Original London Cast [Cast Recording]

Bless the Bride (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 14, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Cast Recording
• Label: Aei
• ASIN: B000000N5P
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #550,978 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Overture

2. Act One: Scene One: Croquet, Croquet/Too Good To Be True/Any Man But Thomas T/Oh! What Will...

3. Scene Two: I Was Never Kissed Before

4. Scene Three: Ma Belle Marguerite/Encore

5. Scene Four: Ducky/Blees The Bride/Finale

6. Act Two: Scene One: Bobbing, Bobbing/Mon Pauvre Petit Pierre

7. Scene Two: The Englishman

8. Scene Three: A Table For Two/This Is My Lovely Day/The Fish/To France

9. Scene Five: Here's A Kiss/My Big Moment/Here's A Kiss/My Big Moment/Here's A Kiss (Reprise)...

10. Grand Finale And Playout Music

Editorial Reviews

This was one of the most cherished British musical comedies, and this is an "as-complete-as-possible" London-cast recording, incorporating a radio broadcast and commercially recorded tracks. Lizbeth Webb and Georges Gueteray star as you hear Table for Two; This Is My Lovely Day; I Was Never Kissed Before , and more! --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BLESS THE BRIDE, June 22, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Original London Cast (Audio CD)

For musical theater fans,"Bless the Bride" is one of the truly great treasures of the British musical. Not only does it feature all the stars of the original production but, as usual, AEI has found virtually the entire score with the theater orchestra which - until this release, was never before available. Produced in the same year as the present Queen Elizabeth was married, it was a huge success, even in the face of American imports from Broadway. Considering its sheer rarity, the sound quality is first class, any clicks and surface noise from the original transcription discs have been expertly (and one supposes, expensively!) removed. For the collector of Musical Theater recordings it is a "must" and I recommend it highly.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars PERFECT, October 8, 2005

By 

Rex Pitts (Suffolk, UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Original London Cast (Audio CD)

This is an exquisite treasure - a totally absorbing trip into the past. Nothing could more clearly demonstrate the consummate charisma of it's stars Lizbeth Webb and Georges Guétary, not forgetting Brian Reece (remember him as PC 49?). Everyone who has an interest in the musical theatre MUST have this recording.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Sheer nostalgia, February 9, 2007

By 

Kenneth E. Munday (Devon, England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Original London Cast (Audio CD)

Why can't they write melodious music and witty lyrics like this any more? World-weary cynical critics, I guess!
A modern digital recording would increase enjoyment even more.

Ken Munday