21,561 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Phil Harris with Ding Dong Daddy from Dumas and Some Little Bug Is Going to Find You on RCA Victor 20-2535.AI summary
RCA Victor 20-2535 Personalities (Prs)
Phil Harris was an American entertainer, comedian, singer and actor known for his work in radio, theatre, and film. This HMV pressing of "Smoke, Smoke, Smoke!" (a novelty hit) and "Crawdad Song" captures his light, comedic style.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD1195 Voice
Phil Harris, an American entertainer and singer active from the 1920s onward, performs 'Goofus' on His Master's Voice B10007 — a novelty recording likely from the early 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B10007 Personalities (Prs)
Phil Harris performing 'The Old Master Painter' and the novelty swing song 'Chattanooga Shoe-Shine Boy' on His Master's Voice 9895, a British pressing from the late 1940s.AI summary
His Master's Voice 9895 Voice
Phil Harris and his Orchestra recorded "Woodman, Spare that Tree" and "Dark Town Poker Club" for His Master's Voice BD1176. Harris was a singer, comedian and actor popular in the 1930s-1940s.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD1176 Orchestra
Phil Harris and his Orchestra, recorded 'Woodman, Spare that Tree' and 'Dark Town Poker Club' for His Master's Voice.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD1176 Dance
Phil Lenard recorded a 'Swanee River Medley' for Decca (F2384) in the early 1930s. The artist is otherwise unidentified. 'Swanee River' medleys were popular novelty items of the period.AI summary
Decca F2384 Voice
Cornetist Phil Napoleon performing two novelty jazz numbers with risqué titles, 'Go Joe go' and 'Take your Finger out of your Mouth', on His Master's Voice B5331. Napoleon led the Original Memphis Five and was a prominent hot-jazz soloist of the 1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B5331 Jazz
Phil Napoleon with His Master's Voice BD120, 'You Can't Cheat a Cheater' (recorded 1929) and 'Swingin' Uptown' (recorded 1934, credited to Jimmy Lunceford). Napoleon was a trumpet player and bandleader, and this disc pairs two different-era jazz recordings on one release—a common reissue practice.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD120 Jazz
Phil Napoleon with His Master's Voice BD120, 'You Can't Cheat a Cheater' (recorded 1929) and 'Swingin' Uptown' (recorded 1934, credited to Jimmy Lunceford). Napoleon was a trumpet player and bandleader, and this disc pairs two different-era jazz recordings on one release—a common reissue practice.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD120 Jazz
Phil Napoleon's Emperors on Swan 7513, performing 'Bugle call rag' and 'Satanic blues' — an American hot-jazz side from the mid-1920s on the small Swan label.AI summary
Swan 7513 Jazz
Columbia FB1152
Phil Ohman and Varden, pianists, recorded 'Nashville Nightingale' and 'No No Nora' for Brunswick. These appear to be light novelty piano pieces of the 1920s.AI summary
Brunswick 2512 Instrumental
Phil Pavey was a singer recorded by Parlophone in the acoustic era; 'Bronco Bustin' Blues' and 'Prairie Blues' reflect the American folk and blues themes occasionally tackled by British recording artists of the period.AI summary
Parlophone E6207 Voice
Phil Ray performing 'Wouldn't you like to save my Life' and 'Slaughter of the Minstrel Boy' on ArK, a minor British label.AI summary
Ariel K945 Voice
Phil Ray recorded 'Seventeen' and 'Parting' for Bek Records 41246/8, a catalogue number suggesting a 1930s release. Ray cannot be identified; Bek was a minor British label.AI summary
Beka 41246/8 Voice
Phil Ray on Zonophone 6, the earliest catalogue numbers on this label, performing comic or novelty songs: 'Would you like to save my Life' and a comic piece 'Don't stick it out like that'. Zonophone was a Decca subsidiary that often issued obscure and short-run sides.AI summary
Zonophone 6 Comic
Phil Spitalny's music with Betty Co-ed on Hit of the Week 1097. Hit of the Week discs were thin Durium records sold at newsstands around 1930, not shellac.AI summary
Hit of Week 1097 Dance
Leopold Stokowski conducted the Philadelphia Orchestra in the Largo from Dvořák's *New World Symphony* (Symphony No. 9 in E minor) for Victor, catalogue 74631. Stokowski was one of the most celebrated conductors of the twentieth century, and his Philadelphia Orchestra recordings defined the American symphonic sound.AI summary
Victor 74631 Orchestra
His Master's Voice C3840
Philip Ritte sings Thora and, with J. Hudson, Nellie Dean on Britannic 0060.AI summary
Britannic 0060 Voice
Philip Ritte performing two vocal songs on Brunswick Italian issue (catalogue it2320). The artist is not widely recorded, and the specific pressing details require verification.AI summary
Britannic 2320 Voice
Philip Ritte performs 'Sing Me to Sleep' and 'Sleep & Forget' on Inv 29. Inv was an obscure or short-lived British label.AI summary
Invicta 29 Voice
Philip Ritte performing two sentimental vocal pieces on Scala, an obscure British label.AI summary
Scala 120 Voice
