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Merry Records MR 008
Merry Records MR 008

This disc includes highlights from The Mikado, H.M.S. Pinafore, and The Pirates of Penzance. Bob Lang says that the selections are credibly sung. It was credited to Hudson Productions Inc., however, the artists are not identified.

The recording was made with a minimum of singers. In "I am the Captain of the Pinafore" and "A policeman's lot," the main singer also performs all of the chorus interjections. "Never mind the why and wherefore" is a duet, with the male singing both the Captain and Sir Joseph. I could have sworn that "We sail the ocean blue" was performed by one singer, who recorded his voice three times.

Overall, there is nothing here that has not been sung much better by others.

SIDE A
The Mikado Overture
We Are Gentlemen of Japan
A Wand'ring Minstrel I
My Object All Sublime
The Flowers That Bloom In The Spring
For He's Gone and Married Yum-Yum
We Sail The Ocean Blue
I'm Called Little Buttercup
SIDE B
I Am The Captain of The Pinafore
When I Was A Lad
Never Mind The Why and Wherefore
I Am A Pirate King
I Am The Very Model of A Modern Major-General
When The Foeman Bares His Steel
A Policeman's Lot Is Not A Happy One

Issue History
DateLabelFormatNumber
1963 Merry Records Mono LP MR 008


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