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SALAD DAYS
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Named after a Shakespeare quote, Salad Days is, on the face of it, a piece of fluff but its simplicity hides an extremely well formed musical show with infectious songs that are easy to sing. It was written by Julian Slade and Dorothy Reynolds in 1954 originally as a light summer production to run for a three week season at Bristol's Theatre Royal. The show proved to be such a crowd pleaser that in no time it had transferred to London's Vaudeville Theatre where it ran for 2283 performances. The show is built around the tale of a magic piano, one that can make people dance. Timothy and Jane, the young lovers, have just left university and are having to find their way in the world when a tramp offers them £7 a week to look after Minnie, his piano. The piano is lost and Timothy and Jane end up on a flying saucer searching for the piano, which is found in time for the tramp to reclaim it. Salad Days has never really disappeared, having being revived regularly four of which had London showings. It's place in musical history is assured, not only because of its long run, but the fact that this was the first show seen by the young Cameron MacKintosh and which sparked off his lifelong interest in the form. For bonus tracks we have included material from The Duenna, another Julian Slade show, and his own recording of a medley from Salad Days. The 16 page CD booklet contains production shots and photos of some cast members.
Songs: Personnel Details:
 The Things That Are Done By A Don
 We Said We Wouldn’t Look Back
 Find Yourself Something To Do
 I Sit In The Sun
 Oh, Look At Me
 Hush-Hush
 Oh, Look At Me (Reprise) - Of Breath
 Cleopatra
 It’s Easy To Sing
 We’re Looking For A Piano
 The Time Of My Life
 The Saucer Song
 Reprise: We Said We Wouldn’t Look Back
 It’s Easy To Sing - I Sit In The Sun - We’re Looking For A Piano - The Time Of My Life - Oh, Look At Me
 Medley from “Salad Days” 1
 Medley from “Salad Days” 2
 Vocal Gems from “Salad Days” 1
 Vocal Gems from “Salad Days” 2
 Fandango
 He Vowed He Came To Save Me
 Tho’ Cause For Suspicion Appears
 I Loved Him For Himself Alone
 Never May’st Thou Happy Be
 Let’s Take A Stroll Through London
 We Smile		 Personnel: Eleanor Drew, John Warner, James Cairncross, Michael Meacham, more
Label: SEPIA
Number: 1061
Item Code: 58195
Format: CD
Genre: Vocals Jazz Pop
Dates: (1954-1955)
Price: $15.00  
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