This Record Is Not to Be Broadcast: 75 Records Banned by the BBC 1931-1957

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Tracklist

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1We Can't Let You Broadcast That
Norman Long2:32
2Minnie the Moocher
Cab Calloway3:36
3With My Little Ukulele in My Hand
recording of:
With My Little Ukelele in My Hand
lyricist and composer:
Jack Cottrell (songwriter)
George Formby3:07
4Radio Times
The BBC Dance Orchestra directed by Henry Hall2:00
5Song of India
alto saxophone:
Clyde Rounds (on 1937-01-29) and Fred Stulce (on 1937-01-29)
clarinet:
Slats Long (on 1937-01-29)
double bass:
Gene Traxler (on 1937-01-29)
drums (drum set):
Dave Tough (jazz drummer) (on 1937-01-29)
guitar:
Carmen Mastren (on 1937-01-29)
piano:
Dick Jones (pianist, producer) (on 1937-01-29)
reeds:
Joe Dixon (on 1937-01-29)
tenor saxophone:
Bud Freeman (on 1937-01-29)
trombone:
Red Bone (trombonist) (on 1937-01-29), Tommy Dorsey (Swing trombone player & band leader) (on 1937-01-29), Artie Foster (on 1937-01-29) and Les Jenkins (on 1937-01-29)
trumpet:
Joe Bauer (on 1937-01-29), Bunny Berigan (on 1937-01-29), Bob Cusumano (on 1937-01-29), Andy Ferretti (on 1937-01-29) and Jimmy Welch (on 1937-01-29)
orchestra:
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra (on 1937-01-29)
recording of:
Song of India (on 1937-01-29)
writer:
Red Bone (trombonist)
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer)
piano arranger:
Edgar Fairchild
is based on:
Sadko: Scene IV. Song of the Indian Guest
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra33:09
6She Had to Go and Lose It at the Astor
recording of:
She Had to Go and Lose It at the Astor
writer:
Hughie Prince (in 1939) and Don Raye (in 1939)
Johnny Messner2:38
7With My Little Stick of Blackpool Rock
recording of:
With My Little Stick of Blackpool Rock
writer:
Fred E. Cliffe, George Formby (Junior, musical film star 1904–1961) and Harry Gifford
George Formby3:08
8Gloomy Sunday
alto saxophone:
Hymie Shertzer (on 1941-08-07)
clarinet:
Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1941-08-07)
double bass:
Johnny Williams (jazz bassist) (on 1941-08-07)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1941-08-07)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1941-08-07)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1941-08-07)
tenor saxophone:
Irving “Babe” Russin (on 1941-08-07)
trumpet:
Emmett Berry (on 1941-08-07)
lead vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1941-08-07)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1941, on 1941-08-07)
orchestra:
Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra (in 1941, on 1941-08-07)
recording of:
Gloomy Sunday (on 1941-08-07)
lyricist:
Jávor László (Hungarian poet)
composer:
Rezső Seress
translator:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist)
translated version of:
Szomorú vasárnap
Billie Holiday43:12
9House of the Rising Sun
recording of:
House of the Rising Sun
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Beechwood Music Corp., Ole Cantaloupe Music and Sonet Publishing Ltd.
Josh White3:01
10God Bless the Child
alto saxophone:
Lester Boone (on 1941-05-09), Ernie Powell (on 1941-05-09) and Jimmy Powell (Jazz saxophonist, most active 1930s-1950s) (on 1941-05-09)
double bass:
Grachan Moncur II (bassist) (on 1941-05-09)
drums (drum set):
Herbert Cowans (jazz drummer) (on 1941-05-09)
guitar:
Paul Chapman (US jazz guitar player and singer) (on 1941-05-09)
piano:
Eddie Heywood (on 1941-05-09)
trumpet:
Roy Eldridge (on 1941-05-09)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1941-05-09)
recording of:
God Bless the Child (on 1941-05-09)
lyricist:
Billie Holiday
composer:
Arthur Herzog, Jr.
