Geo Formby Jr

AJohn Willie Come on
BI was always a willing young Lad

Label: Winner
Catalogue number: 4409
Genre: Personalities (Prs)
Format: 78rpm shellac disc, 10 inch unless noted
Reference: #21110

George Formby Junior on Winner catalogue 4409, with 'John Willie Come On' and 'I Was Always a Willing Young Lad'. As with the companion Winner 4418 disc in this collection, early Formby recordings on the Winner budget label are sought by collectors of his pre-Regal-Zonophone career.

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Geo Formby Jr
1. A(+S Gregory)Ordinary People
2. BZip Goes a Million etc
George Formby Jr, Britain's most popular comedian of the 1930s-40s, recorded this musical sketch with S. Gregory for His Master's Voice, drawing on his radio and stage material.AI summary

His Master's Voice B10180 Personalities (Prs)
Geo Formby Jr
1. AAll going back
2. BIn the Congo
George Formby's first records were made in 1929 for the short-lived Dominion label, while he was still billed as George Formby Jr, years before his Decca and Regal Zonophone hits. This disc couples 'All Going Back' and 'In the Congo'. Dominion pressings are scarce, and these early sides are among the most sought by Formby collectors.AI summary

Dominion A197 Personalities (Prs)
Geo Formby Jr
1. AAndy the Handy Man
2. BThey laughed when I started to play
George Formby Jr., the Lancashire comedian and ukulele-banjo virtuoso, recorded 'Andy the Handy Man' for Regal, a British budget label. Formby was one of the most popular entertainers of the 1930s-40s and the first British entertainer to become a major film star.AI summary

Regal MR3648 Personalities (Prs)
Geo Formby Jr
1. AAuntie Maggie's Remedy
2. BCome hither with your Zither
George Formby Jr. on 'Auntie Maggie's Remedy' and 'Come hither with your Zither', from Decca F9356. Formby was Britain's most popular music-hall and film comedian of the 1930s-1940s; his ukulele-driven comedy songs are widely collected and his records remain in demand.AI summary

Decca F9356 Personalities (Prs)
Geo Formby Jr
1. ABelieve it or not
2. BIn a little Wigan Garden
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.AI summary

Decca F3950 Personalities (Prs)
Geo Formby Jr
1. ABelieve it or not
2. BIn a little Wigan Garden
George Formby Jr, the major British music-hall and film comedian, on Decca F3950, performing 'Believe it or not' and 'In a little Wigan Garden'. Formby was one of the most prolific and popular British entertainers of the 1930s–50s.AI summary

Decca F3950 Personalities (Prs)
Geo Formby Jr
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)
Geo Formby Jr
1. ABless 'em all
2. BLetting the New Year in
George Formby Jr., the Lancashire comedian and ukulele star, recorded 'Bless 'Em All' and 'Letting the New Year In' for Regal MR3394 during the Second World War.AI summary

Regal MR3394 Personalities (Prs)
Geo Formby Jr
1. ABless 'em all
2. BLetting the New Year in
George Formby Jr performs 'Bless 'Em All' and 'Letting the New Year In' on Regal Records. Both are characteristic novelty and novelty-patriotic songs from Formby's extensive 1940s output.AI summary

Regal MR3394 Personalities (Prs)
Geo Formby Jr
1. ABless 'em all No.2
2. BThanks Mister Roosevelt
George Formby Jr., the Lancashire comedian and ukulele star, records two wartime morale songs for Regal — Formby was one of Britain's biggest entertainers and his records are keenly collected.AI summary

Regal MR3441 Personalities (Prs)
Geo Formby Jr
1. ABunty's a big Girl now
2. BOn the HMS Cowheel
George Formby Jr., the hugely popular British music-hall and film star, recorded 'Bunty's a Big Girl Now' and 'On the HMS Cowheel' for Regal MR3710, in the late 1930s or 1940s.AI summary

Regal MR3710 Personalities (Prs)
Geo Formby Jr
1. ADan the Dairy Man
2. BHi-Tiddly-Hi-Ti Island(37)
George Formby Jr. recorded 'Dan the Dairy Man' and 'Hi-Tiddly-Hi-Ti Island' for Regal Records. Both are novelty comic songs typical of Formby's extensive recorded repertoire. Formby was one of Britain's most popular entertainers.AI summary

