This Record Is Not to Be Broadcast: 75 Records Banned by the BBC 1931-1957

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1We Can't Let You Broadcast That
Norman Long?:??
2Minnie the Moocher
Cab Calloway?:??
3With My Little Ukulele in My Hand
recording of:
With My Little Ukelele in My Hand
lyricist and composer:
Jack Cottrell (songwriter)
George Formby?:??
4Radio Times
The BBC Dance Orchestra directed by Henry Hall?:??
5Song of India
trombone:
Tommy Dorsey (Swing trombone player & band leader) (on 1937-01-29)
recording of:
Song of India (on 1937-01-29)
writer:
Red Bone (trombonist)
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Russian composer)
piano arranger:
Edgar Fairchild
is based on:
Sadko: Scene IV. Song of the Indian Guest
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra?:??
6She Had to Go and Lose It at the Astor
recording of:
She Had to Go and Lose It at the Astor
writer:
Hughie Prince (in 1939) and Don Raye (in 1939)
Johnny Messner?:??
7With My Little Stick of Blackpool Rock
recording of:
With My Little Stick of Blackpool Rock
writer:
Fred E. Cliffe, George Formby (Junior, musical film star 1904–1961) and Harry Gifford
George Formby?:??
8Gloomy Sunday
recording of:
Gloomy Sunday
lyricist:
Jávor László (Hungarian poet)
composer:
Rezső Seress
translator:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist)
translated version of:
Szomorú vasárnap
Billie Holiday?:??
9House of the Rising Sun
Josh White?:??
10God Bless the Child
alto saxophone:
Lester Boone (on 1941-05-09), Ernie Powell (on 1941-05-09) and Jimmy Powell (Jazz saxophonist, most active 1930s-1950s) (on 1941-05-09)
double bass:
Grachan Moncur II (bassist) (on 1941-05-09)
drums (drum set):
Herbert Cowans (jazz drummer) (on 1941-05-09)
guitar:
Paul Chapman (US jazz guitar player and singer) (on 1941-05-09)
piano:
Eddie Heywood (on 1941-05-09)
trumpet:
Roy Eldridge (on 1941-05-09)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1941-05-09)
recording of:
God Bless the Child (on 1941-05-09)
writer:
Arthur Herzog, Jr. and Billie Holiday
publisher:
Basart Editions (ended) and Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919)
Billie Holiday?:??
11The Story of a Starry Night
recording of:
The Story of a Starry Night
writer:
Mann Curtis (in 1941), Al Hoffman (in 1941) and Jerry Livingston (songwriter) (in 1941)
is based on:
Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 “Pathétique”: I. Adagio – Allegro non troppo
Glenn Miller?:??
12Light a Candle in the Chapel
alto saxophone:
Fred Stulce (on 1942-07-02)
bass:
Phil Stevens (country bass player) (on 1942-07-02)
cello:
Harold Bemko (on 1942-07-02)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Rich (on 1942-07-02)
guitar:
Clark Yocum (on 1942-07-02)
harp:
Ruth Hill (harpist) (on 1942-07-02)
piano:
Milt Raskin (Milton Raskin) (on 1942-07-02)
saxophone:
Harry Schuchman (on 1942-07-02)
tenor saxophone:
Heinie Beau (on 1942-07-02), Don Lodice (on 1942-07-02) and Bruce Snyder (on 1942-07-02)
trombone:
George Arus (on 1942-07-02), Dave Jacobs (jazz trombonist) (on 1942-07-02) and Jimmy Skiles (on 1942-07-02)
trumpet:
Jimmy Blake (jazz trumpeter) (on 1942-07-02), Ziggy Elman (on 1942-07-02), Danny Vanelli (on 1942-07-02) and Jimmy Zito (on 1942-07-02)
viola:
Leonard Atkins (on 1942-07-02) and Sam Ross (on 1942-07-02)
violin:
Alex Beller (on 1942-07-02), William Ehrenkrantz (on 1942-07-02), Seymour Miroff (on 1942-07-02), Raoul Polikian (on 1942-07-02), Leonard Posner (on 1942-07-02) and Bernie Tinterow (on 1942-07-02)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1942-07-02)
orchestra:
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra (on 1942-07-02)
conductor:
Tommy Dorsey (Swing trombone player & band leader) (on 1942-07-02)
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
recorded at:
RCA Studio 2 in New York, New York, United States (on 1942-07-02)
recording of:
Light a Candle in the Chapel (on 1942-07-02)
writer:
Ed G. Nelson (Popular music songwriter and bandleader), Duke Leonard and Harry Pease
publisher:
Fisher Music Corp. and Mills Music, Inc.
