Issues and background
Professional ratings| Review scores |
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| Source | Rating |
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| The School Musician | positive [3] |
| The New Yorker | positive [4] |
Professional ratings| The Musical Score of The Wizard of Oz &The Song Hits from Pinocchio |
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| Review scores |
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| Source | Rating |
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| Billboard | 85/100 [11] |
Originally,in 1939,the album was released as a set of four 10-inch 78-rpm shellac records (catalog number:Decca Album 74). [13]
In 1947,it was reissued with a different cover (cat. no.:Decca A-558),also as a set of four 10-inch 78-rpm records. [12] [19]
The film's actual soundtrack recording would not be available on record until late 1956 when it was released on MGM Records [5] [8] to coincide with the first TV broadcast of the motion picture. [20] [21]
At the same time,Decca,too,re-released its album for the TV premiere,now adding a number of songs from Pinocchio to form the 12-inch long-play titled The Musical Score of The Wizard of Oz &The Song Hits from Pinocchio (cat. no.:Decca DL 8387). [11] [26] Billboard reviewed the LP in its issue from 10 November 1956,giving it 85 points out of 100 (which indicated an "excellent" rating) and writing:"M-G-M has produced a sound track version,but this,too,will come in for plenty of attention,in spite of lacking the other original cast artists. Cuttings were made by Decca at the time of the original release of the pic and they have a comparatively high quality of sound,considering. Flip side rates attention,too,with its group of selections,also featuring a much younger Miss Garland on songs from Pinocchio. This one should hold its own in the pre-holiday gift-buying market." [11]
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