The Show That Got Away

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Judy Garland's THE SHOW THAT GOT AWAY contains songs from various TV appearances between 1962 and 1964 and is mastered using 24 bit technology. Personnel includes: Judy Garland (vocals); Liza Minnelli, Peggy Lee, Lena Horne, Ethel Merman, Barbra Streisand, Martha Raye, Peter Lawford, Mickey Rooney, Tony Bennett, Chita Rivera, Bobby Darin, Louis Nye. Includes liner notes by Scott Schechter. Audio excerpts from the 1963-1964 CBS-TV television series The Judy Garland Show have been coming out since the release of the Capitol records LP Just for Openers, which appeared in record stores the morning after the final broadcast of March 29, 1964. Thirty-eight years later, this one is made special by its large number of duets with guest performers. The title implies that it contains some lost, previously unheard program, but that is not the case, although there are a few outtakes, notably an incomplete version of "Something Cool." Rather, these are performances that were actually broadcast, but the permissions necessary to secure their release on record have prevented their being issued until now (legitimately, that is: Many have appeared on bootlegs). Garland duets with her daughter, Liza Minnelli, on "Bob White (Whatcha Gonna Swing Tonight)"; with Tony Bennett on "Yes Indeed"; with Lena Horne on "Day In, Day Out"; with Peggy Lee on "I Love Being Here with You"; with Ethel Merman and Barbra Streisand on "There's No Business Like Show Business"; and with Streisand on a medley of "Get Happy" and "Happy Days Are Here Again," among other groupings. The performances, some of which include dialogue, are usually energetic and sometimes feature special lyrics. None are really revelatory, though fans of any of the artists will enjoy hearing them. Some of the Garland solo material, however, is outstanding, particularly the renditions of "Battle Hymn of the Republic" and "Shenandoah," and the joking performance of "The Boy Next Door" (the long-forgotten 1963 Top 40 hit song recorded by the Secrets, not the Garland favorite from Meet Me in St. Louis) is a hoot. ~ William Ruhlmann
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