ATTN: Bacharach Completists (1952-1959)

[Bacharach Land]

Hi All,

At the age of 26, I consider myself to be a fairly young Burt Bacharach enthusiast. It is perhaps because of my youthful enthusiasm that I have begun the daunting project of collecting every song that the maestro ever wrote (save for his 80s output, for obvious reasons). So far, I have amassed a collection of around 700 recordings. Many of these are, of course, duplicate recordings of songs like Alfie, The Look of Love, etc. I am fairly proud of my collection, but I realize that there are many gaps that must be filled. Therefore, I thought I might turn to the people on this board in hopes that other enthusiasts could fill those gaps.

I have compiled a list (below) of all the recordings that I have and those that I don't. I took the list of songs from Serene Dominic's Song by Song. This particular list focuses on Bacharach's output between the years of 1952 and 1959 (Section One in Dominic's book). If a song has an asterisk (*) next to it, that means that I do NOT have the file. If there is no asterisk, I DO have the file. If I have more than one version of a song or need a particular version of a song, I have noted that in parentheses.

I am happy to trade with any person. I will also be happy to share files with people who have nothing to trade but are simply looking to round out their collections. A couple of years ago, there was a bit of controversy on this message board regarding the ethics of file sharing. I do not wish to enter that debate. Please understand that I am seeking extremely rare recordings that I could not find elsewhere. In most cases, I have acquired my songs via compilations like the recent Always Something There... by Ace Records. There are also several devoted bloggers (i.e. http://musicyouwont.blogspot.com) who have made considerable contributions to transferring rare Bacharach songs from vinyl to digital formats. As far as I am concerned, collecting all of Bacharach's songs is a matter of the heart -- a labor of love -- not a malicious attempt to rob the artists of any royalties they would have otherwise received. That is all I will say about that...

So, without further ado, here is the Section One (1952-1959) list:

1. "Once In A Blue Moon" - Nat King Cole
2. "Keep Me In Mind" - Patti Page
3. "The Desperate Hours" - Eileen Rodgers, w. Ray Conniff Orch.
(Need: Mel Torme's version)
* 4. "Tell The Truth and Shame the Devil" - Harry Carter Singers
* 5. "Peggy's in the Pantry" - Sherry Parsons
6. "The Morning Mail" - The Gallahads, w. Billy Mure's Orch.
7. "I Cry More" - Alan Dale
* 8. "Beauty Isn't Everything" - June Valli
9. "How About" - Della Reese
10. "Warm and Tender" - Johnny Mathis
11. "Underneath The Overpass" - Jo Stafford
12. "Wild Honey" - Cathy Carr
* 13. "Presents From The Past" - Cathy Carr
14. "The Story of my Life" - Marty Robbins
(Also have versions by Big Al Downing, Herman's Hermits, and Jim Richards)
15. "Sad Sack" - Jerry Lewis
* 16. "Winter Warm" - Gale Storm
* 17. "Uninvited Dream" - Peggy Lee
18. "Magic Moments" - Perry Como
(Also have versions by Jesse Crawford and Connie Francis)
19. "Humble Pie" - Four Preps
20. "Country Music Holiday" - Adam Faith
(Need: Bernie Nee)
21. "Hot Spell" - Ernie Felice
(Need: Margaret Whiting)
* 22. "It Seemed So Right Last Night" - Mary Mayo
23. "Sitting in a Tree House" - Marty Robbins
24. "The Night That Heaven Fell" - Tony Bennett
25. "Oooh My Love" - Vic Damone
26. "The Blob" - The Five Blobs
27. "Saturday Night in Tijuana" - The Five Blobs
* 28. "Wendy Wendy" - The Four Coins
29. "The Last Time I Saw My Heart" - Marty Robbins
* 30. "Dream Big" - Sonny James
31. "Loving Is a Way of Living" - Steve Lawrence
* 32. "Make Room for the Joy" - Jack Jones
* 33. "Paradise Island" - The Four Aces
34. "Moon Man" - Gloria Lambert
* 35. "The Hangman" - John Ashley
* 36. "The Net" - John Ashley
* 37. "Don't Unless You Love Me" - Paul Hampton
* 38. "Write Me (Lonely Girl)" - Paul Hampton
* 39. "Young and Wild" - The Five Blobs
* 40. "With Open Arms" - Jane Morgan
41. "Heavenly" - Johnny Mathis
* 42. "That Kind of Woman" - Joe Williams
* 43. "Faker Faker" - The Eligibles
* 44. "In Times Like These" - Gene McDaniels
* 45. "Faithfully" - Johnny Mathis

Total songs collected: 24
Total songs needed: 21

Other songs that I have that were released during these years, but were not mentioned (or were overlooked by me) in Serene Dominic's book include: "Rosanne" and "Searching Wind" by Burt Bacharach and the Marion Evans Orchestra, and "Lost Little Girl" by The Light Brothers.

Thanks for your help. I truly appreciate it. I feel safest uploading files to sites like yousendit.com. For now, this is how I would prefer to share files. If you are looking for any of these songs, just reply to this message and I'll reply with a link to the file. If you have a song that I am looking for, simply reply to this message and we'll figure something out!

Thanks again,
Noah

[nymusicalsguy]

Hey Noah,

Mel Torme's "Desperate Hours" is available on Rhino's MEL TORME AT THE MOVIES. Peggy Lee's "Uninvited Dream" can be found on Capitol's Peggy Lee box set THE SINGLES COLLECTION (available as individual song downloads from the usual suspects) as well as on Collector's Choice's recent Peggy singles comp, and "Faithfully" can be found on a Sony two-fer of Johnny Mathis' FAITHFULLY and JOHNNY'S MOOD albums.

Hope this helps. Also, check your PM box for more info.

Joe

[Bacharach Land]

Hi Joe,

Thanks for all of the information. I will seek out those recordings to the best of my ability. I have also replied to your PM. Very helpful, indeed!

-Noah

Hey Noah,

Mel Torme's "Desperate Hours" is available on Rhino's MEL TORME AT THE MOVIES. Peggy Lee's "Uninvited Dream" can be found on Capitol's Peggy Lee box set THE SINGLES COLLECTION (available as individual song downloads from the usual suspects) as well as on Collector's Choice's recent Peggy singles comp, and "Faithfully" can be found on a Sony two-fer of Johnny Mathis' FAITHFULLY and JOHNNY'S MOOD albums.

Hope this helps. Also, check your PM box for more info.

Joe