Selections From "Reedy River"

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Release Date: 1954

Label: Diaphon

This is an earlier label and back cover variation of Original Cast of "Reedy River" - Selections From "Reedy River" without the printed Allan's publisher logos and instead has physical Allan & Co. stamps.

Title on labels is 'Excerpts From "Reedy River"'.
Title on cover is 'Selections From "Reedy River"'.

Original Sydney cast featuring The Bushwhackers. The premiere production was in Melbourne without The Bushwhackers.

Track B1 - the accompanying Reedy River Song Book notes, 'This version was collected from a shearer in Melbourne, and after it had been used in "Reedy River" for some time, the original published work by Edward Harrington to Roy Jeffries' tune was discovered.'
Track B2 - 'Music restored by Margaret Sutherland.', 'Words collected by Vance Palmer.'

First released in 1954.
There is an 'electronically enhanced for stereo' version by W&G (in 1967?), WG-25/S/5147.