Anyone Can Whistle (Carnegie Hall Recording)

It is worthwhile having as it is more complete, but the performances are rather iffy. Madeline Kahn was not a good choice for the role and Scott Bakula is downright awful. Bernadette is typical Bernadette, so if you like her, you will like her here. I do think that Bernadette should've played the Mayoress and a younger actress should've played Faye.

When in an Anyone Can Whistle mood, I never put this on - I always play the cast recording. Far superior.

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I enjoy it, but if you don't have the OBC get that first.

The Carnegie Hall recording is really not that much more complete. Yes, it has a little bit more of the opening music, a little bit of "I'm Like the Bluebird" and the real version of "I've Got You to Lean On," but it doesn't have the complete Cookie Chase, and that dance music is sublime. The remaster of the original cast recording is the way to go.

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The Carnegie Hall recording is also badly mixed...very percussion heavy, like the guy was playing with sledgehammers or something.

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I just got it for $18. Thanks for all of your advice.

"I thought the Carnegie Hall CD was out of print?"

It is, but there's a store in my town that deals with rare/out of print CDs. I've gotten a lot of great, hard to find cast recordings through there.