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Sounds of the Music Hall

The Music Hall was a uniquely British Institution which lasted from about 1850 to 1930. Key to the period around 1900 was the cult of the personality. Many of the top line artists were persuaded to make records, and just a few of these are shown below.
To find a particular artist:
consult our database

CD re-issues of these artists and many others are available via this Website.

Chairman's Choice CD
"Two Lovely Black Eyes" from CDR22 electrically recorded by Charles Coborn in 1929
Harry Champion - Down came the blind
"Any Old Iron" from CDR27 electrically recorded by Harry Champion in1940
Ella Retford - My Girl Up North CD
"She's a Lassie From Lancashire" from CDR28 acoustically recorded by Ella Retford in 1908
Chairman's Choice CD
"Who were you with last night" from CDR7
acoustically recorded by Mark Sheridan in 1912
Chairman's Choice CD
"I belong to Glasgow" from VAR7 electrically recorded by Will Fyffe in 1927
Chairman's Choice CD
"The Biggest Aspidistra in the World" from VAR17
electrically recorded by Gracie Fields in 1938
Chairman's Choice CD
"Algy - The Picadilly Johnny" from CDR32
acoustically recorded on a cylinder by Vesta Tilley in 1907
Florrie Forde CD
"After the Ball" from VAR18
electrically recorded by Florrie Forde in 1931
Music Hall Medleys CD
"Waiting at the Church" from CDR14
electrically recorded by Vesta Victoria in 1931
Chairman's Choice CD
"Two Lovely Black Eyes" from CDR22 electrically recorded by Charles Coborn in 1929