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Way to make me scramble to edit this post, Dana!
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My understanding is that the Rhino double-CD set contains the complete OZ score, (including out-takes), with the single sad exception of the missing chant track overlay of the Witch's soldiers.
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Nov 16, 2009 - 1:03 PM
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shicorp
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And don't get me started about the Decca cast album which has been out of print since the LP era...
When I was a child, I had an LP that had Wizard of Oz on one side, and Pinocchio on the other. It featured performances by the original cast members (including Judy doing "The Jitterbug"), but they weren't the original soundtracks. I must have played that literally hundreds of times. Is that the same one? If so, I, too, would love to have that available on CD.
- Mark
Yes, that's the one I'm talking about. I don't know for sure, but didn't that LP also have an outtake from 'Pinocchio'?
Sure, Decca would have a tough time to re-issue the 'Pinocchio' album under current US copyright laws, but I don't see why they can't add the 'Wizard Of Oz' tracks to a compilation album. Even more surprising is that there even isn't a complete European release of this...
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Was just watching this on TBS...what memories 
Is the 2 disc set still the best? I've heard that the 2 disc is complete mono, whereas others are stereo?
Anyone able to shed some light on this?
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Charles you crack me UP!
I know the middle one, Jerry Maren, it would be funny to make a funny version of the Lollipop kids and then give it to him, I bet he would crack UP! He's going great, he's, I think 90, now.
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Charles Thaxton---hilarious photo. Thanks for posting.
I have every CD available of the Wizard of Oz soundtrack, but for my money I have gotten the most enjoyment from the extensive "jukebox" extras on the Wizard of Oz DVDs. The last several DVD releases, along with the Blu Ray (according to an online description), have included this:
"Audio Vault (6 Hours +): Includes a Jukebox of Recording Session Materials, Radio Shows and Promos Off to See the Wizard TV Series Excerpt"
It's essentially the surviving studio recordings (all in mono) and includes outakes, deleted material, rehearsal recordings with Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg, munchkin voice tests, songs by Buddy Ebsen (original Tin Man), etc., of the entire soundtrack. These go on for hours and I put them on five CDs for my personal listening pleasure.
I hope to see a release of the full stereo, original soundtrack on CD at some point. On that note, my favorite CD release of Wizard of Oz is: "The Story & Songs Of The Wizard Of Oz - Special Edition: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack." This is available at amazon.com and other sites and the tracks on this CD are in stereo. It features a majority of the entire movie (dialogue and songs), but was edited to fit on one CD--all the songs are there, though.
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I hope to see a release of the full stereo, original soundtrack on CD at some point. On that note, my favorite CD release of Wizard of Oz is: "The Story & Songs Of The Wizard Of Oz - Special Edition: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack." This is available at amazon.com and other sites and the tracks on this CD are in stereo. It features a majority of the entire movie (dialogue and songs), but was edited to fit on one CD--all the songs are there, though.
Question...
What's the deal with the stereo soundtrack?
Why weren't stereo tracks put on the Rhino 2 disc?
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