The Judy Garland Show - The Show That Got Away [Original recording remastered]

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The Judy Garland Show: The Show That Got Away is a generous 74-minute look at the great entertainer at the peak of her post-film career. Though dismal ratings killed her variety show after its one season, in 1963-64, it gave her the chance to sing a wide variety of songs and share the stage with a number of great performers. Some of the show's milestones are included here: her performances of "Old Man River," "Battle Hymn of the Republic" (sung a few weeks after President Kennedy's assassination), and the medley of "Get Happy/Happy Days Are Here Again" with a young Barbra Streisand. The CD also includes a very funny "Boy Next Door" (it's not what you think), bits of dialogue, outtakes, sponsor announcements, and appearances by Lena Horne, Peggy Lee, and the teenage Liza Minnelli. Photos, song-by-song technical details, and notes by Garland historian Scott Schechter round out the package. --David Horiuchi

Tracks:

Overture
Night Of The Stars
Gotta Have Me Go With You
Norman At Home
Pasion Oriental
The Man That Got Away
Cheatin' On Me
'I'm Quitting The Band...'
The Man That Got Away (Instrumental Version)
Esther In The Boarding House
Oliver Niles Studio
Esther's Awful Makeup
First Day In The Studio
Born In A Trunk (Medley)
Easy Come, Easy Go
Here's What I'm Here For
The Honeymoon
It's A New World
Someone At Last
Lose That Long Face
Norman Overhears The Conversation
It's A New World (Alternate Take)
The Last Swim
Finale - End Credits
When My Sugar Walks Down The Street
The Trinidad Coconut Oil Shampoo Commercial

Customer Reviews:

Forgive the cheesy title, but a star is re-born once again........2007-07-09

In 1954, Judy Garland gave the most acclaimed performance of her career as a musical movie star in George Cukor's musical remake of the 1937 straight-up drama A Star Is Born. After its premiere, the film was heavily edited and would not be seen in its near complete form again for nearly thirty years. Judy was nominated for an Academy Award for her performance, but lost to Grace Kelly, to the chagrin of many Garland fans to this day, as well as many celebrities of the day. (Groucho Mark famously called it the biggest robbery since Brinks.)

In all that mess, the soundtrack was released by Columbia on vinyl record in mono and has since never been out of print and was a best-seller for years. In 1988, Columbia took the musical numbers and the overture directly from the film's stereo soundtrack (As, sadly, stereo soundtrack masters no longer existed.) and released those onto CD. The sound quality was somewhat horrendous, but digital audio was still in its infancy and not much else could be done.

In 2004, for the film's 50th anniversary, Columbia, Legacy, and Sony Music Soundtrax released this incredible new expanded remastered CD reissue of the film's soundtrack. This is the most complete soundtrack you can find and it's definitely worth upgrading from your 1988 CD release.

This CD contains not only all of the songs, including an extended intro to The Man That Got Away which was shortened in the film as well as the complete intro to Gotta Have Me Go With You, but also contains a near complete release of the instrumental score, which includes whole tracks and parts of tracks that were not used in the film, as well as an alternate vocal take of It's A New World, the deleted When My Sugar Walks Down The Street segment from Born In A Trunk, and a static-y complete version of The Trinidad Coconut Oil Shampoo Commercial, which was taken from a worn acetate playback disc - the only complete recording in existence.

The soundtrack is taken from a mixing and matching of several elements, such as acetate playback discs, the original Columbia mono soundtrack album masters, and the film's 4-track stereo soundtrack, among others. This means that the soundtrack goes back and forth from being stereo and mono. However, this does not detract from my listening experience any, and frankly, I can't tell much of a difference. One interesting note is that Gotta Have Me Go With You uses both the film's soundtrack and the mono soundtrack album masters to create a faithful listening experience, from the mono instrumental intro to the song itself, which except for a short portion, is taken from the film's 4-channel soundtrack. (The mono portion of the vocal part was used to edit out some plot-related screams that were present in the 1988 release. This method of retaining the aural integrity of Gotta Have Me Go With You was also used when it was included on the Rhino Records compilation Judy Garland In Hollywood: Her Greatest Movie Hits.)

