Peter Cook – Alto CD https://altocd.com Classical Music and Nostalgia CDs Wed, 31 Jan 2024 23:39:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 The Bricklayer (17 Comedy Classics) https://altocd.com/product/the-bricklayer-17-comedy-classics/ Wed, 31 Jan 2024 23:39:12 +0000 https://amuletts.com/altocd/?post_type=product&p=51321 The Bricklayer (17 Comedy Classics) Gerard Hoffnung, Peter Sellers & Sphia Loren; Tony Hancock; Flanders & Swann; Tom Lehrer; Peter Cook; Bob Newhart Catalogue Number: ALN 1929 Number of Discs: 1 Date/Runtime: 78mins ADD stereo]]> ‘Gerard Hoffnung was a true original, in his brief 34 years he negotiated careers as a schoolmaster, cartoonist, music festival organizer, exhibited painter and tuba player, produced five best-selling books of humorous drawings about music and become an accomplished raconteur and broadcaster. We sample a brace of his immortals in The Bricklayer and French Widows, both from his speech to the Oxford Union’.(J.Tracy)

  • 1. Goodness Gracious Me (Lee/Kretzmer) 3:11
    Peter Sellers & Sophia Loren / Orchestra conducted Ron Goodwin 1960
  • 2. The Bricklayer (Hoffnung) 7:27
    Gerard Hoffnung at the Oxford Union 1958
  • 3. The Blood Donor – Excerpt (Galton & Simpson) 3:57
    Tony Hancock with Patrick Cargill 1961
  • 4. Hand Up Your Sticks (Cook) (From “One over the Eight”) 2:28
    Kenneth Williams and Lance Percival 1961
  • 5. The Ballad Of Bethnal Green (Roberts) Paddy Roberts 1959 2:43
  • 6. The Critics (Goodwin/Schreiner) Peter Sellers and Irene Handl 1959 6:48
  • 7. French Widows (Hoffnung) Gerard Hoffnung at the Oxford Union 5:08
  • 8. Shadows On The Grass (Handl) Peter Sellers and Irene Handl 6:46
  • 9. Aftermyth Of War (from ‘Beyond The Fringe’) Bennett/Cook/Moore/

    • Miller) Alan Bennett, Peter Cook, Jonathan Miller & Dudley Moore 1961 7:37

  • 10. Not An Asp (Cook) (from “Pieces of Eight”) 4:44
    Kenneth Williams and Peter Brett Rec.1959
  • 11. Bangers And Mash (Lee/Kretzmer) 2:43
    Peter Sellers & Sophia Loren /Orchestra conducted Ron Goodwin 1960
  • 12. Madeira M’Dear (Swann/Flanders) 3:57
    Michael Flanders and Donald Swann Rec.1959
  • 13. Bus Drivers’ School (Newhart) Bob Newhart Rec.1960 6:20
  • 14. Department Store (Berman) Shelley Berman Rec.1959 6:08
  • 15. The Elements (Lehrer) Tom Lehrer 1959 2:19
  • 16. Misalliance (Swann/Flanders) 3:55
    Michael Flanders and Donald Swann Rec.1957
  • 17. The Wiener Schnitzel Waltz (Lehrer) Tom Lehrer Rec.1953 2:22
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