COCHRAN'S 1931 REVUE
Composer: Noel
Coward
Lyricist: Noel Coward
Opened: March 19, 1931, London Pavilion Theatre, London
Performances: 27
Note: A complete song list is not available at this time. A rejected take of an unidentified selection was recorded by the New Mayfair Orchestra conducted by Ray Noble.
Any Little Fish (aka "I Can't Do Anything At All But Just Love You") (cut from THE THIRD LITTLE SHOW):
1. 78/Victor 22819 (Noel
Coward with orchestra conducted by Ray Noble) [also 78/HMV
B-3794; reissued on The Master's Voice: Noel Coward, CD/Angel
CDP 7 54919 2]
2. 78/Columbia DB-3009 (Noel Coward accompanied by the Café De
Paris orchestra conducted by Sydney Simone with Norman Hackforth
at the piano) [reissued on The Master's Voice: Noel Coward,
CD/Angel CDP 7 54919 2]
3. 78/Victor 39002 (Noel Coward) [also 78/HMV C-2450; reissued
on The Master's Voice: Noel Coward, CD/Angel CDP 7 54919 2]
4. Conversation Piece, Proscenium (M) CD 4003 (Dick Hyman,
piano)
5. Cowardy Custard, RCA (S) LSO-6010 (Anna Sharkey and Peter
Gale) [reissued as CD/Masterworks Broadway 88883 72394 2]
6. Bobby Short Is Mad About Noel Coward, Atlantic (S) SD 2-607
(Bobby Short with William Roy, piano) [reissued as
CD/Collectables COL-CD-6769]
7. The Master's Choice, CD/AEI Green Room AEI-CD 605 (Noel
Coward)
8. The Noel Coward Songbook, CD/EMI Classics 5 57374 2 (Ian
Bostridge with Jeffrey Tate, piano)
9. A Talent To Amuse: The Words And Music Of Noel Coward,
CD/Silva America 3009 (Peter Greenwell)
10. Most Of Ev'ry Day, CD/Audiophile Records 217 (Steve Ross)
11. And Don't Tell Your Mama!, CD/Dohnutz (The Bisky Batz)
(unverified)
12. Silly Songs On Seventy-Eights, CD/Historic Audio Project
(unknown performer) (unverified)
13. Christine Ebersole Sings Noel Coward, CD/Staunch
Entertainment 84501 29041 (Christine Ebersole with Larry Yurman,
piano)
14. An Evening With Sheridan Morley & Michael Law,
CD/Piccadilly Dance Orchestra PICCD 101 (Michael Law, piano and
voice)
Bright Young People:
1. Bright Young People:
The Songs Of Noel Coward, CD/Writers' Theatre (Kate Fry, Rob
Lindley, and John Sanders with Doug Peck, piano)
City:
1. 78/Columbia DX-377
(Henry Hall and the BBC Dance Orchestra) (part of selection
entitled "Noel Coward Medley)
Foolish Virgins (cut; subsequently
used in an altered form in OPERETTE):
1. 78/HMV C2999 (His
Majesty's Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Frankel)
Half-Cast Woman (subsequently used in
ZIEGFELD FOLLIES OF 1931):
1. 78/Victor 22819 (Noel
Coward with the New Mayfair Orchestra conducted by Ray Noble)
[also 78/HMV B-3794; reissued on The Master's Voice: Noel
Coward, CD/Angel CDP 7 54919 2]
2. 78/Parlophone R908 (Leslie Hutchinson)
3. 78/HMV B5990 (Sam Browne with Ambrose and His Orchestra)
[reissued on The Great British Dance Bands Play The Music Of
Noel Coward, CD/EMI 5 20728 2]
4. Noel Coward In New York, Columbia ML 5163 (Noel Coward with
orchestra direction and piano accompaniment by Peter Matz)
[reissued as CD/DRG 19038]
5. The Master's Choice, CD/AEI Green Room AEI-CD 605 (Graham
Payn)
6. Ziegfeld, First Night (S) CAST 14 ("Lillian" and "Lorraine"
with orchestra conducted by Paul Bateman)
7. A Marvelous Party: The Music Of Noel Coward And Friends,
CD/TER CDVIR 8333 (Michael Law with the Piccadilly Dance
Orchestra conducted by Michael Law)
Mad Dogs And Englishmen (not used;
originally used in THE THIRD LITTLE SHOW and subsequently
used in WORDS AND MUSIC, and NOEL COWARD'S SWEET POTATO):
1. 78/HMV B-4269 (Noel
Coward with orchestra conducted by Ray Noble) [also 78/Victor
24332; reissued on The Master's Voice, CD/Angel CDP 7 54919 2]
2. 78/Bluebird B 7135 (Rudy Valle and the Gentlemen Songsters