Regal MR3432 Music Hall
Geo Formby Jr
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

Regal MR2295 Personalities (Prs)
Geo Formby Jr
1. ADare Devil Dick
2. BBunkam's Travelling Show
George Formby Jr, the ukulele-playing Lancashire comedian and film star, recorded two novelty titles, "Dare Devil Dick" and "Bunkam's Travelling Show", for Regal; Formby was one of Britain's most popular entertainers of the 1930s–1940s.AI summary

Regal MR2295 Personalities (Prs)
Geo Formby Jr
1. ADelivering the morning Milk
2. BIt might have been a great deal worse
George Formby Junior on Regal MR3472, the ukulele comedian and music-hall star performing two of his characteristic novelty numbers 'Delivering the morning Milk' and 'It might have been a great deal worse'.AI summary

Regal MR3472 Personalities (Prs)
Geo Formby Jr
1. ADelivering the morning Milk
2. BTalking to the Moon about you
George Formby Jr, Britain's most famous comedian of the 1930s-40s, recorded two of his characteristic ukulele-comedy songs for Regal MR3645.AI summary

Regal MR3645 Personalities (Prs)
Geo Formby Jr
1. ADoes your Dream Book tell you that
2. BLike the Big Pots do
George Formby Jr. was one of the biggest stars of British music-hall and cinema of the 1930s–40s, famous for his ukulele-banjo and cheeky comic persona. This Regal pressing pairs two of his novelty comedy songs.AI summary

Regal MR2684 Personalities (Prs)
Geo Formby Jr
1. AFanlight Fanny
2. BShare & share alike
George Formby Jr on Decca F5569. Formby was the major British comic entertainer and ukulele player of the 1930s–1950s, with a devoted following. This title from the later Decca F-series is a typical Formby novelty.AI summary

Decca F5569 Personalities (Prs)
Geo Formby Jr
1. AFiddler kept on fiddling
2. BI do do Things I do
George Formby Jr., the Lancashire comedian and musician, recorded 'Fiddler kept on fiddling' and 'I do do Things I do' for Decca, catalogue F5669. Formby was one of the most popular British entertainers of the 1930s–1940s, famous for his ukulele playing and cheeky comic songs.AI summary

Decca F5669 Personalities (Prs)
Geo Formby Jr
1. AFive and Twenty Years
2. BSitting on the Sands all Night
George Formby Jr, the legendary British comedian and ukulele player, recorded 'Five and Twenty Years' and 'Sitting on the Sands all Night' for Regal.AI summary

Regal MR2232 Personalities (Prs)
Geo Formby Jr
1. AFormby Film Favourites
2. B(2 sides)
George Formby Junior on Regal MR3599, a selection from his films. Formby was one of Britain's most popular entertainers of the 1930s and 1940s, known for his ukulele and cheeky Lancashire comedy.AI summary

Regal MR3599 Personalities (Prs)
Geo Formby Jr
1. AGeo Formby Jr
2. BIf you don't want the Goods don't maul 'em
George Formby Jr recorded a side credited to 'Geo Formby Jr' ('If You Don't Want the Goods Don't Maul 'Em') for Decca (F3219) in the early 1930s. Formby was one of the greatest British music-hall entertainers and comic singers of the era, famous for his ukulele playing and cheeky Lancashire humour. His records are collected by music-hall enthusiasts and British comedy fans.AI summary

Decca F3219 Music Hall
Geo Formby Jr
1. AGeorge Formby's Crazy Record
2. B(2 sides)
George Formby Jr.'s 'George Formby's Crazy Record' for Regal, a British budget label — a novelty side from the Lancashire comedian at the height of his popularity.AI summary

Regal MR3550 Personalities (Prs)
Geo Formby Jr
1. AGoodnight Little Fellow Goodnight
2. BPardon me
George Formby Jr., the Lancashire comedian and ukulele player, was one of the biggest British entertainers of the 1930s–40s; this Regal side dates from his early recording period.AI summary

Regal MR3160 Personalities (Prs)

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