H.M.S. PINAFORE, Act 1 (Corrected) - G&S - D'Oyly Carte - VINYL, 1960

***Please note: This is a re-posting, with Right and Left channels correctly oriented.***

"A common sailor? Oh, fie!" Straight from the vinyl of this stellar 1960 recording, Captain Corcoran's words still amuse. 'Pinafore' was the first of Gilbert & Sullivan's successes, and is the third of Gilbert & Sullivan's 'Savoy' operas, preceded by 'Trial By Jury' and 'The Sorcerer'. It opened on May 25th, 1878 at London's Opera Comique Theatre, and ran for 571 performances. Hugely successful, it is popular to this day. Gilbert's satiric wit adroitly pierced institutions and attitudes, while Sullivan's luminous music is--well, ageless.


------------------Cast------------------

Sir Joseph Porter, K.C.B-----------------John Reed
(First Lord of the Admiralty)
Captain Corcoran---------------------------Jeffrey Skitch
(Commanding H.M.S. Pinafore)
Ralph Rackstraw-----------------------------Thomas Round
(Able Seaman)
Dick Deadeye (Able Seaman)----------Donald Adams
Bill Bobstay (Boatswain's Mate)------George Cook
Bob Becket--------------------------------------Eric Wilson-Hyde
Josephine---------------------------------------Jean Hindmarsh
(the Captain's Daughter)
Little Buttercup (Mrs. Cripps)-----------Gillian Knight
(a Portsmouth Bumboat Woman)
Hebe (Sir Joseph's First Cousin)------Joyce Wright

First Lord's Sisters, his Cousins, his Aunts;
Sailors, Marines, etc.

D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus
New Symphony Orchestra of London
Conductor: Isidore Godfreey
Straight from the 1960 vinyl. Information from album notes, and oakapple press dot com.
For entertainment only. I own nothing here.

[cogo]

00:00 - 05:45 > Overture
05:45 - 07:01 > We sail the ocean blue
07:01 - 10:53 > Hail! Men-o'-war's men ... I'm called Little Buttercup
10:53 - 11:23 > But tell me who's the youth
11:23 - 13:43 > The Nightingale
13:43 - 16:45 > A maiden fair to see
16:45 - 19:02 > My gallant crew, good morning
19:02 - 20:42 > Sir, you are sad
20:42 - 26:46 > Sorry her lot who loves too well
26:46 - 27:37 > Over the bright blue sea
27:37 - 29:43 > Sir Joseph's barge is seen
29:43 - 31:34 > Now give three cheers ... I am the Monarch of the sea
31:34 - 37:50 > When I was a lad
37:50 - 39:41 > For I hold that on the sea
39:41 - 44:37 > A British Tar
44:37 - 48:36 > Refrain audacious tar
48:36 - 52:22 > Can I survive this overbearing?
52:22 - 55:50 > Oh joy, oh rapture unforeseen
55:50 - 58:27 > Let's give three cheers for the sailor's bride

[yipengli]

00:00 - Overture
04:36 - Intro and We sail the ocean blue
07:01 - Hail men-o'-war's men
07:34 - I'm called Little Buttercup
09:21 - Dialogue 1.1
10:54 - But tell me who's the youth
11:24 - The nightingale sighed
13:44 - A maiden fair to see
15:50 - Dialogue 1.2
16:45 - My gallant crew, and I am the Captain
19:02 - Sir, you are sad
20:42 - Sorry her lot who loves too well
24:18 - Dialogue 1.3
26:46 - Over the bright blue sea
29:43 - Now give three cheers... I am the monarch of the sea
31:34 - When I was a lad I served a term
34:46 - Dialogue 1.4
37:51 - For I hold that on the seas
38:15 - Dialogue 1.5
39:41 - A British Tar is a soaring soul
41:55 - Dialogue 1.6
44:37 - Refrain audacious tar
48:36 - Can I survive this overbearing?
50:36 - My friends, my leave of life I'm taking
52:22 - Oh joy, oh rapture unforeseen
53:51 - This very night, with baited breath
55:50 - Let's give three cheers to the sailor's bride

[glenyscochran]

G&S follower for many years. My dad introduced me to these operettas and I have a book of librettos from all of these operettas.
Even learned some of the patter songs! Can’t quite get as fast as the encore from all of them and some performances are much more fun than others

[bankercop]

I was introduced to Gilbert and Sullivan by my High School Senior Class English teacher and have been hooked ever since! After I graduated high school and was able to afford a record player, HMS Pinafore was the first album I purchased. It just so happens that it is the same edition (1960) as this. I still have it but it is badly scratched, so thank you so much for sharing!

[brianfrakes]

...or, "The Lass who loved a Sailor"

[richardduployen]

The Goddie magic! Apparently the orchestral players were in different symphony orchestras. Thanks! I wish some Captains would sing the published key for the Serenade. Kenneth Sandford did in a run=through I was in at a North Wales course. It's an insult to take it up just up to D when it's marked up to high A. When Barrington sang it (not every time) he sang it in a high key (even higher?) & he was an actor!

[webz]

This record has surprisingly robust bottom end for its age