21,561 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Munro recorded 'Shepherd of the Hills' and 'Tell Me You Love Me' for Curry's 273. Curry's is not identified as a standard British record label; this may be a local or regional imprint.AI summary
Curry's 273 Voice
An unidentified artist credited as 'Munro' on the Imperial budget label, performing 'My Inspiration is you' and the ballad standard 'Ramona'.AI summary
Imperial 1985 Voice
Parlophone E5591 Personalities (Prs)
Muriel Barron, a British soprano, recorded these two songs with Ivor Novello, the celebrated Welsh composer and actor, for Decca in the mid-1930s. Novello was a star of stage and screen, and his rare vocal recordings command strong interest from theatrical history collectors.AI summary
Decca F8532 Voice
Muriel Brunskill, a respected British mezzo-soprano and folk singer, performs 'The May Night' and 'The Lord Is My Light' on Columbia. Brunskill was known for art song and folk material.AI summary
Columbia 977 Classical
Muriel George was a popular English contralto and actress best known for her character roles; Gwennie Mars appears on the reverse in a different number. This Odeon pressing, catalogue 66616, couples George's 'Echoes' with Mars's 'Ypsilanti'. Odeon issued a wide range of British performers and pressings at this catalogue level are moderately common.AI summary
Odeon 66616 Music Hall
Murray recorded 'Lonesome and Sorry' and the Royal Troubadours' 'When the Red Robin' for Scala 1789, likely from the late 1920s or early 1930s. Scala was a small British marque.AI summary
Scala 1789 Dance
Murray & Fay performing 'Oshkosh' and 'Indianapolis' on Zonophone 1875, novelty numbers from the mid-1920s.AI summary
Zonophone 1875 Comic
Murray & Fay recorded 'Night that O'Rafferty's Pig ran away' and 'Oh that Baby o' mine' for Zonophone, catalogue 2050, from the early 1920s or earlier.AI summary
Zonophone 2050 Music Hall
Murray Pilcer on Winner Records, performing 'I'm all bound round with the Mason Dixon Line' and 'That moaning Trombone'. Winner was a cheap British marque.AI summary
Winner 3292 Jazz
Murray Pilcer performing 'K-K-K-Katy' and 'The Wild Wild Women' on Winner, a budget British label; novelty song material from the early 1920s.AI summary
Winner 3288 Music Hall
Ragtime and novelty pieces by Murray's Ragtime Quartet on Winner (catalogue 2871). The Quartet was a minor British or American ragtime group.AI summary
Winner 2871 Dance
Murray and Scanlan on Brunswick 1184, performing 'Shut The Door' and 'Lighthouse Song'.AI summary
Brunswick 1184 Personalities (Prs)
Mursi Elek on ABC 812, performing "Szor a szitaban" and "Vekony deszkakerites"; titles are in Hungarian.AI summary
ABC 812
Musical Avolos on Zonophone X46753, performing 'American Medley'. Zonophone was a subsidiary of The Gramophone Company and pressed British and European recordings. The Avolos may have been a musical group or pseudonym.AI summary
Zonophone X46753 Instrumental
Musique de la Garde Republicaine performing 'Ma Jolie' and 'Santiago' on Odeon 33785. The Garde Republicaine is the official ceremonial orchestra of the French Republic; this Odeon release captures their patriotic and light classical repertoire.AI summary
Odeon 33785 Orchestra
The Musique de la Garde Républicaine, the French military band, recorded marches including Sousa's famous 'The Stars and Stripes Forever' for Odeon, a major European label.AI summary
Odeon 70001 Orchestra
Mutt Carey, the New Orleans trumpeter who played with Kid Ory, plays 'Slow Driving' in two parts on Century.AI summary
Century 4018 Jazz
Esquire 10-064
Myra Hess, one of the foremost British pianists of the 20th century, recorded Schumann's "Five Bagatelles" for His Master's Voice.AI summary
His Master's Voice C3423 Classical
Myrtle Eaver, a British vocalist, recorded for the American Victor label in the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Victor 20803 Voice
Myrtle Eaver singing 'A Deserted Farm' on Victor 22161, an American label.AI summary
Victor 22161 Voice
Narrator Allin and D. Somers recorded 'Old Brigade', a dramatic recitation or song in two parts, for Columbia. The piece is likely a patriotic or nostalgic narrative of the kind popular in British music halls.AI summary
Columbia DX379 Voice
Zonophone 62123/4 Voice
N. Blaney and G. Farrar on Columbia 3788. Both titles are popular songs of the early 1900s; the artists do not appear prominently in standard discographies. This is an early Columbia pressing.AI summary
Columbia 3788 Voice
N Blaney and G Farrar recorded two popular songs for HMV (B1513) in the mid-to-late 1920s. The artists are otherwise unidentified from the label information.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1513 Voice
Noel Blaney and George Farrar recorded two popular songs for His Master's Voice, 'Maybe I'm Wrong Again' and 'Another One Gone', in the 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8293 Voice