Despite the fact that this soundtrack is taken from several different surviving elements and sadly not from a single set of elements, as Warner Bros. didn't have the foresight to save everything like MGM and Disney did, this is an excellent presentation of this landmark soundtrack. The sound quality for the most part is excellent, and the liner notes are also wonderful. Garland historian John Fricke writes a small essay on the production of the film and an annotated guide to the soundtrack, which gives a synopsis of the plot and also indicates where the tracks from the CD appear in the film. Producer Didier C. Deutsch also writes a small essay on the creation of this CD release, giving notes on the elements and some specific tracks.

Amazon is offering this soundtrack at an excellent price, and I have to say, it's a bargain for a soundtrack of this caliber and sound quality. Any Garland fan or movie soundtrack fan should have this in their collection.

A Star Is Born Soundtrack Review.......2007-01-10

A really excellent soundtrack to go with an excellent movie. This is some of Judy Garland's best material in both music and acting. The power of her voice on "The Man That Got Away" is amazing. "Born In A Trunk", "It's A New World", "Someone At Last" and "Lose That Long Face" are other recommended tracks. This is a MUST HAVE for all you Judy Garland fans.

Judy at her peak!.......2006-05-30

Judy Garland's finest film work was "A Star Is Born." Because she and her husband, Sid Luft, were also the producers, it was the most intensely involving production she had ever undertaken. The laser focus of her brilliant talent was never before realized on film to this degree. Also, she had gained tremendous personal confidence due to the unprecedented audience response to the concerts she had done between her MGM films and ASIB. The love with which the live audience embraced her, brought new heights to her acting as well.
The production values of the film were top of the line and it shows on this fine CD. It's a chance to experience Judy's talent on a more intimate basis without the visuals.
A must-have for every serious Garland collector.

a "Star" shines like never before..........2005-04-27

This reissued remaster of A STAR IS BORN is a must-own for fans of the movie, and in particular those who were somewhat dissatified by the previous CD edition (CK 44389). That edition was great for offering us most of the main numbers in stereo/mono mix but was marred by poor analogue distortion and other remastering problems (though this was the best that could have been done at the time). This new edition (CK 65965) presents the entire score, including background and incidental sections as well as the cut material, in a sparkling new package.

The big bonus for getting this latest edition is for Garland's complete rendition of "The Trinidad Coconut Oil Shampoo Commercial" (without the dialogue of James Mason). This has been taken from a rare acetate master, so while the sound quality is not the best, having the number complete without interrupting dialogue is a more than ample compensation. You will notice too that "Lose That Long Face" has been newly mastered from a better stereo source (cutting out the thunder-crashes that were heard on the first CD master, and Garland's singing no longer has those violent analogue fluctuations during the introduction). "Gotta Have Me Go with You" is now presented without the screams and noises, in a new master from the mono soundtrack.

"When My Baby Walks Down the Street", a section cut from the "Born in a Trunk" sequence, has been added as a bonus track. This sparkling-new STAR IS BORN reissue is a great tribute to what is most definitely Judy Garland's greatest hour on film.

Musical perfection of the highest magnitude!!!.......2005-02-25

Was there ever a more perfect voice than the one possessed by Judy Garland? Powerful yet gentle. Dynamic yet restrained. Bone-chilling yet soothing. She had the pipes!

And her instrument was showcased at its best in the music from her triumphant "A Star is Born".

This expanded version is a bona-fide treasure with the highlight being Garland's earth-shattering "The Man That Got Away," presented with vocals and several instrumental versions. Along with "Somewhere Over the Rainbow," "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," and "The Trolley Song", "The Man That Got Away" is an essential for Garland fans, as well as those that know a good song when they hear it.

