21,667 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Basil Hallam was a major Edwardian music-hall star and actor in musical theatre, famous for his role in 'The Arcadians' (1909). He recorded for His Master's Voice early in the electrical era, and died in a military balloon accident during World War I in 1916.AI summary
His Master's Voice 02586 Personalities (Prs)
Basil Hope, singing in a quartette, performing 'Ben Bolt' and 'Darling Nellie Gray' on Lud 1882, an obscure British imprint.AI summary
Ludgate 1882 Voice
Basil Lloyd, accompanied by Will Evans, performing "Smoke Clouds" (with George Anderson) and "Roses of Picardy" on Columbia 2843, an early acoustic issue. Lloyd was a British tenor.AI summary
Columbia 2843 Voice
A dubbing or reissue, apparently of Bayersdorffer material (with notes indicating '24' and '28', possibly recording dates or matrix numbers). The source material appears to be early jazz or blues from the mid-1920s.AI summary
dub Jazz
Baynes with a Clowns in Clover medley and Destiny on HMV B5457.AI summary
His Master's Voice B5457 Orchestra
Columbia CB633
The BBC Engineering Division produced 'Warble Tone' as a test recording, issued on the BBC Domestic label—a technical exercise rather than musical performance.AI summary
BBC DOM24
BBC Opera Orchestra recorded Weber's Symphony No. 1 and 'King's Ballad' for JBF, an obscure British label; a classical recording without clear artist attribution.AI summary
John Bath Classical
Savoy 901
The Beale Street Washboard Band with 'Forty and Tight' and 'Piggly Wiggly' from 1929 on British Vocalion.AI summary
Vocalion V1016 Jazz
His Master's Voice C1647
Beatrice Harrison, a British cellist of the early twentieth century, recorded for His Master's Voice. The D-series catalogue number places this in the acoustic or early electrical era, around 1920–1927.AI summary
His Master's Voice D346 Classical
Beatrice Harrison was a celebrated British cellist; this HMV duet with pianist Georg Henschel presents baroque keyboard transcriptions, representative of her refined chamber-music work.AI summary
His Master's Voice D474 Classical
Beatrice Harrison, the celebrated British cellist, performing the Sarabande and Gavotte with pianist George Henschel for His Master's Voice, recorded in the 1920s. Harrison was one of the earliest recording artists and pioneered the cello on record.AI summary
His Master's Voice D474 Classical
Actress and singer Beatrice Lillie performing two light vocal pieces, 'Baby didn't know' and 'A Baby's best Friend', on His Master's Voice B8362. Lillie was a major stage and film star of the 1920s–30s, known for her comic timing and sophisticated delivery.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8362 Personalities (Prs)
Beatrice Lillie, the renowned British-Canadian revue star and comedienne, recorded 'I hate to give Trouble' (with M Campbell) and 'Maryland' for Columbia, catalogue L1257. Lillie was one of the great entertainers of the 1920s–30s stage and early cinema, and her records are collected by theatre and personality enthusiasts.AI summary
Columbia L1257 Personalities (Prs)
Beatrice Lillie, the great Canadian-born comic actress and revue star beloved on both sides of the Atlantic, performs 'Julia' and 'Shoot the Rabbit' on Columbia L1194, a 12-inch coupling. Lillie's Columbia recordings are collected by admirers of her extraordinary comic talent, and her 12-inch L-series pressings are less common than standard format.AI summary
Columbia L1194 Personalities (Prs)
Beatrice Lillie, the major British revue star, recorded 'I hate to give Trouble' (with M. Campbell) and 'Maryland' for Columbia L1257. Lillie's recordings are collectable, though British Columbia pressings are not particularly rare.AI summary
Columbia L1257 Personalities (Prs)
Beatrice Lillie, one of the most celebrated British musical-comedy and revue stars of the interwar period, performing 'A Striking Dip' and 'By the Camp Fire' on Columbia F1009. Lillie's Columbia recordings are collected by enthusiasts of interwar musical theatre and cabaret; F-series Columbia is a standard interwar pressing.AI summary
Columbia F1009 Personalities (Prs)
Bebe Daniels, actress and singer, on Decca F pressing. Daniels was a Broadway and film star of the 1920s and 1930s.AI summary
Decca F7329 Personalities (Prs)
Bebe Daniels, Hollywood actress and entertainer, performs two popular songs on Decca F7063 from the mid-1930s. Daniels had a parallel career as a recording artist and singer.AI summary
Decca F7063 Personalities (Prs)
Bebe Daniels was a stage and film star of the silent era and beyond, and an accomplished singer and entertainer. This Decca F-series recording of '(+B Lyon) Three Little Fishes' and 'Our Love' captures her light comedic vocal style from the late 1930s–early 1940s, a period when major film and stage stars occasionally recorded novelty songs.AI summary
Decca F7101 Personalities (Prs)
Decca F7574 Personalities (Prs)
Bebe Daniels was a film actress and entertainer of the 1920s and 1930s; 'If You're in Love You'll Waltz' and 'You're Always in My Arms' are romantic light-music sides, recorded for HMV.AI summary
His Master's Voice B3211 Personalities (Prs)
