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The Sound of Music (1965 Film Soundtrack - 40th Anniversary Special Edition)

by: Julie Andrews, Rodgers & Hammerstein, Marni Nixon, The Sound Of Music (Related Recordings), Irwin Kostal

Release Date November 08, 2005
I purchased the first CD release of this soundtrack and it was awful. Tape hiss was so bad, and echo was there from RCA using the album master instead of the original master tapes. Now, after hearing this version, RCA has obviously gone to great care to make this soundtrack sound brilliant and as good as I thought it should always sound. RCA's living stereo recordings were superb and that is exactly what we get here! They have eliminated all of the voice echo, the orchestra sounds full, and the master tapes for the soundtrack album are in better shape...sounding better than the tracks on the film (DVD) do.

You get the original soundtrack recording, plus many of the recordings from the 6-track magnetic music masters used for the ... Read More:

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My Fair Lady (1956 Original Broadway Cast)

by: Alan Jay Lerner, Rex Harrison, Julie Andrews, Frederick Loewe

Release Date May 28, 2002
In a watershed moment for Columbia Records, this original Broadway cast recording began the rapid climb of the company into the stratosphere of pop culture consciousness.

Produced by company president Goddard Lieberson, it sold five million copies and spent a staggering 480 weeks on the Billboard 200 album chart. To place the album in an accurate historical perspective, it was the Thriller of its generation.

It is timeless music - due to the rich arrangements & performances - with the numbers encapsulating the musical for those who only have the album as the point of reference.

There are few albums that truly define the American music industry. This is certainly one which has space on that lofty mantel.

CD-Charts Position 3
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Mary Poppins

by: Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman, Julie Andrews

Release Date November 16, 2004
This came first in a line of CD's that I ordered for my daughter's birthday. Quick service and great condition.

CD-Charts Position 4
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Camelot (Original Broadway Cast)

by: Frederick Loewe, Moss Hart, Julie Andrews, Mary Berry, Robert Goulet, Richard Burton, Alan Jay Lerner

Release Date June 02, 1998
Richard Burton, Julie Andrews and Robert Goulet. How could you go wrong? They really don't make them like this anymore. Jay Lerner's fantastic songs and a wonderful treatment of T.H. White's "The Once and Future King", one of the greatest novels of the twentieth century, this cd is a must have for any fan of great musicals and probably all of us baby-boomers who still remember our country's own Camelot.
"Don't let it be forgot, that once there was a spot, for one brief shining moment That was known as Camelot."

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Disney's Greatest 3

by: Various Artists

Release Date August 20, 2002
The songs on this cd are a bit more "adult" than on the others. I really enjoy, but the kids don't really ask for this one.

CD-Charts Position 6
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The Sound of Music (1965 Film Soundtrack)

by: Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II, Julie Andrews

Release Date August 22, 2000
This CD has the musical numbers from the 1965 motion picture entitled The Sound Of Music. While this is not the latest version of the soundtrack CD with all the bells and whistles; this still remains a solid album giving us every last hit song from this major motion picture musical. The quality of the sound is clear and crisp; and that artwork is really very beautiful.

The CD begins with the music from the prelude and the overture to the movie musical. This music is delightful and they never miss! The strings and percussion are used to great advantage and we essentially get a musical medley of the arrangements for the major songs in the movie. Excellent! "Maria" is sung by several actresses playing nuns at the convent; they sing flawlessly about ... Read More:

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Cinderella (1957 Television Cast)

by: Oscar Hammerstein II

Release Date May 18, 1999
OK, if you have kids or are around kids, they have sung the scores to the above mentioned shows until even the birds on the wallpaper know how they go. But it's not really the kids fault--just broaden their musical horizons with this lovely classic. The songs are simple, but memorable and have just enough musical richness to keep them interesting rather than predictible. Soon they will be another musical played over and over and over....ahh childhood.

CD-Charts Position 8
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The Premiere Collection: The Best Of Andrew Lloyd Webber (Original Cast Compilation)

from: Mca

Release Date October 25, 1990
My brother gave me this album for Christmas twelve years ago. What can I say about an album that has 'Memory,' 'Tell Me on a Sunday,' 'Jesus Christ Superstar,' 'Starlight Express,' and 'All I Ask of You?' "Buy it!"

CD-Charts Position 9
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Band of Brothers

by: Michael Kamen

Release Date August 28, 2001
Michael Kamen has wrote and wonderful, moving and very enjoyable score in Band of Brothers. Some of the tracks are rousing and moving whiles others are more somber and reflective. The music reminded me of specific scenes from the series and is something I enjoy listening to over and over again. Like the series, Band of Brothers, the soundtrack will stand the test of time enjoyed and appreciated by future generations.

CD-Charts Position 10
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Greatest Hits

by: Henry Mancini

Release Date September 26, 2000
This CD not only has some of the best of Mancini but the arrangements are easy to listen to while in traffic, at home or anywhere! Buy it!