Matt Monro Forum

Listening to some old cassettes yesterday I came across one that years ago I had 'compiled' myself.
I had forgotten what a beautiful track 'The Last Farewell' was sung so powerfully by Matt on the album 'I f I Never Sing Another Song'.
I was hoping that we might see it on a new CD at some point.
Or is someone going to tell me that it is already and I have missed it!

No it's not made it to CD yet i'm afraid.

Richard

Thanks Richard let us hope that it will one day

Yes, it has never been released on a Matt only CD but we understand that it's on a CD called The Very Best of Perry Como and Matt Monro.

According to our list there are only 13 songs not released on CD although this could be a bit out of date and let's hope it may be possible that they will be on sometime in the future.

Maureen & Harry

I had not realised that Matt had sung "The Last farewell"---I would love to hear it--lets hope it pops up on a cd soon.

They will all make it eventually.

The Perry Como/Matt Monro album is an odd one as one artist was RCA the other EMI - this was certainly not a UK album - It may have been a "grey area" european disc (J&B Records apparently). In anycase it's certainly not available anymore.

Richard

Yes, it is an excellent version of the song and Matt sings it beautifully.

How interesting that Matt sings this.

Can somebody please tell me which LP it is on, as this is one of my favourite songs -my favourite version being a very emotional performance from Max Bygraves in one of his radio specials from the mid 1990s.

I'd love to get a copy of Matt singing this, so anybody who knows which LP it is, please let me know!

It was originally released on the Album "If I Never Sing Another Song" in 1979

Brill, Thanks!

According to the Definitive Track List, The Last Farewell is also on LPs
All My Loving and Perry Como/ Matt Monro.

I have the Perry Como/Matt Monro CD which I purchased in 1994 at a Garage Sale. The info on the label states:
"Distributed by J & B Records, 39 Whiting St, Artarmon, North South Wales, Australia" ...
You can look the company up on "Google" which has their catalog, but the above CD has been deleted.

So I presume it is possible to get The Last Farewell on CD if you can find a copy of the Perry Como/Matt CD, but of course it won't have been remastered.
Maybe Richard will work his magic on it one day

Richard says above that they will all make it to cd one day--and I believe him !!!

Well I have a very good friend who has a job much similar to Richard's but with Gilbert and Sullivan recordings, so if I can even find a scratch LP copy it will suffice for the time being!

Thanks for all the help everyone, and if anyone comes across this CD or LP anywhere (or has a spare copy, or even LEND it me just for this track) then please let me know.

I know Richard says it will be released eventually, but this song holds special meaning to me, and I'd love a copy of Matt's version as soon as I can get one!