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Notes & Reviews |
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Full title is: England's Famed Clown Prince of Song
Reissues of George Formby are not exactly rare but this 5CD JSP set (with a second volume to follow) is by far the most authoritative and expansive anthology to date, and perfectly timed to coincide with the 100th anniversay of Formby's birth in Wigan, Lancs, on 26 May 1904. Also, the technical quality of most Formby reissues is no cause for celebration, whereas this one has been remastered with particular care from one of the finest collections of Formby recordings, that of the late Kevin Daly. |
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Tracks and Sound Clips
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Man Was a Stranger to Me - 2:57
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Rolling Around Piccadilly - 3:32
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John Willie's Jazz Band - 3:04
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I Parted My Hair in the Middle - 3:09
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John Willie Come On - 3:17
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I Always Was a Willing Young Lad - 3:20
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All Going Back - 3:02
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In the Congo - 2:58
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Our House Is Haunted - 3:32
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Do de O Do - 3:31
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Chinese Laundry Blues - 2:25
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Old Kitchen Kettle - 3:15
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I Told My Baby With the Ukulele - 3:16
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If You Don't Want the Goods, Don't Maul 'Em - 3:12
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John Willie at the Licensing Office, Parts 1 & 2 - 6:26
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I Could Make a Good Living at That - 3:11
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Let's All Go to Reno - 2:46
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Why Don't Women Like Me? - 3:12
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Running Round the Fountain in Trafalgar Square - 3:08
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Sitting on the Ice in the Ice Rink - 3:07
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Levi's Monkey-Mike - 3:06
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With My Little Ukulele in My Hand - 3:06
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As the Hours & the Days & the Months & the Years Go By - 3:02
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She's Never Been Seen Since Then - 2:39
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Swimmin' With the Wimmin - 3:09
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Sunbathin' in the Park - 3:01
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Wedding of Mr Wu - 2:51
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I Went All Hot & Cold - 2:49
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Baby - 3:01
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My Ukelele - 3:04
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Believe It or Not - 2:48
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In a Little Wigan Garden - 2:48
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You Can't Keep a Growing Lad Down - 3:05
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It's No Use Looking at Me - 2:56
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John Willie's Jazz Band - 3:01
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There's Nothing Proud About Me - 2:47
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Best of Schemes - 2:50
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Madame Moskovitch - 2:54
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John Willie Goes Carolling, Parts 1 & 2 - 6:24
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Fanlight Fanny - 3:03
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Fiddler Kept on Fiddling - 2:34
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Share & Share Alike - 2:48
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I Do Do Things, I Do - 2:22
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Pleasure Cruise - 2:52
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Isle of Man - 2:46
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Wash House at the Back - 2:54
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Riding in the TT Races - 3:04
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Gallant Dick Turpin, Pts. 1 & 2 - 7:10
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Farmer's Boy - 3:11
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Radio Bungalow Town - 3:03
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George Formby Medley, Parts 1 & 2 - 5:52
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Ring Your Little Bell - 2:47
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Quick-Fire Medley - 3:10
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Window Cleaner - 2:55
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Sitting on the Sands All Night - 2:43
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Keep Your Seats Please - 2:48
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Five & Twenty Years - 2:50
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Dare-Devil Dick - 3:03
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Bunkum's Travelling Show - 3:01
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I'm a Froggie - 2:46
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Ghost - 3:37
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Oh Dear Mother - 2:56
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You're a Li-A-Ty - 2:54
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When We Feather Our Nest - 3:03
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With My Little Stick of Blackpool Rock - 3:09
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Hindoo Man - 3:07
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Trailing Around in a Trailer - 2:51
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Said the Little Brown Hen - 2:47
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My Little Goat & Me - 2:52
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Trailer for 'Keep Your Seats, Please' - 1:36
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Lancashire Toreador - 3:12
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My Plus Fours - 3:04
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Easy-Going Chap - 3:01
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Window Cleaner, No 2 - 2:57
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Somebody's Wedding Day - 3:24
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I Don't Like - 2:46
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Keep Fit - 2:58
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Biceps, Muscle & Brawn - 2:49
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Leaning on a Lamp Post - 3:04
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Hi-Tiddley-Hi-Ti Island - 2:27
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Trailer for 'Keep Fit' - 2:25
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You Can't Stop Me From Dreaming - 3:07
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She Can't Say No - 3:03
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Remember Me - 3:25
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Maybe I'll Find Somebody Else - 2:52
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Does Your Dream Book Tell You That? - 3:33
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Like the Big Pots Do - 2:44
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I Blew a Little Blast on My Whistle - 3:21
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Wunga Bunga Boo - 2:43
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Have You Ever Heard This One? - 3:33
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Springtime's Here Again - 3:02
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Noughts & Crosses - 3:21
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Joo-Jah Tree - 2:53
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Mother, What'll I Do Now? - 2:56
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In My Little Snapshot Album - 2:34
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Our Sergeant-Major - 2:49
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They Can't Fool Me - 2:44
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It's in the Air - 2:47
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Sitting Pretty With My Fingers Crossed - 3:06
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Tan Tan Tivvy Tally-Ho - 2:51
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I Wonder Who's Under Her Balcony Now - 3:01
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Kiss Your Mansy Pansy - 3:16
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Rhythm in the Alphabet - 2:52
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Frigid Air Fanny - 3:10
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Little Wooden Toolshed in the Garden - 2:55
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Hill Billy Willie - 3:05
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It's Turned Out Nice Again - 2:55
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I Can Tell It by My Horoscope - 3:05
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Hitting the High Spots - 2:36
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Swing It, George, Parts1 & 2 - 5:46
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I'm the Husband of the Wife of Mr Wu - 2:59
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It's a Grand & Healthy Life - 3:04
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Goodnight, Little Fellow, Goodnight - 2:41
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Pardon Me - 2:43
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I'm Making Headway Now - 2:55
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I Couldn't Let the Stable Down - 2:38
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Dan, the Dairy Man - 2:52
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Blue-Eyed Blonde Next Door - 2:41
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Low-Down Lazy Turk - 3:21
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Lancashire Hot-Pot Swingers - 3:20
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