SHIRLEY BASSEY - Belts The Best!
Shirley Bassey, one of the most popular female vocalists in Britain during
the 1960s, is sometimes referred as the Tigress of Tiger Bay (her birthplace
in Cardiff, Wales), or sometimes Bassey The Belter! Her voice, brassy and
sexy, conveyed the James Bond mystique perfectly, and popular recognition
in the United States came in early 1965 when "Goldfinger" hit number eight
in the American charts, instantly becoming her signature song. Strangely
though, it missed even the Top 20 in Great Britain, but Bassey was tapped
to swing the theme songs to "Diamonds Are Forever" and "Moonraker" as well.
On this show stopping LP, we hear songs from many of Hollywood's greatest
films: If Ever I Would Leave You (Camelot); Something Wonderful (The King
And I); He Loves Me (She Loves Me); Everything's Coming Up Roses (Gypsy);
I Believe In You (How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying); I Could
Have Danced All Night (My Fair Lady); Somewhere (West Side Story); One In
A Lifetime (Stop The World, I Want To Get Off); People (Funny Girl); A Lot
Of Livin' To Do (Bye Bye Birdie); The Sweetest Sounds (No Strings); and
Goldfinger (Goldfinger). This is a Stereo pressing on UNITED ARTISTS RECORDS
(UAS-6419), The record cover has a clipped upper right corner, and some
minor color rubbing, but all the seams are intact, and it appears in overall
Excellent condition. The playing surfaces also appear overall beautiful
near MINT!
