ABOUT
THE DISC & RECORDINGS:
This is by far the best two disc compilation of
music from Judy's MGM career. Released in 1996, producers George
Feltenstein and Bradley Flanagan took the unusual step of releasing
rare and lesser known material from the MGM vaults, including rare
outtakes, alternate takes, and extended versions of songs not normally
associated with Judy in the public's eye.
Previously, the film version of "Everybody Sing", as
heard in the film,
was released on the 1990 CD "Robert Parker's The Golden Years In Digital
Stereo - Volume 2 - Movie Musicals - 1930-1938" along with "You Made
Me Love You (Dear Mr. Gable" - both from Broadway Melody Of 1938 (1937).
Mr. Parker was an expert at taking songs directly from the soundtracks of old
films and running them through a process which, although not real stereo, sounded
like stereo. In 2000 he released "Judy
Garland
- 21 Hollywood Hits" which
contains Decca recordings, plus the film soundtrack versions of several of the
prerecordings contained here - all put through the same "stereo" process.
The MGM Records versions of "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen", "I'm Nobody's
Baby", "Singin' In The Rain", "Danny Boy", & "You
Can't Get A Man With A Gun" previously appeared on the Blue Moon CD "Judy
Garland - The Hollywood Years". The company is based out of Spain, and the
CD was a transcription, of sorts, of the MGM Records two record set which contained
the same 26 soundtrack recordings that MGM Records had kept in release for over
30 years. None of the tracks on the Blue Moon CD were in stereo nor were they
complete and/or remastered. The sound quality was, well, like listening to an
old record.
In 1995, Turner Entertainment & MGM Home Video released the first ever comprehensive
record of Judy's MGM recordings as part of their laser disc boxed set "Judy
Garland The Golden Years At MGM". This set contains literally hours of Judy
in the recording studio at MGM. All are remastered (into stereo where possible)
and complete. These give the listener a "you are there" scenario with
Judy on the recording stage at MGM - all the starts, stops, flubs, and chatter
between takes. To date, still the best source for the complete Garland MGM recordings
(The Wizard Of Oz, Listen Darling, & Thoroughbreds
Don't Cry have their own laser editions with all available audio tracks).
Due
in part to the overwhelming response to the laser discs,
and Rhino's current releases of several classic MGM Musicals
(including many of Judy's films) remastered and restored
on CD, this two disc set was put together to present to the
public (for the first time) the best comprehensive set of
Judy's "non-blockbuster" film songs.
With a 43 page booklet detailing Judy's career and each film
represented, "Judy
Garland - Collector's Gems From The M-G-M Films" is a wonderful and lasting
tribute to Judy's talent and the sheer professionalism of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
during their heyday. A true "must have" for any fan of Judy Garland
and movie musicals.
Two years later, Rhino would release a "companion" disc
entitled "Judy
Garland In Hollywood: Her Greatest Movie Hits", which would carry
on the Turner Classic Movie Music/Rhino Records commitment to restoring and
preserving these historical recordings for future generations.
CLICK HERE to read the Producer's Notes for this CD.
CLICK
HERE to read the Allmusic.com review (opens
a new window).
All images on this page from the collection
of Scott Brogan.
