3x JOHN WILLIAMS Film Soundtrack OST LPs PENELOPE Valley Dolls RHYTHM IN MOTION

	£		42
	$		56

Here for sale are three soundtrack music LP albums from the 1960s by JOHN WILLIAMS:
• Penelope (1966)
• Valley of the Dolls (1967)
• RHYTHM IN MOTION jazz big-band showtunes music LP (1961)

Overall condition:
Vinyls: EX-NEAR MINT. Clean on visual inspection.
Covers and sleeves: NEAR MINT. Colours are unfaded and no tears on sleeves. Some minor edge wear may be present. Decent examples of all overall.

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1. RHYTHM IN MOTION jazz big-band showtunes music LP 1961 JOHN WILLIAMS

This big-band showtunes collection, Rhythm in Motion, dates from 1961, when the film composer was known as "Johnny" Williams.

Label: Philips BBL 7545
Year: 1961
Country: UK

Side One                
1.  Fascinatin' Rhythm 2:47
2. The Varsity Drag 2:44
3. The Surrey With the Fringe on Top 3:09
4. Let's Do It 2:49
5. Put on a Happy Face 2:12
6. Whatever Lola Wants 3:42

Side Two
1.  Johnny One Note 2:14
2. An Occasional Man 3:22
3. My Heart Belongs to Daddy 3:15
4. Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries 2:54
5. Sunny Disposish 2:24
6. Buckle Down Winsocki 2:58

Total Time: 34:21


Review:

Hear John Williams conduct some big band jazz 53 years ago.... before he moved onto scoring TV programmes and ultimately major films as he is best known today!

Rhythm in Motion does not feature Williams compositions—or even film music at all. Rather, it comprises 12 popular showtunes arranged by Williams into upbeat instrumentals for enhanced big band. Even at this early point of his career, Williams was a master of orchestral color—imagine Broadway's famous melodies orchestrated like the Lost in Space theme, and you have a sense of the delights of this album.

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2. Valley Of The Dolls – Johnny Williams* With Dory Previn And Andre Previn*

Label: 20th Century Fox Records ?– S-4196
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1967
Genre: Stage & Screen
Style: Soundtrack

Track listing:
A1. Theme From Valley Of The Dolls (Vocal) – Narrator – Barbara Perkins   4:04
A2. It's Impossible (Vocal)   2:12
A3. Ann At Lawrenceville   2:37
A4. Chance Meeting   2:31
A5. Neely's Career Montage   1:59
A6. Come Live With Me (Vocal) – Vocals – Tony Scotti   2:01

B1. I'll Plant My Own Tree (Vocal)   2:24
B2. The Gillian Girl Commercial   2:04
B3. Jennifer's French Movie   2:26
B4. Give A Little More (Vocal)   2:25
B5. Jennifer's Recollection   2:52
B6. Theme From Valley Of The Dolls Reprise (Vocal)   3:00

Distributed By – ABC Records


Review:

Dory and André Previn's score for the kitsch classic Valley of the Dolls is a deliciously campy collection of swinging jazz and pop underpinned with humor and tongue-in-cheek sensuality. Like the film it supports, the music has dated -- it bears all the hallmarks of "hip" '60s pop culture, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. Beneath those superficial trappings and dated production, there's an infectious spirit to Previn's score, and that's what has kept the album a cult classic matching both the book and the film for all these years.

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3. Penelope (Original Music From The MGM Film) – Johnny Williams
Label: MGM Records ?– E-4426
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1966
Genre: Jazz, Stage & Screen
Style: Soundtrack, Space-Age

Track listing:
A1. Penelope – Vocals: The Pennypipers
A2. Poolside     
A3. Penny's Arcade     
A4. La Bostella     
A5. The Girl In The Yellow Dress     
A6. Penelope (Instrumental)

B1. Penelope (Love Theme)     
B2. Girl Chase     
B3. The Sun Is Gray – Vocals: Natalie Wood
B4. Sadaba     
B5. At The Art Museum     
B6. The Mad Professor     


Review:
In the '60s, Williams cut his composing teeth on a parade of often silly comedies and farces—exactly the type of film that, in its most classy form, was Mancini's Pink Panther stock-in-trade.

Penelope (1966) was a Natalie Wood vehicle combining romantic comedy, psychological mystery, and utter farce. Wood stars as Penelope Elcott, a devil-may-care society woman who takes to bank robbery out of frustration with her workaholic husband; the sprawling supporting cast included Dick Shawn and Peter Falk. Shot on location in New York City, the film provided the kind of grand tapestry on which "Johnny" Williams could lay the groundwork for his future composing styles, both madcap and serious: the score features swinging jazz tracks, Lost in Space-styled wackiness, and startling dramatic moments foreshadowing his "blockbuster" styles for Irwin Allen (The Towering Inferno) and Steven Spielberg (E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial).

Penelope was released on LP at the time of the film; however, except for the title song, the album was entirely re-recorded, emphasizing the film's source music.


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