Hair OBC Revival - Track Listing — Page 2

Wait, I have 3-5-0-0 and What a Piece of Work is Man from the OBC

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I don't think they are offered on iTunes, perhaps?

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I bought the CD issue of the OBC when it was released with the extra tracks not included on the original LP, but honestly, get the new remastered Deluxe Edition from 2003. It is a double-disc edition including the OBC and the original Off-Off-Broadway recording plus several interview sessions with McDermot. Amazon has it for a steal at $9.99. It's worth the extra ten bucks.

FYI - Be-In (aka "Hare Krishna"), 3-5-0-0 and What a Piece of Work is Man were on the original OBC LP. There are some very slight noticeable differences in the LP and CD versions of My Conviction. The previously unreleased tracks left off the LP were:

Ain't Got No (reprise)
I Believe in Love
Going Down
Electric Blues
Manchester England (reprise)
The Bed

As a companion, I strongly urge people to get the 2001 Vienna cast recording (sung in English). It is noticeable for the fact that the orchestrations and arrangements were completely updated to a modern sound and though I normally would balk at the idea, it is one of the best recordings of Hair out there. That recording also includes Dead End, The War and Hippie Life.

For more traditional tracks of Dead End and The War, you can also try the 1992 Australian Cast (both tracks) or the "Original London Cast" (Dead End), which is actually a compilation of tracks from the 1968 London Cast, studio sessions and selected tracks from Fresh Hair.

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They aren't necessarily bitter, except possibly for the fact that some of the material was cut for the revival. Just thinking aloud.

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I love that this score is getting so much re-attention.
Thanks for all the heads up about European versions.

The new cast is so amazing vocally that the CD will be incredible.

Was it ever actually intended to be in the show?

is there a reason "hippie life" isn't in the show that we know of? I love that sonG!

There have been quite a few versions of Hair over the years...Rado has been revising it with every new high-profile production, it seems. This is not the first production to leave out "Hippie Life" (or "The Bed" or "Dead End" for that matter), so there's no reason for us to expect them in the show or on the disc as "cut tracks".

Also, and please don't take this the wrong way (you being a lover of the song and all), but, um, "Hippie Life" sucks. It sucks hard.

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The songs on the rereleased OBC recording CD have no place on the current revival recording. There would be absolutely no place to put them. The dramatic arc toward the intense conclusion would be knocked off terribly if they were there.

They're superfluous as far as this specific production goes.

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Why would actors learn 3 songs that they don't perform in the show nightly only to perform them for a cast album? Since the majority of this cast has been on-board since the 40th Anniversary concert 2 years ago...and none of the 3 tracks were included there either...it doesn't make sense to record them...

The release date has been changed on both Amazon and B&N to June 23rd. I can't see how it's not a 2 disc release...all those songs will never fit on one CD. Practically every domestic CD released of HAIR has been a double disc set.

Practically every domestic CD released of HAIR has been a double disc set.

Huh? The only one I'm aware of is the recently released Deluxe Edition, but the OBC tracks are still only one disc. Which domestic releases are you talking about? One thing you need to remember is that McDermot writes short, economical tunes. Two Gentlemen of Verona has 36 tracks on one CD. Maybe Hair will be two discs, but it's not determined by the number of tracks. Typically, Sheila Franklin is only about 10 seconds long. The OBC clocks in around 66:33. Subtract almost 3 minutes for The Bed and the idea of all the music from the revival fitting on a single disc is not far-fetched at all.

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Updated On: 5/7/09 at 10:29 AM

Nooo!

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