The Band Wagon > Original Cast members

Show Details

Show: The Band Wagon (8)
Music: Arthur Schwartz (254)
Lyrics: Howard Dietz (192)
Book: Howard Dietz (192), George S. Kaufman (16)

Recording Details

Date: October 5, 1931
Type: Audio / Stage Cast
Language: English
Conductor: Leo Reisman (26)
Performer: Edith Adams (20), Adele Astaire (28), Fred Astaire (346), George Britton (3), Jean Collins, Harold Lang [1] (17), Clifford Mollinson, Arthur Schwartz (254)
Shortcode: [r929]

Releases (11)

Format: CD
Label: Sepia 1056
Release Date: 2005-09-08
UPC / EAN: 5055122110569
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Also Contains: The Band Wagon - 1953 Film Soundtrack
Inside U.S.A. - 1948 Original Cast members
Inside U.S.A. - 1948 Studio Cast
Songs from The Band Wagon - 1953 Studio Cast
Lists: 69 collectors / 6 wish lists
History: 2 Revisions
Shortcode: [rl1225]

1. Inside U.S.A., Musical Revue/Inside U.S.A.
2. Inside U.S.A., Musical Revue/Come, Oh Come - Beatrice Lillie
3. Inside U.S.A., Musical Revue/Blue Grass - Pearl Bailey
4. Inside U.S.A., Musical Revue/Rhode Island Is Famous for You - Jack Haley, Sr.
5. Inside U.S.A., Musical Revue/Haunted Heart - Perry Como
6. Inside U.S.A., Musical Revue/First Prize at the Fair - Jack Haley, Sr.
7. Inside U.S.A., Musical Revue/At the Mardi Gras - Beatrice Lillie
8. Inside U.S.A., Musical Revue/My Gal Is Mine Once More
9. Inside U.S.A., Musical Revue/Atlanta - Beatrice Lillie
10. Inside U.S.A., Musical Revue/Protect Me - Pearl Bailey
11. Inside U.S.A., Musical Revue/Rhode Island Is Famous for You
12. Inside U.S.A., Musical Revue/Haunted Heart
13. Inside U.S.A., Musical Revue/First Prize at the Fair
14. Inside U.S.A., Musical Revue/My Gal Is Mine Once More
15. Band Wagon/Overture/Sweet Music/High and Low
16. Band Wagon/Hoops/Confession/New Sun in the Sky/I Love Louisa
17. Band Wagon/Ballet Music/Beggar's Waltz
18. Band Wagon/White Heat/Dancing in the Dark - Fred Astaire
19. Band Wagon/Dancing in the Dark - George Britton
20. Band Wagon/High and Low - Edith Adams, George Britton
21. Band Wagon/I Love Louisa - Harold Lang
22. Band Wagon/New Sun in the Sky - Harold Lang
23. Band Wagon/That's Entertainment (From Film of 'The Band Wagon') - India Adams, Fred Astaire, Jack Buchanan, Nanette Fabray
24. Band Wagon/Triplets (From Film of 'The Band Wagon') - Fred Astaire, Jack Buchanan, Nanette Fabray
25. Band Wagon/Louisiana Hayride (From Film of 'The Band Wagon') - Nanette Fabray

Format: CD
Label: Prism PLATCD 1262
Release Date: 2004
UPC / EAN: 5014293126229
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Also Contains: The Band Wagon - 1953 Film Soundtrack
Notes: Also contains excerpts from the original 1931 Broadway stage production featuring Fred and Adele Astaire
# Tracks: 21
Lists: 14 collectors / 0 wish lists
Shortcode: [rl10846]

Selections From the MGM Film
1. A Shine On Your Shoes - Fred Astaire
2. By Myself - Fred Astaire
3. Dancing In The Dark - Orchestra
4. Triplets - Fred Astaire, Nanette Fabray & Jack Buchanan
5. New Sun In The sky / I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plan - India Adams / Fred Astaire & Jack Buchanan
6. Louisiana Hayride - Nanette Fabray
7. I Love Louisa - Fred Astaire
8. That's Entertainment - Fred Astaire, Nanette Fabray, Jack Buchanan & India Adams
9. The Girl Hunt Ballet - Fred Astaire
Excerpts from the original 1931 Broadway stage production
10. Overture - Orchestra
11. Introduction - Leo Reisman, Arthur Schwartz & Howard Dietz
12. Sweet Music (To Worry The Wolf Away) - Fred & Adele Astaire
13. High And Low - Orchestra
14. Hoops - Fred & Adele Astaire
15. Confession - Orchestra
16. New Sun In The Sky - Orchestra
17. I Love Louisa - Fred Astaire
18. Ballet Music - Orchestra
19. Beggars Waltz - Orchestra
20. White Heat - Fred Astaire
21. Dancing In The Dark - Orchestra

