george formby on zonophone twin

[anubis]

i was wondering how rae is george formby o zonophone twin singing lucky jim and those happy days as i have been unale to locate a date or catalogue listing .

[epigramophone]

This will be George Formby Senior (1875-1921) who was famous in his day, but not as well remembered now as his son George (1904-1961) who still has a strong following in the UK.

Formby Senior was contracted to Zonophone in 1907 and made about 200 recordings. I have no idea as to value, but if you can post a picture of your label I may be able to date it.

[anubis]

thank you i will soon just have to work out how to do post a pic as i am new on this site.[ebay][/ebay] serial is 2014 then x-4-42171 written by hyde and formby . :lol:http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Old-Phonogra ... true&rt=nc
i bought this can,t wait to get it

[epigramophone]

Zonophone Serial 2014 was released in about 1919, making it one of the last to bear "The Twin" label. From about 1920 the label was simplified to "Zonophone".

[anubis]

thank you i,m looking forwards to listening to it .are his recordings rare ive not seen any of his material and i have 2000records. ive just finished restoring a zonophone portable,just for fun.

[epigramophone]

Recent "sold" listings on UK eBay ranged between £9 and £16 which surprised me, but then I am not a collector of music hall records.