Original RCA Recording

You'll Never Walk AlonePerry Como ~ Mr. Saturday Night!
~ from the musical production "Carousel"
Music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, 1945 
Williamson Music
 
First recording 1951: Released in the RCA UK album "The Best Of British"
 
With Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra
Recorded at Manhattan Center, New York City
Recording Time u/k
Recorded March 27th, 1951, ~ Matrix No. E1VB-1450 Take 1 - 1A & 2 - 2A
 
Second recording 1952:
 
With Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra
Recorded in Manhattan Center, New York City
Final Recording Time 2:48
Recorded March 11, 1952  ~ Matrix No. E2VB-5577 Take Test Only
Recorded March 13, 1952  ~ Matrix No. E2VB-5577 Take 1 - 1A
Lyrics 1952
SESSION MUSICIANS & CHORAL
March 13, 1952 
A&R Production Hugo Winterhalter & Dave Kapp
 
Orchestra
 
Leader: Mitchell Ayres
Contractor: Henry "Hank" Ross
 
Sax ~ Harry Terrill
Sax ~ Bernard Kaufman
Sax ~ Philip Zolkind
Sax ~ Stanley Webb
 
Trumpet ~ Melven Solomon 
Trumpet ~ James Maxwell 
Trumpet ~ James Milazzo 
 
Trombone ~ L. McGarity 
Trombone ~ John D'agostino 
 
Viola ~ Isadore Zir 
Viola ~ Howard Kay 
 
Cello ~ Maurice Brown 
Cello ~ Harvey Shapiro 
 
Violin ~ Sylvan Shulman 
Violin ~ Mac Ceppos 
Violin ~ Jack Zayde 
Violin ~ Fred Buldrini 
Violin ~ Felix Orlewitz 
Violin ~ Maurice Hershaft 
Violin ~ Harry Melnikoff 
 
Piano ~ Henry Rowland
 
Guitar ~ Danny Perri 
 
Drums ~ Terry Snyder 
 
Bass ~ J. Lesberg 
 
Choralchoral support from "The Ray Charles Singers"
 
UNIDENTIFIED CHORUS 
 
Single issue: RCA-78/45RPM 20/ 47-4527 ( 1952 )
Single Flip Side: "Over the Rainbow"
 
RCA Gold Standard Series  78/45-RPM-420/447-0107
Single Flip Side: "Over the Rainbow"

Released in the RCA UK album "The Best Of British" ~ original recording not released on vinyl

 

TV Favorites ~ Original Album 1952TV Favorites ~ Original Album 1952 LPM 3013 

 
Notes: BMG lists the Matrix No. for the March 13th, 1952, recording as E2VL 4411
but this number does not correlate with other recordings at the same time.
The version actually released has not been confirmed.
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With Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra
Recorded at Manhattan Center, New York City
Recorded March 27, 1951 and March 13, 1952
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