Original Cast Recording

Stage Door Records brings to CD an ultra-rare 1954 concept album of a musical that never was.  The Body in the Seine: A Musical Tour de Force Through Paris  was the work of songwriter David M. Lippincott, and was recorded in the hopes of attracting a book writer to turn his score into a full-fledged musical.  Musical director Buster Davis had a host of Broadway credits, and he brought along a top-tier cast including Alice Pearce (the first Mrs. Kravitz on Bewitched), George S. Irving, Laurel Shelby, and future U.S. congressman Jim Symington.  Stage Door's release in its Collectors' Series is limited to 500 copies and is housed in a paper sleeve.