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Hits of ’61 – Runaway. 32 Original No.1 Hits by the Original Artists. RETROSPECTIVE RTR 4195 [79:23]

JUDY GARLAND The London Studio Recordings 1957-1964 First Hand Records FHR 12

Roy Rogers — The King of the Cowboys, Centenary Issue - His 28 Finest 1936-52 RETROSPECTIVE RTR4191 [78:10]

Maurice Chevalier - Louise - 1927-1958 ADD RETROSPECTIVE RTR 4188 [78.00]

Forces’ Sweethearts and Heart-Throbs of World War II. The 50 Finest; 1939-45.
RETROSPECTIVE RTS 4186 [77:09 + 77:55]

Bing Crosby and Buddies - His 53 Finest. 1930-60 RETROSPECTIVE RTS 4184 [79:33 + 79:17]

MY FAIR LADY & GIGI Original Casts 1956 & 1958 Retrospective RTR 4181

Hutch – Leslie A Hutchinson – Let’s Do It. ‘High Society’s favourite gigolo’. His 50 finest, 1929-47
RETROSPECTIVE RTS 4166 [78:58 + 78:41]

Margaret Whiting — That Old Black Magic. A Tribute — Her 27 Finest; 21 Chart Hits
rec. 1942-50 RETROSPECTIVE RTR 4173 [78:20]

Hits of ’60 – It’s Now or Never. 30 original hits by the recording artists rec. 1958-60 RETROSPECTIVE RTR 4172 [79:25]

Eddie Fisher – I’m Walking Behind You. A Tribute – his 28 finest 1950-56 RETROSPECTIVE RTR 4171 [78:12]

Vintage Children’s Favourites – 48 original mono recordings from 1926 to 1959 Various artists ADD RETROSPECTIVE RTS 4162

AL BOWLLY Love is the Sweetest Thing 1931-41 Retrospective RTS 4157

Noël Coward – I Went To A Marvellous Party; his 45 Finest, 1928-56 RETROSPECTIVE RTS 4168 [76:43 + 78:27]

Henry MANCINI (1924- 1994) Film and Television themes: conducted by Henry Mancini VOCALION CDSML 8468 [62:55]

Edith Piaf – La Vie en Rose. Her 45 Finest 1935-1957 RETROSPECTIVE RTS 4137

Hits of ’59: Only Sixteen – 25 million sellers! 25 number ones! RETROSPECTIVE RTR 4161

RONNIE HILTON No Other Love Retrospective RTR 4149

YMA SUMAC The Peruvian Songbird Retrospective RTR 4156

Hits of ’58: Magic Moments: 23 Million Sellers! 23 Number Ones!  RETROSPECTIVE RTR 4151[79:28]

Jo Stafford Make Love To Me: A Tribute Her 54 Finest 1942–1953 RETROSPECTIVE RTS 4112 [77:09 + 76:46]

The Golden Age Of Light Music – Going Places see review for details rec. reissues of 78 rpm discs 1941-1957, ADD GUILD GLCD 5151 [78:45] [BBr]

The Golden Age Of Light Music -Bandstand In The Park – Volume 2 Transferred from various 78 rpm discs recorded between 1929 and1955 ADD GUILD LIGHT MUSIC GLCD 5147 [78:40] [JW]

Golden Age of Light Music - The Show Goes On Various artists rec. 1942-57 GUILD LIGHT MUSIC GLCD5149 [79:04][BBr]

The Golden Age of Light Music -Stringin’ Along Re-issues from 78 rpm discs and early 33 rpm LPs, recorded between 1949 and 1957 ADD GUILD LIGHT MUSIC GLCD 5146 [77:36] [JW]

Golden Age of Light Music - Great Light Orchestras Salute Gershwin and Kern Various orchestras & artists rec. 1945-57 GUILD LIGHT MUSIC GLCD5148 [76:33][BBr]

The Unforgettable Nat King Cole His 55 finest RETROSPECTIVE RTS 41142 CDs [2 hrs 38 mins]

Eartha Kitt – ‘Just An Old-Fashioned Girl’ Her 25 finest RETROSPECTIVE RTR 4123 [77:46]

George Formby – ‘When I’m cleaning Windows’ His finest 1932-1946 RETROSPECTIVE RTS 4104 2CDs [2hrs 33 mins]

Hits of ’57: all shook up – 26 million sellers! 26 number ones! Re–issues of recordings made in 1956 and 1957 RETROSPECTIVE RTR 4120 [77:48]

