BOY MEETS BOY & THE APPLE TREE 2 x 12" LP Gay interest & Romantic Showtunes. VG

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BOY MEETS BOY & THE APPLE TREE

2 x original issue Showtunes vinyl LP's with 'Affairs of the Heart' well to the fore...

Both play well, light use, and the expected light surface noise of the 40 year vintage.

Various pictures uploaded, check 'em out and full details for each in the respective listings below...

First up...

Boy Meets Boy

Vinyl grading - VG

Sleeve grading - VG

4 pictures uploaded, sleeve close ups, front and rear, disc - apologies for the tripod reflection - and a view of the label details.

What's it all about?....

'Boy Meets Boy was a 1975 off-Broadway musical comedy with music and lyrics by Bill Solly, and book by Bill Solly and Donald Ward, produced by Christopher Larkin and Edith O'Hara in association with Lee Barton at the Actor's Playhouse.

The show, a light-hearted musical, features a 1930s style Astaire/Rodgers romance between two men, and a same-sex marriage.

The world as presented in the storyline considers same-sex relationships the norm, while heterosexual relationships are considered an alternative lifestyle.

The title refers to the much-used comedy plot-line, "Boy Meets Girl, Boy Loses Girl, Boy Gets Girl".'

Stereo

Catalogue number - AEI 1102

Produced by - uncredited.

Duration - 40 minutes approx.

Matrix numbers -

Side One - AEI 1102 A

Side Two - AEI 1102 B

Please read the record grading guide below and familiarize yourself with the grades used. Goldmine standards adhered to, plus full description in all aspects.

I strive to grade fairly, and have never sold a record without listening to it first.

Visual grading is not an option at all.

This 37 year old LP I have graded as being in Very Good condition. Both sides play through with no jumping, skipping or any other audio horrors. There are the usual minor hairline surface marks that any LP of this vintage would accumulate over the passage of time, but they are mainly visual and have no real impact on playback. 

A perfectly acceptable vinyl-to-mp3 transfer, with a suitable turntable. Keep it real but in a digital way! 

The sleeve I have graded being in Very Good condition with light scuffing to the edges, minor bumps to the corners and very light 12" ring diameter wear marks front and rear, plus other small signs of storage and age.

The rear of the sleeve - see picture 2, above - features the usual Musical Soundtrack album details of performers, song titles and a plot resume..

Tracklisting -

Side One -

1. Introduction: Boy Meets Boy / Party in Room 203
2. Giving It Up For Love
3. Me
4. The English Rose
5. Marry An American
6. It's a Boys Life
7. Does Anybody Love You?
8. You're Beautiful

Side Two  -

1. Let's
2. Just My Luck
3. It's a Dolly
4. What Do I Care?
5. Clarence's Turn
6. Does Anybody Love You? (reprise)
7. Finale

Next up...

The Apple Tree

Alan Alda, Barbara Harris and the rest of the cast give it all they've got, delivering the witty lines with aplomb and verve...

Vinyl grading - VG

Sleeve grading - VG++

8 pictures uploaded, sleeve close ups, front and rear, disc - apologies for the tripod reflection - and a view of the label details, plus views of the full size inlay booklet.

What's this one all about?....

'The Apple Tree is a series of three musical playlets with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and a book by Bock and Harnick with contributions from Jerome Coopersmith. Each act has its own storyline, but all three are tied together by a common theme (someone who believes that they want something, but once they get what they wanted they realize that it wasn't what they wanted) and common references, such as references to the color brown. The first act is based on Mark Twain's The Diary of Adam and Eve; the second act is based on Frank R. Stockton's The Lady or the Tiger?; the third act is based on Jules Feiffer's Passionella.'

Stereo

Original Broadway cast.

On Columbia.

Catalogue number - KOS 3020

Produced by - uncredited.

Duration - 55 minutes approx.

Matrix numbers -

Side One - XXSM115230-1H

Side Two - XXSM115231-1D

Please read the record grading guide below and familiarize yourself with the grades used. Goldmine standards adhered to, plus full description in all aspects.

I strive to grade fairly, and have never sold a record without listening to it first.

Visual grading is not an option at all.

