tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15815883.post112635930758881376..comments2023-10-17T06:07:36.759-07:00Comments on Boot Sale Sounds: Elsa LanchesterWastedpapiershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06833050707322694789noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15815883.post-53012941414292885592010-11-09T23:18:44.363-08:002010-11-09T23:18:44.363-08:00I have two Elsa Lanchester LP's now- I recentl...I have two Elsa Lanchester LP's now- I recently uplaoded one side of one of them I think. Maybe on another of my blogs? Anyway I will try and upload again if the links are broken.<br />Thanks for your insightful comment.Wastedpapiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06833050707322694789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15815883.post-11756595840698380262010-11-09T13:59:27.268-08:002010-11-09T13:59:27.268-08:00bloody hell, this is one of those silly seven day ...bloody hell, this is one of those silly seven day links from two years ago.<br /><br />elsa lanchester ptoduced four lps which i have had, all of them totally enjoyable --- and the eerie, beatlesque <br />"here comes my lover" being the greatest of her songs in my humble opinion.<br /><br />song of a psychopath sweetheart working in a whorehouse with quite the wrong expectations. the "beatlesque" is in the music -- just as it is in "lola's saucepan", another great lanchester song. <br /><br />please try and find it//themAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15815883.post-1165742632648588732006-12-10T01:23:00.000-08:002006-12-10T01:23:00.000-08:00Sadly this is the only Elsa recording I own but wo...Sadly this is the only Elsa recording I own but would love to hear the others. I shall keep my eyes peeled at the boot sales!Wastedpapiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06833050707322694789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15815883.post-1165683431352197812006-12-09T08:57:00.000-08:002006-12-09T08:57:00.000-08:00Hi Michael, you're right. Reading about them it's ...Hi Michael, you're right. Reading about them it's undeniable that, beyond marriage, outer flings, etc... they had things which made them stick together to the end: you just have to see their chemistry when playing together in films (i.e. "Witness for the prosecution", "Rembrandt").<BR/>Simon Callow makes an interesting point in his Laughton biography, saying that, even though that didn't necessarily mean they could work fine as a married couple, they had the makings to become deep friends... I suppose that in more tolerant times, they would have remained friends, tho' probably they would have coupled with someone else, respectively.<BR/><BR/>BTW: I have that record myself, a very enjoyable one. Elsa has at least another three further recordings around -that I know-Gloriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00895285900033034259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15815883.post-1165600298308934712006-12-08T09:51:00.000-08:002006-12-08T09:51:00.000-08:00Thanks for the insights Gloria. One can tell by t...Thanks for the insights Gloria. One can tell by the mutual love of these old songs that they had a lot in common.Wastedpapiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06833050707322694789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15815883.post-1165599031170444582006-12-08T09:30:00.000-08:002006-12-08T09:30:00.000-08:00Cocaine Jesus: Loads of money? hardly. Laughton h...Cocaine Jesus: Loads of money? hardly. Laughton had left the family bussiness for an actor's life and was regarded by his family as a black sheep (even when he started being pretty successful in stage & films!). In his early years as an actor, he depended on a small family allowance and would live in hired rooms: only when his parts (and income) got bigger, he could afford Hotel rooms or, later, sharing a flat with Elsa (And not a luxurious one, I must add)<BR/><BR/>Michael: She didn't know he was gay -or so she claimed in all her statements- when they started dating. What's more, they lived together in a tiny flat for over a year, unmarried, and then decided to pass through the registry office: only *after 3 years of being together* she discovered he was gay... which strongly suggests Charles played the lover part for Elsa rather efficiently.<BR/><BR/>BTW, Elsa had lots of fervent male admirers, but she settled for Charles... whatever reason why she went for him was certainly not lack of other options. Face it: Elsa <I>chose</I> him above othersGloriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00895285900033034259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15815883.post-1126396674050366602005-09-10T16:57:00.000-07:002005-09-10T16:57:00.000-07:00I remember her, especially her voice. She could c...I remember her, especially her voice. She could capture you with that voice, and the spell wasn't broken until she was silent.<BR/><BR/>P.S. There's a lot to be said for a decent night's sleep.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04031334789098681127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15815883.post-1126389098254154272005-09-10T14:51:00.000-07:002005-09-10T14:51:00.000-07:00loadsa money perhaps? or maybe a decent nights sle...loadsa money perhaps? or maybe a decent nights sleep?Russell CJ Duffyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00519621428036481426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15815883.post-1126381749138246962005-09-10T12:49:00.000-07:002005-09-10T12:49:00.000-07:00She was quite stunning looking when she was younge...She was quite stunning looking when she was younger. One wonders what she saw in old Charles Laughton especially since he was gay apparently.Wastedpapiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06833050707322694789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15815883.post-1126378250229281092005-09-10T11:50:00.000-07:002005-09-10T11:50:00.000-07:00she still looks like the bride of frankenstein on ...she still looks like the bride of frankenstein on the album cover.Russell CJ Duffyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00519621428036481426noreply@blogger.com