- Original Release Date: 31 Mar 2008
- Label: AVID Entertainment
- Copyright: (c) 2008 AVID Entertainment
- Total Length: 2:33:08
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- ASIN: B002XDCUPA
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 65,840 in MP3 Albums (See Top 100 in MP3 Albums)
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By Barry McCanna
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Format:Audio CD
One of these original Broadway cast recordings on a CD would be a cause for celebration. To have four, on a double album, at such a budget price, is something wonderful. Devotees of the genre will not need urging to replace their vinyl copies if they haven't already done so, but those less familiar with the details should not hesitate.
"Oklahoma!", "Carousel" and "The King And I" were all written by Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II, and Irving Berlin wrote both words and music for "Annie Get Your Gun". Recordings date from 1943, 1945, 1951, and 1946 respectively but you'd be hard put to it to tell that. Each contained songs that have since become standards ("Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin'", "You'll Never Walk Alone", "I Have Dreamed", and "There's No Business Like Show Business", to identify just one each) and all were adapted for the silver screen.
"Oklahoma!", "Carousel" and "The King And I" were all written by Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II, and Irving Berlin wrote both words and music for "Annie Get Your Gun". Recordings date from 1943, 1945, 1951, and 1946 respectively but you'd be hard put to it to tell that. Each contained songs that have since become standards ("Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin'", "You'll Never Walk Alone", "I Have Dreamed", and "There's No Business Like Show Business", to identify just one each) and all were adapted for the silver screen.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By fiftieschick
Format:Audio CD
This one was again bought for my Aunt and she enjoys it immensely. She thinks it is great to be able to hear the 'old' music whenever she wants to.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By MarshMan
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is super. I was not expecting much in the way of audio fidelity with such old recordings but I was very pleasantly surprised; the sound is excellent with quite an extended frequency response. It is interesting to hear the slight differences in production and in songs in some cases but if you are familiar with the later film versions of these shows then one thing you may notice is the absolutely perfect diction of the singers; I presume that is because stage performers have to be understood in the back row of the theatre; I found here that I could understand every single word of the lyrics. All this at a bargain price - don't miss it!
0 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By D. Hill
Format:Audio CD
A good collection of show tunes, although some songs were not the same songs as from the original movie versions of the musicals. But still good to listen to and sing-a-long with.
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