Dancing Cheek To Cheek with Fred Astaire: His 56 Finest: 1926–1952
Songs by Fred Astaire, Irving Berlin, Con Conrad, George Gershwin, Jerome Kern, Cole Porter, Harry Warren, Vincent Youmans
Fred Astaire (song and dance man), with Adele Astaire, Bing Crosby, Judy Garland and the Orchestras of Bob Crosby, Johnny Green, Ray Noble, Van Phillips, Leo Reisman and Al Starita
Re–issued from 78 rpm and 33 1/3 rpm discs recorded between 1926 and 1952.
RETROSPECTIVE RTS 4102 [79:23 + 79:21]

Mud, Glorious Mud! The Best of Flanders and Swann REGIS FRC 6127

Joyce Grenfell Requests the Pleasure – 1939-1954 NAXOS NOSTALGIA 8.120860

Norman Wisdom Don't Laugh at Me rec. 1951-55 NAXOS NOSTALGIA 8.120858

Golden Age of Light Music series: Four Decades of Light Music – Volume 1: 1920s & 1930s The 1920s Northwards (COATES) – Regal Cinema Orchestra/Emanuel Starkey [3:56] Flapperette (GREER) – Nat Shilkret & his Orchestra [3:17] Estudiantina Waltz (WALDTEUFEL) – London Palladium Orchestra/Horace Sheldon [3:57] Pearl o’ Mine - Lyrical Melody (FLETCHER) – Plaza Theatre Orchestra/Frank Tours [2:44] Laughing Marionette (COLLINS) – Debroy Somers Band [2:42] Martial Moments – London Coliseum Orchestra/Alfred Dove [5:26] In A Clock Store (ORTH) – New Light Symphony Orchestra [4:17] The Selfish Giant (COATES) – Julian Fuhs’ Symphony Orchestra [7:36] Lustspiel - Overture (BÉLA, arr. LOTTER) – Athenaeum Light Orchestra [3:07] The 1930s Frog King’s Parade (KRONBERGER; MARRIOTT) – West End Celeb. Orchestra [2:48] Lullaby of the Leaves (PETKERE) – Reginald King’s Orchestra [3:04] Parade of the Tin Soldiers (JESSEL) – New Light Symphony Orchestra [2:46] Blues (KÜNNEKE) – Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra/Eduard Künneke [5:35] In a Merry Mood (HARINGER) – Barnabas Von Geczy & his Orchestra [2:49] Dancing Clock (EWING) – Orchestre Raymonde [2:50] "Sunny Side Up" – film selection (DE SYLVA/BROWN/HENDERSON) – Scala Salon Orchestra [5:50] Raindrops - Pizzicati for Strings (T. DE LA RIVIERA) – Bournemouth Municipal Orchestra/Sir Dan Godfrey [3:13] Teddy Bears’ Picnic (BRATTON) – Commodore Grand Orchestra/Joseph Muscant [2:59] Monckton Melodies (MONCKTON) – BBC Theatre Orchestra/Stanford Robinson [8:23] rec. London, Bournemouth, England; Berlin, Germany, 1921-38. ADD GUILD GLCD 5134 [78:21] [RW]

This disc contains much to delight those mentally tuned-in to 'easy listening' mode. ... see Full Review

George Formby - It's Turned Out Nice Again. Original Recordings 1932-1946
NAXOS NOSTALGIA 8.120837 [60:26]

Kismet - Music from Alexander Borodin adapted with lyrics by Robert Wright and George Forrest The original Broadway cast recording of 1953 NAXOS MUSICALS 8.120847 [71:01]

Compilation: That’s Entertainment The Ultimate Anthology of M-G-M Musicals
Available On: 6 CDs RHINO Turner Classic Movie Music R2 73192

Hits of the Twenties - Volume 2: 1921-1923 NAXOS 8.120841 [65:18]

The Golden Age of Light Music – Soloists Supreme see review for details GUILD LIGHT MUSIC GLCD 5126 [77:22]

The Golden Age of Light Music - Great Light Orchestras Salute Cole Porter see review for details GUILD LIGHT MUSIC GLCD 5127 [76:44]

The Happiness Boys - How Do You Do? LIVING ERA CD AJA 5628 [77:52]

Sammy Davis Jr – Something’s Gotta Give LIVING ERA CD AJA 5646 [77:19]

Mock Mozart Rec. 1912-1954 LIVING ERA CD AJA 5649 [75:31]

Winifred Atwell: Queen of the Ivories – Black and White Rag Recorded 1951-55 LIVING ERA CD AJA 5638 [77:05]

Leadbelly – Good Mornin’, Blues rec. 1935-45 LIVING ERA CD AJA 5633 [77:05]

