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Title: Thanks, but no thanks!
Review: Give me a break! Did we need another "King & I" recording? NO! The 1977 revival cast recording is superb, as is the 1956 soundtrack from the film, at least the gold cd version released with the 40th anniverseray laser disk edition. Alfred Newman's arrangements are indeed spectacular and are obviously preserved for eternity on the soundtrack, so why do we need this rediculous imitation? If one is going to go to the trouble to make a new, complete studio recording of a classic score, do it from the composer's original score, not the movie version! It is indeed a shame that Julie Andrews never played the role of Anna. It was a perfect role for her. Ironically while the acclaimed revival was playing a few years back with Donna Murphy, Julie was plodding through the travesty that destroyed her voice; the stage version of "Victor Victoria." Go figure!
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