BRITISH MUSICALS OF 1957 MCSR 3042
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This generously packed disc offers highlights from four British musicals of 1957.
The film THE GOOD COMPANIONS had a zestful score (possibly sung by Jill Day and Michael Holliday who dubbed two of its stars), creating a musical extravaganza from the original J B Priestley story. It is followed by most of the original cast recording of HARMONY CLOSE, a snappy picture of a London community with a big-band-cum-revue score and an interesting cast including Rose Hill as an ex-Madame. GRAB ME A GONDOLA was one of the year’s greatest successes, and is represented here by the four songs that became hugely popular, and made Joan Heal such a star. Finally, there is a vocal selection from FREE AS AIR, Julian Slade’s hit musical at the Savoy Theatre, performed here by the Peter Knight Singers and Orchestra. Sound restoration by Alan Bunting.
With: Joan Heal, Zack Matalon, Jo Ann Bayless, Rose Hill
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| THE GOOD COMPANIONS [film] Rossi-Roberts-Parsons / Incidental music by Laurie Johnson 1 Good companions (Listen...) 2 This kind of love 3 Where there’s you there’s me 4 If only 5 Round the world in eighty minutes [Roberts-Parsons] Musical director: Lou Levy with the Associated British Studio Orchestra HARMONY CLOSE Book and lyrics Charles Ross Music Ronald Cass and Charles Ross 6 Opening / Good morning 7 Getting nowhere fast 8 Undesirable elements 9 Great big city / London is a village 10 Don’t knock 11 Goodbye to all that 12 I go round in a whirl 13 Nothing to do in London 14 Goodnight until today 15 Lovely weather for ducks (Listen...) 16 Why should I care? 17 Exercising the dog 18 Life should be a lively thing Original London cast Musical director: Leonard Morris |
GRAB ME A GONDOLA Book by Julian More • Lyrics by James Gilbert and Julian More Music by James Gilbert 19 Grab me a gondola (Listen...) 20 That’s my biography 21 Cravin’ for the Avon 22 Man, not a mouse Original London cast Musical director: Frank Cordell FREE AS AIR Book and lyrics by Dorothy Reynolds and Julian Slade Music by Julian Slade 23 I’m up early 24 Let the grass grow 25 Nothing but sea and sky 26 The boat’s in 27 Man from the mainland 28 Free as air 29 Holiday island 30 I’ve got my feet on the ground 31 Testudo 32 Terhou 33 Finale Vocal Selections by the Peter Knight Singers & Orchestra |
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