Say it Isn’t So: Songs of Irving Berlin Various artists NAXOS Nostalgia 8.120829 [63:50]

Jimmie Rodgers – The Singing Brakeman. His 50 Greatest Hits LIVING ERA CD AJS2011

Woody Guthrie – This Land Is Your Land Woody Guthrie (guitar) Recorded 1940-47 LIVING ERA CD AJA 5620 [76.38]

Frederick LOEWE (1901-1988) and Alan Jay LERNER (1918-1986) Paint Your Wagon and Can-Can: Original Broadway Casts, 1951 and 1953

Nights of Gladness Various Recorded 1929-1940 LIVING ERA CD AJA 5601 [74.42]

Mario Lanza At His Best BMG RCA LIVING STEREO 8287671625-2 SACD

Paul Robeson (1898-1976): Songs of Struggle REGIS RECORDS RRC1229 [71:15] [PG]

Danny KAYE (1913-1987): Vol. 2 For Kids NAXOS NOSTALGIA 8.120844 [62.32]

Irving BERLIN (1888-1989) Annie Get Your Gun: Original Broadway Cast (1946) and Original 1950 Film Soundtrack NAXOS 8.120790 [67:40]

Dinah Shore - Radio Stars of America LIVING ERA CD AJA 5597 [70.32]

Al Jolson - Radio Stars of America LIVING ERA CD AJA 5596 [77.33]

The Golden Age of Light Music – Bandstand in the Park [JF]

The Golden Age of Light Music – Buried Treasures [RW]

Burton LANE (1912 –1997) Finian’s Rainbow (1947) Frederick LOEWE (1901–1988)
Brigadoon (1947) Original Broadway cast: LIVING ERA CD AJA 5530 [77.35]

2005

The Golden Age of Light Music Travellin’ Light - Great American Light Orchestra Volume 2 see review for details Recorded 1948 - 1954 GUILD LIGHT MUSIC GLCD 5114 [76.49]

Jerome KERN (1885-1945) Showboat (1927) Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II Studio Album, 1932, Broadway Revival, 1946 NAXOS NOSTALGIA 8.120789

The Golden Age of Light Music - Highdays and Holidays

In Town Tonight – the 1930s: Volume 2 Recorded 1931-39 GUILD GLCD 5116 [76.39]

Havana to Harlem Various composers ABC CLASSICS 476 7743

Jack Benny – Radio Stars of America Jack Benny with Ronald Colman, Mel Blanc, Amos and Andy, and Red Skelton Recorded 1949-52 LIVING ERA CD AJA 5595 [70.08]

Billy Cotton and his Band – Wakey Wakey! Recorded 1930-54 LIVING ERA CD AJA 5557 [75.47]

Eartha Kitt – C’est si bon Original 1952-54 recordings digitally remastered Recorded 1952-54 NAXOS NOSTALGIA 8.120800 [63.00]

Mantovani - By special request Volume 2

Travellin’ Light - Great American Light Orchestras: Volume 2 GUILD MUSIC LIGHT MUSIC GLCD 5114 [76.49]

Mantovani - By Special Request - Vol. 2 1940-1951 GUILD LIGHT MUSIC GLCD 5113 [76.50]

Stanley HOLLOWAY (1890 – 1982) The Lion and Albert – The Classic Monologues
LIVING ERA CD AJA 5483 [76:53]

Isham Jones and his Orchestra – Swingin’ Down the Lane Recorded 1921-1947 LIVING ERA CD AJA 5320 [78.10]

Crazy Guys. Gems of American Comedy. 20 Original mono recordings 1945-1953 LIVING ERA CD AJA 5582 [76.47]

Burns and Allen – Radio Stars of America Extended Excerpts from the Burns and Allen Show Recorded off air 1942-47 LIVING ERA CD AJA 5592 [77.53]

Lu Watters and his Yerba Buena Jazz Band play Good Time Music San Francisco Style Recorded 1941-50 LIVING ERA CD AJA 5550 [77.18]

Vintage Broadway - orchestral selections from the shows Richard Hayman and His Orchestra NAXOS 8.555025 [66:35]

Frank Sinatra – Young At Heart Recorded 1945-53 ASV LIVING ERA CD AJS 2002 [77.02 + 76.36]

Jimmy Durante – Radio Stars of America 1946-51 ASV LIVING ERA CD AJA 5591 [75.28]

