Jack Pleasants
42 records in the collection· mostly on Zonophone, Winner, Ariel
Jack Pleasants was an English music-hall comedian and singer who recorded extensively during the early decades of the twentieth century. His comic and character songs belong firmly to the Edwardian and First World War-era halls, preserving a style of British popular entertainment that largely disappeared with the rise of radio and talking pictures.
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Records by Jack Pleasants
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- AAll that we said was Good Evening
- BMother's so particular with me
Jack Pleasants on Zonophone 1446, singing 'All That We Said Was Good Evening' and 'Mother's So Particular with Me'. Zonophone acoustic-era recordings are scarce in UK copies; Pleasants is now obscure.AI summary
Zonophone 1446 Voice
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- AAt ten o'clock at night
- BWhy do they call me Archibald
Jack Pleasants recorded 'At ten o'clock at night' and 'Why do they call me Archibald' for Zonophone, catalogue 1469. Pleasants was a music hall entertainer active in the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Zonophone 1469 Music Hall
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- ABaby Face
- BMother's baby Boy
Jack Pleasants, the Edwardian music-hall comedian, performing 'Baby Face' and 'Mother's Baby Boy' on Winner catalogue 2271. Winner was a budget British label; Pleasants sides on Winner are among the commoner of his label appearances.AI summary
Winner 2271 Music Hall
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- ABad lad of the drama
- BDing dong
Jack Pleasants on Zonophone 1846 performing two comic or music-hall numbers from the early 20th century. Pleasants was an English music-hall entertainer; the catalogue number suggests a recording from around 1910–1915.AI summary
Zonophone 1846 Music Hall
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- ABelinda
- BMother
Zonophone 1507 Music Hall
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- ABetsy Brown
- BHey ho for the simple Life
Jack Pleasants performing two songs on Zonophone (catalogue 1664), from the acoustic or early electrical era.AI summary
Zonophone 1664 Voice
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- ADrown your Trouble when the Band plays
- BMeet me
Zonophone 2245 Voice
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- AGive me another small Port
- BThe Top hat that my Grandad used to wear
Jack Pleasants, the Edwardian music-hall singer known for 'I'm Twenty-One Today', records 'Give Me Another Small Port' and 'The Top Hat That My Grandad Used to Wear' on Winner 2365. Winner was the Woolworths budget label; even a recognised music-hall name on this marque carries only modest collector value.AI summary
Winner 2365 Music Hall
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- AHave you ever seen a Winkle wink
- BOld Top Hat I was married in
Jack Pleasants on Zonophone 2119, performing two comic or novelty titles: 'Have you ever seen a Winkle wink' and 'Old Top Hat I was married in'. Zonophone was a Decca budget label often used for short-run or regional titles.AI summary
Zonophone 2119 Comic
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- AI said I don't like to do that
- BShe loves me on Saturday Night
Jack Pleasants performing two comic songs on Zonophone, catalogue 2197. Both titles suggest music-hall or vaudeville material from the early twentieth century.AI summary
Zonophone 2197 Music Hall
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- AI shall get in such a Row when Martha knows
- BI've never been married before
Zonophone 1119 Music Hall
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- AI shall get in such a Row when Martha knows(13)
- B(V Henson)Paddlin Madelin Home
Jack Pleasants, the Lancashire comedian, with I Shall Get in Such a Row When Martha Knows and, by V. Henson, Paddlin' Madelin Home on Ariel 957.AI summary
Ariel 957 Music Hall
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- AI shall get in such a Row when Martha knows(13)
- B(V Henson)Paddlin Madelin Home
Jack Pleasants with 'I Shall Get in Such a Row When Martha Knows' and V. Henson's 'Paddlin' Madeline Home' on Ar 957, an obscure British label.AI summary
Ariel 957 Music Hall
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- AI Shall Sulk
- BI'm Shy Mary Elen
Jack Pleasants was a popular Edwardian music-hall comedian and singer known for his shy, bashful stage persona. This Homophone pressing (773) couples 'I Shall Sulk' with 'I'm Shy Mary Ellen' — titles perfectly in keeping with his stage character. Homophone was a minor British label; Pleasants is a documented music-hall name.AI summary
