Sharpe recorded for HMV starting in 1915 with a number of short pieces for solo cello, for example The Broken Melody by Van Biene (1915), Le Cygne by Camille Saint-Saëns (1916), Roses of Picardy by Haydn Wood (1918) and Salut d'Amour by Edward Elgar (1919).
He became well known for his recordings of First World War songs, for example the American song "There's a Long Long Trail" in 1916 and "Take me Back to Dear Old Blighty" (as Eric Courtland) in a duet with George Baker (as Walter Jeffries) in 1917; he also made one of the earliest recordings of the famous ballad "Roses of Picardy" in 1918 shortly after it had been written.
Guns N' Roses | Picardy | Wars of the Roses | The Stone Roses | Fontenay-aux-Roses | Bread and Roses | Time to Smell the Roses | the Stone Roses | The Days of Wine and Roses | Picardy (region) | Infrared Roses | Guns n' Roses | Guns 'n Roses | Yesterdays (Guns N' Roses song) | The Garden (Guns N' Roses song) | Rugby League War of the Roses | Roses of Picardy | Roses | Guns 'N' Roses | Bread and Roses (2000 film) | ''Wild Roses'' | Tournament of Roses Parade marching bands | Three Roses | The Complete Stone Roses | The Care And Handling Of Roses With Thorns | Stop and Smell the Roses (song) | Stop and Smell the Roses | Siege of Roses (1808) | Siege of Roses (1794-1795) | Siege of Roses (1693) |