Catalog Number: JS-34712 Condition Details: Quadraphonic/Stereo. Vinyl plays with occasional light-crackles (play-graded). Gate-fold cover looks good; light-scuffing, creasing, tiny spots of surface abrasion and surface impressions (front/back); inner-gate has light scuffing and surface impressions. Front has surface abrasion near bottom center. Inner-sleeve is original (Columbia ads); two seams partially split. Spine is mostly readable with wear. Minor shelf-wear along top-edge, heavier wear along bottom edge and corners; right side of bottom edge is coming unglued. Opening is crisp with signs of use and divots. (Not a cut-out.) Tracks: Overture (Unknown Artist ) Maybe (Andrea McArdle and "Annie" Original Cast, Orphans ) The Hard-Knock Life (Andrea McArdle and "Annie" Original Cast, Orphans ) Tomorrow (Andrea McArdle ) We'd Like To Thank You Herbert Hoover ("Annie" Original Cast, Hooverville-ites ) Little Girls (Dorothy Loudon ) I Think I'm Gonna Like It Here (Sandy Faison, Andrea McArdle, and "Annie" Original Cast, Servants ) N.Y.C. (Reid Shelton, Sandy Faison, Andrea McArdle, and "Annie" Original Cast, Orphans ) Easy Street (Dorothy Loudon, Robert Fitch, and Barbara Erwin ) You Won't Be An Orphan For Long (Sandy Faison and "Annie" Original Cast, Servants ) You're Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile (Donald Craig, Laurie Beechman, Edie Cowan, Penny Worth, and "Annie" Original Cast, Orphans ) Tomorrow (Reprise) (Andrea McArdle, Raymond Thorne, Reid Shelton, and "Annie" Original Cast, Cabinet ) Something Was Missing (Reid Shelton ) I Don't Need Anything But You (Reid Shelton, Andrea McArdle, Sandy Faison, and "Annie" Original Cast, Guests ) Annie (Sandy Faison and "Annie" Original Cast, Servants ) A New Deal For Christmas (Andrea McArdle, Reid Shelton, Sandy Faison, Raymond Thorne, "Annie" Original Cast, Servants, and "Annie" Original Cast, Orphans ) About The Record: Annie, the popular musical about the little red-headed orphan with a shaggy dog named Sandy, first opened in 1977. The character, however, originated in a comic strip -- Little Orphan Annie, which ran during the depression. The character of Annie has always been a favorite with audiences, and combined with an extremely charming and catchy score by Charles Strouse, Thomas Meehan and Martin Charnin, the musical is endearing. Songs like "Tomorrow," "Maybe" and "You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile" have worked their way into the public consciousness -- especially "It's Hard Knock Life." The original Broadway cast recording, starring Andrea McArdle as Annie and Reid Shelton as Daddy Warbucks, is quite good. It contains songs that were not included in the 1982 movie version, such as "N.Y.C.," an exuberant ode to the city. Fans of the movie may be discouraged by different recordings than the ones with which they're familiar, but the performances here are just as strong, if not stronger. It was nominated for eleven Tony Awards and won seven, including the Best Musical. Replacements in the title role on Broadway included then-child actors Shelly Bruce, Sarah Jessica Parker and Allison Smith. Replacements in the role of Miss Hannigan included Alice Ghostley. The show closed on January 2, 1983, after a total of 2,377 performances.