JUDY GARLAND-3 RECORD 78 RPM BOOK-MEET ME IN ST.LOUIS
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Description
Album cover in Good condition, inside cover in VG condition, Vinyl in VG+
This is the second of Judy's Decca cast albums. And one of her most popular. So much so that the album reached #2 on Billboard's new "Best Selling Popular Record Albums" chart in early 1945.
"The Trolley Song" would make #3 on the Singles Chart and was also nominated for the Oscar for "Best Song" of 1944. It lost to Bing Crosby's "Swinging On A Star" from Going My Way.
"Boys And Girls Like You And Me" was a Rogers & Hammerstein song cut from the stage version of "Oklahoma!" prior to its opening night. In St Louis it was planned to have Esther Smith (Judy) sing the song to John Truitt (Tom Drake) while visiting the unfinished fairgrounds, just after "The Trolley Song" sequence. The number was recorded and filmed, but removed from the picture after the first previews. The footage no longer exists. Although the song was not a part of the finished film, Judy's Decca recording remained a part of the album throughout the years.
Just prior to these Decca sessions, Judy signed a new contract with the label on April 1, 1944.
Photo above at right: Inside cover of the album features MGM publicity photos.
Photo at left: Cover of the insert included with the album. Click on the image to see a larger version!
All images on this page from the collection of Scott Brogan.
Album cover restoration by "Alex in Belgium".
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