ABOUT THE DISC & RECORDINGS:

Here is the "best of" the 2019 2-CD "Lost Tracks 2: 1936-1967." New to CD with this release is the bonus track, "You Couldn't Be Cuter."  Below are some of the labels followed by the track listing.

Hold That Bulldog & Pennies From Heaven
Judy barks!  Both performances are from Judy's appearance on Jack Oakie’s College radio show on January 5, 1937.  Judy prerecorded "Hold That Bulldog" for 20th Century-Fox in the summer of 1936 for her feature film debut in Pigskin Parade (1936).  The number was cut and the footage (if it was filmed) and prerecording are lost.  This radio performance is the only extant recording of Garland singing this novelty song and gives us an idea of how it might have been performed in the film.  At 14 years old, she handles it like a seasoned professional while putting her unique mark on it.  As if that wasn’t enough, Judy encored with a flawless rendition of “Pennies From Heaven” in which she's given some special material (probably provided by her mentor Roger Edens) that showcases her range of styles including a fun jazzy ending.

Johnny One Note & Always
Judy’s April 20, 1937, performance of “Johnny One Note” just might be the first nationwide public radio performance of the new, soon-to-be-standard, song by Rodgers and Hart.  The song premiered on Broadway on April 14, 1937, in "Babes In Arms" which was just six days prior to this Garland performance on "Jack Oakie's College" radio show.  Cut from (and never recorded for) the 1939 film version of the show starring Judy and Mickey Rooney, she later performed the song as her encore in 1948’s Words and Music.  For decades fans wondered what the “Young Judy” version would sound like.  Now we know: fantastic!

As an encore, Judy again put her mark on what even then an Irving Berlin chestnut of a standard, "Always."   This is the only known recording of Judy singing the lovely song which Berlin wrote for his wife.  The love Berlin had for his wife permeate the lyrics and come through via Judy's emotional rendition.

A Shine On Your Shoes
On May 25, 1937, Judy put her unique vocal stamp on this wonderful song predating Fred Astaire's famous performance of it in the 1953 MGM musical The Bandwagon.  This version is decidedly more "jazzy" and brilliantly shows off Judy's vocal abilities.  It's hard to believe she was only 14-years-old!

Blue Skies
Here is another rarity, and another previously thought lost performance, this time from Judy's weekly appearances on "The Pepsodent Show Starring Bob Hope," on January 16, 1940.  It is a delight and the only known recording of Judy singing this Irving Berlin standard.  Once again, Judy makes the song her own.  Listeners will note that the intro chorus is almost identical (save a few words at the end) to the chorus for "Pennies From Heaven" performed by Judy in 1937 and also included on this set.  This intro is another Roger Edens creation written solely for Judy. 

All images on this page from the collection of Scott Brogan except the label images above which are all from the John Newton Collection and the Rick Smith Collection.

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2014 The Garland Variations	2015 The Best of Lost Tracks 1929-1959	2016 Judy Garland Sings Harold Arlen	2017 Classic Duets
	2019 Lost Tracks 2 - 1936-1967