Wizard Of Oz Decca Set of 4-10 inch 78 RPM Album
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I bought this records album a few year ago at a flea market here in Puerto Rico,I don't have a 78 rpm record player,I never test the records,in my opinion they are in great shape,no big scratches just the ones from regular use,they are dirty,just I don't now how or if the cleaning affects the valor of then,so I leave that to the buyer,the back of the front cover have a series of small canals made by a paper eating insect (s) pic 3,the mark on record 2672-B jitterbug, to the left is not a scratch is dirt, feel free to ask me any question or send me any opinion,I found in other internet site that the release year of this album was 1939, below is the information from Wikipedia,this is a rare album,bid wisely,FREE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE. Thanks
The Wizard of Oz (Decca)
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Jump to: navigation, search Songs from The Wizard of Oz Released 1940 Format 78 rpm Label Decca Records Catalogue no. Set Number A-74In 1940, Decca released a set of 4, 10-inch, 78rpm records featuring songs from The Wizard of Oz.
Although the set claims to be an "Original Cast Album", the songs were not, in fact, the versions used in the movie itself. In anticipation of the film's release, Decca had Judy Garland record "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" and "The Jitterbug" for a single release. The latter song was cut from the movie; in this version the Ken Darby Trio takes the part of the Cowardly Lion (Garney Bell), the Tin Woodman (Bud Lyon), and the Scarecrow (Harold Arlen, also the composer of the music). In early 1940, the two songs were packaged with other music from the movie, recorded by the Ken Darby Trio and backed by Victor Young and His Orchestra, to create this 4-disk set. Judy Garland is the only cast member to actually appear on the album.
The inside of the covers included 22 stills from the movie with narrative text telling the entire story. There were also signatures from Judy Garland and the composers (Harold Arlen, and E.Y. Harburg). A 6-page foldout brochure was included with the set which contained a list of the songs from the four records and biographical notes on the composers.
This set was later rereleased many times, on multiple formats, all the way until the 1980's. This entire album has not yet been released on CD, although Judy Garland's solo songs have appeared on various compilations.
[edit] Track Listing
- Record 2672: Side A: "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" / Side B: "The Jitterbug" (Judy Garland)
- Record 2673: Side A: "Munchkinland" Part 1 / Side B: "Munchkinland" Part 2
- Record 2674: Side A: "If I Only Had a Brain" / Side B: "If I Only Had a Heart"
- Record 2675: Side A: "The Merry Old Land of Oz" / Side B: "We're Off to See the Wizard"
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