| This is an album of
burlesque numbers in Hollywood films from the 1930's through the 1960's.It
features numbers you'd expect by the likes of Betty Grable, Alice Faye and
Rita Hayworth but also scores points with numbers by 'A-List Second Stringers'
Lucille Ball, Ann Southern and Shelley Winters. More winning points are
scored with girlie numbers by character broads like Iris Adrian and Lee
Patrick and also by going for numbers by the less notorious yet equally
scrumptious Nita Talbot, Jan Sterling and more. Probably the most famous...or
infamous song on the recording is Barbara Stanwyck's "Take It Off The
E String (Play It On The G String)" from the ultra campy murder mystery
"Lady Of Burlesque" from which the album takes it's name. The
original cover art was rather unfortunate. The album was created in the
1970's and had an illustration that reflected the era's it was trying to
evoke through the filter of those disco-happy years. The only things that
Sun used from the original design are the concepts of the pink bubbles
and a blue-ish background. The similarities end there and this design looks
nothing like the original. Since Sun was not designing a piece for commercial
consumption he was able to proceed without worrying about image licensing
and was able to create a visual love letter to the "Ladies Of Burlesque".
Though not all of the stars pictured in the design are on the CD their images
evoke the perfect essence. To see a complete playlist click
here. |
