OH! WHAT A LOVELY WAR

OH! WHAT A LOVELY WAR

Composer: Various
Lyricist: Various

Opened: March 19, 1963, Theatre Royal, London, transferred on June 20, 1963 to Wyndham's Theatre; December 30, 1964, Broadhurst Theatre, N.Y.C.
Performances: 507 (London); 125 (New York)

Note: Only recordings not found on the original London cast album are noted below.

Far, Far From Wipers (M/L: Bingham and Greene):

1. Oh! What A Lovely War, Paramount (S) PAS 5008 (Richard Howard with orchestra conducted by Alfred Ralston)
2. Far, Far from Ypres, CD/Greentrax Recordings 1418 (The Scottish Pals Singers)

Fred Karno's Army:

1. Oh! What A Lovely War, Sound News Productins SM 28 (St. Peter's & Merrow Grange Comprehensive School cast)
2. Far, Far from Ypres, CD/Greentrax Recordings 1418 (The Scottish Pals Singers)

If The Sergeant Steals Your Rum:

I have not attempted to compile discological information for this standard.

Old Soldiers Never Die (M/L: Traditional):

1. 78/Rex 8618 (Gracie Fields and Male Chorus with orchestra)
2. 78/Decca 27606 (Bing Crosby and Male Chorus with John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra) [reissued on Bing Crosby Through The Years, Volume 2: 1951, CD/Sepia Records 1122]
3. 78/Tops 287 (Bud Roman and The Toppers with the Hal Lomen Orchestra)
4. 78/Victor 20-4146 (Vaughn Monroe and The Chorus with Vaughn Monroe and His Orchestra) [reissued on The Main Event, CD/Jasmine Records 444]
5. 78/Capitol 1534 (Jimmy Wakely and Chorus with orchestra conducted by Sid Feller) [reissued on A Rainbow At Midnight, CD/Jasmine Records 194]
6. 45/Coral 9-60478 (Herb Jeffries with orchestra conducted by Jeff Alexander)
7. Country Carnival Classics, CAS/Country Carnival CM1532 (County Carnival Classics)
8. Victory Road, CAS/Benson CO 2609 (J. D. Sumner & The Stamps)
9. One Spirit, One Mind, CAS/ Zion Music Group Z-223 (The Lesters)
10. The Essential Gene Autry, CD/ Sony 63779 (Gene Autry)
11. Military Band Favourites, CD/Castle Pulse 566 (unidentified band)
12. The 20 Greatest British Military Marches, CD/Time Music 189 (unidentified band)
13. Four Hundred Glorious Years: The History of Military Music, CD/Start 36 (unidentified band)
14. Wartime Memories, CD/ Hallmark 70081 (unidentified performer)
15. Soldier Solider, CD/Summit Records 4032 (Military Band Allstars)

Roses Of Picardy (M: Haydn Wood; L: Frederick E. Weatherley):

I have not attempted to compile discological information for this standard.

Sister Susie's Sewing Shirts (M: Herman Darewski; L: R.P. Weston) (originally used in DANCING AROUND):

1. 78/Victor 17659 (Billy Murray with orchestra) [reissued on Songs of WWI: From Original Recordings 1914-1926, CD/Take Two 501]
2. 78/Columbia A 1671 (Al Jolson with orchestra) [reissued on Music From The New York Stage 1890-1920, Vol. 3: 1913-1917, CD/Pearl Flapper 9056-2]
3. Pianola Echoes Piano Roll Sampler No. 1, CAS/Unknown label (Pete Wendling)
4. Far, Far from Ypres, CD/Greentrax Recordings 1418 (The Scottish Pals Singers)
5. Oh It's a Lovely War, Vol. 2, CD/CD41 3 (Jack Charman)
6. Over There, CD/Angel 49768 (Michael Feinstein, piano and voice)
7. Together And Alone, CD/Archeophone 5007 (Nora Bayes & Jack Norworth)
8. Taters, CD/Grumpledump (Shorty Long)
9. Presenting That Celebrated Maestro/Oh, Play That Thing!, CD/Collectables COL-CD-6804 (Max Morath)

Unrecorded Material:

Kaiser Bill