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| 1 | Speedbird Salutes The FewWritten-By – Peter Hope |
4:59 |
| 2 | RAF March PastWritten-By – Walford Davies* |
1:56 |
| 3 | O Peaceful EnglandArranged By – Anthony F. FonesWritten-By – Traditional |
3:20 |
| 4 | Speech: Winston Churchill / Fighter Command MarchWritten-By [March] – Kenneth Alwyn |
7:10 |
| 5 | Washing On The Siegfried LineWritten-By – Jimmy Kennedy, Michael Carr |
1:56 |
| 6 | Knightsbridge MarchWritten-By – Eric Coates |
4:14 |
| 7 | D-Day: The Landing / Speech: General Dwight D. Eisenhower / Speech: Franklin D. RooseveltArranged By [Landing] – H.B. Hingley*, Kenneth AlwynWritten-By [Landing] – Gustav Holst |
7:40 |
| 8 | Who's This Geezer Hitler? / We'll Meet Again / There'll Always Be An EnglandWritten-By [Again, England] – Hugh Charles*, Ross ParkerWritten-By [Hitler] – Lionel Bart |
6:11 |
| 9 | Highflight / Spitfire Prelude And FugueMusic By [Highflight] – Gordon Langford, Kenneth AlwynWords By [Highflight] – John Magee*Written-By [Spitfire] – William Walton* |
8:36 |
| Armed Forces Medley | (4:47) | |
| 10a | The Army Air CorpsWritten-By – Robert Crawford |
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| 10b | The Caissons Go Rolling AlongWritten-By – Edmund L. Gruber |
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| 10c | Anchors AweighLyrics By [Revised Lyrics] – George D. Lottman*Written-By – Capt. Alfred H. Miles, U.S.N. Ret.*, Charles Zimmermann |
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| 10d | The Marines Hymn | |
| 11 | Lie In The DarkMusic By – Eric Maschwitz, Manning SherwinWords By, Music By – Noël Coward |
2:22 |
| 12 | 633 SquadronWritten-By – Ron Goodwin |
2:45 |
| 13 | American HoedownArranged By – R. Docker*Written-By – Various |
4:25 |
| Glenn Miller Medley | (6:20) | |
| 14a | In The MoodWritten-By – Joe Garland, Andy Razaf |
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| 14b | Little Brown JugArranged By – Billy Finegan*Written-By – Traditional |
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| 14c | Moonlight SerenadeWritten-By – Mitchell Parish, Glenn Miller |
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| 14d | St. Louis BluesWritten-By – W. C. Handy |
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| 15 | The Last Enemy / TapsMusic By [Enemy] – Robert FarnonMusic By [Taps] – Traditional |
3:26 |
| 16 | Speedbird Salutes The Allied Armed ForcesWritten-By – Peter Hope |
4:19 |
Companies, etc.
- Recorded At – Golders Green Hippodrome, London
Credits
- Chorus – BBC Singers
- Chorus Master – Geoffrey Mitchell
- Conductor – Kenneth Alwyn
- Engineer – Francisco Rodriguez, Mike Walter, Roger Menday
- Leader – Wing Commander H.B. Hingley*, Martin Loveday
- Mastered By [Digital Mastering] – Denis Blackham
- Orchestra – The BBC Concert Orchestra, The Central Band Of The Royal Air Force
- Producer – Barry Knight , Roberto Danova
- Soloist – Joan Savage
Notes
Originally recorded at the Hippodrome, Golden Green, London, May-June 1990.Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: 742545555521
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
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| DDAY 50 | The BBC Concert Orchestra Lead By Martin Loveday ; BBC Singers Chorus Manager Geoffrey Mitchell ; The Central Band Of The Royal Air Force Directed By Flying Officer H.B. Hingley* ;Conducted By Kenneth Alwyn | The BBC Concert Orchestra Lead By Martin Loveday ; BBC Singers Chorus Manager Geoffrey Mitchell ; The Central Band Of The Royal Air Force Directed By Flying Officer H.B. Hingley* ;Conducted By Kenneth Alwyn - D-Day: 50th Anniversary Musical Tribute (CD, Album, RE) | Start Entertainments Limited | DDAY 50 | UK | 1994 |