publisher:
Basart Editions (ended) and Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919)
Billie Holiday2:56
11The Story of a Starry Night
recording of:
The Story of a Starry Night
writer:
Mann Curtis (in 1941), Al Hoffman (in 1941) and Jerry Livingston (songwriter) (in 1941)
is based on:
Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 “Pathétique”: I. Adagio – Allegro non troppo
Glenn Miller2:01
12Light a Candle in the Chapel
alto saxophone:
Fred Stulce (on 1942-07-02)
bass:
Phil Stevens (country bass player) (on 1942-07-02)
cello:
Harold Bemko (on 1942-07-02)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Rich (on 1942-07-02)
guitar:
Clark Yocum (on 1942-07-02)
harp:
Ruth Hill (harpist) (on 1942-07-02)
piano:
Milt Raskin (Milton Raskin) (on 1942-07-02)
saxophone:
Harry Schuchman (on 1942-07-02)
tenor saxophone:
Heinie Beau (on 1942-07-02), Don Lodice (on 1942-07-02) and Bruce Snyder (on 1942-07-02)
trombone:
George Arus (on 1942-07-02), Dave Jacobs (jazz trombonist) (on 1942-07-02) and Jimmy Skiles (on 1942-07-02)
trumpet:
Jimmy Blake (jazz trumpeter) (on 1942-07-02), Ziggy Elman (on 1942-07-02), Danny Vanelli (on 1942-07-02) and Jimmy Zito (on 1942-07-02)
viola:
Leonard Atkins (on 1942-07-02) and Sam Ross (violin) (on 1942-07-02)
violin:
Alex Beller (on 1942-07-02), William Ehrenkrantz (on 1942-07-02), Seymour Miroff (on 1942-07-02), Raoul Polikian (on 1942-07-02), Leonard Posner (on 1942-07-02) and Bernie Tinterow (on 1942-07-02)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1942-07-02)
orchestra:
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra (on 1942-07-02)
conductor:
Tommy Dorsey (Swing trombone player & band leader) (on 1942-07-02)
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
recorded at:
RCA Studio 2 in New York, New York, United States (on 1942-07-02)
recording of:
Light a Candle in the Chapel (on 1942-07-02)
writer:
Ed G. Nelson (Popular music songwriter and bandleader), Duke Leonard and Harry Pease (Vaudeville singer, lyricist, songwriter)
publisher:
Fisher Music Corp. and Mills Music, Inc.
Frank Sinatra with Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra3:06
13Deep in the Heart of Texas
recording of:
Deep in the Heart of Texas
lyricist and composer:
June Hershey (in 1941) and Don Swander (in 1941)
Bing Crosby32:43
14La Petite Tonkinoise
vocals:
Joséphine Baker (from 1930-10-22 until 1930-10-23)
orchestra:
Orchestre Mélodic Jazz du Casino de Paris (from 1930-10-22 until 1930-10-23)
conductor:
Edmond Mahieux (french conductor and composer) (from 1930-10-22 until 1930-10-23)
recording of:
La Petite Tonkinoise (from 1930-10-22 until 1930-10-23)
lyricist:
Henri Christiné
composer:
Vincent Scotto
Joséphine Baker2:50
15Don't Let's Be Beastly to the Germans
recording of:
Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans
lyricist and composer:
Noël Coward
Noël Coward3:13
16Paper Doll
vocals:
Donald Mills (on 1942-02-18), Harry Mills (on 1942-02-18), Herbert Mills (on 1942-02-18) and John Mills, Sr. (on 1942-02-18)
recording of:
Paper Doll (on 1942-02-18)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny S. Black (in 1915)
publisher:
Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919)
The Mills Brothers2:38
17Say a Prayer for the Boys Over There
recording of:
Say a Prayer for the Boys Over There
lyricist:
Herbert Magidson
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
part of:
The 16th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Deanna Durbin4:27
18I'll Be Home for Christmas
recording of:
I’ll Be Home for Christmas
lyricist:
Kim Gannon
additional writer:
Buck Ram
composer:
Walter Kent
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919), Gannon and Kent Music Co., Piedmont Music Company, Warner Chappell and Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Bing Crosby52:57
19The Blue Danube
