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05-18-2015, 12:37 AM
Released by British Record company Sepia Records, this fantastic album includes a full radio program promoting the film, including the premiere public performances of several of the film's most memorable songs, the premiere digital release of the complete 1940 Decca Records cast album featuring several re-recorded songs from the film, including two Judy Garland songs (She was under contract with them at the time, and with the exception of a few Disney films, movie soundtrack albums featuring the actual music from the film didn't become commonplace until the mid-1940's. One of these songs was "The Jitterbug," which was deleted from the film before release.), several big-band recordings of the film's songs, music from the actual film, and a performance of "Over The Rainbow" by Judy recorded especially for playing for overseas troops during WWII. A perfect album to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the most beloved movie of all time. This is the Amazon MP3 download - I had a lower-bitrate version of the album that I got from here and was able to match all but one track, which I purchased. My personal info has been removed. The bitrate still isn't extra high, but considering the age of the recordings and the fact that it's a VBR bitrate, it was probably never going to be the full 256 KBPS Amazon offers.
THE MAKING OF THE WIZARD OF OZ RADIO PROGRAM:
1. Meredith Wilson, NBC Orchestra And Chorus - The Wizard Of Oz Overture (5:04)
2. Robert Young - Behind The Scenes Of The Wizard of Oz: How A Picture Is Created (8:13)
3. Judy Garland, NBC Orchestra And Chorus - Over The Rainbow (5:01)
4. Judy Garland, Robert Young, Bert Lahr, Ray Bolger - The Wizard Of Oz Medley 1 (3:02)
5. Judy Garland, NBC Orchestra And Chorus - Munchkinland Musical Sequence 1 (2:38)
6. Judy Garland, Bert Lahr, Ray Bolger - If I Were King Of The Forest (3:35)
7. Judy Garland, NBC Orchestra And Chorus, Frank Morgan, Bert Lahr, Ray Bolger - The Wizard Of Oz Finale Medley (3:38)
1940 DECCA RECORDS CAST ALBUM:
8. Judy Garland, Victor Young And His Orchestra - Over The Rainbow (2:48)
9. The Ken Darby Singers, Victor Young And His Orchestra - Munchkinland Musical Sequence 2 (6:00)
10. The Ken Darby Singers, Victor Young And His Orchestra - Follow The Yellow Brick Road/We're Off To See The Wizard (2:33)
11. Harold Arlen, The Ken Darby Singers, Victor Young And His Orchestra - If I Only Had A Brain (2:59)
12. Bud Lyon, Garney Bell, Victor Young And His Orchestra - If I Only Had A Heart/If I Only Had The Nerve (2:58)
13. The Ken Darby Singers, Victor Young And His Orchestra - The Merry Old Land Of Oz (2:57)
14. Judy Garland, Bud Lyon, Garney Bell, Victor Young And His Orchestra, Harold Arlen - The Jitterbug (2:44)
BIG BAND RECORDINGS:
15. Ray Eberle, Glenn Miller And His Orchestra - Over The Rainbow (2:31)
16. Marion Hutton, Glenn Miller And His Orchestra - Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead (2:34)
17. Sonny Schuyler, Vincent Lopez And His Orchestra - If I Only Had A Brain (3:11)
18. The Master's Voices, Frankie Masters And His Orchestra - The Merry Old Land Of Oz (2:23)
19. Betty Hutton, Vincent Lopez And His Orchestra - The Jitterbug (2:30)
20. Judy Garland, MGM Studio Orchestra - Over The Rainbow (2:41)
21. Judy Garland, Adriana Castelotti, Jack Haley, Sr., Bert Lahr, Ray Bolger - The Wizard Of Oz Medley 2 (3:34)
22. Judy Garland, Clara Blandick, Charley Grapewin, MGM Studio Orchestra And Chorus - Dialogue: Dorothy's Farewell/End Title (1:30)
V-DISC FOR WWII TROOPS:
23. Judy Garland, Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra - Over The Rainbow (2:47)
VBR MP3
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If anyone has this CD and can rip a version in FLAC and maybe also provide scans of the artwork, that'd be very much appreciated.