Leslie Holmes

A(+C Coborn)50 Years ago
BHow're you gettin' on

Label: Rex
Catalogue number: 8213
Genre: Music Hall
Format: 78rpm shellac disc, 10 inch unless noted
Reference: #13230

Leslie Holmes with Charles Coborn, a famous Victorian music-hall star, on Rex 8213, performing '50 Years Ago' and a comic novelty 'How're You Getting On?'. The collaboration of these two performers suggests 1920s or early 1930s recording.

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More by Leslie Holmes 16 other records

Leslie Holmes
1. AI'm the monster of Loch Ness
2. BAnnie doesn't live here any more
Leslie Holmes performing novelty material on Rex 8094. Rex was a budget British marque; Holmes is unrecognised.AI summary

Rex 8094 Comic
Leslie Holmes
1. AI'm the monster of Loch Ness
2. BAnnie doesn't live here any more
Leslie Holmes on Rex 8094 with the comic novelty 'I'm the monster of Loch Ness' and the popular song 'Annie doesn't live here any more'.AI summary

Rex 8094 Comic
Leslie Holmes
1. AI'm the Monster of Loch Ness
2. BAnnie doesn't live here any more
Leslie Holmes on Rex 8094, singing novelty sides including 'I'm the Monster of Loch Ness', a comic record capitalising on the contemporary Loch Ness Monster craze of the early 1930s.AI summary

Rex 8094 Music Hall
Leslie Holmes
1. ALet's all sing like the birdies sing
2. BThe catch record
Leslie Holmes recorded these two novelty songs for Imperial, a small British budget label of the 1920s-1930s. Both titles suggest comedy material.AI summary

Imperial 2797 Comic
Leslie Holmes
1. ALollypop major
2. BKeep on doin what you're doin
Leslie Holmes was a British vocalist; this Rex disc carries two novelty numbers.AI summary

Rex 8253 Voice
Leslie Holmes
1. ALollypop Major
2. BKeep on doin what you're doin
Leslie Holmes on Rex 8253. Rex was a cheap British label of the 1930s; the artist does not appear in standard reference works, and the titles suggest novelty or popular song material of that period.AI summary

Rex 8253 Voice
Leslie Holmes
1. AMeet me by the Dustbin
2. B(Leslie Sarony)Don't be surprised
Leslie Holmes recorded 'Meet me by the Dustbin', a novelty comedy number with Leslie Sarony, for Regal in the 1930s.AI summary

Regal MR1819 Comic
Leslie Holmes
1. AOld kitchen kettle
2. BWhen the morning rolls around
Leslie Holmes, credited on this Imperial label 78, sang 'Old Kitchen Kettle' and 'When the Morning Rolls Around'. Imperial was a minor British marque of the early 1930s.AI summary

Imperial 2788 Voice
Leslie Holmes
1. AOur Canary sings a little Love Song
2. BHe was a handsome young Soldier
Leslie Holmes on Eclipse 537, 'Our Canary Sings a Little Love Song' and 'He Was a Handsome Young Soldier'.AI summary

Eclipse 537 Voice
Leslie Holmes
1. ASpring has come to Town
2. BWhen it's Thursday Night in Egypt
Leslie Holmes performing popular song material on Rex 8490, a British budget label active from the 1930s onwards.AI summary

Rex 8490 Voice
Leslie Holmes
1. ASunday school stories
Leslie Holmes performs Sunday School Stories on Eclipse 512.AI summary

Eclipse 512 Comic
Leslie Holmes
1. ASunday School Stories
2. Bpart 2
Leslie Holmes on Eclipse, performing 'Sunday School Stories' (parts 1 and 2). Eclipse was a minor British label of the early 1900s-1920s; Holmes is unrecognised.AI summary

Eclipse 512 Personalities (Prs)
Leslie Holmes
1. AWhat a lovely Game is Work
2. BAt the old Pig and Whistle
Leslie Holmes, a minor British music-hall comedian, performs two comic songs on the Eclipse label: 'What a Lovely Game is Work' and 'At the Old Pig and Whistle'.AI summary

Eclipse 492 Music Hall
Leslie Holmes
1. AWhen the morning Rolls around
2. BOld Kitchen Kettle
Leslie Holmes recorded 'When the morning Rolls around' and 'Old Kitchen Kettle' for Imperial, catalogue 2788, likely from the early 1930s.AI summary

Imperial 2788 Voice
Leslie Holmes
1. AWho's been polishing the Sun
2. BI like the Way you say goodnight
Leslie Holmes on Rex Records, a budget British label of the early 1930s, with two light novelty songs.AI summary

Rex 8359 Voice
Leslie Holmes
1. AWise old Owl said Hoo
2. BFiddler Joe
Leslie Holmes recorded 'Wise Old Owl Said Hoo' and 'Fiddler Joe' for Imperial Records 2829, a small or obscure British label of the 1930s–1940s period.AI summary

Imperial 2829 Voice