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A REALLY EXCELLENT COPY OF THIS RARE MUSICAL CLASSIC FROM 
YUL BRYNER AND GERTRUDE LAWRENCE
 SHALL WE DANCE
b/w THE KING AND I OVERTURE  (The King and I Orchestra)

 

"Shall We Dance?" is a show tune from the 1951 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, The King and I. It is sung by the characters of Anna Leonowens and the King of Siam, originated on Broadway by Gertrude Lawrence and Yul Brynner respectively. 

The song is most famous for a sequence charged with romantic tension in which Anna teaches the King to polka.

Yuliy Borisovich Briner (Russian: Юлий Борисович Бринер; July 11, 1920 – October 10, 1985), better known as Yul Brynner, was a Russian-American actor, singer, and director, best known for his portrayal of King Mongkut in the Rodgers and Hammerstein stage musical The King and I, for which he won two Tony Awards, and later an Academy Award for Best Actor for the film adaptation. He played the role 4,625 times on stage and became known for his shaved head, which he maintained as a personal trademark long after adopting it for The King and I. Considered one of the first Russian-American film stars, he was honoured with a ceremony to put his handprints in front of Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood in 1956, and also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960. 

He received the National Board of Review Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Ramesses II in the Cecil B. DeMille epic The Ten Commandments (1956) and General Bounine in the film Anastasia (also 1956). He was also well-known as the gunman Chris Adams in The Magnificent Seven (1960) and its first sequel Return of the Seven, along with roles as the android "The Gunslinger" in Westworld (1973), and its sequel Futureworld (1976). 

In addition to his film credits, he also worked as a model and photographer, and was the author of several books.

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UK BRUNSWICK 05166   10" 78rpm SHELLAC

CONDITION - E/E+    VERY NICE COPY!

ONLY ONE COPY OF THIS HARD TO FIND 78 IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE

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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,

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