This two LP set was in release by Decca then MCA Records for quite a long time. It was the definitive "best of" album of Judy's Decca work until the compact disc era.
The cover photograph is from a 1963
session with photographer Milton
Greene.
This set was released in "simulated stereo", a process that
was very popular at the time (MGM Records used the process in some
of their soundtrack reissues). The "simulated stereo" was
created by taking mono recordings and adding some echo, and upping
the bass on the left channel and upping the treble on the right channel.
For me this process was always a little discerning. I had a button
on my old receiver that switched the sound to mono, so I would use
that button to listen to the "stereo" records.
The records in this album are set up with "Record One" being sides 1 & 4, and "Record Two" being sides 2 & 3. This was done so people with the stackable record players could stack both records together and play the tracks in order by simply flipping both records at the same time after the first sides of "Record One" and "Record Two" had played. I've listed the tracks in order of "sides" rather than "records" as that is order the tracks were intended to be played.
CLICK HERE to see the rare Australian
7" 45rpm "Extended Play" version.
This two record gatefold was released
in the United Kingdom
under the MCA "Coral" label
(#CDSP-803) with the
same cover art but different photos
on the inside; and was released in
an abridged version (#CPS107)
with the same cover art and titled "Greatest
Performances - Judy Garland". The songs
included on the abridged version
were: "You Made Me Love
You";
"Over The Rainbow"; "FDR Jones"; "In-Between"; "For
Me & My
Gal"; "Love"; " The Trolley Song"; " Meet
Me In St Louis Louis"; " Poor Little Rich Girl';
" Sweet Sixteen"; "When You
Wore A Tulip"; " You'll Never Walk
Alone".
In 1977, MCA released a cassette version, with the same cover art
as seen above, #MCAC2-4003.
All images on this page from the collection
of Scott Brogan.
This is the insert that came
with the 1973 repackaging
of the
album.
It was inserted
inside with the records,
as the album was not the
"gatefold" type that opened
up as previous releases did. CLICK HERE to view the left
side. CLICK HERE to view the right
side.
TRACK LISTING
Song Title
Performed with...
Date Recorded
Time
Master #
SIDE 1
(Dear
Mr. Gable) You Made Me Love
You
09-24-1937
3:08
DLA
967-A
Over The Rainbow
07-28-1939
2:45
DLA 1840-A
F.D.R. Jones
10-24-1941
2:27
DLA 2800-A
In-Between
07-28-1939
4:02
DLA 1842-A
For Me And My Gal
Gene Kelly
07-26-1942
2:28
DLA 3140-A
Love
01-26-1945
3:22
DLA 3728-A
SIDE 2
I Never Knew
(I Could Love Anybody Like I'm Loving You)
07-26-1942
2:19
DLA 3143-A
On The Sunny Side Of The Street
04-03-1942
2:36
DLA 2970-A
The Boy Next Door
04-20-1944
3:02
L 3385-A
But Not For Me
11-02-1943
3:05
L 3250-A
I'm Always Chasing Rainbows
12-18-1940
2:57
DLA 2282-A
Our Love Affair
12-18-1940
2:54
DLA 2283-A
SIDE 3
A Pretty Girl Milking Her Cow
12-18-1940
2:35
DLA 2284-A
That Old Black Magic
07-26-1942
2:37
DLA 3142-A
On The Atchison, Topeka And The Santa Fe
The Merry Macs
07-07-1945
3:06
W 72967-A
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
04-20-1944
2:42
L 3387-A
I'm Nobody's Baby
04-10-1940
2:51
DLA 1972-A
Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart
07-29-1939
2:54
DLA 1850-A
SIDE 4
The Trolley Song
04-21-1944
2:49
L 3388-A
Meet Me In St. Louis, Louis
04-21-1944
2:09
L 3390-A
Poor Little Rich Girl
04-03-1942
3:05
DLA 2971-A
Sweet Sixteen
07-28-1939
4:16
DLA 1843-A
When You Wore A Tulip
(And I Wore A Big Red Rose)
Gene Kelly
07-26-1942
2:34
DLA 3141-A
You'll Never Walk Alone
07-10-1945
3:17
W 72973-A
CREDITS
The only credits given are for the 1973 reissue
insert notes, written by Dave Dexter, Jr.
