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Welcome to the page where you can order for the first time, Al Bowlly's recordings presented on CD in logical order with the bonus of many rare and previously unreleased alternate takes and broadcast material. 

Each CD is from the old catalogue of Memory Lane Magazine so are not available anywhere else.

 

Each are produced on demand and include jewel case and reproduced artwork as close to the original MMLMCD Magazine release as possible. 

CDs also have CD text (if your player supports this feature), interesting sleeve notes and details about the recordings, etc.

The CDs are GBP £11 each plus GBP £2.50 (for postage and packing to mainland UK addresses.) 

UK orders of more than two CDs please add GBP £5.50 for postage and packing no matter how many CDs you order. 

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Al Bowlly CDs 

AL BOWLLY: THE COMPLETE MAURICE WINNICK AND SYDNEY LIPTON SESSIONS MLCD002
Titles: Topical Tunes Part 1- Mountains of the Pine, What A Fool I've Been, Twilight Waltz; Springtime Reminds Me Of You; The Waltz200 You Saved For Me; Topical Tunes Part 2 - Life; Pardon Me, Pretty Baby, Shake and Let Us Be Friends, Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen; There's A Gold-Mine In The Sky; Kiss Me Goodnight; Rosalie; In The Still Of The Night; Once In A While; When The Organ Played `Oh, Promise Me; Somebody's Thinking Of You Tonight; My Heaven On Earth; Chatterbox; When You Wish Upon A Star; Turn On The Old Music Box; Who’s Taking You Home Tonight?; Arm In Arm; There's A Boy Coming Home On Leave; My Capri Serenade [all foregoing with Maurice Winnick and his band/Sweet Music/Orchestra]; The Lonesome Trail Ain't Lonesome Any More; It’s A Long, Long Way To Your Heart; Souvenir Of Love; Trusting My Luck [all foregoing with Sydney Lipton and his Grosvenor House Orchestra].

AL BOWLLY: THE COMPLETE HARRY HUDSON SESSIONS VOLUME 1 MLMCD004
Titles: A Bench In the Park; Happy Feet; Blue Is The Night; Cheer Up And Smile; What A Perfect Night For Love; Free And Easy, My Cradle Is The Desert; A Japanese Dream; Go Home And Tell Your Mother; My Sunshine Came On A Rainy Day; Underneath The Spanish Stars; A Little Love Song; Okay, Baby; Old-Fashioned Girl; Never Swat A Fly; Sweet Jennie Lee; You’re Driving Me Crazy; Tap Your Feet; Makin Wicki-Wacki Down In Waikiki; Sweet Jennie Lee; Ti-dle-id-dle-um-pum; Maybe Its Love; Beyond Blue Horizon; Walkin My Baby Back Home; Lets Get Friendly; Time On My Hands; I’m Glad I Waited.

AL BOWLLY: THE COMPLETE HARRY HUDSON SESSIONS VOLUME 2 MLMCD005
Titles: Belle Of Barcelona; I’m A Hundred Per Cent. In Love With You; Poor Kid; Mama Inez; Roll On, Mississippi, Roll On; Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams; Honeymoon Lane; I Can’t Do Without You; By The River Sainte Marie; I’m Thru With Love; Hang Out The Stars In Indiana; Just One More Chance; Lies; Rio De Janeiro; Linda; Dear, When I Met You; Eleven More Months And Ten More Days (AB); Foolish Facts(AB); Eleven More Months And Ten More Days; Foolish Facts; A Faded Summer Love(AB); You Didn't Know The Music (AB); The Farmyard Symphony (BH); When Bill Malone Plays The Xylophone (BH); The Village Jazz Band (BH).
All vocals with Harry Hudson apart from (AB), Al Bowlly solos accompanied by Harry Hudson; and (BH), vocal with Billy Hill and his Boys.

 

AL BOWLLY: THE COMPLETE HOWARD GODFREY, PERCY CHANDLER AND JOCK MCDERMOTT SESSIONS MLMCD008
On The Sunny Side Of The Street; Sweepin The Clouds Away; Song Of The Dawn; Dancing With Tears In My Eyes (all by the Aldwych Players directed by Howard Godfrey); My Canary Has Circles Under His Eyes; Miss Elizabeth Brown; Thank You Most Sincerely; Life Is Meant For Love; Time On My Hands; At Last I'm Happy (takes 1 and 2); Looking For You; That's What I Like About You; Got A Date With An Angel; The Way With Every Sailor; Who Do You Love?; Over The Blue; (all by the Waldorfians directed by Howard Godfrey); Why Couldn't You?; Tango Lady; Really Mine (all with Percy Chandler and his Band); Mona Lisa; Hold My Hand; Whispering; Dinah all by Jock McDermott and his Band).

