- Audio CD (4 Sep 2000)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Avid
- ASIN: B00004TK4W
- Other Editions: Audio CD | MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 63,004 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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34 of 34 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Anyone who likes the sort of monologues that were a staple of music hall and the sort of thing that older family members used to recite at parties will love this collection. I bought it several years ago on vinyl, and the content was old-fashioned even then, but it is a gem and if you play it often enough you'll find yourself reciting along with it. Not only for the old fogies - I believe kids would really enjoy this one too.
48 of 49 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Stanley Holloway had two careers. In the twenties, he was a star of music hall and revue. In 1954, he was discovered in New York and booked to be Alfred P. Doolittle in My Fair Lady. This made him a major musical star worldwide. He also appeared in sitcoms, remember All Gas and Gaiters and Blandings Castle? He became a music hall star with these monologues. All the favourites are here, The Lion and Albert, Sam Pick Oop Tha' Musket, and that delightful ditty of ghostly goings-on, With Her Head Tucked Underneath Her Arm. Avid Records have done a miraculous job on transcribing these originally shellac 78 rpm sides. They sound as fresh as tomorrow's papers. My only quibble, and the reason for only 4* is that they have not used the best version of Brahn Boots. However this, Stan's only "Cockney" as opposed to North Country monologue still had be blubbing in my beard as always when I hear it. This record proves that nostalgia is even better than it used to be. Its market will be old-timers, but it richly deserves the widest possible audience. Now Avid, let's have more Music Hall, if it is going to be as superb as this. What about Gus Elen?
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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I remember listening to "Albert and the Lion" on children's radio on Sunday mornings when I was a young boy. Stanley Holloway's doleful delivery hit exactly the right spot.
Now I can relive those delicious airwave sessions with this CD, which has all the top favourites - and some unexpected ones too.
If you're a fan of Northern humour (even though Stanley Holloway was in fact a Southerner) you'll adore this. Buy it now!
Now I can relive those delicious airwave sessions with this CD, which has all the top favourites - and some unexpected ones too.
If you're a fan of Northern humour (even though Stanley Holloway was in fact a Southerner) you'll adore this. Buy it now!
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Why look to the past?
Yes, why. Stanley Holloway was an unknown character actor to myself until MY FAIR LADY, and the join was made when looking up monologues (for a specific purpose) on the net. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Derby Duck
Classic
Classic they are...with a superb use of the Northern accent, especially amusing when French and Latin are misinterpreted.
Published on 14 Oct 2009 by bazza309
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