Jeeves-OLC

It's quite a charming score. I paid $6 for my vinyl of it back in the early 90s' and didn't know it was rare till much later. I wonder if it's lost in a copyright quagmire. I know there were 3 different versions of By Jeeves released and I would have thought that would have been the perfect time to bring out the original as well.

When the original "Jeeves" flopped, it was quite a large blow to ALW's ego at the time.

We won't see an official CD release because the cast recording was quickly withdrawn from sale, unsold copies were destroyed and the master tapes were deleted. ALW was advised to do this in case he wished to re-use any of the melodies for future works (which he did).

It's a rather charming recording, I think. I acquired a vinyl copy of it earlier this year on eBay.

However, don't buy into the current hype... Someone's trying to sell a copy for $1500 claiming "Only 100 were issued and were recalled by Andrew Lloyd Weber. Ninety (90) were recovered but ten (10) went to private collectors. This album is from a private collector in London. This is VERY RARE recording. This was Andrew Lloyd Weber's next production after Jesus Christ Superstar - only 10 known in existence."

That's VERY incorrect. There are definitely more copies circulating and they can be acquired for far less money... I certainly didn't have to spend all that much. Just keep an eye out for one.

Yes, and the refrain of "Summer Day" was modified slightly and re-used as the refrain of "Another Suitcase In Another Hall."

Ahhh... Jeeves - yes, a very charming score (although if I remember correctly, it had a running time of 3 hours which probably didn't help it much). I'm trying to remember if I have a cassette tape of it (!!!) which is how I've heard the whole album. Some kind person made it for me years ago. Its fascinating to me to hear ALW's workshops of things. (as an aside, I also heard his and Tim Rice's "Cricket" which has some Aspects and Sunset tunes in their early incarnations)

One of my favorite tunes which I'm surprised has yet to be recycled is "Today" - a really beautiful waltz. Part of me wonders if there will be an "Unsung ALW" album or perhaps another box set with some rare stuff. Another sad product of this slow death of the recording industry is that it seems such releases are becoming more rare