Full recording of Ben Vereen in JCS?

[Sondheimite]

Posted: 3/11/17 at 6:56pm

Hey everyone, 
I've been fascinated by recordings that exists such as the Follies soundboard recordings and the many others from the 1970's that almost seem miraculous to exists.  I've been thinking a lot recently about how phenomenal Ben Vereen's Judas must have been and how much of a crime it is that we'll never know what his full performance was like.  I'm wondering if anyone knows if Superstar was fully documented in the 1970's the way that many other shows were?  It's seems odd to me that shows like Jesus Christ Superstar and (to a lesser extent) Hair didn't get full recordings and "unofficial" full recordings have never been leaked!

[Mr. Nowack]

Posted: 3/11/17 at 7:10pm

My.. er.. "friend" is an aficionado of these types of recordings and to his knowledge there is no such recording. Even stranger as there are quite a few recordings of that kind of the show from that period.

It really is a pity though. I enjoy the orchestration tweaks on the OBC LP as well and would love to hear a full recording. If anyone knows of one, you know where to find me..

[metropolis10111]

Posted: 3/11/17 at 7:36pm

oh my gods if there was a full recording of HAIR I would sell my sisters eggs to get it. 

[Sondheimite]

Posted: 3/11/17 at 7:41pm

I feel like it has to exists... no one has just come forward with it!