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You won't find any milk, pies, dimps or sweets here - just CDs, Videos and Books we think will be of interest to visitors to the Gradely Fivepenny Piece website. Tek a sken areawnd eawr shelves!
These are the currently available CDs by the Fivepenny Piece.
Note: the prices shown here are the recommended retailer prices and the Amazon price will
not be more than this, and it will sometimes be lower! Please remember that Amazon will
charge a postage/shipping fee - please check this on the Amazon site.
To order an item from Amazon, just click on the picture of the item, the text link or the Amazon logo.
The Very Best Of The Fivepenny Piece £6.99This is the CD to start with if you don't already have any Fivepenny Piece records! A compilation album of some of the best tracks by the band in their 1970s heyday. An absolute must for any 5PP fan - and budget priced, too! Buy it NOW from Amazon! 
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Lanky Spoken Here! £7.99The classic "Lankyphone" course in speykin' proper! Includes songs by Fivepenny Piece as well as Bob Williamson, Bernard Wrigley and Gary & Vera Aspey, with other artists 'elpin' eawt wi' the spokken bits. Buy it NOW from Amazon!
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The Best Folk Album In The World... Ever! (2CD) £6.99Daft title, but great value double-CD compilation including Watercolour Morning by Fivepenny Piece. Some gradely tracks by other champion artists including The Houghton Weavers. Buy it NOW from Amazon!
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Just Me And Some Of Mi Songs £7.99Not available from Amazon, but exclusively on the Internet from us here at www.5pp.co.uk. Great collection of songs from original 5PP member and songwriter John Meeks. Includes some brand new songs and some "owd favverits"! Buy it NOW from www.5pp.co.uk! (not available from Amazon) |
The Fivepenny Piece Collection £6.99New compilation CD from EMI with many tracks previously unreleased on CD. Includes Look Into My Eyes, Ashton Mashers, Weight Watchers, and many more! Full details here. Buy it NOW from Amazon!
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These are all currently available CDs recommended by the Gradely Fivepenny Piece site. Artists featured so far are
The Houghton Weavers, The Oldham Tinkers,
Mike Harding,
George Formby, Gracie Fields, and
Stanley Holloway;
plus some essential compilations of Lancashire music and monologues.
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not be more than this, and it will sometimes be lower! Please remember that Amazon will
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Howfen's favourite sons have been entertaining us since the 1970s - here's some of their CDs!
The Best Of The Houghton Weavers £5.99A compilation album of some of the best tracks by the Houghton Weavers from the 1970s. Includes much of their best-loved material - and budget priced too! Buy it NOW from Amazon!
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Blackpool Belle £9.99Another collection of great songs from the "Keawyeds" - includes the classic The Martians Have Landed In Wigan! Buy it NOW from Amazon!
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Come Landlord £9.99The Houghton Weavers Collection Vol. 3 - includes Rawtenstall Annual Fair, HRH, Room In The Sky and many other classic songs! Buy it NOW from Amazon!
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Howfen Wakes £7.992005 CD release of the original band's first album, with the great title track, the Calico Printer's Clerk, Awterations, and many more. Buy it NOW from Amazon!
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Gone Are The Days £7.99Another great CD reissue by the original band, including The Howefen Legend, Clatter O' Clogs, Art Comin' T'Wakes and many more. Buy it NOW from Amazon!
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Sit Thi Deawn £7.99Original band live album reissued on CD, with Lancashire Fusilier, Poverty Knock, Manchester Rambler, and more great songs. Buy it NOW from Amazon!
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The highly esteemed Lancashire folk group was formed in the 1960s and their records are some of the best!
Sit Thee Down £8.99Includes John Willie's Ferret, Seaur Pies, Oldham Edge, Fishing, The Talking Dog and many more great tracks. Buy it NOW from Amazon!
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That Lancashire Band £7.99Another great album including the classics John Willie's Performing Newt, The Crime Lake Boggart, Our Sarah's Getten A Chap and Toddlin' Whoam. Buy it NOW from Amazon!
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Best O' T'Bunch £8.99Includes Rochdale Mashers, John Willie's Rag Time Band, The Four-Loom Weaver, The Stockport Strike, A Mon Like Thee and many more. Buy it NOW from Amazon!