The Golden Age of Light Music - Reflections of Tranquillity Matty MALNECK (1904-1981) Robert MAXWELL (b.1921) Shangri-La (1954) [2:58] Monty Kelly and his orchestra Joyce COCHRANE Starry Night (1954) [3:15] Danish State Radio Orchestra/Robert Farnon David ROSE (1910-1990) Deserted City (1952) [3:13] David Rose and his orchestra Cecil MILNER Primrose Dell (1949) [3:00] Harmonic Orchestra/Hans May Cyril SCOTT (1879-1970) Lotus Land (1954) [4:28] Camarata Robert FARNON (b.1917) In a Calm (1950) [2:17] Robert Farnon and his orchestra Walter COLLINS Linden Grove (1948) [3:10] London Promenade Orchestra/Walter Collins Kenneth ESSEX Starlight rendezvous (1952) [2:57] Louis Voss and his orchestra Bob HAYMES (b.1922) Beyond the next hill (1954) [4:47] La Brilliante (1954) [4:13] Acquaviva and his orchestra Donald THORNE (1901-1967) Rippling Waters – arranged Busby (1949) [3:21] Queen’s Hall Light Orchestra/Robert Farnon Richard RODGERS (1902-1979) Bali H’ai (1954) [2:59] Monty Kelly and his orchestra Eric COATES (1886-1957) Under the Stars (1946) [3:09] Queen’s Hall Light Orchestra/Charles Williams Peter DENNIS Packet Boat (1954) [3:07] Dolf van der Linden and his orchestra Archibald JOYCE (1873-1963) Dreaming arranged Sidney Torch (1950) [3:34] Sidney Torch and his orchestra Charles WILLIAMS (1893-1978) Lizard Point (1954) [3:03] Danish State Radio Orchestra/Robert Farnon Angela MORLEY (b.1924) Adrift in a Dream (1954) [3:07] Danish State Radio Orchestra/Robert Farnon Reginald KING (1904-1991) Autumn Sunshine (1946) [2:51] London Promenade Orchestra/Walter Collins Trevor DUNCAN (b.1924) Moon Magic (1954) [4:03] New Concert Orchestra/ Dolf van der Linden Al HOFFMAN (1902-1960) A Night of Stars (1954) [2:11] Richard Hayman and his orchestra Hans MAY (d.1959) Rippling down the mountain (1949) [3:03] Harmonic Orchestra/Hans May Burton LANE (1912-1997) How are things in Glocca Morra (1954) [2:56] Monty Kelly and his orchestra Robert FARNON (b.1917) Mid Ocean (1954) [2:49] Danish State Radio Orchestra/Robert Farnon Belle FENSTOCK (b.1914) Safari (1953) [2:46] David Carroll and his orchestra [Recordings re-mastered from a variety of recorded sources and the dates given are the original record release date, not the date of composition] GUILD GLCD 5112 [77:29][JF]

This lovely new release from Guild is allows us to discover a forgotten country where everything seemed simpler and the summers were always warm and the skies blue. ... see Full Review

The Golden Age of Light Music - The 1950s - Volume 2 Midnight Matinee Len STEVENS Midnight Matinee: Danish State Radio Orchestra conducted by Robert Farnon (1954) [2:45] Leslie Julian JONES Postman’s Knock: Wally Stott and his Orchestra (1954) [1:54] Bernie WAYNE The Magic Touch: Hugo Winterhalter and his Orchestra (1954) [2:39] Cyril ORNADEL Moonlight Fiesta: Winifred Atwell, piano with Cyril Orandel and his Orchestra (1954) [2:56] Belle FENSTOCK, Irving CAESAR Simonetta: Richard Hayman and his Orchestra (1953) [2:17] Theo MACKEBEN Tales of Munich: Hamburg Radio Orchestra conducted by Harry Hermann (1953) [3:19] Jack BEAVER Holiday Funfair: Dolf Van der Linden and his Orchestra (1954) [3:17] Paul DUBOIS Shadow Waltz: Nelson Riddle & his Orchestra (1954) [2:51] Bernie WAYNE Veradero: Geoff Love and his Orchestra (1953) [2:58] Ronnie PLEYDELL On Fifth Avenue: Ronnie Pleydell and his Concert Orchestra (1954) [3:07] HILLIER, HILLIER & NEWMAN Boulevard Waltz: Reg Tilsley and his Orchestra (1954) [2:32] Laurie JOHNSON Frenchman’s Creek: Laurie Johnson and his Orchestra (1954) [3:04] Jose BELMONTE Ecstasy: Edmundo Ross & his Orchestra (1952) [2:52] STEGGARDA Bahama Buggy Ride: Hugo Winterhalter and his Orchestra (1954) [2:55] Robert FARNON Poodle Parade: Danish State Radio Orchestra conducted by Robert Farnon. (1954) [3:23] Ray MARTIN Ballet of the Bells: Johnny Douglas and his Orchestra (1954) [2:15] David GREER A Girl called Linda: Jeff Morley and his Orchestra (1953) [2:39] Philip GREEN Park Plaza: Philip Green and the Cameo Players (1954) [2:04] Charles STROUSE Ditto: Michael Fredericks and his Orchestra. (1954) [2:31] Philip GREEN Follow Me Around: Dolf Van der Linden and his Orchestra (1954) [3:12] Trevor DUNCAN Panoramic Splendour: New Concert Orchestra conducted by R. de Porten (1954) [3:29] Charles E HENDERSON & Edward HEYMAN Carefree: Axel Stordahl and his Orchestra (1954) [2:45] George SIRAVO Palsy Walsy: George Siravo and his Orchestra (1954) [2:33] Eric SPEAR Midnight Blue: Ron Goodwin and his Concert Orchestra (1954) [3:01] Anthony COLLINS With Emma to Town: London Promenade Orchestra conducted by Anthony Collins (1954) [3:15] Charles CHAPLIN Limelight: Wally Stott and his orchestra. (1953) [5:41][Recordings re-mastered from a variety of recorded sources] GUILD GLCD 5111 [76:29][JF]