The fifteen-minute medley that was featured in the film as the "introduction" of "Vicki" to the public is another outstanding track, featuring "Born in a Trunk", "Suwanee," and "My Melancholy Baby," all exquisitely performed by the legendary talent.

Clocking in at just under eighty minutes, the soundtrack to the classic film is, indeed, in a class by itself, and deserving of repeated listening, maintaining its "freshness" after more than five decades.

The Judy Garland Show - The Show That Got Away

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The Best Audio Overview of Judy's Legendary TV Series
Huh?
A "Must"!!
A lasting legacy of world class entertainer
A Complete Miss!

The Judy Garland Show - The Show That Got Away
Judy Garland
Manufacturer: Hip-O Records
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ASIN: B000062YBX
Release Date: 2002-03-12

Tracks:

From Television City In Hollywood, Here's Judy! (intro)/Keep Your Sunny Side Up (outtake)
They Can't Take That Away From Me
Liza (All The Clouds'll Roll Away)
Judy & Liza (dialogue)
Bob White (Whatcha Gonna Swing Tonight; with Liza Minnelli
Moon River
Yes, Indeed (with Tony Bennett & Dick Shawn)
The Nearness Of You
Day-In, Day-Out (with Lena Horne)
Love
The Boy Next Door (with Martha Raye & Peter Lawford)
You're So Right For Me (reprise; with Mickey Rooney)
Something Cool (three intro outtakes)
Something Cool (outtake)
Judy & Peggy (dialogue)
I Love Being Here With You (with Peggy Lee)
Old Man River
Half-Time Tags (sponsor announcements for First & Second Half)
From This Moment On
Just You, Just Me
I Got Rhythm
There's No Business Like Show Business (with Ethel Merman & Barbra Streisand)
Shenandoah
Lonesome Road (with Bobby Darin)
You're Nearer
I Believe In You (with Chita Rivera & Louis Nye)
Battle Hymn Of The Republic
Judy & Barbra (dialogue)
Get Happy/Happy Days Are Here Again (with Barbra Streisand)
Through The Years
Maybe I'll Come Back
Here's To Us (outtake)

Amazon.com

The Judy Garland Show: The Show That Got Away is a generous 74-minute look at the great entertainer at the peak of her post-film career. Though dismal ratings killed her variety show after its one season, in 1963-64, it gave her the chance to sing a wide variety of songs and share the stage with a number of great performers. Some of the show's milestones are included here: her performances of "Old Man River," "Battle Hymn of the Republic" (sung a few weeks after President Kennedy's assassination), and the medley of "Get Happy/Happy Days Are Here Again" with a young Barbra Streisand. The CD also includes a very funny "Boy Next Door" (it's not what you think), bits of dialogue, outtakes, sponsor announcements, and appearances by Lena Horne, Peggy Lee, and the teenage Liza Minnelli. Photos, song-by-song technical details, and notes by Garland historian Scott Schechter round out the package. --David Horiuchi

Customer Reviews:

The Best Audio Overview of Judy's Legendary TV Series.......2003-01-17

It's all here, including the duets with fellow Legends, great solos, and Rare Outtakes that any true Garland fan would have killed for before this CD was released. Plus, the sound is superbly remastered in 24-bit digital sound, and there are rare COLOR photos in this FULL-COLOR Booklet included. And the CD runs a full 74 minutes. Get it, you'll love it.

Huh?.......2002-10-21

This is a truly bizarre release. Wonderful moments but a most ecentric choice of songs. Worth having for "Here's to Us", "Battle Hymn" (again) and some of the duets. So, a mixed blessing but we should be grateful people continue to work so hard to bring us as complete a record of the greatest entertainer of our time.

A "Must"!!.......2002-08-07

Although this CD hasnt got a very high rating overall on the Amazon web site, I think it is a "must" for all Garland fans, a rare glimpse of the format of 60's U.S. TV shows, complete with sponsors commentary at commercial break time, some of the tracks are not Garland at her best that's true to say but nevertheless still a legacy to treasure of this legendary artist.