N Blaney and G Farrar performing a medley of old favourites on His Master's Voice, in two parts, catalogue B8321 — likely a late-1920s nostalgic recording.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8321 Personalities (Prs)
N Blaney and G Farrar performing 'As long as he loves me' and 'Ukulele Lady' on Columbia 3788, a mid-to-late 1920s recording in the popular-vocal genre.AI summary
Columbia 3788 Voice
N Blaney and G Farrar recorded 'If you're going back to Dixie' and 'Skinny Piccaninny' for His Master's Voice B series, likely from the 1920s. These are period novelty numbers with titles that reflect the language of the era.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1344 Music Hall
His Master's Voice B1585 Personalities (Prs)
A Verdi Commemorative Record on HMV 059250, credited to N Casini and other soloists (noted as 's sides'). The 059xxx HMV prefix is a large-format celebrity disc series, and a Verdi commemoration suggests this may date from around 1901 (the centenary of Verdi's death) or thereabouts. HMV celebrity discs with multiple named soloists in commemorative contexts are of interest to Golden Age opera collectors.AI summary
His Master's Voice 059250 Voice
Two famous operatic arias—Vesti la giubba from Leoncavallo's *Pagliacci* and Di quella pira from Verdi's *Il trovatore*—credited to N Fusati on the scarce VF label.AI summary
Velvet Face 1071 Opera
N Griffin and D Burnaby performing 'Would You Believe It' on His Master's Voice 04231, a comic or novelty number. Artists are unidentified; likely a music-hall or novelty recording from the 1920s–1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice 04231 Comic
Nan Keys and Athene Playfair performing 'Optimist & the Pessimist' and a vocal selection 'Tonight's the Night' (with chorus) on His Master's Voice C594. An unidentified or minor duet on a mass-label issue.AI summary
His Master's Voice C594 Voice
A Columbia deluxe DX-series two-part compilation featuring a lineup of British stage performers and entertainers in 'Columbia on Parade No 2': N Long, S Holloway, B & S Hale, H Tate, N Wayne and others. This is a rare ensemble recording showcasing the label's revue and music-hall stars.AI summary
Columbia DX410 Music Hall
Nellie Melba, the legendary Australian soprano, with Enrico Caruso performing 'O Soave Fanciulla' from Puccini's La Bohème on His Master's Voice 054129. This is a rare collaboration between two of the most celebrated singers of the operatic golden age.AI summary
His Master's Voice 054129 Opera
A historic duet: Nellie Melba and Enrico Caruso performing 'O Soave Fanciulla' from Puccini's *La bohème* on His Master's Voice catalogue 054129, recorded early in the electrical era. This is one of the most celebrated vocal recordings ever made.AI summary
His Master's Voice 054129 Opera
N Mitchell on Parlophone R147, a British light vocal record featuring 'Tell me you're sorry' and the popular standard 'Ramona'.AI summary
Parlophone R147 Voice
A novelty recording by N Nishimoto and G Shimabukuro of 'Japanese Rumba' and 'Song of the Arirang' (Amemiya) for Columbia, likely from the 1930s-40s.AI summary
Columbia A1228 Dance
N Nishimoto and G Shimabukuro, Japanese performers, recorded 'Japanese Rumba' and 'Song of the Arirang' (arranged by G Amemiya) for Columbia, catalogue A1228. These are likely dance or novelty numbers with East Asian themes recorded in the 1920s-1930s.AI summary
Columbia A1228 Dance
N. Paterson recorded 'T.R.O.U.B.L.E.' and 'Here We Are Again' for Play, a small budget label. The artist and recordings are otherwise unidentified.AI summary
Play 522
N Smith and W Dixon recorded these two popular songs for Winner, a British budget label.AI summary
Winner 2353 Voice
Vallin, Thill and Cohen performing 'N'achevez pas!' and an excerpt from Massenet's *Werther* on Columbia LFX163. This is an operatic recording from the 1930s by French/European singers.AI summary
Columbia LFX163 Opera
Norma Vallin, the French mezzo-soprano, and Reynaldo Hahn, the French pianist and composer, perform two songs for Parlophone's prestige RO-series: 'La Délaissée' and 'Lyde'.AI summary
Parlophone RO20134 Voice
A medley of pieces by N. Wayne, E. Knight and others—'I will' / 'First Waltz' coupled with 'Other People's Babies'—on Columbia's DX series, a deluxe format of the early-to-mid 1930s. The performers are not clearly identified in the catalogue entry.AI summary
Columbia DX617 Orchestra
N Wilson performing sacred songs on Curry's, a small British record label.AI summary
Curry's 182 Voice
Nan Blakstone, a British music-hall and cabaret singer of the 1920s–30s, recorded 'I'm Not in the Way of My Family' and 'I've Got It Again' on H Brand 9560/1. The H Brand label is not a major imprint and may be a budget or subsidiary marque; Blakstone had a modest but real following in variety circles.AI summary
HBrand 9560/1 Music Hall