Whit Cunliffe
35 records in the collection· mostly on Regal, Columbia, Ariel
Whit Cunliffe was a British music-hall singer and comedian active in the years before the First World War, specialising in brisk comic and topical songs. His recordings capture the cheeky, audience-facing style of Edwardian variety, with subjects ranging from courtship and fashion to everyday social jokes.
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Records by Whit Cunliffe
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- AAny Girl is better than no Girl
- BParee that's the Place for me
Whit Cunliffe, the Edwardian music-hall comedian, performing 'Any Girl Is Better Than No Girl' and 'Paree, That's the Place for Me' on Columbia catalogue 1933. Columbia pressings of Cunliffe's work at this catalogue number are moderately common.AI summary
Columbia 1933 Music Hall
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- ACheer up Girls your Trouble's over
- BOne at a Time Girls
Whit Cunliffe, a British music hall comedian, with Cheer Up Girls Your Trouble's Over and One at a Time Girls on Ariel 1867.AI summary
Ariel 1867 Music Hall
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- AD'you follow me
- BI would
Whit Cunliffe recorded 'D'you follow me' and 'I would' for Odeon 32830, British light vocal or music-hall material from the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Odeon 32830 Voice
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- AFairy Tales
- BAbso-bally-lutely
Whit Cunliffe was an Edwardian music-hall comedian known for his rapid-patter songs and comic delivery. This Odeon pressing (catalogue 32809) couples 'Fairy Tales' with the catchphrase-laden 'Abso-bally-lutely'. Cunliffe is a moderately collected music-hall name and Odeon pressings of his work are standard.AI summary
Odeon 32809 Music Hall
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- AFollow me Girls
- BThere are nice Girls everywhere
Whit Cunliffe, the Edwardian music-hall comedian, on the Jumbo label, catalogue 521, with 'Follow Me Girls' and 'There Are Nice Girls Everywhere'. Jumbo was a cheap British budget marque; Cunliffe sides on Jumbo are among the commoner of his label appearances.AI summary
Jumbo 521 Music Hall
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- AFollow me Girls (10)
- B(Fay)Put me upon an Island
Whit Cunliffe, the popular Edwardian music-hall comedian known for his coster songs and comic sketches, performs 'Follow Me Girls' and — with Fay — 'Put Me Upon an Island' on Zonophone 539, an early Zonophone pressing. The 539 number places this in the very early British Zonophone series, almost certainly pre-1905; Cunliffe is a collected music-hall name.AI summary
Zonophone 539 Music Hall
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- AGood old Holiday Time
- BThere's no place like London
Whit Cunliffe, the Edwardian music-hall comedian, on Regal catalogue 6421, with 'Good Old Holiday Time' and 'There's No Place Like London'. Regal was a Columbia budget subsidiary and Cunliffe sides on Regal are among the commoner of his label appearances.AI summary
Regal 6421 Music Hall
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- AHe's all right
Whit Cunliffe performing 'He's All Right' on Zonophone catalogue 2-42022 — an early Zonophone acoustic-era single-sided pressing. Cunliffe on early Zonophone is a more uncommon pressing than his commoner Jumbo or Regal sides; single-sided acoustic Zonophone pressings are earlier than most of his surviving recordings.AI summary
Zonophone 2-42022 Music Hall
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- AHe's alright
- BKnocking at every Door
Whit Cunliffe, the Edwardian music-hall comedian known for rapid patter songs, on the Jumbo label, catalogue 532, with 'He's Alright' and 'Knocking at Every Door'. Jumbo was a cheap British budget marque; Cunliffe sides on Jumbo are among the commoner of his label appearances.AI summary
Jumbo 532 Music Hall
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- AHello it's a different Girl again
- BYou'll get on in England
Whit Cunliffe, the music-hall singer, with 'Hello, It's a Different Girl Again' and 'You'll Get On in England' on Ariel.AI summary
Ariel 9826 Music Hall
