Produced by George Martin: 50 Years in Recording
Compilation by Various Artists
Released 2 July 2001
Tracklist
- CD 1: Crazy Rhythms
- 1Pickin’ a ChickenEve Boswell2:14
- 2I Got It Bad and That Ain’t GoodCleo Laine2:39
- 3Hayfoot, StrawfootThe Kenny Baker Quartet2:46
- 4High SocietyGraeme Bell and his Australian Jazz Band2:56
- 5Princess Elizabeth of EnglandThe Luton Girls’ Choir2:54
- 6RomanzaRoberto Inglez2:45
- 7Melody on the MoveTommy Reilly2:50
- 8Ae Fond KissKenneth McKellar3:01
- 9Bluebell PolkaJimmy Shand2:51
- 10Scottish PolkaMickie Ainsworth & Jimmy Blue2:54
- 11Dashing White SergeantThe Glasgow Phoenix Choir1:43
- 12Arrivederci DarlingEdna Savage2:15
- 13Away in a MangerKirkintilloch Junior Choir2:29
- 14Robin HoodDick James2:33
- 15Portrait of My LoveMatt Monro2:47
- 16Won’t You Come Home, Bill BaileyFreddy Randall & His Band3:01
- 17Experiments With MiceJohnny Dankworth3:20
- 18Oi! Oi! Oi!Joe Daniels2:39
- 19Saturday JumpHumphrey Lyttelton2:17
- 20Crazy RhythmMax Geldray1:33
- 21My Kind of GirlMatt Monro2:58
- 22Hi‐Flutin’ BoogieJohn Scott2:14
- 23Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine?)The Southlanders2:26
- 24Don’t You Rock Me Daddy‐OThe Vipers Skiffle Group2:17
- 25Skiffling StringsRon Goodwin2:22
- 26Be My GirlJim Dale2:03
- 27No Other BabyThe Vipers2:35
- 28Sun AriseRolf Harris2:27
- 29You’re Driving Me CrazyThe Temperance Seven3:55
- CD 2: Transports of Delight
- 1The Q5 Piano TuneSpike Milligan2:22
- 2Unchained MelodyPeter Sellers2:51
- 3Mock MozartPeter Ustinov2:44
- 4A Transport of DelightMichael Flanders and Donald Swann2:23
- 5Nellie the ElephantMandy Miller2:31
- 6Little Red MonkeyJoy Nichols, Jimmy Edwards & Dick Bentley2:31
- 7Goodness Gracious MePeter Sellers And Sophia Loren2:59
- 8The Wormwood Scrubs TangoSpike Milligan2:33
- 9The Hippopotamus SongIan Wallace with Donald Swann3:04
- 10Any Old IronPeter Sellers2:53
- 11The Hole in the GroundBernard Cribbins1:51
- 12Aftermyth of War (extract)Beyond the Fringe1:27
- 13All the Things You ArePeter Sellers2:09
- 14The Horse ShowMichael Bentine2:58
- 15The End of the WorldBeyond the Fringe4:12
- 16My Boomerang Won’t Come BackCharlie Drake3:39
- 17A Drop of the Hard StuffPeter Sellers3:14
- 18You Gotta Go Oww!Spike Milligan2:45
- 19Morse Code MelodyThe Alberts2:26
- 20I’ve Lost My MummyRolf Harris2:54
- 21My BrotherTerry Scott2:37
- 22Judge Not (extract)Cambridge Circus (London Cast)3:35
- 23The Gas Man Cometh (extract)Michael Flanders and Donald Swann2:04
- 24Right Said FredBernard Cribbins2:204.6 ★
- 25Football ResultsMichael Bentine1:32
- 26Jake the PegRolf Harris3:48
- 27The Highway CodeThe Master Singers3:31
- 28A Hard Day’s NightPeter Sellers1:49
- 29She Loves You (German version)Peter Sellers2:19
- CD 3: That Was the Decade That Was
- 1Please Please MeThe Beatles2:033.4 ★
- 2How Do You Do It?Gerry & the Pacemakers1:55
- 3Do You Want to Know a Secret?Billy J. Kramer with The Dakotas2:03
- 4Hello Little GirlThe Fourmost1:51
- 5I Want to Hold Your HandThe Beatles2:26
- 6The Cruel SeaThe Dakotas2:15
- 7That Was the Week That WasMillicent Martin With David Frost2:51
- 8Bad to MeBilly J. Kramer with The Dakotas2:203.0 ★
- 9Anyone Who Had a HeartCilla Black2:51
