Oliver!

Liner Notes: Lionel Bart is a young Londoner who, in a remarkably short space of time, has emerged as the most potent force in British popular music. In 1956 he joined forces with Tommy Steele and Mike Pratt, and this trio was responsible for the writing of nearly all the numbers with which Tommy first gained fame. He moved rapidly into the elite circle of writers for the theatre with his lyrics for "Lock Up Your Daughters" and the music and lyrics for "Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'Be". In his songs (and nowhere is this more clearly shown than in "Oliver!") he displays a skill at rhyming nothing short of Gilbertain in its impudence; it is entirely unstrained, and words and music clearly belong to each other, which is one of the reasons why they are so effective in theatre. © The Decca Record Company Ltd., London, 1961 Cover info: Donald Albery presents Oliver! Freely adapted from Dickens "Oliver twist" Original cast production, first performed at the New Theatre, London, Thursday 30, 1960. Highlights from the original cast album. The Decca Record Company Limited, London England Printed in England by St. James Press., London and Edenbridge Denis Wrigley M.S.I.A. Label info: Decca regd. Made in England Recording first published 1960 Lakeview Music Logo: True High Fidelity - ffrr