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'''Goddard Lieberson''' ([[April 5]],  [[1911]]-[[May 29]],  [[1977]]) was president of Columbia Records from [[1956]]-[[1971|71]] & [[1973]]-[[1975|75]]. Before becoming president, he was responsible for the introduction of the [[Analogue discgramophone record|LP]]—the long-playing 33-1/3 rpm vinyl discs developed by engineer [[Peter Goldmark]]—which defined home audio for two generations.

His greatest legacy, however, was probably the [[cast recording|original cast recording]]s he produced. Columbia was not the first to offer such recordings; [[Decca]]'s 1943 recording of [[Oklahoma!]] is often considered the first. However, Goddard Lieberson's recordings at Columbia came to lead and define the genre. In addition to documenting the musical performances of the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, Lieberson also produced notable recordings of important musicals of the 1930s and 1940s, such as ''Pal Joey'' and ''The Boys from Syracuse,'' for which cast albums had not been made.