Stanley Holloway

ADinder courtship
BLooking at the sky

Label: Duophone
Catalogue number: D525
Genre: Comic
Condition: Good
Format: 78rpm shellac disc, 10 inch unless noted
Reference: #20296

Stanley Holloway was a celebrated British comic monologuist and actor; this is on Duophone, a short-lived late-1920s British label known for an unusual recording process that made it commercially unsuccessful.

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Stanley Holloway
1. AAlbert Evacuated
2. BMy Missus
Stanley Holloway, the beloved British comic actor and music-hall performer, recorded two comic monologues for Columbia. 'Albert Evacuated' and 'My Missus' are typical of Holloway's gentle, working-class humour that made him a star on stage and later in Ealing films.AI summary

Columbia FB2408 Personalities (Prs)
Stanley Holloway
1. AAlbert Evacuated
2. BMy Missus
Stanley Holloway, the beloved British character actor and comedian, performing 'Albert Evacuated' and 'My Missus' on Columbia FB24088 — comic monologues from the man famous for the Albert stories.AI summary

Columbia FB24088 Comic
Stanley Holloway
1. ACome to the Cookhouse Door
2. BCoaling
Stanley Holloway sings 'Come to the Cookhouse Door' and 'Coaling' on Velvet Face, from before his monologues made him famous.AI summary

Velvet Face 1135 Personalities (Prs)
Stanley Holloway
1. ADinder courtship
2. BLooking at the sky
Stanley Holloway, creator of Albert and the Lion, with A Dinder Courtship and Looking at the Sky on Duophone D525.AI summary

Duophone D525 Music Hall
Stanley Holloway
1. ADinder courtship
2. BLooking at the sky
Stanley Holloway, creator of Albert and the Lion, with A Dinder Courtship and Looking at the Sky on Duophone D525.AI summary

Duophone D525 Music Hall
Stanley Holloway
1. AFuture Mrs Hawkins
2. BMy old Dutch
Stanley Holloway, the British actor and comic singer known for his monologues and character songs, recorded these two numbers for Decca in the late 1940s. 'My Old Dutch' is a famous Albert Chevalier music-hall standard.AI summary

Decca F1841 Music Hall
Stanley Holloway
1. AFuture Mrs Hawkins
2. BMy old Dutch
Stanley Holloway, the celebrated British actor and ballad singer, performing 'Future Mrs Hawkins' and 'My Old Dutch' on Decca F1841.AI summary

Decca F1841 Personalities (Prs)
Stanley Holloway
1. AHi di Hi
2. BPenny on the drum
Stanley Holloway was a celebrated British actor, singer and raconteur, famous for his comic monologues and character sketches. 'Hi Di Hi' and 'Penny on the Drum' are comic recordings for His Master's Voice, representing his vaudeville and music hall career.AI summary

His Master's Voice JH13 Music Hall
Stanley Holloway
1. AJoin the Navy
2. B(+I Tresmand)Sometimes I'm happy
Stanley Holloway, the British comic singer and actor, on Columbia, performing 'Join the Navy'; Holloway's monologues and comedic songs are popular with collectors of British music-hall material.AI summary

Columbia 4651 Music Hall
Stanley Holloway
1. AKeep smiling
2. BHand in Hand
Stanley Holloway, the celebrated British character actor and vocalist, performing 'Keep smiling' and 'Hand in Hand' on Columbia. Holloway's monologues and comic songs were staples of his recording career throughout the 1930s and 1940s.AI summary

Columbia DB1373 Music Hall
Stanley Holloway
1. ALend to defend
2. B(Kindersley)Save your way to victory
Stanley Holloway, the British character actor and entertainer, performing wartime propaganda and morale-boosting songs 'Lend to Defend' and 'Save Your Way to Victory' on CP 907/8.AI summary

