1,199 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Credited to George Formby, the Lancashire comedian known as 'The Wigan Nightingale' who died in 1921, this Ariel pressing carries one of his dialect comic songs; Ariel was a budget British label of the 1920s and his recordings are scarce.AI summary
Ariel 526 Personalities (Prs)
George Formby was one of Britain's biggest variety and film stars of the 1930s and 40s; this is an early disc on Ariel, a cheap label he recorded for before his fame was fully established, predating his long Decca/Regal Zonophone association.AI summary
Ariel 527 Personalities (Prs)
George Formby recorded 'Bunkham's Travelling Show' and 'Daredevil Dick' for Regal, catalogue MR2295. Formby's Regal and other label issues are less common than his Columbia recordings, and earlier Formby pressings on minor labels can be scarce.AI summary
Regal MR2295 Personalities (Prs)
George Formby, the celebrated Lancashire comedian and ukulele player, on Regal. Formby was one of the most popular entertainers in Britain during the 1930s and 1940s, known for novelty comedy songs and cheeky humour.AI summary
Regal MR3472 Personalities (Prs)
George Formby Senior on Columbia catalogue is1209 — the 'is' prefix Columbia series — with 'I Began to Run' (dated 1908) and 'John Willie Come On'. As with the companion is1211 disc, the unusual series prefix warrants investigation.AI summary
Coliseum is1209 Personalities (Prs)
George Formby — almost certainly George Formby Senior, the Lancashire comedian — on Columbia catalogue is1211, with 'Funicula' (dated 1908) and 'A Merry Christmas'. The 'is' prefix Columbia series is unusual; Formby Senior on a specialist Columbia series is less common than his standard pressings.AI summary
Coliseum is1211 Personalities (Prs)
George Formby Senior — father of the more famous George Junior — was himself a celebrated music-hall comedian from Wigan, famous for his 'John Willie' persona and comic songs about the poor and put-upon. Columbia is1214 (the 'is' prefix indicating a particular Columbia sub-series) couples 'My Mother Said' with 'Stories.' Senior's records are collected in their own right, distinct from his son's output.AI summary
Columbia is1214 Personalities (Prs)
George Formby Senior on Columbia catalogue is1215 — the 'is' prefix Columbia series — with 'I Kept On Waving My Flag' and 'Bits of Humour'. As with the companion is-series discs in this collection, the unusual series prefix warrants investigation.AI summary
Columbia is1215 Personalities (Prs)
George Formby Senior records 'John Willie Come On' and 'I Began to Run' on the Jumbo label, catalogue 170. Jumbo was a small early British label, and a Formby Senior pressing on this minor imprint is consistent with the other small-label Formby recordings in this collection; uncommon and collected.AI summary
Jumbo 170 Personalities (Prs)
George Formby — here almost certainly George Formby Senior, the Lancashire comedian and monologist — on the Jumbo label, catalogue 198, with 'Funicula' and 'A Merry Christmas'. Jumbo was a cheap British budget marque; Formby Senior on Jumbo is among the commoner of his label appearances.AI summary
Jumbo 198 Personalities (Prs)
George Formby Senior on Jumbo 296 — 'I'm Only One of the Boys' and 'Funicula.' A low-numbered Jumbo pressing, placing this among the earlier issues in his Jumbo series. 'Funicula' is an unusual choice for a northern music-hall comedian and gives this coupling a distinctive character.AI summary
Jumbo 296 Personalities (Prs)
George Formby performing 'Odds and Ends' and 'I kept on Waving my Flag' on Jumbo, catalogue 308. Formby was one of the most popular British entertainers and comedians of the 1920s and 1930s, famous for his ukulele and comic songs.AI summary
Jumbo 308 Personalities (Prs)
George Formby — almost certainly George Formby Senior, the Lancashire comedian — on the Jumbo label, catalogue 376, with 'Father Coaxed Her In' and 'Pilgrims of the Night'. Jumbo was a cheap British budget marque; Formby Senior sides on Jumbo are among the commoner of his label appearances.AI summary
Jumbo 376 Personalities (Prs)
George Formby Senior — father of the more famous ukulele comedian — on Jumbo 479, coupling 'Grandfather's Clock' with 'Don't Be Alarmed.' Formby Senior was a celebrated Wigan music-hall comedian known for his 'John Willie' character, and his recordings on minor labels are harder to find than his Columbia issues.AI summary
Jumbo 479 Personalities (Prs)
George Formby Senior on Jumbo 564 — 'Standing at the Corner of the Street' and 'Playing the Game in the West.' A companion to Jumbo 479 in this collection, extending his Jumbo output. Formby Senior was a celebrated Wigan music-hall comedian and his Jumbo pressings are harder to find than his Columbia issues.AI summary
