Vinyl plays with occasional crackles (play-graded). Cover looks great; a few creases near edges; light-scuffing and surface impressions (front/back); discoloration spots on front; faint discoloration on back. Inner-sleeve is generic white. Spine has no text and shows wear. Minor shelf-wear along bottom-edge, heavier wear along top-edge and corners. Split near center of top-edge. Opening is crisp with signs of light use and divots. Later pressing with yellow label and alternate cover art. (Not a cut-out.)
Mary Virginia Martin was an American actress and singer. A muse of Rodgers and Hammerstein, she originated many leading roles over her career including Nellie Forbush in South Pacific (1949), Peter Pan in Peter Pan and Maria von Trapp in The Sound of Music (1959). She was named a Kennedy Center Honoree in 1989. She was the mother of actor Larry Hagman. Martin opened on Broadway in The Sound of Music as Maria on November 16, 1959, and stayed in the show until October 1961. She won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical. The musical gave Martin "the chance to display her homespun charm".