CP 907/8 Music Hall
Stanley Holloway
1. ALend to defend
2. B(Kindersley)Save your way to victory
Stanley Holloway, the celebrated British comedian and character actor, on CP (likely a wartime or patriotic label) singing 'Lend to Defend' and 'Save Your Way to Victory', probably 1940–41.AI summary

CP 907/8 Music Hall
Stanley Holloway
1. ALooking at the Sky
2. BA Dinder Courtship
Stanley Holloway, creator of Albert and the Lion, with Looking at the Sky and A Dinder Courtship on Duophone D525.AI summary

Duophone D525 Music Hall
Stanley Holloway
1. ANo lika da war
2. BGuarding the gasworks
Stanley Holloway, the British comedian and actor, performing comic monologues on Columbia's FB series, likely from the late 1930s or 1940s.AI summary

Columbia FB2700 Music Hall
Stanley Holloway
1. AOld Sam
2. BOld Sam
Stanley Holloway, the British character actor and comedian, performing his monologue 'Old Sam' (both sides) on Columbia, from the 1940s–50s.AI summary

Columbia FB2470 Music Hall
Stanley Holloway
1. AOld Sam pick up tha musket
2. BWho goes therr
Stanley Holloway, the distinguished British actor and monologist best known for his role in *My Fair Lady*, recorded two comic monologues on Columbia's premium DX series. Holloway's comic poetry had a long stage career and his records are sought after by variety collectors.AI summary

Columbia DX168 Music Hall
Stanley Holloway
1. AOnaway awake Beloved
2. BPass Everyman
Stanley Holloway on the DuoD label, performing 'Onaway Awake Beloved' and 'Pass Everyman'.AI summary

Duophone D531
Stanley Holloway
1. AOnaway awake Beloved
2. BPass Everyman
Stanley Holloway, long before his monologues and 'My Fair Lady', sings 'Onaway, Awake, Beloved' from Coleridge-Taylor's 'Hiawatha' and 'Pass, Everyman' on Duophone, from his early career as a baritone.AI summary

Duophone D531 Voice
Stanley Holloway
1. ARude Sailor
2. BLittle Pal
Stanley Holloway, the British comic actor and monologuist, recorded 'Rude Sailor' and 'Little Pal' for Decca in the 1930s–40s.AI summary

Decca F1559 Music Hall
Stanley Holloway
1. ASong of the Sea
2. B(+C Hulbert)Lovely Ladies
Stanley Holloway was a celebrated British comedian, actor, and performer, known for his character monologues and comic songs from the 1920s onwards. 'Song of the Sea' and 'Lovely Ladies' (with Cicely Hulbert) are recorded on Columbia 9542, a catalogue number consistent with the 1930s.AI summary

Columbia 9542 Personalities (Prs)
Stanley Holloway
1. AThe missus and I
2. B(+E MacFarlane)Down Love Lane
Stanley Holloway was a celebrated British actor, comedian and singer, known for his dry humour and character monologues. This HMV side features 'The Missus and I' and 'Down Love Lane' (with E. MacFarlane), capturing his comic music-hall style from the 1940s.AI summary

His Master's Voice B1446 Music Hall
Stanley Holloway
1. AThe missus and I
2. B(+E MacFarlane)Down Love Lane
Stanley Holloway, the British music-hall and character actor, performing 'The Missus and I' and 'Down Love Lane' (with E. Macfarlane) on His Master's Voice.AI summary

His Master's Voice B1446 Music Hall
Stanley Holloway
1. ATommy the Whistler
2. BCobbler
Stanley Holloway, the celebrated British comic actor and singer, on HMV B1550, performing his characteristic comic monologues with orchestral accompaniment.AI summary

His Master's Voice B1550 Music Hall
Stanley Holloway
1. AWhat care I
2. BI thowt mebbe I would & I did
Stanley Holloway, the British actor and comedian best known for his monologues and role in *My Fair Lady*, performs two comic songs on this Decca 78. 'What care I' and 'I thowt mebbe I would & I did' are typical of Holloway's music-hall material from the 1940s.AI summary

Decca F1875 Music Hall

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