Judy Garland

ABetter Luck next Time
B(F Astaire)It only happens when I dance with you

Label: MGM
Catalogue number: 174
Genre: Personalities (Prs)
Condition: Very good
Format: 78rpm shellac disc, 10 inch unless noted
Reference: #3623

Judy Garland, the legendary MGM star, recorded these two song standards for her home label. 'Better Luck Next Time' is a lesser-known piece; '(It Only) Happens When I Dance With You', composed by Irving Berlin, is one of Astaire's best-known numbers, performed here by Garland.

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Judy Garland
1. ABetter luck next time
2. B(Astaire)It only happens when I dance with you
Judy Garland performs 'Better Luck Next Time' and the Astaire standard 'It Only Happens When I Dance with You' on MGM, a Hollywood studio label. Garland was one of the most celebrated singers of the era.AI summary

MGM 174 Voice
Judy Garland
1. ABetter Luck next Time
2. B(F Astaire)It only happens when I dance with you
MGM 174 Personalities (Prs)
Judy Garland
1. ABuds won't bud
2. BI'm nobody's baby
An early Judy Garland recording on Brunswick, predating her MGM stardom: 'Buds Won't Bud' and 'I'm Nobody's Baby'. Garland's Brunswick sides are uncommon as her best-known recordings came later.AI summary

Brunswick 03038 Voice
Judy Garland
1. ADear Mr Gable
2. BYou can't have everything
Judy Garland on Brunswick 02488, performing 'Dear Mr Gable' and 'You Can't Have Everything'. These are early Garland recordings, likely from her juvenile period before The Wizard of Oz (1939).AI summary

Brunswick 02488 Personalities (Prs)
Judy Garland
1. ADear Mr Gable
2. BYou can't have everything
Judy Garland, aged 15, recorded these two numbers for Brunswick in 1937, before her famous MGM contract. 'Dear Mr Gable' was her first recorded vocal, a novelty song written to secure Clark Gable's attention; 'You Can't Have Everything' was a standard of the day.AI summary

Brunswick 02488 Voice
Judy Garland
1. ADear Mr Gable
2. BYou can't have everything
Judy Garland, the American film and recording star, recorded "Dear Mr Gable" and "You Can't Have Everything" for Brunswick in the late 1930s. These are early commercial recordings by Garland before her major MGM film successes.AI summary

Brunswick 02488 Voice
Judy Garland
1. AHere's what I'm here for
2. BMan that got away
Judy Garland, the American film and theatre star, recorded 'Here's What I'm Here For' and 'The Man That Got Away' for Phil 366, likely a small-label or non-standard pressing.AI summary

Philips 366 Personalities (Prs)
Judy Garland
1. AI'm Nobody's Baby
2. BBuds won't bud
Brunswick 03038 Personalities (Prs)
Judy Garland
1. AIf you feel like singing, sing
2. BHappy Harvest
MGM 345 Personalities (Prs)
Judy Garland
1. AIn Between
2. BSweet Sixteen
Judy Garland was one of the greatest singers of the 20th century. This 1929 Brunswick side documents her earliest recordings, made when she was still a child performer, before her stardom in film.AI summary

Brunswick 0148 Personalities (Prs)
Judy Garland
1. AIn Between
2. BSweet Sixteen
Judy Garland, still a child performer at the start of her career, sings 'In Between' and 'Sweet Sixteen' on Brunswick, from among her earliest commercial recordings.AI summary

Brunswick 0148 Personalities (Prs)
Judy Garland
1. AIt never rains but what it pours
2. BTen pins in the sky
Judy Garland, one of the greatest entertainers of the Hollywood era, recorded 'It Never Rains but What It Pours' and 'Ten Pins in the Sky' for Brunswick, likely in the early 1940s.AI summary

Brunswick 02656 Personalities (Prs)
Judy Garland
1. AJust imagine
2. BI feel a song coming on
Judy Garland with Just Imagine and I Feel a Song Coming On on Capitol CL14790.AI summary

Capitol CL14790 Personalities (Prs)
Judy Garland
1. AOur love affair
2. BI'm always chasing rainbows
Judy Garland recorded for Brunswick in 1939, performing two songs that would later be associated with her film career.AI summary

Brunswick 03128 Voice
Judy Garland
1. APlay that barber shop chord
2. BI don't care
Judy Garland performing 'Play That Barber Shop Chord' and 'I Don't Care' on MGM 243. Garland was one of Hollywood's greatest entertainers; this MGM Records release is from her recording career outside of her film work.AI summary

MGM 243 Personalities (Prs)
Judy Garland
1. ASend my Baby back to me
2. BWithout a Memory
Judy Garland singing 'Send my Baby back to me' and 'Without a Memory' on Columbia 40010. An early American-label pressing of the young star who would define Hollywood's Golden Age.AI summary

Columbia 40010 Voice
Judy Garland
1. ASkip to my Lou
2. BI wish I were in love again
Judy Garland on Brunswick performing 'Skip to My Lou' and 'I Wish I Were in Love Again', popular and show songs by the major Hollywood and stage entertainer.AI summary

Brunswick 04887 Personalities (Prs)
Judy Garland
1. AThe boy next door
2. BThe trolley song
Judy Garland, the American singer and film star, recorded 'The Boy Next Door' and 'The Trolley Song' from the film *Meet Me in St. Louis* for Brunswick (03558) in 1944. These are among Garland's most famous recordings.AI summary

Brunswick 03558 Personalities (Prs)
Judy Garland
1. AThe man that got away
2. BHere's what I'm here for
Judy Garland with The Man That Got Away and Here's What I'm Here For, both from the 1954 film A Star Is Born, on Philips PB366.AI summary

Philips PB366 Personalities (Prs)
Judy Garland
1. AThis heart of mine
2. BLove
Judy Garland recorded 'This Heart of Mine' and 'Love' for Brunswick. Garland was one of the most important entertainers of the 20th century, and her Brunswick 78 recordings remain highly valued by collectors of classic American popular song and film music.AI summary

Brunswick 03623 Voice
Judy Garland
1. AWearing of the green
2. BEnd of the rainbow
Judy Garland performs 'Wearing of the Green' and 'End of the Rainbow' on Brunswick 03172 from the mid-1930s. This is an early recording by the young Garland before her Hollywood stardom.AI summary

Brunswick 03172 Personalities (Prs)