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	Singin' in the Rain by Original Soundtrack Buy new: £12.69 / Used from: £3.99 Singin' In The Rain, Good Mornin', Make Em Laugh. Donald O Connor is hilarious in this film in a very underated performance, Gene Kelly's dance routine is a genuine masterpiece of modern cinema.(1952)
	High Society by Original Soundtrack Buy new: £3.28 / Used from: £3.50 True Love, You're Sensational, Now You Has Jazz, Well Did You Evah? Crosby, Sinatra, Kelly all on top form in this superb remake of The Philadelphia Story with great songs by Cole Porter. (1954)
	Calamity Jane - The Original Film Sountrack by Doris Day Buy new: £2.98 / Used from: £0.82 Secret Love, Just Blew In From The Windy City, Black Hills Of Dakota, A Woman's Touch. Doris Day and Howard Keel are perfect for their roles. Songs by Sammy Fain and Paul Francis Webster (1953)
	South Pacific by Original Soundtrack Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £3.30 Some Enchanted Evening, There Is Nothing Like A Dame, Happy Talk. This soundtrack still holds the record for the most weeks at No.1 (115). Songs by Rodgers & Hammerstein (1958)
	An American in Paris - Original Soundtrack by Original Soundtrack Buy used from: £6.98 'S Wonderful''Lets Call The Whole Thing Off''A Foggy Day In London Town' Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron light up George and Ira Gershwin's score with dazzle and style (1951)
	The Wizard of Oz by Original Soundtrack Buy new: £2.98 / Used from: £2.82 'Somewhere Over The Rainbow' . A song by Harold Arlen & EY Harburg which made a star out of the brilliant Judy Garland. Its incidental that the song summed up her life in a way. (1939).
	Easter Parade by Original Soundtrack Buy new: £5.89 'Steppin Out With My Baby''It Only Happens When I Dance With You' Judy Garland and Fred Astaire with songs by Irving Berlin became an instant hit, highest gross for a musical in (1948).
	Meet Me in St Louis: Original Soundtrack [SOUNDTRACK] Buy used from: £14.99 'Meet Me In St Louis''The Trolley Song''Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas'. Judy Garland and Margaret O Brien in yet another colour extravaganza by MGM. Songs by Hugh Martin & Ralph Blane (1944).
	Oklahoma! by Original Soundtrack Buy new: £5.89 / Used from: £0.96 'Oklahoma''Oh What A Beautiful Mornin''Surrey With A Fringe On Top'. Another Rodgers & Hammerstein musical of the 1944 stage play with Gordon McRae and Gloria Graham. (1955).
	Seven Brides for Seven Brothers by Original Soundtrack Buy new: £2.98 / Used from: £2.59 'Bless You're Beautiful Hide''Spring Spring Spring''Lonesome Polecat'. Howard Keel and Jane Powell are superb in the roles of Adam & Millie. One of my favourite musicals. (1954).
	Gigi Buy new: £2.98 / Used from: £3.07 'Thank Heaven For Little Girls''I Remember It Well'. Maurice Chevalier, Louis Jordan and Leslie Caron. Songs by Frederick Loewe and Alan J Lerner. (1958).
	Fiddler on the Roof by Original Soundtrack Buy new: £8.79 / Used from: £5.49 'If I Were A Rich Man''Sunrise Sunset'. Topol gives an extraordinary performance that he will inevitably be remembered for. Songs by Jerry Bock & Sheldon Harnick (1971).
	Paint Your Wagon by Original Soundtrack Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £2.55 ' Wand'rin Star'. Lee Marvin, Clint Eastwood and Jean Seeburg. A suprise British No.1 from Lee Marvin. Great film. Songs by Lerner & Loewe. (1969).
	The Sound of Music: 40th Anniversary Special Edition by Original Soundtrack Buy new: £3.98 / Used from: £2.80 'The Sound Of Music''16 Going On 17''Do Re Mi''Favourite Things' in fact the whole film is delight from start to finish. Julie Andrews is priceless as Maria. Songs by Rodgers & Hammerstein. (1965).
	My Fair Lady by Original Soundtrack Buy new: £6.98 / Used from: £3.49 'Just You Wait''I Could Have Danced All Night''On The Street Where You Live''With A Little Bit' a superb film that has Audrey Hepburn being a complete star. Songs by Lerner & Loewe (1965).
	Oliver! Original Film Soundtrack by Original Broadway Cast Recording Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £1.97 'Reviewing The Situation''Be Back Soon''Consider Yourself'. Ron Moody deserved an oscar for his portrayal of Fagin. Oliver Reed, Mark Lester and Jack Wilde star. Songs by Lionel Bart. (1968).
	The Ultimate White Christmas by Various Artists 'Count Your Blessings''White Christmas''Snow''You Didn't Do Right By Me'. Bing Crosby & Danny Kaye in my fave xmas film of all time. Rosemary Clooney simmers class. Songs by Irving Berlin. (1956).
	The Glenn Miller Story by Original Soundtrack Buy used from: £18.88 James Stewart is probably my fave actor of the 40's & 50's, here he plays Glenn Miller with a warmth that is so infectious. A first class film of the life of a genius with a superb soundtrack. (1953)
	Chitty Chitty Bang Bang by Original Soundtrack 'Toot Sweet''Hushabye Mountain''Truly Scrumptious'. A childhood fave with Dick Van Dyke, Sally Anne Howes, Lionel Jefferies. Had nightmares about the child catcher! Songs by the Sherman Bros (1968)
	Mary Poppins Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £18.49 'Chim Chiminy''Feed The Birds''Lets Go Fly A Kite'. Special place in my heart this film. Julie Andrews again brilliant, Dick Van Dyke a great support act. Songs by the Sherman Bros again (1964).
	Jungle Book by Original Soundtrack Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £4.49 'I Wanna Be Like You''Bare Necessities'. A glorious take on the Rudyard Kipling novel by Disney featuring the voice of the brilliant Phil Harris as Baloo. Songs by guess who The Sherman Bros! (1967).
	Cabaret by Various Artists Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £2.14 'Life Is A Cabaret'. Liza Minnelli stars in her piece d'resistance that she will always be remembered for. A film set in the grim days of growing naziism in Berlin. Songs by Masteroff & Ebb. (1966).
	Scrooge Buy used from: £17.03 'Thankyou Very Much''You''Here And Now'. The film version starring Albert Finney is a British classic, supported by Kenneth More, Alec Guiness & Anton Rodgers. Songs by Bricusse/Frazer. (1970).
	West Side Story by Original Soundtrack Buy new: £3.98 / Used from: £2.28 'America''Maria''Somewhere'. Superb rendition of Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet changed to gang warfare on the streets of America. Songs by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim. (1961).
	The King & I Buy new: £7.98 / Used from: £3.78 'Shall We Dance''Getting To Know You''Whistle A Happy Tune'. Yul Brynner and Deborah Kerr star in Rodgers & Hammerstien's musical of Anna and the King. Brynner won the best actor award. (1956).