Frank Sinatra with Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra?:??
13Deep in the Heart of Texas
recording of:
Deep in the Heart of Texas
lyricist and composer:
June Hershey (in 1941) and Don Swander (in 1941)
Bing Crosby?:??
14La Petite Tonkinoise
vocals:
Joséphine Baker (from 1930-10-22 until 1930-10-23)
orchestra:
Orchestre Mélodic Jazz du Casino de Paris (from 1930-10-22 until 1930-10-23)
conductor:
Edmond Mahieux (french conductor and composer) (from 1930-10-22 until 1930-10-23)
recording of:
La Petite Tonkinoise (from 1930-10-22 until 1930-10-23)
lyricist:
Henri Christiné
composer:
Vincent Scotto
Joséphine Baker?:??
15Don't Let's Be Beastly to the Germans
recording of:
Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans
lyricist and composer:
Noël Coward
Noël Coward?:??
16Paper Doll
recording of:
Paper Doll (on 1942-02-18)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny S. Black (in 1915)
publisher:
Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919)
The Mills Brothers?:??
17Say a Prayer for the Boys Over There
recording of:
Say a Prayer for the Boys Over There
writer:
Herbert Magidson and Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
part of:
The 16th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Deanna Durbin?:??
18I'll Be Home for Christmas
recording of:
I’ll Be Home for Christmas
lyricist:
Kim Gannon
additional writer:
Buck Ram
composer:
Walter Kent
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919), Gannon and Kent Music Co. and Piedmont Music Company
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
Bing Crosby5?:??
19The Blue Danube
Spike Jones and His City Slickers?:??
20Till the End of Time
vocals:
Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001) (in 1945)
orchestra:
Russ Case and His Orchestra and Russ Case Orchestra
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1945)
recording of:
Till the End of Time (on 1945-07-03)
lyricist:
Buddy Kaye (in 1945)
composer:
Ted Mossman (in 1945)
is based on:
Polonaise in A-flat major, op. 53 “Heroique”
Perry Como?:??
21Rum and Coca-Cola
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1944-10-18)
recording of:
Rum and Coca-Cola (calypso) (on 1944-10-18)
additional lyricist:
Morey Amsterdam
lyricist:
Lord Invader (calypso vocalist and songwriter)
additional composer:
Paul Baron (conductor) and Jeri Sullivan
composer:
Lionel Belasco (Trinidadian-Venezuelan calypso pianist, composer and bandleader)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc. and EMI Partnership Musikverlag GmbH
The Andrews Sisters?:??
22I'm Always Chasing Rainbows
vocals:
Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001) (in 1945) and The Satisfiers (in 1945)
orchestra:
Russ Case and His Orchestra
guest performer:
The Satisfiers
performer:
Russ Case and His Orchestra (in 1945)
recording of:
I’m Always Chasing Rainbows
lyricist:
Joseph McCarthy (lyricist, 1885–1943)
composer:
Harry Carroll and Fryderyk Chopin (composer)
publisher:
Burton Avenue Songs, EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部, ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label) and リトルスター・コピーライトマネージメント
version of:
Fantaisie-impromptu in C-sharp minor, op. 66
part of:
Irene (the musical)
Perry Como?:??
23The Cradle Song (Brahms' Lullaby)
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1944-07-08)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1944-07-08)
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”)
orchestra:
Axel Stordahl and His Orchestra
conductor:
Axel Stordahl (on 1944-07-08)
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
part of:
V Disc (by matrix number) (number: VP 1399 (1))
cover recording of:
The Cradle Song (Brahms’ Lullaby) (on 1944-07-08)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer)
translator:
Natalia Macfarren
translated version of:
5 Lieder, op. 49: Nr. 4. Wiegenlied "Guten Abend, gute Nacht" (for voice and piano)
Frank Sinatra?:??
24The Christening
vocals:
Arthur Askey
conductor:
Frank Cordell
recording of:
The Christening (in 1949-01)
lyricist and composer:
Kenneth Blain (songwriter / pianist)
Arthur Askey?:??
25Sabre Dance
Woody Herman?:??
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