Release date: 25 August FLARE  

MAUREEN O'HARA / YVONNE DECARLO
Love Letters from Maureen O'Hara & Yvonne DeCarlo Sings          CD ROYCD278
Here on one CD are two great original albums, recorded in the 1950s by two of Hollywood’s top stars, Maureen O’Hara and Yvonne DeCarlo. The albums are “Yvonne DeCarlo Sings” and “Love Letters from Maureen O’Hara” and the 25 tracks, including bonus tracks, feature classics from the greatest composers of the American Songbook.

DORETTA MORROW            I Have Dreamed              CD SPEC1036
This 24 track compilation features the vocal talents of the lovely American soprano Doretta Morrow who was a well-known name from the musical stage, both in America and Britain. Morrow performs songs from “Carousel”, “The King And I”, “Kizmet”, “Naughty Marietta:, Mademoiselle Modiste”, “The Desert Song” and “Marco Polo” and is heard duetting with Mario Lanza, Nelson Eddy, Felix Knight, John Raitt, Alfred Drake and others. Most tracks are appearing on CD for the first time.   

Release date: 25 August TER  
ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK                 Evil Dead II          CD CDTER1142
Reissue of the soundtrack to the cult film ‘Evil Dead II’ which has been widely unavailable for a long time. It was composed by Josepth Lo Duca who firmly established himself as the horror composer of choice with his work on the first two Evil Dead films, which were both cult underground horror movies and word of mouth box office successes.

ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK             Betrayed                   CD CDTER1163
‘Betrayed’, the highly acclaimed and controversial film about racism in the American South in the late 1980’s was both a critical and box office success and further established Bill Conti as a film composer of great beauty and diversity. Conti’s other successes include the hugely successful Rocky series and For Your Eyes Only.

ORIGINAL CAST RECORDING             Romance Romance        CD CDTER1161
Barry Herman and Keith Herrmann’s Romance Romance, written for 4 performers and scored for a small orchestra, premiered at Broadway’s smallest house and went on to garner 4 Outer Critic Circle Awards and 5 Tony Nominations. It stars Scott Bakula, Alison Fraser, Deborah Graham and Robert Hoshour.

ORIGINAL CAST RECORDING            Over My Shoulder          CD CDTER1265
Written by Richard Stirling and originally staged at the bijou Jermyn Street Theatre in London, Over My Shoulder is a musical journey through the life of Jesse Matthews. An International star of stage and screen Matthews became known as ‘the Dancing Divinity’ at the height of her fame in the 1950s,

Release date: 21 July SEPIA  

KITTY KALLEN Warm and Sincere CD SEPIA1114

27 tracks by the popular American vocalist Ktty Kallen who topped the charts in the 1950s. Many of these tracks are appearing on CD for the very first time and this comprehensive collection recalls a star with a fresh, warm, sincere vocal style.

ALAN DALE Alan Dale Sings CD SEPIA1115 27 tracks by vocalist Alan Dale whose varied repertoire included ballads, rock’n’roll, mambo and cha-cha. Many of these tracks are on CD for the first time and are taken from his recordings for the Signature label with the orchestra of Ray Bloch, his hits with Coral with tracks that recall his Italian heritage, together with rock and roll hits and other varied material.

CAST RECORDING Arabian Nights CD SEPIA1116
This musical extravaganza was developed and produced by bandleader Guy Lombardo and premiered at the newly built 8,200-seat Jones Beach Marine Theatre, Long Island, in 1954. It starred Lauritz Melchior, Williasm Chapman and Helena Scott. Bonus tracks are excerpts from the show recorded by Guy Lombardo’s band, with vocals from Kenny Gardner and the Lombardo Trio.   

Release date: 28 July FLARE  

BOB EBERLY Tender Love Songs CD ROYCD276
Bob Eberly, was one of the foremost vocalists of the big band era, appearing with the great Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra. The 25 tracks on this compilation are taken from his time as a solo artist, featuring his complete album, “Bob Eberly Sings Tender Love Songs”, along with a selection from his very finest singles. All previously unreleased, they bring to the fore once more a much underrated singer, showing him at his very talented best. 

DENISE DARCEL / LIZABETH SCOTT Banned In Boston / Lizabeth CD ROYCD277
This CD presents two complete LPs from the 1950s made by two of Hollywood’s most attractive leading ladies, Denise Darcel and Lizabeth Scott. On “Banned in Boston”, French-born Denise Darcel sings a dozen songs of love, some sad, some with humour and some touching on the more risque. Having played nightclub singers in several of her movies, on “Lizabeth”, Lizabeth Scott is very much at home performing a dozen classic love songs. 

Release date: 21 July JAY RECORDS  

CHRISTIANE NOLL My Personal Property CD CDJAY1401
‘My Personal Property’ is the new recording by Christiane Noll, the Broadway star who is also a renowned singer with a repertoire of Broadway, Opera, Operetta and Jazz classics. On this collection of show tunes Christiane performs classics from musicals such as ‘Sweet Charity’, The Phantom of the Opera’, ‘A Chorus Line’, ‘My Fair Lady’ and many others.   

Release date: 21 July TER  
ELISABETH WELCH Sings Irving Berlin Songbook CD CDVIR8305
Elisabeth Welch, who died in 2003, was a legendary star of the stage and screen since the 1920’s. A talented singer, as well as an actress, musically she traversed both genre and style, from sultry jazz, to swing and soul revues, musicals and Broadway showstoppers. On this acclaimed CD Welch performs songs by Irving Berlin including ‘Let’s Face The Music And Dance’, ‘How Deep Is The Ocean?’ and ‘Fools Fall In Love’.

ELISABETH WELCH This Thing Called Love CD CDVIR8309
On this acclaimed CD Elisabeth Welch performs a collection of her own favourite love songs, featuring songs by Cole Porter, Noel Coward, George Gershwin, Stephen Sondheim and Lennon and McCartney amongst many others.

ELISABETH WELCH Sings Jerome Kern Songbook CD CDVIR8310
Elisabeth Welch performs songs by Jerome Kern including ‘Smoke Gets In Your Eyes’, ‘The Song Is You’ and ‘All The Things You Are’.

ELISABETH WELCH Live In New York CD CDVIR8313
On this live recording from the Carnegie Hall in New York Elisabeth Welch performs a varied programme including favourites such as ‘Love For Sale’, ‘Miss Otis Regrets’, ‘The Man I Love’ and ‘Porgy’.