Richard Chigley Lynch's latest discography completes his trio of
reference works published by Greenwood Press. These review
commercially available albums of show music, providing the
researcher with the information given on album covers. This
volume's 657 entries list some 6500 song titles and cover the years
from 1874 (Die Fledermaus) to 1988 (Goya). Compiler Lynch has
included every significant recording with the exception of some
albums with uncredited vocals or those of well-represented scores
with obscure vocalists. All commercially recorded tv musicals
including some produced for younger viewers are contained here
with--where available--the date of the recording. Studio cast
albums are limited to those sung in English and performed in New
York City and include English recordings of American shows. In
addition to tv and studio cast recordings 14 other categories of
recordings are listed under descriptive headings, including
Archival Recreation, Concert Recording, Demo Recording, Failed
Musical, Film Score, Ice Revue, Musical for Records, Night Club
Revue, Original Concept Album, Pre-Broadway Recording, Puppet Show,
Radio Production, Television Production, and Television Special.
Following an introduction, the lengthy discography section arranges
show titles alphabetically and lists the date of the show's first
performance as well as the date of the first New York production of
foreign shows. Also included here are original record label, number
and information on reissues, and whether the recording is in mono
or stereo or is available as a compact disc (CD). Major composer,
lyricist, and musical conductor are credited and cast members who
sing on the recording are listed alphabetically. Each entry also
lists all songs included on the album in the order they are
performed on the record followed, when available, by the name of
the performer(s). Entries conclude with additional composers and
lyricists who also contributed to the score and an occasional note
of interest to the researcher. A separate television chronology
includes the network that aired the musical, while the studio cast
chronology indicates the musicals for records included. The movie
chronology identifies the studio which originally presented the
film. An index to performers lists each alphabetically followed by
the titles of all albums on which the artist sings. The technical
index alphabetically lists composers, lyricists, and musical
directors with the show album titles following. This impeccable
reference along with Lynch's Broadway on Record (Greenwood Press,
1987) and Movie Musicals on Record (Greenwood Press, 1989) are
necessary additions to college and university libraries as well as
to the reference collections of larger public libraries.
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