THEY CALLED HIM AL: AL BOWLLY MLMCD009

Published in conjunction with the 2010 Al Bowlly biography They Called Him Al by Ray Pallett

Titles: My Blue Heaven (John Abriani); Lay My Head Beneath A Rose (Linn Milford and his Hawaiian Singers); Jys In Die Pad – in Afrikaans (small orch. dir. by Ray Noble* ); The Peanut Vendor – previously unissued take (Roy Fox); Lady Of Spain - 1947 Reissued Version (Ray Noble); Goodnight (Rolando); This Is The Day Of Days – previously unissued take (Ray Noble); Was That The Human Thing To Do? - Hiking Holiday Part 1 (Arthur Lally) ; When The Rest Of The Crowd Goes Home -Hiking Holiday Part 2 (Arthur Lally); Glorious Devon (George Scott-Wood (piano.) *); Barcarolle -Venetian Nights with Suzanne Botterill (Clifford Greenwood); Wont You Stay To Tea? (Lew Stone); Maria, My Own (small Instrumental group *); Driftin Tide (Ray Noble); One, Two, Button Your Shoe (Ray Noble); Le Touquet (Ronnie Munro); Every Days A Holiday (Studio group dir. by Leonard Joy.*) The Pretty Little Patchwork Quilt (orch. *); Have You Ever Been In Heaven? (Lew Stone); Penny Serenade (Geraldo); I’m Madly In Love With You (Reginald Williams); Violin In Vienna (orch.*); Careless (Billy Munn *); When That Man Is Dead And Gone (Al Bowlly and Jimmy Mesene).

 

AL BOWLLY: THE COMPLETE LEN FILLIS SESSIONS VOLUME 1 MLMCD0010
Titles: Honeymoon Chimes; Anita; Playmates; Lay My Head Beneath A Rose; Last Night I Dreamed You Kissed Me; The Pagan Love Song; This Is Heaven; S'posin; An Old Italian Love Song; In The Moonlight; Silvery Moon; Silv'ry Moon; Happy Days Are Here Again; Gypsy Dream Rose; Silv'ry Moon; Land Of The Might-Have-Been; Somehow; Lazy Lou'siana Moon; Every Little Kindness (Makes An Angel Smile); My Angel Mother; The Golden Gates Of Paradise; The Hymns My Mother Used To Sing; Falling In Love Again; Say A Little Prayer For Me.

 

AL BOWLLY: THE COMPLETE LEN FILLIS SESSIONS VOLUME 2 MLMCD0012
Titles: One Night Alone With You - Al Vocale crooners; Rose Dreams, Blue Pacific Moonlight, Here In My Heart, That Little Lock Of Hair - Linn Milford and his Hawaiian Players; There's A Stranger In Heaven Tonight, Aloha Oe - Hawaiian Quartet; Goodbye To All That, Golden Gates Of Paradise - Honolulu Quartet; Sleepy Head, That’s My Song Of Love, Waiting For That Thing Called Happiness - Al Vocale and his Crooners; Lonely Little Vagabond, She's My Secret Passion - Phantom Players; That's My Song Of Love, That Little Lock Of Hair, She's My Secret Passion, Lonely Little Vagabond, There's A Stranger In Heaven Tonight - Earl Melville Ah Hawaiians; Sleepy Head, With My Guitar And You, Go Home And Tell Your Mother - Edgar Adeler's Hawaiian Players; Old Spanish Moon, Love Never Dies, Why Did You Turn Me Down? - Hawaiian Serenaders.

AL BOWLLY: THE COMPLETE LEN FILLIS SESSIONS VOLUME 3 MLMCD0014
Titles: Lovebirds Are Better Than Bluebirds - HS; Headin For Hollywood - HS; Moonlight On The Colorado - FH*; Cuban Love Song - FH*; The Kiss Waltz - WS*; With My Guitar And You - WS*; Bye, Bye, Blues - WS*; Old New England Moon - WS*; There's A Stranger In Heaven Tonight - LM *; Sleepy Head - LM *; In An Old Churchyard - LM *; The Silver-Toned Chimes Of The Angelus - LM *; That's What Loneliness Means To Me - PB *; My Bluebird Was Caught In The Rain - FH; Somewhere In Old Wyoming - FH*; Oh Donna Clara - WS*; Nobody Cares If I'm Blue - WS*; Somewhere In Old Wyoming - PB *; Oh! Donna Clara - PB *; Hurt - PB; ’Neath Hawaiian Skies - PB; Really Mine - PB; Bubbling Over With Love - LF; Lady Of Spain - LF *; Hawaiian Stars Are Gleaming - LF * HS, Hawaiian Serenaders; FH, Ferrachini's Hawaiian Band; WS, Waikiki Serenaders ; LM, Linn Milford and his Hawaiian Players; PB, Palm Beach Hawaiians; LF, Len Fillis and his Novelty Orchestra. *Duet with Les Allen.

THE COMPLETE MARIUS B WINTER AND JACK LEON SESSIONS MLMCD016
What A Perfect Night For Love; Beware Of Love; Never Swat A Fly; Sunny Days; Roamin Thru The Roses; An Old-Fashioned Girl; Okay, Baby; A Little Love Song; All Through The Night; Lights Of Paris; Bell-Bottom Trousers; Ya Got Love; Walkin My Baby Back Home; Walkin My Baby Back Home (Slow take); Leave The Rest To Nature; I’m So Used To You Now; Goodnight, Sweetheart; Shake And Let Us Be Friends; I’ll Keep You In My Heart Always; Oh! Rosalita; Bubbling Over With Love; I Offer You These Roses.
Tracks 1- 9 are by Marius B. Winter, the remainder by Jack Leon

AL BOWLLY THE SESSION SINGER VOLUME 1 MLMCD018
When The Lilac Blooms Again PM; Up In The Clouds PM; Great Day A; Without A Song A; Living In The Sunlight, Loving In The Moonlight A; You Brought A New Kind Of Love To Me; Adeline JW; Roll On, Mississippi, Roll On SP; Heartaches SP; Time Alone Will Tell SP; Tell Me You Love Me SP; I Cant Get Mississippi Off My Mind BC; Come On, Be Happy JJ; Let Bygones Be Bygones JJ; I’m Playing With Fire JJ; Sittin In The Dark JJ; Le Touquet RM; Vieni, Vieni RM; Smile When You Say Goodbye RM; Hometown RM; Rosalie RM; In The Still Of The Night RM; Proud Of You OR; Proud Of You (second take) OR.
Key: PM, Percival Mackey; A, Alfredo; JW, Jay Wilbur; SP, Sid Phillips; BD. Billy Cotton; JJ, Jack Jackson; RM, Ronnie Munro; OR, Oscar Rabin.

