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PLUS SELECTIONS FROM ROMANCE IN CANDLELIGHT AND THE LISBON STORY

THE BUCCANEER

Description:
Generally regarded as Sandy Wilson's second musical his first being "The Boy Friend" available on SEPIA 1042, "The Buccaneer" was suggested by a real life event, the invasion from America of the so called "Horror Comics" which was threatening to corrupt our innocent children this was in the 1950s, and also threatening the survival of traditional boys' magazines such as The Buccaneer. "The Buccaneer" was staged three times in London it was first presented at the Watergate, a tiny theatre off the Strand in 1953 where it failed to attract an audience but when "The Boy Friend" became a hit, "The Buccaneer" was staged at the Lyric, Hammersmith in 1955 with six new numbers added. A young actor called Kenneth Williams "Carry on.." was cast as the precocious Montgomery Winterton. Both production and Williams received praise and the show ran to full houses, then toured and finally transferred to the Apollo in the West End. The delightful cast recording makes its first appearance on CD here. For bonus tracks we have included selections from two other West End shows the four songs which were recorded from the short lived "Romance in Candlelight" starring Sally Ann Howes, Patricia Burke and Jacques Pils; and Patricia Burke's three major solos from "The Lisbon Story", a show that ran for over 500 performances in London during the war. The 16 page CD booklet contains production shots and photos of some cast members from the three shows presented on this release.

Songs:

Personnel

Details:

Overture

Good Clean Fun

Captain Fairbrother

It’s Commercial

Unromantic Us

The Facts Of Life - You’ll Find Out

Something’s Missing

For Adults Only

Oh, What A Beautiful Brain

Read All About It

Just Another Man - Just Another Girl

In The Good Old U.S.A.

Learn To Do One Thing Well

Why Did It Have To Be Spring

Behind The Times

Just Pals

Finale: Just Pals

Selections from “The Buccaneer” Part 1

Selections from “The Buccaneer” Part 2

Selections from “The Boy Friend” 1

Selections from “The Boy Friend” 2

Live A Little, Love A Little

Romance In Candlelight

My Heart Says Yes

Oo-La-La, Boom-Boom-Boom

Never Say Goodbye

Some Day We Shall Meet Again - Follow The Drum

Personnel: Kenneth Williams, Thelma Ruby, Patricia Burke, Sally Ann Howes, more

Label:	SEPIA
Number:	1059
Item Code:	58193
Format:	CD
Genre:	Vocals Jazz Pop
Dates:	(1943-1944/1955-1956)
Price:	$15.00
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