ABOUT THE DISC & RECORDINGS:

From the back of the album:

Cut*!  *cut (kut), (in motion pictures) to edit film by editing unwanted footage. That remaining "unwanted footage" is referred to as an out take.

Also from the back of the album:

The sources for this album were the original 78 rpm acetate discs held but discarded by the various studios. New lacquers and metal stampers were struck, and these were used to generate a new master, utilizing the most sophisticated transfer techniques. Some distortion, due to the age of the original production and the conditions of the acetate discs, will be evident. But it was considered preferable to pass these through, rather than attenuate the high frequencies to an extreme degree. The listener is invited to add filtration or turn down the treble control if it seems desirable.

This is the last of the series. The real jewel on this album is the ten minute recording of Roger Edens going through his first ideas for the "Someone At Last" sequence in A Star Is Born (1954). It's fascinating to listen to the ideas, and Roger's enthusiasm, and compare those to what finally ended up on the screen.

Disclaimer: Much of the information provided in the track listing on this album in incorrect. This information has not been corrected in order to present the album as originally released.

All images on this page from the collection of Scott Brogan.