Jay Laurier
36 records in the collection· mostly on Winner, His Master's Voice, Scala
Jay Laurier was a British music-hall comedian and singer active in the early twentieth century, specialising in comic songs, monologues and character pieces. His recordings preserve the verbal humour and novelty material that filled British variety bills in the years before radio became the dominant form of home entertainment.
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Records by Jay Laurier
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- ABread Bread Bread
- BWhy is Cecil selling Sea Shells
Jay Laurier, a British comedy vocalist and character singer, on His Master's Voice B983, with novelty songs 'Bread Bread Bread' and 'Why is Cecil selling Sea Shells'.AI summary
His Master's Voice B983 Music Hall
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- ABye Lo
- BBlo-ay-ters
Jay Laurier on Winner 3397, a British novelty or dance side from the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Winner 3397 Dance
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- AEvery Fellows got to take his Sweetheart
- BFat and artful
Jay Laurier recorded 'Every Fellow's Got to Take His Sweetheart' and 'Fat and Artful' on Winner 2662, a minor British label of the 1920s-30s. The artist is not widely documented.AI summary
Winner 2662 Music Hall
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- AHe Cats and She Cats
- BOne of the Light Weights
Jay Laurier recorded "He Cats and She Cats" and "One of the Light Weights" for Winner 3605. Winner was a British budget label active in the 1930s-1940s.AI summary
Winner 3605 Music Hall
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- AHe Cats and She Cats
- BOne of the Light Weights
Jay Laurier recorded two novelty or character songs—'He Cats and She Cats' and 'One of the Light Weights'—for Winner.AI summary
Winner 3605 Music Hall
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- AHe Cats and She Cats
- BOne of the Light Weights
Jay Laurier recorded 'He Cats and She Cats' and 'One of the Light Weights' for Winner 3605, a British label.AI summary
Winner 3605 Music Hall
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- AHis is a fine Phiz his is
- BI'm a disappointed married Man
Jay Laurier on Winner 3901, performing the comic songs 'His Is a Fine Phiz His Is' and 'I'm a Disappointed Married Man'. Winner was a cheap British imprint of the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Winner 3901 Comic
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- AHush a Bye
- BA Stage Door Scene
Jay Laurier recorded for His Master's Voice; 'Hush a Bye' and 'A Stage Door Scene' are comic or music-hall songs typical of British entertainment of the 1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1004 Music Hall
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- AI do like a s'nice s'mince s'pie
- BSticks & Stones may break my Bones
Jay Laurier was a British music-hall performer of the 1920s-30s. This Winner recording captures two comic novelty songs typical of the label's output and the era's light entertainment.AI summary
Winner 2642 Music Hall
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- AI do like nice bright Lights at Night
- BTreacly eacly Pudden
Jay Laurier, a British comedian and revue performer, singing the novelty songs 'I Do Like Nice Bright Lights at Night' and 'Treacly Puddin'' on His Master's Voice B1041.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1041 Music Hall
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- AI like kissing
- BLet's have a jolly good Cry
Jay Laurier recorded 'I like kissing' and 'Let's have a jolly good Cry' for Winner, catalogue 3597. Winner was a cheap British label of the 1920s–30s. Nothing is known of this artist.AI summary
Winner 3597 Voice
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- AI like kissing
- BLet's have a jolly good cry
Jay Laurier on Winner with 'I like kissing' and 'Let's have a jolly good cry', typical light entertainment numbers of the interwar period.AI summary
Winner 3597 Voice
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- AI like Kissing
- BLet's have a jolly good Cry
Jay Laurier performing novelty dance songs on Winner 3597, from the 1920s-30s era.AI summary
Winner 3597 Dance
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- AI shall be in bed early Tonight
- BI love the Ground that she walks on
Jay Laurier, a British vocal entertainer, recorded for Winner; popular ballads 'I Shall be in Bed Early Tonight' and 'I Love the Ground that She Walks On'.AI summary
Winner 3455 Voice
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- AI want something to practice on
- BShall us? Let's
Jay Laurier recorded 'I want something to practice on' and 'Shall us? Let's' for Winner catalogue 2915, likely mid-1920s.AI summary
Winner 2915 Music Hall
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- AI'm a Flirt
- BI'm wasting away
Jay Laurier on His Master's Voice B844, singing 'I'm a Flirt' and 'I'm Wasting Away'. A light vocal number from the swing era. Laurier is unidentified; likely a session vocalist.AI summary
His Master's Voice B844 Voice
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- AI'm Always doing Something Silly
- B(Band)A Southern Wedding
Jay Laurier performing 'I'm Always Doing Something Silly' and 'A Southern Wedding' on the ArK label, catalogue 925. Laurier was a minor variety performer; ArK is an obscure British imprint.AI summary
Ariel K925 Music Hall
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- AI'm always doing something silly
- BThe Brown Cow
