tracks 1-1 chorus Mississippi Chorus
compiled by Don McLachlan
tracks 1-2, 1-3, 1-12.1 to 1-13.4, 1-16 to 1-18, 6-9 to 6-12 conductor Carroll Gibbons
tracks 5-1 to 5-4 conductor Clifford Greenwood
tracks 5-5 to 5-8, 5-17, 5-18 conductor Eric Ansell
tracks 7-25, 7-26 conductor Ernest Irving
tracks 1-1 conductor Herman Finck
tracks 4-17 to 4-20 conductor Muir Mathieson
tracks 4-16 conductor Percival Mackey
tracks 1-19 to 1-23, 2-5 to 2-11, 2-13, 2-14, 2-18 to 2-20, 3-3, 3-4, 3-9 to 3-12, 3-17 to 4-3, 4-7 to 4-15 conductor Ray Noble
tracks 6-5 to 6-8, 6-16, 6-17, 6-23 to 6-26 conductor Ronnie Munro
tracks 5-23 conductor Van Phillips
tracks 6-13 to 6-16, 7-5 to 7-20 conductor Walter Goehr
design Georgina Curtis
tracks 1-2, 1-3, 1-18, 2-1 to 2-4, 5-15, 5-16, 5-19 to 5-22, 6-11, 6-12, 7-5 to 7-24 engineer [balance] Arthur Clarke
tracks 1-6 to 1-11 engineer [balance] C.C. Blyton
tracks 5-17, 5-18 engineer [balance] Douglas Larter
tracks 1-18, 5-17, 5-18, 5-24 to 6-10, 6-13 to 6-17, 7-1 to 7-4 engineer [balance] Edward Fowler
tracks 1-12 to 1-17, 1-22, 1-23, 2-8 to 2-10 engineer [balance] Edward Gower
tracks 1-18 engineer [balance] Frank Bulkley
tracks 1-16, 1-17, 2-1 to 2-4 engineer [balance] Frank Rennie
tracks 1-2, 1-3, 1-6 to 1-17 engineer [balance] George Dillnutt
tracks 2-1 to 2-4 engineer [balance] H. Ellis
tracks 1-4, 1-5, 2-5 to 2-10 engineer [balance] Harold Davidson
tracks 1-16, 1-17, 1-19 to 1-21, 2-1 to 2-4 engineer [balance] Harry Fleming
tracks 1-1, 2-11 to 5-14, 5-23 engineer [balance] Unknown Artist
tracks 6-18 to 6-26 engineer [balance] William Dickson
tracks 7-20 harp Anonymous
liner notes Patrick O'Connor
liner notes [editorial] Peter Quantrill
liner notes [traduction] Dennis Collins
liner notes [Übersetzung] Eckhardt van den Hoogen
tracks 2-12 orchestra Jack Hylton And His Orchestra
tracks 2-18 to 2-20 orchestra Ray Noble & His New Mayfair Dance Orchestra
tracks 1-1 orchestra The Drury Lane Theatre Orchestra
tracks 3-1, 3-2 organ Herbert Dawson
photography by [cover photo] Angus McBean
photography by [page 2] Stage Photo Co.
photography by [page 33 top right] The General Photographic Agency
photography by [page 33, top left] Frank T. Dobson
photography by [page 40 left] Helen MacGregor
photography by [page 40 left] Maurice Beck
photography by [page 47] Shaw Wildman
tracks 1-2 to 1-11, 1-14 to 1-15, 2-1 to 2-4, 4-21 to 4-25, 5-9 to 5-14, 5-24 to 6-4, 6-18 to 6-22, 7-1 to 7-3, 7-21 to 7-24 piano Lawrence Brown
tracks 2-15 to 2-17, 3-5 to 3-8, 3-13 to 3-16, 4-4 to 4-6 piano Ruthland Clapham
tracks 1-1 to 6-12, 7-25, 7-26 producer Unknown Artist
tracks 6-13 to 7-24 producer Walter Legge
transferred by, remastered by [digitally] Andrew Walter
tracks 5-4 voice Elisabeth Welch
tracks 4-24, 4-25, 5-13, 5-14 voice Lawrence Brown
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Copyright (c) EMI Records Ltd.
Remastered At Abbey Road Studios
Recorded At Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
Recorded At Small Queen's Hall, London
Recorded At HMV Studios, Hayes
Recorded At Abbey Road Studios
Recorded At Kingsway Hall
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Comes with a 48 page booklet, including photos, credits and liner notes, the latter in English, German and French.
Pages 3-4 and 45-46 are printed in the booklet twice.
Writing credits are given with complete names in the booklet; the CD sleeves only have last names on them and no mention of 'Traditional' or arrangements.