Ivor NOVELLO (1893-1951) The Dancing Years – selections (1939) Recorded 1949-50 NAXOS NOSTALGIA 8.120781 [64.02]

Richard RODGERS (1902-1979) and Oscar HAMMERSTEIN II (1895-1960) Oklahoma!
Original Cast Recordings 1943-44 NAXOS 8.120787 [78:18]

The Birth of Rock ‘n’ Roll Original Recordings 1945-1954 NAXOS Nostalgia 8.120801

Marian Anderson - Ev’ry Time I Feel The Spirit (1930-1947) Franz Rupp (piano) Recorded 7 May 1947 NAXOS NOSTALGIA 8.120779

Woody GUTHRIE (1912-1967) Woody Guthrie ‘Pastures of Plenty’. Original recordings 1940-1947 NAXOS FOLK LEGENDS 8.120742

Ethel Merman - An Earful of Music Living Era - CD AJA-5510

Guy Mitchell Original Recordings 1950-1953 Naxos Nostalgia 8.120778

2004

Dean MARTIN (1917-1995) When You’re Smiling: Original 1946-1953 Recordings [PG]

Light Music from the Silver Screen - The Golden Age of Light Music [78.31] [JW]

Mantovani - By Special Request - The Golden Age of Light Music [JW]

LAGQ’s Guitar Heroes TELARC CD-80598 [61'17]

David Rose and his Orchestra – Holiday for Strings 25 original mono recordings 1942-52 LIVING ERA CD AJA 5499 [75.43]

CHILDREN’S FAVOURITES Vol.2 Original Recordings 1933-1952 NAXOS NOSTALGIA 8.120777 [65:08]

Ella Mae Morse Cow Cow Boogie Recorded 1942-53 Ella Mae Morse with the bands of Freddie Slack and his Orchestra, Dick Walter and his Orchestra, Billy May and his Orchestra, Buddy Cole and his Boogie Woogie Seven, Nelson Riddle and his Orchestra, Joe Lippman and his Orchestra and Dave Cavanaugh and his Music LIVING ERA CD AJA 5514 [75.44]

Turner Layton These Foolish Things Turner Layton (piano and vocals) with accompanists Recorded 1934-47 LIVING ERA CD AJA 5505 [76.02]

Al JOLSON (1886-1950) Let Me Sing and I’m Happy: 58 original mono recordings 1945-1950 Living Era CD AJS 272 [73:54 + 75:10] ADD

DANNY KAYE! (1913-1987) Original 1941-1952 recordings NAXOS NOSTALGIA 8.120775 [58:19]

Mario LANZA Introducing… Mario Lanza (3 CD Box Set) NAXOS 8.103006

Pete SEEGER (1919-): If I Had A Hammer (Original Recordings 1944-1950) Pete Seeger with The Weavers, The Union Boys, Burl Ives and Lee Hays Naxos Folk Legends 8.120737 ADD [56.47]

The Golden Gate Quartet Gospel Train – Original 1937-1942 Recordings Naxos 8.120731 [57:40] ADD

Hits of ‘53 The Fabulous Fifties: Don’t Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes Living Era CD AJA 5553 [79:22] ADD

WHISPERING HITS OF 1920 Twenty original mono recordings Transfers and production by David Lennick and Graham Newton NAXOS NOSTALGIA 8.120635 [61.24]

