Music Man: Original Cast (1958) Vinyl LP • Broadway Soundtrack, Robert Preston
Catalog Number:
SW-990Musical Styles:
1950s, Musical/Original Cast, VocalSleeve Grade:
Excellent (EX)Record Grade:
Excellent (EX)Condition Details:
Still in ORIGINAL SHRINK-WRAP (opened). Vinyl plays with occasional light-crackles (play-graded). Cover has a few creases near edges, discoloration near openings (front/back). Inner-sleeve is original (Capitol Ads). Spine is mostly readable with mild-wear. Minor shelf-wear along top/bottom-edge. Some wear to corners. Opening is mostly crisp and shows light use and divots. Rainbow label. (Not a cut-out.)
Tracks:
- Overture & Rock Island
- Iowa Stubborn
- Ya Got Trouble
- Piano Lesson
- Goodnight My Someone
- Seventy-Six Trombones
- Sincere
- The Sadder-But-Wiser Girl For Me
- Pick-A-Little, Talk-A-Little & Goodnight Ladies
- Marian The Librarian
- My White Knight
- Wells Fargo Wagon
- It's You
- Shipoopi
- Lida Rose And Will I Ever Tell You
- Gary, Indiana
- Till There Was You
- Finale
About The Record:
Music Man is a musical with book, music, and lyrics by Meredith Willson, based on a story by Willson and Franklin Lacey. In 1957, the show became a hit on Broadway, winning five Tony Awards, including Best Musical, and running for 1,375 performances. The cast album won the first Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album and spent 245 weeks on the Billboard charts. The show's success led to Broadway and West End revivals, a popular 1962 film adaptation and a 2003 television adaptation. The Music Man is frequently produced by both professional and amateur theater companies and is a popular choice for high school and college productions.