Judy Garland - The Alternate "Judy" Album (1956/2024) (Hi-Res)

HDTT is pleased to present the FIRST RELEASE of these never-before-heard alternate takes of songs on Judy Garland’s well-loved 1956 Capitol album entitled Judy…. After the very successful release of Garland’s first Capitol album in 1955, immediately following a 90-minute CBS television special, the following year it was decided to again pair a Capitol album release with a CBS TV special. This time, the TV show would employ the music from Garland’s second Capitol album, “Judy,” with no separate orchestra for the show itself. In this half-hour show, which aired live on April 8, 1956, Garland performed some songs live to pre-recorded orchestral tracks from the Capitol recording sessions and lip-sync’ed other songs to the pre-existing Capitol recordings that included the vocals…. This HDTT release presents twelve recordings from the original March sessions…

In addition to the restored soundtrack of the closely related GE television show, HDTT presents two restored unreleased “band track” recordings for songs in the “Judy” album (just the accompaniments with no vocal), from a rare acetate record. So this release, together with HDTT’s previous release of the opening night of Garland’s Las Vegas appearance, documents what exists of Garland’s performing and recording activity that occurred in 1956, apart from the readily available Capitol "Judy" album.

Tracklist
01. I Feel a Song Coming On (Oppenheimer, McHugh-Fields); Band Track recorded March 19, 1956; vocal recorded March 27, 1956.
02. Last Night When We Were Young (Harburg, Arlen); recorded March 31, 1956.
03. Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries (Brown, Henderson); recorded March 31, 1956.
04. Dirty Hands, Dirty Face (Jolson, Leslie, Clarke, Monaco); recorded March 19, 1956.
05. Blues for Peter Gennaro (Riddle) (instrumental); recording date unknown.
06. Come Rain or Come Shine (Arlen, Mercer); recorded March 31, 1956.
07. April Showers (DeSylva, Silvers); recorded March 19, 1956.
08. Lucky Day (DeSylva, Brown, Henderson); Band Track recorded March 26, 1956; vocal recorded March 27, 1956.
09. Memories of You (Razaf, Blake); recorded March 26, 1956.
10. I’m Old Fashioned (Kern, Mercer); recorded March 26, 1956.
11. I Will Come Back (traditional); Band Track recorded March 19, 1956; vocal recorded March 27, 1956.
SOUNDTRACK OF THE GENERAL ELECTRIC THEATRE TELEVISION SHOW
12. Program introduction (Ronald Reagan).
13. I Feel a Song Coming On (Garland).
14. GE announcement and commerical.
15. Judy Garland spoken announcement.
16. I Will Come Back (Garland).
17. Judy Garland introduces pianist Joe Bushkin.
18. Jazz piano piece with orchestra (Joe Bushkin, piano).
19. Dialog with Judy Garland and Joe Bushkin.
20. Last Night When We Were Young (with Joe Bushkin, piano).
21. Piano interlude and dialog with Judy Garland and Joe Bushkin.
22. Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries (Garland with Joe Bushkin, piano)
23. Dirty Hands, Dirty Face (with live spoken part).
24. GE commercial.
25. Blues for Peter Gennaro (instrumental).
26. Come Rain or Come Shine (Garland).
27. April Showers (Garland).
28. April Showers (orchestral interlude).
29. Closing announcements (Ronald Reagan) and GE commercial.
BONUS TRACKS
30. Dirty Hands, Dirty Face; alternate take (from acetate), recorded March 19, 1956.
31. Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries; Band Track (no vocal, from acetate); recorded March 31, 1956.
32. Lucky Day; Band Track (no vocal, from acetate); recorded March 26, 1956.
33. Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home (Arlen, Mercer); Las Vegas, July 16. 1956.
34. Over the Rainbow (Arlen, Harburg); The Palace, September 26, 1956.