LET’S MISBEHAVE A COLE PORTER COLLECTION, 1927-1940 18 original mono recordings Transfers by David Lennick and Graham Newton NAXOS NOSTALGIA 8.120533 [58.05]

SOME ENCHANTED EVENING PERRY COMO Original 1939-49 mono recordings
Transfers by Peter Dempsey NAXOS NOSTALGIA 8.120599 [53.23]

NELSON EDDY A PERFECT DAY 19 original mono recordings from 1935-1947 Transfers by Peter Dempsey NAXOS NOSTALGIA 8.120591 [60.00]

Johnnie RAY Cry Living Era CD AJA 5488 [76:14] ADD

CHARLES TRENET VOL. 2 ‘JA CHANTE" Original recordings 1937-1948 Transfers and production by David Lennick and Graham Newton NAXOS NOSTALGIA 8.120753 [54.59]

Burl IVES (1909-1995) Troubador: Original Recordings 1941-1950 Naxos 8.120728 [66:38] ADD

TEA FOR TWO THE SONGS OF VINCENT YOUMANS 27 original mono recordings 1925-1951 LIVING ERA CD AJA 5379 [79.29]

JOHN McCORMACK VOLUME 2: "COME BACK TO ERIN" Twenty-One original recordings 1910-1921 NAXOS NOSTALGIA 8.120748 [59.34]

Sigmund ROMBERG (1887-1951) Romberg Conducts Romberg, vol. 2

Leroy ANDERSON (1908-1975) Classical Juke Box, Syncopated Clock, Chicken Reel, Fiddle Faddle, Serenata, Sleigh Ride, Irish Suite, Saraband, Promenade, Trumpeter's Lullaby, Jazz Legato-Jazz Pizzicato, A Christmas Festival The Boston Pops/Arthur Fiedler rec. 1947-1950. ADD NAXOS NOSTALGIA 8.120649 [57.07]

Stanley HOLLOWAY.(1890-1982) The Lion And Albert and other monologues NAXOS ‘Nostalgia’ 8.120715 [60.27]

2003

December

Bing Crosby His 50 Greatest Hits of the 30s & 40s Living Era - CD AJS 277 [150:48] ADD

Various Artists Hits of ’22: The Roaring ‘20s Do It Again! Living Era CD AJA 5522 [74:46] ADD

Frank LOESSER (1910-1969) Guys and Dolls, musical highlights (1950) Robert Alda (tenor), Stubby Kaye (bar), Isabel Bigley (sop), Vivian Blaine (sop) Chorus and Orchestra/Irving Actman Rec. New York, 1950 Jule STYNE (1905-1994) Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, musical highlights (1949) Carol Channing (sop), Yvonne Adair (sop), Jack McCauley (ten), Eric Brotherson (bar) Chorus and Orchestra/Milton Rosenstock Rec. New York, 1949 Mono ASV LIVING ERA CDAJA 5498 [76.41]

October

PETER YORKE and his Concert Orchestra "Melody of the Stars" LIVING ERA CD AJA 5501

FRED ASTAIRE Top Hat, White Tie and Tails: Complete Recordings Vol 3 NAXOS NOSTALGIA 8.120718 [60.21]

August

ANGEL EYES Ladies Only Café Strings Recorded at Örebro Konserthus 11-13 June 2001 NAXOS 8.557177 [50.31]

I FEEL A SONG COMING ON "THE SONGS OF JIMMY McHUGH" 25 Original mono recordings 1925-1943 LIVING ERA CD AJA 5432 [75.48

Carmen Miranda South American Way Original Recordings 1939-1945 Naxos Nostalgia 8.120719 [54:45]

VERA LYNN Auf wiederseh’n, Sweetheart, 25 original mono recordings 1936-1952 ASV LIVING ERA CD AJA 5464 [77:11]

MARIO LANZA "Be My Love" Twenty-Two original recordings 1949-1952 LIVING ERA CD AJA 5485 [77.56]

Compilation: Stars of the Golden Era Vintage Songs of: Fred Astaire, Nelson Eddy, Judy Garland, Bing Crosby, Mario Lanza, Doris Day, Frank Sinatra, Cole Porter, Noel Coward, Edith Piaf, Richard Tauber, Gracie Fields, Vera Lynn and George Formby etc. etc. Naxos Nostalgia 2 CDs 8.120754-55 [159 mins approx.]

