21,561 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Reser on Winner 3795, 'Kitten on the Keys' / Samuels' 'Down old Virginia Way'. 'Kitten on the Keys' is a famous ragtime piano composition by Edward Confrey (1921).AI summary
Winner 3795 Instrumental
Harry Reser, the banjo virtuoso, on Winner 3812, performing 'Plantation Home' and 'Tomorrow' (Bailey's Lucky 7), likely mid-to-late 1920s.AI summary
Winner 3812 Instrumental
Columbia 4380 Dance
The Reser Rounders were a popular novelty and comedy jazz ensemble of the 1920s; this Imperial coupling pairs Kansas City Kitty with Dolores from their dance repertoire.AI summary
Imperial 2110 Dance
Philips 12060 Classical
Rev A Nix on Decca F3850, 'Black Diamond Express to Hell', a Black American gospel or sacred folk song recorded by a preacher or gospel artist, here on a British pressing.AI summary
Decca F3850 Voice
Rev F.E. Hutchinson reading from John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress, part 4, on Columbia. A spoken-word recording from the early electrical era, likely 1920s-1930s.AI summary
Columbia D40069 Voice
His Master's Voice B3340 Personalities (Prs)
Rev. Kelsey performing 'Wedding of Rosetta Tharpe' on Vocalion V1014. Rosetta Tharpe was a pioneering gospel and swing guitarist of the 1930s–40s, and this recording documents contemporary response to her fame.AI summary
Vocalion V1014 Voice
Vocalion V1020 Jazz
Reverend Parkyn on Winner recording 'A Drumhead Service' and part 2, a religious ceremonial recording by a British clergyman.AI summary
Winner 2764 Voice
Rev Parkyn performing 'A Drumhead Service' Parts 1 and 2 on Winner. The title suggests a military-religious performance piece or chaplaincy ceremony recording.AI summary
Winner 2764 Voice
A religious recording by Rev. J. Wilbur Chapman on the Edis label, presenting scripture passages from the Gospels of St Mark and St Luke.AI summary
Edison 80192 Voice
The Revellers were an American vocal ensemble known for their close-harmony renditions of popular songs and show tunes in the late 1920s and early 1930s. This His Master's Voice B2735 pressing of the Kern-Hammerstein standard "Old Man River" and "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man" from Show Boat captures their accessible style during the height of the musical-comedy craze.AI summary
His Master's Voice B2735 Voice
Revnell and West on 'A Trip to the Zoo' (two parts), from HMV BD566. Revnell and West (also known as 'Flotsam and Jetsam') were a British comedy vocal duo popular in the 1920s-1930s; their novelty and comedy recordings are modestly collected.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD566 Comic
Rex Allan performing songs from the 1933 film 42nd Street — 'Young and Healthy' and 'Look What You've Done' — on His Master's Voice.AI summary
His Master's Voice B4432 Voice
Rex Allen on Brunswick, performing 'I Thank the Lord' and 'Crying in the Chapel' — the American country and Western film and recording star.AI summary
Brunswick 05162 Country
Rex Allen on Brunswick 04871, with 'Ragtime Melody' and 'Tuck Me to Sleep in My Old Tucky Home'. Allen was a Western swing singer and actor of the 1940s–1950s.AI summary
Brunswick 04871 Country
Rex Allen performing two country or Western numbers on Brunswick 04955. Allen (1924–1999) was an American country and Western singer and actor with a long recording career from the 1940s.AI summary
Brunswick 04955 Country
Decca F2919 Dance
Rex Naughton performs Dis-order in Court in two parts on Panachord 25456.AI summary
Panachord 25456 Comic
Rex Naughton recorded 'A Wigan Wedding' for Decca, catalogue F2919; an unconfirmed artist on Decca.AI summary
Decca F2919 Music Hall
Zonophone 6262 Personalities (Prs)
Rex Stewart's Hot Club Berlin ensemble, an American hot-jazz group working in Berlin, performing 'Blue Lou' and 'Bei dir war es immer so schön' on Amiga, the German state label. Stewart was a Duke Ellington sideman and cornetist; his Berlin recordings are sought by jazz collectors, though UK pressings are uncommon.AI summary
