The Blacksmith Rag / Le Fou Rire

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Label: Odeon

"Le Fou Rire", is a 'laughing record'. It features a man trying to sing the "Toreador" aria from Carmen. He sings very badly, and that makes a woman start to laugh.

A side ("The Blacksmith Rag", mx. S 7503 b) recorded New York, NY, July 1920. Originally issued in the USA under the title "Bells" on Okeh 4163.
B side ("Le Fou Rire", mx. xBe 2682) recorded Berlin, Germany, ca. September 1921. In the USA issued on Okeh 4764, as "Okeh Laughing Record No. 2".

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