POLL: Do You Care About Kritzerland's Release of Sugar?

I sure do. I'm thrilled.

And maybe I should just get over it, but I'm kind of annoyed that so many people don't care (or don't even know the show) and would rather discuss banal details of shows I wouldn't see if they paid me. I don't get it. I'm prepared for the backlash, but I hope some posters care that this board has deteriorated and no longer honors fascinating, quality shows/scores throughout musical theatre history.

Kitty's Kisses is divine, hon! I'm sure you'll enjoy it. It feels like something Man in Chair from Drowsy Chaperone would bring to life in his apartment.

Yes!!! I love the score for Sugar.

Two Penniless Bums, Sugar, and It's Only Love are 3 of my favorite Styne tunes.

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SUGAR has a good score. In my mind, though, it was hampered by an ugly physical production. The sets and costumes aren't visible on the CD.

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Looking forward to this CD. Saw SUGAR 5 times on B'way. I'm sure it will be worth the price.

So excited.

I've never even heard of this show. Was anyone from Wicked in it?

I am all for it, and can't believe how great the samples sound on the K-Land website. I listened to the MGM CD reissue this weekend and it is completely buried under reverb which I never even paid attention to because, I believe, the distortion influenced me to dismiss the score fairly immediately (also not helping is that my first exposure to the score was the lackluster Tommy Steele's "Some Like It Hot" cast recording).

I love Jule Styne so I feel that I'm getting a new Styne score I've not heard. Annnd, Robert Morse is a doll; I've become newly fascinated by him after becoming a Mad Men devotee.

Can't wait!

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I caught a few false rhymes in Merrill's lyrics over the weekend. Wish I could remember what they were. It's so funny to me, upon reflection, that I've listened to Prettybelle so many more times than Sugar and I think it might be due in part to the better sound quality.

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It's not just false rhymes with Merrill.

It is truly how un-dramatic his lyrics are. I've only seen one production of SUGAR/SOME LIKE IT HOT and the momentum just grinds to a halt when they start singing.

The songs are fun to listen to on the cast recording.. but in the show they become instantly stagnant. I feel sorry for the actors struggling to put them over.

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newintown - did you read the press release at all? We haven't just remastered the thing, we've completely remixed it from the original tapes. That is something wholly other than mastering. And, of course, you're getting a two CD set for the price of one CD - we don't really have to do that, but I do it because times is hard.

And the people who say they don't write like this anymore are completely correct. Styne was one of the best B'way melodists who ever lived and this score is filled with unbelievably catchy tunes.

And the show must have fans because this is selling faster than the 2CD Promises. That one sold a certain amount in preorders, but really took off after word got out about the remix - that's remix, newintown - not remastering. The only thing that's been remastered is CD 1 - the original album mix, available for the first time on CD. While that sounds better than it's ever sounded, it's disc 2 that's the major (and I do mean major) improvement.

Is it just me.....or does the actor (on the right of the picture that BrodyFosse123 posted) look just like Jackie Hoffman?

I just did the comparison on the K-Land website with "Penniless Bums" and WOW! what a startling difference.

I hardly consider myself an audiophile and many times I honestly just don't expect great quality from cast recordings especially older ones. I have the Ryko version and was content.

Or so I thought.

It sounds like an entirely new shiny score.

So glad I ordered this. Can not wait!

I probably won't even load CD1 into itunes. What's the point?

belters, I'm not sure if you were being serious or not but in the event that you were:

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