21,561 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Brunswick 03825
Welk on Cor 91013, 'Oh Happy Day' and 'Your Mother and mine', likely light orchestra or novelty material from the 1930s–40s.AI summary
Coral 91013 Dance
Wendell Hall, the 'Red-Headed Music Maker', was a popular American entertainer and composer of the 1920s; 'It Ain't Gonna Rain No Mo' was one of his signature pieces, recorded on Victor.AI summary
Victor 19501 Voice
Wendell Hall, an American entertainer known for novelty songs and ukulele work, performs 'No one but you knows how to love' and 'She's still my Baby' on Brunswick 3330.AI summary
Brunswick 3330 Personalities (Prs)
Werner Alberti recorded 'Canto del Fior Carmen' and 'La Mattinata' for Fav (Favorite), catalogue 35061, likely an American budget label pressing of the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Favorite 35061
The West End Players with Goodnight Sweetheart and Lazy Day on Mayfair 2012.AI summary
Mayfair 2012 Dance
The West Virginia Glee Club on Brunswick 3498, performing spiritual songs 'Walk in Jerusalem just like John' and 'Ezekiel saw de wheel'. This is a vocal ensemble recording of American spirituals from the 1920s-30s.AI summary
Brunswick 3498 Voice
The Western Brothers were a British comedy duo famous for their topical, politically charged satirical songs in the 1930s–40s. This Columbia FB-series pressing captures their sharp, witty repertoire.AI summary
Columbia FB1175 Comic
Western Brothers on Broadcast 3209, performing 'Old King Cole' and 'It Was Bound to Happen in the End', comic novelty numbers. The Western Brothers were a British comedy duo popular in the 1930s; Broadcast was a cheap budget label.AI summary
Broadcast 3209 Comic
The Western Brothers, a British comedy and novelty act, on Broadcast Records 3225 with 'People Upstairs' and 'Big Drum Major'—comic character sketches typical of their early 1930s output.AI summary
Broadcast 3225 Comic
The Western Brothers were a British comedy duo of the 1930s; this Columbia recording pairs the comic political songs 'Play the Game You Cads' and 'After All That'.AI summary
Columbia DB1450 Music Hall
The Western Brothers, the British comedy duo, performing 'Ain't it gorgeous' and 'Old School Tie' on Columbia DX586, a deluxe album or longer-format release from the late 1930s.AI summary
Columbia DX586 Comic
The Western Brothers on Columbia DB1450, the British musical-comedy duo performing their satirical sketches 'After all that' and 'Play the Game you Cads', from the 1930s–40s.AI summary
Columbia DB1450 Music Hall
Western Brothers performing their satirical comedy sketch 'Lord Haw Haw of Zeesen' and 'Bad Show Chaps' on Columbia DB1883, from the wartime era of the late 1930s or early 1940s.AI summary
Columbia DB1883 Comic
The Western Brothers were a British comedy duo famous for their satirical songs; this Columbia pressing of 'Lord Haw Haw the Humbug of Hamburg' and 'That's a Secret That's Never Leaked Out' is from their wartime comedy recordings (circa 1940–41).AI summary
Columbia DB1898 Comic
The Western Brothers, a British comedy or novelty act, recorded two sides of patriotic or comic material for Columbia in the mid-1930s. 'It Was Bound to Happen in the End' and 'You Can't Take the Breed from the British' reflect their comic material.AI summary
Columbia DB1969 Music Hall
The Western Brothers, a British comedy duo, recorded for Columbia in the late 1930s. Their comic patter and satirical sketch work made them popular entertainers of the period, though they remain less remembered today than their contemporaries.AI summary
Columbia DB1999 Comic
The Western Brothers were a British comedy duo famous for their satirical political patter songs in the 1930s; this Columbia DB side captures their topical material during the Second World War, including 'Going up the Line', 'Writing's on the Wall' and 'No one to read out the News'.AI summary
Columbia DB2050 Music Hall
The Western Brothers, the British comedy duo, perform two comic sketches and songs—"It's in the Bag, Gentlemen" and "Maestro Be Kind to Your Men"—on Columbia DB1999. The Western Brothers were notable music-hall comedians of the 1930s–1940s.AI summary
Columbia DB1999 Comic
The Western Brothers, a comedy duo famous for satirical and topical songs, performing sketches on Rex, a British budget label.AI summary
Rex 8235 Comic
The Western Brothers, British comedy performers and singers of the 1920s–30s, on Broadcast 3209, performing "Old King Cole" and "It was bound to happen in the end".AI summary
Broadcast 3209 Music Hall
The Western Brothers, a British comedy duo, recorded 'Big Drum Major' and 'People Upstairs' for Broadcast Records 3225. The Western Brothers were known for satirical and comic songs, popular in the 1930s.AI summary
Broadcast 3225 Comic
The Western Brothers, the British comedy duo, performing 'Ain't it gorgeous' and 'Old School Tie' on Columbia DX586, a deluxe album or longer-format release from the late 1930s.AI summary
Columbia DX586 Comic
The Western Brothers, a British comedy duo known for satirical and novelty songs, recorded 'Ain't It Gorgeous' and 'Old School Tie' for Columbia.AI summary