Track 1-19 is from 'Say It With Songs'.
Tracks 5-3 and 5-4 from 'Show Boat - film version'.
Tracks 5-5 to 5-8 are from 'Song of Freedom'.
Track 5-9 is a 'Creole Song'.
Tracks 5-15, 5-16 and 5-23 are from 'Jericho'.
Tracks 5-17 and 5-18 are from 'King Solomon's Mines'.
Track 5-17 is written as 'Ho! Ho!' on the CD sleeve and 'Ho! Ho! (Wagon Song)' in the booklet.
Track 5-18 is written as 'Climbing Up' on the CD sleeve and 'Climbing Up (Mountain Song)' in the booklet.
Tracks 5-19 and 5-21 are from 'Big Fella'.
Tracks 6-9 to 6-12 are from 'Porgy And Bess'.
Track 6-9 is written as 'Summertime' on the CD sleeve and 'Summertime (Lullaby)' in the booklet.
Track 6-24 is written as 'Songs My Mother Taught Me' on the CD sleeve and 'Songs My Mother Taught Me Op.55 No.4' in the booklet.
Track 7-2 is from 'The Moor Of Peter The Great' an is sung in English and Russian.
Track 7-3 is a Russian folk song.
Track 7-4 is from 'Songs of Innocence'.
Track 7-8 is from 'Chu Chin Chow'.
Track 7-16 is from 'Robin Hood'.
Track 7-19 is an Irish folk song.
Tracks 7-23 and 7-24 is from 'The Proud Valley'.
Tracks 7-25, 7-26 were transcribed from the soundtrack of 'The Proud Valley'.
Track 7-26 is from 'Elijah' and is a rehearsal scene. It is written as 'Lord God Of Abraham' on the CD sleeve and 'Lord God Of Abraham; Baal Chorus' in the booklet.

On Booklet:
Opendisc access to the EMI Classics Club, including bonus material, exclusive pre-listening sessions and more.

Mono/ADD.
Manufactured and printed in the EU.

The copyright in these sound recordings is owned by EMI Records Ltd. This compilation and digital remastering ℗ 2008 by EMI Records Ltd. © 2008 EMI Records Ltd. except CD1 track 1 DRM ℗ 1999 © 2008 EMI Records Ltd.

Abbey Road Technology.
Transferred and digitally remastered from the original 78 sources at Abbey Road Studios.

On CDs:
℗ 2008 by EMI Records Ltd.
Made in the EU.
Mono ADD.

In booklet:
Page 9 and 27 photos, page 33 bottom photo, page 40 right photo from EMI Archives.

Liner notes ©Patrick O'Connor, 2008.

Design and editorial for WLP Ltd.

