Purchase: Amazon
Release: November 10, 2014
Price: £33.99
Notes: 180 gram audiophile vinyl / Gatefold sleeve / Includes 4 tracks previously unreleased on vinyl / Deluxe collectors edition in sturdy PVC bag
West Side Story is the soundtrack to the 1961 film by the same name. All music is composed by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics written by Stephen Sondheim. When released, the soundtrack spent 54 weeks at No.1 on Billboard's album charts, giving it the longest run at No.1 of any album in history. Perhaps Michael Jackson's Thriller comes close, on the grounds that West Side Story was listed on a chart for stereo albums only at a time when many albums were recorded in mono. In 1962, it won a Grammy award for 'Best Sound Track Album Original Cast' and Johnny Richards orchestrations of the movie score (on Kenton's West Side Story) also winning a Grammy in 1962 for 'Best Large Ensemble Jazz Album' further bolstering the popularity of the movie and soundtrack. In the United States, it was the best-selling album of the 1960s, certifying three times Platinum in over two decades. This At The Movies edition contains 4 previously unreleased tracks. The 2LP package is presented in a gatefold sleeve, housed in a sturdy PVC collector's bag.
Release: November 10, 2014
Price: £33.99
Notes: 180 gram audiophile vinyl / Gatefold sleeve / Includes 4 tracks previously unreleased on vinyl / Deluxe collectors edition in sturdy PVC bag
Disc: 1
1. Overture (bonus track)
2. Prologue
3. Jet Song
4. Something's Coming
5. Dance at the Gym
6. Maria
7. America
Disc: 2
1. Tonight
2. Gee, Officer Krupke!
3. Intermission Music (bonus track)
4. I Feel Pretty
5. One Hand, One Heart
6. Quintet
7. The Rumble
8. Somewhere
9. Cool
10. A Boy Like That and I Have a Love
11. Finale (Somewhere) (bonus track)
12. End Credits (bonus track)
1. Overture (bonus track)
2. Prologue
3. Jet Song
4. Something's Coming
5. Dance at the Gym
6. Maria
7. America
Disc: 2
1. Tonight
2. Gee, Officer Krupke!
3. Intermission Music (bonus track)
4. I Feel Pretty
5. One Hand, One Heart
6. Quintet
7. The Rumble
8. Somewhere
9. Cool
10. A Boy Like That and I Have a Love
11. Finale (Somewhere) (bonus track)
12. End Credits (bonus track)
West Side Story is the soundtrack to the 1961 film by the same name. All music is composed by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics written by Stephen Sondheim. When released, the soundtrack spent 54 weeks at No.1 on Billboard's album charts, giving it the longest run at No.1 of any album in history. Perhaps Michael Jackson's Thriller comes close, on the grounds that West Side Story was listed on a chart for stereo albums only at a time when many albums were recorded in mono. In 1962, it won a Grammy award for 'Best Sound Track Album Original Cast' and Johnny Richards orchestrations of the movie score (on Kenton's West Side Story) also winning a Grammy in 1962 for 'Best Large Ensemble Jazz Album' further bolstering the popularity of the movie and soundtrack. In the United States, it was the best-selling album of the 1960s, certifying three times Platinum in over two decades. This At The Movies edition contains 4 previously unreleased tracks. The 2LP package is presented in a gatefold sleeve, housed in a sturdy PVC collector's bag.
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