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Formats and Editions
1. Grab Me A Gondola, musical: Grab Me A Gondola
2. Grab Me A Gondola, musical: That's My Biography
3. Grab Me A Gondola, musical: Plain In Love
4. Grab Me A Gondola, musical: The Motor Car Is Treacherous
5. Grab Me A Gondola, musical: Cravin' For The Avon
6. Grab Me A Gondola, musical: Bid Him A Fond Goodbye
7. Grab Me A Gondola, musical: Lonely In A Crowd
8. Grab Me A Gondola, musical: Jimmy's Bar
9. Grab Me A Gondola, musical: Man, Not A Mouse
10. Grab Me A Gondola, musical: Star Quality
11. Grab Me A Gondola, musical: Chianti
12. Grab Me A Gondola, musical: What Are The Facts?
13. Grab Me A Gondola, musical: Rig O' The Day
14. Grab Me A Gondola, musical: Rockin' At The Cannon Ball
15. Grab Me A Gondola, musical: When I Find That Girl
16. Pal Joey, musical: That Terrific Rainbow
17. Pal Joey, musical: What Is A Man
18. Pal Joey, musical: Bewitched
19. Pal Joey, musical: Take Him
20. Wonderful Town, musical in 2 acts: Ohio
21. Wonderful Town, musical in 2 acts: One Hundred Easy Ways
22. Wonderful Town, musical in 2 acts: A Little Bit In Love
23. Wonderful Town, musical in 2 acts: A Quiet Girl
24. Wonderful Town, musical in 2 acts: Swing
25. Wonderful Town, musical in 2 acts: It's Love
26. Wonderful Town, musical in 2 acts: The Wrong Note Rag
27. (The Gang That Sang) Heart Of My Heart, song
28. Bell Bottom Blues, song
More Info:
This play's plot was inspired by publicity hunting actress Diana Dors appearing in a mink bikini at the Venice Film Festival and being thrown into a canal. The cameras that just happened to be there caught the scene before she entered the water, one of the greatest publicity shots ever of the 1950s. "Grab Me a Gondola" was billed as a new musical comedy and opened in late 1956. It ran for 687 performances at London's Lyric Theatre, more successful than many of the new crop of Broadway transfers. Joan Heal, a comic actress with a belting voice, was a recognized star of revue. Her co-star was Denis Quilley, a young veteran of musicals but not yet a star; this brought him that status. Other artists to go on to greater fame were Joyce Blair ("Marcia") and Una Stubbs, one of the other starlets. This recording was made in newly developed stereo, but was only released in mono on vinyl. Hence, this is the first stereo release ever.
