Will Evans

AHome Sweet Home
BArnessing an 'orse

Label: Zonophone
Catalogue number: 778
Genre: Music Hall
Format: 78rpm shellac disc, 10 inch unless noted
Reference: #12267

Will Evans on Zonophone 778, a music-hall or variety performer recording two comic or sentimental numbers; Evans was a known performer of the early 1900s–1920s era, and Zonophone was a major British label, though this particular record is likely to have been well-pressed.

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2. Bpart 2
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2. BShowman
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1. AAll about Jim
2. BButcher
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2. BReading a Novelette
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1. AAll About Jim (05)
2. BArnessing an Orse (11)
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Ariel 899 Comic
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1. AAll About Jim (10)
2. B(Bluff) Delirious Ditties
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1. ABacking a Car
2. Bpart 2
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1. ABuilding a Chicken House
2. Bpart 2
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1. ABuilding a Chicken House
2. Bpart 2
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1. ABuilding a Chicken House
2. Bpart 2
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1. AButcher(10)
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1. AGeneral Advice
2. BWil Evans on Jim's Voice
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1. AHamlet
2. BWho am I
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1. AHarnessing a horse
2. Bpart 2
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1. AHarnessing a Horse
2. Bpart 2
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1. AHome Sweet Home
2. BArnessing an 'orse
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1. AI'm a Soldier
2. BKnight in Armour
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1. AInvasion(12)
2. BVillain of the Piece
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1. AInvasion(12)
2. BVillain of the Piece
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1. AJim at the Seaside
2. BThe Alpine Guide
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