21,561 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Tom Lacey performing 'Inkey Pinkey Parley Vous' and 'Thuthie' on Polar, a small British label, novelty or music-hall material.AI summary
Popular 937 Music Hall
Tom Nevill performing the novelty dance songs 'Swanee Butterfly' and 'Lucky Kentucky' on Columbia is1769, an obscure vocal recording from the early recording era.AI summary
Coliseum 1769 Voice
Tom Owen on Columbia 1317, two popular songs from the early 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 1317 Voice
Tom Shields on Best 381 — 'Your King and Country Need You' backed with 'Your King and Country Want You' (G Barrington). Both sides carry patriotic First World War recruiting songs; Best is a label untraced in standard references, and having two versions of what is essentially the same wartime recruiting appeal on a minor label is unusual. Wartime pressings on obscure labels are an uncommon collecting area.AI summary
Best 381 Music Hall
Tom Temple recorded comic novelty songs 'Hold Your Hand Out, Naughty Boy' and 'Jerry Jeremiah' on Beka; a minor music-hall or novelty act of the 1920s.AI summary
Beka 749 Comic
Tom Temple on Beka, a low-cost British label active in the early 1900s. The novelty title suggests comic or music-hall material. Beka was a minor imprint with limited distribution, and records from this label rarely surface.AI summary
Beka 749 Music Hall
Tom Walls — the British actor and director celebrated for the Aldwych farces — performing 'Beautiful Honolulu' on HMV C665. Film and stage celebrity recordings are a distinct collecting category; Walls is a recognised name in British entertainment history.AI summary
His Master's Voice C665 Personalities (Prs)
Tom Walls and J. Hylton recorded 'The Derby 1932' for Decca F3027, a topical descriptive piece commemorating the famous horse race. Walls was a stage actor and revue performer; Hylton was a successful British bandleader.AI summary
Decca F3027 Dance
Tom Walls and J. Hylton with The Derby 1932 in two sides on Decca F3027.AI summary
Decca F3027 Personalities (Prs)
Tom Wilkins performing 'One of the Bhoys' and 'The Drug Stores' on Polar, a small British label.AI summary
Popular 168 Music Hall
Tommy Clayton recorded 'Round and round' and 'Marianne' (credited to Moonlighters) for WandG, catalogue 378. WandG is an unrecognised British label.AI summary
WandG 378 Personalities (Prs)
Tommy Dorsey, leader of one of the most popular big bands of the 1930s–40s, recorded 'Tin Roof Blues' and 'Boogie Woogie' for His Master's Voice; Dorsey's orchestra recordings are among the most widely collected swing-era sides.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8854 Dance
Tommy Dorsey, later one of the biggest names of the swing era, plays the early jazz sides 'Stomp It Off' and 'Night Glow' on a UK His Master's Voice pressing.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9019 Jazz
Tommy Dorsey (1905–1956), one of the most successful bandleaders and trombonists of the swing era, recorded these jazz standards for His Master's Voice.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9661 Jazz
Tommy Dorsey's swing orchestra recorded 'There's No You' and 'On the Sunny Side of the Street' for His Master's Voice, the British imprint of RCA Victor. Both are standards of the late 1940s, when Dorsey's trombone section was among the most admired in American jazz.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD5909 Jazz
His Master's Voice BD5867 Classical
Tommy Dorsey, the American trombonist and bandleader, recorded extensively for His Master's Voice; this side showcases the swing-era big-band style that made him famous.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD5884 Dance
Tommy Dorsey, the American trombonist and bandleader famous for his technically brilliant playing and his 1930s–1940s swing orchestra, recorded 'There's No You' and 'On the Sunny Side of the Street' for His Master's Voice; both are popular standards.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD5909 Jazz
Tommy Dorsey's trombone band recorded "(Ah Yes) There's Good Blues Tonight" and "There's No One But You" for His Master's Voice BD5944 in the 1940s, during his peak commercial period.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD5944 Dance
Tommy Dorsey was the leading American trombonist and bandleader of the 1930s–40s; this His Master's Voice 78 couples two popular swing numbers recorded during his commercial peak.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8854 Dance
Tommy Dorsey, the legendary American trombonist and bandleader, on His Master's Voice — a mass-market recording of Dorsey's famous orchestra.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9488 Orchestra
Tommy Dorsey's orchestra, a major American swing band, performing on Brunswick 1367. Dorsey was a leading trombonist and bandleader of the swing era; an Ellington composition underlines the quality.AI summary
Brunswick 1367 Jazz
