{"product_id":"6453143283771","title":"Groucho Marx - An Evening with Groucho - Import CD","description":"\u003cp\u003eCredits:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGroucho Marx\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntheearly1970s,GrouchoMarxtookhisone-manshow--which,essentially,he'dbeendoing,inoneformoranother,formorethanadecade,eitheronYouBetYourLifeorwhateverothervenuehehappenedtobeworkingin--ontheroad.Theculminationwasthisrecording(sometimesreferredtoasAnEveningwithGrouchoMarx)fromhisappearanceatCarnegieHallinNewYork,infrontofanadoringaudience,introducedbyDickCavett,andaccompaniedbyMarvinHamlischatthepiano,withhiscompanionErinFlemingprovidingthefemalevocalswherenecessary.WiththeMarxBrothers'movies,itwaseasytoforgetthattheyhadsomeofthebestwritersinthebusinessprovidingthemwithlines,butasthematerialwasgenerallybuiltupontheirstagepersonalities,theirmovieworkwasrepresentativeoftheMarxesasartists--bythetimeGrouchodidthisperformance,atage81,hehadprettymuchbecomehispublicpersona,sothisisanhonestrepresentationofGrouchoMarxunchained,asitwere.Hisvoicecreaksalittlebit,andonesometimeswishesthathecouldhavemadethiscareermovefiveyearsorsoearlier(ifnotsooner),butwhatishereisdazzlinginitsclevernessandwit,andalsoasadocumentofaneraoflifethatwasfadingawayinourmidst,andatraditioninentertainment,sometimescoarsebutalwayscleverandveryethnic(andJewish)thatwasalreadyunknowntomostofthepeoplepresentintheaudience.Therecordbecameabest-sellerasadoubleLPandlaterbecameahighlyprizedCDbeforegoingoutofprintsometimeinthe1990s.Fromhispronunciationstohisdetailsofdailylifeembodiedinhisstories,andthefragmentsofvaudevilleentertainmentquotedandsprinkledthroughouthisstories,therecordingispriceless.Despitehisage,Groucho'senergypicksupastheperformancerollsalong,sothatbythemiddleofthedisc,it'seasytoforgetmostofthetimethatit'sanoctogenarianthatwe'relisteningto,charming,clever,witty,andacerbicallatonce.~BruceEder\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Masked Weasel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53510734774561,"sku":"6453143283771","price":5990.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/8482\/2076\/files\/6453143283771.jpg?v=1789474584","url":"https:\/\/cdsvinyljapan.com\/products\/6453143283771","provider":"CDs Vinyl Japan Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}