MGM Records Wikipedia. MGM Records was a record label started by the Metro Goldwyn Mayer film studio in 1. It soon transitioned to a pop music label which continued into the 1. Most Requested Ukulele Songs with Chords and Lyrics Master Collection Titles index page Master compilation of 400 Easy Songs, from various Uke clubs, with lyrics. The company also released soundtrack albums of the music for some of their non musical films as well, and on rare occasions, cast albums of off Broadway musicals such as The Fantasticks and the 1. The Threepenny Opera. In one instance, it even released the highly successful soundtrack album of a film made by a rival studio, Columbia Picturess Born Free 1. HistoryeditSoundtrack albumseditTheir first soundtrack was of Till the Clouds Roll By, a 1. Jerome Kern. It was the first soundtrack album of a live action film. The album was originally issued as a set of four 1. As in many early MGM soundtrack albums, only eight selections from the film were included on the original version of the album. In order to fit the songs onto the record sides the musical material needed editing and manipulation. This was before tape existed, so the record producer needed to copy segments from the playback discs used on set, then copy and re copy them from one disc to another, adding transitions and cross fades until the final master was created. The following ukulele tabs are in PDF format created with Guitar Pro, Powertab, or good ol Microsoft Word. They are separated by styles of music RockPop. Torrentz will always love you. Farewell. 20032016 Torrentz. MGM Records was a record label started by the MetroGoldwynMayer film studio in 1946 for the purpose of releasing soundtrack albums of their musical films. Needless to say, it was several generations removed from the original and the sound quality suffered for it. Also, the playback recordings were purposely recorded very dry without reverberation otherwise it would come across as too hollow sounding in large movie theatres. This made these albums sound flat and boxy. MGM Records called these original cast albums in the style of Deccas Broadway show cast albums. Erroll Garner Transcriptions Pdf File' title='Erroll Garner Transcriptions Pdf File' />They also coined the phrase recorded directly from the soundtrack. Over the years the term soundtrack began to be commonly applied to any recording from a film, whether taken from the actual film soundtrack or re recorded in studio. The phrase is also sometimes incorrectly used for Broadway cast recordings. While it is correct to call a soundtrack a cast recording since it represents the film cast it is never correct to call a cast recording a soundtrack. Among MGMs most successful soundtrack albums were those of the films Good News the 1. Easter Parade, Annie Get Your Gun, Singin in the Rain, Show Boat the 1. The Band Wagon, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, and Gigi. When the 1. 93. 9 film The Wizard of Oz was first shown on television in 1. CBS, the label issued a soundtrack album of songs and dialogue excerpts recorded directly from the film, as they had done with their LP of music and dialogue from Quo Vadis in 1. By 1. 95. 0, magnetic tape had been perfected for recording use. This markedly improved the sound quality on long play LP albums from 1. MGM Records also issued albums of film scores, including Ben Hur, King of Kings, Doctor Zhivago, How the West Was Won, the 1. Gone With the Wind, and 2. A Space Odyssey. The Ben Hur and King of Kings albums were studio recreations of the scores, but done with the original orchestrations the How the West Was Won, Gone With the Wind, 2. Doctor Zhivago albums were the genuine soundtracks. MGM Records also released a second soundtrack album of Quo Vadis, this one containing only music from the film. Beginning in the 1. Ben Hur and King of Kings became available. The Rhino Records editions of these albums featured literally the entire scores, including outtakes. Rhino also released a full length two disc album of the score of Gone With the Wind, recorded from the soundtrack in the original mono. As in the case of the non musical films, Rhino Records, which obtained the rights to the MGM soundtracks owned by Turner Entertainment in the 1. Rhinos license expired at the end of 2. Rhino issued are now out of print. Warner Bros. MGM soundtracks first issued by MGM Records and Warner Bros Water. Tower Music unit now has the rights to release the MGM soundtracks. Record manufacturingeditMGM operated their own record manufacturing plant at Bloomfield, New Jersey, from 1. Atlantic Records. For several years in the late 1. MGM operated a radio syndication business, producing The MGM Theater of the Air and a variety of other series based on inactive movie properties such as Dr. Kildare, Andy Hardy, Maisie, and Crime Does Not Pay. The MGM record pressing plant also manufactured the electrical transcriptions used to distribute the shows to local stations. The record manufacturing division was closed when MGM Records was sold to Poly. Gram after which MGMs former competitors began manufacturing records issued by MGM. Metro