[78-L] Vaughn de Leath mystery

[Malcolm Rockwell]

That's Supertone 9126, sorry!
Mal

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On 11/1/2010 8:32 AM, Malcolm Rockwell wrote:
> "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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