Vinyl plays with crackles and occasional clicks and pops (play-graded). Cover looks great; a few creases near edges; light-scuffing and surface impressions (front/back); a few tiny surface abrasions on front; slight discoloration on back. Inner-sleeve is original (RCA ads); seams split or partially split. Spine is partly readable with noticeable wear. Shelf-wear along top/bottom-edge and corners. Split near center of bottom-edge. Opening is crisp with signs of light use and divots. (Not a cut-out.)
What It Was, Was Love was the soundtrack to the film of the same name starring Steve and Eydie. The duo was an American pop vocal duo, consisting of Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme. They originally began working together on Tonight Starring Steve Allen in 1954 and performed together until Gorme retired in 2009. They also had separate careers as solo singers. The performer name on their duo releases was denoted as "Steve and Eydie," without the last names. Steve's birth name was Sidney Leibowitz; Edith "Eydie" Gorme was from a multilingual Sephardic Jewish family whose surname was variously spelled Gorman and Gormezano. The two were married from 1957 until Gorme's death in 2013. In November 2009, Lawrence embarked on a musical tour without Gorme, who stayed home for health reasons. The Steve and Eydie official website confirmed in late 2010 that Gorme had officially retired from touring, for health reasons, and Lawrence would be touring alone from then on. Eydie Gorme died on August 10, 2013, six days shy of her 85th birthday. Lawrence continued to tour until being diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2019 and died from complications of the disease on March 7, 2024.