Spike Jones and His City Slickers3:01
20Till the End of Time
vocals:
Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001) (in 1945)
orchestra:
Russ Case and His Orchestra
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1945)
recording of:
Till the End of Time (on 1945-07-03)
lyricist:
Buddy Kaye (in 1945)
composer:
Ted Mossman (in 1945)
is based on:
Polonaise in A‐flat major, op. 53 “Heroique”
Perry Como3:10
21Rum and Coca-Cola
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1944-10-18)
recording of:
Rum and Coca‐Cola (calypso) (on 1944-10-18)
additional lyricist:
Morey Amsterdam
lyricist:
Lord Invader (calypso vocalist and songwriter)
additional composer:
Paul Baron (conductor) and Jeri Sullivan
composer:
Lionel Belasco (Trinidadian-Venezuelan calypso pianist, composer and bandleader)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc. and EMI Partnership Musikverlag GmbH
The Andrews Sisters3:13
22I'm Always Chasing Rainbows
background vocals:
The Satisfiers (in 1945)
vocals:
Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001) (in 1945)
orchestra:
Russ Case and His Orchestra (in 1945)
recording of:
I’m Always Chasing Rainbows
lyricist:
Joseph McCarthy (lyricist, 1885–1943)
composer:
Harry Carroll and Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer)
publisher:
Burton Avenue Songs, EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and リトルスター・コピーライトマネージメント (Little Star Copyright Management)
version of:
Fantaisie‐impromptu in C‐sharp minor, op. 66
part of:
Irene (the musical)
Perry Como3:07
23The Cradle Song (Brahms' Lullaby)
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1944-07-08)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1944-07-08)
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”)
orchestra:
Axel Stordahl and His Orchestra
conductor:
Axel Stordahl (on 1944-07-08)
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
part of:
V Disc (by matrix number) (number: VP 1399 (1))
cover recording of:
The Cradle Song (Brahms’ Lullaby) (on 1944-07-08)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer)
translator:
Natalia Macfarren
translated version of:
5 Lieder, op. 49: Nr. 4. Wiegenlied “Guten Abend, gute Nacht” (original for voice and piano)
Frank Sinatra3:09
24The Christening
vocals:
Arthur Askey (comedian)
conductor:
Frank Cordell
recording of:
The Christening (in 1949-01)
lyricist and composer:
Kenneth Blain (songwriter / pianist)
Arthur Askey2:50
25Sabre Dance
Woody Herman2:35
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1We Have to Be So Careful
The Beverley Sisters3:42
2A-Huggin' and A-Chalkin'
Johnny Mercer2:47
3The Foggy Foggy Dew
recording engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer)
producer:
Michael Bremner (producer/engineer)
piano:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1959-10)
tenor vocals:
Peter Pears (tenor) (in 1959-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1961)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1959-10)
recording of:
Folksong Arrangements, Volume III: The Foggy, Foggy Dew (Arr. Benjamin Britten) (in 1959-10)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
arrangement of:
The Foggy Dew (English song)
part of:
Folksong Arrangements, Volume III: British Isles, for voice & piano
Peter Pears with piano accompaniment by Benjamin Britten2:39
4Deck of Cards
T. Texas Tyler3:16
5I'm Nobody's Baby
Frankie Howerd3:18
6Sixty Minute Man
recording of:
Sixty Minute Man (on 1950-12-30)
lyricist and composer:
Rose Marks (until 1951) and Billy Ward (US r&b/soul vocalist) (until 1951)
Billy Ward and His Dominoes3.52:31
7It Is No Secret
Jo Stafford3:13
8Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair
George Melly3:25
9I Went to Your Wedding
Spike Jones and His City Slickers3:30
10It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1952-05-03)
bass:
Johnnie Wright (US country music singer-songwriter) (on 1952-05-03)
fiddle:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1952-05-03)
guitar:
Jack Anglin (on 1952-05-03)
steel guitar:
Harold "Shot" Jackson (US country music guitar and dobro player) (on 1952-05-03)
vocals:
Kitty Wells (on 1952-05-03)
recording of:
It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels (on 1952-05-03)
lyricist and composer:
J.D. Miller (Louisiana songwriter and producer Joseph Denton Miller)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
quotes lyrics from:
The Wild Side of Life
cover recording of:
It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels (in 1952)
lyricist and composer:
J.D. Miller (Louisiana songwriter and producer Joseph Denton Miller)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
quotes lyrics from:
The Wild Side of Life
cover recording of:
It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels (in 1979)
lyricist and composer:
J.D. Miller (Louisiana songwriter and producer Joseph Denton Miller)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
quotes lyrics from:
The Wild Side of Life
Kitty Wells52:33
11Answer Me
cover recording of:
Answer Me, My Love
lyricist:
Fred Rauch, Carl Sigman and Gerhard Winkler
composer:
Fred Rauch and Gerhard Winkler
translator:
Carl Sigman
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher)
translated version of:
Mütterlein
Frankie Laine2:40
12Crying in the Chapel
Lee Lawrence3:16
13Hank Janson Blues
Anne Shelton2:47
14The Devil Is a Woman
Herb Jeffries3:16
15Such a Night
Johnnie Ray2:17
16Hold My Hand
recording of:
Hold My Hand
writer:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter) (in 1950) and Richard Myers (in 1950)
part of:
The 27th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Don Cornell2:48
17My Friend
Eddie Fisher2:39
18Honey Love
Dennis Lotis with Ted Heath and His Music2:00
19The Story of Three Loves
Ray Martin and His Orchestra2:25
20Cuddle Me
Dennis Lotis2:22
21Keep Me in Mind
Lita Roza2:29
22Sincerely
Liberace2:49
23Croce di oro
Joan Regan2:44
24I Heard the Angels Singing
Frankie Laine2:25
25Stranger in Paradise
cover recording of:
Stranger in Paradise (popular song from the 1953 musical “Kismet”)
lyricist:
George Forrest (American composer and lyricist) and Robert Wright (US stage & screen composer & lyricist)
composer:
Alexander Borodin (Russian composer), George Forrest (American composer and lyricist) and Robert Wright (US stage & screen composer & lyricist)
publisher:
Scheffel Music Corp, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and Frank Music Co. Ltd. (from 1953 to present)
is based on:
Polovtsian Dances no. 17, “Polovtsian Dance with Chorus”: II. Gliding Dance of the Maidens: Andantino, 4/4, A major
part of:
Kismet (full musical)
The Four Aces2:58
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1The Heel
Eartha Kitt2:49
2Main Title (from The Man With the Golden Arm)
recording of:
The Man With the Golden Arm (song)
composer:
Elmer Bernstein (American score composer)
is based on:
Clark Street: The Top / Homecoming / Antek’s
Billy May and His Orchestra2:50
3Bewitched
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Norman Granz
bass:
Joe Mondragon (on 1956-08-30)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (on 1956-08-30)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1956-08-30)
piano:
Paul Smith (Paul Thatcher Smith, jazz pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader) (on 1956-08-30)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1956-08-30)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios, Studio B in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1956-08-30)
cover recording of:
Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered (Pal Joey) (on 1956-08-30)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1940)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1940)
