Theatreland Showstoppers By The Original London Casts 1943-1968 > Compilation

Recording Details

Type: Audio / Vocal Recording / (Compilation)
Method: Studio
Language: English
Music: Richard Adler (90), Lionel Bart (144), Irving Berlin (711), Leonard Bernstein (491), Jerry Bock (231), Noël Coward (257), Vivian Ellis (68), George Forrest (147), Ron Grainger (2), Edvard Grieg (8), Frank Loesser (387), Frederick Loewe (413), Hans May (9), Ivor Novello (105), Harry Parr-Davies (22), Richard Rodgers (1285), Julian Slade (31), Stephen Sondheim (702), Johann Strauss II (48), Oscar Straus (42), Donald Swann (17), Richard Tauber (47), Ambroise Thomas, Meredith Willson (95), Sandy Wilson [1] (33), Robert Wright (144), Charles Zwar (8)
Lyrics: Lionel Bart (144), Irving Berlin (711), Noël Coward (257), Vivian Ellis (68), Michael Flanders (17), George Forrest (147), Carl Haffner (2), Oscar Hammerstein II (902), Sheldon Harnick (236), Christopher Hassall (52), A.P. Herbert (30), Alan Jay Lerner (456), Frank Loesser (387), Robert Macdermot (3), Alan Melville (21), Ronald Millar (6), Sonny Miller (5), Harold Purcell (13), Dorothy Reynolds (16), Jerry Ross (73), Stephen Sondheim (702), Fred S. Tysh (5), Meredith Willson (95), Sandy Wilson [1] (33), Robert Wright (144)
Producer: Robert Dockerill
Liner Notes: Noel Hendrick (8)
Conductor: Harry Acres (17), Alyn Ainsworth (38), Kenneth Alwyn (26), Freddie Bretherton (4), Reginald Burston (11), Bretton Byrd (3), Michael Collins (36), Gareth Davies (14), Marcus Dods (15), Gideon Fagan, Alexander Faris (35), Philip Green (20), Herbert Griffiths (2), Grant Hossack (26), Lawrence Leonard (5), Tom Lewis (3), Robert Lowe (11), Mantovani (44), Philip Martell (9), Cyril Ornadel (67), Charles Prentice (37), Bob Probst (3), Debroy Somers (13), Lew Stone (16), Richard Tauber (47)
Performer: Tony Adams (14), Irene Ambrus (2), Julie Andrews [1] (188), Patricia Burke (9), James Cairncross (6), Cicely Courtneidge (23), Stephen Douglass (18), Mary Ellis (32), Wilbur Evans (13), Michael Flanders (17), Grazina Frame (9), Peter Graves (14), Dolores Gray (52), Georges Guétary (38), Janet Hamilton-Smith, John Hargreaves, Anthony Hayes (2), Leslie Henson (17), Irene Hilda (6), Edmund Hockridge (56), Frankie Howerd (15), Bobby Howes (23), Sally Ann Howes (28), Bill Johnson (13), Van Johnson (31), Howard Keel (136), Colin Kemball (4), Cheryl Kennedy (24), Barry Kent (26), Evelyn Laye (42), Vanessa Lee (20), Jack De Lon (11), Larry Mandon (4), Denis Martin (9), Vincent Tildsley's Mastersingers (2), Don McKay (8), Keith Michell (24), Patricia Morison [1] (29), John Lloyd Parry (4), Gary Raymond (7), Peter Rhodes (4), Anne Rogers (22), Marion Ross (4), Patricia Routledge (25), Yama Saki (3), Elizabeth Seal (13), Constance Shacklock (5), Elaine Stritch (65), Donald Swann (17), Richard Tauber (47), Alan Thomas (5), Peter Tuddenham (4), Shani Wallis (24), Jeff Warren (5), Norman Warwick (9), Betty Jane Watson (4), Marlys Watters (5), Lizbeth Webb (13), Julie Wilson [1] (40), Iva Withers (4)
Shortcode: [r17984]

Releases

Format: 3-LP
Label: Columbia SCXSP 652
Released: 1972
Audio: Stereo
Notes: There are a few errors in the booklet, such as listing an incorrect Composer and Musical Director - or not even listing them at all. I have tried to correct this.
# Tracks: 39
Lists: 6 collectors / 5 wish lists
Shortcode: [rl26152]