Goldwyn Mayer RecordseditThere was also a short lived Metro Goldwyn Mayer Records of 1. MGM movies, not sold to the general public but made to be played in movie theater lobbies. These Metro Goldwyn Mayer records were manufactured under contract with the studio by Columbia Records. As a pop labeleditIn the early 1. MGM Records was considered one of the major record companies besides Columbia, RCA Victor, DeccaCoral, Capitol and Mercury due to owning its own manufacturing facilities. Subsidiary Cub Records was launched in the late 1. Verve Records was acquired from Norman Granz in December 1. Other MGM subsidiaries and distributed labels included Kama Sutra from 1. Kama Sutras sister label Buddah Records took over distribution in 1. Ava, Heritage, Lion and Metro for budget albums, Leo childrens records, Hickory, MGM South, Pride, Co. Burt, L R, and Lionel. MGM moved successfully into the rock and roll era with many hit records by Connie Francis, Hermans Hermits, the Animals, the Cowsills, Lou Christie, the Osmonds, and Cub subsidiary singer Jimmy Jones, whose hits were on MGM in the UK. Pre rock pop singer Joni James and country singer Conway Twitty also scored hits on the rock and roll charts. James There Goes My Heart in 1. Although it was the first stereo single to come out of the major record companies, edging out the RCA Victor release of Perry Comos Love Makes The World Go Round by mere days, the single was issued in September 1. Bel Canto Records in June 1. MGM also distributed Cameo Parkway Records briefly in 1. Four albums and two singles were released under this arrangement before Allen Klein bought the Cameo Parkway catalog and renamed the label ABKCO. Another label distributed by MGM was American International Records, the record label division of American International Pictures whose film library is now owned by MGM. Verve RecordseditIn 1. MGM Records acquired the jazz label Verve Records from Norman Granz and later added a sub label Verve Forecast Records. Country musiceditMGM Records first president Frank Walker discovered and signed Hank Williams who became the linchpin of MGM Records country music operations. Other notable MGM artists of this genre include Hank Williams, Jr., Sheb Wooley, Conway Twitty, Sandy Posey, Marvin Rainwater, Arthur Guitar Boogie Smith, Roy Acuff, Jimmy Newman, Mel Tillis, Marie Osmond, Jim Stafford and C. W. Mc. Call. 9Classical musiceditMGM Records issued music of a variety of musical genres, but used the same set of catalogue numbers. The label also offered a modest catalogue of classical recordings beginning in 1. E3. 71. 1, an account of two sonatas by Franz Schubert, billed as the first in a complete cycle, recorded by pianist. Beveridge Webster. In 1. 96. 2, MGM Records picked up American distribution of the prestigious German classical music label Deutsche Grammophon Records. The arrangement lasted until 1. Easy Ukulele Most Requested Songs Lyrics plus chords for Ukulele, Guitar, Banjo etc., 4. J to RScroll down for a list of all available titles. THIS COLLECTION was inspired by the song books of my local Ukulele group www. I felt were rather inadequate. My aim was to produce a universal song book that included the most loved and reqested songs, based on a survey many different Ukulele clubs. Torrent Filemaker Pro 11 Advanced Windows. It includes a very wide choice of songs from many genres, include folk, traditional, regional, novelty, pop, rock, blues, holiday songs and lots more. Most of the songs listed mention artist, vocalist or composer names, however, this should not be taken to mean that they are an accurate version of the piece as performed or composed by the named person. Also the keys and chord sequences chosen may also vary considerably between versions by different artists. Some of these songs are in the public domain or traditional categories, but many are not, and should you wish to use them as a basis of a performance or for any non personal study purpose you are advised to contact the copyright holders where available, copyright info has been included with the song. These transcriptions are made by many different individuals from all over the world for their own research and instruction, and as such are liable to great variation in interpretation and opinion. They are being shared on this site for educational purposes only, please see our copyright page for more info. WHAT IS INCLUDEDMost of these songs consist of lyrics with chords marked but some also include guitar tabs. Although primarily intended for Ukulele these chords should also be suitable for use with other instruments such as Guitar,Banjo or Mandolin etc. IMPORTANTMany of the songs, particularly those including tablature, extend to several screens. To avoid slow to load pages only the first page is displayed, in these cases you will need to DOWNLOAD the PDF file to see all the song pages. Should you need version of the song, for printing without banners or adverts an PDF file is available for downloading by the link at the bottom of the song pages. For Ukulele song books and sheet music to buy check the. Ukulele songs collection. Sheet music Plus.