The Tom Lehrer Collection: 1953–60

~ Release by Tom Lehrer (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

CD1: Tracks 1–12: "Songs by Tom Lehrer" LP 1953 / Tracks 13–23: "An Evening Wasted with Tom Lehrer" (Live) LP Oct. 1959
CD2: Tracks 1-11: "More of Tom Lehrer" (Studio) Oct 1959 / Tracks 12-24: "Tom Lehrer Revisited" LP (Decca Version) 1960.

Annotation last modified on 2023-01-10 17:55 UTC.

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1: “Songs by Tom Lehrer” / “An Evening Wasted With Tom Lehrer”
#TitleRatingLength
1Fight Fiercely, Harvard
recording of:
Fight Fiercely, Harvard
lyricist and composer:
Tom Lehrer
1:26
2The Old Dope Peddler
recording of:
The Old Dope Peddler
lyricist and composer:
Tom Lehrer
1:26
3Be Prepared
recording of:
Be Prepared
lyricist and composer:
Tom Lehrer
1:30
4The Wild West Is Where I Want to Be
recording of:
The Wild West Is Where I Want to Be
lyricist and composer:
Tom Lehrer
2:01
5I Wanna Go Back to Dixie
recording of:
I Wanna Go Back to Dixie
lyricist and composer:
Tom Lehrer
1:52
6Lobachevsky
recording of:
Lobachevsky
lyricist and composer:
Tom Lehrer
3:08
7The Irish Ballad
recording of:
The Irish Ballad
lyricist and composer:
Tom Lehrer
2:57
8The Hunting Song
recording of:
The Hunting Song
lyricist and composer:
Tom Lehrer
1:18
9My Home Town
recording of:
My Home Town
lyricist and composer:
Tom Lehrer
2:38
10When You Are Old and Gray
recording of:
When You Are Old and Gray
lyricist and composer:
Tom Lehrer
1:49
11I Hold Your Hand in Mine
recording of:
I Hold Your Hand in Mine
lyricist and composer:
Tom Lehrer
1:26
12The Wiener Schnitzel Waltz
recording of:
The Wiener Schnitzel Waltz
lyricist and composer:
Tom Lehrer
1:50
13Poisoning Pigeons in the Park (live)
recording of:
Poisoning Pigeons in the Park
lyricist and composer:
Tom Lehrer (in 1953)
publisher:
Maelstrom Music (Tom Lehrer's publisher)
2:42
14Bright College Days (live)
recording of:
Bright College Days
lyricist and composer:
Tom Lehrer
publisher:
Maelstrom Music (Tom Lehrer's publisher)
3:18
15A Christmas Carol (live)
recording of:
A Christmas Carol
lyricist and composer:
Tom Lehrer
publisher:
Maelstrom Music (Tom Lehrer's publisher)
2:50
16The Elements (live)
recording of:
The Elements (Names of chemical elements to tune of “Modern Major General”)
lyricist and arranger:
Tom Lehrer
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (composer)
publisher:
Maelstrom Music (Tom Lehrer's publisher)
parody version of:
The Pirates of Penzance: Act I, no. 13. “I am the very model of a modern Major-General” (Major-General, Chorus)
2:20
17Oedipus Rex (live)
recording of:
Oedipus Rex
lyricist and composer:
Tom Lehrer
publisher:
Maelstrom Music (Tom Lehrer's publisher)
3:57
18In Old Mexico (live)
recording of:
In Old Mexico
lyricist and composer:
Tom Lehrer
publisher:
Maelstrom Music (Tom Lehrer's publisher)
7:03
19Clementine (live)
recording of:
Clementine
lyricist and composer:
Tom Lehrer
publisher:
Maelstrom Music (Tom Lehrer's publisher)
4:57
20It Makes a Fellow Proud to Be a Soldier (live)
recording of:
It Makes a Fellow Proud to Be a Soldier
lyricist and composer:
Tom Lehrer
publisher:
Maelstrom Music (Tom Lehrer's publisher)
5:09
21She’s My Girl (live)
recording of:
She’s My Girl
lyricist and composer:
Tom Lehrer
publisher:
Maelstrom Music (Tom Lehrer's publisher)
3:05
22The Masochism Tango (live)
recording of:
The Masochism Tango
lyricist and composer:
Tom Lehrer
publisher:
Maelstrom Music (Tom Lehrer's publisher)