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A Fine Old English Gentleman £8.99Compilation of the best of the band's legendary Topic albums. Includes Charlie Chaplin, John Willie's Horse, Dad's Medals and lots more great tracks. Buy it NOW from Amazon!
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Mike Harding CDsThe highly esteemed Lancashire folk group was formed in the 1960s and their records are some of the best!
One Man Show £8.99 (2CD)Great value reissue of Mike's classic early double album, packed with rib-tickling humour. Includes Talking Blackpool Blues, King Cotton, Down Our Street and many more. Buy it NOW from Amazon!
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Captain Paralytic & The Brown Ale Cowboys £8.99 (2CD)Another great value double CD, featuring Mike at his hilarious best! Includes Lochdale Ploughboy, Ackroyd's Funeral and more. Buy it NOW from Amazon!
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Foo Foo Shufflewick & Her Exotic Banana £7.99Recorded live at the Grand Theatre, Leeds, in 1985, and now issued on CD. Old Four Eyes in belting comic form! Buy it NOW from Amazon!
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Classic Tracks Volume 1 £7.99Compilation of some of the best of the Bard of Crumpsall's early recordings, from 1976 to 1981. Packed with comic gems! Buy it NOW from Amazon!
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World famous Lancashire singer, ukulele player and film star who is still immensely popular over 40 years after his death.
Please note that some tracks may appear on several of the CDs below - please check the track listing before you buy, to avoid
duplication or disappointment!
England's Famed Clown Prince of Song (5CD Box Set) £15.99An instant George Formby collection, with over 120 songs on this stunning value 5CD box set! Buy it NOW from Amazon!
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His Greatest Favourites £9.99Includes some of his best loved songs including I'm The Ukulele Man, Auntie Maggie's Remedy and Little Stick of Blackpool Rock. Buy it NOW from Amazon!
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The Ultimate Collection (2CD) £4.99Fantastic value double CD with many of George's best known material, and a few lesser known songs too! Buy it NOW from Amazon!
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Count Your Blessings £9.99Great collection of (mostly) more unusual songs. Includes such gems as The V-Sign Song, Mad March Hare and She's Got Two Of Everything - ooerr, missus! Buy it NOW from Amazon!
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Turned Out Nice Again £5.99Includes Emperor Of Lancashire, Riding in the TT Races and You Don't Need A Licence For That, among other classics. Buy it NOW from Amazon!
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When I'm Cleaning Windows £6.99Yet another great compilation including The Lancashire Hot Pot Swingers, I'm A Froggie and Hillbilly Willie. Buy it NOW from Amazon!
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The Ukulele Man £4.99Another budget priced collection, subtitled "24 Family Favourites". (Yes, contains 24 tracks, not 20 as in the Amazon title!) Buy it NOW from Amazon!
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The Best Of George Formby £4.99Low-priced compilation with some gradely tracks: The Lancashire Toreador, Sittin' On The Sands All Night, and Chinese Laundry Blues among 'em! Buy it NOW from Amazon!
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Tek a sken at George's videos and books!
Hugely talented Lancashire lass who could sing just about any kind of song - and a natural comedienne too. A real star!
Please note that some tracks may appear on several of the CDs below - please check the track listing before you buy, to avoid
duplication or disappointment!
The Best Of Gracie Fields £5.99Includes If I Knew You Were Coming I'd've Baked A Cake, Pedro The Fisherman, Letter To A Soldier, and many more (20 tracks). Buy it NOW from Amazon!
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Special Centenary Collection (2CD) £5.99Fantastic value double CD compilation including some of Our Gracie's early HMV & Rex recordings, as well as later Decca material. Highly recommended! Buy it NOW from Amazon!
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Ramona £7.99A refreshingly different selection of lesser-known but nonetheless superb tracks from Our Gracie's prodigious output, with none of the usual items. Buy it NOW from Amazon!
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The Romantic Gracie £8.99What it says on t'cover! Includes How Are Things In Glocca Morra?, I'm A Dreamer (Aren't We All), Nagasaki, and many more (24 tracks in all). Buy it NOW from Amazon!
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Our Gracie £5.99Collection of some of her best known material, with a few not so well known. A good introduction to Our Gracie! Buy it NOW from Amazon!
