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Thread #140661 Message #3233845
Posted By: Thomas Stern
04-Oct-11 - 03:53 PM
Thread Name: Music Hall, Gracie Fields good place to start?
Subject: RE: Music Hall, Gracie Fields good place to start?
Start with MARIE LLOYD, GUS ELEN, HARRY CHAMPION, etc., NOT Gracie Fields.
see: http://www.musichallcds.com/ has LINKS section with much more information.
There are MANY LP and CD reissues of early Music Hall recordings. World(EMI) had a series of excellent 2-LP sets, also some DECCA(UK) LP's have recordings from the 30's. There is a 1960's DANIEL FARSON LP which brought together some surviving artistes which was quite interesting.
A Beautiful CD box set (expensive) from Bear Family: Round The Town 4-CD BOX & 132-PAGE BOOK Bear Family BCD 16021 http://www.bear-family.de/index.php?sid=deed6966fc079412164b1b07daf85438&cl=details&anid=85c117c666075c72fb04d2f51a502a0c&listtype=search&tcinterpret=marie%20lloyd&tcexact=0
And many other CD's on Topic, Saydisc, ASV, etc.
PM if you want more info - however following the links referenced above should lead you to extensive lists of reissues.