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Joining the Essential Collection line up this month we welcome “’im from up north”, Stanley Augustus Holloway.  Actually born in Manor Park East London in 1890 we could all be forgiven for believing him a northerner given the authenticity of his fine Monolgues all of which we feature here on this well filled double RE-MASTERED CD.  All the classics are included here from the legendary , (and forever doomed!), The Lion And Albert plus of course the Return Of Albert to Brahn Boots and With Her Head Tucked Underneath Her Arm.

CD2 continues the fun and as a special bonus to round things off we have included two classic songs from My Fair Lady and forever associated with Stanley Holloway, With A Little Bit Of Luck and Get Me To The Church On Time, songs he would continue to sing until he finally had to stop performing in the late 1970’s.

Disc One:

1. With Her Head Tucked Underneath Her Arm

2. Old Sam (Sam, Pick Oop Tha’ Musket)

3. The Lion And Albert

4. Three Ha’pence A Foot

5. Gunner Joe

6. ‘Alt! Who Goes There?

7. The Return Of Albert (Albert Comes Back)

8. The Beefeater

9. Beat The Retreat On Thy Drum

10. The ‘Ole In The Ark

11. Runcorn Ferry (Tuppence Per Person Per Trip)

12. Yorkshire Pudden!

13. Sam’s Medal

14. Jonah And The Grampus

15. Sam’s Sturgeon

16. Uppards

17. The Recumbent Posture

18. Sam Goes To It

19. Brahn Boots

Disc Two:

1. Albert And The ‘Eadsman

2. One Each Apiece All Round

3. The Future Mrs ‘Awkins

4. Sam Drummed Out

5. Many Happy Returns

6. Marksman Sam

7. The Jubilee Sov’rin

8. The Negro Preacher

9. Old Sam’s Christmas Pudding

10. The Parson Of Puddle

11. Old Sam’s Party

12. Albert Evacuated

13. Guarding The Gasworks

14. Careless Talk with Leslie Henson

15. Albert And His Savings

16. How Long Hast Thou Been Grave Maker? (with Sir Laurence Olivier - from ‘Hamlet’)

17. My Missus

18. With A Little Bit Of Luck (with Gordon Dilworth & Rod McLennan - from ‘My Fair Lady’)

19. Get Me To The Church On Time (from ‘My Fair Lady’)