Judy Garland - Her Greatest Hits - 28 Original Live Songs (1976) Vinyl LP • Best
Catalog Number:
ALBUM-224Musical Styles:
1970s, Ballad, Big Band & Swing, Cabaret, Doo-Wop, Film Score/Soundtrack, Musical/Original Cast, VocalSleeve Grade:
Excellent (EX)Record Grade:
Excellent (EX)Condition Details:
Import from France. Vinyl plays with occasional crackles (play-graded). Double LP. Cover has a few creases near edges; light-scuffing (front/back). Inner-sleeves are original (plastic). Spine is unbroken, clean and easy-to-read. Minor shelf-wear along top/bottom-edge and corners, first bottom-edge almost entirely unglued. Opening is crisp with signs of light use and divots. (Not a cut-out.)
Tracks:
- Get Happy
- Too Late Now
- I Don't Care
- Johnny One Note
- Rock A Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody
- Friendly Star
- Over The Rainbow
- They Can't Take That Away From Me
- You Belong To Me
- It's All For You
- 'Til After The Holidays
- I'd Like To Hate Myself In The Morning
- Give My Regards To Broadway
- Alexander Ragtime Band
- When You're Smiling
- Sail Away
- Almost Being In Love / This Can't Be Love (Medley)
- Do It Again
- You Go To My Head
- Something Coming
- Alone Together
- Who Cares
- Puttin' On The Ritz
- Just In Time
- How Long Has This Been Going On
- Just You, Just Me
- The Man That Got Away
- San Francisco
About The Record:
Her Greatest Hits - 28 Original Live Songs 1940/1969, by Judy Garland, released by Disques Festival as a double vinyl LP, compiles 28 live tracks from her performances across radio, television, and concerts, capturing her dynamic contralto voice from 1940 to 1969. It highlights her career from her breakout role in The Wizard of Oz to her iconic 1961 Carnegie Hall concert, a landmark event celebrated as a pinnacle of live performance. Historically significant, the album includes recordings from her final 1969 shows, reflecting her perseverance despite struggles with addiction and declining health until her death on June 22, 1969. Notable hit singles featured are Over the Rainbow, her defining song from The Wizard of Oz that won an Academy Juvenile Award; The Man That Got Away, a standout 1954 hit from A Star Is Born; Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody, a beloved live standard; and Get Happy, a lively 1950 hit from Summer Stock. This collection immortalizes Garland’s unparalleled ability to connect with audiences, cementing her legacy as a transformative figure in American entertainment.