21,668 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Charles Austin on Regal, credited with 'Parker at Wembley', a two-part recording. Austin was a British vocalist active in the 1920s–30s; the subject appears to be a topical or novelty piece about the famous cricket venue.AI summary
Regal 8367 Voice
Charles Austin recorded 'Parker's Christening' for Grafton Records—a novelty or comedy song by an untraced performer on a minor British label.AI summary
Grafton 9133 Comic
Charles Austin was a British music-hall comedian and singer, active in the early 20th century. 'Parker's Christening' and its B-side are comic sketches or monologues typical of the hall tradition. This Grafton pressing is from an obscure, short-lived British label.AI summary
Grafton 9133 Music Hall
Charles Austin recorded two music-hall comic songs for Hom, an obscure British label of the early 1900s.AI summary
Hom 1002 Music Hall
Charles Austin with I've Only Been Married a Week and I'm Much Better Looking on Homochord H316.AI summary
Hom H316 Music Hall
Charles Austin recorded 'Parker PC' and its Part 2 for Columbia, catalogue 1517; likely a descriptive or novelty piece from the early 1900s, given the catalogue numbering and subject matter.AI summary
Columbia 1517 Music Hall
Charles Austin performing a comic monologue, 'Parker Christens the Baby', on Scala 1577. Scala was a small British label; Austin is not a widely known recording artist.AI summary
Scala 1577 Comic
Charles Austin recorded 'Parker at the Derby' in two parts for Columbia, catalogue is1360. Austin was a comic monologue artist active in the early 1920s; this is likely a horse-racing novelty comedy piece.AI summary
Columbia is1360 Comic
Charles Austin, a comic monologuist, recorded for Regal in the 1920s–30s. 'Parker's Progress' in two parts is typical of the character sketches that shaped British music-hall comedy recording.AI summary
Regal 6551 Comic
Charles Austin recorded 'Parker PC' (both sides) for Imperial Records, catalogue 2247. Imperial was a cheap British marque.AI summary
Imperial 2247 Music Hall
Charles Austin, a comic performer, on Winner with novelty numbers; Winner was a minor British pressing label of the 1920s–1930s.AI summary
Winner 2633 Music Hall
Regal Zonophone MR1762 Dance
Charles Baum on Decca 24026 with medley titles 'Swingin' Down the Lane + 2 More' and 'Beside a Babbling Brook + 1 More', a 1930s Decca release.AI summary
Decca 24026 Voice
Charles Bryan on Piccadilly 5046, performing popular vocal material. Piccadilly was a cheap British marque of the early 1930s onwards; catalogue 5046 suggests a mid-period pressing.AI summary
Piccadilly 5046 Voice
Charles Buddy Rogers was an American entertainer and actor from the 1920s onward, popular in silent films. 'Bee in your Boudoir' and 'My Future just passed' on Columbia are dance or novelty numbers from the late 1920s.AI summary
Columbia DB242 Dance
Charles Cardow credited on Imperial 995, a cheap British reissue label. The titles suggest novelty or comedy material typical of the 1920s–1930s.AI summary
Imperial 995 Comic
Charles Clark on Columbia A1470, performing 'An Irish Love Song' and 'Thy Beaming Eyes'. The A-series prefix indicates an early Columbia catalogue.AI summary
Columbia A1470 Voice
Charles Coborn was the music-hall comedian who made 'The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo' his signature song from 1891 onwards, and who recorded it for numerous labels over a long career. This Odeon pressing (catalogue 32361) couples that famous number with 'Two Lovely Black Eyes'. Coborn's recordings of his signature song exist in several versions across many labels.AI summary
Odeon 32361 Music Hall
Charles Coborn on two Victorian and Edwardian music-hall standards: "The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo" and "Two Lovely Black Eyes", recorded for Aco (Acolian) 15588. Coborn was a music-hall legend and a major star of the Victorian era, and these songs are closely associated with his name.AI summary
Aco 15588 Music Hall
Charles Coborn was a famous British music-hall singer. Beltona 674 records his signature song 'The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo' and 'Two Lovely Black Eyes'.AI summary
Beltona 674 Music Hall
Charles Coborn, a celebrated British music-hall comedian and singer, performs an 'Old Time Sing Song' selection on Columbia DX21 — a deluxe pressing format from the mid-1930s.AI summary
Columbia DX21 Music Hall
Charles Coborn, the English music-hall legend, on Zonophone 6264 performing four of his signature comic and sentimental songs including 'The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo'.AI summary
Zonophone 6264 Music Hall
Charles Coborn, the music-hall comedian who made 'The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo' his signature song, on Winner catalogue 2289, coupling that famous number with 'Two Lovely Black Eyes'. Winner was a popular budget British label; Coborn sides on Winner are among the commoner of his label appearances.AI summary
