Apart from blues the main inspiration for the English popular music scene from the sixties and on was Music Hall and Vaudeville. So with this post I'm going back to the roots. Bud Flanagan and Chesney Allen met during World War I, first preformed together in a twenties Florrie Forde revue and started their long lasting double act 1926. They soon became the most popular artists in the genre and kept that position well into the fifties. The performances mostly build on their alter-egos as two tramps, critizing modern society and way of life but blessing poverty and freedom from boundaries - fully enjoing the sunset and sleeping under the arches. They recorded a large number of '78:s - some early vaudeville numbers, some self-written and others composed directly for them. Most of them were made for Decca or EMI labels and on here are some of their most popular Decca recordings. I'm loving every second of it. Both have personal friendly voices, the orchestral arrangements are elaborated and attractive and the songs are classic melodic evergreens. All is directly transformed from '78:s, keeping the original atmosphere with fine audio. This early 10 inch release came on very thick unflexible vinyl with custom cover. I can't seem to get any reliable information about the issue but heard it came around 1950 and then mainly ment for export to the US market. Anyone knows more? (MÖRS*)(NYFÖ*)
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