AL BOWLLY THE SESSION SINGER VOLUME 2 MLMCD020
Just Imagine, FM; Wherever You Are , FM; If I Had You, FM; Misery Farm, FM; I’m Sorry, Sally, FM; After The Sun Kissed The World Goodbye, FM; If Anything Happened To You, FM; Rio Rita (Unconfirmed), JW; Listen To The German Band, DS; Sweetheart, SW; Cant We Meet Again?, SW; Pale Volga Moon, SW; The Goodnight, Waltz, SW; Oh! Mister Moon, SW; The Blackpool Walk, FM; The Girl In The Upstairs Flat, FM; When Granny Wore Her Crinoline, FM; I’m Saving The Last Waltz For You, FM; Singers On Parade: Little Lady Make-Believe (take 1), FM; Singers On Parade: Little Lady Make-Believe (take 2), FM; I’m Madly In Love With You, RW; Small Town, RW; What Do You Know About Love?, RW; The Waves Of The Ocean Are Whispering Goodnight, BM.
Key: FE, Fred Elizalde ; JW, Jay Wilbur; DS, Debroy Somers; SW, Scott Wood Accordion Quartet; FM, Felix Mendelssohn; RW, Reginald Williams; BM, Bram Martin.

AL BOWLLY AT THE MOVIES MLMCD022
Titles (Film Soundtrack recordings) I’m So Used To You Now (RF); Leave The Rest To Nature 1 (p); Leave The Rest To Nature 2 (RF); The Wedding Of The Slumtown Babies (LS); Say To Yourself I Will Be Happy (LBB); In London On A Night Like This (RF); Considerin’ (RF); If Anything Happened To You (RF); I Gotta Horse (LS); Goodnight, Sweetheart (RN); The Very Thought Of You (pML); My Melancholy Baby (pML); (Commercial recordings) Sometimes (VP); Falling In Love (NCDO); You Call It Madness (NCDO) I Idolize My Baby's Eyes (NCDO); Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries (NCDO); Songs From The Shows Part 1 (JW); America Calling Part 1 - Cuddle Up Close (EP); America Calling Part 2 - You’ll Never Understand (EP); Wonderbar Part 1 - Wonder Bar; Goin To Heaven On A Mule (B); Wonderbar Part 2 - Don't Say Goodnight; Wonder Bar Reprise (B); Something To Sing About (M); In My Little Red Book (M); Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind (KJ); It Was A Lover And His Lass (KJ)
Key: RF, Roy Fox; p, piano (unknown); LS, Lew Stone; LLB, Luton Brass Band; RN, Ray Noble; pML, piano, Monia Liter; VP, Van Phillips; NCDO, New Cumberland Dance Orchestra; JW, John Watt; EP, Eddie Pola; B. Bohemians; M, Mantovani; KJ, Ken “Snakehips” Johnson.

AL BOWLLY ON THE AIR WITH RAY NOBLE MLMCD024
Theme: The Very Thought Of You: Let Yourself Go; The Touch Of Your Lips; Please Keep Me In Your Dreams; Flowers For Madame; I Never Had A Chance; Night On The Desert; Lets Put Our Heads Together; Life Is A Song; Way Back Home; Solitude; I Cant Give You Anything But Love; Intro And Theme (Goodnight Sweetheart); Lets Face The Music And Dance; Let Yourself Go; The Very Thought Of You; That Lovely Night In Budapest; Soon; Song Without Words; I’m Misunderstood; Closing Theme Goodnight Sweetheart.
A unique collection of recordings made for, or from, American radio complete with introductions from the announcer and Ray Noble himself. Every track apart from intros and themes features Al Bowlly. This is just as the programmes were heard by American radio audiences.

AL BOWLLY THE DECCA SOLOS VOLUME 1 MLMCD026
She Walked Right Up And Took My Man Away; Nigger Blues; Frankie and Johnny Blues; By The Old Oak Tree; I’m So Used To You Now; Leave The Rest To Nature; Were You Sincere; I’d Rather Be A Beggar With You; Please Don't Mention It; Wherever You Are; Happy-Go-Lucky You (And Broken-Hearted Me); It Was So Beautiful; Love Is The Sweetest Thing; I’ll Do My Best To Make You Happy; My Romance; Keep Your Last "Good-Night" For Me; So Ashamed; Rosa Mia; Ill Follow You; A Million Dreams; Glorious Devon; Maria, My Own; That's All That Matters To Me; You Must Believe Me.

AL BOWLLY THE DECCA SOLOS VOLUME 2 MLMCD028
Goodnight, But Not Goodbye; Moonstruck; There's A Cabin In The Pines; Learn To Croon; I’m Gettin Sentimental Over You; Night And Day; Love Locked Out; Fancy Our Meeting; Lover, Come Back To Me; Everything I Have Is Yours; That's Me Without You; True; The Very Thought Of You (take 1); The Very Thought Of You (take 2); You Ought To Be In Pictures; Little Dutch Mill; Madonna Mine; It’s All Forgotten Now; Isle Of Capri; Judy; When Mother Nature Sings Her Lullaby; There's Rain In My Eyes; Al Bowlly Remembers - Lover, Come Back To Me; Dancing In The Dark; Al Bowlly Remembers - I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter; Auf Wiedersehen, My Dear.

