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AN EXCELLENT PLAYING COPY OF THIS CLASSIC JUDY GARLAND / FRED ASTAIRE 78 FROM THE FILM "EASTER PARADE"   " A COUPLE OF SWELLS "    b/w  " I LOVE A PIANO/SNOOKY OOKUMS/WHEN THE MIDNIGHT CHOO CHOO LEAVES FOR ALABAM "  We're a couple of swellsWe stop at the best hotelsBut we prefer the country far away from the city smellsWe're a couple of sportsThe pride of the tennis courtsIn June, July and August we look cute when we're dressed in shortsThe Vanderbilts have asked us up for teaWe don't know how to get there, no sireeNo, siree
We would drive up the Avenue, but we haven't got the priceWe would skate up the Avenue, but there isn't any iceWe would ride on a bicycle, but we haven't got a bikeSo we'll walk up the AvenueYes, we'll walk up the AvenueAnd to walk up the Avenue's what we like
Wall Street bankers are weWith plenty of currencyWe'd open up the safe but we forgot where we put the keyWe're the favorite ladsOf girls in the picture adsWe'd like to tell you who we kissed last night but we can't be cadsThe Vanderbilts are waiting at the clubBut how are we to get there, that's the rubThat's the rub
We would sail up the Avenue, but we haven't got a yachtWe would drive up the Avenue, but the horse we had was shotWe would ride on a trolley car but we haven't got the fareSo we'll walk up the AvenueYes, we'll walk up the AvenueYes, we'll walk up the Avenue till we're there
We would swim up the Avenue but we haven't any lakeSo we'll walk up the AvenueYes, we'll walk up the AvenueYes, a walk up the Avenue's what we'll take   FROM THE FILM "EASTER PARADE"

Don Hewes (Fred Astaire) is devastated when his longtime dancing partner, Nadine Hale (Ann Miller), breaks up the team to set out on her own. Determined to prove that he can succeed without her, Astaire vows that he can pick any random chorus girl and make her a star. Fortunately for him, the chorus girl he picks happens to be one of the greatest entertainers of the 20th century, Judy Garland (playing Hannah Brown). Easter Parade turned out to be the first and only collaboration between the two screen legends. Garland made the 1948 film despite ongoing health problems then had to pull out of a planned follow-up, The Barkleys of Broadway (Ginger Rogers replaced her); Astaire had retired following Blue Skies in 1946 but was brought in for this film as an emergency replacement after Gene Kelly broke his ankle playing touch football. Fortunately, Easter Parade always feels like an Astaire film rather than a Kelly film, from its Pygmalion-esque plot (which helps explain the principals' 23-year age disparity) to its score of Irving Berlin standards (some new, some recycled from earlier films). The film capitalises on the strengths of both stars, Astaire in dance solos, including "Drum Crazy" and "Steppin' Out with My Baby" (MGM's take on Astaire's earlier, persona-defining "Top Hat, White Tie, and Tails"), and Garland in vocal solos, including "Better Luck Next Time." The stars especially shine, however, when they perform together in their vaudeville numbers, most notably the persona-defying hobo routine "We're a Couple of Swells."

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UK MGM 173    10" 78rpm SHELLAC

CONDITION - E- 

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THE GREG'S GREAT'S SYSTEM CONSISTS OF A SPECIALLY DESIGNED INNER BOX MADE OUT OF 1" THICK POLYSTYRENE, WHICH THEN GOES INSIDE A DOUBLE CORRUGATED STIFF OUTER CARDBOARD CARTON. THE BOXES CAN TAKE UP TO 21 RECORDS,

USUALLY FOR MAILING OVERSEAS, I RECOMMEND NO MORE THAN 7 IN A BOX, OTHERWISE IT GOES OVER THE AIRMAIL SMALL PACKET MAXIMUM WEIGHT OF 2Kgs WHICH CAUSES A LARGE HIKE IN POSTAL RATES.

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