Hom 773 Music Hall
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- AI'm 21 today
- BI'm shy Mary Ellen
Jack Pleasants, the popular Edwardian music-hall singer known for 'I'm Twenty-One Today', records that song and 'I'm Shy Mary Ellen' on the Apollo label, catalogue 124. Apollo was a small British label; Pleasants is a recognised music-hall name and his minor-label pressings are less common than his major-label equivalents.AI summary
Apollo 124 Music Hall
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- AI'm 21 Today
- BI'm Shy Mary Elen
Jack Pleasants, the Edwardian music-hall comedian, on the Emp label — possibly Empire, an obscure British imprint — catalogue 1521, with 'I'm 21 Today' and 'I'm Shy Mary Ellen' (dated 1911). The Emp label is not identified in standard references; a Pleasants pressing on this imprint warrants investigation.AI summary
Empire 1521 Music Hall
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- AI'm 21 Today
- BI'm shy Mary Ellen
Jack Pleasants, a British singer and entertainer of the early 1900s, performing two songs on the Winner label.AI summary
Winner 2089 Voice
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- AI'm a Dadda
- BNorman the Mormon
Jack Pleasants performing novelty comedy numbers 'I'm a Dadda' and 'Norman the Mormon' on Zonophone. Pleasants is otherwise obscure; this appears to be a music-hall novelty recording from the early twentieth century.AI summary
Zonophone 1922 Music Hall
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- AI'm a Dadda
- BNorman the Mormon
Jack Pleasants on Zonophone 1922: British comic or novelty vocal from the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Zonophone 1922 Comic
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- AI'm going away to be a Soldier
- BCuckoo
Jack Pleasants, a British vocal entertainer, recorded for Zonophone; 'I'm Going Away to be a Soldier' and 'Cuckoo' represent popular song and novelty material from the acoustic or early electric era.AI summary
Zonophone 1418 Music Hall
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- AI'm Shy Mary Elen (11)
- BTo Cheer Him Up
Jack Pleasants, the Edwardian music-hall comedian, on the DipC label — possibly Diploma — catalogue 54, with 'I'm Shy Mary Ellen' (dated 1911) and 'To Cheer Him Up'. As with the companion DipC disc (id 3501) in this collection, the DipC label is not identified in standard references and warrants investigation.AI summary
Diploma C54 Music Hall
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- AI'm Shy Mary Elen (11)
- B(Fay) Save a Little One for Me
Jack Pleasants, an Edwardian music-hall comedian and recording artist, on the Exo label — an obscure British imprint not identified in standard references — catalogue 142, with 'I'm Shy Mary Ellen' (dated 1911) and 'Save a Little One for Me' by Fay. The Exo label warrants identification before sale.AI summary
Exo 142 Music Hall
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- AI'm the black sheep of the flock
- BLiza had hold of my hand
Jack Pleasants performing two early jazz or novelty numbers—"I'm the Black Sheep of the Flock" and "Liza Had Hold of My Hand"—on Winner 2366, a British budget label.AI summary
Winner 2366 Jazz
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- AI've Never been Married Before
- BI want to be pally with Everyone
Jack Pleasants recorded two comic songs for Ar, an obscure British label.AI summary
Ariel 9303 Music Hall
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- AIt's been a nice Day today
- BI must have my little Joke
Jack Pleasants on Zonophone, catalogue 1606, performing comic songs 'It's been a nice Day today' and 'I must have my little Joke'. Pleasants appears to be a comedy vocalist on Zonophone in the late 1920s.AI summary
Zonophone 1606 Music Hall
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- AIt's my Bath Night tonight
- BI'm playing Gooseberry
Jack Pleasants on Zonophone 2339 with 'It's My Bath Night Tonight' and 'I'm Playing Gooseberry', a British comedy or novelty recording from the 1920s–1930s.AI summary
Zonophone 2339 Comic
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- ALiza had hold of my Hand
- BI'm the black Sheep of the Flock
Jack Pleasants, the Bradford comedian of 'I'm Shy, Mary Ellen, I'm Shy', with 'Liza Had Hold of My Hand' and 'I'm the Black Sheep of the Flock' on Velvet Face.AI summary
Velvet Face 1239 Music Hall