Track 1-1 recorded 15.V.1928, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London. ℗1976, digital remastering ℗1999 by EMI Records Ltd.
Tracks 1-2, 1-3 recorded 15.VI.1928, Studios C & D, Small Queen's Hall, London.
Tracks 1-4, 1-5 recorded 19.VI.1928, Studio B, Hayes, Middlesex.
Tracks 1-6 to 1-11 recorded 13.IX.1928, Studio C, Small Queen's Hall, London.
Tracks 1-12.1, 1-13.4 recorded 2.X.1928, Studio C, Small Queen's Hall, London.
Tracks 1-14, 1-15 recorded 4.X.1928, Studio D, Small Queen's Hall, London.
Tracks 1-16, 1-17 recorded 15.XI.1928, Studio D, Small Queen's Hall, London.
Track 1-18 recorded 28.I.1929, Studio C, Small Queen's Hall, London.
Tracks 1-19 to 1-21 recorded 30.VIII.1929, Studio A, Hayes, Middlesex.
Tracks 1-22, 1-23 recorded 2.X.1929, Studio A, Hayes, Middlesex.
Tracks 2-1, 2-4 recorded 27.II.1930, Studio C, Small Queen's Hall, London.
Tracks 2-5, 2-7 recorded 11.IX.1930, Studio A, Hayes, Middlesex.
Tracks 2-8, 2-10 recorded 12.IX.1930, Studio A, Hayes, Middlesex.
Track 2-11 recorded 17.IX.1931, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London.
Tracks 2-12.1 to 2-12.11 recorded 24.IX.1931, Studio C, Small Queen's Hall, London.
Tracks 2-13, 2-14 recorded 26.IX.1931, Studio C, Small Queen's Hall, London.
Tracks 2-15 to 2-17 recorded 16.XII.1931, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London.
Tracks 2-18 to 2-20 recorded 18.XII.1931, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London.
Tracks 3-1, 3-2 recorded 19.X.1932, Kingsway Hall, London.
Tracks 3-3, 3-4 recorded 20.X.1932, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London.
Tracks 3-5 to 3-8 recorded 13.XII.1932, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London.
Tracks 3-9, 3-10 recorded 15.XII.1932, No.2 Studio, Abbey Road, London.
Tracks 3-11, 3-12 recorded 3.II.1933, No.2 Studio, Abbey Road, London.
Tracks 3-13 to 3-16 recorded 15.II.1933, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London.
Tracks 3-17 to 3-19 recorded 2.V.1933, No.2 Studio, Abbey Road, London.
Tracks 3-20 to 3-22 recorded 8.IX.1933, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London.
Tracks 3-23.1 to 3-24.5 recorded 20.IX.1933, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London.
Tracks 4-1 to 4-3 recorded 20.X.1933, No.2 Studio, Abbey Road, London.
Tracks 4-4 to 4-6 recorded 14.XII.1933, No.2 Studio, Abbey Road, London.
Tracks 4-7 to 4-9 recorded 16.II.1934, No.2 Studio, Abbey Road, London.
Tracks 4-10 to 4-12 recorded 20.II.1934, No.2 Studio, Abbey Road, London.
Tracks 4-13 to 4-15 recorded 21.VI.1934, No.2 Studio, Abbey Road, London.
Track 4-16 recorded 13.XI.1934, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London.
Tracks 4-17, 4-18 recorded 15.IV.1935, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London.
Tracks 4-19, 4-20 recorded 14.V.1935, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London.
Tracks 4-21 to 4-25 recorded 24.III.1936, No.2 Studio, Abbey Road, London.
Tracks 5-1, 5-2 recorded 26.III.1936, No.2 Studio, Abbey Road, London.
Tracks 5-3, 5-4 recorded 18.V.1936, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London.
Tracks 5-5, 5-6 recorded 20.V.1936, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London.
Tracks 5-7, 5-8 recorded 21.V.1936, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London.
Tracks 5-9 to 5-14 recorded 27.I.1937, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London.
Tracks 5-15, 5-16 recorded 29.IV.1937, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London.
Tracks 5-17, 5-18 recorded 1.V.1937, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London.
Tracks 5-19 to 5-22 recorded 3.V.1937, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London.
Track 5-23 recorded 2.VII.1937, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London.
Tracks 5-24 to 5-26 recorded 5.VII.1937, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London.
Tracks 6-1 to 6-4 recorded 8.X.1937, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London.
Tracks 6-5 to 6-8 recorded 18.X.1937, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London.
Tracks 6-9, 6-10 recorded 14.I.1938, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London.
Tracks 6-11, 6-12 recorded 21.I.1938, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London.
Tracks 6-13, 6-14 recorded 24.III.1938, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London.
Track 6-15 recorded 28.III.1938, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London.
Tracks 6-16, 6-17 recorded 13.IV.1938, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London.
Tracks 6-18 to 6-20 recorded 15.IX.1938, No.2 Studio, Abbey Road, London.
Tracks 6-21, 6-22 recorded 25.IX.1938, No.2 Studio, Abbey Road, London.
Tracks 6-23 to 6-26 recorded 20.XI.1938, No.2 Studio, Abbey Road, London.
Tracks 7-1 to 7-4 recorded 9.V.1939, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London.
Tracks 7-5 to 7-9 recorded 26.IX.1939, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London.
Tracks 7-10 to 7-15 recorded 27.IX.1939, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London.
Tracks 7-16 to 7-20 recorded 28.IX.1939, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London.
Tracks 7-21 to 7-24 recorded 29.IX.1939, No.2 Studio, Abbey Road, London.
Track 7-25 probably recorded VIII.1939, transcribed 26.II.1940, location unknown.
Track 7-26 probably recorded VIII.1939, transcribed 6.III.1940, location unknown.
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