master's Voice B2650, a 1930s dance or vocal side.AI summary
His Master's Voice B2650 Personalities (Prs)
Max Bygraves recorded 'Big Head' and 'Say Si Si' (with ventriloquist Peter Brough and his dummy Archie Andrews) for HMV—comedy novelty songs featuring a popular entertainer with established radio characters.AI summary
His Master's Voice B10546 Comic
Max Bygraves, the British singer and entertainer, recorded 'That Dear Old Gentleman' for His Master's Voice in the early 1950s. Bygraves was a popular post-war variety and recording artist, best known for his later hit 'You're a Pink Toothbrush'.AI summary
His Master's Voice POP262 Voice
Max Bygraves was a popular British entertainer and singer of the 1950s, recording light comedy and novelty songs. 'Little Train' and 'Gotta Have Rain' are minor entries in his Decca catalogue.AI summary
Decca F11046 Voice
Max Bygraves performing 'Tulips from Amsterdam' and 'You Need Hands' on Decca F11004, a 1956–57 release. Both songs became major hits for Bygraves and are among his most famous recordings; Bygraves was one of Britain's leading light entertainers of the 1950s.AI summary
Decca F11004 Personalities (Prs)
His Master's Voice B10703 Voice
Max Darewski performing two novelty and dance numbers on Zonophone, an early British label.AI summary
Zonophone 2488 Dance
Max Darewski, a pianist and composer, recorded Chopin's Waltz in C-sharp Minor and a 'Chrissa selection' for Zonophone A275. Darewski was a classical pianist of minor importance.AI summary
Zonophone A275 Classical
Max Darewski was a British composer and pianist who recorded extensively in the 1920s. This Zonophone side, numbered 2469, pairs two of his own compositions: 'Coaxing the Piano' and 'Pierrette', representing light classical and salon-music repertoire.AI summary
Zonophone 2469 Classical
Max Geldray, a renowned harmonica virtuoso, recorded 'Ruby' and 'Harmonica Rag' for Columbia Records, catalogue DB3301. Geldray was a famous performer on radio and recording in the 1940s–50s, and his nimble harmonica technique made him a popular recording artist.AI summary
Columbia DB3301 Instrumental
Max Jaffa, the renowned British light-music conductor and string bandleader, recording two novelty pieces 'China Boogie' and 'Slap Happy' for Columbia in the early 1950s (DB3719 series).AI summary
Columbia DB3719 Orchestra
Max Jaffa, a British violinist and light music entertainer, recorded "Violin Boogie" and "Violin Samba" for Columbia. Jaffa was known for accessible, jazzy violin pieces that sat between classical and dance music.AI summary
Columbia DB3646 Instrumental
Trumpeter Max Kaminsky with 'Black and Blue' and 'Havin' a Ball' on Century, a small American label of the 1940s.AI summary
Century 4003 Jazz
Max Kester was a British entertainer and comedian known for novelty comedy recordings and pantomime. 'In Town All Night' was recorded for His Master's Voice, capturing his comedy material from the 1930s or 1940s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8145 Comic
Max Kester, a British comic actor and music-hall performer, recorded two novelty pieces, 'Red Riding Hood v The Wolf' and 'Pancake Tuesday throughout the Empire' (with J. de Grey), for His Master's Voice, catalogue B4375. Kester was known for his quirky, character-driven comic records.AI summary
His Master's Voice B4375 Music Hall
Max Kester performing 'In Town All Night' on His Master's Voice B8145, a British comic or novelty side.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8145 Comic
Max Kester was a British ventriloquist and comedian active in radio and music hall during the 1930s–1950s. This HMV recording (B8145) appears to be from his stage act. Kester is moderately collected by British variety and comedy specialists.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8145 Comic
Max Miller was a celebrated and controversial British stand-up comedian of the 1930s-1950s, known for risqué music-hall humor. This HMV pressing captures him in character with comic monologues and songs typical of his act.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD475 Comic
Max Miller was a celebrated British comedian and radio star of the 1930s and 1940s, known for risqué humour and rapid-fire patter. This HMV BD pressing documents his comedy material.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD417 Music Hall
Max Miller, 'the Cheeky Chappie' of British variety, sings 'Let's Have a Ride on Your Bicycle' and 'My Old Mum' on Philips.AI summary
Philips 199 Personalities (Prs)
Max Miller was one of the biggest stars of British music-hall in the 1930s–40s, famous for his outrageous blue comedy and gaudy dress. This Rex label recording captures him in "Confessions of a Cheeky Chappy", one of his signature routines.AI summary
Rex 8604 Personalities (Prs)
Max Miller, the famous British comedian known as 'The Cheeky Chappy', recorded 'Confessions of a Cheeky Chappy' for Rex Records. This is Miller's signature material and a key record for collectors of British comedy and music hall.AI summary
Rex 8604 Personalities (Prs)
Max Miller, the brash British music-hall comedian known as 'The Cheeky Chappie', on His Master's Voice BD884, performing his characteristic comic patter 'Is There No End to His Cleverness' with 'Stringing Along with You'.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD884 Personalities (Prs)
Max Miller, the Cheeky Chappie of British variety, with Someone Else I'd Like to Be and Don't Forget Your First Sweetheart on Philips PB362.AI summary
Philips PB362 Personalities (Prs)
Max Miller, the Cheeky Chappie of British variety, with Someone Else I'd Like to Be and Don't Forget Your First Sweetheart on Philips PB362.AI summary
Philips PB362 Personalities (Prs)
Max Miller, 'the Cheeky Chappie' and one of the most famous British music hall and variety comedians, performs 'Just Another Sally' and 'The Christmas Dinner' on His Master's Voice.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD475 Personalities (Prs)
Max Miller, one of Britain's most famous music hall comedians, recorded "I Don't Like the Girls" and "Max Miller in the Theatre" for His Master's Voice BD771, capturing his stage persona.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD771 Music Hall
Max Miller, the famous British comedian known as 'The Cheeky Chappy', recorded 'Confessions of a Cheeky Chappy' for Rex Records. This is Miller's signature material and a key record for collectors of British comedy and music hall.AI summary
Rex 8604 Personalities (Prs)
Max Miller, the irreverent British comedian famous for his blue material and outrageous blazers, recorded 'Max Miller Entertains the War Workers' in two parts for His Master's Voice during the Second World War. Miller was one of Britain's most popular and distinctive comedians.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD980 Comic
Max Miller, the Cheeky Chappie of British variety, with Mary from the Dairy and Voulez-Vous Promenade on Philips PB236.AI summary
Philips PB236 Personalities (Prs)
Max Mossel recorded art-song repertoire for Columbia in the early 1900s, performing German and Italian lyrical material.AI summary
Columbia 2777 Voice
Max Murray's Music Makers, a dance band of the 1920s–30s, recorded two popular songs for HMV's budget BD series.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD5104 Dance
Max Rosen, a virtuoso violinist, on 'Humoreske' and 'Thais Meditation', Brunswick 50110. Rosen was active in the 1920s-30s recording era.AI summary
Brunswick 50110 Instrumental
Parlophone E10886 Opera
Maxim Turganoff, credited on Piccadilly 5116, performs 'Elegie' and 'Chanson Hindoue'. Piccadilly was a cheap British label of the early 1930s.AI summary
Piccadilly 5116 Instrumental
Maxim Turganoff performing classical miniatures 'Elegie' and 'Chanson Hindoue' on Piccadilly. Turganoff was a Russian cellist or string player active in Britain during the 1920s–1930s.AI summary
Piccadilly 5116 Classical