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1. | Overture | | 2:03 |
2. | Good Clean Fun | | 2:28 |
3. | Captain Fairbrother | | 2:50 |
4. | It's Commercial | | 1:37 |
5. | Unromantic Us | | 4:31 |
6. | The Facts of Life / You'll Find Out | | 3:01 |
7. | Something's Missing | | 2:48 |
8. | For Adults Only | | 2:22 |
9. | Oh, What a Beautiful Brain | | 2:27 |
10. | Read All About It | | 3:02 |
11. | Just Another Man / Just Another Girl | | 3:18 |
12. | In the Good Old U.S.A. | | 2:20 |
13. | Learn to Do One Thing Well | | 2:20 |
14. | Why Did It Have to Be Spring | | 2:39 |
15. | Behind the Times | | 2:44 |
16. | Just Pals | | 2:38 |
17. | Finale: Just Pals | | 0:54 |
18. | Selections from "The Buccaneer" Part 1 (Bonus Track) | | 2:43 |
19. | Selections from "The Buccaneer" Part 2 (Bonus Track) | | 2:52 |
20. | Selections from "The Boy Friend" 1 (Bonus Track) | | 2:53 |
21. | Selections from "The Boy Friend" 2 (Bonus Track) | | 3:04 |
22. | Live a Little, Love a Little (From "Romance In Candlelight") | | 2:19 |
23. | Romance In Candlelight (From "Romance In Candlelight") | | 2:25 |
24. | My Heart Says Yes (From "Romance In Candlelight") | | 2:51 |
25. | Oo-La-La, Boom-Boom-Boom (From "Romance In Candlelight") | | 2:17 |
26. | Never Say Goodbye (From "Lisbon Story") | | 3:12 |
27. | Some Day We Shall Meet Again / Follow the Drum (From "The Lisbon Story") | | 3:23 |
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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.