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TRACK
LISTING
Title |
Performed with... |
From the film... |
Date Recorded |
Time |
Disc 1
|
Waltz With A Swing/Americana (Medley) |
Deanna Durbin |
|
06-30-1936 |
2:27 |
Opera Vs. Jazz (Americana Reprise) |
Deanna Durbin |
|
06-30-1936 |
1:36 |
Everybody Sing (Extended Version) |
Sophie Tucker, Barnett Parker, J.D. Jewkes |
|
03-05-1937
06-12-1937 |
4:48 |
Yours And Mine |
Eloise Rawitzer and The St. Brendan's Boys
Choir |
|
04-16-1937 |
2:22 |
Your Broadway And My Broadway |
The MGM Studio Chorus |
|
03-14-1937 |
3:34 |
Got A Pair Of New Shoes (Extended Version) |
The MGM Studio Orchestra |
|
09-20-1937 |
2:29 |
Sun Showers (Outtake) |
The MGM Studio Orchestra |
|
09-11-1937 |
2:27 |
Down On Melody Farm (Extended Version) |
The MGM Studio Orchestra |
|
10-04-1937 |
4:40 |
Why, Because! |
Fanny Brice |
|
(Recorded live on set)
12-21-1937 |
2:15 |
Ever Since The World Began/Shall I Sing
A Melody? |
The MGM Studio Chorus |
|
12-13-1937 |
4:27 |
In Between* |
The MGM Studio Orchestra |
|
06-24-1938 |
4:31 |
It Never Rains, But what It Pours* |
The MGM Studio Orchestra |
|
06-21-1938 |
2:24 |
Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen (Outtake) |
The MGM Studio Orchestra |
|
06-31-1938 |
2:49 |
Meet The Beat Of My Heart* (Extended Version) |
The MGM Studio Orchestra |
|
06-24-1938 |
2:55 |
Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart* (Unused "Swing" Version)
(Outtake)
[Note: The recording date listed for this song may be
a typo - all other sources list the recording sessions
for "Zing!" - both the swing and ballad versions - as
09-16-1938] |
The MGM Studio Orchestra |
|
06-16-1938 |
2:52 |
On The Bumpy Road To Love* |
Mary Astor, Freddie Bartholomew & Scotty
Beckett |
|
09-26-1938 |
2:08 |
Ten Pins In The Sky |
The MGM Studio Orchestra |
|
07-28-1938 |
3:36 |
I'm Nobody's Baby* |
The MGM Studio Orchestra |
|
03-14-1940 |
3:32 |
All I Do Is Dream Of You* (Outtake) |
The MGM Studio Orchestra |
|
05-10-1940 |
1:37 |
Alone |
The MGM Studio Orchestra |
|
05-10-1940 |
2:43 |
It's A Great Day For The Irish |
Douglas McPhail |
|
08-09-1940 |
2:37 |
Danny Boy (Outtake) |
The MGM Studio Orchestra |
|
09-10-1940 |
2:37 |
A Pretty Girl Milking Her Cow |
The MGM Studio Orchestra |
|
09-10-1940 |
2:52 |
Singin' In The Rain |
The MGM Studio Orchestra |
|
09-10-1940 |
3:00 |
Easy To Love* (Outtake) |
The MGM Studio Orchestra |
|
06-04-1941 |
3:25 |
Disc 2
|
We Must Have Music (Outtake) |
Tony Martin and Six Hits And A Miss |
|
12-22-1940 |
2:15 |
I'm Always Chasing Rainbows |
The MGM Studio Orchestra |
|
11-13-1940 |
2:08 |
Minnie From Trinidad |
The MGM Studio Chorus |
|
01-14-1941
02-24-1941 |
5:21 |
Every Little Movement Has A Meaning Of
Its Own* |
Mary Kent (voice double for Connie Gilchrist) |
|
07-28-1942 |
2:10 |
Tom, Tom, The Piper's Son |
The MGM Studio Orchestra |
|
07-28-1942 |
2:40 |
When I Look At You* |
Bob Crosby & His Orchestra |
|
09-18-1942 |
1:32 |
Paging Mr. Greenback* (Outtake) |
The MGM Studio Chorus |
|
10-16-1942 |
4:51 |
Where There's Music* (Finale Medley)
(Extended Version)
Where
There's Music
St. Louis Blues
It's A Long Way To Tipperary
In The Shade Of The Old Apple Tree
Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree
It's Three O'Clock In The Morning
Broadway Rhythm |
The MGM Studio Orchestra plus Judy Carol
(St. Louis Blues); Charles Walters (Don't Sit Under The
Apple Tree/Broadway Rhythm) & Tommy Dorsey & His
Orchestra (Broadway Rhythm) |
|
04-04-1943 & 03-05-1943 |
10:16 |
The Joint Is Really Jumpin' Down At Carnegie
Hall |
Jose Iturbi |
|
12-22-1942 |
3:40 |
D'Ya Love Me (Outtake) |
The MGM Studio Orchestra |
|
10-15-1945 |
2:33 |
Mack The Black (Deleted Version) (Outtake) |
The MGM Studio Chorus |
|
12-28-1946 |
6:01 |
Love Of My Life* (Deleted Version) (Outtake) |
The MGM Studio Chorus |
|
12-27-1946 |
4:41 |
Voodoo* (Outtake) |
The MGM Studio Chorus |
|
04-10-1947 |
6:09 |
You Can't Get A Man With A Gun (Outtake) |
The MGM Studio Orchestra |
Annie
Get Your Gun (1949) |
03-25-1949 |
