The OBC cast recording is different than the leaked rough mix. There are considerable diffferneces in some of the songs. No overture, horter dance breaks in what you want, a bonus hidden track, etc. on the retail version ad the mix is considerably different. In both the orchestrations, vocal level and and overall quality.
The leaked version was sent to Tony Voters and was a rough/unmastered assembly so that those voters could listen and cast their Tony ballots. It wasn't finished....
The final cd with a 44 page booklet and photos is the recording that everyone should support.
It is a shame that the Tony voters leaked this version. It is also a shame that we who claim to love Broadway and want to support the future of cast recordings are not supporting sh-k-boom's effort to preserve them.
If you have the leaked version I would encourage you buy the the new version if not for yourself (because you like listening to rough unfinished mixes) then for a friend.
"Nothing is an accident, We are free to have it all, We are what we want to be, It's in ourselves to rise or fall!!" - "Fortune Favors the Brave" from Aida - the love that never died
"If you have the leaked version I would encourage you buy the the new version if not for yourself (because you like listening to rough unfinished mixes) then for a friend."
I still plan on buying the actual cast recording nonetheless! I was going to get it this week maybe but I am broke.
"We like to snark around here. Sometimes we actually talk about theater...but we try not to let that get in our way." - dramamama611
Ugh! I bought it, but now I want the leaked version for the overture and longer dance break! I was so disappointed when I just heard "May I approach" without the rest of the "legal jargon"
It's just a message board. Let's not take it too seriously.
I just finished listening to the whole recording of Legally Blonde OBCR on my iPod. I am not an expert "audiophile" but somehow this recording does not sound good at all- quality wise. I mean the sound is not "RICH" . Its same with my "High Fidelity OBCR" . Though I saw both shows last season. High Fidelity- twice ( bec. the try-out was here in Boston) and I dont remember it sounding like that.
Or is just probbably me? but my Company, Grey Gardens & 110 in the Shade really sound good.(all were transfered from CD to itunes) I was wonderin' if its bec. its from PS Classics? Somehow, my 2- Sh-K-boom recordings sound inferior to my PS Classics CDs . (Though I have to mention that Sh-K-Boom ships fast ! ) I probbably have to get myself a BOSE speaker !
Sony promised that the CD would have both "...And.." and the cut overture. They then decided to make it only available if you bought it from the Real Player version of iTunes Store.
I just got my e-mail telling me that my OBCR (along with some other recordings) was shipped today!!! I am so excited to get my CDs and give LB a listen.
i will certainly be buying the actual recording, for the sole reason of having that booklet :)
ill be interested to hear the differences between the leak and official recording...
My 2007/2008 Season:
Grey Gardens (7/5)
110 in the Shade (7/6)
Mary Poppins (7/7)
Xanadu (7/7)
Deuce (7/8)
Spamalot (7/8)
Jersey Boys (8/25)
The Year of Magical Thinking (8/25)
Mauritius (11/2)
Young Frankenstein (11/3)
Rock 'N' Roll (11/3)
Pygmalion (11/4)
Mauritius (11/10)
Mauritius (11/21) Mauritius (11/21)
Sunday in the Park with George (3/6)
South Pacific (3/7)
Gypsy (3/8)
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (3/9)
Does anyone know where I can download the Tony Voter's version? I have the OBC and a few tracks from the Tony version, but It would be cool to have the whole thing.