Vinyl plays nicely (play-graded). Cover looks great; a few creases near edges; moderate scuffing (front/back); surface impressions and tiny surface abrasions on front; slight discoloration on back. Inner-sleeve is generic white. Spine is easy-to-read with mild-wear. Minor shelf-wear along top-edge; heavier wear along bottom-edge and corners. Opening is crisp with signs of light use and a few divots. STEREO pressing with red 2-eye label. (Not a cut-out.)
Recorded live at the Chicago Opera House, Robert Goulet's fifth album, In Person, chronicles a carefully scripted concert act written by Lyn Duddy and arranger/conductor Jerry Bresler, who get five songwriting credits among the 11 tracks. Duddy and Bresler write showy tunes that give Goulet a chance to exercise his big baritone. Frank Sinatra's All or Nothing at All is transformed from a ballad into an up-tempo rave-up; there is a good medley of Lerner & Loewe songs Goulet did not sing in Camelot (They Call the Wind Maria from Paint Your Wagon, the title song from Gigi, and Almost Like Being in Love from Brigadoon); a medley of Tin Pan Ally turn-of-the-century hits is less campy than you'd expect; and Rodgers & Hammerstein's Soliloquy from Carousel offers Goulet a big acting opportunity that he makes the most of. He gets a nice hand for his single What Kind of Fool Am I? after an introduction about the ups and downs of love and, inevitably, closes things out with his Camelot showstopper If Ever I Would Leave You. The set is a showcase for Goulet's skills and naturally features some bravura singing.