Richard CROOKS (1900-1972) Songs from Operettas, Musicals and Films NAXOS NOSTALGIA 8.120639 (additional review by Joan Duggan)

July

‘Musical Depreciation with Spike Jones and his City Slickers’ Original recordings 1942 - 1950 NAXOS 8.120679 [63.42]

GEORGES GUÉTARY Ma Belle Marguerite 23 original mono recordings 1946-1951 Compiled by Peter Dempsey and Ray Crick Transfers and restoration by Peter Dempsey and Martin Haskell LIVING ERA CD AJA 5455

VERA LYNN Auf wiederseh’n, Sweetheart, 25 original mono recordings 1936-1952 ASV LIVING ERA CD AJA 5464 [77:11]

June

JOSEPHINE BAKER UN MESSAGE POUR TOI NAXOS NOSTALGIA 8.120630 [62.14]

May

KAY STARR WHEEL OF FORTUNE LIVING ERA CD AJA 5463 [77.31]

FORTIES GUYS AND DOLLS THE 25 TOP CROONERS LIVING ERA CD AJA5412 [77.52]

BOB HOPE Thanks for the Memory LIVING ERA CD AJA 5493 [76:30]

April

HITS OF 1950 "MUSIC! MUSIC! MUSIC!" NAXOS NOSTALGIA 8.120637 [57.21]

THE ROARING TWENTIES: HITS OF ‘21 AIN’T WE GOT FUN? 25 original mono recordings Compilation and transfers by Larry Tedder LIVING ERA CD AJA 5521 [77.48]

March

HITS OF 1940 "I’ll Never Smile Again" 20 original mono recordings Transfers by David Lennick and Graham Newton NAXOS NOSTALGIA 8.120636 [63.41]

ROSEMARY CLOONEY TENDERLY 29 original mono recordings 1947-1952 Complied by Ray Crick and David Lennick Remastering by Doug Shearer LIVING ERA CD AJA 5460 [77.39]

THE FABULOUS FIFTIES Hits of 1952 - Here In My Heart 27 original recordings by original artists LIVING ERA CD AJA 5452 [77.22]

Richard CROOKS (1900-1972) Songs from Operettas, Musicals and Films NAXOS NOSTALGIA 8.120639

January

51 songs of George GERSHWIN   Sung by Fred Astaire; Ella Fitzgerald; Judy Garland; Frank Sinatra; Sarah Vaughan; Al Jolson; Lawrence Tibbett; Dick Haymes; Paul Robeson; Peggy Lee and Whispering Jack Smith.Original mono recordings 1925-1951   Available on Living Era Records CD AJA 263 2 CDs  

KATE SMITH THE SONGBIRD OF THE SOUTH 25 original mono recordings 1927-1947 LIVING ERA CD AJA 5465 [77.31]

GEORGES METAXA WAKE UP AND DREAM Love Songs From a Lost Troubadour LIVING ERA CD AJA 5449 [76.07]

FRANK CRUMIT THE GAY CABALLERO 24 original mono recordings 1925-1935 l ASV LIVING ERA CD AJA 5457

2002

December

AL BOWLLY SAY, DON’T YOU REMEMBER? His 50 finest original mono recordings 1931-1941 ASV LIVING ERA CD AJS 265 2 CDs [2hrs 33mins]

November

GERTRUDE LAWRENCE "STAR!" Original mono recordings from 1925-1944 also featuring Noel Coward ASV LIVING ERA CD AJA 5265 [62.20]

BIG HEARTED ARTHUR ASKEY "Hello Playmates" ASV LIVING ERA CD AJA 5444 [77.45]

October

MAURICE CHEVALIER VOLUME II: THE EARLY YEARS - 1925-1928 NAXOS NOSTALGIA 8.120523 [52.26]

Lena Horne – the young star    BLUEBIRD 09026 63964 2   [44:23]

Rosemary Clooney – the girl singer    BLUEBIRD 09026 63927 2   [40:57]

September

OVER THE RAINBOW THE YOUNG JUDY GARLAND Original Recordings 1936-1949 NAXOS NOSTALGIA 8.120563 [62.36]

EDITH PIAF: Tu es partout Original 1935-1947 recordings NAXOS Nostalgia 8.120553 [63’49"]

THE WHITE DOVE LAWRENCE TIBBETT Ballads and songs from Films and Operetta 1926-1931Transfers and restoration by Peter Dempsey NAXOS NOSTALGIA 8.120593 [60.40]

A PAUL WHITEMAN "POPS" CONCERT Paul Whiteman (1890-1967) and his Concert Orchestra Featuring Bing Crosby, Hoagy Camichael, and Bix Beiderbecke
Recorded 1927-1929 NAXOS Nostalgia 8.120520 [59’46"]

ART TATUM HOLD THAT TIGER Art Tatum - piano Recorded 1933 - 1940
Naxos Jazz Legends 8.120610

