Liverpool Oratorio - Original 1991 German EMI Classics label 2LP Box

1991 German/ UK EMI Classics 2LP vinyl set, written by Paul McCartney in collaboration with Carl Davis - to commemorate The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra's 150th anniversary - The "Liverpool Oratorio" was performed by Kiri Te Kanawa, Jerry Hadley, Sally Burgess, Willard White and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir.

Vinyls have the generic red His Master's Voice labels with upper half 'Nipper' logo. lower boxed EMI logo and black printing - presented in a 12" x 12" picture box with CD booklet mounted on a back plastic tray.

Condition: Still Factory Sealed:
Unopened and unused - perfect underneath the shrink wrapping.

Tracklisting:

Record One: Movements I-IV

Side 1:

War:

1. Andante (Orchestra) 2:02
2. Non Nobis Solum 2:35
3. The Air Raid Siren Slices Through... (Shanty) 2:09
4. Oh Will It All End Here? (Shanty) 1:36
5. Mother and Father Holding Their Child 1:16

School

6. We're Here in School Today to Get a Perfect Education 2:10
7. Walk in Single File Out of the Classroom (Headmaster) 1:02
8. Settle Down 0:40
9. Kept in Confusion (Shanty) 2:35
10. I'll Always Be Here (Mary Dee) 1:35
11. Boys, This Is Your Teacher (Headmaster, Miss Inkley) 1:23
12. Tres Conejos (Miss Inkley, Headmaster, Shanty) 1:50
13. Not for Ourselves (Headmaster, Miss Inkley, Shanty) 0:55

Side 2:

Crypt:

14. And So It Was That I Had Grown (Shanty) 0:48
15. Dance 1:44
16. I Used to Come Here When This Place Was a Crypt (Shanty, Preacher) 1:58
17 Here Now (Shanty) 0:46
18 I'll Always Be Here (Mary Dee, Shanty) 2:24
19. Now's the Time to Tell Him (Mary Dee, Shanty) 2:21

Father

20. Andante Lamentoso 2:59
21. O Father, You Have Given... (Chief Mourner) 1:05
22. (Ah) 1:13
23. Hey, Wait a Minute (Shanty) 1:44
24. Father, Father, Father (Shanty, Chief Mourner) 4:12

Record 2: Movements V-VIII

Side 3:

Wedding:

1. Andante Amoroso - I Know I Should Be Glad of This (Shanty, Mary Dee) 5:42
2. Father, Hear Our Humble Voices (Preacher) 1:13
3. Hosanna, Hosanna (Mary Dee, Shanty) 1:40

Work:

4. Allegro Energico - 1:20
5. Working Women at the Top (Mary Dee) 2:52
6. Violin Solo 5:05
7. Did I Sign the Letter... (Mary Dee) 1:34
8. Tempo I 0:30
9. When You Ask a Working Man (Shanty, Mr. Dingle) 1:34
10. Let's Find Ourselves a Little Hostelry (Mr. Dingle) 2:04


Side 4:

Crises:
11. Allegro Molto 0:54
12. The World You're Coming Into (Mary Dee) 2:28
13. Tempo I 0:45
14. Where's My Dinner? (Shanty, Mary Dee) 2:40
15. Let's Not Argue (Shanty, Mary Dee) 0:31
16. I'm Not a Slave (Mary Dee, Shanty) 0:52
17. Right! That's It! (Mary Dee) 0:49
18. Stop. Wait. 2:03
19. Do You Know Who You Are... (Nurse) 3:36
20. Ghosts of the Past Left Behind (Nurse, Shanty, Mary Dee) 3:08
21. Do We Live in a World... (Mary Dee, Nurse, Shanty) 3:18

Peace:
22. And So It Was That You Were Born (Shanty) 1:22
23. God Is Good 1:26
24. What People Want Is a Family Life (Preacher) 2:17
25. Dad's in the Garden (Nurse, Mary Dee, Preachey Dee) 3:13
26. So on and on the Story Goes (Mary Dee, Shanty) 1:06


All pieces written by by Paul McCartney and Carl Davis.

Recorded 28 29 June 1991, during the oratorio's dress rehearsal and premiere at Liverpool Cathedral.

Credits:
Carl Davis, Ian Tracey - conductor
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra - orchestra
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir, Liverpool Cathedral Choiristers - chorus
Kiri Te Kanawa - soprano
Jerry Hadley - tenor
Sally Burgess - mezzo-soprano
Willard White - bass

Technical Credits:
John Fraser - Production
Paul McCartney - Executive Producer