JULIE ANDREWS
Julie Andrews (born 1 October 1935) is an English film and stage actress, singer, author, theatre director and dancer. Andrews rose to prominence starring in musicals such as My Fair Lady and Camelot, both of which earned her Tony Award nominations. She made her feature film debut in Mary Poppins (1964), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress. She received her second Academy Award nomination for The Sound of Music (1965), and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Musical. Between 1964 and 1967, Andrews had other box office successes with The Americanization of Emily, Hawaii, Alfred Hitchcock’s Torn Curtain, and Thoroughly Modern Millie, making her the most successful film star in the world at the time. She returned to prominence with the critical and commercial successes of 10 (1979) and Victor Victoria (1982), receiving a third Academy Award nomination for the latter. (More from Wikipedia)
But most of the albums in Ernie Guyton’s birthday present to me I did not have. He included Styx’s second album, Styx II, that I quite enjoy; and The Best of Bread (by Bread) reminded me again that soft rock can be quite delicious. The original My Fair Lady (featuring Rex Harrison and Julie Andrews) was another treat; I was also delighted to notice in small letters “Not for Sale” on the white label, meaning that it was a promotional LP. Thus, although this LP was a big seller and is quite common, this gives the album some collector’s value. The reason is that, besides being rarer than the commercial or record-club releases, promotional and DJ albums were the first ones manufactured; and the quality tends to be a little better.
(November 2012)