Jay Laurier recorded 'I'm always doing something silly' and 'The Brown Cow' for Bek Records, catalogue 41105/8. Bek was a small British label of the late 1920s–early 1930s; Laurier is an unidentified artist.AI summary
Beka 41105/8 Music Hall
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- AI'm always doing something silly
- BI Shall sit in the corner and sulk(11)
Jay Laurier, the popular British music-hall and revue comedian, performs 'I'm Always Doing Something Silly' and 'I Shall Sit in the Corner and Sulk' on the Scala label, catalogue 175. Scala was a small British label; Laurier on Scala is a minor-label pressing of a recognised variety name.AI summary
Scala 175 Music Hall
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- AI'm old ...Mr Brown
- BI'm always doing something silly
Jay Laurier, the British comedian, with I'm Old... Mr Brown and I'm Always Doing Something Silly on Albion 1223.AI summary
Albion 1223 Music Hall
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- ALong Boy
- BI'd like to marry
Jay Laurier performing 'Long Boy' and 'I'd like to marry' on HMV B912, a British dance-band recording from the late 1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B912 Dance
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- ANine Inch Nails
- BGet upon a Puff puff
Jay Laurier performing comic novelty songs 'Nine Inch Nails' and 'Get upon a Puff puff' on Winner, a budget British label.AI summary
Winner 4128 Music Hall
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- AOur heroic family
- BIn the valley of daisies and buttercups
Jay Laurier performs 'Our Heroic Family' and 'In the Valley of Daisies and Buttercups' on Winner, a minor British label of the 1920s–30s. Both titles suggest sentimental or comic verse.AI summary
Winner 3492 Music Hall
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- AOur Heroic Family
- BIn the Valley of Daisies & Buttercups
Jay Laurier singing two sentimental songs, Our Heroic Family and In the Valley of Daisies & Buttercups, on the British budget label Winner 3492.AI summary
Winner 3492 Voice
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- APudden
- BNobody loves me
Jay Laurier performing 'Pudden' and 'Nobody loves me' on HMV B819, a British dance-band recording from the late 1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B819 Dance
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- ASilly Billy Brown
- BGet away You're kidding
Jay Laurier recorded 'Silly Billy Brown' and 'Get away You're kidding' for Winner, a budget British label of the 1920s–30s era.AI summary
Winner 2141 Music Hall
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- ASneezing
- BSilly Billy Brown
Jay Laurier, a popular British music-hall and revue comedian of the Edwardian and inter-war years, performs 'Sneezing' and 'Silly Billy Brown' on the Apollo label, catalogue 230. Apollo was a small British label; Laurier is a recognised variety name and minor-label pressings of comedy performers are often short-run.AI summary
Apollo 230 Music Hall
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- ASneezing
- B(Williams) Here we are Again
Jay Laurier, the music-hall comedian, with 'Sneezing', backed by 'Here We Are Again' by Williams, on Valkyrie.AI summary
Valkyrie 266 Music Hall
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- ASneezing
- BRing-a-Ring of Roses
Winner 2181 Music Hall
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- ASticks and Stones
- BI do like a s'nice s'mince s'pie
Jay Laurier performing two music-hall novelty songs on the Hom label: 'Sticks and Stones' and 'I do like a s'nice s'mince s'pie'. Hom was a cheap British imprint of the 1930s.AI summary
Hom 4618 Music Hall
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- ASticks and Stones may break my Bones
- BI do like a s'nice s'mince s'pie
Jay Laurier on Winner, a cheap British marque of the early 1930s. Both titles suggest comic monologues or novelty songs.AI summary
Winner 2642 Comic
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- AThere's a Cow in a Field over there
- BWait till I've finished my Orange
Jay Laurier recorded "There's a Cow in a Field Over There" and "Wait Till I've Finished My Orange" for Winner (3636), a British label known for comic and novelty material in the 1920s–1930s. Laurier was a minor music-hall comedian.AI summary
Winner 3636 Music Hall
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- AThey all think the World of me
- BGet away you're kidding
Jay Laurier performing 'They All Think the World of Me' and 'Get Away You're Kidding' on Bek, an obscure British label of the 1920s–1930s.AI summary
Beka 41109/366 Voice
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- AThey all think the world of me
- B(Nash) The Spaniard that Blighted my life
Jay Laurier was a British music hall singer and comedian, and 'The Spaniard that Blighted my life' is a classic comic song from the Edwardian era. This Scala pressing represents the later revival of this vintage repertoire on a small British label.AI summary
Scala 196 Music Hall
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- AThey all think the World of me
- B(B Nash)Spaniard who blighted my life
Jay Laurier, the music-hall comedian, with 'They All Think the World of Me', backed by 'The Spaniard That Blighted My Life', on The Stars label.AI summary
The Stars 120 Music Hall
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- AWhat are little Girls made of
- BGive me a little Blancmange
Jay Laurier recorded 'What are little Girls made of' and 'Give me a little Blancmange' for Winner.AI summary
Winner 3340 Music Hall