This 45+ year old LP I have graded as being in Very Good condition. Both sides play through with no jumping, skipping or any other audio horrors. There are the usual minor hairline surface marks and a bit of isolated low-level surface noise that any LP of this vintage would accumulate over the passage of time, but they are mainly visual and have no real impact on playback. 

A perfectly acceptable vinyl-to-mp3 transfer, with a suitable turntable. Keep it real but in a digital way! 

The sleeve I have graded being in Very Good++ condition and is still in the original shrinkwrap, with only a few signs of storage and age.

There is also a 4 page, full size inlay booklet, with plot details for each of the segments of the production, plus full cast credits and biogs...plenty of original photography, including Alan Alda in all his youthful glory...

...and the final few minutes on Side two have to be heard to be believed...

Tracklisting -

Side One -

1. Prelude / Here in Eden
2. Feelings
3. Eve
4. Friends
5. The Apple Tree
6. Beautiful, beautiful World
7. Its a Fish
8. What Makes Me Love Him
9. Prelude /  I'll Tell You a Truth / Make Way

Side Two -

1. Forbidden Love (In Gaul)
2. I've Got What You Want
3. Tiger Tiger
4. Make Way / Reprise / Which Door / The Lady or The Tiger
5. Prelude / Oh To Be a Movie Star
6. Gorgeous
7. Who is She
8. I Know / Wealth
9. You Are Not Real
10. Finale

Any questions, email and I'll help if I can.

Three tales of desire going astray...a lesson for all and sundry...

2 albums, Showtunes ahoy!

....Buy-it-Now,  one price for the two and one convenient package arriving...$19.99

Thanks for looking!

:o)

Postage - USA - Free Shipping...nice!

* Records are posted in dedicated record mailing boxes with 2 corrugated cardboard stiffeners.

GRADING GUIDE. (Goldmine Standard)

MINT (M) Absolutely perfect in every way. Often rumored but rarely seen, and if it is not just out of the pressing plant it is unlikely that, personally, I would ever use this grading.

NEAR MINT (NM OR M-) A good description of a NM record is “it looks like it just came from a retail store and it was opened for the first time.” In other words, it’s nearly perfect. NM records are shiny, with no visible defects. Writing, stickers or other markings cannot appear on the label, nor can any “spindle marks” from someone trying to blindly put the record on the turntable. Major factory defects will be absent. If played, it will do so with no surface noise. NM covers are free of creases, ring wear and seam splits of any kind.

VERY GOOD PLUS (VG+) or EXCELLENT (E) A good description of a VG+ record is “except for a couple minor things, this would be Near Mint.” VG+ records may show some slight signs of wear, including light scuffs or very light scratches that do not affect the listening experience. Slight warps that do not affect the sound are OK. Minor signs of handling are OK, too, such as telltale marks around the center hole, but repeated playing has not misshapen the hole. There may be some very light ring wear or discoloration, but it should be barely noticeable.VG+ covers should have only minor wear. A VG+ cover might have some very minor seam wear or a split (less than one inch long) at the bottom, the most vulnerable location. Also, a VG+ cover may have some defacing, such as a cut-out marking.

Very Good (VG) Many of the imperfections found on a VG+ record are more obvious on a VG record. VG records lack most of the original gloss found on factory-fresh records. Groove wear is evident on sight, as are light scratches deep enough to feel with a fingernail. When played, a VG record has surface noise, and some scratches may be audible. Minor writing, tape or a sticker can detract from the label. They remain a fine listening experience, just not the same as if it were in better shape.VG covers will have many signs of human handling. Ring wear in the middle or along the edges of the cover where the edge of a record would reside, is obvious, though not overwhelming. Some more creases might be visible. Seam splitting will be more obvious; it may appear on all three sides, though it won’t be obvious upon looking. A small pen or ink mark, or an original price sticker may be noticeable.

Good (G), Good Plus (G+) or Very Good Minus (VG–) Good does not mean bad! The record still plays through without skipping, so it can serve as filler until something better comes along. But it has significant surface noise and groove wear, and the label is worn, with significant ring wear, heavy writing, or obvious surface damage to the label. A Good to VG– cover has ring wear, has seam splits obvious on sight and may have even heavier writing.

POOR (P) and Fair (F) Poor (P) and Fair (F) Records that have obvious damage, they are cracked, impossibly warped, or skip and/or repeat when an attempt is made to play them.