Though no Al Bowlly, Sam Costa was a popular British dance-band vocalist in the 1930s. But he shot to stardom as the Cockney RAF batman in the BBC wartime radio sitcom 'Much-Binding-in-the-Marsh' (catchphrase 'Good morning, sir, was there something?'.
I was only a few months old when this record was released, so the double-entendres would have gone right over my head. Not so the BBC, who banned it from the airwaves.
Sung by (and possibly written by) Leslie Sarony. The original limericks were quite filthy, so this song was quite daring for 1932. No doubt everyone knew them and pretended they didn't.
ROY FOX & HIS BAND (1934): You Oughta Be In Pictures
An interesting comparison with the Bert Firman version....
RAY NOBLE ORCHESTRA (1934): The Very Thought of You
RAY NOBLE ORCHESTRA (1934): The Very Thought of You
3:24
Sung by Al Bowlly...
RAY NOBLE ORCHESTRA (1931): Lazy Day
RAY NOBLE ORCHESTRA (1931): Lazy Day
3:03
Sung by Al Bowlly....
JAY WILBUR & HIS ORCHESTRA: You Were There (1936)
JAY WILBUR & HIS ORCHESTRA: You Were There (1936)
3:18
Though no Al Bowlly, Sam Costa was a popular British dance-band vocalist in the 1930s. But he shot to stardom as the Cockney RAF batman in the BBC wartime radio sitcom 'Much-Binding-in-the-Marsh' (catchphrase 'Good morning, sir,...
RAY NOBLE ORCHESTRA (1931): Goodnight Sweetheart
RAY NOBLE ORCHESTRA (1931): Goodnight Sweetheart
3:19
Vocalist: Al Bowlly...
EDWARD ELGAR: Salut d'Amour
EDWARD ELGAR: Salut d'Amour
4:09
Orchestral version....
RAY NOBLE ORCHESTRA (1931): Time On My Hands
RAY NOBLE ORCHESTRA (1931): Time On My Hands
3:14
Sung by Al Bowlly....
RAY NOBLE ORCHESTRA (1931): Guilty
RAY NOBLE ORCHESTRA (1931): Guilty
3:13
Sung by Al Bowlly...
JACK HYLTON ORCHESTRA (1929): Breakaway
JACK HYLTON ORCHESTRA (1929): Breakaway
3:20
Used some years ago as the signature tune fo a BBC Radio holiday series of the same name....
RAY NOBLE ORCHESTRA (1933): Close Your Eyes
RAY NOBLE ORCHESTRA (1933): Close Your Eyes
3:15
Sung by Al Bowlly...
JACK HYLTON & HIS BAND (1938): Music Maestro Please
JACK HYLTON & HIS BAND (1938): Music Maestro Please
3:21
Sung by Sam Browne...
LEW STONE & HIS BAND (1934): You're My Thrill
LEW STONE & HIS BAND (1934): You're My Thrill
3:05
Sung by Al Bowlly...
SAMUEL BECKETT: "Molloy" extract (Part 1 of 2)
SAMUEL BECKETT: "Molloy" extract (Part 1 of 2)
5:37
Spoken by Jack McGowran...
ROY FOX & HIS BAND: Nobody's Sweetheart
ROY FOX & HIS BAND: Nobody's Sweetheart
2:49
The best Roy Fox track of them all? Vocalist: Al Bowlly....
RAY NOBLE ORCHESTRA (1933): Maybe ... I Love You Too Much
RAY NOBLE ORCHESTRA (1933): Maybe ... I Love You Too Much
3:12
Sung by Al Bowlly...
BILLY COTTON & HIS BAND (1932): Lost My Little Yoyo
BILLY COTTON & HIS BAND (1932): Lost My Little Yoyo
3:03
I was only a few months old when this record was released, so the double-entendres would have gone right over my head. Not so the BBC, who banned it from the airwaves....
HURRY ON DOWN: Nellie Lutcher
HURRY ON DOWN: Nellie Lutcher
2:27
The one and only ......
RAY NOBLE ORCHESTRA: One Morning in May
RAY NOBLE ORCHESTRA: One Morning in May
3:13
Sung by Al Bowlly...
LESLIE ("HUTCH") HUTCHINSON: Begin the Beguine (1939)
LESLIE ("HUTCH") HUTCHINSON: Begin the Beguine (1939)
3:09
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ROY FOX & HIS BAND: Goodnight Vienna
ROY FOX & HIS BAND: Goodnight Vienna
3:02
Sung by Al Bowlly...
RHYMES by Jack Hylton Orchestra
RHYMES by Jack Hylton Orchestra
5:27
Sung by (and possibly written by) Leslie Sarony. The original limericks were quite filthy, so this song was quite daring for 1932. No doubt everyone knew them and pretended they didn't....
ROY FOX & HIS BAND (1934): You Oughta Be In Pictures
ROY FOX & HIS BAND (1934): You Oughta Be In Pictures