with Rudy Vallee and His Connecticut Yankees) [reissued on Ho
Ho, Everybody, CD/Collectables 0873; Hansel And Gretel/The
Yeoman Of The Guard, CD/Sepia 1125]
3. I'll See You Again, 10"/Philips BBR 8028 (Noel Coward with
Wally Stott and His Orchestra and Norman Hackforth, piano)
[reissued on Noel Coward And Harry Noble Sing Coward, CD/Must
Close Saturday Records MCSR 3030]
4. Noel Coward At Las Vegas, Columbia (M) ML-5063 (Noel Coward
with Peter Matz, piano, and Carlton Davis and His Orchestra)
[also 45/Columbia B-2096; reissued as CD/DRG 19037]
5. Noel Coward In New York, Columbia ML 5163 (Noel Coward with
orchestra direction and piano accompaniment by Peter Matz)
[reissued as CD/DRG 19038]
6. Cowardy Custard, RCA (S) LSO-6010 (Elaine Delmar with
orchestra conducted by John Burrows) [reissued as CD/Masterworks
Broadway 88883 72394 2]
7. Coward And Novello, Music For Pleasure MFP 1036 (Unknown
singer) [reissued as CD/World Record Club TP 220]
8. The King's Singers Sing Flanders & Swann And Noel Coward,
EMI (S) EMC 3196 (The King's Singers) [reissued on CAS/Moss
Music Group CMG-1120]
9. Down In Jungle Town, MGM (S) SE-4405 (The Yum Yum Kids and
the MGM Territorial Orchestra)
10. Show Time Special, EMI (S) CSD 3642 (Dai Francis, John
Boulter, and Margaret Savage with orchestral accompaniment
directed by George Mitchell)
11. Noel Coward Favorites, STL (S) 5255 (The Les Reed Orchestra)
12. Keith Michell Sings Broadway, Spark (S) SPA-03 (Keith
Michell with orchestra conducted by Peter Knight)
13. Noel Coward On The Air: Rare Unknown Broadcasts 1944-1948,
CD/Pearl 7840 (Noel Coward)
14. A Talent to Amuse: The Words and Music of Noel Coward,
CD/Silva America 3009 (Peter Greenwall)
15. The Words And Music Of Noel Coward, CD/EMI 5 20727 2
(Kenneth Williams with Brian Fahey & His Orchestra)
16. Twentieth Century Blues: The Songs Of Noel Coward, CD/EMI
7243 49463127 (Space)
17. A Marvellous Party: The Music Of Noel Coward And Friends,
CD/TER CDVIR 8333 (Michael Law with the Piccadilly Dance
Orchestra conducted by Michael Law)
18. If Love Were All, CD/Varese Sarabande 302 066 083-2 (Harry
Groener with musical direction by Tom Fay)
19. Easy Virtue, CD/Decca B0012871-02 (Andy Caine with the Easy
Virtue Orchestra conducted by Marius De Vries)
20. Noel Coward: A Portrait, CD/Aquarius AQCD543 (Peter Pringle)
21. The Noel Coward Songbook, CD/EMI Classics 5 57374 2 (Ian
Bostridge and Sophie Daneman with Jeffrey Tate, piano)
22. Stage Musicals: Strike Up The Band, CD/Larrikin D24103 (John
Cazabon)
23. Craig Jessup Sings Noel Coward, CD/No label 20-06074 (Craig
Jessup with Barry Lloyd, piano)
24. A Talent To Amuse, CDr/No label 5 026107 042069 (James Hay
with Anne Clements, piano)
25. Noel/Cole "Let's Do It!", CD/Silva Screen SONGCD 910 (Robin
Ray with Jason Carr and Paul Bateman, pianos, Steve McManus,
bass, and Richard Cole, drums)
26. The Valley Of Song, CD/Chandos Chan 6604 (Rossendale Male
Voice Choir)
27. Mad Dogs And Englishmen, CD/President 1097 (Graham Dalby)
28. The Very Best Of Danny Kaye, CD/MCA Records 19049 (Danny
Kaye)
29. Mad Dogs And Englishmen, CD/Lmsys 3 (Courtney Kenny)
30. Anywhere With Are, CD/LML Music 168 (Nathan Martin)
31. Bright Young People: The Songs Of Noel Coward, CD/Writers'
Theatre (Rob Lindley with Doug Peck, piano)
32. An Evening With Sheridan Morley & Michael Law,
CD/Piccadilly Dance Orchestra PICCD 101 (Michael Law, piano and
voice)
33. Dennis Olsen At The School Of Arts Café, CD/School Of Arts
Café (Dennis Olsen with accompaniment by Malcolm Tapscott)
Stealing Through (M/L: Unknown):
1. 78/HMV B-5990 (Sam
Browne with Ambrose and His Orchestra)
Unrecorded Material:
Opening Chorus