Jumbo 564 Personalities (Prs)
George Formby Senior's Jumbo recordings are among the less commonly documented of his output. The Jumbo label was a small British budget imprint of the early 1900s to mid-1910s, and catalogue number 640 places this in the mid-range of its output. Formby Senior was a beloved Lancashire comedian and a major music-hall draw; his recordings on Jumbo are less easily found than those on the major labels.AI summary
Jumbo 640 Personalities (Prs)
George Formby Senior records 'Since I Had a Go at My Dumbbells' and 'No Wonder I Look Jolly' on the Jumbo label, catalogue 927. Jumbo was a small early British label, and this is another minor-label Formby Senior pressing consistent with others in this collection.AI summary
Jumbo 927 Personalities (Prs)
George Formby Senior records 'Standing at the Corner of the Street' and 'John Willie Come On' on Scala 411, another coupling from this Lancashire comedian on the small Scala label. Scala pressings of Formby Senior are uncommon and are consistent with the other Scala and Ariel issues in this collection.AI summary
Scala 411 Personalities (Prs)
George Formby — almost certainly George Formby Senior, the great Lancashire comedian and clog-dancer, rather than his more famous son — recorded 'One of the Boys' and 'I Kept on Waving My Flag' on Scala 412. The Scala label was a small British imprint active in the 1910s–early 1920s, and recordings by Formby Senior on minor labels are uncommon and collected.AI summary
Scala 412 Personalities (Prs)
George Formby — here almost certainly George Formby Senior, the Lancashire comedian and monologist — performing 'Man from Lancashire' across two sides on Odeon catalogue 44358. Formby Senior's recordings are less commonly encountered than his son's and have a distinct collector following.AI summary
Odeon 44358 Personalities (Prs)
George Formby — here almost certainly George Formby Senior, the Lancashire comedian and monologist who preceded his more famous son — on Odeon catalogue 66137, with 'I Said Oh Oh' and 'I Did Run'. Formby Senior's recordings are less commonly encountered than his son's and have a distinct collector following.AI summary
Odeon 66137 Personalities (Prs)
George Formby, the Lancashire comic entertainer and ukulele player, performing sentimental and comic songs on His Master's Voice, recorded in 1929.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1614 Personalities (Prs)
George Formby, Lancashire's most celebrated comedy entertainer and ukulele player, recorded his signature material for His Master's Voice; a major pre-war hit record by one of Britain's most famous performers.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1625 Personalities (Prs)
George Formby, the Lancashire comedian and star of film and stage, recorded these comic songs on Regal; Formby was one of Britain's biggest entertainers of the 1930s–1940s.AI summary
Regal MR2399 Personalities (Prs)
George Formby — almost certainly George Formby Senior, the Lancashire comedian — on the Scala label, catalogue 463, with 'My Mother Said' and 'Taking My Father's Tea'. Scala is an obscure imprint; a Formby Senior pressing on this label may be genuinely uncommon.AI summary
Scala 463 Personalities (Prs)
George Formby Senior recorded 'The Man from Lancashire' and 'A Merry Christmas' on Scala 465, another coupling from this Edwardian comedian on the small Scala label. Like the other Scala Formby in this collection, it dates from the 1910s–early 1920s and represents an uncommon minor-label pressing by a major music-hall name.AI summary
Scala 465 Personalities (Prs)
George Formby, the Lancashire comedian and ukulele player, recorded 'It Could Be' and 'We've Been a Long Time Gone' for Columbia, catalogue FB3262. Formby's cheerful novelty songs and stage presence made him one of Britain's most popular entertainers of the 1930s–40s.AI summary
Columbia FB3262 Personalities (Prs)
George Formby was Britain's most popular entertainer of the 1940s, famous for his ukulele playing, comedy songs and cheeky Lancashire persona. This Regal pressing is from his peak years of popularity.AI summary
Regal MR2628 Personalities (Prs)
George Formby, the Lancashire comedian and ukulele player, was one of Britain's biggest entertainment stars of the 1930s-1940s. This Regal record features two of his characteristic novelty comedy songs with ukulele accompaniment. Formby's records are popular with collectors.AI summary
Regal MR3694 Personalities (Prs)