AL BOWLLY THE HMV SOLOS VOLUME 1 MLMCD030
Carelessly; On A Little Dream Ranch; Blue Hawaii; Sweet Is The Word For You; Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen; Marie; You’re A Sweetheart; The Pretty Little Patchwork Quilt; Sweet As A Song; Sweet Someone; Goodnight, Angel; When The Organ Played `Oh Promise Me; Romany; Lonely; I Miss You In The Morning; Violin In Vienna; What Do You Know About Love?; Hey Gipsy, Play Gipsy; South Of The Border; Dark Eyes; Moon Love; Au Revoir But Not Goodbye; A Man And His Dream; Ridin Home.

 

AL BOWLLY THE HMV SOLOS VOLUME 2 MLMCD032
Titles: Bella Bambina; Over The Rainbow; Somewhere In France With You; Give Me My Ranch; Its A Lovely Day Tomorrow; Careless; Dreaming; A Little Rain Must Fall; When You Wear Your Sunday Blue; Walkin Thru Mockin' Bird Lane; Make Love With A Guitar - When I Dream Of Home (AB & JM); Make-Believe Island - Woodpecker Song (AB & JM); Turn Your Money In Your Pocket - I’ll Never Smile Again - We’ll Go Smiling Along (AB & JM); I Haven't Time To Be A Millionaire - I’m Stepping Out With A Memory Tonight (AB & JM); The Ferry Boat Serenade (AB & JM); Only Forever (AB & JM); Nicky The Greek (Has Gone) (AB & JM); Nicky The Greek (Has Gone) (AB & JM); Banditlied (The Prisoner's Song); Die Lensam Weg (The Lonesome Road); Kleine Maat (Little Pal); Ou Kaapstad Is Mij Hemel-Land Die Ou Lelie Vallei; Banditlied (The Prisoners Song). Accompaniments are by Ronnie Munro, part from Afrikaans titles which are accompanied by Ray Noble. AB & JM signify duets between Al Bowlly and Jimmy Mesene as The radio Stars With Two Guitars.

 

AL BOWLLY: THE COMPLETE GERALDO SESSIONS VOLUME 1 MLMCD034
My Heart Is Taking Lessons; On The Sentimental Side; In A Little Toy Sail Boat; Small Fry; Never Break A Promise; When Mother Nature Sings Her Lullaby; Penny Serenade; Heart And Soul; Two Sleepy People; Is That The Way To Treat A Sweetheart?; Colorado Sunset; While A Cigarette Was Burning; Any Broken Hearts To Mend?; Summers End; My Own; You’re As Pretty As A Picture; They Say; If Ever A Heart Was In The Right Place; One Day When We Were Young; I’m In Love With Vienna; Grandma Said; Deep In A Dream; You’re A Sweet Little Headache; The Same Old Story.

AL BOWLLY: THE COMPLETE GERALDO SESSIONS VOLUME 2 MLMCD036
Titles: Could Be; Between A Kiss And A Sigh; To Mother, With Love; Thanks For Everything; I Miss You In The Morning; Colorado Sunset (T); Grandma Said (T); One Day When We Were Young (T); Penny Serenade (T); Romany (T); While A Cigarette Was Burning (T); Change Partners (T); (Theme) Sweet Sue Just You (ML A); It Was So Beautiful (ML A); Pennies From Heaven (ML T); Shoe Shine Boy (ML T); The Red Maple Leaves (LS A); Down And Out Blues (LS A); The Frog On The Water-Lily (LS A); How Do You Do Mr Right? (v Eve Becke); It’s D’lovely; I Have Eyes (v Cyril Grantham); The Lady On The Second Floor (v Cyril Grantham); Waltz Of My Heart.
All are by Geraldo and his Orchestra apart from ML, Monia Liter and the Ace Of Hearts Orchestra and LS, Lew Stone and his Band. An “A” signifies and aircheck, and a “T” signifies a radio transcription disc.

 

AL BOWLLY SINGS THE BLUES MLMCD038

Titles: Twentieth Century Blues - New Mayfair Novelty Orchestra (Ray Noble); Looking For A Little Bit Of Blue - Lew Stone and his Band; Over The Blue - The Waldorfians; Nobody Cares If Im Blue (with Les Allen) - Waikiki Serenaders; St Louis Blues - Ray Noble and his Orchestra; The Girl In The Alice Blue Gown - Lew Stone and his Band; Bye, Bye, Blues (with Les Allen) - Waikiki Serenaders; A Beautiful Lady In Blue - Ray Noble and his Orchestra; Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea - Roy Fox and his Band; In A Blue And Pensive Mood – solo; My Bluebird Was Caught In The Rain - Ferrachini’s Hawaiian Band; My Blue Heaven - John Abrianis Six; Blue Moon – solo; Lovebirds Are Better Than Bluebirds - Hawaiian Serenaders; Blue Hawaii – solo; Junk Man Blues (with Nat Gonella And Chorus) - Lew Stone and the Monseigneur Band; Blue Skies – solo; Blues In My Heart - Ray Noble and his New Mayfair Dance Orchestra; Down And Out Blues (with Sid Colin) - Lew Stone and his Band; Blue Pacific Moonlight (with Les Allen) - Linn Milford and his Hawaiian Players; Frankie And Johnny Blues - Al Bowlly and Ella Logan; Basin Street Blues – solo; Lullaby In Blue - Lew Stone and his Band; Blue Prelude - Lew Stone And The Monseigneur Band.

