Lost West End Revues: London's Forgotten Revues 1940-1962

LOST WEST END REVUES celebrates London's forgotten revue shows of the 1940s, 50s and 60s, compiling songs from 35 West End productions and showcasing these unique musical works from the golden age of British theatrical entertainment.
Ranging from 1940 to 1962, the selections featured include a broad range of musical styles and genres, from witty songs satirising topical issues of the era to dramatic ballads and entertaining comedy numbers. Musical theatre composers featured on the album include Noel Coward, Vivian Ellis, Sandy Wilson, Lionel Bart, Leslie Bricusse, Charles Zwar, Alan Melville and more. Presented as a Deluxe 2CD Set ; 'Lost West End Revues' features over 50 tracks (including over 20 tracks appearing on CD for the first time) from London cast recordings to pop covers and live recordings. The album includes recordings by a glittering ensemble of star performers including Maggie Smith, Kenneth Williams, Hermione Gingold, Noel Coward, Beatrice Lillie, Joyce Grenfell, Anthony Newley, Gillian Lynne, Fenella Fielding, Sheila Hancock, Millicent Martin, Bud Flanagan, Dora Bryan, Cyril Ritchard, Bernard Cribbins and more.
The 'Lost West End Revues' included are: 'C.B. Cochran's Streamline' (1935), 'Lights Up' (1940), 'Up And Doing' (1940), 'Apple Sauce' (1940), 'Rise Above It' (1941), 'Sky High' (1942), 'Big Top' (1942), 'Sweet And Low' (1943), 'Sigh No More' (1945), 'Sweeter And Lower' (1945), 'Sweetest And Lowest' (1946), 'The Night And The Laughter' (1946), 'The Shephard Show' (1946), 'Tuppence Coloured' (1947), 'A La Carte' (1948), 'Sauce Tartare' (1949), 'Penny Plain' (1951), 'The Lyric Revue' (1951), 'Out Of The Blue' (1954), 'You'll Be Lucky' (1954), 'Cranks' (1956), 'At The Drop Of A Hat' (1957), 'Share My Lettuce' (1957), 'Living For Pleasure' (1958), 'Pieces Of Eight' (1959), 'Clown Jewels' (1959), 'Look Who's Here!' (1960), 'New Cranks' (1960), 'Young In Heart' (1960), 'Four To The Bar' (1960) '...And Another Thing' (1960), 'The Lord Chamberlain Regrets...!' (1961), 'On The Brighter Side' (1961), 'One Over The Eight' (1961), 'Not To Worry' (1962)
Although the revue show is no longer a staple fixture in the West End, this album celebrates the forgotten art and affirms the 'lost' revues featured are well worth rediscovering.
 Many tracks previously unreleased on CD
 Informative 16 page booklet
Disc 1
1. Let's Talk About Me (from 'Look Who's Here!') - Company
2. Colours (from 'Share My Lettuce') - Kenneth Williams, Company
3. One Train He'll Come (from 'Share My Lettuce') - Maggie Smith
4. The Borgias Are Having an Orgy (from 'Sweet And Low') - Hermione Gingold
5. Thanks Yanks (from 'Sweeter And Lower') - Hermione Gingold
6. Noel, Noel (from 'Sweetest and Lowest') - Alan Melville
7. Wait a Bit Joe (from 'Sigh No More') - Noel Coward
8. The Yodelling Goldfish (from 'Big Top') - Beatrice Lillie
9. I Like Life (from 'Tuppence Coloured') - Joyce Grenfell
10. Other People's Babies (from 'Streamline') - Vivian Ellis
11. Cold Comfort (from 'Cranks') - Anthony Newley
12. Would You Let Me Know (from 'Cranks') - Anthony Newley, Annie Ross
13. Shadow Girl (from 'New Cranks') - Johnny Wade
14. Psychological Approach (from 'New Cranks') - Gillian Lynne
15. We're Going to the Moon (from 'Pieces of Eight') - Myra De Groot
16. Out Door Girl (from 'Pieces of Eight') - Fenella Fielding
17. I'm Beautiful (from 'One Over the Eight') - Sheila Hancock
18. Send Me (from 'One Over the Eight') - Toni Eden
19. Late Last Evening (from 'On the Brighter Side') - David Kernan, Judy Carne
20. Little Nell (from 'On the Brighter Side') - Pip Hinton, Company
21. Great Little World (from 'The Lord Chamberlain Regrets!) - Company
22. Where the Heart is (from 'The Lord Chamberlain Regrets!) - Millicent Martin
23. Strollin' (from 'Clown Jewels') - Bud Flanagan
24. Just For Laughts (from 'Young in Heart') - Bud Flanagan
25. Uproarious Devon (from 'Four to the Bar') - Ian Wallace
Disc 2
1. Living for Pleasure (from 'Living for Pleasure') - Company
2. No Better Than I Should Be (from 'Living for Pleasure') - Dora Bryan
3. Which Witch? (from 'Sky High') - Hermione Gingold
4. Old Girls (from 'A La Carte') - Alan Melville
5. Keepsake (from 'Penny Plain') - Joyce Grenfell
6. Maud (from 'Penny Plain') - Joyce Grenfell
7. Only a Glass of Champagne (from 'Lights Up') - Evelyn Laye
8. I Didn't Really Never Oughter 'Ave Went (from 'Lights Up') - Doris Hare