August

VERA LYNN - "YOURS SINCERELY" The Early Years: Volume 2

HITS OF 1930 - "Happy Days Are Here Again!" Original recordings by Rudy Vallee, Maurice Chevalier, Paul Whiteman, Bing Crosby, Guy Lombardo, Gus Arnheim, Harry Richman, George Olsen, Al Jolson, Ben Selvin, Isham Jones, Bert Lowen, Ted Lewis, Victor Arden/Phil Ohman, Waring’s Pennsylvanians. NAXOS NOSTALGIA 8.120634 [63.23] [JD]

July

EARTHA KITT HEAVENLY EARTHA Bluebird's Best CD 09026 63901 2
The Comedy Harmonists – "Whistle While You Work"

April

Ivor NOVELLO (1893-1951) "Shine Through My Dreams" Original recordings 1917-1950 NAXOS NOSTALGIA 8.120600 [67.00]

Perry Como Some Enchanted Evening Naxos Nostalgia 8.120599

MARIAN ANDERSON SOFTLY AWAKES MY HEART Arias, Songs And Spirituals. Original Recordings 1924 - 1944 Naxos Nostalgia 8.120566

THE ALMANAC SINGERS VOL. 1 TALKING UNION Featuring Woody Guthrie and Pete SeegerOriginal 1941 - 1943 Recordings Naxos Nostalgia 8.120567

BRITISH DANCE BANDS VOL. 1 ORIGINAL 1930 - 1943 RECORDINGS NAXOS Nostalgia 8.120603

March

THE GREAT LARRY ADLER Original recordings Vol. 1 (1934-1947) NAXOS NOSTALGIA 8.120608 [62’ 32"]

2001

December

Bing Crosby Some of These Days Classic Crosby Volume 2: Original Recordings 1931-1933 Naxos Nostalgia 8.120562

November

Fancy Meeting You Here CROSBY-CLOONEY Rosemary Clooney and Bing Crosby with Billy May and his Orchestra BLUEBIRD/BMG 09026-63859-2 [49:47]

October

JOSEF LOCKE: Hear my Song, Violetta NAXOS Nostalgia 8.120549 [56.13]

September

Gordon MacRae - It’s Magic ASV CD AJA 5394 [72:16]plus review of
Ruth Etting – America’s Sweetheart of Song ASV CD AJA 5374 [73:21]

LARRY ADLER The Genius of Larry Adler Genevieve, Dinicu Hora Staccato, Massenet's Méditation from Thaïs, Debussy's Clair de Lune, Adagio from Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez, Dvorak's New World Symphony, Khachaturian's Sabre Dance, de Falla's Ritual Fire Dance, Alfvén's Swedish Rhapsody, Adler's Screw's Blues, Scott Joplin's The Entertainer, Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue; Summertime from Porgy and Bess, Recorded 1999 DECCA 466 133-2 [55.29] [CF]

July

THE ESSENTIAL PAUL ROBESON ASV LIVING ERA CD AJS 244 [2 CDs, 76.15+75.31]

Eric COATES (1886 -1957) Historical recordings 1926 to 1940 By The Sleepy Lagoon etc. NAXOS 8.110173 [59.53]

Jack HYLTON (1892- 1965) She Shall Have Music Jack Hylton and his Orchestra ASV CD AJA 5390 [76:59}

Edmundo Ros Mambo Jambo Nostalgia NAXOS 8.120551

"A LITTLE OF WHAT YOU FANCY" The Golden Age of the British Music Hall: Recordings from 1901-1931  ASV Living Era CD AJA 5363 [74.56]

June

Al Jolson (1886 - 1950) Volume 1: 1911-14 Naxos Nostalgia 8.120514 [54.28]

Richard TAUBER Favourites Vol. 1. Naxos Nostalgia 8. 120513 [60.12]

The Singing Cowboys in the Movies

May

Good Order ! Ladies and Gentlemen please:Traditiona l singing & music from 'The Eel's Foot', Eastbridge, Suffolk recorded in the 1930s & 40s.

Classic Crosby Vol. 1

Paul Whiteman Music for Moderns -
     Paul Whiteman and his Concert Orchestra Vol.1
     Paul Whiteman and his Dance Band Vol.1

ENCHANTÉ - THE GREAT FRENCH STARS

WITH A SONG IN MY HEART - THE SONGS OF RODGERS AND HART

Gershwin plays Gershwin (original r ecordings 1919-1931)

"Fascinating Rhythm" Fred Astaire complete recordings Volume 1 - 1923-1930

Mario Lanza sings …My Romance

THE INK SPOTS To each his own

Cole Porter The Songs of Cole Porter