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A COMEDY CLASSIC FROM CHARLES PENROSE

THE LAUGHING POLICEMAN

b/w  LAUGHTER AND LEMONS

The Laughing Policeman is a music hall song by Charles Jolly, the pseudonym of Charles Penrose. In 1922, Penrose made the first recording of this song, (Columbia Records FB 1184). The composition of the song is officially credited to his wife Mabel under the pseudonym "Billie Grey", however the music and melody are taken from The Laughing Song by George W. Johnson which was recorded in approximately 1901. The Penroses wrote numerous other laughing songs (The Laughing Major, Curate, Steeplechaser, Typist, Lover, etc), but only The Laughing Policeman is remembered today, having sold over a million records. Its popularity continued into the 1970s, as it was a frequently-requested song on the BBC Radio 1 show Junior Choice.

DISC DETAILS

UK COLUMBIA FB 1184   10" 78rpm  SHELLAC   

A SIDE:- THE LAUGHING POLICEMAN 

B SIDE:- LAUGHTER AND LEMONS   

CONDITION  - V/V+

SOME SCUFFS AND SCRAPES BUT STILL PLAYS GREAT  

  DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS COMEDY CLASSIC ON A COLUMBIA 78

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10" 78 RPM RECORDS NEED CAREFULLY PACKING, AND I CLAIM TO HAVE THE BEST PACKAGING IN THE WORLD FOR DISPATCHING THEM!!

THE GREG'S GREAT'S SYSTEM CONSISTS OF A SPECIALLY DESIGNED INNER BOX MADE OUT OF 1" THICK POLYSTYRENE, WHICH THEN GOES INSIDE A DOUBLE CORREGATED STIFF OUTER CARDBOARD CARTON. THE BOXES CAN TAKE UP TO 21 RECORDS,

I SEND OUT ON AVERAGE ABOUT 30 PARCELS A WEEK AND DISPATCH IS NORMALLY DONE ONCE A WEEK