"JUNO" Musical, Orig. Cast LP NM/VG+ 6 EYE Stereo MARC BLITZSTEIN
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Description
Story
Set during the Irish Civil War (1922–23), it follows the Boyle family:
Juno Boyle (Shirley Booth), the long-suffering matriarch trying to hold her family together.
“Captain” Jack Boyle (Melvyn Douglas), her shiftless husband.
Their children: Mary (Monte Amundsen) and Johnny (Jack MacGowran).
It’s a dark, tragic story with flashes of humor, unusual for Broadway musicals of the 1950s.
🎶 The Music
Blitzstein wrote a complex, Irish-flavored score mixing folk elements with his trademark socially conscious lyricism.
Notable numbers:
“I Wish It So” (became a cabaret standard, recorded by Dawn Upshaw, Judy Collins, others)
“We’re Alive”
“One Kind Word”
“Old Sayin’s”
“What Is the Stars?”
“Song of the Ma”
🌍 Legacy
Though a Broadway flop, Juno has been reevaluated.
Encores! at New York City Center revived it in 2008 (starring Victoria Clark).
The song “I Wish It So” is now the most enduring part of the score.
Marc Blitzstein, Shirley Booth, Melvyn Douglas – Juno
Label:
Columbia Masterworks – OS 2013
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
Country:
US
Released:
1959
Genre:
Stage & Screen
Style:
Musical
A1 Overture
A2 We're Alive
A3 I Wish It So
A4 Song Of The Ma
A5 We Can Be Proud
A6 Daarlin' Man
A7 One Kind Word
A8 Old Sayin's
A9 What Is The Stars?
A10 You Poor Thing
B1 On A Day Like This
B2 My True Heart
B3 Bird Upon This Tree
B4 It's Not Irish
B5 The Liffey Waltz
B6 Johnny
B7 You Poor Thing (rep)
B8 For Love
B9 Where?
B10 Finale: We're Alive
Libretto By – Joseph Stein
Liner Notes – George Dale
Music By, Lyrics By, Orchestrated By – Marc Blitzstein
Music Director – Robert Emmett Dolan*
Orchestrated By – Hershy Kay, Robert Russell Bennett
Performer – Beulah Garrick, Clarice Blackburn, Earl Hammond, Gemze De Lappe, Jean Stapleton, Liam Lenihan, Loren Driscoll, Melvyn Douglas, Monte Amundsen, Nancy Andrews (2), Sada Thompson, Shirley Booth, Tommy Rall
Producer – Goddard Lieberson
GOLDMINE GRADING
MINT ---- It should appear to be perfect. No scuffs or scratches, blotches or stains, labels or writing, tears or splits. Mint means perfect.
NEAR MINT ---- Otherwise mint but has one or two tiny inconsequential flaws that do not affect play. Covers should be close to perfect with minor signs of wear or age just becoming evident: slight ring-wear, minor denting to a corner, or writing on the cover should all be noted properly.
VERY GOOD PLUS ---- The record has been handled and played infrequently or very carefully. Not too far from perfect. On a disc, there may be light paper scuffs from sliding in and out of a sleeve or the vinyl or some of the original luster may be lost. A slight scratch that did not affect play would be acceptably VG+ for most collectors.
VERY GOOD ---- Record displays visible signs of handling and playing, such as loss of vinyl luster, light surface scratches, groove wear and spindle trails. Some audible surface noise, but should not overwhelm the musical experience. Usually a cover is VG when one or two of these problems are evident: ring wear, seam splits, bent corners, loss of gloss, stains, etc.
GOOD ---- Well played with little luster and significant surface noise. Despite defects, record should still play all the way through without skipping. Several cover flaws will be apparent, but should not obliterate the artwork.
POOR ---- Any record or cover that does not qualify for the above "Good" grading should be seen as Poor. Several cover flaws.
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