More than 100 numbers from MGM films, including outtakes
05/16/1998
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Six, count 'em, six CDs packaged in a handsome box with a beautifully illustrated guide to the MGM musical. Listen to more than 100 numbers from dozens of films going all the way back to the 1929 Broadway Melody and culminating with Vincente Minnelli's masterpiece, 1958's Gigi. In between there's Judy Garland singing music from her films and numbers deleted from release prints. Lena Horne, June Allyson, Tony Martin, Howard Keel, Jane Powell, Kathryn Grayson, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Esther Williams, Mickey Rooney, Jimmy Durante, Red Skelton and more. Rhino and Turner Classic Films have painstakingly restored most cuts to top form, even remixed classics for true stereo. There's no other set like this and there never will be."
Words cannot explain my happiness!
Bluebird | 08/23/1999
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I'm driving my parents nuts blasting this CD set and belting out the songs. This is for anyone who likes showtunes, musicals, classic/old movies, or anything of the sort. Great, soooooo great."
"More stars than there are in the heavens"
Bluebird | USA | 12/12/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)
"First I need to correct one of the comments made by another reviewer about skimping on the Astaire-Rogers musicals. The reason is simple. This is a collection of songs from MGM films, and the A-R films were done at RKO. They did star together in one MGM film 10 years after their last RKO film together and this one, THE BARKLEYS OF BROADWAY, is indeed represented.This set takes many of the songs which were represented by shortened versions in the three THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT films and gives us the full soundtrack versions and then some. Disc number six features numbers that were considered for the anthology films, but dropped due to time constraints and other issues. In all this is a fabulous collection of music from the best studio of it's era. All of the great MGM stars are on these discs, and the enclosed book gives you a detailed account of each film represented. I especially enjoy the reproductions of the original poster art which was used to advertise the films. In regards to the music, the stars, the poster art......we truly will never see the likes of this again."
MAY I RATE THIS MORE THAN 5 STARS?
MOVIE MAVEN | New York, NY USA | 08/05/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)
"OK, it's alot of money to lay out for one CD set, but don't forget there are six CD's in this package and a wonderful 96 page booklet with photos, full information on the movies and the songs in them, reproductions of the posters advertising the movies and some off-screen photos, too.If you are a movie musical fan, you MUST buy this collection. ALL of the classic performances from the 3 "That's Entertainment" films are here from the famous ("The Trolley Song," sung by Judy Garland, and 4 other numbers from "Meet Me In St. Louis") to the relatively obscure ("If You Can Dream" sung by Lena Horne from "Meet Me In Las Vegas").Besides all of the M.G.M. classic stars like Garland, Rooney, Sinatra, Esther Williams, Ann Miller, Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire, and Kathryn Grayson, you'll also hear Dinah Shore, Tony Martin, Julie Wilson, Rosemary Clooney, Ethel Waters, Nanette Fabray, and so many more. You'll hear out-takes that never made it to the screen and you'll hear songs that you've heard all your life.The sound is much better than you'd dream it would be. Even though my review sounds like a cheezy television commercial, do yourself a big favor and buy this once-in-a-lifetime set. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED."
Track Listings (22) - Disc #1
