Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. The Man Was A Stranger To Me
2. Rolling Around Piccadilly
3. John Willie�s Jazz Band
4. I Parted My Hair In The Middle
5. John Willie Come On
6. I Always Was A Willing Young Lad
7. All Going Back
8. In The Congo
9. Our House Is Haunted
10. Do De O Do
11. Chinese Laundry Blues
12. The Old Kitchen Kettle
13. I Told My Baby With The Ukulele
14. If You Don�t Want The Goods, Don�t Maul �Em
15. John Willie At The Licensing Office(Parts 1 & 2)
16. I Could Make A Good Living At That
17. Let�s All Go To Reno
18. Why Don�t Women Like Me?
19. Running Round The Fountain In Trafalgar Square
20. Sitting On The Ice In The Ice Rink
21. Levi�s Monkey - Mike
22. With My Little Ukulele In My Hand
23. As The Hours And The Days And The Months And The Years

Disc 2:

1. She�s Never Been Seen Since Then
2. Swimmin� With The Wimmin
3. Sunbathin� In The Park
4. The Wedding Of Mr Wu
5. I Went All Hot And Cold
6. Baby
7. My Ukelele
8. Believe It Or Not
9. In A Little Wigan Garden
10. You Can�t Keep A Growing Lad Down
11. It�s No Use Looking At Me
12. John Willie�s Jazz Band
13. There�s Nothing Proud About Me
14. The Best Of Schemes
15. Madame Moskovitch
16. John Willie Goes Carolling (with company) (Parts 1 & 2)
17. Fanlight Fanny
18. The Fiddler Kept On Fiddling
19. Share And Share Alike
20. I Do Do Things, I Do
21. The Pleasure Cruise
22. The Isle Of Man
23. The Wash House At The Back
24. Riding In The TT Races

Disc 3:

1. Gallant Dick Turpin (with company) (Parts 1 & 2)
2. A Farmer�s Boy
3. Radio Bungalow Town
4. George Formby Medley (Parts 1 & 2)
5. Ring Your Little Bell
6. Quick-Fire Medley
7. The Window Cleaner
8. Sitting On The Sands All Night
9. Keep Your Seats, Please
10. Five And Twenty Years
11. Dare-Devil Dick
12. Bunkum�s Travelling Show
13. I�m A Froggie
14. The Ghost
15. Oh Dear, Mother
16. You�re A Li-a-ty
17. When We Feather Our Nest
18. With My Little Stick Of Blackpool Rock
19. Hindoo Man
20. Trailing Around In A Trailer
21. Said The Little Brown Hen
22. My Little Goat And Me
23. Trailer for �Keep Your Seats, Please�

Disc 4:

1. The Lancashire Toreador
2. My Plus Fours
3. Easy-Going Chap
4. The Window Cleaner No 2
5. Somebody�s Wedding Day
6. I Don�t Like
7. Keep Fit
8. Biceps, Muscle And Brawn
9. Leaning On A Lamp Post
10. Hi-Tiddley-Hi-Ti Island
11. Trailer for �Keep Fit�
12. You Can�t Stop Me From Dreaming
13. She Can�t Say No (with Beryl Formby)
14. Remember Me (with Tommy Farr)
15. Maybe I�ll Find Somebody Else (with Tommy Farr)
16. Does Your Dream Book Tell You That? (with Beryl Formby)
17. Like The Big Pots Do
18. I Blew A Little Blast On My Whistle
19. Wunga Bunga Boo
20. Have You Ever Heard This One?
21. Springtime�s Here Again
22. Noughts And Crosses
23. The Joo-Jah Tree
24. Mother, What�ll I Do Now?
25. In My Little Snapshot Album

Disc 5:

1. Our Sergeant-Major
2. They Can�t Fool Me
3. It�s In The Air
4. Sitting Pretty With My Fingers Crossed
5. Tan Tan Tivvy Tally-Ho
6. I Wonder Who�s Under Her Balcony Now
7. Kiss Your Mansy Pansy
8. Rhythm In The Alphabet
9. Frigid Air Fanny
10. Little Wooden Toolshed In The Garden
11. Hill Billy Willie
12. It�s Turned Out Nice Again
13. I Can Tell It By My Horoscope
14. Hitting The High Spots
15. Swing It, George (Parts 1 & 2)
16. I�m The Husband Of The Wife Of Mr Wu
17. It�s A Grand And Healthy Life
18. Goodnight, Little Fellow, Goodnight
19. Pardon Me
20. I�m Making Headway Now
21. I Couldn�t Let The Stable Down
22. Dan, The Dairy Man
23. The Blue-Eyed Blonde Next Door
24. The Low-Down Lazy Turk
25. The Lancashire Hot-Pot Swingers

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #34495 in Music
• Released on: 2004-04-12
• Number of discs: 5
• Format: Box set
• Dimensions: 1.08 pounds

Customer Reviews

George Formby - England's Famed Clown Prince of Song
When you've been an admirer of George Formby's music for the best part of thirty years and have bought most of the LP's and CD's that have been issued, it's not easy finding further CD releases that are worthwhile purchasing.
This is one such set, a 5 CD set comprising all of George's recorded songs from his Winner session of 1926 up to his last pre-war sessions of August 1939.
What makes this release special is that these recordings have been remastered to sound the best they have ever sounded, courtesy of Ted Kendall.
Even the base notes, so frequently wiped out during the re-mastering process, are as clear as can be.
The pristine 78's of the late Kevin Daly were used for this release and it shows.
Quite a few songs are being released on CD for the first time - a few tracks have never been re-issued since they were originally released on 78.
All the tracks are presented in chronological order, enabelling us to hear the progress made - both in George's presentation and the recording techniques used.
Even if like me you have most if not all those CD's that have gone before, buy this set - you will not regret it.
There will be a second set which will pick up from where this one finishes (does anyone know when this one is due out).
So, if you never buy another Formby CD, buy this and the 2nd set - you will never hear George Formby sound better, and at this price, can you really go wrong?
I will give this set another blast tomorrow - in celebration of George's 100th birthday (26th May).

Excellent Collection
I was impressed by the quality and clarity of most of the tracks in this collection. I compared them to my other George Formby CD's and there is no comparison. Its great to hear both versions of his banned and then modified songs ie. With my little ukelele in my hand etc. and I also loved hearing the movie trailers. I am anxiously awaiting the release of Volume II.

Song Contents
The reason "Auntie Maggie's Remedy" is not included is because it was recorded on July 28th 1941 and re-recorded for DECCA on January 21st 1950.
Both versions therefore fall out of the range covered by this set and will in fact be included in Volume Two covering the recordings made between the start of World War II and George's 1950 DECCA sessions.