{"product_id":"sys-5243","title":"Helen O'Connell - A Beautiful Friendship (1970) Vinyl LP •PLAY-GRADED•","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"display: inline-block ; margin-bottom: 0px ;\"\u003eCatalog Number:\u003c\/h3\u003e SYS-5243\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"display: inline-block ; margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eMusical Styles:\u003c\/h3\u003e 1970s, Pop Rock\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"display: inline-block ; margin-bottom: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eSleeve Grade:\u003c\/h3\u003e Near Mint (NM or M-)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"display: inline-block ; margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eRecord Grade:\u003c\/h3\u003e Near Mint (NM or M-)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n \u003ch3 style=\"margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eCondition Details:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n \u003cp style=\"margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eStill in ORIGINAL SHRINK-WRAP (opened). Vinyl plays nicely (play-graded). Cover looks great; a couple creases near edges; no scuffing (front\/back). Inner-sleeve is original (poly-lined paper with Longines Symphonette Society logo). Spine has no text and shows very mild-wear. Little shelf-wear along top\/bottom-edge; minor wear to corners. Opening is crisp with signs of light use and a few divots. (Not a cut-out.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n \u003ch3 style=\"margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eTracks:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n \u003col style=\"margin-top: 0px ; margin-bottom: 0px ;\"\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eTangerine\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eEmbraceable You\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eThis Is The End Of A Beautiful Friendship\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eIf He Walked Into My Life\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eI Remember You\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eGoing Out Of My Head\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eI'm All Smiles\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eYours\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eMy Way\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eWatch What Happens\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eDidn't We\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eI Wanna Be Around\u003c\/li\u003e\n \n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n \u003ch3 style=\"margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eAbout The Record:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n \u003cp style=\"margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eHelen O'Connell was an American singer, actress, and hostess, described as \"the quintessential big band singer of the 1940s\". O'Connell joined the Dorsey band in 1939 and achieved her best selling records in the early 1940s with \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eGreen Eyes,\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eAmapola,\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eTangerine\u003c\/span\u003e and \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eYours.\u003c\/span\u003e In each of these Latin-influenced numbers, Bob Eberly crooned the song which Helen then reprised in an up-tempo arrangement. O'Connell was selected by DownBeat readers as best female singer in 1940 and 1941 and won the 1940 Metronome magazine poll for best female vocalist. In a 1993 obituary article, the Associated Press described O'Connell as \"the darling of GIs during World War II\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Record Vision","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52793860784409,"sku":"SYS-5243","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0992\/6937\/8329\/files\/LP-helen_oconnell-a_beautiful_friendship.jpg?v=1783555034","url":"https:\/\/record-vision.myshopify.com\/products\/sys-5243","provider":"Record Vision","version":"1.0","type":"link"}