How do they decide what cast albums get parental advisory labels?

I've wondered that too. Maybe independent labels don't have to follow the guidelines?

I don't think it's just a matter of cursing -- RENT's cast album doesn't have a Parental Advisory sticker.

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Avenue Q is a different matter, since the material is far more "explicit" than the content in N2N.

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HEDWIG had one too (both stage version and movie, though not the tribute album).

What I find TRULY irritating is when the recordings and shows THEMSELVES are censored for recording. The best (worst?) example of this would be MJL's THE WILD PARTY cast recording which eliminated all the "f**ks" and took some bite out of the show. I wanna hear crazy blackface Mandy sing "You F***ING whore" not "You whore" before he tries to kill Queenie, dammit!

And "Don't you MESS with me" as Tonya sings just doesn't have the same impact as "Don't you F*** with me!", particularly as it is the CLIMAX of the whole group number. GRRR.

I love when people say that "they didn't talk that way in the 20s" - almost as irritating and WRONG as people who think censoring lyrics is a good idea or will make the show more "accessible". Please. With or without the "f***s", TWP ain't neva gonna be accessible!

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Again, no recordings are "Censored." If the producers, writers or other folks involved in Wild Party changed their show no one is to blame but themselves.

Pgenre, I couldn't agree more about the edits made in the wild party cast recording. I'd always loved that recording so much and when i ended up doing it in a college production i couldn't get over how those intense moments on the recording would have enhanced a million times over by the simple addition of a f$*k here and there. I guess i'll have to find some time to go down to lincoln center in order to finally here Mandy's " You f$%$&ing WHORE"

do you have any info on why those changes were made?