 

AL BOWLLY THE COMPLETE CARROLL GIBBONS AND ARTHUR LALLY SESSIONS VOLUME 1 MLMCD040
There’s A Time And Place For Everything; Sweet And Lovely (Take 1); Sweet And Lovely (Take 4); Who Am I?; Linda; Actions Speak Louder Than Words*; One Little Quarrel*; You’re The Kind Of Baby For Me; Whistling Waltz; Sweetheart In My Dreams Tonight; Save The Last Dance For Me; Granny’s Photo Album* CC; Kiss By Kiss* CC; The Night You Gave Me Back The Ring* CC; Only Me Knows Why*; With Love In My Heart*; Take Away The Moon*; We’ll Be Together Again*; Tell Tales*; The Cat And The Fiddle Selection Part One – Try To Forget*; The Cat And The Fiddle Selection Part Two – She Didn’t Say ‘Yes’*; The King Was In His Counting House*; Goopy Geer*; Sailing On The Robert E Lee*. Asterisked tracks were issued as The Masqueraders. CC – Al Bowlly with the Carlyle Cousins.

AL BOWLLY: THE COMPLETE CARROLL GIBBONS AND ARTHUR LALLY SESSIONS VOLUME 2 MLMCD042
Snuggled On Your Shoulder; When Were Alone; What Makes You So; Adorable?; I Heard (w. Carroll Gibbons); What A Life!; A Great Big Bunch Of You; Farewell To Arms; Something To Do With Spring; A Hiking Holiday with Bert Feldman Part 1 (Was That The Human Thing To Do?); A Hiking Holiday with Bert Feldman Part 2 (When The Rest Of The Crowd Goes Home); Good Evening; My Sunny Monterey; Drums In My Heart; Ev'ry Days A Lucky Day; We’ve Got The Moon And Sixpence; Is I In Love? I Is; Dance Of The Cuckoos; This Is My Love Song; Hello Mike; Considerin; Looking On The Bright Side; Wicked Mr. Punch; All My Life (Vocal Jack Plant); Sunshine And Roses (Vocal Anona Winn). Tracks 1 – 8 and 23 and 24 are by the Savoy Hotel Orpheans; the remainder are by Arthur Lally and his Orchestra. Tracks 7 and 8 are from broadcasts.

AL BOWLLY: THE COMPLETE ROY FOX SESSIONS VOLUME 1 MLMCD044
Memories Of You; You’re Lucky To Me; Thank Your Father; Cant We Be Friends?; Wedding Bells Are Ringing For Sally; Missouri Waltz; Lady, Play Your Mandolin; Hurt; Writing A Letter To You; A Peach Of A Pair; Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea*; The Peanut Vendor*; The Peanut Vendor*; Maybe Its Love*; You’re The One I Care For; Overnight; Shout! For Happiness; When Your Hair Has Turned To Silver; Bathing In The Sunshine; Reaching For The Moon; All Through The Night; Truly*; I’m Glad I Waited (with the Three Ginx); One More Time. Asterisk indicated with chorus.

AL BOWLLY – THE COMPLETE ROY FOX SESSIONS VOLUME 2 MLMCD046
Lady Of Spain; Time On My Hands; Alma Mia (With Trio); Koppa-Ka-Banna (With Trio); Betty Co-Ed; You Didn't Have To Tell Me; When It's Sunset On The Nile; Would You Like To Take A Walk?; Laughing At The Rain; Ya Got Love; Bubbling Over With Love; Fiesta; By My Side; My Temptation; I’m So Used To You Now; I’m Gonna Get You; It Must Be True; Leave The Rest To Nature; Lazy Day; Poor Kid; By The River Sainte Marie; When You Were The Blossom Of Buttercup Lane; Tie A Little String Around Your Finger; I Found You.

AL BOWLLY – THE COMPLETE ROY FOX SESSIONS VOLUME 3 MLMCD048
Love for Sale; Roll On, Mississippi, Roll On; Roll On, Mississippi, Roll On; Out of Nowhere; While Hearts Are Singing; I’d Rather Be A Beggar with You; Tell Me, Are You from Georgia? (With Nat Gonella); You Are My Heart's Delight; Cherie, C'est Vous; You Can't Stop Me From Loving You; Dance Hall Doll (With Ella Logan And Chorus); What Are You Thinking About, Baby?; Time Alone Will Tell; When The Waltz Was Through; Sing Another Chorus, Please (With Chorus); Sweet And Lovely; Looking For You; Kiss Me "Goodnight"; Song Of Happiness; Just One More Chance; Just One More Chance; Smile, Darn Ya, Smile; That's What I Like About You; You Forgot Your Gloves.

 

AL BOWLLY THE COMPLETE ROY FOX SESSIONS VOLUME 4 MLMCD050
Take It From Me (I'm Taking To You); Yes, Yes (My Baby Said Yes); I Found A Million Dollar Baby; Look In The Looking Glass; This Is The Missus; Over The Blue; ’Neath The Spell Of Monte Carlo; Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries; Yes, Yes (My Baby Said Yes); You Call It Madness (But I Call It Love); Nobody's Sweetheart; Guilty; The Longer That You Linger In Virginia; If I Didnt Have You; Theres Something In Your Eyes; Prisoner Of Love; You Didn't Know The Music; To Be Worthy Of You; Jig Time; If Anything Happened To You (RM); In London On A Night Like This (RM); Adios; Concentratin'; Minnie The Moocher.