Amiga 1164 Jazz
Rex Warren & Co performing "Oop for t' Coop Final" in two parts on Eclipse SC25, a small British regional or specialty label. The title suggests a Yorkshire or Northern English music-hall or novelty number.AI summary
Eclipse SC25 Music Hall
Reynders on Broadcast Records performs two sentimental or novelty numbers.AI summary
Broadcast 166 Voice
Reynders, credited to Broadcast Records, performs 'Nevada' and a Bidgood composition.AI summary
Broadcast 180 Instrumental
Velvet Face 1189 Music Hall
R. G. Knowles, the Canadian-born 'very peculiar American comedian' of the British halls, with 'The Modern Woman' and 'The Insecurity of a Sure Thing' on Velvet Face.AI summary
Velvet Face 1190 Music Hall
Filmophone 391 Personalities (Prs)
RH Naylor recorded 'Your Future Record 1' and '2 sides' on the Film label, catalogue 392. This appears to be a novelty or spoken-word record from an obscure imprint.AI summary
Filmophone 392 Personalities (Prs)
R.H. Naylor on a two-sided recording titled Your Future Record 2, released on the British label Film 393.AI summary
Filmophone 393 Personalities (Prs)
RH Naylor performing 'Your Future Record 3' on Film, a minor British label—possibly a spoken-word or novelty item.AI summary
Filmophone 394 Personalities (Prs)
RH Naylor performing 'Gambling by the Stars' on Film, a minor British label—likely a spoken-word or novelty piece.AI summary
Filmophone 395 Personalities (Prs)
R. H. Naylor recorded 'Your Future No. 2' for Film Records 393, possibly a fortune-telling or spoken-word novelty.AI summary
Filmophone 393
A single-sided 78rpm by RH Naylor on the Film label, catalogue 394, titled 'Your future no 3'; Naylor appears to have made astrological forecast recordings for this obscure British marque.AI summary
Filmophone 394
R. H. Naylor, the newspaper astrologer, with What the Stars Foretell on HMV B4292, a month-by-month forecast.AI summary
His Master's Voice B4292
RH Naylor's astrological forecast recording 'What the Stars foretell: March/April' on His Master's Voice (B4295); one of Naylor's series of monthly horoscope records made for HMV in the interwar period.AI summary
His Master's Voice B4295
R. H. Naylor, the newspaper astrologer, with What the Stars Foretell for April and May on HMV B4296.AI summary
His Master's Voice B4296
R H Naylor performs astrological readings set to music on His Master's Voice—'What the Stars Foretell' (May/June)—an unusual example of a novelty or spoken-word record from the early 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B4297
RH Naylor's astrological forecast recording 'What the Stars foretell: June/July' on His Master's Voice (B4298); one of Naylor's monthly horoscope series.AI summary
His Master's Voice B4298
R.H. Naylor performing 'What the Stars Foretell' and a chart reading for 'July/August' on His Master's Voice B4299, a 1930s novelty or spoken-word recording.AI summary
His Master's Voice B4299 Personalities (Prs)
R. H. Naylor on His Master's Voice B4302, performing astrological readings or forecasts for 1931–1932. This appears to be a novelty or spoken-word recording rather than music, one of several such issues by Naylor on HMV during the early 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B4302
RH Naylor on His Master's Voice B4303, with a title suggesting astrological or fortune-telling content: "What the Stars foretell".AI summary
His Master's Voice B4303
Rhoda Bernard performing 'Nat'an' and 'Cohen Owes Me 97 Dollars' on Victor, the American label.AI summary
Victor 18023 Music Hall
The Rhythm Wreckers play 'Wabash Blues' and 'Somebody Stole My Gal' in British Vocalion's Swing Series, which issued American jazz in the late 1930s.AI summary
Vocalion S135 Jazz
Rhythmic Eight led by Firman on Zonophone, performing novelty pieces 'Queen was in the parlour' and 'Sing a little jingle'.AI summary
Zonophone 6018 Dance
Rhythmonic Combination performing 'May-time' and 'Dream maker of Japan' on Portland 8076, an unidentified ensemble on an obscure British label.AI summary
Portland 8076