Sidney Bechet, the legendary soprano saxophonist and early jazz pioneer, recorded 'Preachin' Blues' and 'Indian Summer' for His Master's Voice B9061 in the late 1920s. These recordings document one of the most influential voices in early jazz history.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9061 Jazz
Sidney Bechet, the pioneering jazz soprano saxophonist, on His Master's Voice: 'Nobody knows the Way I feel dis Morning' and 'Old Man Blues', two important early jazz recordings from the early 1930s British pressing.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9131 Jazz
Sidney Bechet on HMV B9368, with 'Slippin' and Slidin'' (1941) and 'I Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None o' This Jelly Roll' — performances by the New Orleans soprano saxophonist and clarinet virtuoso, recorded in or for the British market during the 1940s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9368 Jazz
Sidney Bechet, the pioneering jazz soprano saxophonist, on His Master's Voice: 'I know that you know' and 'Baby won't you please come Home', two important jazz pieces recorded in the early 1930s and marking Bechet's period with the British Swing label.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9385 Jazz
Sidney Bechet with clarinettist Albert Nicholas in the Bechet–Nicholas Blue Five, playing 'Old Stack O'Lee Blues' and 'Bechet's Fantasy', on Jazz Parade.AI summary
JazzParade E1 Jazz
The Beecham Symphony Orchestra performing the overture to Johann Strauss II's Die Fledermaus, on His Master's Voice catalogue 0627. Thomas Beecham was one of the most celebrated British conductors of the twentieth century, and his HMV recordings are collected. The 0627 catalogue number in the HMV system suggests a pre-war pressing.AI summary
His Master's Voice 0627 Orchestra
The Beer Barrel Boys recorded 'Summer Breezes' and 'Silvery Moonlight' for Varsity Records (8271). Varsity was a short-lived, budget-conscious British label of the early 1930s; the Beer Barrel Boys appear to be a minor group of that era.AI summary
Varsity 8271 Dance
Beethoven Choir recorded two German choral works, 'In schonsten Wiesengrunde' and 'Wenn ich den Wandrer frage', for Pallas, catalogue 222, likely from the 1910s–1920s.AI summary
Pallas 222 Classical
A remarkable pairing: Bartók's 'Staccato' and 'Ostinato' studies, and an excerpt from Stravinsky's Les Noces with the composer conducting on Columbia; a modernist-music recording from the 1930s.AI summary
Columbia DB1790 Classical
Béla Berke's String Orchestra on Scala, a minor British label; the pieces are light continental-style orchestral selections from the 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary
Scala 151 Orchestra
Harry Belafonte recorded 'I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day' and 'The Son of Mary' for RCA. Belafonte was an international star from the 1950s, famous for calypso-influenced music and his role as a civil rights activist.AI summary
RCA 1084 Calypso
A bell-solo recording (possibly handbells) on Encore, featuring arrangements of traditional and folk melodies; Encore was a small British label of the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Encore 561 Instrumental
Belle Baker, an American vaudeville star and prominent recording artist, performing two sentimental songs for His Master's Voice: 'Blue Moon' and 'Old Mammy Mine'.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8294 Voice
The bells of Bow Bells, Cheapside, in two parts on Homochord S020.AI summary
Hom S020 Music Hall
Bells recorded 'Stephanie gavotte' and 'Narcissus' for the Bell label, catalogue 272, likely from the early acoustic or early electrical era.AI summary
Bell 272 Instrumental
An unnamed bell ensemble or musical group performing 'Silver Bells' and 'Radetzky March' on J Bull, an unidentified British label.AI summary
John Bull 12394 Instrumental
Bells (an ensemble or soloist), performs two instrumental selections on J Bull, a small or obscure British label, catalogue 5606.AI summary
John Bull 5606 Instrumental
Bells with Boulanger March and Souvenir de Petersburg on John Bull 5606.AI summary
John Bull 5606 Instrumental
The Bells (a chime or carillon ensemble) recorded 'Coming of the Year' and 'Chimes of the Old Garrison Church Potsdam' for His Master's Voice, catalogue B166. An instrumental recording of church or tower bells, capturing actual bell sounds rather than performed music—a curio of early recording technology.AI summary
His Master's Voice B166 Instrumental
'Holiday Bells' and 'Brilliant Waltz' performed by Bells and Orchestra on Play Records, a small British label. The titles suggest light instrumental novelty music from the 1920s-30s era.AI summary
Play 440 Instrumental
A 'Play' label recording—a cheap, short-lived British imprint—of what appears to be instrumental dance music performed by an anonymous orchestra ('Bells & Orchestra'). Almost nothing is known about the Play label or its output.AI summary
Play 441 Orchestra
Bellwood & Burr performing 'I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles', a popular novelty song of the 1920s, on the Scala label. Little information is available about these performers.AI summary
Scala 204 Voice
Bellwood and Burr with Down the Trail of Home Sweet Home and, by R. Carr, City of Laughter, City of Tears on Scala 269.AI summary
Scala 269 Voice
Belmont and Lyster with Blue Jay and the Thrush and Hear the Robin on Edison 25.AI summary
Edison 25 Instrumental