CD Selection

A personal selection of recommended music CD Vocal Compilations, that include some of the artists, and some of their soundtracks and film songs from British Musical Movie titles

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Amazon Best Selling CDs

Cliff Richard

• Cliff at the Movies 1959-1974 (Two CD set) EMI -7243852790*

• The Young Ones (Movie S/T)

Anthony Newley

• Once in a Lifetime

Tommy Steele

• Tommy Steele:The Decca Years 1956-1963 *(1999 Release) (2 x CD Set) (Over 60 Tracks)

Judy Garland

• Judy Garland in Hollywood * (includes three tracks from Judy's only British movie 'I Could Go on Singing') (Rhino/Turner).

Norman Wisdom

• Very Best of Norman Wisdom *EMI Gold CD features 'Follow a Star'(1959) songs. Available at www.amazon.com and www.amazon.co.uk

Gracie Fields

• Our Gracie- 23 Favourites 1928-47 (ASV Living Era)*

Jessie Matthews

• Dancing on the Ceiling (ASV Living Era)*

George Formby

• At the Flicks*

Paul Robeson

There are many CD's by Paul Robeson on the Amazon Catalog- Click Here for Full Listing:

I recommend the following as 'starters':

• Ol' Man River (ASV Living Era)*

Noel Coward

• Compact Coward

Ivor Novello

• The Music of Ivor Novello and Jerome Kern:Lorna Dallas

Vivian Ellis

• Spread a Little Happiness:The Music and Songs of Vivian Ellis

Flanagan and Allen

• We'll Smile Again

Frankie Vaughan : Give Me the Moonlight *[Spectrum CD]

Jack Buchanan *[Flapper CD]

Adrian Wright CDs* : 'Living With Pleasure: Songs from British Revues of the 1950s and 1960s' and 'I Wanted to See the World: Songs from British Stage Musicals of the 1950s'. Both these CDs are available direct from: www.must-close-saturday-records.co.uk

Music Hall and Variety Compilations From the beginnings of talking pictures to the mid 1950's there were close links between the movies and variety performers, so it seems right to include some music hall material. Although these are not soundtracks, some of these performers and songs were featured in British movies.

• Cockney Kings of Music Hall

Music and Songs From 1930's Musicals

In the 1930s it was common for dance bands and studio orchestras, such as the Gaumont British Symphony to record, with their vocalists, medleys on 78rpm records of songs from popular British and US musical movies of the period. Some of these 'cover versions' have now been collected on:

• Music From the Movies: The 1930s (ASV UK) CD - By Louis Levy and the Gaumont British Symphony Orchestra - Not soundtracks, but a real 1930's nostalgia trip! Play this CD - and turn your living room into an Art Deco dream palace!