In 1909 Ritte recorded fewer than ten songs for HMV's Zonophone label. Between 1910 and 1911 he made a number of recordings for Pathé. He recorded about seven discs for Beka records, and had nineteen entries in the 1912 Ariel Grand record catalogue. He also recorded for the Albion and Coliseum labels. He used the pseudonym Harold Harmsworth for some of his recordings. A selection of his songs, with recording date (where known) and record company is given below:   In 1927, he made a short film "Philip Ritte and His Revellers" in the short-lived DeForest Phonofilm sound-on-film process. He died in Willesden, London, England in 1954, aged 83.