Side A:
1. OLD CHELSEA
My Heart And I - Richard Tauber
2. LISBON STORY
(a) Never Say Goodbye - Patricia Burke
(b) Pedro The Fisherman - Vincent Tildsley's Mastersingers
3. AC DE TRIOMPHE
Easy To Live With - Mary Ellis & Peter Graves
4. THREE WALTZES
Forever (2nd Waltz) - Evelyn Laye
5. GAY ROSALINDA
The Laughing Song - Irene Ambrus
6. SONG OF NORWAY
Strange Music - Janet Hamilton-Smith & John Hargreaves
SIDE B:
1. OKLAHOMA!
(a) Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin'
(b) The Surrey With The Fringe On Top - Howard keel
(c) People Will Say We're In Love - Betty Jane Watson
2. BLESS THE BRIDE
(a) This Is My Lovely Day
(b) I Was Never Kissed Before - Georges Guetary & Lizbeth Webb
3. ANNIE GET YOUR GUN
(a) The Girl That I Marry - Bill Johnson
(b) They Say It's Wonderful - Dolores Gray
(c) There's no Business Like Show Business - The London Coliseum Company
4. STARLIGHT ROOF
Mignon Polonaise - Julie Andrews
5. KING'S RHAPSODY
(a) Some Day My Heart Will Awake - Vanessa Lee
(b) The Violin Began To Play - Denis Martin & Larry Mandon
Side C:
1. CAROUSEL
(a) If I Loved You - Stephen Douglass
(b) What's The Use Of Wonderin' - Iva Withers & Girls Chorus
(c) You'll Never Walk Alone - Marion Ross & Drury Lane Theatre Company
2. ACE OF CLUBS
Three Juvenile Delinquents - Norman Warwick, Colin Kemball & Peter Tuddenham
3. GAY'S THE WORD
Vitality - Cicely Courtneidge
4. KISS ME KATE
Wunderbar - Patricia Morrison & Bill Johnson
5. AND SO TO BED
Bartholomew Fair - Leslie Henson & Company
6. SOUTH PACIFIC
Some Enchanted Evening - Wilbur Evans
7. BET YOUR LIFE
I Want A Great Big Hunk Of Male - Julie Wilson
Side D:
1. CALL ME MADAM
It's A Lovely Day Today - Shani Wallis & Jeff Warren
2. PAINT YOUR WAGON
(a) I Still See Elisa
(b) Wand'rin' Star - Bobby Howes assisted by Sally Ann Howes
3. GUYS AND DOLLS
Luck Be A Lady Tonight - Edmund Hockridge
4. THE BOY FRIEND
I Could Be Happy With You - Anne Rogers & Anthony Hayes
5. WEDDING IN PARIS
A Man Is A Man - Evelyn Laye
6. THE PAJAMA GAME
Hernando's Hideaway - Elizabeth Seal & Chorus
7. CAN-CAN
I Love Paris - Irene Hilda with Ensemble
8. WEST SIDE STORY
Tonight - Don McKay & Marlys Watters
Side E:
1. FOLLOW THAT GIRL
1. Waiting For Our Daughter - James Cairncross & Patricia Routledge
2. FLOWER DRUM SONG
I Enjoy Being A Girl - Yama Saki
3. THE MOST HAPPY FELLA
Standing On The Corner - Jack DeLon, with Peter Rhodes, Alan Thomas & John Lloyd Parry
4. THE MUSIC MAN
Seventy-Six Trombones - Van Johnson
5. THE SOUND OF MUSIC
Climb Ev'ry Mountain - Constance Shacklock
6. BLITZ!
(a) Far Away - Grazina Frame
(b) Mums And Dads - Kids
7. AT THE DROP OF ANOTHER HAT
The Gasman Cometh - Michael Flanders & Donald Swann
Side F:
1. SAIL AWAY
Why Do The Wrong People Travel - Elaine Stritch
2. A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM
Comedy Tonight - Frankie Howerd & Company
3. SHE LOVES ME
She Loves Me - Gary Raymond
4. CAMELOT
If Ever I Would Leave You - Barry Kent
5. ROBERT AND ELIZABETH
Escape Me Never - Keith Michell & Chorus
6. THE BOY FRIEND
A Room In Bloomsbury - Tony Adams & Cheryl Kennedy