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Smilin' Through - The Singles Collection 1936 - 1947 [Box set]

Judy Garland Audio CD
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  • Audio CD (5 Sep 2011)
  • Number of Discs: 4
  • Format: Box set
  • Label: JSP Records
  • ASIN: B005C8IKN4
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 141,905 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Disc: 1
1. Stompin’ At The Savoy
2. Swing Mister Charlie
3. Everybody Sing
4. Everybody Sing Alt
5. All God’s Chillun Got Rhythm
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Disc: 2
1. (Can This Be) The End Of The Rainbow
2. I’m Nobody’s Baby
3. Buds Won’t Bud
4. Wearing Of The Green (Traditional)
5. Friendship (with JOHNNY MERCER)
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Disc: 3
1. That Old Black Magic
2. I Never Knew (I Could Love Anybody Like I’m Loving You)
3. But Not For Me
4. I Got Rhythm
5. I Got Rhythm Alt
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Disc: 4
1. Yah-Ta-Ta, Yah-Ta-Ta (Talk, Talk, Talk) (with BING CROSBY)
2. Yah-Ta-Ta, Yah-Ta-Ta (Talk, Talk, Talk)(Duet with BING CROSBY) Alt
3. March Of The Doagies ( with KENNY BAKER & The Kay Thompson Chorus)
4. Swing Your Partner Round And Round (with the Kay Thompson Chorus)
5. On The Atchison, Topeka And The Santa Fe Alt
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Product Description

After the phenomenal interest in the JSP Lost Tracks set last year the story continues with the complete coverage of the 1936 to 1947 singles in glorious sound and presentation. The Judy Garland collecting fraternity have decided that the JSP box set series is the best place for the rarest and most sought after material to be seriously reissued and this is a meticulously presented set.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Chasing Rainbows 24 Jan 2012
By amdg
This set covers Judy's recordings for Decca Records, made during the time she was signed to MGM films and made all those classic musicals.

Though on the early tracks she is young, she shows immeasurable talent. I kid you not, Judy is one fine vocalist, and this set proves it. She sings and swings with the best of them. The best tracks are too numerous to mentions, obviously Over the Rainbow and Have yourself a merry little Christmas are two, and so many great standards that she herself introduced.

ALL her original Decca releases are here, with some outtakes thrown in too, though I would have put them at the end and left the rest in their chronological order.

Why should you by this set? First, it has all her Decca recordings. Second, it's cheap. And third, compared to other releases of her Decca stuff, the sound quality/remastering is unbelievable. No hiss, no dull quietness. It's amazing they were able to get the masters, some from the 30s, to sound so amazing. Hats off to all involved!