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Gracie Fields Vol. 2 £5.99Another compilation including some different songs, including He's Dead But He Won't Lie Down, In Me 'Oroscope, Looking On The Bright Side, and many more. Buy it NOW from Amazon!
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Northern Sweetheart £5.99Another great value collection with such gems as Would A Manx Cat Wag Its Tail, What Can You Give A Nudist, and Gracie's original Fred Fannakapan (later covered by the 5PP!) Buy it NOW from Amazon!
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Our Gracie's Greatest Selection £5.99Includes Stop & Shop At The Co-op Shop, I Took My Harp To A Party, I Never Cried So Much In All My Life, and lots more good 'uns! Buy it NOW from Amazon!
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Tek a sken at Gracie's videos and book!
Multi-talented and popular star: comic, singer, actor - and the most famous exponent of the monologue!
Please note that some tracks may appear on several of the CDs below - please check the track listing before you buy, to avoid
duplication or disappointment!
The Classic Monologues £6.97What it says on t'label! Includes The Lion & Albert, Three Ha'pence A Foot, Brahn Boots, Old Sam and loads more champion monologues. Buy it NOW from Amazon!
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Monologues... And More £7.99Includes many of the exploits of Sam Small and Albert Ramsbottom, plus The Parson of Puddle, Guarding The Gasworks, and plenty more! Buy it NOW from Amazon!
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Pick Oop Tha Musket £9.99Includes Sam - Pick Oop Tha Musket, With Her Head Tucked Underneath Her Arm, Th'Ole In The Ark and loads more. Buy it NOW from Amazon!
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At His Very Best (2CD) £5.99Great value offering from Pulse, with 2 CDs of monologues and songs. 40 tracks in all. Buy it NOW from Amazon!
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The Lion & Albert £5.99Another collection of some of the best monologues including Albert Evacuated, Sam's Sturgeon and Runcorn Ferry. 19 tracks. Buy it NOW from Amazon!
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Old Sam & Young Albert £4.99Another compilation of monologues including Yorkshire Pudding, Marksman Sam and Jubilee Sovereign. Buy it NOW from Amazon!
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His Greatest Performances £5.99Yet another collection featuring mainly Sam and Albert's monologues, with some others including Runcorn Ferry and Three Ha'pence A Foot. Buy it NOW from Amazon!
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See the Books section for the words to Stanley's monologues! |
Some cracking records we recommend!
Deep Lancashire £10.99Classic Topic album of Lancashire songs reissued on CD, with tracks from the companion album Owdham Edge. Includes Sammy Shuttleworth, Rawtenstall Annual Fair, A Mon Like Thee, Our Sarah's Getten A Chap, Nobbut A Cockstride Away, and more. Artists include Mike Harding, Oldham Tinkers, Bernard Wrigley and Harry Boardman. An essential album for lovers of Lanky folk! Buy it NOW from Amazon!
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The Lion & Albert (BBC Radio Collection) £12.992 CD set with some of Marriott Edgar's best-loved monologues, read by a host of stars including Les Dawson, Thora Hird, Betty Driver, Roy Hudd and Roy Castle. Includes The Battle Of Hastings, Magna Charter and George & The Dragon, among many classics (17 tracks). Buy it NOW from Amazon!
The Lion & Albert (BBC Radio Collection) £10.99Also available on tape (2 cassettes) Buy it NOW from Amazon!
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You Have To Laugh, Don't You? £7.99Includes The Battle Of Hastings, Yorkshire Pudding, When I'm Cleaning Windows, and many other classic comedy routines and songs recorded between 1926 and 1950. Buy it NOW from Amazon!
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The Bonnie Pit Laddie £10.99Another classic Topic double album reissued on one CD, featuring Harry Boardman with The High Level Ranters and Dick Gaughan. Includes Harry singing The Miners' Lockout and I'll Have A Collier. Buy it NOW from Amazon!
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These are all currently available videos recommended by the Gradely Fivepenny Piece site. Artists featured so far are
George Formby and Gracie Fields. There are also
some other videos you may be interested in.
Note: the prices shown here are the recommended retailer prices and the Amazon price will
not be more than this, and it will sometimes be lower! Please remember that Amazon will
charge a postage/shipping fee - please check this on the Amazon site.
