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A Man Called Dagger (1967)
This may be Steve Allen's only film score - at least IMDB indicates that. As you might guess from the cover, it's in a spy movie-crime jazz mode, and worth hearing. The movie must have been forgettable. As one IMDB reviewer said, "I think this is the worst movie I've ever seen." The improbable villain was Jan Murray - a comic. This is a mono promo copy.
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Fire Down Below (1957)
This is the second record cover I've posted with Rita Hayworth doing some kind of squat dance in a bar. (The other was Miss Sadie Thompson over at the Big 10-Inch Record.) This was apparently a specialty with her. On to the music - trying to figure out who composed what on this record is even more confusing that usual with these 50s soundtracks. IMDB says that Arthur Benjamin did the score; so does his bio, but he is not mentioned on the record or sleeve. I can tell you that the Fire Down Below theme was composed by Ned Washington and Lester Lee. The other theme heard repeatedly is the Harmonica Theme, which was composed by (of all people) Jack Lemmon, who is heard warbling the tune through his very own mouth harp. In addition, the Mardi Gras theme was composed by Vivian Comma and the segment poetically called Irena Goes Back to Table is by Ken Jones. Not sure where this leaves Arthur Benjamin. As for the sound, unfortunately Decca pressed this on a substance that looks like linoleum, so expect a bit of peak distortion and a few other sonic crudities.
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