9. I'm One of the Whitehall Warriors (from 'Up and Doing') - Cyril Ritchard
10. The Oldest Chorus Boy in London (from 'Up and Doing') - Cyril Ritchard
11. Mademoiselle L'Amour (from 'Apple Sauce') - Florence Desmond
12. How's About (from 'Rise Above It') - Patricia Burke
13. This Heart of Mine (from 'Rise Above It') - Patricia Burke
14. Moon Over London (from 'The Night and The Laughter') - Rita Williams
15. It All Comes Back to Me Now (from 'The Shephard Show') - Anne Shelton
16. The Seine (from 'Sauce Tartare') - Jean Cavall
17. Don't Make Fun of the Fair (from 'The Lyric Revue') - Noel Coward
18. Out of the Blue (from 'Out of the Blue') - Company
19. You'll Be Lucky (from 'You'll Be Lucky') - Sally Barnes
20. Folk Song (from 'And Another Thing') - Bernard Cribbins
21. My Kind of Someone (from 'And Another Thing') - Bernard Cribbins, Joyce Blair
22. Not to Worry (from 'Not to Worry') - Arthur Haynes
23. Is There Anything I Can Do? (from 'Not to Worry') - Matt Monro
24. St. Tropez - On The Beach (from 'La Plume De Ma Tante') - Petula Clark
25. The Gnu Song (from 'At the Drop of a Hat') - Flanders and Swann
26. The Hippopotamus (from 'At the Drop of a Hat') - Flanders and SwannDisc 1
1. Let's Talk About Me (from 'Look Who's Here!') - Company
2. Colours (from 'Share My Lettuce') - Kenneth Williams, Company
3. One Train He'll Come (from 'Share My Lettuce') - Maggie Smith
4. The Borgias Are Having an Orgy (from 'Sweet And Low') - Hermione Gingold
5. Thanks Yanks (from 'Sweeter And Lower') - Hermione Gingold
6. Noel, Noel (from 'Sweetest and Lowest') - Alan Melville
7. Wait a Bit Joe (from 'Sigh No More') - Noel Coward
8. The Yodelling Goldfish (from 'Big Top') - Beatrice Lillie
9. I Like Life (from 'Tuppence Coloured') - Joyce Grenfell
10. Other People's Babies (from 'Streamline') - Vivian Ellis
11. Cold Comfort (from 'Cranks') - Anthony Newley
12. Would You Let Me Know (from 'Cranks') - Anthony Newley, Annie Ross
13. Shadow Girl (from 'New Cranks') - Johnny Wade
14. Psychological Approach (from 'New Cranks') - Gillian Lynne
15. We're Going to the Moon (from 'Pieces of Eight') - Myra De Groot
16. Out Door Girl (from 'Pieces of Eight') - Fenella Fielding
17. I'm Beautiful (from 'One Over the Eight') - Sheila Hancock
18. Send Me (from 'One Over the Eight') - Toni Eden
19. Late Last Evening (from 'On the Brighter Side') - David Kernan, Judy Carne
20. Little Nell (from 'On the Brighter Side') - Pip Hinton, Company
21. Great Little World (from 'The Lord Chamberlain Regrets!) - Company
22. Where the Heart is (from 'The Lord Chamberlain Regrets!) - Millicent Martin
23. Strollin' (from 'Clown Jewels') - Bud Flanagan
24. Just For Laughts (from 'Young in Heart') - Bud Flanagan
25. Uproarious Devon (from 'Four to the Bar') - Ian Wallace
Disc 2
1. Living for Pleasure (from 'Living for Pleasure') - Company
2. No Better Than I Should Be (from 'Living for Pleasure') - Dora Bryan
3. Which Witch? (from 'Sky High') - Hermione Gingold
4. Old Girls (from 'A La Carte') - Alan Melville
5. Keepsake (from 'Penny Plain') - Joyce Grenfell
6. Maud (from 'Penny Plain') - Joyce Grenfell
7. Only a Glass of Champagne (from 'Lights Up') - Evelyn Laye
8. I Didn't Really Never Oughter 'Ave Went (from 'Lights Up') - Doris Hare
9. I'm One of the Whitehall Warriors (from 'Up and Doing') - Cyril Ritchard
10. The Oldest Chorus Boy in London (from 'Up and Doing') - Cyril Ritchard
11. Mademoiselle L'Amour (from 'Apple Sauce') - Florence Desmond
12. How's About (from 'Rise Above It') - Patricia Burke
13. This Heart of Mine (from 'Rise Above It') - Patricia Burke
14. Moon Over London (from 'The Night and The Laughter') - Rita Williams
15. It All Comes Back to Me Now (from 'The Shephard Show') - Anne Shelton
16. The Seine (from 'Sauce Tartare') - Jean Cavall
17. Don't Make Fun of the Fair (from 'The Lyric Revue') - Noel Coward
18. Out of the Blue (from 'Out of the Blue') - Company
19. You'll Be Lucky (from 'You'll Be Lucky') - Sally Barnes
20. Folk Song (from 'And Another Thing') - Bernard Cribbins
21. My Kind of Someone (from 'And Another Thing') - Bernard Cribbins, Joyce Blair
22. Not to Worry (from 'Not to Worry') - Arthur Haynes
23. Is There Anything I Can Do? (from 'Not to Worry') - Matt Monro
24. St. Tropez - On The Beach (from 'La Plume De Ma Tante') - Petula Clark
25. The Gnu Song (from 'At the Drop of a Hat') - Flanders and Swann
26. The Hippopotamus (from 'At the Drop of a Hat') - Flanders and Swann