LONDON CALLING



Composer: Noel Coward
Lyricist: Noel Coward

Opened: September 4, 1923, Duke Of York’s Theatre, London
Performances: 316

Note: A complete song list is not available at this time.



Carrie (Was A Careful Girl):

1. 78/HMV C1132 (Mayfair Orchestra conducted by George W. Byng)
2. 78/Columbia 512 D (Gertrude Lawrence)
3. Mad Dogs And Englishmen, CD/Lmsys (Courtney Kenny)


Devon:

1. 78/HMV C1132 (Mayfair Orchestra conducted by George W. Byng)


Ginger Up:

1. 78/HMV C1132 (Mayfair Orchestra conducted by George W. Byng)


It’s The Peach (aka “Every Little Peach” and “Forbidden Fruit”) (M/L: Noel Coward) (not used; subsequently used in YOICKS!):

1. Star!, CD/20th Century Fox 11009 (Daniel Massey with orchestra conducted by Lennie Hayton) (as “Forbidden Fruit”)


Other Girls:

1. 78/HMV C1132 (Mayfair Orchestra conducted by George W. Byng)
2. 78/HMV (rejected) [Noel Coward with Miss April, piano)


Parisian Pierrot (subsequently used in ANDRE CHARLOT’S REVUE OF 1924):

1. 78/HMV B8414 (Noel Coward with the Phoenix Theatre Orchestra conducted by Clifford Greenwood) [also 78/Victor 25439; reissued on The Master’s Voice: Noel Coward, CD/Angel CDP 7 54919 2]
2. 78/HMV C-2450 (Noel Coward) [reissued on The Master’s Voice: Noel Coward, CD/Angel CDP 7 54919 2]
3. 78/Columbia DB-3009 ((Noel Coward with the Café de Paris Orchestra conducted by Syd Simone with Norman Hackforth at the piano) [reissued on The Master’s Voice: Noel Coward, CD/Angel CDP 7 54919 2]
4. 78/HMV C1132 (Mayfair Orchestra conducted by George W. Byng)
5. 78/Gramophone B 1803 (The Romaine Orchestra)
6. 78/Decca mx GB-3521 (Gertrude Lawrence with orchestral accompaniment) [reissued on The Songs Of Noel Coward, CD/Flapper PAST CD 7080]
7. World Weary: The Songs Of Noel Coward, 10”/Heritage (M) H-0054 (Harry Noble with Stuart Ross at the piano) [reissued on Noel Coward And Harry Noble Sing Coward, CD/Angel CDP 7 54919 2]
8. The Star: Gertrude Lawrence, Audio Fidelity (M) 709 (Gertrude Lawrence)
9. Star!, 20th Century Fox DTCS 5102 (Julie Andrews with orchestra conducted by Lennie Hayton) [reissued as CD/20th Century Fox 11009]
10. Fishing For Amour, Flying Fish (S) FF 330 (Mike Craver)
11. Cowardy Custard, RCA (S) LSO-6010 (Olivia Breeze, Geoffrey Burridge, Jonathan Cecil, Tudor Davies, Elaine Delmar, Laurel Ford, Peter Gale, John Moffat, Patricia Routledge, Anna Sharkey, Una Stubbs, and Derek Waring) [reissued as CD/Masterworks Broadway 88883 72394 2]
12. Noel And Gertie, CD/JAY CDJAY 1249 (Patricia Hodge with musical direction by William Blezard)
13. A Little Light Music, CD/Upbeat Showbiz URCD123 (Beryl Korman with Jennifer Partridge, piano)
14. Twentieth Century Blues: The Songs Of Noel Coward, CD/EMI 7243 49463127 (Texas)
15. The Noel Coward Songbook, CD/EMI Classics 5 57374 2 (Ian Bostridge with Jeffrey Tate, piano)
16. Noel Coward Songs: A Room With A View, CD/Newport Classic NPD 85647 (Richard Conrad with William Merrill, piano)
17. If Love Were All, CD/Varese Sarabande 302 066 083-2 (Twiggy with musical direction by Tom Fay)
18. Over My Shoulder, CD/TER CDTER 1265 (Ben Stock, Suzy Bloom, Anne Rogers, and Boys with musical direction by Rowland Lee)
19. Travels With My Piano, CD/ BBC Music SM 1939 (Steve Ross, piano and voice)


