Vinyl plays with crackles and some clicks (play-graded). Double LP. Gate-fold cover looks good; a few creases near edges; moderate scuffing and surface impressions (front/back/inner-gate); tiny surface abrasions (front/back); slight discoloration with darker discoloration spots on back. One inner-sleeve is original (RCA ads), the other is generic white. Spine is easy-to-read with some wear and discoloration. Shelf-wear along top/bottom-edge and corners. Openings are crisp with signs of light use and divots. (Not a cut-out.)
An Evening With Lerner and Loewe is a collection of songs from a selection of musicals by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe. Their first hit was Brigadoon, a romantic fantasy set in a mystical Scottish village, directed by Robert Lewis. It was followed in 1951 by the Gold Rush story Paint Your Wagon. The show ran for nearly a year and included songs that later became pop standards, such as They Call the Wind Maria. In 1956, Lerner and Loewe unveiled My Fair Lady, which is based on the 1938 film adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's 1913 play Pygmalion. This adaptation retained his social commentary and added appropriate songs for the characters of Henry Higgins and Eliza Doolittle, played originally by Rex Harrison and Julie Andrews. It set box-office records in New York and London. When brought to the screen in 1964, the movie version won eight Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Rex Harrison. Lerner and Loewe's run of success continued with their next project, a film adaptation of stories from Colette, the Academy Award-winning film musical Gigi, starring Leslie Caron, Louis Jourdan and Maurice Chevalier. The film won all of its nine Oscar nominations, a record at that time, and a special Oscar for co-star Maurice Chevalier.