AL BOWLLY THE COMPLETE ROY FOX SESSIONS VOLUME 5 MLMCD052
Kicking The Gong Around; My Sweet Virginia (Take 2); My Sweet Virginia (Take 3); If I Have To Go On Without You (Take 1); If I Have To Go On Without You (Take 2); Kiss By Kiss; Goodnight, Moon; She Didn't Say "Yes"; Goodnight, Vienna; Living In Clover; Somebody Loves You; I’m For You A Hundred Per Cent; Cant We Talk It Over (Take 1); Cant We Talk It Over (Take 3); When Were Alone; Lovable; Love, You Funny Thing; Gettin Sentimental; You've Got What Gets Me; I Got Rhythm; Put That Sun Back In The Sky; The Echo Of A Song; Its Always Good-Bye; Lullaby Of The Leaves

AL BOWLLY THE COMPLETE ROY FOX SESSIONS VOLUME 6 MLMCD054
Gone Forever; What Makes You So Adorable; Minnie The Moochers Wedding Day; Roy Foxs Commentary On Minnie The Moochers Wedding Reception; One More Affair; Marta; Wherever You Are; Just Another Dream Of You; Ooh! That Kiss!; You’re My Everything; The Night When Love Was Born; Are You Prepared (To Be True); If You Were Only Mine; Call It A Day; The Old Man Of The Mountains (Take 1); The Old Man Of The Mountains (take 2); How'm I Doin' (With Nat Gonella and chorus); Moon; All Of A Sudden; Ten Cents A Dance (Vocal: Betty Bolton); Star Dust; What’s Keeping My Prince Charming; (Vocal: Roy Fox and Ella Logan); You Rascal, You (Vocal: Nat Gonella); Was That The Human Thing To Do? (Vocal: Eve Becke).

AL BOWLLY THE COMPLETE LEW STONE SESSIONS VOLUME 1 MLMCD056
Nightfall; Rain, Rain, Go Away; In The Still Of The Night; Why Waste Your Tears; I Cant Write The Words; Lets Put Out The Lights (And Go To Sleep) (with Mary Charles); Junk Man Blues (with Nat Gonella and chorus); Balloons; My Woman; I’ll Never Be The Same; You’ll Always Be The Same Sweetheart To Me; The Girl Who Thought ... Part 1 (with band); The Girl Who Thought ... Part 2 (with band); Lets All Sing Like The Birdies Sing; What More Can I Ask; Brighter Than The Sun; Ich Liebe Dich, My Dear; Lying In The Hay (with Nat Gonella); Little Nell; A Letter To My Mother (A Brivele Der Mame); All Of Me; Save The Last Dance For Me; All Of Me; Save The Last Dance For Me.

AL BOWLLY THE COMPLETE LEW STONE SESSIONS VOLUME 2 MLMCD058
A Letter To My Mother; What More Can I Ask? News Chronicle Competition Record; In Santa Lucia (with Joe Ferrie And Joe Crossman); Please Handle With Care; Please Handle With Care; The World Is So Small; Mediterranean Madness; My Hearts To Let; When You've Fallen In Love; Someone To Care For; Wont You Stay To Tea?; Oh! Mister Moon; Three Wishes; Let Me Give My Happiness To You; And So I Married The Girl; I Lay Me Down To Sleep; In The Park In Paree; The Language Of Love; Isn't It Heavenly; Blue Prelude; One More Kiss; By The Fireside; One More Kiss; By The Fireside.

AL BOWLLY: THE COMPLETE LEW STONE SESSIONS VOLUME 3 MLMCD060
Adorable; From Me To You; Don't Change;The Day You Came Along; Thanks; Isn't It Heavenly (The Bands That Matter); How Could We Be Wrong; Experiment; Weep No More, My Baby; Close Your Eyes; Minnie The Moocher (Lew Stone Favourites Part 1); Brother, Can You Spare A Dime (Lew Stone Favourites Part 2); Eadie Was A Lady; Who'll Buy An Old Gold Ring; Dark Clouds (Take 1); Dark Clouds (Take 2); Louisiana Hayride; Faint Harmony; Lullaby In Blue; Gosh! I Must Be Falling In Love; Was That The Human Thing To Do; Now That Youre Gone; Goodnight Vienna.

 

AL BOWLLY – THE COMPLETE LEW STONE SESSIONS VOLUME 4, MLMCD062
Wagon Wheels; Coffee In The Morning (And Kisses In The Night); Vamp Till Ready; In A Shelter From A Shower; Because It's Love; It’s Psychological; Mauna Loa (With Chorus); You’re My Thrill; Melody In Spring; What Is There To Take Its Place?; Lonely Feet; Ending With A Kiss; Hand In Hand; Riding On A Hay Cart Home; I Love You Truly; Riptide; Night On The Desert; Beat O' My Heart; Easy Come, Easy Go; I Never Had A Chance; Fare Thee Well; Fare Thee Well (Take 2); Goodnight, Vienna; My Sweet Virginia; Goodnight, Vienna; My Sweet Virginia.

