Rare Frank Skinner MADAME X Film Soundtrack OST LP Lana Turner Joseph Gershenson

	£		35
	$		46

British 1st release of the original film soundtrack LP to "Madame X" (1966, dir. David Lowell Rich). Score composed by Frank Skinner and Willy Mattes; conducted by Joseph Gershenson.
The film starred Lana Turner, John Forsythe, Ricardo Montalbán, Burgess Meredith, John van Dreelen and Virginia Grey.
Frank Skinner, Willy Mattes, Joseph Gershenson ?– "Madame X", The Original Soundtrack Album (1966)

Condition (refer also to notes at bottom):
Vinyl: EX. No signs of wear on visual inspection. A nice clean copy. Played just pre-listing and sound clarity is fantastic throughout. Some stereophonic dropout issues in a few places during track 1, side A. Plays with no skipping, jumping or sticking. A fabulous listening experience.
Outer Sleeve (Cover): VG-EX. Superb laminated front. Minor disc outline and a few light creases. Tiny corner nicks. Edges, spine and aperture are clean and unworn. Just a few light creases and vein-like creases in from edges. Reverse is clean overall. Minor rubbing on disc outline and very slight soiling on inner edges of flipbacks. Overall, a very fine example.
Inner Sleeve: VG-EX. Original. Cream white poly-lined paper with centre hole and blue text on one side. Small tear near window of one side. Folding, rucking and creasing; intact.

Label: Brunswick STA 8652 stereophonic
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
Country: UK
Released: 1966
Genre: Classical, Stage & Screen, Instrumental, Popular
Style: Neo-classical, Score, Theme, Contemporary, World

Tracklist:
A1. Main Title: Love Theme From "Madame X" (Swedish Rhapsody)     2:46
A2. Theme For Clay Jr.: My Heart Still Hears The Music     2:22
A3. Headlines And Holly / Inter: Love Theme From "Madam X"     1:10
A4. Christmas Holly / Inter: Love Theme From "Madam X" And My Heart Still Hears The Music     1:53
A5. Career Bound / Inter: Love Theme From "Madam X"     2:10
A6. Future Plans / Inter: Love Theme From "Madam X"     2:01

B1. Depths Of Despair / Inter: Love Theme From "Madam X"     2:54
B2. A Mother's Farewell / Inter: My Heart Still Hears The Music     4:08
B3. Danish Dream     2:00
B4. The End Of A Dream (Refusal To Wed)     2:01
B5. Madame X On Trial (Holly Testifies)     3:17
B6. Final Hour And End Title: Love Theme From "Madam X" (Swedish Rhapsody)     1:46

Conductor – Joseph Gershenson
Music by Frank Skinner and Willy Mattes ("Swedish Rhapsody"; as Charles Wildman)

Purple label with silver print.

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The score:
The film contains an original song by Austrian composer, conductor Willy Mattes (alias Charles Wildman) titled "Love Theme from Madame X" (alternatively named "Swedish Rhapsody").

It was recorded by George Greeley on his 1957 Warner Bros album The World's Ten Greatest Popular Piano Concertos (LP).


Plot:
A lower class woman, Holly Parker (Turner), marries into the rich Anderson family. Her husband's mother (Constance Bennett) looks down on her and keeps a watchful eye on her activities. Due to her husband's frequent and long trips abroad, Holly forms a relationship with a well-known playboy (Ricardo Montalbán). When her lover accidentally dies, and only her mother-in-law knows she is innocent, the latter blackmails her into disappearing into the night during a planned boat trip, leaving her husband (John Forsythe) and young son (Teddy Quinn) thinking she has died.

She then slowly sinks into depravity all over the world, only to be brought back to America under false assumptions by a "friend" (Burgess Meredith) who plans on blackmailing her family. When she realizes that the man intends to reveal who she is to her son, she shoots the man to stop him. The police arrest her and, refusing to reveal her identity, she signs a confession with the letter "X." As fate would have it, the court assigns a defense attorney who happens to be her long-lost son (Keir Dullea).

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ITEM CONDITION - items are graded according to Record Collector definitions - see below:

MINT: The record itself is in brand new condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality. The cover and any extra items such as the lyric sheet, booklet or poster are in perfect condition. Records advertised as Sealed or Unplayed should be Mint.

EXCELLENT: The record shows some signs of having been played, but there is very little lessening in sound quality. The cover and packaging might have slight wear and / or creasing.

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GOOD: The record has been played so much that the sound quality has noticeably deteriorated, perhaps with some distortion and mild scratches. The cover and contents suffer from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, discolouration, etc.

FAIR: The record is still just playable but has not been cared for properly and displays considerable surface noise; it may even jump. The cover and contents will be torn, stained and / or defaced.

POOR: The record will not play properly due to scratches, bad surface noise, etc. The cover and contents will be badly damaged or partly missing.

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