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- AHello it's a different Girl again
- BYou'll get on in England
Whit Cunliffe, the music-hall singer, with 'Hello, It's a Different Girl Again' and 'You'll Get On in England' on Ariel.AI summary
Ariel 9826 Music Hall
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- AHello it's a different Girl again
- BAll little Girls are pretty
Whit Cunliffe was a British comedian and singer of the 1920s–1930s, known for novelty and comic songs. 'Hello It's a Different Girl Again' and 'All Little Girls Are Pretty' are characteristic of his comic material. This Odeon pressing is from the mid-1930s.AI summary
Odeon 44611 Comic
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- AHello it's a different Girl again
Whit Cunliffe performing 'Hello It's a Different Girl Again' on Beka catalogue 9826 — a one-sided pressing. Beka was a Berlin-based label with British distribution; a one-sided Cunliffe pressing on Beka is moderately uncommon compared to his double-sided Odeon or Columbia recordings.AI summary
Beka 9826 Music Hall
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- AI followed her here
- BMarry the girl
Whit Cunliffe on Regal 6045 — 'I Followed Her Here' and 'Marry the Girl.' Regal was a mass-market British label; the 6xxx series is a mid-period Regal issue. Cunliffe is a collected Edwardian comedy name but his Regal pressings are among the most common of his recordings.AI summary
Regal 6045 Music Hall
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- AI shouldn't be here tonight
- BUp she goes
Whit Cunliffe, the Edwardian music-hall comedian, on the Jumbo label, catalogue 547, with 'I Shouldn't Be Here Tonight' and 'Up She Goes'. Jumbo was a cheap British budget marque; Cunliffe sides on Jumbo are among the commoner of his label appearances.AI summary
Jumbo 547 Music Hall
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- AI shouldn't be here tonight
- BUp she goes
Whit Cunliffe is an unidentified artist on Jumbo, a small British label, performing two songs with suggestive or comedic titles.AI summary
Jumbo 28114 Music Hall
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- AIf the World were Ruled by Girls
- BGirls Girls Girls
Whit Cunliffe, a British music hall comedian, with If the World Were Ruled by Girls and Girls, Girls, Girls on Ariel K111.AI summary
Ariel K111 Music Hall
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- AIf the World were Ruled by Girls
- BGirls Girls Girls
Whit Cunliffe, the Edwardian music-hall comedian, on Beka catalogue 9828 with 'If the World Were Ruled by Girls' and 'Girls, Girls, Girls'. Beka was a Berlin-based label with British distribution; Cunliffe sides on Beka are moderately uncommon compared to his major-label recordings.AI summary
Beka 9828 Music Hall
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- AIn the dear old Town that I was born in
- BIn these hard Times
Whit Cunliffe, the Edwardian music-hall comedian, on Regal catalogue 7047, with 'In the Dear Old Town That I Was Born In' and 'In These Hard Times'. Regal was a Columbia budget subsidiary and Cunliffe sides on Regal are among the commoner of his label appearances.AI summary
Regal 7047 Music Hall
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- AIt's a different Girl again
- BYou'll get on in England
Whit Cunliffe, the music-hall singer, with 'It's a Different Girl Again' and 'You'll Get On in England' on Albion.AI summary
Albion 1237 Music Hall
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- AJust a wee Deoch and Doris
- BI want to mingle with the Girls
Whit Cunliffe on Columbia catalogue 1730, with 'Just a Wee Deoch and Doris' and 'I Want to Mingle with the Girls' — the same coupling as id 19248 on Regal. This is a Columbia pressing of the same material; Columbia pressings of Cunliffe's work are moderately common.AI summary
Columbia 1730 Music Hall
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- AJust a wee Deoch and Doris
- BI want to mingle with the Girls
Whit Cunliffe, the Edwardian music-hall comedian, on Regal catalogue 6412, with 'Just a Wee Deoch and Doris' and 'I Want to Mingle with the Girls'. Regal was a Columbia budget subsidiary; Cunliffe sides on Regal are among the commoner of his label appearances.AI summary
Regal 6412 Music Hall
