Geo Formby Jr

ABelieve it or not
BIn a little Wigan Garden

Label: Decca
Catalogue number: F3950
Genre: Personalities (Prs)
Condition: Very good
Format: 78rpm shellac disc, 10 inch unless noted
Reference: #2881

George Formby Jr was Britain's most popular entertainment star of the 1930s and 1940s, famed for his ukulele and comedy; this Decca record of 'Believe it or not' and 'In a little Wigan Garden' is from his vast recording output for the label.

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1. A(+S Gregory)Ordinary People
2. BZip Goes a Million etc
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1. AAll going back
2. BIn the Congo
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1. AAndy the Handy Man
2. BThey laughed when I started to play
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1. AAuntie Maggie's Remedy
2. BCome hither with your Zither
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1. ABelieve it or not
2. BIn a little Wigan Garden
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Decca F3950 Personalities (Prs)
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1. ABell Bottom George
2. BIf I had a Girl like you
George Formby Jr., Lancashire's ukulele-comedy star, recorded 'Bell Bottom George' for Regal during the peak of his fame in the mid-1930s.AI summary

Regal MR3720 Personalities (Prs)
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1. ABless 'em all
2. BLetting the New Year in
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1. ABless 'em all
2. BLetting the New Year in
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1. ABless 'em all No.2
2. BThanks Mister Roosevelt
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Regal MR3441 Personalities (Prs)
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1. ABunty's a big Girl now
2. BOn the HMS Cowheel
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Regal MR3710 Personalities (Prs)
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1. ADan the Dairy Man
2. BHi-Tiddly-Hi-Ti Island(37)
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1. ADare Devil Dick
2. BBunkam's Travelling Show
George Formby Jr., the Lancashire comedian and ukulele player, recorded 'Dare Devil Dick' and 'Bunkam's Travelling Show' for Regal. Formby was one of Britain's most popular entertainers of the 1930s and 1940s, famed for his bawdy humour and musical gifts.AI summary

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2. BBunkam's Travelling Show
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1. ADelivering the morning Milk
2. BIt might have been a great deal worse
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Regal MR3472 Personalities (Prs)
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1. ADelivering the morning Milk
2. BTalking to the Moon about you
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Regal MR3645 Personalities (Prs)
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1. ADoes your Dream Book tell you that
2. BLike the Big Pots do
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1. AFanlight Fanny
2. BShare & share alike
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1. AFiddler kept on fiddling
2. BI do do Things I do
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1. AFive and Twenty Years
2. BSitting on the Sands all Night
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Regal MR2232 Personalities (Prs)
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1. AFormby Film Favourites
2. B(2 sides)
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1. AGeo Formby Jr
2. BIf you don't want the Goods don't maul 'em
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Decca F3219 Music Hall
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1. AGeorge Formby's Crazy Record
2. B(2 sides)
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1. AGoodnight Little Fellow Goodnight
2. BPardon me
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