The Original Colonel Bogey - DOUBLE CD Album
The British March King himself, Kenneth J Alford, conducts the Band of HM Royal Marines Plymouth Division. Probably the most significant military band album you'll ever buy, these original 'Alford Conducts Alford' recordings include most of Alford's famous compositions. They are historic classics in their own right, even 65 years on, and certainly collectors' gems for military band enthusiasts and music lovers alike. The tracks are: First CD 1. March: Colonel Bogey - Alford 2. March: The Thin Red Line - Alford 3. March: Dunedin - Alford 4. March: On The Quarter Deck - Alford 5. March: By Land And Sea - Alford 6. March: The Great Little Army - Alford (first recording April 1939) 7. March: The Standard Of St George - Alford 8. March: The Middy - Alford 9. March: HM Jollies - Alford 10. March: The Voice Of The Guns - Alford (first recording April 1939) 11. March: The Vanished Army - Alford 12. Xylophone Duet: The Two Dons - Alford (Soloists: Musns B Wright and T W Weigus) 13. Pastoral Fantasy: The Smithy - Alford 14. Suite: Country Life, 'The Hunt' - Alford (Soloist: Bd Cpl W G Banning) 15. Suite: Country Life, 'Part Two' - Alford 16. March Selection: Colonel Bogey On Parade - Alford Second CD 1. March: The Voice Of The Guns - Alford (second recording 18 Dec 39) 2. Tone Picture: August Bank Holiday - Alford 3. March: Royal Review - Bassett-Silver 4. Posthorn Solo: The Chase - Alford (Soloist: Bd Cpl W G Banning) 5. Posthorn Solo: The Posthorn Galop - Koening (Soloist: Bd Cpl W G Banning) 6. Tone Picture: The Phantom Brigade - Myddleton 7. Suite: The Drowsy Dustman, Hornpipe 'Bill The Bosum' - Alford 8. March Fantasy: Nautical Moments - arr Alford 9. Selection: Carmen Part 1 - Bizet arr Alford 10. Selection: Carmen Part 2 - Bizet arr Alford 11. March: The Great Little Army - Alford (second recording 19 Dec 39) 12. The Contemptibles - Stanley 13. Regimental March : A Life On The Ocean Wave - Russell arr Alford 14. March: The Stars And Stripes Forever - Sousa 15. March: Semper Fidelis - Sousa 16. The National Anthem - Trad arr Winter 2 CDs, total running time 100 minutes £15- incl p+p worldwide