The Better Land

"I hear thee speak of a better land
Thou call'st its children a happy band
Tell me where is that radiant shore
Shall we not seek it and weep no more?"

AMPHION PHI CD 158	from Volume One
	"The Better Land" (Hemans-Cowen - special arrangement by Doris Arnold for Denis Wright) Master Denis Wright With Doris Arnold's Kentucky Minstrels Conductor Leslie Woodgate; Robinson Cleaver - organ; Rec. Grande Theatre, Llandudno July 1942 H.M.V. C. 3313	D/L
	"Serenade" (Schubert) Master Frederick Firth Rec. 10th March 1928 Columbia Test Pressing & Wax Columbia 3304	D/L
	"For you alone" (P.J.O'Reilly-Henry Geehl) Master Leslie Day Rec. May 1933 Columbia D.B. 1122	D/L
AMPHION PHI CD 159	from Volume Two
	"Jerusalem" (Parry-Blake) Master Denis Barthel Rec. Temple Church, London, 24/2/32 Dr. George Thalben-Ball at the famous Father Smith organ. H.M.V. B. 4258	D/L
	"Hymn that I sang as a boy" (Miller-Burnaby) Master Graham Payn Rec. 1934 Rex 8028a	D/L
	"Star of God" (Coates-Murray) Master Derek Barsham Rec. live at the Royal Albert Hall (Boy's Brigade Physical Phantasmagoria) March 1946 Direct Disc Recording	D/L
AMPHION PHI CD 167	from Volume Three
	"Bless this House" (May H. Brahe) Master Michael Morely John Mills, Piano Rec. 1950 Decca M.672	D/L
	"Christopher Robin is saying his prayers" (A.A. Milne-H. Fraser-Simpson) Master Billy Neely Gerald Moore, Piano Rec. Abbey Road Studio May 1950 Unpublished recording	D/L
	"Birdsong at Eventide" (Barrie-Coates) Master Robert Harris Acc. by Leslie Jeffries & Orchestra at Grand Hotel, Eastbourne Rec. 1934 Columbia R.2133	D/L
AMPHION PHI CD 168	from Volume Four
	"I Will Sing of Thy Great Mercies O Lord" (Mendelssohn: St. Paul) Master Harold Langston George Thalben-Ball, organ Rec. Temple Church, London 31/12/29 H.M.V. test BR 2713-2	D/L
	"Star of Bethlehem" (Adams) Master John Brookman with Herbert Dawson, organ Rec. Kingsway Hall, 11/7/34 H.M.V. B. 8241	D/L
	"A Song of Wisdom" (Charles V. Stanford) Master Beverly Jones Francis Jackson, organ, York Minster Private tape recording by John Rothera Rec. 1954	D/L

AMPHION PHI CD 189	from Volume Five
	"Angels Serenade - La Seranata" (G. Braga) Master John Bonner with orchestra & W. Lloyd Weber - organ Rec 9/1/29 Columbia 9832 matrix WAX 4529-1	D/L
	"Father in Heaven" (Handel) Master Robert Regent James H. Lee - organ Rec 19/1/38 Decca private recording, matrix CP516	D/L
	"With Verdure Clad" (Creation - Haydn) Master Raymond Kinsey Rec. 24/4/33 H.M.V. C. 2571 matrix 2B3558-4	D/L

AMPHION PHI CD 220	from Volume Six
	"How beautiful are the feet" (Handel: Messiah) Master John Gwilym Griffith with double string quartet and flute accomp. Rec. 1929 Columbia 5489	D/L
	"Santa Lucia" (Traditional) Master Richard Bonsall with piano accomp. by Alan Pow Rec. 1970	D/L
	"I shall be there" (Bowler/Haydn Wood) Master Thomas Criddle with piano accomp. by Andrew Fenner. Rec. 18/12/1943 HMV BD.1074	D/L

"Far beyond the clouds and beyond the tomb,
It is there my brothers the better land!"

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