To order an item from Amazon, just click on the picture of the item, the text link or the Amazon logo.
George's films were phenomenally popular in the 1930s and 1940s - many of his best songs are featured
in them, too!
Please note: these are VHS videotapes in PAL format and will only be suitable for UK video players.
No Limit (1935) £9.89One of George's best films, shot on location on the Isle of Man. Starring George as a novice rider in the famous TT races. Guess who wins! Buy it NOW from Amazon!
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Spare A Copper (1940) £9.89Stars George as a policeman in wartime Britain. Includes the songs I Wish I Was Back On The Farm, I'm The Ukulele Man, and more. Buy it NOW from Amazon!
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It's In The Air (1938) £9.89Considered one of George's best films, in which George inadvertently ends up in the RAF piloting a plane. Slapstick comedy with songs including Our Sergeant Major. Buy it NOW from Amazon!
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Trouble Brewing (1939) £9.89Set in a brewery, the action-packed film famously ends with George kissing co-star Googie Withers in a vat of ale! Includes the song Fanlight Fanny among others. Buy it NOW from Amazon!
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Keep Fit (1937) £9.89Cast as the puny underdog, George triumphs over the bully in the boxing ring, and wins the girl (Kay Walsh) into the bargain! Buy it NOW from Amazon!
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George Formby (5 VHS Box Set) £39.59Box set of 5 VHS tapes of George's films No Limit, Spare A Copper, It's In The Air, Trouble Brewing and Keep Fit. A saving of nearly a tenner over the individual prices! Buy it NOW from Amazon!
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Keep Your Seats Please (1936) £9.89Includes George's big hit When I'm Cleaning Windows. A hilarious tale based around the search for a hidden inheritance in a set of identical chairs auctioned off to separate owners. Buy it NOW from Amazon!
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Come On George (1939) £9.89George stars as a stable lad who becomes a jockey (mirroring his own life) who goes on to win a big race. With four songs including Pardon Me. Buy it NOW from Amazon!
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Let George Do It (1940) £9.89One of the best, hugely popular in the USA as well as the UK. Wartime comedy thriller involving Nazi spies, in which George even has a confrontation with Hitler! Some great songs too. Buy it NOW from Amazon!
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Turned Out Nice Again (1941) £9.89George plays a textile worker who invents a revolutionary new material for making ladies' lingerie. Includes Emperor of Lancashire, Auntie Maggie's Remedy and other songs. Buy it NOW from Amazon!
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I See Ice (1938) £9.89A script involving ice hockey, minature cameras, crooks and of course comedy and music! Includes In My Little Snapshot Album, Mother What'll I Do Now? and Noughts & Crosses. Buy it NOW from Amazon!
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George Formby 2 (5 VHS Box Set) £39.59Box set of 5 VHS tapes of George's films Keep Your Seats Please, Come On George, Let George Do it, Turned Out Nice Again and I See Ice. A saving of nearly a tenner over the individual prices! Buy it NOW from Amazon!
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Remembering George Formby £5.99Retrospective look at the life and career of the great Lancashire singer, uke player and film star. Includes many great song sequences. Buy it NOW from Amazon!
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Tek a sken at George's CDs and books!
'Our Gracie' starred in many films in a phenomenal career that spanned most of the 20th century. These are
some of her best!
Please note: these are VHS videotapes in PAL format and will only be suitable for UK video players.
Sally In Our Alley (1931) £9.89This box-office smash tells the tale of a northern lass who goes to London to work as a waitress. Lots of songs - including of course the famous title song. Buy it NOW from Amazon!
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Look Up & Laugh (1935) £9.89Gracie rallies fellow workers in Birkenhead Market to prevent its takeover and demolition by an evil department store chain. Has an explosive ending! Buy it NOW from Amazon!
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Sing As We Go (1934) £9.89One of Gracie's most famous films - a tale of a poor Lancashire lass seeking work in Blackpool after her mill closes down. Fascinating portrait of 1930s Lancashire life, with plenty of songs and comedy! Buy it NOW from Amazon!
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Love, Life & Laughter (1934) £9.89At a fancy dress ball, pub landlady Gracie meets a prince who falls in love with her and decides to abdicate... The usual mix of romance, comedy and songs you associate with Our Gracie. Buy it NOW from Amazon!