A lasting legacy of world class entertainer.......2002-05-25

An absolute must!!! even with prohibitive import tax levied by the Dutch this CD is a must for every Garland fan, a fantastic glimpse into 60's TV shows and a legacy of a true star, worth every cent!!!

A Complete Miss!.......2002-04-26

The people at Hippo Records obviously have no concept of what Judy Garland was all about! This new CD release contains the weakest moments from her exciting TV series. The only worthwhile tracks are "Here's to Us" and "Something Cool" which she recorded but did not air. That latter is actually only a partial cut, she didn't finish the recording. Stick to the DVD's of this series, this CD is a complete miss!

The Judy Garland Show: The Man That Got Away [Original Recording]

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A fantastic mix of Judy Garland performances
You will be shocked at this album!

The Judy Garland Show: The Man That Got Away [Original Recording]
Judy Garland
Manufacturer: Delta
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Tracks:

That's Entertainment
You Go To My Head
Puttin' On The Ritz
Carolina In The Morning
That's All
Who Cares
Ol' Man River
When Your Lover Has Gone
San Francisco
The Man That Got Away

Customer Reviews:

A fantastic mix of Judy Garland performances.......2003-10-19

The television season of 1963-64 gave the world The Judy Garland Show and, in so doing, left us many a powerful live performance from the woman who could electrify your heart one minute and have you bawling the next with the power of her incredible voice. That's Entertainment begins this album off on a high note, setting the stage for an album of show-stopping albeit sometimes heartbreaking recordings. You Go To My Head begins rather slowly, but the power and intensity of Judy's delivery gradually builds over the course of the song toward an electrifying conclusion. A smoldering saxophone introduces the catchy, "jazzalicious" Puttin' on the Ritz, and I love the manner in which Judy places the emphases of her syllables. As a born and bred Tarheel, Carolina in the Morning holds a special place in my heart, and Judy's immaculate rendition of this song makes her an honorary Tarheel in my book. That's All is a beautiful love song, and when Judy rears back toward the conclusion and asks you to say it's her that you adore for now and evermore, my adoration of her soars to stratospheric heights. After this emotional tour de force, we shift to the upbeat, jazzy Who Cares? (So Long As You Care For Me), which serves as a great juxtaposition to the emotional ballad preceding it.

The most significant track on this collection is Ol' Man River. I believe Judy was the first woman to ever really perform this standard from Showboat, and the network was less than keen on letting her do it. As always, Judy was right, and this is just about as moving a song as Judy ever performed. I don't know if Judy's version should really even be compared to Paul Robeson's; while certainly different, both versions rank among the best recordings ever made.

Judy tears your heartstrings out with the movingly sad When Your Lover Has Gone; her often tragic personal life provided her with plenty of experience with which to imbue heartbreaking ballads such as this. San Francisco is a real crowd-pleasing favorite among Judy fans, as you can tell by the loud burst of applause that springs up after she first begins the song. Judy really has a lot of fun on this version of the song, adding a few special touches along the way, but when she sails into that chorus you almost have to respond to all the goose bumps that pop out all over your body and stand up in pure joy. The Man That Got Away (from A Star is Born) is an emotionally-charged musical miracle that closes out this extraordinary collection of songs from Garland's 1963-64 television series in the proper fashion, leaving no doubt in my mind that Judy Garland is the greatest singer and entertainer to ever live.

You will be shocked at this album!.......2001-03-06

When I first heard this album, I was just blown away by the great sounds of it! The album has great arrangements, which are similar to that of her Carnegie Hall concert, and this recording even contains 2 studio-recorded tracks-"Puttin on the Ritz" and "The Man That Got Away," which is the featured song on this album. Judy's voice is at its prime, and the audience responds enthusiastically to her singing. If you are a Judy Garland fan, or if you are just starting to like her, then I would reccomend this CD to you!

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Show That Got Away
Judy Garland
Manufacturer: Ryko Distribution
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000056OF9
Release Date: 2001-07-13

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