publisher:
WB Music Group (ended), Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Imagem CV, Lorenz Hart Publishing Co., Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09) and Williamson Music Company
part of:
Pal Joey
Ella Fitzgerald2.57:04
4John and Marsha
Stan Freberg2:31
5Greensleeves
The Beverley Sisters2:41
6Walk Hand in Hand
Tony Martin2:51
7Love for Sale
cover recording of:
Love for Sale
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1930)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell Music Ltd., Harms, Inc. and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
Ella Fitzgerald5:55
8St. Theresa of the Roses
Malcolm Vaughan2:52
9Mack the Knife
bass:
Arvell Shaw (in 1955)
clarinet:
Barney Bigard (in 1955)
drums (drum set):
Barrett Deems (in 1955)
piano:
Billy Kyle (in 1955)
trombone:
Trummy Young (in 1955)
trumpet and lead vocals:
Louis Armstrong (in 1955)
recording of:
Mack the Knife (1954 Blitzstein translation) (on 1955-09-28)
lyricist:
Bertolt Brecht
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
translator:
Marc Blitzstein (American composer) (in 1954)
publisher:
Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
translated version of:
Die Dreigroschenoper: Vorspiel. Die Moritat von Mackie Messer
Louis Armstrong3.53:24
10Woman Love
double bass [upright bass]:
Jack Neal (on 1956-05-04)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Dickie Harrell (on 1956-05-04)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Cliff Gallup (lead guitarist for The Blue Caps) (on 1956-05-04)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Willie Williams (50s rock guitarist) (on 1956-05-04)
vocals:
Gene Vincent (on 1956-05-04)
recorded at:
Owen Bradley Studio (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1956-05-04)
recording of:
Woman Love (on 1956-05-04)
lyricist and composer:
Jack Rodes
Gene Vincent & the Blue Caps2:33
11Diggin' My Potatoes
Lonnie Donegan3:41
12Maggie May
Vipers Skiffle Group1:54
13Toll the Bell Mar
Les Hobeaux2:21
14The Garden of Eden
recording of:
The Garden of Eden (1956 song)
lyricist and composer:
Dennise Norwood (Songwriter)
Frankie Vaughan2:34
15A Rose and a Baby Ruth
recording of:
A Rose and a Baby Ruth
lyricist and composer:
John D. Loudermilk
George Hamilton IV2:01
16How Little We Know
Frank Sinatra2:40
17Burn My Candle
vocals:
Shirley Bassey (Welsh singer)
orchestra:
Wally Stott & His Orchestra & Chorus
recording of:
Burn My Candle
writer:
Ross Parker
Shirley Bassey3:28
18The Silver Madonna
Kirk Stevens2:22
19Rock You Sinners
Art Baxter and His Rock'n'Roll Sinners2:10
20The Sky
Petula Clark2:46
21Love Is Strange
vocals:
Mickey Baker and Sylvia Robinson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Vestron Music Inc. (in 1987)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 7)
recording of:
Love Is Strange (on 1956-10-17)
lyricist:
Mickey Baker, Ethel Smith (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer) and Sylvia Robinson
writer:
Ethel Smith
composer:
Ethel Smith (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
publisher:
Cromwell Music Ltd. and Ben Ghazi Music, Inc. (publisher) (in 1956)
Mickey & Sylvia4.52:58
22Honeycomb
cover recording of:
Honeycomb (in 1957)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Merrill (songwriter, and lyricist of the hit musical Funny Girl) (in 1954)
Jimmie Rodgers42:17
23The Unbeliever
Guy Mitchell2:36
24A Rose and a Candy Bar
George Hamilton IV2:00
25The Old Dope Peddler
recorded in:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States (on 1953-01-22)
producer:
Tom Lehrer
piano:
Tom Lehrer (on 1953-01-22)
vocals:
Tom Lehrer (on 1953-01-22)
recording of:
The Old Dope Peddler (on 1953-01-22)
lyricist and composer:
Tom Lehrer
parody version of:
The Old Lamp Lighter (1946 song)
part of:
Tomfoolery
Tom Lehrer1:26