- 10Don’t Let the Sun Catch You CryingGerry & the Pacemakers2:36
- 11I’ll Keep You SatisfiedBilly J. Kramer with The Dakotas2:06
- 12A Little LovingThe Fourmost2:07
- 13Little ChildrenBilly J. Kramer with The Dakotas2:48
- 14You’re My WorldCilla Black2:59
- 15YesterdayThe Beatles2:054.4 ★
- 16You’ll Never Walk AloneGerry & the Pacemakers2:42
- 17I (Who Have Nothing)Shirley Bassey2:40
- 18The Summer of His YearsMillicent Martin2:33
- 19It’s for YouCilla Black2:21
- 20It’s YouAlma Cogan2:33
- 21Ferry Cross the MerseyGerry & the Pacemakers2:24
- 22Can’t Buy Me LoveElla Fitzgerald2:38
- 23I’ve Been Wrong BeforeCilla Black2:11
- 24In My LifeThe Beatles2:264.7 ★
- 25Land of 1000 DancesThe Action2:51
- 26AlfieCilla Black2:39
- 27MichelleDavid & Jonathan2:52
- 28Step Inside LoveCilla Black2:23
- 29She’s Leaving HomeDavid & Jonathan3:14
- 30When I’m Sixty‐FourBernard Cribbins2:32
- 31TimeCilla Black2:24
- CD 4: Gold Fingers
- 1Coronation StreetSidney Torch & His Orchestra2:55
- 2Prélude no. 20 in C minor, op. 28: LargoSidney Harrison1:49
- 3Serenade no. 11 for Winds in E‐flat major, K. 375: IV. Minuetto & TrioLondon Baroque Ensemble2:50
- 4Serenade no. 11 for Winds in E‐flat major, K. 375: V. AllegroLondon Baroque Ensemble3:05
- 5The Lark AscendingLondon Philharmonic Orchestra5:06
- 6Barwick GreenSidney Torch & His Orchestra2:49
- 7The White Suit SambaJack Parnell & His Orchestra2:54
- 8Time BeatRay Cathode2:14
- 9Theme From "Limelight"Ron Goodwin and His Concert Orchestra3:18
- 10Elizabethan Serenade (Where the Gentle Avon Flows)Ron Goodwin and His Concert Orchestra2:52
- 11Murder She SaysRon Goodwin and His Concert Orchestra2:07
- 12I Like MoneyNadia Gray1:46
- 13Double ScotchRon Goodwin and His Concert Orchestra2:42
- 14No One Will Ever KnowMatt Monro3:31
- 15The Dr. Kildare ThemeJohnnie Spence Orchestra2:26
- 16Ringo’s Theme (This Boy)The George Martin Orchestra3:11
- 17633 Squadron ThemeRon Goodwin and His Concert Orchestra2:56
- 18From Russia With LoveMatt Monro2:353.4 ★
- 19All Quiet on the Mersey FrontThe George Martin Orchestra2:08
- 20GoldfingerShirley Bassey2:484.2 ★
- 21By George! It’s the David Frost ThemeThe George Martin Orchestra2:24
- 22Love in the Open AirThe George Martin Orchestra3:14
- 23ThingumybobThe George Martin Orchestra2:03
- 24Theme OneGeorge Martin & His Orchestra2:30
- 25Snakes AliveThe George Martin Orchestra2:29
- 26The Ticlaw AnthemThe George Martin Orchestra2:18
- 27Where Eagles DareRon Goodwin3:06
- CD 5: Smiles of the Beyond
- 1Marrakesh ExpressStan Getz3:30
- 2IcarusPaul Winter Consort3:02
- 3Marblehead MessengerSeatrain2:33
- 4Sans Souci (Without a Care)John Williams3:03
- 5Live and Let DiePaul McCartney & Wings3:134.0 ★
- 6Juniper BearPaul Winter Consort3:08
- 7The Smile of the BeyondJohn McLaughlin And The Mahavishnu Orchestra8:014.0 ★
- 8Tin ManAmerica3:293.9 ★
- 9Pinafore DaysStackridge2:38
- 10SundayCleo Laine3:00
- 11Diamond DustJeff Beck8:22
- 12Sister Golden HairAmerica3:204.1 ★
- 13The Moon Is a Harsh MistressJimmy Webb3:05
- 14AmarilloNeil Sedaka3:175.0 ★
- 15Get BackBilly Preston3:00
- 16The HighwaymanJimmy Webb3:50
- 17(No More) Fear of FlyingGary Brooker4:43
- 18World’s Greatest LoverCheap Trick4:513.6 ★
- CD 6: Nice Work
- 1Ebony and IvoryPaul McCartney3:433.3 ★
