21,671 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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George Formby, the Lancashire comedian and ukulele player, recorded "If You Don't Want the Goods Don't Maul 'Em" and "I Told My Baby" for Decca in the late 1930s. Formby was one of Britain's most popular entertainers.AI summary
Decca F3219 Personalities (Prs)
George Formby, the legendary British comedian, ukulele player and entertainer, performing "It's in the Air" and "They Can't Fool Me" on Regal, from his peak years in the late 1930s.AI summary
Regal MR2891 Personalities (Prs)
George Formby on Regal MR3324 with 'You've Got Something There' and 'I Always Get to Bed by Half Past Nine', the Lancashire comedian and ukulele-banjo virtuoso performing his signature novelty songs.AI summary
Regal MR3324 Personalities (Prs)
George Formby was Britain's most popular comedian-entertainer of the 1930s and 1940s, known for his ukulele songs and cheeky humour; this Zonophone record of 'Gee up' and 'Me me me' is from his peak recording period.AI summary
Zonophone 1892 Personalities (Prs)
George Formby (without the "Jr") was a British comedian and early recording artist of the 1920s-30s; this Decca F series pressing offers two of his comic songs.AI summary
Decca F3219 Music Hall
George Formby — here almost certainly George Formby Senior, the Lancashire comedian — on Pathé catalogue 77742, with 'Man from Lancashire No. 2' and 'Walker Walked Away'. Pathé issued a range of British hall performers; Formby Senior on Pathé is moderately uncommon and of interest to collectors of the elder Formby's work.AI summary
Pathé 77742 Personalities (Prs)
George Formby, the Lancashire comedian and ukulele player, recorded "Swing It George" for Regal, a budget British label; this is one of his many novelty and comedy recordings.AI summary
Regal MR3103 Personalities (Prs)
An Ariel label disc credited to George Formby senior, pairing two more of his comic songs from the early 1920s.AI summary
Ariel 1842 Personalities (Prs)
An Ariel label disc credited to George Formby senior, pairing two comic monologue-style songs.AI summary
Ariel 1844 Personalities (Prs)
George Formby was one of Britain's biggest variety and film stars; this early disc on Ariel predates his long-running Decca association and carries two of his comic songs.AI summary
Ariel 1845 Personalities (Prs)
Another Ariel label disc credited to George Formby senior, the Lancashire music-hall comedian, pairing two of his comic songs from the early 1920s.AI summary
Ariel 1849 Personalities (Prs)
A further Ariel disc credited to George Formby senior, pairing two of his sentimental recitation-style recordings.AI summary
Ariel 2144 Personalities (Prs)
George Formby senior, the Wigan music-hall comedian and father of the ukulele star, with 'They Must Have Heard About Me' and 'Just Before the Show', recorded late in his career, on Ariel.AI summary
Ariel 3588 Music Hall
George Formby senior, the Wigan music-hall comedian famous for his character John Willie, with 'John Willie, Come On' and 'I Was Standing at the Corner of the Street' on Ariel.AI summary
Ariel 4188 Music Hall
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 senior, the Wigan music-hall comedian and father of the ukulele star, with 'Bits fra' Wigan' and 'I Parted My Hair in the Middle' on Ariel.AI summary
Ariel 919 Music Hall
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)