HMS Pinafore (D'Oyly Carte Opera Company) and 50 similar items

Catalog Number: RS-62003 Condition Details: Vinyl plays nicely; a few light hairlines (play-graded). Double LP. Box has scuffing (front/back); tiny surface abrasions, discoloration spots, and surface impressions on front. Hinge is no longer attached. Inner-sleeves are original (poly-lined paper with FFRR logo). Spine is easy-to-read. All edges show minor wear. Bottom corners are broken; all show wear. 16-page book NOT included. (Not a cut-out.) Tracks: Act 1 - Overture We Sail The Ocean Blue I'm Called Little Buttercup The Nightengale Sighed A Maiden Fair To See I Am The Captain Of The Pinafore Sorry Her Lot Who Loves Too Well Sir Joseph's Barge Is Seen I Am The Monarch Of The Seas When I Was A Lad, I Served A Term A British Tar Is A Soaring Soul Refrain. Audacious Tar Can I Survive This Overbearing Ah! I Stay Your Hand This Very Night Act 2 - Fair Moon To Thee I Sing Things Are Seldom What They Seem The Hours Creep On Space Nevermind The Why And Wherefore Kind Captain, I've Imprortant Information He Is An Englishman Did You Hear Him Farewell My Own A Many Years Ago Oh Joy, Oh Rapture Unforeseen About The Record: H.M.S. Pinafore by D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, is a celebrated recording of Gilbert and Sullivan's comic operetta satirizing social class and naval life through witty libretto and memorable melodies. This version holds historical significance as one of the first full-length Gilbert and Sullivan operas issued on long-playing records after World War II, helping to revive and preserve the works in the modern recording era. Conducted by Isidore Godfrey, it features standout performances from company stalwarts like Martyn Green as the pompous Sir Joseph Porter and Darrell Fancourt as Dick Deadeye, delivering the traditional D'Oyly Carte style with clarity and humor. Fan-favorites include the rousing chorus We Sail the Ocean Blue, the charming I'm Called Little Buttercup, and Sir Joseph's iconic patter song When I Was a Lad. A unique aspect is its place in the authoritative postwar series by the D'Oyly Carte, the company founded to premiere and protect Gilbert and Sullivan's operas.