George Formby Jr, the most popular British comedy and ukulele entertainer of the 1930s-40s, performs 'Leaning on a Lamp-post' and 'Hi-Tiddly-Hi-Ti-Island' on Regal Records. Both were signature Formby songs and remain in demand among collectors of British entertainment.AI summary
Regal G23280 Personalities (Prs)
George Formby, the famous Lancashire comedian and ukulele player, performing two novelty songs on Regal. Formby was a major British entertainer of the 1930s-40s, known for his cheeky humour and distinctive musical style; his recordings remain popular with collectors.AI summary
Regal MR3723 Personalities (Prs)
George Formby, the Lancashire comedian and ukulele player, in two titles on Zonophone — 'Gee Up' and 'Me Me Me' — likely from the 1920s–30s. Formby was one of Britain's most popular entertainers.AI summary
Zonophone 1892 Personalities (Prs)
George Formby, the Lancashire comedian and ukulele player, on Regal MR3425 with 'Our sergeant major' and 'I'm the husband of the wife of mr Wu' — typical Formby comic novelties.AI summary
Regal MR3425 Personalities (Prs)
George Formby, the Lancashire comedian and ukulele player, recorded 'Noughts and crosses' and 'Mother what'll I do now' for Regal in the mid-1930s.AI summary
Regal MR2752 Personalities (Prs)
George Formby, the Lancashire comedian and banjolele player, on Regal MR2891 with 'It's in the Air' and 'They Can't Fool Me', two of his comic musical numbers from the 1930s.AI summary
Regal MR2891 Personalities (Prs)
George Formby performs 'Then We All Went Marching In' and 'I Parted My Hair in the Middle' on this Zonophone record, catalogue 1336, from the early 1920s.AI summary
Zonophone 1336 Personalities (Prs)
George Formby, the Lancashire comedian and ukulele performer, recorded 'I'm a Sport' and 'They're all good Lads' for Zonophone Records. Formby was one of Britain's most popular entertainers in the 1930s–1940s.AI summary
Zonophone 1349 Personalities (Prs)
George Formby, the Lancashire ukulele entertainer and film star, on Zonophone 1391, performing two comedy songs. Formby was a hugely popular personality of the 1920s-30s, and his records are keenly collected.AI summary
Zonophone 1391 Personalities (Prs)
George Formby, the Lancashire comedian and ukulele player, recorded for Zonophone: 'Gathering Nuts and May' and 'I sobbed and I cried like a Child', characteristic of his comic and sentimental repertoire.AI summary
Zonophone 1520 Personalities (Prs)
George Formby, the Lancashire ukulele comedian and star of stage and film, on two popular songs recorded for Zonophone.AI summary
Zonophone 1536 Personalities (Prs)
George Formby recorded 'Twice Nightly' and 'Did You See the Crowd in Piccadilly' for Zonophone, catalogue 1665. Formby was a major British entertainer of the 1930s, famous for his ukulele and comic Lancashire persona.AI summary
Zonophone 1665 Personalities (Prs)
George Formby was one of the most famous British entertainers of the 20th century, known for his comedic ukulele-playing and risqué comic songs, and for his starring roles in 1930s-1940s films. This Zonophone pressing is from his early recording period and captures his signature comedic style.AI summary
Zonophone 1696 Personalities (Prs)
George Formby on Zonophone 1707 with 'Jolly' and 'Oh My What a Shame', the Lancashire entertainer and ukulele virtuoso on an early Zonophone pressing.AI summary
Zonophone 1707 Personalities (Prs)
George Formby, the Lancashire comedian and banjolele virtuoso, recorded 'Since I Had a Row with the Wife' and 'Bells Are Ringing' on Zonophone, catalogue 1844. Formby was one of Britain's biggest entertainers of the 1930s–40s and his recordings are highly collected.AI summary
Zonophone 1844 Personalities (Prs)
George Formby, the Lancashire comedian and singer, recorded 'Gee Up' and 'Me Me Me' for Zonophone (1892). Formby was one of the most popular entertainers in Britain, famous for his ukulele-banjo and comic songs.AI summary
Zonophone 1892 Personalities (Prs)
George Formby was Britain's most popular music-hall and film entertainer of the 1930s and 1940s, best known for his ukulele-banjo playing and cheeky comic persona; this Zonophone side from his early career captures the records that made him a star.AI summary
Zonophone 2014 Personalities (Prs)
George Formby, the Lancashire comedian and ukulele entertainer, recorded for Zonophone; an early recording of one of Britain's most celebrated variety stars.AI summary
Zonophone 2131 Personalities (Prs)
George Formby, the Lancashire comedian and entertainer, recorded 'Tea Cup Tellings' and 'A Bit of a Do' on Zonophone 2142. Formby was a major music-hall and early recording star, famous for his comic songs and ukulele playing.AI summary
Zonophone 2142 Personalities (Prs)