Tom Lehrer – 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
]]> Evenings Wasted with Tom Lehrer https://altocd.com/product/evenings-wasted-with-tom-lehrer/ https://altocd.com/product/evenings-wasted-with-tom-lehrer/#respond Wed, 31 Jan 2024 23:37:41 +0000 https://amuletts.com/altocd/?post_type=product&p=51079 Evenings Wasted with Tom Lehrer Tom Lehrer Catalog Number: ALN 1921 Number of Discs: 1]]> Social satirist Tom Lehrer’s first live LP, which won him a cult following, is now available together with his rare 1950s studio tracks – at a value price!

“Tom Lehrer hoped that ‘if, after hearing my songs, just one human being is inspired to say something nasty to a friend, or perhaps to strike a loved one, it will all have been worth the while.’ Having received his degree in mathematics at 18, Lehrer taught at Harvard but paid to record his first album and sold out. RCA expressed an interest but read the lyrics, and considered Lehrer too hot to handle!” – J Murray

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