21,561 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Noble Sissle, the African-American lyricist, bandleader, and partner of Eubie Blake, sings 'Hallelujah to the Lamb' and 'Go Down Moses' on Pathé 1387. Sissle recorded for Pathé in the early 1920s and is a significant name in the history of African-American popular music; his Pathé recordings are collected by enthusiasts of early jazz and African-American entertainment.AI summary
Pathé 1387 Jazz
Noble Sissle's orchestra with 'Characteristic Blues', a feature for Sidney Bechet, and 'Okey Doke' on American Vocalion.AI summary
Vocalion 3840 Jazz
Noble Sissle, the pioneering African-American jazz vocalist and bandleader, performs 'Sometimes I'm Happy' and 'Hallelujah' on Parlophone R3428 from the late 1920s or early 1930s. Sissle was a crucial figure in early jazz and Broadway.AI summary
Parlophone R3428 Jazz
A violin and piano duo recorded these two salon pieces for Perfectaphone, a small British marque of the early 1930s. Perfectaphone catalogue numbers in this range (1500s) suggest acoustic or early electrical recording.AI summary
Perfectaphone 1571 Classical
Noël Coward performing songs from his own musical compositions on His Master's Voice: 'The Party's Over Now' and 'Something to Do with Spring'. Coward was one of the twentieth century's most celebrated British playwrights, composers and performers.AI summary
His Master's Voice B4270 Personalities (Prs)
Noël Coward, the distinguished British songwriter, actor and entertainer, performing "Josephine" and "Three Juvenile Delinquents" (credited to Warwick, Kemball and Tuddenham) on His Master's Voice, capturing his theatrical wit and sophistication.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9946 Personalities (Prs)
Noel Coward, the celebrated British composer, performer and wit, sings 'Lover of my Dreams' and (with Noble's Band) 'Twentieth Century Blues', a famous song from his 1930 musical Cavalcade. An HMV recording by a major theatrical name.AI summary
His Master's Voice B4001 Personalities (Prs)
Noël Coward, the celebrated songwriter and entertainer, recorded two songs from his own pen on Columbia: 'There are Bad Times Just Around the Corner' (from his 1952 revue *Ace of Clubs*) and 'Time and Again', on the DB series in what appears to be a mid-1950s pressing.AI summary
Columbia DB3107 Personalities (Prs)
Noel Coward, the renowned British playwright, composer and entertainer, performs two of his own comic-topical songs: 'Could You Please Oblige Us with a Bren Gun' and 'There Have Been Songs in England' on His Master's Voice B9204.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9204 Personalities (Prs)
Noël Coward on His Master's Voice B4269 performing two of his own compositions, including the famous 'Mad Dogs and Englishmen'. Coward was a major British playwright, composer, performer and wit; this is an authentic recording by the composer of his own work.AI summary
His Master's Voice B4269 Music Hall
Noel Coward, the celebrated British songwriter, playwright and performer, recording two of his own compositions on His Master's Voice B9433. Coward's HMV recordings remain highly sought by collectors of British theatrical music and popular song of the mid-20th century.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9433 Voice
Noël Coward, the celebrated British playwright, composer and entertainer, recorded these two satirical songs from his theatrical works for HMV. They exemplify his urbane wit and commentary on English society.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8722 Personalities (Prs)
Noel Coward, the renowned British playwright, composer and entertainer, recorded his own song 'London Pride' and the popular standard 'The Last Time I Saw Paris' for His Master's Voice.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9198 Personalities (Prs)
Noël Coward on 'Imagine the Duchess' Feelings' and 'It's only you', from HMV B9210. Coward was Britain's most famous playwright, composer and entertainer of the mid-20th century; his recorded voice and theatrical material are sought by Coward enthusiasts and collectors of theatrical 78s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9210 Personalities (Prs)
Noel Coward, the celebrated British playwright, composer and entertainer, performs his own topical comic song 'Don't Let's Be Beastly to the Germans' on His Master's Voice B9336 — almost certainly a mid-1940s wartime recording.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9336 Personalities (Prs)
Noel Coward, the legendary British playwright, composer and performer, recorded 'Don't Let's Be Beastly to the Germans' and 'Welcoming Land' for His Master's Voice B9336, likely 1943.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9336 Personalities (Prs)
Noel Coward, the celebrated British playwright and entertainer, performing wartime comic material on His Master's Voice. 'Could You Please Oblige Us with a Bren Gun' is characteristic Coward satirical wit from the Second World War period.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9204 Personalities (Prs)
Noel Coward performing his own composition 'Don't Let's Be Beastly to the Germans', a celebrated patriotic song from 1943, with 'Welcoming the Land' as the reverse, on HMV B9336.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9336 Personalities (Prs)
Noël Coward was a major British playwright, composer and performer. These two songs are from his theatrical revue material of the late 1920s, recorded for His Master's Voice at the height of his career.AI summary
His Master's Voice B3794 Personalities (Prs)
Noël Coward on HMV performing 'The Party's Over Now' and 'Something to Do with Spring', songs written and performed by the British playwright, composer and entertainer.AI summary
His Master's Voice B4270 Personalities (Prs)
Noel Coward on Columbia DB 3078, recorded in the mid-to-late 1930s; Coward was a major British composer, performer and wit, and these are stage songs from his own pen or repertoire.AI summary
Columbia DB3078 Personalities (Prs)