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- ALong years ago
- BMy new Hat
Jack Pleasants performs 'Long Years Ago' and 'My New Hat' on Zonophone. Pleasants was a minor British variety singer of the early 20th century, now largely forgotten.AI summary
Zonophone 1565 Music Hall
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- AMeet me
- BDrown your Sorrows when the Band plays
Jack Pleasants recorded 'Meet me' and 'Drown your Sorrows when the Band plays' for Zonophone, catalogue 2245. Pleasants was a music hall entertainer active in the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Zonophone 2245 Music Hall
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- AMother's so particular with me
His Master's Voice advance18504
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- AOne little two little
- BI didn't want to do it
Jack Pleasants, a British entertainer, recorded for Zonophone; novelty or comic songs 'One Little Two Little' and 'I Didn't Want to Do It'.AI summary
Zonophone 1299 Music Hall
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- AShe makes me walk in Ragtime
- BI want to be pally with everyone
Jack Pleasants recorded 'She makes me walk in Ragtime' and 'I want to be pally with everyone' for Zonophone, a subsidiary of the Gramophone Company active in the early 1900s.AI summary
Zonophone 1103 Music Hall
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- AShe would
- BThey can't find me
Jack Pleasants was a British vocalist recorded on the Zonophone label in the 1920s-30s. Neither 'She would' nor 'They can't find me' are widely known titles today, and Zonophone pressings of this era are rarely encountered in collections.AI summary
Zonophone 1799 Voice
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- AShe would
- BThey can't find me
Jack Pleasants, credited on Zonophone 1799, performing 'She Would' and 'They Can't Find Me'. Limited information available about this artist or these recordings.AI summary
Zonophone 1799 Voice
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- AShe would
- BThey can't find me
Jack Pleasants recorded comic and novelty songs for Zonophone in the early 1920s; 'She Would' and 'They Can't Find Me' are likely music-hall or novelty material.AI summary
Zonophone 1788 Music Hall
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- AShe's awfully Jealous of Me
- BI Shall Get in such a row when Martha knows
Jack Pleasants recorded 'She's awfully Jealous of Me' and 'I Shall Get in such a row when Martha knows' for the Ar label, early 1900s.AI summary
Ariel 9302 Music Hall
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- AThe bad Lad of the drama
- BDing dong
Jack Pleasants, a British music hall comedian and character singer, recorded two comic songs on Zonophone in what is likely a later issue. Pleasants was a prolific recording artist of the 1920s–1930s.AI summary
Zonophone 1846 Music Hall
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- ATo cheer him up
- BI'm 21 today
Jack Pleasants on Bell 352 — 'To Cheer Him Up' and 'I'm 21 Today.' Bell is a British label less commonly encountered than the major marques; Pleasants is a documented Edwardian music-hall comedian known for his gentle, bashful stage persona.AI summary
Bell 352 Music Hall
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- ATo Cheer Him up
- BI've been out in the Lifeboat
Jack Pleasants recorded 'To Cheer Him Up' and 'I've Been Out in the Lifeboat' for Winner, a small British label. Nothing further is known of this artist or these recordings.AI summary
Winner 2169 Music Hall
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- AWhere do Flies go in the Wintertime?
- BJohn you're in the Way
Jack Pleasants recorded 'Where do Flies go in the Wintertime?' and 'John you're in the Way' for Zonophone, catalogue 1970. A comic vocalist, Pleasants made novelty recordings for Zonophone in the early twentieth century.AI summary
Zonophone 1970 Music Hall
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- AWhere do Flies go in the Wintertime?
- BJohn you're in the Way
Jack Pleasants recorded novelty and music-hall material for Zonophone in the early 1920s; these comic vocal numbers were typical of postwar British popular entertainment.AI summary
Zonophone 1970 Music Hall
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- AWhere do Flies go in the Wintertime?
- BJohn you're in the Way
Jack Pleasants on Zonophone 1970 with novelty spoken-word comedy pieces. The Zonophone label was a prolific British imprint of the 1920s–30s, and Pleasants appears to have been a music-hall entertainer.AI summary
Zonophone 1970 Comic