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- AJust a wee Deoch and Doris
Whit Cunliffe performing 'Just a Wee Deoch and Doris', a Scottish novelty song on Columbia 1730, an early acoustic recording.AI summary
Columbia 1730 Music Hall
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- AKnocking at every Door
Whit Cunliffe, British performer. Gramophone Company 4-2096 ('Knocking at Every Door') is from an early catalogue number.AI summary
Gramophone Company 4-2096 Music Hall
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- ALet's have free Trade amongst the Girls
- B(Charman)I wonder who's kissing her now
Whit Cunliffe, the music-hall singer, with 'Let's Have Free Trade Amongst the Girls', backed by Jack Charman's 'I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now', on Silvertone.AI summary
Silvertone 290 Music Hall
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- AOh it's a Game
- BThere's something in the Seaside Air
Whit Cunliffe, the music-hall singer, with 'Oh, It's a Game' and 'There's Something in the Seaside Air' on Ariel.AI summary
Ariel 2095 Music Hall
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- AThat's what they all say
- BMister Cupid
Whit Cunliffe on Columbia catalogue 2020, with 'That's What They All Say' and 'Mister Cupid'. Columbia pressings of Cunliffe's work in the 2000-series are moderately common.AI summary
Columbia 2020 Music Hall
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- AThere's something in the Seaside Air
- BFollow the Bald heads
Whit Cunliffe on Columbia catalogue 1873, with 'There's Something in the Seaside Air' and 'Follow the Bald Heads'. Columbia pressings of Cunliffe's work in the 1000-series are moderately common.AI summary
Columbia 1873 Music Hall
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- AThey can do without us
- BLet's go round to Mr Rileys
Whit Cunliffe on Regal catalogue 6415, with 'They Can Do Without Us' and 'Let's Go Round to Mr. Riley's'. Regal was a Columbia budget subsidiary and Cunliffe sides on Regal are among the commoner of his label appearances.AI summary
Regal 6415 Music Hall
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- ATight Skirts have got to go
- BYou must have a Night out now and then
Whit Cunliffe was a popular Edwardian music-hall and variety comedian with a broad recorded output. This Regal pressing (7048) couples 'Tight Skirts Have Got to Go' with 'You Must Have a Night Out Now and Then' — typical of his topical comic style. Regal was a mass-market British label and Cunliffe's records are common; this is a pleasant period piece rather than a rarity.AI summary
Regal 7048 Music Hall
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- AUp She Goes
Whit Cunliffe recorded 'Up She Goes' for GCo (Gramophone Company) 4-2087; Cunliffe was a British entertainer but details of this specific recording remain unclear.AI summary
GCo 4-2087
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- AWhat does it matter to me
- BHeliotrope
Whit Cunliffe, a British pianist and composer, recorded light classical and popular material for Odeon in the early 1930s.AI summary
Odeon 44662 Instrumental
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- AYou can't do without each other
Whit Cunliffe performing 'You Can't Do Without Each Other' on Zonophone catalogue 2-42040 — an early acoustic-era single-sided Zonophone pressing. Cunliffe on early single-sided Zonophone is more uncommon than his commoner budget-label double-sided pressings.AI summary
Zonophone 2-42040 Music Hall
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- AYou can't judge a woman by her Clothes
- BI'm on my honeymoon (11)
Whit Cunliffe, the Edwardian music-hall comedian, on Regal catalogue 6413, with 'You Can't Judge a Woman by Her Clothes' and 'I'm On My Honeymoon' (dated 1911). Regal was a Columbia budget subsidiary; Cunliffe sides on Regal are among the commoner of his label appearances.AI summary
Regal 6413 Music Hall
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- AYou'll get on in England (07)
- BHello it's a different girl again
Whit Cunliffe, the music-hall singer, with 'You'll Get On in England' and 'Hello, It's a Different Girl Again' on John Bull.AI summary
John Bull 9827 Music Hall