An artist that needs no further presentation. Marylin Monroe, born Norma Jeane Mortenson (1926-62), is probably the all time best known sex icon, still vividly remembered and copied, but she was also a good actress when she got the chance to show it and an excellent singer in her own special way. Here you get to hear some of that, including her maybe most known song "Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend". All cuts here are mono, some of them enhanced, but non so much it can be called fake stereo. However it's not the music that does this for me since these songs can be found on a large number of issues. Instead it's the beautiful sleeve design, including a large twelve page booklet containing 30+ images of her, showing both sensuality and vulnerability, some of them rare. So for me this is more about looking than listening and good looks it is. This has been released multiple times on vinyl all over the world from 1962 up to today, also as US cassette, reel and 8-track, with differing names and sleeve designs, too many to count. First US 1962 as "Marilyn" on 20th Fox (FXG 5000). Very first UK seems to have been on blue label, so this is probably somewhat later, but as I get the beautiful fold/out sleeve with the twelve page booklet it's not a problem. (FÄV*)
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