The Talking Machine Forum — For All Antique Phonographs & Recordings

I remember reading that in the 1930's on Parlophone in England it was coupled with a Louis Armstrong selection. Also,I remember my friend Arthur Pare found both Laughing Records coupled on Melotone,also from the 30's.I also have the Laughing Fox Trot record called "Jokes" on a Canadian Apex.It was taken from an OKeh master,of course!edisonplayer

Here is another german "laughing record" from 1926. You hear the same Lucie Bernardo as with the infamous "Okeh Laughing Record" (Beka). She is backed by the "Excellos Five Jazz Band", which made some very good records for "Deutsche Grammophon" around 1925/26.

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In the play "The Price" by Arthur Miller, which dealt with selling a soon to be demolished house,one of the items they had in the house was a Victrola with some records. One of them was the OKeh Laughing Record.edisonplayer