Liberace – Greatest Songs (1950s TV/MPI DVD Set)

 

Picture: C     Sound: C     Extras: D     Compilation: B-

 

 

It has been a while since we looked at the brief-lived TV show starring Liberace, but MPI has issued an extended presentation of highlights from the show over two DVDs.  That beats the older edition from Koch we covered here, along with more on the artist:

 

http://www.fulvuedrive-in.com/review/790/Liberace+Show+(1950s)

 

 

The songs this time include:

 

I’m Looking Over A Four Leaf Clover

Sunny Side Of The Street

Moonlight Sonata

The Saber Dance

12^th Street Rag

Carmen’s Boogie

La Cucaracha

Clair de Lune

Tchaikovsky’s 5^th Symphony

Take Me Out To The Ballgame

Rachmaninoff’s Fantasy

The Ritual Fire Dance

April In Portugal

Ave Maria

Dixie

Yankee Doodle Boogie

 

 

The 1.33 X 1 black and white image and Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono are about on par with the Koch release, though this was slightly better looking overall.  There are no extras, but this is a good set, but somehow does not have much overlap with the Koch set.  Fans will want both.

 

 

-   Nicholas Sheffo