5060088441169

You 'orrible Lot - Music & Memories Of The National Service Years

Various Artists

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Cat No: GLMY70

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Release Date:  05 May 2014

Label:  Memory Lane

Packaging Type:  Jewel Case

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  5060088441169

Genres:  Easy Listening  

  • Description

    Music played an enormous role in National Service and this CD celebrates those unique 15 years of conscription. Featuring 26 memorable songs that were written about - and formed the soundtrack to - National Service and barrack room life. Full of good humour, irony, fun and nostalgia 'You 'Orrible Lot' perfectly conveys the unforgettable experience with fondness... albeit occasionally bitter-sweet.

    National Service, as peacetime conscription, was formalised by the National Service Act 1948. From January 1st 1949, healthy males aged 17 to 21 were expected to serve in the armed forces for 18 months, and remain on the reserve list for four years. Sharing the danger of the Regulars, they fought the country's enemies and defended its interests across the globe.



    Drill, strict regimes, discipline and obedience were - literally - the order of every day, yet many of those that were conscripted were grateful for gaining a maturity that may have otherwise eluded them, learning the value of friendship and comradeship and ultimately became more resilient and better organised.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Elvis Presley - GI Blues
      • 2. The Goons - Major Bloodnok's Rock'n'Roll Call
      • 3. Michael Medwin, Bernard Bresslaw, Alfie Bass & Leslie Fyson - The Army Game
      • 4. Michael Medwin, Bernard Bresslaw, Alfie Bass & Leslie Fyson - What We Do In The Army
      • 5. Chris Barber's Jazz Band - Bugle Call Rag
      • 6. Johnny and The Hurricanes - Reveille Rock
      • 7. Anthony Newley - Idle On Parade
      • 8. Anthony Newley - Idle Rock-A-Boogie
      • 9. Vaughn Monroe - Sound Off!
      • 10. Frank Sinatra - Saturday Night (Is The Loneliest Night Of The Week)
      • 11. Frank Chacksfield and his Orchestra - Waltzing Bugle Boy
      • 12. The Andrews Sisters - Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
      • 13. Johnny Mercer - GI Jive
      • 14. Anne Shelton - Lay Down Your Arms
      • 15. George Formby - Cookhouse Serenade
      • 16. Arthur Askey - Kiss Me Goodnight, Sergeant-Major
      • 17. Ronald Brittain - RSM Brittain On Parade
      • 18. The RAOC Blue Rockets Dance Orchestra - Ma, I Miss Your Apple Pie
      • 19. Irving Berlin - This Is The Army, Mr Jones
      • 20. Jack White and his Band - In The Quartermaster's Stores
      • 21. George Formby - Bless 'Em All
      • 22. Fred Emney & Leslie Henson - We're In The Army Now
      • 23. Peter Dawson - Boots
      • 24. George Formby - Our Sergeant Major
      • 25. Peter Dawson - When The Sergeant-Major's On Parade
      • 26. Norman Long - Our Nice Kind Sergeant-Major