Acknowledgements

 

Aside from the recordings themselves, the bulk of the information found on this site came from five major sources:

1. David Hummel, The Collector's Guide To The American Musical Theatre, The Scarecrow Press, Inc. (1984)(out of print)

2. Jack Raymond, Show Music On Record: The First One Hundred Years, Washington, D.C. (1998 revised edition). Contact Jack Raymond for information about how to obtain copies of this book or the handy CD ROM version.

3. Jerry Osborne, Official Price Guide To Movie/TV Soundtracks And Original Cast Albums, House of Collectibles (2nd ed. 1997)

4. Ken Bloom, American Song: The Complete Musical Theatre Companion, Schirmer Books (2nd edition 1996)

5. Ken Bloom, Hollywood Song: The Complete Musical Theatre Companion, Facts On File (1995)

In addition, the following references have been consulted:

6. Robert Seeley and Rex Bunnett, London Musical Shows on Record 1889-1989, General Gramophone Publications (1989)

7. Steve Harris, Film, Television and Stage Music on Phonograph Records: A Discography, McFarland & Company, Inc. (1988)

8. Steven Suskin, Show Tunes, Oxford University Press (Revised and Expanded 3rd edition 2000)

9. Stephen Banfield, Sondheim's Broadway Musicals, University of Michigan Press (1993)

10. Michael H. Hutchins, The Stephen Sondheim Reference Guide

Finally, I would like to thank Glenn Atchison (Toronto, Canada) for feeding the addiction, record donations by Christopher Hamilton (Denistone, Australia), and for information provided by John Pingree, Paul Heap, David Hummel, Jack Raymond, Peter Filichia, Robert LoBiondo, Brent Oldham, Buck Dietz, Gabriel Pellegrino, and Joe Frazzetta.

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