Judy Garland / Ray Bolger - Wizard Of Oz 75th Anniversary AnthologySepia Records celebrates the 75th anniversary of the iconic Wizard of Oz with this anthology CD featuring songs from the movie (and some dropped) performed "live" for a promotional radio broadcast by the stars such as Judy Garland, Bert Lahr, Ray Bolger, and also including recordings by composer Harold Arlen and popular performers of the day such as Glenn Miller and his orchestra. Most of the tracks here are not from the movie sound track but

Presented here is the original 12” version of “Bust It” b/w “Hold Me

David Collins and Hallie Stokes become possessed by the spirits of Tad Collins and Carrie Collins from 1840

The album is full of the uptempo funk that the band would be known for as well as the vocal harmonies of The Parliament's

as is the music itself

these songs seek extraterrestrial life with kind intentions

they came more and more to the forefront

Gregory Kunde as Calaf and Yolanda Auyanet as Liù

forcing a mortified Layla to keep up the pretense

yet always striving towards rhythmic and poetic ideal

With lyrics outlining painful breakups

Natasha Ryan

Both the Sinfonietta and the Classical Symphony are expressions of the deep regard Skalkottas had for traditional forms blended with his unique musical language