“Amongst the 10,000 records in our nationally significant British Dance Band Collection are a number of unissued recordings including this one by the Nottingham=based band directed by Billy Merrin. Most of the “top” bands were London-based but Merrin managed to get a national following (and good recording contracts) without having to be based in the capital. A photograph of his band (known as the Commanders) recently came to light and is included in this link to a sound-file of their 1933 recording of an amusing little ditty entitled I’ve Got To Get Up And Go To Work…….”