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RUM 2011111LP
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Released in 1962, the same year that America's obsession died of an overdose of barbiturates in her Brentwood home, this Marilyn Monroe release compiles her tunes from the classic musicals There's No Business Like Show Business (1954), River of No Return (1954), and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953). Here performing songs from such legendary American songwriters as Hoagy Carmichael and Irving Berlin, Marilyn may not have been the most classically trained vocalist in history but the voice is undeniably recognizable; she performed here as an American icon, and looked good doing it. In case there is any doubt about that fact, this release comes with a "ready-to-frame" picture of Ms. Monroe. Another American icon reissued on Rumble.
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DOP 8006LP
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Picture disc format. Yes, who else? Can you imagine Hollywood's best 1950s musicals without Norma Jean's voice, or late 1950s comedies without her incredibly charismatic and sizzling humor. Maybe you're stuck with her Playboy's centerfold when she was not yet famous, but don't get tricked: Norma Jean was much, much more than that. You don't get so much attention from Camelot, anyway, if you're not a magnetic diva like she was. These tunes, taken from the motion pictures she starred in, or simply resulting from "staged" happenings like the infamous, "nude look" performance of "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" that still generates some heart failures, are some of the best performances of this never-forgotten lady, also known as the quintessence of men's desire.
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