Format: CD
Label: Naxos Nostalgia 8120519
Release Date: 2001-07-02
UPC / EAN: 636943251928
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Also Contains: Night & Day: Fred Astaire Complete Recordings, Vol. 2 (1931-1933) - Fred Astaire
# Tracks: 22
Lists: 15 collectors / 3 wish lists
Shortcode: [rl13364]

1. I Love Louisa
2. New Sun In The Sky
3. White Heat
4. Hoops
5. Band Wagon
6. Sweet Music
7. High And Low
8. Hoops
9. Confession
10. New Sun In The Sky
11. I Love Louisa
12. Beggar Waltz/Ballet Music
13. White Heat
14. Dancing In The Dark
15. Night And Day
16. I've Got You On My Mind
17. After You Who
18. Night And Day
19. Maybe I Love You Too Much
20. My Temptation
21. Heart Of Stone
22. We're In The Money

Format: CD
Label: Pro_Arte CDD 431
Release Date: 1988
UPC / EAN: 015095043122
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Notes: Collects various Fred Astaire 78's and includes THE BAND WAGON transcription record slightly edited for legal reasons to remove a reference to "a musical program for the RCA Victor company."
# Tracks: 12
Lists: 4 collectors / 2 wish lists
Shortcode: [rl8152]

1. Puttin' on the Ritz
2. Night and Day
3. Flying Down to Rio
4. Top Hat, White Tie and Tails
5. Cheek to Cheek
6. Pick Yourself Up
7. Way You Look Tonight
8. Nice Work If You Can Get It
9. Fascinating Rhythm
10. Half of It, Dearie, Blues
11. Bandwagon, Pt. 1
12. Bandwagon, Pt. 2

Title: Fred Astaire Rarities
Format: CD
Label: RCA 2337-2-R
Release Date: 1990
UPC / EAN: 078635233728
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Producer: Laurence J. Zwishon
Liner Notes: Laurence J. Zwishon
Notes: Includes a reissue of the 1931 BAND WAGON program transcription, plus various Astaire singles recorded 1931-1955.
# Tracks: 16
Length: 61:59
Lists: 6 collectors / 0 wish lists
Shortcode: [rl8151]

1. Something's Gotta Give (Johnny Mercer)(from film Daddy Long Legs)
2. Sluefoot (Johnny Mercer)(from film Daddy Long Legs)
3. New Sun in the Sky (previously unissued take 2)
4. I Love Louisa
5. White Heat
6. Hoops
7. Gems from "The Band Wagon" (part one)
8. Gems from "The Band Wagon" (part two)
9. Night and Day (Cole Porter)(from musical The Gay Divorce)
10. I've Got You on My Mind (Cole Porter)(from musical The Gay Divorce)
11. Maybe I Love You Too Much (Irving Berlin)
12. My Temptation (Dubin-Sullivan-Carter)
13. We're in the Money (The Gold Diggers' Song)(Al Dubin-Harry Warren)(from film Gold Diggers of 1933)
14. A Heart of Stone (Sievier-Hamilton)
15. I Used to Be Color Blind (Berlin)(from film Carefree)-sung by Ginger Rogers
16. The Yam (Berlin) (from film Carefree)(previously unissued take 3)-sung by Ginger Rogers

Format: LP
Label: Smithsonian R-021
Release Date: 1979
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Notes: Combines original cast 78's with excerpts from the 1931 Program Transcription.
Lists: 14 collectors / 1 wish list
Shortcode: [rl12038]

Format: LP
Label: RCA Camden INT 1037
Release Date: 1974
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Lists: 10 collectors / 0 wish lists
Shortcode: [rl5861]

Format: LP
Label: RCA Victor RD 7756
Release Date: 1966
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Notes: U.K. release
Lists: 8 collectors / 0 wish lists
Shortcode: [rl5860]

Format: LP
Label: X (RCA) LVA 1001
Release Date: 1955
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Lists: 3 collectors / 0 wish lists
Shortcode: [rl5859]

Format: LP
Label: RCA Victor L 24003
Release Date: 1931
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Notes: A 1931 "program transcription" by RCA Victor, their new experimental 33 1/3 RPM record. Very few of these were made or sold as the format was quickly abandoned.
Lists: 5 collectors / 1 wish list
Shortcode: [rl5858]