If you like good singing, traditional pop and jazz, then I can highly recommend this set to you.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars SMILIN' THROUGH GARLAND'S RAINBOW...... 16 Oct 2011
This 4-CD collection pulls together almost all of Judy Garland's recordings made for Decca records. Lawrence Schulman has carried out some remarkable research in gathering together these gems including many alternate takes from 1936-47. This era of Judy's career has been covered before in 1994 with the impressive, and now out of print, box-set, "The Best of the Decca Masters plus.." The 1994 release wasn't quite complete and has, on this occasion, happened again. As this project reached closure 2 more unknown alternate takes emerged too late for inclusion. Both are duets with Bing Crosby ("Yah-ta-ta, Yah-ta-ta", and, "Mine") and can be found on,"The Chronological Bing Crosby". Lawrence Schulman also discovered the possible undeserved fate of the Decca masters (original recording elements), whilst compiling this set. It is to his credit that we have available a cohesive collection of some of Judy Garland's finest artistry. A legacy that has, for too long, languished in the vaults at Universal,is now finally given the attention and remastering it deserves.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Keep on Smiling: Garland's Decca Legacy Re-Restored 24 Sep 2011
By Bruce K. Hanson - Published on Amazon.com
Writing an online review about a book or recording has become a rather tricky business these days as even the reviews are susceptable to being reviewed if not at least rated. This is especially true of critiqueing a Judy Garland CD, DVD, or book. For those of you who might be too naive to know of such things, there are Garland camps; fans (derived from the word fanatics) who are extreme loyalists to the performer and, significantly, the "keepers of the flame." These keepers are extremely important to the rest of us though, as it is through the perserverence of these few that so many rare and previously unreleased Garland performances have seen the light of day. A world without a John Fricke, a Hugh Fordin, a Coyne Steven Sanders, an Andy Wissell, a George Feltenstein, a Max Preeo, a Ron O'Brien or, for that matter, the late Jack Kapp and Scott Schechter would, in essence, be less bright. Garland was a true star.
When I read about the projected release of this particular set of Garland recordings a few months ago on the Judy Room website, I noticed that two alternate recordings by Garland (which were featured on a Bing Crosby compilation CD issued by a Crosby fan club) were not going to be included in this set I thought I write to producer Lawrence Schulman about their ommitance. However, a small voive inside asked, "Who am I to write to this Garland expert?" Also, I must confess, with all of the Garland producers/camps who were most likely following the progress of the "Smilin' Through" project, I thought that surely some Garland expert would have stepped forward to let Schulman know of these other two recordings. But then, perhaps I too am too idealistic when it comes to the business of Judy Garland as a business. Therefore, before another word is written, let me state that while I have written letters or emails of praise to a few Garland producers (I even accidently wrote a congratulatory note of praise to John Fricke on a project by Scott Schechtor for which I received a gracious note from Fricke pointing out my error) I do not socialize or communicate with any of the above.
"Smilin' Through" has been an eagerly anticipated collection for me. You see, the Decca CD, "Complete Masters (plus)," issued about 15 years ago, was a lavishly illustrated and sonically superior collection of Judy Garland's Decca material than had ever been produced before. (Compare the songs from 1943's "Girl Crazy" on that set to the Mickey Rooney recording of "Treat Me Rough" from the same recording sessions and you will see what I mean. The restoration of his recording is not nearly as clean and bright as the the song he shares with Judy, "Could You Use Me?") Was it possible to do any better than the "Complete Masters" sound quality?
The answer is a resounding yes! I received the set in the mail yesterday and began playing the CDs a few hours after dinner. I don't know how or what they do to clean up these recordings even more than already accomplished in the past but I do recognize the results. For many of the recordings, Judy's voice comes through the speaker as if she is center at the microphone with the orchestra, pianists, etc. behind her but at close proximity. Her voice comes across just a lovely and individual as ever, but with a fuller, richer sound; not in the least tin-like or with too much reverb but instead a more immediate and life-like sound.
After listening to the CD set as a whole, I compared several recordings from this set with the previous collection, resulting in a great satisfaction for the justification of what was being attempted by JSP records in general and Mr. Schulman in particular.
This Garland collection is broken into 4 CDs with recordings dating from 1936 until 1947. There are several alternate takes included and each of these sounds as good as the "chosen" takes. While it is fun to hear the early teenaged Garland on the first disc, the set really comes alive on those songs recorded in the early forties through 1947, or, discs B through D. It is such a joy to hear "This Heart of Mine," "You'll Never Walk Alone,"The Trolley Song," and several versions of "Embraceable You" in their significantly sonically improved versions. Add to these the lesser known Garland renditions of "Nothing But You" by Rodgers and Hart, "Smilin' Through," "Don't Tell Me That Story" (one of my favorites), or "If I Had You" with that exquisite Lynn Murray accompaniment that includes the Merry Macs; each so perfect in illustrating what made Judy Garland the quintessential singing actress or acting singer.
While the "Smilin' Through" set presentation is not nearly as handsomely produced as the "Complete Masters," it is of superior sound quality and much cheaper. In conclusion, an apology to Mr. Schulman for not writing to remind him of the two alternate Garland/Crosby recordings. Part of a camp or not, I recognise that it is immperative to help out when another is attempting to reissue part of our musical legacy. Not only does it demonstrate integrity, it also serves the community.
And next month another Garland CD set, Judy Garland - The London Studio Recordings, 1957-1964 - will be available. Good news for all Garland fans, or fanatics.
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