3:47
23We Will All Go Together When We Go (live)
recording of:
We Will All Go Together When We Go
lyricist and composer:
Tom Lehrer
publisher:
Maelstrom Music (Tom Lehrer's publisher)
5:50
▼ CD 2: “More of Tom Lehrer” / “Tom Lehrer Revisited”
#TitleRatingLength
1Poisoning Pigeons in the Park
recording of:
Poisoning Pigeons in the Park
lyricist and composer:
Tom Lehrer (in 1953)
publisher:
Maelstrom Music (Tom Lehrer's publisher)
2:14
2Bright College Days
recording of:
Bright College Days
lyricist and composer:
Tom Lehrer
publisher:
Maelstrom Music (Tom Lehrer's publisher)
2:06
3A Christmas Carol
recording of:
A Christmas Carol
lyricist and composer:
Tom Lehrer
publisher:
Maelstrom Music (Tom Lehrer's publisher)
1:43
4The Elements
recording of:
The Elements (Names of chemical elements to tune of “Modern Major General”)
lyricist and arranger:
Tom Lehrer
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (composer)
publisher:
Maelstrom Music (Tom Lehrer's publisher)
parody version of:
The Pirates of Penzance: Act I, no. 13. “I am the very model of a modern Major-General” (Major-General, Chorus)
1:26
5Oedipus Rex
recording of:
Oedipus Rex
lyricist and composer:
Tom Lehrer
publisher:
Maelstrom Music (Tom Lehrer's publisher)
1:39
6In Old Mexico
recording of:
In Old Mexico
lyricist and composer:
Tom Lehrer
publisher:
Maelstrom Music (Tom Lehrer's publisher)
4:06
7Clementine
recording of:
Clementine
lyricist and composer:
Tom Lehrer
publisher:
Maelstrom Music (Tom Lehrer's publisher)
4:17
8It Makes a Fellow Proud to Be a Soldier
recording of:
It Makes a Fellow Proud to Be a Soldier
lyricist and composer:
Tom Lehrer
publisher:
Maelstrom Music (Tom Lehrer's publisher)
2:39
9She’s My Girl
recording of:
She’s My Girl
lyricist and composer:
Tom Lehrer
publisher:
Maelstrom Music (Tom Lehrer's publisher)
1:48
10The Masochism Tango
recording of:
The Masochism Tango
lyricist and composer:
Tom Lehrer
publisher:
Maelstrom Music (Tom Lehrer's publisher)
3:01
11We Will All Go Together When We Go
recording of:
We Will All Go Together When We Go
lyricist and composer:
Tom Lehrer
publisher:
Maelstrom Music (Tom Lehrer's publisher)
3:25
12Introduction (live)
3:27
13I Wanna Go Back to Dixie (live)
live recording of:
I Wanna Go Back to Dixie
lyricist and composer:
Tom Lehrer
2:54
14The Wild West Is Where I Want to Be (live)
live recording of:
The Wild West Is Where I Want to Be
lyricist and composer:
Tom Lehrer
2:35
15The Old Dope Peddler (live)
live recording of:
The Old Dope Peddler
lyricist and composer:
Tom Lehrer
1:47
16Fight Fiercely, Harvard (live)
live recording of:
Fight Fiercely, Harvard
lyricist and composer:
Tom Lehrer
2:53
17Lobachevsky (live)
live recording of:
Lobachevsky
lyricist and composer:
Tom Lehrer
4:23
18The Irish Ballad (live)
live recording of:
The Irish Ballad
lyricist and composer:
Tom Lehrer
5:12
19The Hunting Song (live)
live recording of:
The Hunting Song
lyricist and composer:
Tom Lehrer
2:02
20My Home Town (live)
live recording of:
My Home Town
lyricist and composer:
Tom Lehrer
3:03
21When You Are Old and Grey (live)
live recording of:
When You Are Old and Gray
lyricist and composer:
Tom Lehrer
2:28
22The Wiener Schnitzel Waltz (live)
live recording of:
The Wiener Schnitzel Waltz
lyricist and composer:
Tom Lehrer
2:22
23I Hold Your Hand in Mine (live)
live recording of:
I Hold Your Hand in Mine
lyricist and composer:
Tom Lehrer
2:00
24Be Prepared (live)
live recording of:
Be Prepared
lyricist and composer:
Tom Lehrer
2:40