ABOUT
THE DISC & RECORDINGS:
This wonderful album from 1977 features a little bit of everything
from Garland's career, from 1936 to 1967 including clips
from three of her hilarious television interviews.
"The Wonder" of the title is Judy's singing as represented
on Side 1 of the record. "The Wit" is Judy's one-of-a-kind
way with telling stories, as evidenced in the television
interviews presented on Side 1.
In spite of the fact that
"Dardenella" is mistakenly dated 1968
rather
than
1938, the album is well
put together and the sound quality is great. It would be
nice to have this record on CD. "Americana" is listed as
an "unused rehearsal recording" but is actually an MGM
pre-recording alternate take.
Altogether an very very well done and thoroughly enjoyable
album.
Note: In the track listing below, we have corrected and added
more detailed information that what is originally listed
on the back of the album (see at right).
All images on this
page from the collection of Scott
Brogan.
TRACK
LISTING
Judy Garland tracks in blue.
Title
From...
Date
Recorded
Time
Side
A - The Wonder
Thanks For The Memories
"Good News of 1938" NBC Radio
Show
04-28-1938
2:27
Dardenella
Radio Air Check from the premiere
of the MGM film Everybody Sing at Loew's State Theater
in New York
02-04-1938
2:59
Americana
MGM pre-recording from
the score ofEvery Sunday (MGM
1936)
06-30-1936
1:23
People Will Say We're In Love
Performed with Bing Crosby
on the "Command Performance #81" Radio Show
08-28-1943
2:25
Dixieland Jazz [sic - should
be Dixieland Band]
"Command Performance #122" Radio
Show
06-25-1944
2:43
Long Ago And Far Away
"Command Performance #??" Radio
Show
12-24-1945
3:41
Why Was I Born?
Capitol Recording
08-03-1960
3:39
Lorna [aka "Lorna's Song"]
The Judy Garland Show TV Series
01-24-1964
2:50
Side
B - The Wit
New York, New York
Judy's first appearance on
"The Jack Paar Program" (television) plugging her film
Gay Purr-ee (WB 1961) with co-star Robert Goulet
12-02-1962
Not
Listed
London, England
Judy's second appearance on
"The Jack Paar Program" taped at the Prince Charles Theater,
Fielding's Music Hall, London, England
11-25-1964
Not
Listed
Hollywood, California
"A Funny Thing Happened
On The Way To Hollywood" - an NBC-TV/Jack Paar Special.
Judy once again tells hilarious anecdotes. Actually taped
at Rockefeller Center in New York
