Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Stay As Sweet As You Are - Kane, Alan
2. Rollin' Home - Bowlly, Al
3. I Was Anything But Sentimental - Stone, Lew & His Band/Al Bowly
4. Man With The Mandolin - Stone, Lew & His Band/Al Bowly
5. My Old Dog - Stone, Lew & His Band/Al Bowly
6. Buggy Song - Stone, Lew & His Band/Al Bowly
7. As Long As I Live - Bowlly, Al
8. Who'll Buy An Old Gold Ring - Bowlly, Al
9. What Is There To Take Its Place - Bowlly, Al
10. Judy - Stone, Lew & His Band/Al Bowly
11. Walkin' By The River - Carless, Dorothy
12. June Comes Around Every Year - Lewis, Archie
13. Why Don't You Fall in Love With Me - Carless, Dorothy
14. We Three - Carless, Dorothy
15. Amapola - Carless, Dorothy
16. San Fernando Valley - Geraldo & His Orchestra
17. Let Him Go Let Him Tarry - Carr, Carole
18. I'm Confessin' - Geraldo & His Orchestra
19. Can't You Read Between The Lines - Carr, Carole
20. You'll Never Know - Geraldo & His Orchestra
21. I'll Always Be In Love With You - Gonella, Nat & His Georgians
22. Sentimental Interlude - Gonella, Nat & His Georgians
23. Oh Mo'nah - Gonella, Nat & His Georgians
24. Juanita - Gonella, Nat & His Georgians
25. I Understand - Gonella, Nat & His Georgians

Disc 2:

1. That's My Home - Gonella, Nat & His Georgians
2. Mean To Me - Gonella, Nat & His Georgians
3. Vox Poppin' - Gonella, Nat & His Georgians
4. Thanks For The Boogie Ride - Gonella, Nat & His Georgians
5. Georgia On My Mind - Gonella, Nat & His Georgians
6. Jeepers Creepers - Ambrose & His Orchestra
7. Daddy - Ambrose & His Orchestra
8. While The Music Plays On - Ambrose & His Orchestra
9. Hurry Home - Ambrose & His Orchestra
10. Begin The Beguine - Ambrose & His Orchestra
11. And The Angels Sing - Ambrose & His Orchestra
12. Apple For The Teacher - Ambrose & His Orchestra
13. Oh What It Seemed To Be - Dean, Alan
14. Oasis - Ambrose & His Orchestra
15. Homesick That's All - Ambrose & His Orchestra
16. Music Maestro Please - Hylton, Jack & His Orchestra
17. I Hear A Dream - Trent, Bruce
18. Good Morning - Elsie, Dolly
19. There'll Never Be Another You - Lipton, Celia
20. Have You Met Miss Jones - Hylton, Jack & His Orchestra
21. You've Done Something To My Heart - Trent, Bruce
22. Sunrise Serenade - Hylton, Jack & His Orchestra
23. What Goes On Here In My Heart - Trent, Bruce
24. Neath' The Shanty Town Moon - Dennis, Denny
25. Stairway To The Stars - Trent, Bruce

Disc 3:

1. It's A Hap-Hap-Happy Day - Payne, Jack & His Orchestra
2. Robin Hood - Payne, Jack & His Orchestra
3. Gipsy - Payne, Jack & His Orchestra
4. Takin' The Trains Out - Payne, Jack & His Orchestra
5. Saturday Night - Payne, Jack & His Orchestra
6. Night After Night - Payne, Jack & His Orchestra
7. Just A Prayer Away - Payne, Jack & His Orchestra
8. There Must Be A Way - Payne, Jack & His Orchestra
9. Chewing A Piece Of Straw - Crackerjacks
10. Little Things That Mean So Much - Payne, Jack & His Orchestra
11. Little Bit Of Independent - Lenner, Ann
12. Why Stars Come Out At Night - Lenner, Ann
13. Sweet Dreams Sweetheart - Lawrance, Brian
14. There Isn't Any Limit To My Love - Lenner, Ann
15. Take My Heart - Lenner, Ann
16. Some Other Time - Lawrance, Brian
17. Let's Face The Music And Dance - Lenner, Ann
18. I've Got A Feelin' You're Foolin' - Lawrance, Brian
19. Why Dream - Lenner, Ann
20. Let's Call The Whole Thing Off - Lenner, Ann
21. Shake Down The Stars - Roy, Harry & His Band
22. Chatanooga Choo Choo - Roy, Harry & His Band
23. Rosita - Roy, Harry & His Band
24. Corn Silk - Roy, Harry & His Band
25. She Had To Go And Lose It At The Astor - Currie, Bill

Disc 4:

1. There Goes That Song Again - Roy, Harry & His Band
2. Struttin' With Some Barbeque - Roy, Harry & His Band
3. It's Always You - Roy, Harry & His Band
4. Here You Are - Roy, Harry & His Band
5. Bugle Call Rag - Roy, Harry & His Band
6. Rosalie - Henderson, Chick
7. I Double Dare You - Henderson, Chick
8. That Lovely Weekend - Henderson, Chick
9. Stage Coach - Loss, Joe & His Orchestra
10. Five O' Clock Whistle - Roberts, Bette
11. I Wonder Why - Kaye, Harry
12. I'm Beginning To See The Light - Batley, Elizabeth
13. Put Your Arms Around Me Honey - Batley, Elizabeth
14. Seems Like Old Times - Loss, Joe & His Orchestra
15. In The Mood - Loss, Joe & His Orchestra
16. Very Thought Of You - Bowlly, Al
17. Hang Out The Stars In Indiana - Bowlly, Al
18. Close Your Eyes - Bowlly, Al
19. Touch Of Your Lips - Bowlly, Al
20. Oh You Nasty Man - Carless, Dorothy
21. I'll String Along With You - Bowlly, Al
22. Goodnight Sweetheart - Bowlly, Al
23. You Ought To See Sally On Sunday - Bowlly, Al
24. Lazy Day - Bowlly, Al
25. Love Is The Sweetest Thing - Bowlly, Al

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #69841 in Music
• Released on: 2008-02-26
• Number of discs: 4
• Format: Box set
• Dimensions: .84 pounds

Customer Reviews

One Hundred Tracks from Ten Great British Bands
Anyone wanting a handy introduction to the Golden Age of British dance bands would do well to start with this bargain package. Here you can sample ten tracks each from Lew Stone, Geraldo, Jack Hylton, Ambrose, Carroll Gibbons, Harry Roy, Joe Loss, Ray Noble, Jack Payne, and Nat Gonella, no slouches, any of them. Al Bowlly features prominently amongst the vocalists, and Sam Browne, Denny Dennis, Chick Henderson, and Anne Lenner, put in appearances along with a host of others. If you're already well acquainted with the sort of delights that are on offer here you won't need me to tell you what a considerable bargain it represents. Look out also for the companion set Great British Dance Bands & Their Vocalists (PBX CD 447)

good value for money
This collection is well worth your attention. Many not too familiar items have been included which makes it a good complement to other releases (mainly on Vocalion). Although I myself am not too enamoured of bands like Nat Gonella, Joe Loss or Harry Roy (although his "She Had To Go And Lose It At The Astor" is a riot) and would gladly have seen th inclusion of other bands in their stead, this is a purely personal preference and I'm sure that other people will find their inclusion worth while. Remastering is better than on the companion disc, but again, no info about recording dates, which I personally find deplorable.