Judy Garland remains one of the enduring icons of show business, retaining a mystique and a huge fan following more than half a century after her death in 1969.
This new 14 track LP adds a new dimension to Acrobat’s existing catalogue covering Judy’s mainstream recording career with a unique selection of performances which include classic and collectable recordings from movies, records, radio, concerts and TV.
It has been curated by Lawrence Schulman, award-winning music producer, critic and author of the two-volume book Garland: That’s Beyond Entertainment – Reflections on Judy Garland, published in 2023.
These unreleased recordings include overdubs from her 1956 album Judy, alternates, outtakes, rehearsals, and television appearances.
It includes restorations and remixes by such audio engineers as Nick Dellow, who has remastered as well as repitched several tracks, and Brian Lee, who has done stereo remixes on many tracks.
Schulman has written the extensive and detailed liner notes, which include rare archival photos.
This LP highlights some of the very best tracks from Acrobat’s 73 track, 3CD set which includes 12 new-to-CD tracks, many from private collections.
This is a collection which will naturally appeal to Garland aficionados, but will also find a wider market as a thoroughly enjoyable showcase for one the pop’s true greats.
Side A
1. IT’S LOVE I’M AFTER*
(Lew Pollack, Sidney D. Mitchell)
From Pigskin Parade, 20th Century-Fox, 1936
2. (DEAR MR. GABLE) YOU MADE ME LOVE YOU
(Joseph McCarthy, James V. Monaco, Roger Edens)
From Broadway Melody of 1938, MGM, 1937
3. OVER THE RAINBOW*
(Yip Harburg, Harold Arlen)
From The Wizard of Oz, MGM, 1938
4. COMES LOVE*†
(Lew Brown, Charles Tobias, Sam H. Stept)
Radio, Arrowhead Springs Hotel, California, 1939
5. HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS*
(Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane)
From the Decca single 23362 A, 1944, based on the MGM musical Meet Me in St. Louis, MGM, 1943
6. THE TROLLEY SONG*
(Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane)
From the Decca single 3361 A, 1944, based on the MGM musical Meet Me in St. Louis, 1943
7. I MAY BE WRONG (BUT I THINK YOU’RE WONDERFUL)
(Harry Ruskin, Henry Sullivan)
From V-Disc 335A, 1944
8. ON THE ATCHISON, TOPEKA AND THE SANTE FE
(Johnny Mercer, Harry Warren)
From The Harvey Girls, MGM, 1945
Side B
1. FRIENDLY STAR*
(Mack Gordon, Harry Warren)
From Summer Stock, MGM, 1950
2. GET HAPPY*
(Ted Koehler, Harold Arlen)
From Summer Stock, MGM, 1950
3. THE MAN THAT GOT AWAY
(Ira Gershwin, Harold Arlen)
From A Star Is Born, Warner Bros.,1954
4. ZING! WENT THE STRINGS OF MY HEART
(James F. Hanley) 1958
From Judy in Love, Capitol LP, 1958
5. THE FARAWAY PART OF TOWN†
(Dory Langdon, Andre Prévin)
From Pepe, Columbia Pictures, Colpix Record LP, 1960
6. COME RAIN OR COME SHINE
(Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen)
From Judy at Carnegie Hall, Capitol Records LP, 1961