4:23 |
There's No Business Like Show Business
(Outtake) |
Frank Morgan, Howard Keel & Keenan
Wynn |
|
03-31-1949 |
2:19 |
They Say It's Wonderful* (Outtake) |
Howard Keel |
|
03-28-1949 |
3:22 |
The Girl That I Marry (Reprise) (Outtake) |
The MGM Studio Orchestra |
Annie
Get Your Gun (1949) |
03-28-1949 |
2:07 |
I've Got The Sun In The Morning (Outtake) |
The MGM Studio Chorus |
|
04-01-1949 |
2:08 |
Let's Go West, Again (Outtake) |
The MGM Studio Chorus |
|
03-30-1949 |
3:25 |
Anything You Can Do* (Outtake) |
Howard Keel |
|
04-01-1949 |
2:38 |
There's No Business Like Show Business
(Reprise) (Outtake) |
The MGM Studio Chorus |
|
03-31-1949 |
1:02 |
PRODUCER'S
NOTES
Few cineastes would deny that Judy Garland’s
tenure at M-G-M yielded some of the greatest performances
in the history of musical filmmaking. Although it has been
more that 25 years since her passing, the popularity and
aura of Garland’s films and recordings have lost
none of their luster. Most of the soundtrack recordings
from these films have recently been restored and reissued
by Turner Classic Movies Music/Rhino Movie Music. Yet this
collection brings together for the first time 46 recordings
made by Judy between 1936 and 1949, all but five of which
have never been issued in any audio format (the excepted
five are making their compact disc debut here).
Beginning with her M-G-M short subject debut in Every Sunday, the recordings
trace the development of Judy as a performer and an artist. Under the guidance
of Roger Edens as her musical mentor, Judy gained confidence and style with every
performance. The collection closes with Garland’s previously unissued prerecordings
for the intended Annie Get Your Gun production
in 1949 that she could not complete. Many of the other performances here are
from sequences that did not make the final cuts of the films, making this collection
a true treasure trove for Judy’s ever-growing legion of fans.
In
the early 1960s, M-G-M transferred the original optical film studio recording
session master to magnetic tape and it is from these tapes that most of this
collection has been digitally restored. Some of these performances were recorded
from multiple microphonic channels, and where these elements were all still
intact, we were able to remix them to stereo. The remainder of the tracks are
presented in their original monaural form. While most of the recordings overall
were in good condition, a few had suffered deterioration that led to a noticeable
echo effect (primarily recordings from Thoroughbreds Don’t Cry and Everybody
Sing). Certain recordings (including “D’Ya Love Me,” the
first part of “Mack The Black,” “The Girl That I Marry [reprise][outtake],” “I’ve
Got The Sun In The Morning outtake],” and “Let’s Go West,
Again outtake],”) no longer existed in any form other than studio playback
acetates; and these, like all of the tracks on the album, were given NoNoise
processing to remove the extraneous noise and distortion.
For years, pirates and bootleggers have circulated horrendous sounding tapes
of a few of these performances. But the bulk of them were never heard beyond
the studio walls…until now. |
CREDITS
Produced by George
Feltenstein and Bradley Flanagan
Project Supervisor Julie
D'Angelo
Art Direction by Coco
Shinomiya and Tornado Design
Design by Darrin
Kagele
Liner Notes by John
Fricke
Additional Liner
Notes by George Feltenstein
Engineered & Mastered
by Doug Schwartz, Audio Mechanics, Los Angeles, CA
Additional Mixing
by Allan Finch and Ted Hall
Photographs Courtesy
of Turner Entertainment Co., George Feltenstein, John
Fricke, and The USC Cinema and Television Archives
Production Assistance: Jayne
Blume, Tom Eckmier, Norma "Big Red" Edwards, and
Julee Stover
Special Thanks to: Woolsey Ackerman,
Maggie Adams, Bruce Baggot, Scott Benson, Tom burke, Ned Comstock,
Michael Feinstein, Gina Henschen, Andrea Kinloch, Richard May,
Roger Mayer, Michael Nieves, Scott Perry, Susan Sennett, Charles
Shultz, and Mary Beth Verhunce
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