GIGI" - LP by ENOCH LIGHT score by Lerner & Loewe 1958

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VISIT OUR AUCTIVA STORE AT: "GIGI" by Enoch Light & the Light Brigade (RARE) in "PHASE X SOUND" With Dottie Evans, Michael Stewart, Jack Brown and Lois Winter with the Orchestra of Enoch Light and the Light Brigade & Chorus GRAND AWARD RECORDS - 1958 - CATALOG # G.A. 215-S.D. Gigi is a 1958 American musical film directed by Vincente Minnelli (Yes, Liza's hubby). The screenplay by Alan Jay Lerner is based on the 1944 novella of the same name by Colette . The film features songs with lyrics by Lerner; music by Frederick Loewe , arranged and conducted by André Previn . In 1991, Gigi was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." The American Film Institute ranked it #35 in AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions . The film is considered the last great MGM musical and the final great achievement of the Freed Unit, headed by producer Arthur Freed , although he would go on to produce several more films, including the musical Bells Are Ringing in 1960. The film was the basis for an unsuccessful stage musical produced on Broadway in 1973. Set in turn-of-the- 20th century Paris , the film opens with Honoré Lachaille among high society in the Bois de Boulogne. A charming old roué, he cynically remarks that "Like everyw else, most people in Paris get married, but not all. T are some who will not marry, and some who do not marry. But in Paris, those who will not marry are usually men, and those who do not marry are usually women." So marriage is not the only option for wealthy young bon vivants like his nephew Gaston, who is bored with life. The one thing Gaston truly enjoys is spending time with Madame Alvarez, whom he calls Mamita, and especially her granddaughter, the precocious, carefree Gilberte, aka Gigi. The Grand Award Record Label was formed in 1955 in Harrison, New Jersey. The President of the label was orchestra leader Enoch Light . The label produced pop, jazz and gospel music. The subsidiary labels were Audition, Colortone, Command Performance and Waldorf Music Hall. Grand Award and all of it's subsidiary labels were acquired by Am-Par Record Corporation in October 1959. ABC-Paramount continued to use the Grand Award label sporadically at least to 1966. Enoch Light was head of A&R for Grand Award after the purchase by Am-Par. to watch a scene from the movie version of "GIGI" with Maurice Chevalier doing "THANK HEAVEN FOR LITTLE GIRLS" NOTE: This is NOT THE VERSION ON THIS LP, and is for DEMONSTRATIONAL PURPOSES OF THIS SALE ONLY!!! /watch?v=CRnbtRPC6v4 Track listing The Night They Invented Champagne Thank Heaven For Little Girls It's a Bore Parisians Say a Prayer For Me Tonight Waltz At Maxim's (She Is Not Thinking Of Me) I'm Glad I'm Not Young Any More Gigi Gossip I Remember It Well CONDITION VINYL - NEAR MINT CONDITION - We don't see ANY Imperfections on this - even so, it's rated NEAR MINT as it has been opened and played at some point! INNER SLEEVE - NONE. Typical of LP's of this era. COVER - VERY GOOD CONDITION - Only flaw is the slightest bit of ringwear on the back (see pic). Not really apparent. This is an AMAZING 52 YEAR OLD vinyl record and cover! We combine shipping on Record Albums and 45's and each additional album or vinyl item you purchase after the first initial shipping fee of $3.75 is only $1.00 per album or 45 !! International customers, contact us for a combined shipping quote! Contact us with questions! read more

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