Prenez  Garde, Lisette:

1. 78/HMV C1132 (Mayfair Orchestra conducted by George W. Byng)
2. 78/HMV (rejected) [Noel Coward with Miss April, piano)


Russian Blues:

1. 78/HMV C1132 (Mayfair Orchestra conducted by George W. Byng)
2. 78/HMV B1693 (Jack Hylton and His Orchestra) [reissued on The Great British Dance Bands Play The Music Of Noel Coward, CD/EMI 5 20728 2]
3. 78/Columbia 514 D (Gertrude Lawrence with piano) [reissued on Star, CD/ASV/Living Era 5265]


Sentiment (subsequently used in ANDRE CHARLOT’S REVUE OF 1924):

1. 78/HMV C1132 (Mayfair Orchestra conducted by George W. Byng)
2. Noel Coward: Off The Record, CD/Original Cast OC-1128 (Steve Ross, piano and voice)


Spanish Grandee (added after opening):

1. Noel Coward: Off The Record, CD/Original Cast OC-1128 (Jeanne Lehman with Steve Ross, piano)

The Swiss Family Whittlebot (sketch):

1. Façade, CD/Classical Recording Company CRC1615-2 (Kit & The Widow)


There’s Life In The Old Girl Yet (subsequently used in ANDRE CHARLOT’S REVUE OF 1924):

1. 78/HMV B1805 (Maisie Gay with the Mayfair Orchestra conducted by Philip Braham) [reissued on Noel Coward: The Revues, CD/EMI 5 20729 2]
2. 78/HMV C1132 (Mayfair Orchestra conducted by George W. Byng)


Touring Days (unused):

1. Noel And Gertie, CD/JAY CDJAY 1249 (Patricia Hodge and Lewis Fiander with musical direction by William Blezard)
2. An Evening With Sheridan Morley & Michael Law, CD/Piccadilly Dance Orchestra PICCD 101 (Michael Law, piano and voice)


What Love Means (To Girls Like Me):

1. 78/HMV B1805 (Maisie Gay with the Mayfair Orchestra conducted by George W. Byng) [reissued on Noel Coward: The Revues, CD/EMI 5 20729 2]


When My Ship Come Home:

1. Noel Coward Revisited, CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-110 (Arthur Siegel)
2. Christine Ebersole Sings Noel Coward, CD/Staunch Entertainment 12904 (Christine Ebersole with Larry Yurman, piano)


When We Were Girls Together (added after opening):

1. Noel Coward: Off The Record, CD/Original Cast OC-1128 (Jeanne Lehman and Lisa Riegel with Steve Ross, piano)

You Were Meant For Me (M: Eubie Blake; L: Nobel Sissle) (also used in ANDRE CHARLOT’S REVUE OF 1924 and the CHARLOT REVUE OF 1926):

I have not attempted to compile discographical information for this standard beyond original cast member and composer performances.
1. 78/Decca K689 (Gertrude Lawrence with Claude Ivy, piano) [reissued on The Star: Gertrude Lawrence, Audio Fidelity (M) 709]
2. 78/Gramophone C 4198 (Gertrude Lawrence with orchestra) [also 78/HMV C-2835; reissued on Gertie, CD/Naxos Nostalgia 8120560]
3. The Eighty-Six Years Of Eubie Blake, Columbia (S) C2S-847 (Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake)


Unrecorded Material:

Bertie From The Bath Club (not used)
Duke Of York’s (Opening)
Follow A Star
I Don’t Know (M: Philip Braham; L: Ronald Jeans)
I Prefer To Be On The Safe Side (added after opening)
Lady (not used)
A Limehouse Night (M: Philip Braham; L: Peggy Connor)
Little Baggie Maggy
March With Me (M: Ivor Novello; L: Douglas Furber) (also used in ANDRE CHARLOT’S REVUE OF 1924 and the CHARLOT REVUE OF 1926)
Mrs. ‘Arris  (unused)
My Spanish Love
Park Your Fanny (unused)
The Saggie Boo (unused)
Shake Your Feet (not used)
Tamarisk Town
Temperamental Honeymoon (added after opening)