Ooh, that is such a difficult decision! Probably the recent Sweeney Todd revival recording, but I'm sure that decision will change based on how I'm feeling tomorrow!
Actually I'm already having second thoughts. I think I'd go for CHESS (the London concept cast recording).
Updated On: 3/8/09 at 04:14 PM
Probably Andrew Lloyd Webber's "The Woman in White." One of the few entirely full recordings -- and "live" from Opening night. Great story, as well as score, too!
I second "Ain't Misbehavin" and add "Sophisticated Ladies" and "On Your Toes" both of which take me back to the period instantly (oh my God I'm Man in Chair.)
I do love the OBC of Ragtime and any Sweeney Todd recording, but I think Les Miserables is my choice, because it's easy for me to sing along with every song and I never get tired of it. The problem is, though, that there's no 'perfect' cast recording for me-- all four have some cast members I really don't like. So I guess it'd be my own personally tailored version of Les Mis.
In my pants, she has burst like the music of angels, the light of the sun! --Marius Pantsmercy