Columbia DX586 Comic
The Western Brothers performing 'Lord Haw Haw of Zeesen' and 'Bad Show Chaps' on Columbia DB1883. The Western Brothers were a popular British comedy duo of the 1930s–40s, and this record captures their satirical approach to topical and military subjects.AI summary
Columbia DB1883 Music Hall
Gramophone Company 4884
Westminster Choir on Pathé, performing hymns and sacred songs. 'Shall We Gather at the River' and 'Nearer My God to Thee' are American hymnal standards. The Westminster Choir was a professional ensemble with numerous recordings.AI summary
Pathé 77510/20 Classical
The Westminster Choir conducted by Frederick Bridge performs a 'Homage Anthem' with a solo by E Lloyd on HMV 04792. Frederick Bridge was organist of Westminster Abbey for many years, and this is a large-format early acoustic pressing on HMV's 04xxx series, which was used for choral and ecclesiastical records. A historically interesting piece of early choral recording.AI summary
His Master's Voice 04792 Classical
Westphal performs 'Pasadena' and 'Savoy Havana Band's 12 O'clock at Night' on Regal 8173. Westphal was a dance bandleader; Regal was a major British imprint of the 1920s–1930s.AI summary
Regal 8173 Dance
Westphal performs 'Don't bring me Posies' and 'Java' (Band arrangement) on Regal 8006. Westphal was a dance bandleader; Regal was a major British imprint of the 1920s–1930s.AI summary
Regal 8006 Dance
Westphal recorded 'Pasadena' and the dance number '(Savoy Havana) 12 O'clock at Night' for Regal, a cheap British marque of the 1930s.AI summary
Regal 8173 Dance
Southern MQ565 Dance
WG Walker recorded two pieces for Tow, a small or unidentified British label: 'Deep Blue Sea' and 'Scherzo Sylvia'.AI summary
Tower 263 Instrumental
W. H. Berry recorded 'Spring' and 'After All These Years' for Columbia (3725). Berry was a British character actor and performer of the early 20th century, known for stage and film work.AI summary
Columbia 3725 Music Hall
W. H. Berry, a British music-hall performer, with two comic songs: *My Word, If You're Not Off* and *We Had to Carry Carrie to the Ferry*, recorded for Columbia. Berry was a supporting player in British variety theatre.AI summary
Columbia D101 Music Hall
WH Berry recorded 'Channel Swim' and 'Mr Tootle' for Columbia catalogue D36, likely early 1910s.AI summary
Columbia D36 Music Hall
W.H. Berry, a British actor and comedian, performs the song 'Huntsman' on Columbia 25072.AI summary
Columbia 25072 Music Hall
W. H. Berry was a popular Edwardian musical-comedy actor, a leading performer in London's West End in the early twentieth century. This Columbia disc, catalogue 25758, contains 'Toasts'. Columbia pressings of musical-comedy performers at this catalogue number are moderately common.AI summary
Columbia 25758 Music Hall
W H Berry, a British music-hall comedian, recorded 'Not Old Enough to Be Old' and 'Ninepence a Week' on Columbia label, catalogue 4188. Berry was active in music hall and early recording in the 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 4188 Comic
W. H. Berry on Columbia 4918, two comic songs from the 1920s. Berry was a British character comedian.AI summary
Columbia 4918 Comic
W.H. Berry was a British actor and light comedian; this His Master's Voice side features him in sentimental ballad material of the early 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice C1241 Voice
WH Berry recorded 'I Want to Go to Bye Bye' for His Master's Voice; likely a British vocalist of the early 1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice 02776 Voice
W.H. Berry, a British music-hall comedian and singer, recorded this sentimental Victorian parlour song for HMV. The early catalogue number (02865) places it in the 1910s or earlier acoustic era.AI summary
His Master's Voice 02865 Music Hall
W.H. Berry was a British performer active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. 'It Must Be Very Trying to Be Mad' is recorded on His Master's Voice 02866, a very early catalogue number suggesting a pressing from before 1920.AI summary
His Master's Voice 02866 Music Hall
W.H. Berry was a British stage and film actor and singer popular in the 1920s and 1930s; this His Master's Voice side pairs two novelty and character numbers, likely from the Music Hall repertoire.AI summary
His Master's Voice D442 Music Hall
W.H. Berry, a British comedian and character actor, recorded 'I Want to Go to Bye-Bye' and 'What Is It Without Love' for His Master's Voice. Berry was active in British theatre and music hall in the early 20th century.AI summary
His Master's Voice D415 Music Hall
W.H. Berry and Cyril Delysia, both established entertainers of the 1920s, recorded 'Babyin' You' and a Clarke composition for Columbia. This represents popular song and theatre music of the era by performers with stage credentials.AI summary
Columbia 4187 Voice
W.H. Berry and E. Pike were early-20th-century British performers. 'Come Landlord fill the Flowing Bowl' is a traditional or comic song, recorded on His Master's Voice 04269, a catalogue number consistent with very early pressing (likely pre-1920).AI summary
His Master's Voice 04269 Music Hall