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Alfred Ralston – Oh! What A Lovely War (VG+/VG+)
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Oh! What A Lovely War is an LP by Alfred Ralston released on the Paramount Records label.
About this album
A sharp and evocative soundtrack album, Oh! What A Lovely War turns First World War songs into biting theatrical commentary. Alfred Ralston’s 1969 recording is tied to the landmark anti-war stage and screen phenomenon that used music-hall material, marches and familiar patriotic songs to expose the absurdity and cost of conflict. Rather than treating these tunes as nostalgia, the album frames them as satire, tragedy and protest, giving songs like Good-Bye-Eee and The Bells Of Hell renewed force. Its appeal lies in how it captures the production’s mixture of wit, bitterness and historical consciousness.
Genre: Soundtracks
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Artist: Alfred RalstonLabel: Paramount Records – L 33,533Format: LPUnits: 1Country: AustraliaGenre: SoundtracksStyle: Soundtrack
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Overture
A1a Girls And Boys Come Out To Play
A1b Oh! It's A Lovely War
A1c Are We Downhearted? No-o-o
A1d The Bells Of Hell
A1e Far, Far From Wipers
A2 Belgium Put The Kaibosh On The Kaiser
A3a We Don't Want To Lose You (Your King And Country Need You)
A3b I'll Make A Man Of You
A4 Good-Bye-Eee
A5 Silent Night
A6 Oh! It'S A Lovely War
B1 Oh! It'S A Lovely War
B2 Hush! Here Comes A Whizzbang
B3 Adieu La Vie
B4 They Were Only Playing Leapfrog
B5 When This Lousy War Is Over
B6 I Want To Go Home
B7 The Bells Of Hell
B8 Far, Far From Wipers
B9 Pack Up Your Troubles
B10 Keep The Home Fires Burning
B11 Over There
B12 When They Ask Us (They'Ll Never Believe Me)