The Better Land Volume 2 Track list

Some of these tracks are issued for the first time ever. The original 78 rpm recordings have been digitally restored using the Cedar process. Due to the age of the recordings, the level of surface noise varies between tracks.

The information is as presented on the original 78 rpm recordings.

[1] Jerusalem (Parry-Blake) Master Denis Barthel Rec. Temple Church, London Dr. George Thalben Ball - on the famous Father Smith organ 24th. February 1932 H.M.V. 4285 [2.25]

[2] Silent Worship (Handel-Somervell) Master Derek Barsham Phyllis Spurr - piano Rec. 1946 Decca F8913 [2.55]

[3] Passing By (E. Purcell-Herrick) Master Derek Barsham Phyllis Spurr - piano Rec. 1946 Decca F8913 [2.10]

[4] Ninepenny Fiddle* (Trad- arr. Moore) Master Billy Neely Gerald Moore - piano Recorded May 1950 Unpublished recording [2.40]

[5] Lark in the Clear Air * (Trad - based on ancient air, written by Sir Samuel Ferguson C 1850) Master Billy Neely Gerald Moore- piano Recorded May 1950 Unpublished recording [2.35]

[6] Cradle Song (Schubert-Claudius) Master Denis Wright Gerald Moore -piano Recorded 4th. October 1941 H.M.V. B. 9231 [3.15]

[7] I'll Walk Beside You (Murray-Lockton) Master Derek Barsham String acc. con. Phillip Green Recorded 1946 Decca M.611 [3.00]

[8] Beyond the Dawn (Sanderson-Weatherly) Master Derek Barsham Rec. As [7] [2.55]

[9] The Birds (Britten-Belloc) Master Billy Neely Gerald Moore - piano Recorded May 1950 H.M.V. 10041 [2.10]

[10] Child & the Twilight * ( arr Moore) Master Billy Neely Gerald Moore - piano Recorded May 1950 Unpublished recording [2.25]

[11] Remember now thy Creator * (Sterndale-Bennett) Masters Harold Langston & Denis Barthel With the choir of the Temple Church, London Acc. Dr. George Thalben Ball Recorded 3rd. July 1930 Unpublished recording [3.15]

[12] Lullay Myn Lyking (Trad 15th Cent-Terry) Master Denis Barthel & the Choir of the Temple Church, London. Dr. George Thalben Ball - piano. Recorded 2nd February 1932 H.M.V. B. 3976 [2.05]

[13] Uncle Mac's Fovourite Hymns All Things Bright & Beautiful, There's a Friend for Little Children, & Once in Royal David's City (A.&. M.) Master Denis Wright with the Greenbank Children's Choir with Uncle Mac (Derek McCulloch) Frank A. Taylor - organ and Uncle David (Eric David Davis) Pianoforte. Con. Leslie Woodgate. Recorded 1941 H.M.V.B.D. 978/9 [4.35]

[14] Hymn that I Sang as a Boy (Miller-Burnaby) Master Graham Payn Recorded Rex 8028 a [3.20]

[15] Meadowsweet*(April) Master Graham Payn Recorded 1933 B.B.C. Transcription disc [2.55]

[16] Anchor Song ( Smith ) Master Derek Barsham Phyllis Spurr - piano Recorded 1946 Decca M615 [2.45]

[17] A Fairy Story by the Fire (Merikanto) Master Billy Neely Gerald Moore - piano Recorded 1950 H.M.V. B. 10150 [2.45]

[18] Vergin Tutt 'Amor (Francesco Durante) Master Billy Neely Gerald Moore - piano Recorded 1950 H.M.V. B. 10096 [3.30]

[19] Star of Bethlehem (Adams-Weatherly) Master Derek Barsham Fela Sowande - organ Recorded Kingsway Hall, May 1945 Decca K1113 [4.50]

[20] As Pants the Hart (Spohr) Master Thomas Meddings with the choir of the Temple Church, London. Dr. George Thalben Ball - Father Smith organ Recorded October 1935 H.M.V. B. 8380 [3.10]

[21] Il Mio Bel Foco (Benedetto Marcello-Baker) Master Billy Neely Gerald Moore - piano Recorded 1950 H.M.V. B. 10096 [3.15]

[22] Nymphs & Shepherds* (Purcell) Master Derek Barsham Nancy Phillips - violin Children's Hour Broadcast B.B.C. Transcription disc 12PD 21565 [3.15]

[23] Cherry Ripe* (Hurn-Herrick) Master Billy Neely Havelock-Nelson piano Children's Hour Broadcast 1949 B.B.C. Direct Disc recording [2.10]

[24] Halleluja (Easter Hymn dating from 1623) Master Denis Barthel Acc. By Dr. George Thalben Ball on the famous Father Smith Organ in the Temple Church, London. Recorded 1933 H.M.V. B.9231 [2.40]

[25] Star of God * (Coates-Murray) Master Derek Barsham Recorded live at the Royal Albert Hall (Boys' Brigade Physical Phantasmagoria) March 1946 Direct Disc Recording [3.20]

* denotes recordings published for the first time ever