AL BOWLLY THE COMPLETE LEW STONE SESSIONS VOLUME 5 MLMCD064
As Long As I Live; I've Had My Moments; With My Eyes Wide Open I'm Dreaming; Rollin' Home; Straight From the Shoulder; Looking for a Little Bit of Blue; What a Little Moonlight Will Do; Love in Bloom; I Double Dare You; Girl in the Alice Blue Gown; Little Drummer Boy; You're a Sweetheart (Take 1); You're a Sweetheart (Take 2); Sweet Genevieve; In My Little Red Book; Moonlight on the Highway (Take 1); Moonlight on the Highway (Take 2); Have You Ever Been in Heaven (Take 1); Have You Ever Been in Heaven (Take 2); Can't We Talk it Over (Take A); Just Humming Along (Take A); Can't We Talk it Over (Take C); Just Humming Along (Take C); Auf Weidersehen My Dear; Rain on the Roof

AL BOWLLY – THE COMPLETE LEW STONE SESSIONS VOLUME 6, MLMCD066
By An Old Pagoda; Mama, I Wanna Make Rhythm*; In Santa Margherita; Ti-Pi-Tin; Down And Out Blues; Little Lady Make-Believe*; I’m Sorry I Didn't Say I'm Sorry; You Couldn't Be Cuter; Just Let Me Look At You; The Red Maple Leaves,; Music, Maestro, Please; I Won't Tell A Soul; Say Goodnight To Your Old-Fashioned Mother; Now It Can Be Told; On The Sentimental Side; Everyone Must Have A Sweetheart*; The Frog On The Water-Lily; All Ashore; Penny Serenade; Any Broken Hearts To Mend?; Georgia's Gotta Moon. * two takes included of the asterisked titles

 

AL BOWLLY IN GERMANY VOLUME 1 (THE COMPLETE ARTHUR BRIGGS/BILLY BARTHOLOMEW SESSIONS), MLMCD068

Song Of The Wanderer; Ain't She Sweet?; Do The Black Bottom With Me; Souvenirs; Since I Found You; Who-Oo? You-Oo, That's Who! ; Rosy Cheeks; Roses For Remembrance; I’m Coming, Virginia ; It All Depends On You; Me And My Shadow; Are You Happy?; Sometimes I'm Happy; Ain't That A Grand And Glorious Feeling; Sweet Marie; Take Your Finger Out Of Your Mouth; The Little White House; Hallelujah; Under The Moon (With Billy Bartholomew); A Little Girl, A Little Boy, A Little Moon; Side By Side (With Billy Bartholomew); Sorry; C'est Vous; After My Laughter Came Tears.  Tracks 1 – 17 with Arthur Briggs Savoy Syncopators Orchestra Tracks 18 – 24 with Billy Bartholomew's Delphians

AL BOWLLY IN GERMANY VOLUME 2 (THE COMPLETE ARTHUR BRIGGS/BILLY BARTHOLOMEW SESSIONS) MLMCD070
Changes BB; I Wonder BB; Beloved BB; When BB; Aint She Sweet? FB; In A Little Spanish Town FB; Rio Rita FB; Souvenirs FB; Dawn of Tomorrow RD; While the Others Are Dancing RD; I Love No-One But You JA; My Blue Heaven JA; Just Once Again JA; A Shady Tree JA; Are You Thinking of Me Tonight? JA; My Regular Girl JA; Cant You Hear Me Say `I Love You? JA; Blue Skies AB; Say, Mister! (Have You Met Rosies Sister) AB; Muddy Water (A Mississippi Moan) AB; A Dream of You AB; Dear Little Gadabout AB.

THE COMPLETE AL BOWLLY ON 12-INCH 78 RPM Records, MLMCD072 
AMERICA CALLING PART 1 Cuddle Up Close; AMERICA CALLING PART 2 You’ll Never Understand; OK DECCA PART 1; OK DECCA PART 2 Lew Stone - Happy Go Lucky You; JOHN WATT’S SONGS OF THE SHOWS PART 1 It Happened in Monterey; My Baby Just Cares for Me AB and Elsie Carlisle; JOHN WATT’S SONGS OF THE SHOWS PART 2; RAY NOBLE MEDLEY PART 1 The Touch of Your Lips; RAY NOBLE MEDLEY PART 2 Goodnight, Sweetheart; THE DECCA ABC PART 1 Introduced by Christopher Stone - You Must Believe Me; THE DECCA ABC PART 2; VENETIAN NIGHTS Clifford Greenwood dir. Bacarolle AB and Suzanne Botterill; LEW STONE FAVOURITES PART 1 Minnie the Moocher; LEW STONE FAVOURITES PART 2 Brother Can You Spare a Dime?; WONDERBAR FILM SONGS SELECTION PART 1 The Bohemians dir. Walter Goehr - Wonderbar; Goin’ to Heaven on a Mule; WONDERBAR FILM SONGS SELECTION PART 2 The Bohemians dir. Walter Goehr - Don’t Say Goodnight; Wonderbar; RECORD SAMPLER MARCH 1932 PART 1; By the Fireside – Ray Noble; JUBILEE MUSIC HALL PARADE (Excerpts) Goodnight Vienna - Ray Noble.

