Judy Garland in stereo

 As one listens to the fruits of last weeks mauling behind the rack with where the stereo component system lies here's a disc with a difference read to load into the cd/sacd player.

One film remains a firm favourite over the years and that's The Wizard of Oz and the songs from it.

Recently a new cd came out by the young woman who stole the hearts of many with her performance of Over The Rainbow in it, Judy Garland.

All her great hits spanning four decades are one this new disc: "Over the Rainbow" (2 versions), “The Trolley Song,” “Get Happy,” “For Me and My Gal,” “By Myself,” “April Showers,” “Rock-A-Bye Your Baby,” “Ol’ Man River” and many more, including stereo duets with Barbra Streisand and Gene Kelly.

By using modern techniques of digital extraction it's now possible to create new stereo sound-stages from those old mono recordings we loved to hear.

 This truly fresh approach reinvents her studio tracks, as well as TV and film performances adding to our appreciation of her timeless performances.