Philip Ritte singing two religious songs — 'Holy City' and 'Star of Bethlehem' — on Scala, a minor British imprint, likely 1920s-30s.AI summary
Scala 121 Voice
Philip Ritte recorded Irish ballad material for Scala, an obscure British label; 'Kathleen Mavourneen' and 'Killarney' are traditional Irish songs frequently recorded in this period.AI summary
Scala 128 Voice
Philip Ritte singing 'Sing Me to Sleep' and 'Sleep & Forget' on JBull, catalogue 40733; JBull was a minor British label of the 1920s–30s.AI summary
John Bull 40733 Voice
Philip Ritte singing 'Kathleen Mavourneen' and 'Killarney' on JBull, catalogue 40748; sentimental Irish-themed songs by an unconfirmed artist on a minor British label.AI summary
John Bull 40748 Voice
Philip Ritte recorded two popular hymns, 'Holy City' and 'Star of Bethlehem', for the Lyc label, catalogue 072.AI summary
Lyceum 072 Voice
Pickofall 39-7333 Dance
Philip Ritte performing Irish sentimental ballads on Zonophone's brown-label series in the early 1920s. Ritte was a prolific tenor of the period, recording widely for both major and minor labels.AI summary
Zonophone 216 Voice
Philip Ritte (or Ritt) on Zonophone 216 (green label), singing 'Barney Take Me Home Again' and 'I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen', likely 1920s.AI summary
Zonophone 216 Voice
Phillips on Winner 5296, a vocal recording on the British budget label Winner from the interwar period.AI summary
Winner 5296 Voice
The Philharmonia Orchestra under Arthur Bliss performs 'Welcome the Queen' on Columbia DX1912, a large-format 12-inch pressing from the DX series. Bliss was Master of the Queen's Music and composed this piece for the coronation period; a 1950s Columbia DX pressing of a contemporary royal commission.AI summary
Columbia DX1912 Classical
Phyllis Dare was a British stage actress and singer of the early 1900s–1920s era; 'Atlantic Blues' and 'Here in my Arms' (the latter a duet with Jack Hulbert) are light song material from her theatrical repertoire. Columbia 4226 indicates a 1920s pressing. Dare was a West End star and early recording artist.AI summary
Columbia 4226 Voice
Phyllis Dare, the British stage and recording performer, on Columbia, catalogue 4227: 'It all depends on you' and a selection from 'Tiny Flat near Soho Square', theatrical music-hall material from the 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 4227 Music Hall
Phyllis Dare was a British musical-theatre and music-hall star of the Edwardian era. This G&T acoustic of 'Rainbow' is from the earliest catalogue, making it a rarity.AI summary
G&T 3675 Music Hall
Phyllis Dare, the British stage actress, in two songs from musical theatre: Follow Yvette and Heart's Desire, on His Master's Voice C1162.AI summary
His Master's Voice C1162 Music Hall
Phyllis Dare — one of the most popular Edwardian musical-comedy actresses, celebrated for her roles at the Gaiety Theatre — on HMV C633, a 12-inch pressing coupling 'Something in the Atmosphere' (with P Rubens) and 'Violin Song.' The HMV C-series 12-inch format is unusual for popular musical-comedy material and Dare is a significant and collected name.AI summary
His Master's Voice C633 Personalities (Prs)
Phyllis Dare, the Edwardian musical comedy actress who starred in The Arcadians, The Merry Widow, and many Gaiety productions, sings 'Some Day' on Columbia MC11. The MC prefix is an unusual Columbia series designation; Dare is a collected name in Edwardian musical theatre and an unusual catalogue prefix warrants investigation.AI summary
Columbia MC11 Voice
Phyllis Lett recorded 'Daddy' and a violin piece, Chanson Polonaise by Opferman, for the Bell label, a British imprint of the 1920s.AI summary
Bell 107 Voice
Phyllis Monkman, a British musical theatre and light entertainment performer, recorded "Raggedy Man" with G. Childs and "You've Such a Lot" with A. Melford for His Master's Voice in the early 1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1804 Voice
Phyllis Robins on Rex, a British label of the 1930s. Rex was a secondary label with limited distribution, and Robins is not a widely recorded artist of note.AI summary
Rex 8883
Phyllis Robins performing 'Smoke Gets in Your Eyes' and 'Lovely to Look At' for Rex 8569, likely 1930s–40s.AI summary
Rex 8569 Voice
Phyllis Robins performing popular song material on Rex 8537, a budget British label. 'Lullaby of Broadway' suggests early-to-mid 1930s repertoire.AI summary
Rex 8537 Voice
Phyllis Robins was a British female vocalist of the 1930s–40s; this Rex disc carries two popular ballads, 'Smoke Gets in Your Eyes' and 'Lovely to Look At'.AI summary
Rex 8569 Voice
Phyllis Robins performing two popular ballads on the Rex label, a British budget imprint. Limited information on this artist.AI summary
Rex 8356 Voice
Phyllis Titmuss was a soprano and musical-comedy actress who appeared in West End productions of the 1920s; Jack Hulbert was a prominent musical-comedy star of the same era. This Columbia F-series coupling of two light operetta numbers probably dates from around 1924–1926. A pleasant period piece from the British musical theatre of the 1920s, though not among the rarer Columbia pressings of the decade.AI summary
Columbia F1013 Voice