Noel Coward, the British playwright and performer, recorded his own 'Mad Dogs and Englishmen' and 'Let's Say Goodbye' for His Master's Voice; an important document of Coward's solo recording work.AI summary
His Master's Voice B4269 Personalities (Prs)
Noël Coward, the British playwright, composer and entertainer, on His Master's Voice C2450 from the early 1930s. Coward's theatrical and recording work spans both music-hall and sophisticated entertainment; his records are collected.AI summary
His Master's Voice C2450 Personalities (Prs)
Noel Coward on HMV C2431 with a two-part 'Cavalcade' medley. Coward wrote and starred in the 1931 musical play *Cavalcade*, and this is a recording of his music from that production.AI summary
His Master's Voice C2431 Personalities (Prs)
Noel Coward was a celebrated British playwright, composer, performer and raconteur; this His Master's Voice side captures his urbane performances of two of his own famous songs ('London Pride' and 'The Last Time I Saw Paris').AI summary
His Master's Voice B9198 Personalities (Prs)
Noël Coward performing a two-part medley of his own compositions for HMV, capturing the wit and style of the celebrated British playwright and entertainer.AI summary
His Master's Voice C2450 Personalities (Prs)
Noël Coward was a major British playwright, actor and songwriter of the 20th century. This HMV side pairs two American popular standards, 'I'm Old-Fashioned' and 'You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To', in Coward's sophisticated vocal style.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9337 Personalities (Prs)
Noël Coward, the celebrated British playwright, composer and entertainer, on His Master's Voice B4001, performing two songs: 'Lover of my Dreams' and 'Twentieth Century Blues' (the latter with the Noble Band). Coward was a major recording artist, and his early recordings are widely collected.AI summary
His Master's Voice B4001 Personalities (Prs)
A theatrical recording of three numbers from a revue or play, performed by Noel Coward and actors Heather Thatcher and Moya Nugent for His Master's Voice. 'Regency Rakes' and 'There's Always Something Fishy About the French' are typical of Coward's witty comedic songs and sophisticated theatrical material from the 1920s-1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8133 Personalities (Prs)
Noël Coward with 'Regency Rakes', and Heather Thatcher and Moya Nugent with 'There's Always Something Fishy About the French', both from Coward's 1934 musical 'Conversation Piece', on His Master's Voice.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8133 Personalities (Prs)
The Noel Fonora Orchestra with Destiny and Skaters Waltz on Piccadilly 455.AI summary
Piccadilly 455 Orchestra
Dance-band sides by the Noel Tarkin Dance Band on Octacros (catalogue 2045), a small British label.AI summary
Octacros 2045 Dance
Nora d'Argel performing 'La Villanelle' for His Master's Voice, 03437. D'Argel was a soprano or mezzo-soprano active in British recording during the 1920s; 'La Villanelle' is a salon song frequently recorded by light opera singers.AI summary
His Master's Voice 03437 Opera
Norah Bayes, an American vaudeville star and early recording artist, recorded 'Japanese Sandman' and 'Love Nest' (Leslie Stone) on Columbia 3008.AI summary
Columbia 3008 Personalities (Prs)
Norah Blaney was a British vocalist of the late 1920s and early 1930s; 'Love for Sale' was a Cole Porter song from 1930, and she recorded it for Columbia in a style typical of the period.AI summary
Columbia 4467 Voice
Norah Blaney recorded 'Diane' and 'Song Is Ended' for Columbia, catalogue 4733, likely in the 1920s-1930s; both are standard popular ballads of that era.AI summary
Columbia 4733 Voice
Norah Blaney recorded 'Oh Mr Porter' and 'Our Lodger's Such a Nice Young Man' for Columbia, catalogue DB568, likely 1930s.AI summary
Columbia DB568 Music Hall
Norah Blaney, a British contralto, performing 'My Cello Man' and 'Nobody Lied' (the latter credited to the soprano Jessie Farrar) on His Master's Voice B-series — likely a 1920s vocal side.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1585 Voice
Norah Blaney on two sentimental ballads, 'If you hadn't gone away' and 'While my pretty one sleeps', recorded for Columbia in the 1920s. Blaney was not a major recording artist and these sides are typical of the period's popular vocal material.AI summary
Columbia 4273 Voice
Norah Blaney recorded 'The Man I Love' and 'A Room with a View' for Columbia 4857 in the 1920s, two standards of American popular song.AI summary
Columbia 4857 Voice
Norah Blaney performing 'Old Man Sunshine' and 'Roses of Yesterday' on Columbia, the major British label, catalogue 5181.AI summary
Columbia 5181 Voice
Norah Blaney, a British vocalist of the late 1920s and 1930s, recorded 'Say Oui Cherie' and 'Love Is Like a Song' for Columbia in the early 1930s.AI summary
Columbia DB312 Voice
Norah Blaney recorded 'Room with a view' and 'Man I love' for Columbia Records. A jazz and popular singer of the 1930s.AI summary
Columbia 4857 Voice
Norah Blaney sings 'Room with a View' and 'The Man I Love' on Columbia, two popular standards from a British vocalist of the 1920s–1930s.AI summary
Columbia 4857 Voice
Norah Blaney and Gwen Farrar, two singers of the British light-entertainment tradition, performing on Columbia DB121. This early DB-series pressing dates from the late 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary
Columbia DB121 Voice
Norah Blaney and Gwen Farrar on HMV B1688 with comic novelty songs 'Who Tied the Can on the Old Dog's Tail' and 'Percy's Posh Plus Fours are Priceless'. This is a British music-hall duo recording of the early 1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1688 Music Hall
Norah Blaney and Gwen Farrar recorded the duet 'Moanin' for You' and 'We'll Cling Together' for Columbia's electrical DB series, dating to the 1930s.AI summary
Columbia DB121 Voice
Norah Blaney and Gwen Farrar, British music-hall comedians, on Columbia 3540 with 'Shall I have it bobbed or shingled' — a topical comedy number reflecting 1920s fashion.AI summary
Columbia 3540 Music Hall