ABOUT THE DISC & RECORDINGS:

This rare 45rpm "extended play" record from England touts that the tracks are from the "Perspecta Stereophonic" soundtrack of the film.

"Perspecta" was a sound system developed in 1954 by Paramount Pictures to accompany their films in the new widescreen format of "VistaVision". MGM also used the system, and the "VistaVision" process, in the 1950s. It was supposed to be a cheaper system for theater owners to install compared to the new magnetic stereo films coming out, that required the theaters to install a new speaker system. Perspecta enhanced mono films to create a stereophonic effect utilizing the existing directional speakers that theaters already had. The last film to use the Perspecta sound system was released in 1957.

Due to the fact that M-G-M Records in England released various version of their soundtracks in the mid-to-late-1950's, and considering that the company released many 45rpm "extended play" records in the mid-1950's, and also considering that Perspecta was initiated in 1954 and had a shelf life that only ran through 1957, it's safe to say that this 7" 45rpm record was probably released in England around 1955.

All images on this page from the collections of Scott Brogan and Eric Hemphill.