JUDY GARLAND The London Studio Recordings 1957-1964

orchestras conducted by Mort Lindsey, Geoff Love, Norrie Paramor & Harry Robinson

From 1955 through 1964, Judy Garland was one of the most celebrated, acclaimed, and best-selling album artists on the EMI/Capitol roster. On several occasions during those years, she had the opportunity of recording at Abbey Road Studios. This 2CD set assembles her work done there between October 1957 and August 1964.

Not only are 12 previously unreleased alternate takes included but, more significantly, a completely unknown/undocumented recording of a song called Please Say ‘Ah’! The Mort Lindsey orchestration of this song is complicated and marvellous, the band on top form; Garland and her vocal partner, Saul Chaplin, are having a wonderful time and this great piece of fun, liberally sprinkled with Garland’s infectious laugh, demands to be heard!

This historic issue is the very first composite compact disc celebration of its kind and a guaranteed collector's item for anyone who appreciates the Great Popular Songbook — and "the World's greatest entertainer."

Rigid book-style packaging with a finely detailed 32-page booklet

Includes 12 previously unissued songs (alternative takes) & a previously unknown recording/song called Please Say ‘Ah’! which features Garland singing a duet with Saul Chaplin

Recorded and remastered at Abbey Road Studios

Transferred and remastered in hi-definition 96kHz/24bit from the original analogue tapes

Supplementary booklet article written by the World’s leading Garland expert John Fricke

CD cover photo features a previously unpublished photo by Milton H. Greene

Disc: 1

1. It's Lovely to Be Back in London

2. Lucky Day

3. I Can't Give You Anything but Love

4. Stormy Weather

5. Medley Judy at The Palace (Shine on Harvest Moon/Some of These Days/My Man/I Don't Care)

6. You Go to My Head

7. Rock-a-Bye Your Baby (with a Dixie melody)

8. Happiness is a Thing Called Joe

9. It's a Great Day for the Irish

10. I Happen to Like New York

11. Medley (You Made Me Love You/ For Me and My Gal/The Trolley Song)

12. Why Was I Born?

13. Do it Again

14. Come Rain or Come Shine

15. The Man That Got Away

16. Chicago

17. You ll Never Walk Alone

18. San Francisco

19. After You've Gone

20. Swanee

21. Over the Rainbow

Disc: 2

1. Hello Bluebird

2. By Myself

3. It Never Was You (previously unissued alternate take)

4. I Could Go On Singing

5. The Land of Promises

6. It's Yourself

7. Maggie, Maggie May

8. There's Only One Union

9. Lucky Day (take 1)

10. Stormy Weather (take 4)

11. Why Was I Born (take 6)

12. After You've Gone (take 3)

13. It's a Great Day for the Irish (take 2)

14. You'll Never Walk Alone (take 1)

15. It's Yourself intro chat

16. It's Yourself (take 6)

17. The Land of Promises (take 4)

18. Maggie, Maggie May (take 1)

19. Hello Bluebird (take 9)

20. I Could Go On Singing (take 1 Interrupted partial take)

21. It Never Was You intro talk to guitarist

22. Please Say Ah!

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