1945 “Carousel” Original Cast album - Soliloquy (John Raitt, vocal)

A recording originally presented over two sides in the 12-inch 78rpm Decca album of music performed by members of the original “Carousel” New York stage production. This second musical play collaboration of Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II (following “Oklahoma!”) was based upon Ferenc Molnar’s 1909 play “Liliom” and ran for 890 performances during its initial Majestic Theatre run on Broadway. The Decca release spent six weeks atop Billboard best-selling album chart during the summer of 1945. CD audio, originally issued on Decca Album DA-400 - Soliloquy (Rodgers-Hammerstein II) by John Raitt, orchestra conducted by Joseph Littau, recorded in NYC May 21, 1945 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The three* MusicProf channels are home to The HITS ARCHIVES, YouTube’s most comprehensive collection of U.S. ‘popular music’ recordings from 1925 thru 1975. Discover thousands of original hit versions, conveniently arranged in year-by-year playlists and sorted alphabetically in your choice of either song title or artist name. Simply visit this channel’s home page (here:    / @the78prof72   ), scroll down the rows of playlist categories, choose a favorite year, click on “view full playlist,” and then pick out the songs that you want to hear. Enjoy the music! The78Prof The45Prof AnotherProf