"This Is Worth Fighting For" Columbia FB 2795

Do you have any evidence that this actually exists?

Britain at war (a collection of songs and sketches from Britain's darkest hour)
Various Artists
Product barcode: 077779461615
Label: EMI 1366
Label match: EMIEM1366
released in 1990
It actually lists this particular song as being by Hutch, and Layton has a track called He wants to be a pilot.

Hi Mike,

Columbia FB 2795 - "This Is Worth Fighting For".
The June 1942 issue of The Gramophone has this listed as "This Is No Laughing Matter" coupled with "Strange As It Seems" (you can borrow the issue here). This seems to be confirmed by the sleeve notes of the conifer Turner Layton CD (see here). I do have the CD, so can send you an mp3 of "This is no laughing matter" if you like. I suspect it was simply a cross-referencing error in the Missing Charts book, since both titles start with "This Is"!

Columbia FB 2833 - "The Lamplighter's Serenade"
This is apparently included on the Music & Memories CD "The Golden Age of Popular Song - 1942" (see here). There's a copy for sale on discogs (see here). The CD also includes Geraldo - The White Cliffs of Dover, which I seem to remember was one you were also looking for.[/quot

Thanks for the heads up on the CD which I have just bought thanks to you....I think you might be right on the mis-title on the Turner Layton......If it is not too much trouble could you do an mp3 of This Is no Laughing Matter by Turner layton as I agree that it is probably an error

Hi Mike,

Columbia FB 2795 - "This Is Worth Fighting For".
The June 1942 issue of The Gramophone has this listed as "This Is No Laughing Matter" coupled with "Strange As It Seems" (you can borrow the issue here). This seems to be confirmed by the sleeve notes of the conifer Turner Layton CD (see here). I do have the CD, so can send you an mp3 of "This is no laughing matter" if you like. I suspect it was simply a cross-referencing error in the Missing Charts book, since both titles start with "This Is"!

Columbia FB 2833 - "The Lamplighter's Serenade"
This is apparently included on the Music & Memories CD "The Golden Age of Popular Song - 1942" (see here). There's a copy for sale on discogs (see here). The CD also includes Geraldo - The White Cliffs of Dover, which I seem to remember was one you were also looking for.

You are looking for 9 Turner Layton recordings?

“I Hear A Rhapsody” (Columbia FB 2666)
”By Candlelight” (Columbia FB 2771)
”Daybreak” (Columbia FB 2886)
”Heavenly Music” (Columbia FB 2973)
”I’m Sending My Blessings” (Columbia FB 3009)
”Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year” (Columbia FB 3058)
”My Favourite Dream” (Columbia FB 3080)
”Together” (Columbia FB 3100)
”I’m Always Chasing Rainbows” (Columbia FB 3201)
”Down In The Valley” (Columbia FB 3245)
“Gotta Get Me Somebody To Love” (Columbia FB 3334)

Is this list correct? I know a Turner Layton collector who may be able to help.

You are looking for 9 Turner Layton recordings?

“I Hear A Rhapsody” (Columbia FB 2666)
”By Candlelight” (Columbia FB 2771)
”Daybreak” (Columbia FB 2886)
”Heavenly Music” (Columbia FB 2973)
”Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year” (Columbia FB 3058)
”My Favourite Dream” (Columbia FB 3080)
”Together” (Columbia FB 3100)
”Near You" (Columbia DB 2399)
“Gotta Get Me Somebody To Love” (Columbia FB 3334)

Is this list correct? I know a Turner Layton collector who may be able to help.

I sent him the list. From an initial look, he thought he probably had most of them. He did say they were the rarer titles, which figures. I’ll let you know. He loaned me a Layton and Johnstone record earlier.

Okay so you don’t need
“I’m Sending My Blessings” (Columbia FB 3009)
“I’m Always Chasing Rainbows” (Columbia FB 3201)
“Down In The Valley” (Columbia FB 3245)

But you do need
“Near You” (Columbia DB 2399)
I’m wondering why this wasn’t on the list in the first place?

My error as my software only printed the FB prefix and when I came to check I found that there was another but with prefix DB

Sounds like promising news on the Turner Layton front. Mike, did you manage to get a better copy of "Down in the Valley" than the one I sent (which was both warped and unbearably crackly)? If not, then you might want to take the opportunity to potentially get a better recording.

Ah I see.

Maybe I should see if he has “Down in the Valley” too.

I was searching for “Lucky You, Lucky Me” by Turner Layton because it was the only recording of a song in a Jessie Matthews show (and I’m a collector of her work). This guy had it and made a video of the record playing for me. He’s loaned me a copy of “It Had to Be You” by Layton & Johnstone to make a transfer of. So I think he’s willing to loan me the other ones if he has them. I don’t think his record player can do digital transfers.