[78-L] Vaughn de Leath mystery

[Malcolm Rockwell]

"By The Side Of The Omelette Sea" was recorded Jan. 26, 1927 in New 
York. Released on Gennett 6046, Champion 15217, Silvertone 8306, 
Supertone 1926, and Aco GA 20009 (England), all as -B sides.
The reverse "The Worst Rose Of Summer" (the laughing record) was the -A 
side for all Omelette releases.
I do not show a Challenge release so what's the number, Sean?
And, Taylor, the ledgers show the flip side of Omelette is as indicated 
above. Can you dig out your copy and let us know if there actually is an 
alternate flip and what it is?
Thanks,
Mal

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On 11/1/2010 7:41 AM, David Lennick wrote:
> Vaughn de Leath recorded "By the Omelette Sea" in January 1927. Anyone hearing
> this would think it's a takeoff on Frank Crumit's "A Gay Caballero"..except for
> the fact that Crumit's song wasn't recorded till over a year and a half later.
> So what's going on here? Is there a common antecedent? Similar melody, some of
> the same rhymes, same limerick construction.
>
> The reverse is another attempt at creating a "Laughing Record" with VdL doing
> her Fanny Brice imitation and a bunch of Gennett employees laughing
> uproariously (in the wrong places) at a bad violinist.
>
> (Is this record scarce? Seems to be one of the few VdL records Brian Boyd
> didn't own.)
>
> dl
>
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