"BLITZ" ON COLIN HOLMES MAGIC OF THE MUSICALS.OCTOBER 26TH 2014.

BLITZ.....HMV...EMI RECORDS.
tracks played...
Our hotel / We're going to the country / Opposites / Far away / Petticote Lane /
Is this gonna be a wedding.
Artists...
Amelia Baynton / Children / Graham James & Grazina Frame / Grazina Frame /
Anna Tzeiniker / Amelia Baynton, Chorus.

The follow-up to "Oliver". Bright Catchy Music often more in "pop" music form than
traditional musical fare. None the worse for that, the show had a decent run but perhaps
was too close to the end of the "2nd world war to curry favour with everybody. With a
little tweeking it would probably be much more popular today. Air raid shelters,Hitler
songs,wartime eastenders cockney slang,a jewish mother, a young couple struggling
through the air raids...it was all here...including the kitchen sink and very loud effects !
Vera Lynn was even singing one song. It's an atmospheric CD and this newly released
version has three songs missing from the original Vynl release. I have only seen
an amateur production of this show so cannot comment on it's West End production.
CD 4stars****.

PLAYLIST.
Three coins in the fountain....Frank Sinatra......CAPITOL SINGLES HITS(4CDS)*****.
I dreamed a dream...Idina Menzel,Glee.....PLAYLIST.***.
The worst pies in London...Angela Lansbury....SWEENEY TODD.(2CDS)*****.
Overture......Orchestra.....CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG.**.
Hosanna....Ensemble.....JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR.****.
Do you want to build a snowman...Kristen Bell / Fixer Upper....Maia Wilson.....FROZEN.****.
Who can I turn to....Robert Goulet....ON BROADWAY.*****.
And.....Bryan Pringle,Avis Bunnage / Some of us belong to the stars...Michael Crawford
BILLY....NOT AVAILABLE...***.
Spanglish.....Ensemble.......SEESAW.***.
Pretty little picture...Zero Mostel..... A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO ,THE
FORUM.***.
Many a new day....Christine Andreas....OKLAHOMA.****.
Artificial flowers.....Patrick Wilson.....TENDERLOIN.****.
Two by two....Cast....THE BOOK OF MORMON.*****.
Sun on my face.....Robert Morse.....SUGAR.****.
I never had a chance...Ella Fitzgerald....LIKE SOMEONE IN LOVE.*****.
Love will stand when all else falls.....Cast....MEMPHIS.**.
Minstrel March /Hey hey hey hey / Go back home.....Cast...THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS.***.
The point of no return.....Michael Crawford....PHANTOM OF THE OPERA.*****.
Climb every mountain....Lesley Garrett.....THE SOUND OF MUSIC.****.

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TITANIC ON COLIN HOLMES MAGIC OF THE MUSICALS. OCTOBER 9TH 2014.

TITANIC......SONY.     6 TRACKS PLAYED.

An outstanding musical journey covering the five days before the Titanic slipped to
the bottom of the ocean. Difficult to make a musical out of this,you may think.
You're probably right. I have not seen the show...only a much reduced scenic
amateur version....but I believe scenery change problems, sinking ship problems
high expense problems, etc etc caused the Broadway production to lose money.
Critically praised this CD recording is a fine piece of work chorally and  vocally. A lot of
distinguished technical work has gone into it and the result is superb. Beautiful in parts.
moving in others with a creative choral sweep that I have not come across on many other
musical soundtracks. It is an emotional listen. 5 stars *****