Andy Williams - Sound of Music (1968) 2-LP Vinyl • Autumn Leaves, People

Catalog Number: CS-9751

Record Grading: Excellent (EX), Sleeve Grading: Very Good Plus (VG+)

Condition Details:

Vinyl plays with occasional light-crackles (play-graded). Double LP. Gate-fold cover has a few creases near edges; light-scuffing on inner-gate; heavier scuffing and surface impressions (front/back); tiny surface abrasions (front/back/inner-gate). Both inner-sleeves are generic white; seams partially split on first sleeve. Spine is mostly easy-to-read (printed off-center) with some wear. Heavy shelf-wear along top/bottom-edge and corners, splits from top corner. Openings are crisp with signs of light use and divots. Red label with Columbia around the edge. (Not a cut-out.)

Tracks:

• The Sound Of Music
• That Old Feeling
• Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars (Corcovado)
• Let It Be Me
• Try To Remember
• If Ever I Would Leave You
• The Very Thought Of You
• The Summer Of Our Love
• You Don't Know What Love Is
• Embraceable You
• I Wish You Love
• On The Street Where You Live
• Mam'selle
• When Your Lover Has Gone
• How Wonderful To Know
• The Touch Of Your Lips
• Say It Isn't So
• If I Love Again
• Autumn Leaves
• People
• May Each Day

About The Record:

Sound of Music, is a double compilation album by Andy Williams. Although seven of the 21 tracks date back to his years with Cadence Records, where he racked up a half a dozen top 10 pop hits, the selections here are more in the vein of Standards or Easy Listening fare, as exemplified by the two charting singles included -- On the Street Where You Live and Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars (Corcovado). The album made its first appearance on the Billboard Top LPs chart in the issue dated February 1, 1969, and remained there for seven weeks, peaking at No. 139, and it entered the UK album chart on January 24, 1970, and reached No. 22 there over the course of nine weeks. The plan to use the collection to promote Williams's previous Columbia releases was explained in an article in the issue of Billboard magazine dated November 23, 1968: "Andy Williams' 18 Columbia albums are featured in an extensive promotion being sparked by The Andy Williams Sound of Music, a special two-record gift package.... A special [color] sleeve displaying Williams' 18 albums has been designed for" the two LPs in the set. The front and back cover and gatefold photos for this album are credited to Keats Tyler. The album's only new track, The Sound of Music, was recorded on October 3, 1968. In 2003 it was included on the Williams collection from Collectables Records entitled B Sides and Rarities.