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- AA Prairie Life for me
- BThe Wreck of the Dover Express
Billy Merson, the music-hall comedian, with 'A Prairie Life for Me' and 'The Wreck of the Dover Express' on Marathon.AI summary
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- ABy special request
- BSenora
Billy Merson was a British music-hall comedian and singer of the early 20th century, famous for novelty songs and variety routines; this Winner pressing of 'By Special Request' and 'Señora' is from his recording career.AI summary
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- ADon't blame me
- BThe Photo of the Girl I left behind me
Billy Merson, a music-hall comedian and singer, recorded 'Don't blame me' and 'The Photo of the Girl I left behind me' for Zonophone, catalogue 621. Zonophone was a short-lived British label of the 1920s. Merson was an established performer, making this a recording of period interest.AI summary
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- ADon't blame me
- BThe Photo of the Girl I left behind me
Billy Merson was a British music-hall comedian and singer popular in the early 1900s, celebrated for his comic monologues and his signature song "The Spaniard That Blighted My Life"; this Zonophone recording is from the acoustic era.AI summary
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- ADon't blame me
- BThe Photo of the Girl I left behind me
Billy Merson recorded 'Don't Blame Me' and 'The Photo of the Girl I Left Behind Me' for Zonophone (621). Billy Merson was a British music hall performer and comedian; this is an early Zonophone pressing from the acoustic era.AI summary
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- AEngine Driver
- BSince Father retired
Billy Merson, the British music-hall comedian and singer, on two comic songs, Engine Driver and Since Father retired, recorded for Zonophone 749.AI summary
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- AFireman
- BMy Yacht
Billy Merson on Columbia 1579 — 'Fireman' and 'My Yacht' — is from the standard Columbia series, making this a more widely distributed pressing than his minor-label recordings elsewhere in this collection. Columbia 1579 is a mid-period acoustic issue; Merson on Columbia is collected but not scarce.AI summary
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- AGirls
- BBack to my Home in the Mountains
Billy Merson, a British music-hall comedian and singer, performing 'Girls' and 'Back to My Home in the Mountains' on Zonophone 808, sides from the 1920s–1930s.AI summary
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- AGladiator
- BGondolier
Billy Merson, the British music-hall star and pantomime comedian, recorded 'Gladiator' and 'Gondolier' for Piccadilly, a cheap British budget label of the 1920s–1930s. Merson was famous for his comic songs and character work.AI summary
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- AGladiator
- BGondolier
Billy Merson, a British music-hall entertainer and singer of the Edwardian and 1920s era, recorded "Gladiator" and "Gondolier" for Piccadilly 139. Piccadilly was a cheap British label of the 1930s-1940s.AI summary
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- AGondolier
- B(H Darewski)Can't you hear me say I love you
Billy Merson with The Gondolier and, with H. Darewski, Can't You Hear Me Say I Love You on Metropole.AI summary
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- AGood Ship Yacki Hicki Doola
- BPhoto of the Girl I left behind me
Billy Merson, a leading British music hall comedian and singer, performing 'Good Ship Yacki Hicki Doola' and 'Photo of the Girl I Left Behind Me' on Broadcast 165; Merson was a major star of variety theatre and pantomime.AI summary
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- AGood Ship Yacki Hicki Doola
- BPhoto of the Girl I left behind me
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- AHard Boiled Herman
- B(+Hardwicke) Why shouldn't we?
Billy Merson was a popular British music-hall performer and comedian of the 1910s–1930s, known for comic songs and character work. 'Hard Boiled Herman' and 'Why shouldn't we?' (with Hardwicke) are recorded on Columbia 3640, a catalogue number consistent with the early 1920s.AI summary
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- AI know there's someone waiting
- BI'm setting the Village on Fire
Billy Merson on Pathé 78876 — 'I Know There's Someone Waiting' and 'I'm Setting the Village on Fire.' Pathé pressed vertical-cut discs requiring a special stylus for lateral-cut playback, which limits the audience slightly but does not diminish collector interest. Merson on Pathé is less common than his HMV or Columbia output.AI summary
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- AI'm going away(11)
- BThe Wreck of the Dover Express
Billy Merson, a leading British music-hall comedian and singer, performs 'I'm going away' and 'The Wreck of the Dover Express' on this Regal record from the 1920s.AI summary
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- AI'm setting the Village on Fire
- BNot exactly
Billy Merson, the music-hall comedian and songwriter, records 'I'm Setting the Village on Fire' and 'Not Exactly' on Columbia 1545. The early Columbia series number suggests an acoustic-era pressing; Merson is a collected music-hall name.AI summary
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- AI'm setting the Village on Fire
- BNot exactly
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- AI'm setting the Village on Fire(13)
- BLighthouse Keeper
Billy Merson, a British music hall comedian, performing 'I'm Setting the Village on Fire' and 'Lighthouse Keeper' on Pathé, recorded in the early acoustic period (1913).AI summary
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- AI'm so spiteful
- BThe Spaniard that blighted my Life
Billy Merson, the British music-hall comedian and early recording star, on two comic novelty numbers, I'm so spiteful and The Spaniard that blighted my Life, on Columbia 1757.AI summary
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- AIf I catch Alfonso tonight
- BSpaniard that blighted my Life
Billy Merson was a popular British music-hall comedian, revue artist, and songwriter known for his comic songs and character work. This Diamond Records pressing preserves his comic sketches, likely from the 1920s. Diamond was a small British imprint, making Merson recordings on this label less common than his major-label sides.AI summary
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- AIt's going to be a serious Thing for England
- BSpaniard that blighted my Life
Billy Merson on Pathé 79099 — 'It's Going to Be a Serious Thing for England' and 'The Spaniard That Blighted My Life,' his signature song — is on Pathé's vertical-cut format, requiring a specialist stylus. Merson's most famous song on Pathé is a more unusual find than its appearance on Columbia or HMV.AI summary
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- ALighthouse Keeper
- BDon't blame me
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- ALighthouse Keeper
- BDon't blame me
Billy Merson, a British music-hall comedian and singer, performing two light songs on the Scala label. Merson was a prolific variety recording artist of the 1920s-1930s.AI summary