ABOUT THE DISC & RECORDINGS:

This 1984 record album was the first time collectors had a chance to hear alternate takes of several of Judy's Decca performances. Every song on the album was previously unreleased. The one exception being "I'm Just Wild About Harry," making it's U.S. debut here, having been previously available only in the UK in the 1940's.

Several of these songs, and more alternate takes, would be released on the the MCA (Decca) 1992 CD "Judy Garland - Changing My Tune - The Best Of The Decca Years Vol Two" (MCAD-10504) as well as the 1994 CD boxed set "Judy Garland - The Complete Decca Masters
(plus)."

Collector's note: The three songs followed by an asterisk (*) below were unavailable on CD until the 2011 JSP Records anthology "Smilin' Through - The Singles Collection - 1936-1947" which is the first ever anthology of all of the singles Judy recorded for Decca, including all the outtakes and alternates.

The version of "On The Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe" heard here is the US LP premier of the 09-10-1945 version of the song. This version was originally released in 1945 on the 78 "Cast Album". However, when Decca began re-releasing the "Cast Album" in 1960, they mistakenly used a previously rejected 05-15-1945 version of the song that had been previously unreleased itself. See the "Complete List of Judy's Decca Recordings" page for a better explanation.

All images on this page from the collection of Scott Brogan.