- 2HymnUltravox5:485.0 ★
- 3Say Say SayPaul McCartney and Michael Jackson3:563.6 ★
- 4Our Perfect SongKenny Rogers4:02
- 5No More Lonely Nights (ballad)Paul McCartney4:42
- 6I Love You, SamanthaThe King’s Singers3:22
- 7Rosie Probert & Captain Cat / Love DuetMary Hopkin and Freddie Jones3:37
- 83:00
- 9MemoryJosé Carreras4:06
- 10Pinball WizardOriginal Cast of The Who's "Tommy"3:50
- 11Nice Work If You Can Get ItLarry Adler3:03
- 12My Man’s Gone NowLarry Adler3:37
- 13Rhapsody in BlueLarry Adler and George Martin8:29
- 14SummertimeLarry Adler3:50
- 15The Pepperland SuiteGeorge Martin6:19
- 16Here, There and EverywhereCéline Dion3:18
- 17Friends and LoversGeorge Martin2:25
Release credits
- assistant [1]
- bass [8], guitar [8], keyboard [8], other instruments [12], vocal [12]
- conductor [5]
- vocal [11, 24]
- mix [5], recording [5]
- keyboard [3], synthesizer [3]
- vocal [7]
- harmonica [3]
- percussion [2, 6]
- cello [2, 6]
- bass guitar [12]
- electric guitar [3]
- engineer [11]
- background vocals [5], bass guitar [5], electric guitar [5]
- drums (drum set) [5], percussion [5]
- background vocals [3]
- horn [3]
- cello [15]
- horn [3]
- horn [3]
- vocal [7]
- engineer [6.2, 5.8, 5.12, 5.18], mix [1, 3], recording [6.1, 6.3, 5.7]
- background vocals [1, 24], electric guitar [1, 24]
- arranger [6.1, 6.3, 5.8, 5.12, 5.18], conductor [13], orchestrator [5], piano [24], producer [6.1-3, 4.9, 4.18, 4.20, 4.24, 3.1, 3.15, 3.24, 2.1, 2.11, 2.13, 2.24, 2.28-29, 5.2, 5.4-8, 5.11-12, 5.18], string quartet [15], strings [18]
- performer [16]
- instrument [8]
- electric guitar [5]
- bass [2, 6]
- guitar [11]
- arranger [6]
- horn [3]
- arranger [18, 20], conductor [18, 20], producer [20]
- electric guitar [1, 24], harmonica [1], lead vocals [1, 24]
- engineer [20]
- classical guitar [4]
- arranger [24], audio director [24]
- assistant [1-3, 3]
- recording [3]
- tenor vocals [9]
- additional [24]
- viola [15]
- harmonica [13]
- background vocals [6.3, 5.5]
- performing orchestra [5]
- performing orchestra [7]
- performer [7]
- performer [7]
- lead vocals [18]
- orchestrator [7]
- background vocals [3], lead vocals [3], vocal [3]
- assistant [1]
- conductor [7]
- additional [24]
- vocal [7]
- bass [3]
- conductor [27]
- violin [5]
- producer [17]
- engineer [1, 15, 24]
- wind instruments [2, 6]
- acoustic guitar [15], arranger [1, 3], background vocals [6.1, 6.3, 3.1, 3.24], bass guitar [5], electric bass guitar [6.1, 3.1, 3.24], electric guitar [5], guitar [1], lead vocals [3.15, 5.5, 6.1, 6.3], percussion [5.5, 6.1], piano [5.5, 6.1], producer [5], synthesizer [1], vocoder [1]
- soprano saxophone [2, 6]
- tape [8]
- bass [4]
- performer [2], vocal [7, 10, 13, 28]
- additional [15]
- vocal [7]
- vocal [7]
- duck call [5], percussion [5], timpani [5]
- drums (drum set) [3]
- drums (drum set) [1, 24], tambourine [24]
- additional [13]
- guitar [4]
- conductor [8]
- vocal [3.17, 4.20]
- violin [15]
- vocal [7]
- additional [2], vocal [1, 8, 18]
- background vocals [1], drums (drum set) [1], electric piano [1], lead vocals [1], percussion [1], synthesizer [1]
- assistant [3]
- assistant [12]
- violin [15]
- conductor [17]
- drums (drum set) [8, 12], percussion [8, 12]
Issues
P2 July 2001