September 3, 2017

20,000 Vinyl LPs 105: 110 In the Shade

vinyl LP album cover 
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On hot days like we've been having I always think of this album/musical comedy. It is about a flim-flam man who has spent his life bilking innocent farmers out of what little money they might have; then love shoots his sensual arrow deep into the scoundrel's heart.     



vinyl LP, side 1 
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It is a musical with a book by N. Richard Nash, lyrics by Tom Jones (not the crooner), and music by Harvey Schmidt. After the success of The Fantasticks (link below), the project was the composing team's first for Broadway. There are some of the most wonderful Broadway tunes from it. Many long forgotten but truly wonderful. Another Hot Day is one of those songs; it sets the tone for the rest of the show. A slow and languid harmonica intro captures the oppressive heat of the drought.  

Little Red Hat is a delightful romp with the romantic Snookie singing of his sweeite. The coule of kids are adorable. While Lizzie pulls out all the stops with the hysterical, Raunchy; a mock strip song performed totally clothed. It's just great!       

RCA Victor released an original Broadway cast recording of this production on November 3, 1963, one recording in stereo; one in mono. This copy is the mono version. Both recordings were identical; each having 16 tracks.   




vinyl LP label, side 1 
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Based on Nash's 1954 play The Rainmaker, it focuses on Lizzie Curry, a spinster living on a ranch in the American southwest, and her relationships with local sheriff File, a cautious divorcé who fears being hurt again, and charismatic con man Bill Starbuck, posing as a rainmaker who promises the locals he can bring relief to the drought-stricken area. Nash's book is faithful to his original play, although all the interior scenes were moved outdoors to allow for the addition of townspeople for ensemble numbers and dances. Many of Jones' lyrics come directly from Nash's play.         

The cast included Robert Horton as Starbuck, Inga Swenson as Lizzie, and Stephen Douglass as File, with Will Geer, Lesley Ann Warren, and Gretchen Cryer in supporting roles.       


vinyl LP, side 2 
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The play was previously made into a movie in 1956. It stars Burt Lancaster, Katharine Hepburn, Wendell Corey, Lloyd Bridges and Earl Holliman. Holliman won a Golden Globe Award for his performance. The film was later remade in Hindi as Thodasa Roomani Ho Jaayen.  



vinyl LP label, side 2 
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Tracklist:

Side 1:

A1 – Stephen Douglass And Townspeople*     Gonna Be Another Hot Day – 4:04
A2 – Will Geer, Steve Roland And Scooter Teague     Lizzie's Comin' Home – 2:12
A3 – Inga Swenson     Love, Don't Turn Away   – 1:59
A4 –  Stephen Douglass, Will Geer And Steve Roland     Poker Polka – 2:02
A5 – Townspeople*     Hungry Men – 2:24
A6 – Robert Horton (5) And Townspeople*     Rain Song – 3:52
A7 – Inga Swenson And Robert Horton (5)     You're Not Foolin' Me – 4:00
A8 – Inga Swenson And Will Geer     Raunchy – 2:46

Side 2:

B1 – Inga Swenson And Stephen Douglass     A Man And A Woman – 3:25
B2 – Inga Swenson     Old Maid – 3:22
B3 – George Church, Scooter Teague, Lesley Warren And Townspeople*     Everything Beautiful Happens At Night  – 1:55
B4 – Robert Horton (5)     Melisande – 4:25
B5 – Inga Swenson     Simple Little Things  – 3:29
B6 – Lesley Warren And Scooter Teague     Little Red Hat – 2:24
B7 – Inga Swenson And Robert Horton (5)     Is It Really Me? – 2:04
B8 – Stephen Douglass, Robert Horton (5) And Inga Swenson     Wonderful Music    
B9 – Full Company*     Rain Song Finale – 3:19

Companies, etc.

    Copyright (c) – Radio Corporation Of America
    Recorded At – Webster Hall

Credits:

    Directed By – Joseph Anthony
    Engineer – Ernie Oelrich*
    Illustration – Oscar Liebman
    Lyrics By – Tom Jones (5)
    Music By – Harvey Schmidt
    Producer – Andy Wiswell
    Supervised By – George Marek*
    Written-By – N. Richard Nash

Notes:

Recorded At – Webster Hall, New York City
Barcode and Other Identifiers

    Matrix / Runout (Side A): PPRS-6184-1S
    Matrix / Runout (Side B): PPRS-6185-1S

The Original Broadway Cast*, Robert Horton (5), Inga Swenson And Stephen Douglass ‎– 110 In The Shade - The Original Broadway Cast
Label: RCA Victor ‎– LSO-1085
Format: Vinyl, LP, Stereo
Country: US
Released: 1963
Genre: Stage & Screen
Style: Musical
     
   
    
Viewfinder links:      
       
The Fantasticks     
Golden Globe Award              
      
YouTube links:      
 
Gonna Be Another Hot Day          
Little Red Hat            
Raunchy           
           
             
           
         
Styrous® ~ Sunday, September 3, 2017       

          











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