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The Golden Age of Light Music: Light Music While You Work - Wol. 1

Item No. GLCD 5128

Light Music

Price GBP 8.75 / USD


Medium:	CD
Release Date:	01.11.2006

Early on in the Second World War the BBC in Britain used its radio services to boost the morale of millions of factory workers through a daily programme of non-stop music called "Music While You Work". During the periods when this show was not being broadcast, factories often played records on their own loudspeaker systems. Recognising the need for a series of discs offering catchy, tuneful music, in 1942 Decca started releasing 78s on a special 'Music While You Work' label, and many of these contained light music. A selection has been chosen for this CD, with popular orchestral and show music appearing alongside some true light music 'classics'.

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Tracklist and soundclips:

	Title	Composer	Artist	Time	Play
01	Calling All Workers	Eric Coates excerpt	TIVOLI CONCERT HALL ORCHESTRA Conducted by SVEND CHRISTIAN FELUMB	0:28
02	The Band Plays	Reed	HARRY FRYER AND HIS ORCHESTRA	2:50
03	Folie Bergere (from "Three Light Pieces" suite)	Percy Eastman Fletcher	RICHARD CREAN AND HIS ORCHESTRA	2:46
04	"White Horse Inn" Selection	Ralph Benatzky, Robert Stolz	HARRY FRYER AND HIS ORCHESTRA	2:53
05	The Haunted Ballroom - Waltz (from the ballet "The Haunted Ballroom")	Geoffrey Toye	RICHARD CREAN AND HIS ORCHESTRA	3:24
06	In An 18th Century Drawing Room	Raymond Scott	REGINALD PURSGLOVE AND HIS ORCHESTRA	3:02
07	Tristesse (So Deep Is The Night)	Fryderyk Chopin, arr. Antonio Mario Melfi	RICHARD CREAN AND HIS ORCHESTRA	3:08
08	Rendezvous	Wilhelm Aletter	HARRY DAVIDSON AND HIS ORCHESTRA	2:50
09	Adios, Conchita	Manilla, real name Annunzio Mantovani	MANTOVANI AND HIS ORCHESTRA	3:09
10	Be Honest With Me - You Rhyme With Everything That’s Beautiful	Gene Autry, Fred Rose - Bert Reisfeld, Michael Stoner	THE STUDIO ORCHESTRA Directed by PHIL GREEN	2:52
11	Lisbon Story Selection	Harry Parr Davies	HARRY FRYER AND HIS ORCHESTRA	3:03
12	Gaily Through The World	Allan Macbeth	HARRY FRYER AND HIS ORCHESTRA	2:50
13	Bravada	Frederic Curzon	HARRY FRYER AND HIS ORCHESTRA	2:58
14	Fascinatin’ Manikin	William Wirges	HARRY FRYER AND HIS ORCHESTRA	2:53
15	The Call	Van Alstyne	HARRY FRYER AND HIS ORCHESTRA	3:13
16	Bunch Of Roses	Ruperto Chapi, arr. Adolf Lotter	HARRY FRYER AND HIS ORCHESTRA	3:01
17	Valse Septembre	Felix Godin	HARRY DAVIDSON AND HIS ORCHESTRA	2:53
18	Memories of Spain	Clive Richardson, Horatio Nicholls real name Lawrence Wright	MANTOVANI AND HIS ORCHESTRA	2:56
19	Kwang Hsu - Japanese Intermezzo	Paul Lincke	HARRY FRYER AND HIS ORCHESTRA	3:01
20	Schön Rosmarin	Fritz Kreisler, arr. Roberts	HARRY DAVIDSON AND HIS ORCHESTRA	2:55
21	Ciribiribin	Alberto Pestalozza	RICHARD CREAN AND HIS ORCHESTRA	2:50
22	Tango	Isaac Albeniz	HARRY DAVIDSON AND HIS ORCHESTRA	3:15
23	Thousand And One Nights	Johann Strauss, arr. Ronnie Munro	RONNIE MUNRO AND HIS SCOTTISH VARIETY ORCHESTRA	2:53
24	Demande Et Reponse (from "Petite Suite De Concert")	Samuel Coleridge Taylor	RICHARD CREAN AND HIS ORCHESTRA	3:18
25	"Something In The Air" Selection	Manning Sherwin	HARRY FRYER AND HIS ORCHESTRA	3:13
26	Calling All Workers	Eric Coates	TIVOLI CONCERT HALL ORCHESTRA Conducted by SVEND CHRISTIAN	3:00

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