One of the great covers - Richard Burton in blue diapers and a blond wig (seemingly the same one that Barbara Stanwyck wore in Double Indemnity), contemplating world domination as Claire Bloom looks on admiringly.
What is it about Alexander the Great that makes actors want to adopt elaborate blond hairdos? Colin Farrell came up with a similar look for his turn as the coiffed conqueror in recent years, and hasn't been heard from since. Burton was more lucky, going on to some renown and even infamy as actor and lover both.
I've posted this not to make fun of Burton's look (although I have enjoyed doing that), but because the music was requested and I am pleased to oblige. Back in the vinyl-only days, this was quite a rare record (and I suppose still is). I believe it may have been the first Mario Nascimbene score to be issued on LP (it came out in 1956), and of course he went on to a long and productive career.
The music here is as you might expect from a sword-and-sandal epic, brass fanfares and martial drums interspersed with reflective flute and guitar items. Not really my thing, although I must have liked it at some point because it is, after all, from my collection!
This is a more or less mint copy (except for some odd noises). The sound is bright and a little fuzzy, sort of like Burton's wig.