Winner 2289 Music Hall
Charles Coborn and others performing a music-hall medley on Regal 1053, capturing British variety of the early recording era.AI summary
Regal 1053 Music Hall
Charles Conyers, a pianist and composer, recorded these two light orchestral pieces for the Ar label, an early British or American small imprint.AI summary
Ariel K174 Instrumental
Charles Conyers performing what appear to be novelty or comic character sketches — 'An Evening Party' and 'Jimmy Law' — on Bek, a very obscure British label.AI summary
Beka 40524/5 Comic
Charles Denton on Jubilee (JBull) 5326, with novelty or comic material—"Captain Ginjah" suggests humorous subject matter.AI summary
John Bull 5326 Comic
Charles Denton with Why Do You Think I Look So Gay? and, credited Miller, All Clear Out of the Park on John Bull 5334.AI summary
John Bull 5334 Music Hall
Charles Denton with Captain Ginjah and, by A. Field, Pat O'Hare on Pick of All 36-4355.AI summary
Pickofall 36-4355 Music Hall
Charles Draper, the leading English clarinettist of his generation, plays Weber's Concertino, with 'The Lost Chord' by W. Price on the reverse, on Ebonoid.AI summary
Ebonoid 10006 Classical
Charles E Benham on Columbia 4201, performing 'London Sharper' and 'New fangled Ways', popular comic or character songs from the 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 4201 Comic
Charles E Sherwin singing two Irish nationalist songs — 'A Nation once again' and 'Who fears to speak of '98' — on Winner, a cheap British imprint of the 1920s-30s.AI summary
Winner 2649 Voice
Charles E. Sherwin with West's Awake and The Boys of Wexford on Winner 2650.AI summary
Winner 2650 Voice
Charles Gilibert recorded 'Largo' for Victor, a classical or instrumental solo of the early 1900s or 1920s.AI summary
Victor 74155 Classical
Charles Hackett was a celebrated American lyric tenor of the 1920s and 1930s, known for his recordings of popular song and operetta. 'I'd build a World in the Heart of a Rose' is a sentimental ballad typical of his repertoire, recorded on Columbia 78929.AI summary
Columbia 78929 Voice
Charles Hackett, an American tenor of the 1920s–40s, performing operatic arias ('Che gelida Manina' from La bohème and 'O Paradiso' from L'Africaine) on Columbia 7366.AI summary
Columbia 7366 Opera
Charles Harrison, an American tenor popular in the 1910s and 1920s, recorded these two sentimental songs for Regal, likely in the late 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary
Regal 6040 Voice
A Charles Hill recording of the novelty number 'Chuck It Priestly', issued on Decca as a two-record set (catalogue AD3017/3018). Hill was a minor vocalist or comic performer of the 1930s.AI summary
Decca AD3017/3018 Comic
Charles Hill on Decca with a comedy piece; "Chuck it Priestley" appears to be a music-hall or vaudeville sketch, and the second side notes "4 sides, 2 records", indicating this is part of a longer recorded sequence.AI summary
Decca AD3017/3018 Comic
Charles Hill and Frank Grisewood recorded 'Radio Doctor' and 'Man in the Kitchen' for His Master's Voice. These appear to be comedy or novelty pieces, possibly related to radio personalities or programmes of the era.AI summary
His Master's Voice JH52 Comic
Charles Hill on Decca performing 'Chuck it Priestley', a British music-hall song, on a two-record set (AD3017/3018). Charles Hill was a British character comedian and singer.AI summary
Decca AD3017/3018 Music Hall
Charles Iwegbue and his Archibogs, a West African highlife ensemble, recorded 'Go inside Mami' and 'Amalinze' for Decca WA3105. The WA series was Decca's West African series of the 1950s.AI summary
Decca WA3105 Dance
Regal G7816 Comic
Charles Knowles, the English bass, sings 'Why Do the Nations' from Handel's 'Messiah' on a single-sided G&T.AI summary
G&T 3-2490 Classical
Charles Mott on His Master's Voice, performing the 'Curfew Song' from Edward German's operetta 'The Starlight Express'.AI summary
His Master's Voice 02642 Opera
Charles Mott, a baritone, performing 'My Old Tunes' and 'Curfew Song' with orchestra conducted by Elgar himself, on HMV D456. An Elgar self-conducted HMV recording with a named soloist is a primary document of the composer's own conducting; this disc is of significant collector interest.AI summary
His Master's Voice D456 Voice
Charles Penrose, the British music-hall comedian famous for his laughing songs, recorded two comic novelties for Zonophone in the 1920s.AI summary
Zonophone 1312 Music Hall
Charles Penrose was a British comedian and music-hall singer of the Edwardian era, famous for novelty and comic songs; this Polyphon pressing of 'He'd a Funny Little Way with Him' and 'I Tried to Keep from Laughing' is from his variety repertoire.AI summary
Polyphon 24173 Music Hall