The Buccaneer - Original London Cast (SEPIA 1059)

Tracklisting:

The Buccaneer - Original London Cast

1. Overture - Orchestra	LISTEN
2. Good Clean Fun - Betty Warren	LISTEN
3. Captain Fairbrother - Eliot Makeham	LISTEN
4. It’s Commercial - Ronald Radd	LISTEN
5. Unromantic Us - Sally Bazely, John Faassen, Billie Love, Jullia Smith	LISTEN
6. (a). The Facts Of Life - Kenneth Williams (b). You’ll Find Out - John Faassen	LISTEN
7. Something’s Missing - Thelma Ruby	LISTEN
8. For Adults Only - Kenneth Williams and Pamela Tearle	LISTEN
9. Oh, What A Beautiful Brain - Pamela Tearle	LISTEN
10. Read All About It - Pamela Tearle and Kenneth Williams	LISTEN
11. a). Just Another Man - Sally Bazely (b). Just Another Girl - Kenneth Williams	LISTEN
12. In The Good Old U.S.A. - Ronald Radd and Pamela Tearle	LISTEN
13. Learn To Do One Thing Well - Thelma Ruby	LISTEN
14. Why Did It Have To Be Spring - Sally Bazely, Kenneth Williams
15. Behind The Times - Betty Warren and Eliot Makeham	LISTEN
16. Just Pals - Pamela Tearle and Kenneth Williams	LISTEN
17. Finale: Just Pals - The Company Bonus Tracks	LISTEN
18. Selections from “The Buccaneer” Part 1 - Peggy Cochrane	LISTEN
19. Selections from “The Buccaneer” Part 2 - Peggy Cochrane	LISTEN
20. Selections from “The Boy Friend” 1 - Original Johannesburg Co	LISTEN
21. Selections from “The Boy Friend” 2 - Original Johannesburg Co	LISTEN
ROMANCE IN THE CANDLELIGHT
22. Live A Little, Love A Little - Sally Ann Howes and Jacques Pils	LISTEN
23. Romance In Candlelight - Patricia Burke and Roger Dann	LISTEN
24. My Heart Says Yes - Sally Ann Howes	LISTEN
25. Oo-La-La, Boom-Boom-Boom - Jacques Pils	LISTEN
THE LISBON STORY
26. Never Say Goodbye - Patricia Burke	LISTEN
27. Some Day We Shall Meet Again / Follow The Drum - Patricia Burke	LISTEN

Title: The Buccaneer plus selections from Romance in Candlelight and The Lisbon Story
Artist: Original London Cast - Kenneth Williams, Thelma Ruby, Patricia Burke, Sally Ann Howes etc
Catalogue No: SEPIA 1059
Barcode: 5055122110590
Release Date: 10 January 2006

Generally regarded as Sandy Wilson’s second musical (his first being “The Boy Friend” - available on SEPIA 1042), “The Buccaneer” was suggested by a real-life event, the invasion from America of the so-called “Horror Comics” which was threatening to corrupt our innocent children (this was in the 1950s), and also threatening the survival of traditional boys’ magazines such as The Buccaneer.
“The Buccaneer” was staged three times in London - it was first presented at the Watergate, a tiny theatre off the Strand in 1953 where it failed to attract an audience but when “The Boy Friend” became a hit, “The Buccaneer” was staged at the Lyric, Hammersmith in 1955 with six new numbers added. A young actor called Kenneth Williams (“Carry on..”) was cast as the precocious Montgomery Winterton. Both production and Williams received praise and the show ran to full houses, then toured and finally transferred to the Apollo in the West End. The delightful cast recording makes its first appearance on CD here.

For bonus tracks we have included selections from two other West End shows - the four songs which were recorded from the short-lived “Romance in Candlelight” starring Sally Ann Howes, Patricia Burke and Jacques Pils; and Patricia Burke’s three major solos from “The Lisbon Story”, a show that ran for over 500 performances in London during the war.

The 16 page CD booklet contains production shots and photos of some cast members from the three shows presented on this release.

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