Tommy Dorsey's orchestra recorded 'Tea for Two Cha Cha' and 'My Baby Just Cares for Me' for Brunswick in the 1950s, showcasing Dorsey's mature swing style of the postwar era. These are novelty and standard popular recordings.AI summary
Brunswick 05757 Jazz
Tommy Dorsey, the American trombonist and bandleader, recorded 'Sleep' and 'I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You' for His Master's Voice; the latter was Dorsey's theme song and a signature recording.AI summary
His Master's Voice X4936 Jazz
RCA Victor 20-1958 Dance
Tommy Dorsey's orchestra with Frank Sinatra (vocal), on His Master's Voice (BD5739): 'A sinner kissed an angel' and 'Two in love'; a significant early Sinatra-Dorsey collaboration from the late 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD5739 Voice
Tommy Dorsey and his band with Little White Lighthouse and I'm the One Who Loves You on Victor 25733.AI summary
Victor 25733 Dance
Victor 25559
Tommy Dorsey and his orchestra, 'I've Forgotten You' and 'No Other Love', on RCA 20-3869; Dorsey was one of the most celebrated bandleaders of the swing era, and his recordings on the major labels dominated the American popular market of the late 1930s and 1940s.AI summary
RCA 20-3869 Dance
Tmmy Duncan (likely Tommy Duncan, western swing vocalist) recorded 'I don't want to hurt you' and 'Who drank my Beer' for Intro Records, catalogue 6059; Duncan was associated with western swing but this appears to be a minor label issue.AI summary
Intro 6059 Country
Tommy Handley was one of Britain's most popular radio comedians, best remembered for the wartime series ITMA; this is a test pressing on the Metropole label, the type of one-off disc cut to check a recording ahead of release.AI summary
Metropole TEST Personalities (Prs)
Tommy Handley, the Liverpool comic who became a major British radio and film star, recorded 'Gardening' for Winner, a cheap British label, catalogue 4869. Handley was best known for the wartime radio comedy *ITMA*, but recorded comedy 78s in the pre-war era.AI summary
Winner 4869 Comic
Tommy Handley, the British comedian and star of the ITMA radio show, recorded 'The Dis-Orderly Room' (Parts 1 and 2) for Zonophone; Handley was one of the most popular entertainers of wartime Britain, and his comedy recordings capture the humour and topical references of the 1940s.AI summary
Zonophone 2900 Comic
Tommy Handley, the British comedian and future star of the radio show ITMA, performing comic sketches on Curry's, a scarce British label.AI summary
Curry's 177 Comic
Tommy Handley was a leading British radio comedian and star of the long-running ITMA show; this Curry's label recording from the early 1930s captures his music-hall and novelty style before his wartime fame.AI summary
Curry's 229 Music Hall
Tommy Handley, the British comedian best known for his radio work, on Broadcast 349 with 'Casabianca' and 'I kiss your Hand Madame'.AI summary
Broadcast 349 Personalities (Prs)
BBC 30270/2 Personalities (Prs)
Tommy Handley, the ITMA star, recorded 'What's his Name' for Columbia. This is one of his comedy sides from the 1930s or 1940s.AI summary
Columbia 5645 Comic
Tommy Handley, the British comedian and star of the radio show *ITMA*, recording comic sketches 'Hunting big Game' and 'Bridge for Beginners' on Columbia DB265.AI summary
Columbia DB265 Comic
Columbia DB375
Tommy Handley, the British comedian and star of the long-running radio show ITMA, recorded this solo piece for Columbia early in his career. Handley was one of the most celebrated entertainers of the 1940s, but this is an acoustic-era record from the late 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary
Columbia DB9 Personalities (Prs)
Tommy Handley, the star of the radio comedy series *It's That Man Again*, in Columbia sides playing his comic character. Handley was hugely popular in wartime Britain and this became one of his catchphrases.AI summary
Columbia FB2303 Personalities (Prs)
Tommy Handley, the British radio comedian and star of *ITMA*, recording 'Come In, Mr Cummins' and 'The Empire Party' for Piccadilly 556, likely 1930s–40s.AI summary
Piccadilly 556 Comic
Tommy Handley, the British comedian and star of the ITMA radio show, recorded 'Origin of Boxing Day' for Columbia in the late 1940s, part 1 and 2. Handley was a household name in wartime Britain, and his recordings capture his comedy material from the period.AI summary
Columbia DB267 Comic
Broadcast 3133 Personalities (Prs)
Tommy Handley, the British radio comedian and star of the wartime radio show ITMA, on Decca F7246 with comic numbers from the 1940s.AI summary
Decca F7246 Comic
Tommy Handley was Britain's most popular radio comedian of the 1930s–40s, best known for the ITMA variety show; this United label release captures him performing topical comic sketches.AI summary
United Comic
Tommy Handley was a celebrated British comedian and radio personality, best known as the star of ITMA, one of Britain's most popular radio comedies of the 1940s. This Piccadilly recording from the early 1930s predates his major fame.AI summary
Piccadilly 132 Comic