AL BOWLLY AFRIKAANS SIDES AND OTHER RARITIES, MLMCD074

I’m Sorry, Sally Take 1 (FE); I’m Sorry, Sally Take 3 (FE); Jy's In Die Pad (You’re in the Way); Allenig (Alone); Banditlied (The Prisoner's Song); Die Enzaam Weg (The Lonesome Road); Kleine Maat (Little Pal); Ou Kaapstad Is Mij Hemel-Land (Old Cape Town is my Paradise); Voetslaan Op Oom Jacob Se Leer (Climbing Up The Golden Stairs); Sal Die Engele Hul Harpe Speel Vir Mij?  (Will the Angels Play Their Harp For Me?); Daar Is Geen Rou In Die Hemel (There is No Mourning in Heaven); Die Ou Lelie Vallei (The Old Lily Valley); Minnaarslan (The Lover’s Plan); In Die Droomvallei (In the Dream Valley); Hoe Gaan Dit (How Are You); By Die Vaal River (By the Vaal River); Dancing with Tears in My Eyes Take 1 (HG); Dancing with Tears in My Eyes Take 2 (HG); Never Swat a Fly (MBW); Sunny Days (with Marius B Winter) (MBW); Roamin’ Thru’ the Roses (MBW); Ya Got Love Take 1 (JL); Ya Got Love Take 2 (JL).

All Al Bowlly solos apart from: FE, Fred Elizalde; MBW, Marius B Winter; JL, Jack Leon.

 

AL BOWLLY - MIDNIGHT, THE STARS AND YOU VOLUME 1 MLMCD080
Midnight The Stars And You; Rock Your Cares Away; I’ll Do My Best To Make You Happy; You Have Taken My Heart; When You Were The Girl On The Scooter (with Dawn Davis); Maybe I Love You Too Much; After All You're All I'm After; Look What You've Done; All I Do Is Dream Of You; Let Yourself Go (with The Freshmen); Goodnight Vienna; I’ve Got You Under My Skin; You’re Mine You; Let's Face The Music And Dance; It’s Within Your Power; What Would You Do?; There's Something In Your Eyes; Yours Truly Is Truly Yours; I’d Rather Be A Beggar With You; If You Love Me. The Rarities: Guilty Take 1; Guilty Take 2; The Touch of Your Lips Take 1; The Touch of Your Lips Alt Take.

(All with Ray Noble).

AL BOWLLY - MIDNIGHT, THE STARS AND YOU VOLUME 2 MLMCD082
You Ought To See Sally On Sunday; You’re More Than All The World To Me; Freckle Face You're Beautiful; The Moment I Saw You; When I'm With You; When You've Fallen In Love; Have You Ever Been Lonely?; Poor Me Poor You; You Just You; Make Yourself A Happiness Pie; If You'll Say 'Yes' Cherie; Goodnight Little Girl Of My Dreams; I’m The Fellow Who Loves You; You’re Twice As Nice As The Girl In My Dreams; You Oughta Be In Pictures; When You've Got A Little Springtime In Your Heart; Close Your Eyes; I’ll String Along With You; Sweetheart In My Dreams Tonight. Rarities One More Kiss Take C; By the Fireside Take C; River Stay Away From My Door (Take 1); River Stay Away From My Door (Take 2); Al Bowlly BBC Light Radio Excerpt.
All titles with Ray Noble and his Orchestra part from One More Kiss and By The Fireside which are with Durium dance Band led by Lew Stone and the final track which is a broadcast excerpt.

AL BOWLLY - EASY TO LOVE AND OTHER RARITIES VOLUME 2 MLMCD086

(I Can Dream), Can't I? ABO; Love You Truly; With All My Hear; Somebody Ought to Be Told; My Melancholy Baby AB; There's Something in The Air; ‘Way Back Home; You Opened My Eyes AB; Ray Noble Medley; A Little White Gardenia AB; Sweet Stranger ABO; Now; Let's Call A Heart A Heart; I Built A Dream One Day; Where Am I?; You and The Night and The Music AB; Ev'rything's Been Done Before AB; Dinner for One Please, James; Wagon Wheels (Take 2) RN; Wagon Wheels (Take 5) RN; Wedding Bells Are Ringing for Sally (Take 1) RF; Wedding Bells Are Ringing for Sally (Take 3) RF; Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen LS; Oh! Mister Moon LS.
KEY: All recorded in New York with Ray Noble and his Orchestra apart from: ABO, Al Bowlly and his Orchestra (Directed. By Leonard Joy); AB, Al Bowlly (solo) accompanied by Orchestra directed by Ray Noble; RN, Ray Noble and his Orchestra in London; RF, Roy Fox and his Band; LS, Airchecks with Lew Stone and the Monseigneur Band.

TO MARK THE 80TH ANNIVERSARY OF AL BOWLLY’S PASSING - AL BOWLLY SINGS RAY NOBLE MLMCD094
Theme (The Very Thought of You) and intro*; Brighter Than the Sun; The Touch of Your Lips*; I’ll Do My Best to Make You Happy; I’ll Be Good Because Of You (Puzzle Record); Love Locked Out; Happy and Contented; It’s All Forgotten Now; If You’ll Say ‘Yes' Cherie; By the Fireside (Songs Everyone is Singing Medley); Why Stars Come Out at Night; What More Can I Ask?; I Found You (With Roy Fox and his Band); Wherever You Are (With Roy Fox and his Band); Love Is the Sweetest Thing; The Very Thought of You*; If You Love me; That’s What Life Is Made Of; Grinzing (Take 1 – unissued teat); Grinzing (Take 2); Got A Date with An Angel, Take 1, (With the Waldorfians); Got A Date with An Angel, Take 2, (With the Waldorfians); Music, Maestro, Please, Take 1 – unissued test, (with Lew Stone and his Band); Music, Maestro, Please, Take 2, (with Lew Stone and his Band); Goodnight, Sweetheart (Puzzle Record).
All titles are with Ray Noble and his Orchestra unless shown differently. Titles asterisked are from radio broadcast transcription discs.

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