The War and Postwar Years

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#	Title	Rating	Length
1	Swinging Along		2:59
2	A Lad From Lancashire		2:43
3	The Lancashire Romeo		3:17
4	Imagine Me in the Maginot Line		2:49
5	Grandad's Flannelette Nightshirt recording of: Grandad’s Flannelette Shirt writer: George Formby (Junior, musical film star 1904–1961) and Eddie Latta		3:07
6	Mr. Wu's a Window Cleaner Now		2:47
7	Count Your Blessings and Smile recording of: Count Your Blessings and Smile lyricist and composer: Fred E. Cliffe, George Formby (Junior, musical film star 1904–1961) and Harry Gifford		2:50
8	Oh! Don't the Wind Blow Cold? recording of: Oh, Don’t the Wind Blow Cold writer: Fred E. Cliffe, George Formby (Junior, musical film star 1904–1961) and Harry Gifford		3:07
9	You've Got Something There		2:42
10	I Always Get to Bed by Half-Past Nine		3:13
11	On the Wigan Boat Express recording of: On the Wigan Boat Express writer: Fred E. Cliffe, George Formby (Junior, musical film star 1904–1961) and Harry Gifford		3:05
12	Down the Old Coal Hole		3:18
13	I'm the Ukelele Man		3:09
14	On the Beat recording of: On the Beat writer: George Formby (Junior, musical film star 1904–1961) and Roger Macdougal		3:21
15	Letting the New Year In		2:58
16	Bless 'em All recording of: Bless ’em All (1917 song) writer: Fred Godfrey (early 20th century songwriter) part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 8402)		3:04
17	Guarding the Home of the Home Guards recording of: Guarding the Home of the Home Guard writer: Eddie Latta and George Formby (Junior, musical film star 1904–1961)		2:42
18	I Wish I Was Back on the Farm recording of: I Wish I Was Back on the Farm lyricist and composer: Roger Macdougal		2:43
19	Formby Favourites for the Forces		5:55
20	Thanks, Mr. Roosevelt		2:59
21	Bless 'em All No. 2		3:11

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#	Title	Rating	Length
1	It Might Have Been a Great Deal Worse		3:04
2	You'd Be Far Better Off in a Home		3:05
3	I Did What I Could With My Gas Mask		2:51
4	Delivering the Morning Milk recording of: Delivering the Morning Milk writer: Fred E. Cliffe, George Formby (Junior, musical film star 1904–1961) and Harry Gifford		2:55
5	The Emperor of Lancashire		2:57
6	You Can't Go Wrong in These		3:08
7	Auntie Maggie's Remedy recording of: Auntie Maggie’s Remedy writer: Peter Buchanan, George Formby (Junior, musical film star 1904–1961) and Eddie Latta		3:25
8	You're Everything to Me recording of: You’re Everything to Me lyricist and composer: Roger Macdougal		3:36
9	I'd Do It With a Smile		2:53
10	The Left-Hand Side of Egypt		3:23
11	Who Are You A-Shoving Of?		3:36
12	The Barmaid at the Rose and Crown		3:13
13	I Played on My Spanish Guitar		3:15
14	Swing Mama		3:31
15	George Formby's Crazy Record, Parts 1/2		6:51
16	Formby Film Favourites, Parts 1/2		6:15
17	Katy Did, Katy Didn't		2:59
18	Frank on His Tank		3:06
19	Smile All the Time		3:17
20	Out in the Middle East		3:07

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#	Title	Rating	Length
1	Andy the Handy Man recording of: Andy the Handy Man lyricist and composer: Eddie Latta		2:52
2	They Laughed When I Started to Play		3:22
3	Talking to the Moon About You		3:09
4	Go to Get Your Photo in the Press		3:22
5	Mr. Wu's an Air Raid Warden Now		2:45
6	Sally the Salvage Queen		3:00
7	Thirsty Thirsty Sailors		2:48
8	Hold Your Hats On		2:51
9	The Cook House Serenade		3:04
10	You Can't Love Two Girls at the Same Time		3:05
11	Under the Blasted Oak		3:24
12	Then the Lads of the Village Get Crackin'		3:20
13	When the Waterworks Caught Fire		2:52
14	The Baby Show		2:43
15	Home Guard Blues		3:06
16	Oh! You Have No Idea		3:12
17	Spotting on Top of Blackpool Tower		3:01
18	Sentimental Lou		2:58
19	British Isles (medley)		3:04
20	American (medley)		2:57
21	On the HMS Cowheel		2:57
22	Bunty's Such a Big Girl Now		2:58

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#	Title	Rating	Length
1	It Serves You Right (You Shouldn't Have Joined)		2:56
2	If I Had a Girl Like You		2:48
3	Swim, Little Fish		2:50
4	Bell Bottom George		3:07
5	The "V" Sign Song		3:06
6	The Old Cane Bottom Chair		2:53
7	Our Fanny's Gone All Yankee		2:54
8	Unconditional Surrender		2:50
9	Blackpool Prom		2:31
10	Mr. Wu's in the Air Force		2:46
11	The Daring Young Man		2:52
12	I'd Like a Dream Like That		3:05
13	She's Got Two of Everything		3:12
14	Up in the Air and Down in the Dumps		2:48
15	Excerpt From "Get Cracking"		1:24
16	You Don't Need a Licence for That recording of: You Don't Need a Licence for That writer: Fred E. Cliffe and George Formby (Junior, musical film star 1904–1961)		3:14
17	The Mad March Harae		3:04
18	It Could Be		2:49
19	We've Been a Long Time Gone		2:32
20	Auntie Maggie's Remedy recording of: Auntie Maggie’s Remedy writer: Peter Buchanan, George Formby (Junior, musical film star 1904–1961) and Eddie Latta		2:49
21	Leaning on a Lamp Post recording of: Leaning on a Lamp Post lyricist and composer: Noel Gay		3:08
22	When I'm Cleaning Windows recording of: When I’m Cleaning Windows writer: Fred E. Cliffe, George Formby (Junior, musical film star 1904–1961) and Harry Gifford		2:50
23	Come Hither With Your Zither		2:10

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