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- AA terrible Tale
- BLittle by little and bit by bit
Sam Mayo, the music-hall comedian, on the Jumbo label, catalogue 199 — a low catalogue number suggesting an early Jumbo pressing — with 'A Terrible Tale' and 'Little by Little and Bit by Bit'. Jumbo was a cheap British budget marque; a very low catalogue number suggests an earlier pressing than most surviving Mayo-on-Jumbo copies.AI summary
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- ABaby
- BJohnnie
Sam Mayo, a Cockney music-hall comedian popular in the Edwardian era, recorded 'Baby' and 'Johnnie' on Piccadilly 540. Piccadilly was a cheap British budget label of the late 1920s–1930s, widely pressed for retail; Mayo's recordings on such imprints are plentiful and of modest collector value.AI summary
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- AChinaman
- B(Mark Sheridan)Goodnight
Sam Mayo was a popular music-hall comedian known for his character songs; Mark Sheridan, credited on the B-side, was another well-loved hall performer famous for 'I Do Like to Be Beside the Seaside'. This Pathé pressing couples Mayo's 'Chinaman' with Sheridan's 'Goodnight'. Pathé issued many British music-hall sides and pressings are not unusual.AI summary
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- AI played my Concertina
- BI feel very bad I do
Sam Mayo, the music hall comedian, with I Played My Concertina and I Feel Very Bad I Do on Popular 470.AI summary
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- AI Ran Straight home with the News
- B(Cowan)The Wind blew hard from the NSW
Sam Mayo performing 'I Ran Straight Home with the News' and 'The Wind Blew Hard' on the Imperial label, catalogue 937. Imperial was a British label that pressed music-hall material in the early recording era; Mayo sides on Imperial are moderately uncommon.AI summary
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- AI was having my breakfast in bed
- BThings are worse in Russia
Sam Mayo, the music-hall comedian, performing 'I Was Having My Breakfast in Bed' and 'Things Are Worse in Russia' on Zonophone catalogue 2365. Zonophone pressings of Mayo's work in the 2000-series are moderately uncommon.AI summary
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- AI'll prove I'm right
- BToreador
Sam Mayo, the deadpan music-hall comedian, sings 'I'll Prove I'm Right' and 'The Toreador' on Ariel.AI summary
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- AI'll prove that I'm right
- B(Orch)Dreams of Ragtime
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- AI've only come down for the Day
- B(J Charman)Lead me to that Beautiful Band
Sam Mayo, the deadpan music-hall comedian, sings 'I've Only Come Down for the Day', backed by Jack Charman's 'Lead Me to That Beautiful Band', on Ariel.AI summary
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- AJohnny
- BThe night began to fall
Sam Mayo was an Edwardian music-hall comedian known for his wistful, gentle comedy style, quite different from the louder knockabout tradition. This Zonophone pressing (2268) — 'Johnny' and 'The Night Began to Fall' — is a typical example of his recorded output. Mayo is a modestly collected music-hall name; Zonophone was a widely used British label.AI summary
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- AMirth Mixture
- BThe Policeman (08)
Sam Mayo, the deadpan music-hall comedian, with 'Mirth Mixture' and 'The Policeman' on Ariel.AI summary
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- ARabbit & Pickled Pork
- B(G Crowther)Gravy
Sam Mayo performing 'Rabbit & Pickled Pork' and 'Gravy' (the latter composed by G Crowther) on Piccadilly, catalogue 438. An unidentified or minor performer on Piccadilly, a cheap British label of the 1930s.AI summary
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- AThe Toreador
- B(Charmans) Belle of the Barber's Ball
Sam Mayo, the music-hall comedian, on the DipC label — possibly Diploma or a similar small imprint — catalogue 46, with 'The Toreador' and Charmans's 'Belle of the Barber's Ball'. The DipC label is not identified in standard references; a Mayo pressing on an obscure label warrants investigation.AI summary
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- AThe Toreador
- B(Williams) Put a bit of Powder on it Father
Sam Mayo, the music-hall comedian, on the Bell label — an obscure British imprint — catalogue 84, with 'The Toreador' and Williams's 'Put a Bit of Powder on It Father'. The Bell label is not identified in standard references; a Mayo pressing on this imprint warrants investigation.AI summary
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- AThe Widow's Song(15)
- BI've only come down for the Day
Sam Mayo performing two comic and sentimental songs on Zonophone 2233, a small-label British pressing from the early shellac era.AI summary
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- AThings are worse in Russia
- BHa ha
Sam Mayo recorded the novelty comic songs 'Things Are Worse in Russia' and 'Ha Ha' for Zonophone, a British label owned by the Gramophone Company.AI summary