Judy Garland Discography: Capitol Records

Alphabetical listing of all Discography pages

Judy Garland in the Capitol Records recording studio

In August of 1955, Judy signed a five-year recording contract with Capitol Records. She would remain under contract through 1966, having signed another contract in the summer of 1960.

After Judy left Decca Records in 1947, she did not make any studio recordings, outside of her M-G-M soundtrack recordings, until 1953. At that time she signed a four-song contract with Mitch Miller of Columbia Records. The four songs Judy recorded that April 3rd, 1953 were "Send My Baby Back To Me", "Without A Memory", "Go Home, Joe" and "Heartbroken". Columbia also released the soundtrack to Judy's next film, A Star Is Born (released in 1954). Prior to the Columbia deal, Judy signed with RCA/Victor in 1951 but never made any recordings and the short-lived contract was allowed to lapse.

Judy's years with Capitol produced some of the finest recordings in the American popular songbook. Judy made her first studio recordings in stereo for Capitol (excepting the soundtrack pre-recordings for A Star Is Born). Judy's first concert album Garland At The Grove was released by Capitol. The first album of recordings from her 1963/64 TV series was also released by Capitol. And of course, there is the historic and still amazing Judy At Carnegie Hall in 1961. Many of the songs Judy recorded for Capitol are songs she never sang anywhere else, either on Decca or in concert, while others are studio or live versions of songs she sang in films, concerts, and on radio & TV.

The Garland Capitol records are the best audio representation of Judy's legendary concert years. It is our goal to accurately document Judy's Capitol recordings here in The Judy Garland Online Discography with as many details and images as possible. If anyone has anything they'd like to contribute that isn't here, feel free to email me.

All images on this page from the collections of Scott Brogan and Eric Hemphill.

1955
Miss Show Business

1956
Judy

1957
Alone

1958
Judy In Love

1959
Garland At The Grove

1959
The Letter

1960
That's Entertainment!

1961
Judy At Carnegie Hall

1962
The Garland Touch

1963
I Could Go On Singing

1964
Just For Openers

1965
At The Palladium

1972
Judy In London

1973
At The Palladium

1989
Live!

1992
The London Sessions

2012
The Carnegie Hall Concert

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Above: Two of three known 78rpm releases of Judy's Capitol recordings, only available in England. Click on images for details.
(The third, with "Just Imagine/I Feel a Song Comin' On" we have yet to locate.)

The rare 1955 AFRS release of songs from Judy's Capitol album "Miss Show Business". Click on the image for more information.


1955 Miss Show Business	1955 A Garland For Judy	1956 Judy	1957 A Souvenir from Miss Show Business	1957 It's Lovely To Be Back In London/By Myself
1957 Alone	1958 Judy In Love	1959 The Letter	1959 The Letter	1959 The Letter
1959 Garland At The Grove	1960 That's Entertainment!	1960's Al And Judy	1961 Judy At Carnegie Hall	1961 Judy At Carnegie Hall
1961 Judy At Carnegie Hall	1962 The Garland Touch	1964 Lionel Bart's 'Blitz'	1964 Lionel Bart's Maggie May	1960's Judy Garland
1970 Tribute To Judy Garland	1984 Music In Gold	1987 Judy Garland

See the labels page for more 45rpm singles.

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1959 What's New? on Capitol Records	1960's Styled Just For You	circa 1960 More Stars In Stereo	1962 You'll Never Walk Alone	1963 Great New Releases
1963 The Hits Of Judy Garland	1963 The Hits Of Judy Garland	1963 The Hits Of Judy Garland	1964 Miss Show Business	1964 Miss Show Business
1965 The Hits Of Judy Garland	1965 Silver Platter Service	1966 I Feel A Song Coming On	1967 Over The Rainbow	1967 By Myself
1967 I Feel A Song Coming On	1968 The Magic Of Judy Garland	1968 The Judy Garland Deluxe Set	1970 Judy Garland Her Greatest Hits!	1970 The Immortal Judy Garland
1970 I Could Go On Singing Forever	1970 Tribute To Judy Garland	circa 1970's The Hits Of Judy Garland	circa 1970's The Incomparable Judy Garland	1975 Judy Garland
circa 1974 That's Entertainment!	1977 The Wit And The Wonder of Judy Garland	1978 Judy In London (reissue)	circa 1970's The Hits Of Judy Garland	1982 Con Plumas
1983 Golden Memories Of Judy Garland	1985 Recital	1986 The Legendary Judy Garland	1986 Legendary Singers	1988 The Legendary Judy Garland
1989 The Best Of The Capitol Years	1989 Little Girl Blue	1990 Golden Memories of Judy Garland	1991 The One And Only	1995 The Best Of Judy Garland
1995 Spotlight On... Judy Garland	1995 25th Anniversary Retrospective	1995 Back To Back Hits	1997 A Touch Of Class	1998 Judy aka "The Box" Sampler CD
1998 Judy aka "The Box"	1998 Biography: A [Musical] Anthology	1999 Legends of the 20th Century	2002 Classic Judy Garland	2006 The Essential Judy Garland
2007 The Very Best Of Judy Garland	2008 Judy Garland - Classiques et inédits 1929 - 1956	2011 The London Studio Recordings 1957 - 1964	2013 Creations 1929-1962 Songs She Introduced	2014 The Garland Variations
2016 Judy Garland Sings Harold Arlen	2017 Four Classic Albums Plus	2018 I Can't Give You Anything But Love	2019 Judy Garland Lost Tracks 2 - 1936-1967	2019 Four Classic Albums Plus - Second Set
		2020 The Best of Lost Tracks 2 - 1936-1967