Formby,George / Original London Cast Selections From Zip Goes A Million & Happy Holiday CD

Stage Door Records presents an album of selections from the George Posford and Eric Maschwitz London musicals Zip Goes A Million and Happy Holiday. Zip Goes A Million, based on the 1902 novel Brewster's Millions, was written as a vehicle for variety entertainer George Formby who would make his musical theatre debut in the production. Zip Goes A Million opened at London's Palace Theatre on October 20th 1951 following tryout performances in Coventry and Manchester. The production was an instant hit and garnered overwhelmingly positive notices from both the critics and audiences. Following the success of Zip Goes A Million, the writing team of Posford and Maschwitz and impresario Emile Littler collaborated on a second London musical; Happy Holiday. An adaptation of the Arnold Ridley play The Ghost Train, Happy Holiday was described as "A New Christmas Show of Fun, Mystery and Song" and opened at London's Palace Theatre on December 22nd 1954. This collection compiles all the Original London Cast recordings from both Zip Goes A Million and Happy Holiday along with a number of pop covers and instrumentals from each score performed by such artists as Pearl Carr, Ronnie Harris, Leslie A. Hutchinson and the Frank Barber Orchestra.

1. Saving Up for Sally (From 'Zip Goes a Million') - George Formby 2. Pleasure Cruise (From 'Zip Goes a Million') - George Formby 3. Ordinary People (From 'Zip Goes a Million') - George Formby, Sara Gregory 3. Zip Goes a Million / Running Away to Land (From 'Zip Goes a Million') - George Formby, Warde Donovan 4. It Takes No Time to Fall in Love (From 'Zip Goes a Million') - Warde Donovan, Sara Gregory 5. Nothing Breaks But the Heart (From 'Zip Goes a Million') - Warde Donovan 6. Ordinary People (From 'Zip Goes a Million') - Reg Dixon 7. Ordinary People (From 'Zip Goes a Million') - Pearl Carr 8. It Takes No Time to Fall in Love (From 'Zip Goes a Million') - Pearl Carr 9. Ordinary People (From 'Zip Goes a Million') - Frank Barber and His Orchestra 10. It Takes No Time to Fall in Love (From 'Zip Goes a Million') - Frank Barber and His Orchestra 11. Nothing Breaks But the Heart (From 'Zip Goes a Million') - Frank Barber and His Orchestra 12. Selections from 'Zip Goes a Million' - George Posford 13. Introduction to 'Zip Goes a Million' - Henry Hall, Eric Maschwitz 14. Saving Up for Sally (From 'Zip Goes a Million') (Live) - George Formby 15. Thing About You (From 'Zip Goes a Million') (Live) - Warde Donovan, Barbara Perry 16. Zip Goes a Million (From 'Zip Goes a Million') (Live) - George Formby 17. It Takes No Time to Fall in Love (From 'Zip Goes a Million') (Live) - Warde Donovan, Sara Gregory 18. Ordinary People (From 'Zip Goes a Million') (Live) - George Formby, Sara Gregory 19. Nothing Breaks But the Heart (From 'Zip Goes a Million') (Live) - Warde Donovan 20. Pleasure Cruise (From 'Zip Goes a Million') (Live) - George Formby 21. Ordinary People (From 'Zip Goes a Million') (Live) - George Formby, Petula Clark 22. Sew a Silver Button on the Moon (From 'Happy Holiday') - Reg Dixon, Janet Brown 23. There Goes Charlie (From 'Happy Holiday') - Reg Dixon 24. Surprisingly (From 'Happy Holiday') - Reg Dixon 25. The Feeling of Falling in Love (From 'Happy Holiday') - Reg Dixon, Janet Brown 26. Surprisingly (From 'Happy Holiday') - Leslie a. Hutchinson 28. Surprisingly (From 'Happy Holiday') - Ronnie Harris 27. 29. Surprisingly (From 'Happy Holiday') - Frank Barber and His Orchestra