Tracklist

A1	Overture
A2	Oh, Better Far To Live And Die
A3	Oh, Is There Not One Maiden Breast
A4	Poor Wandering One
A5	What Ought We To Do
A6	How Beautifully Blue The Sky
B1	I Am The Very Model Of A Modern Major General
B2	Pray Observe
B3	When The Foeman Bears His Steel
B4	Ah, Leave Me Not
B5	When A Felon's Not Engaged In His Employment
B6	With Cat-Like Tread, Upon Our Prey We Steal
B7	Finale

Tracklist

The Pirates Of Penzance
Act 1
A.a	Overture
A.b	Pour, Oh Pour, The Pirate Sherry
A.c	Dialogue
A.d	When Fred'rick Was A Little Lad
A.e	Dialogue
A.f	Oh, Better Far To Live And Die
A.g	Dialogue
A.h	Oh! False One
B.a	Climbing Over Rocky Mountains
B.b	Dialogue
B.c	Stop, Ladies Pray
B.d	Oh! Is There Not One Maiden Breast
B.e	Poor Wand'ring One
B.f	What Ought We To Do?
B.g	How Beautifully Blue The Sky
B.h	Stay, We Must Not Loose Our Senses
B.i	Hold Monsters
B.j	I Am The Very Model Of A Modern Major-General
B.k	Dialogue
C1	Oh! Men Of Dark And Dismal Fate
Act 2
C2.a	Oh! Dry The Glist'ning Tear
C2.b	Dialogue
C2.c	Now, Frederic
C2.d	When The Foemen Bares His Steel
C2.e	Now For The Pirates' Lair!
C2.f	When You Had Left Our Pirate Fold
C2.g	Dialogue
C2.h	Away, Away, My Heart's On Fire
D.a	All Is Prepared!
D.b	No, I'll Be Brave!
D.c	When A Felon's Not Engaged
D.d	A Rollicking Band Of Pirates We
D.e	With Cat-Like Tread
D.f	Hush! Hush! Not A Word
D.g	Singing Softly To The River

Credits

• Artwork – Alexander Stitt
• Baritone Vocals [Major-General Stanley] – John Reed
• Baritone Vocals [Samuel, The Pirate King's Lieutenant] – George Cook
• Baritone Vocals [The Pirate King] – Donald Adams
• Bass Vocals [Sergeant of Police] – Owen Brannigan
• Chorus Master – James Walker
• Composed By – Gilbert & Sullivan
• Conductor – Isidore Godfrey
• Contralto Vocals [Ruth] – Christine Palmer
• Liner Notes – John Stone
• Mezzo-soprano Vocals [Edith] – Jean Allister
• Mezzo-soprano Vocals [Kate] – Pauline Wales
• Orchestra – The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
• Performer – The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company*
• Recording Supervisor – Bridget D'Oyly Carte
• Soprano Vocals [Mabel] – Valerie Masterson*
• Tenor Vocals [Frederic, the Pirate Apprentice] – Philip Potter
• Voice Actor [Isabel] – Susan Maisey

Notes

"A DECCA recording, released in Australia exclusively by World Record Club."

Australian WRC 2nd [at least] pressing, sourced from original stampers and featuring unique sleeve art. "S/5464" and 'S/5465" on the separates sleeves, "R-01374" and "R-01375" on labels. No laminate strip down the back of the right side of the sleeve (an earlier edition may exist with this present). Issued again in November 1978 (later editions may lack the word "stereo" on the labels at 7 o'clock). Address unchanged from 1st pressing.

World Record Club: Registered Office - 365 Camberwell Road, Hartwell, Victoria, 3124

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side 1 label): S-5464---ZAL8214
• Matrix / Runout (Side 2 label): S-5464---ZAL8215
• Matrix / Runout (Side 3 label): S-5465---ZAL8216
• Matrix / Runout (Side 4 label): S-5465---ZAL8217
• Matrix / Runout (Side 1 runout - handwritten [final '3' written over erroneous '4']): ZAL-8214 YDECX1163
• Matrix / Runout (Side 2 runout - handwritten [final '4' written over erroneous '5']): ZAL8215 YDECX1164
• Matrix / Runout (Side 3 runout - handwritten): ZAL-8216 YDECX1165
• Matrix / Runout (Side 4 runout - handwritten): ZAL 8217
• Matrix / Runout (Side 4 runout - stamped): YDECX 1166-2

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
SKL.4925, SKL 4925, SKL.4926, SKL 4926	Gilbert And Sullivan*, The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company*, Isidore Godfrey, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra*	Gilbert And Sullivan*, The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company*, Isidore Godfrey, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra* - The Pirates Of Penzance ‎(2xLP, RP)	Decca, Decca, Decca, Decca	SKL.4925, SKL 4925, SKL.4926, SKL 4926	UK	Unknown
SKL.4925, SKL 4925, SKL.4926, SKL 4926	Gilbert And Sullivan* - The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company*, Isidore Godfrey, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra*	Gilbert And Sullivan* - The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company*, Isidore Godfrey, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra* - The Pirates Of Penzance ‎(2xLP, RP)	Decca, Decca, Decca, Decca	SKL.4925, SKL 4925, SKL.4926, SKL 4926	UK	Unknown
OSA 1277	Gilbert And Sullivan*, D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, The*, Isidore Godfrey, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra*	Gilbert And Sullivan*, D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, The*, Isidore Godfrey, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra* - The Pirates Of Penzance ‎(2xLP, Album)	London Records	OSA 1277	UK & US	1968
473 650-2, 473 651-2, 473 652-2	Gilbert And Sullivan*, The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company*, Isidore Godfrey, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra*	Gilbert And Sullivan*, The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company*, Isidore Godfrey, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra* - The Pirates Of Penzance ‎(2xCD, RE)	Decca, Decca, Decca	473 650-2, 473 651-2, 473 652-2	UK	2003
LKA 4005	Gilbert And Sullivan*, D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, The*, Isidore Godfrey, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra*	Gilbert And Sullivan*, D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, The*, Isidore Godfrey, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra* - The Pirates Of Penzance ‎(2x12", Mono)	Decca	LKA 4005	Australia	1950