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Looking On The Bright Side (1932) £9.89Gracie plays a female singer whose songwriting partner leaves her for an actress after a taste of success turns his head. But all's well that ends well... Buy it NOW from Amazon!
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The Gracie Fields Collection (5 VHS Box Set) £43.99Box set of 5 VHS tapes of Our Gracie's films Sally In Our Alley, Look Up & Laugh, Sing As We Go, Love, Life & Laughter and Looking On The Bright Side. A saving on the price of buying the tapes individually. Buy it NOW from Amazon!
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Tek a sken at Gracie's CDs and book!
These are some other videos that visitors to the Gradely Fivepenny Piece site may find of interest.
Please note: these are VHS videotapes in PAL format and will only be suitable for UK video players.
Mike Harding - Live & Uncensored (1993) £9.89Stand-up comedy from the great Manchester comedian and folk singer - a riot! For viewing by over-15s only. Buy it NOW from Amazon!
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DVDs
These are all currently available DVDs recommended by the Gradely Fivepenny Piece site. There's
just a couple to start with, but we hope to add more when we find them!
Note: the prices shown here are the recommended retailer prices and the Amazon price will
not be more than this, and it will sometimes be lower! Please remember that Amazon will
charge a postage/shipping fee - please check this on the Amazon site.
To order an item from Amazon, just click on the picture of the item, the text link or the Amazon logo.
Brassed Off £4.97Comedy drama set in the world of northern brass bands. Cast includes Bernard Wrigley, Pete Postlethwaite and Tara Fitzgerald. Bargain priced DVD. Buy it NOW from Amazon!
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I Didn't Know You Cared - the complete first series £17.99The cult classic 1970s northern comedy by Peter Tinniswood, featuring the glum Uncle Mort, Carter, Les and the rest of the Brandon family. Finally issued at long, long last on DVD. Very highly remommended! Buy it NOW from Amazon!
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These are all currently available books recommended by the Gradely Fivepenny Piece site. So far we've only got
sections on books to do with George Formby and
other artists.
Note: the prices shown here are the recommended retailer prices and the Amazon price will
not be more than this, and it will sometimes be lower! Please remember that Amazon will
charge a postage/shipping fee - please check this on the Amazon site.
To order an item from Amazon, just click on the picture of the item, the text link or the Amazon logo.
A couple of books about George - a songbook and a biography.
The George Formby Songbook £10.12Includes lyrics and music for 22 of George's best-loved songs, with piano arrangements and ukulele chords. Get yer owd uke out an' 'ave a go! Buy it NOW from Amazon!
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George Formby: A Troubled Genius by David Bret £7.19Fascinating biography of the star which tells not only of his troubled life henpecked by wife Beryl, but his controversial trip to South Africa, where he denounced apartheid and received death threats in return. But it also tells of his great work for the war effort. Includes a full discography and analyses of all his films. Buy it NOW from Amazon!
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A couple of other books you may find interesting...
The Stanley Holloway Monologues £5.59Essential reading for fans of the great Stanley Holloway, Marriott Edgar, etc. Includes the words of many well known monologues featuring Sam, Albert, King 'Arold, and more! Buy it NOW from Amazon!
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Wrigley's Writings: Songs & Monologues by Bernard Wrigley £5.00Includes many of the Bolton Bullfrog's greatest works, including The Concrete Mixer, Molly Kershaw, Buggerlugs Loves Sugar Butty, Saturday Cowboys, Black Pud Stud and loads more. Buy it NOW from Amazon!
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A Touch Of Daniel by Peter Tinniswood £6.99A cult classic comic novel featuring the Brandon family - Les, Annie, Carter and Uncle Mort. Written by the late Peter Tinniswood, this inspired the brilliant TV series I Didn't Know You Cared. Buy it NOW from Amazon!
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Gracie Fields: Authorised Biography by David Bret £15.78Based on previously unpublished material, including Gracie's diaries and private correspondence, the book reveals the truth about Gracie's three failed marriages and other romances. Buy it NOW from Amazon!
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Further items to be added as I find them!
If you know of any good 'uns I've missed, please let me have the details -
Don't Say Nowt - Tell Us Owt!
- Willie Eckerslyke, Assistant Webmaster
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