Jack Pleasants

AI'm the black sheep of the flock
BLiza had hold of my hand

Label: Winner
Catalogue number: 2366
Genre: Jazz
Format: 78rpm shellac disc, 10 inch unless noted
Reference: #12792

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.

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1. AAll that we said was Good Evening
2. 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
Jack Pleasants
1. AAt ten o'clock at night
2. BWhy do they call me Archibald
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Zonophone 1469 Music Hall
Jack Pleasants
1. ABaby Face
2. 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
Jack Pleasants
1. ABad lad of the drama
2. 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

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1. ABelinda
2. BMother
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Jack Pleasants
1. ABetsy Brown
2. BHey ho for the simple Life
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Zonophone 1664 Voice
Jack Pleasants
1. ADrown your Trouble when the Band plays
2. BMeet me
Zonophone 2245 Voice
Jack Pleasants
1. AGive me another small Port
2. 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
Jack Pleasants
1. AHave you ever seen a Winkle wink
2. 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
Jack Pleasants
1. AI said I don't like to do that
2. 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
Jack Pleasants
1. AI shall get in such a Row when Martha knows
2. BI've never been married before
Zonophone 1119 Music Hall
Jack Pleasants
1. AI shall get in such a Row when Martha knows(13)
2. 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
Jack Pleasants
1. AI shall get in such a Row when Martha knows(13)
2. 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
Jack Pleasants
1. AI Shall Sulk
2. 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
Jack Pleasants
1. AI'm 21 today
2. 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
Jack Pleasants
1. AI'm 21 Today
2. 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
Jack Pleasants
1. AI'm 21 Today
2. 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
Jack Pleasants
1. AI'm a Dadda
2. BNorman the Mormon
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Zonophone 1922 Music Hall
Jack Pleasants
1. AI'm a Dadda
2. BNorman the Mormon
Jack Pleasants on Zonophone 1922: British comic or novelty vocal from the 1920s–30s.AI summary

Zonophone 1922 Comic
Jack Pleasants
1. AI'm going away to be a Soldier
2. 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
Jack Pleasants
1. AI'm Shy Mary Elen (11)
2. 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
Jack Pleasants
1. AI'm Shy Mary Elen (11)
2. 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
Jack Pleasants
1. AI've Never been Married Before
2. 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
Jack Pleasants
1. AIt's been a nice Day today
2. 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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