#26
Posted: 6/20/05 at 11:07am
Is the "Metropolis" OLC really that rare? I see copies of it at Virgin and Tower all the time.
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#27
Posted: 6/20/05 at 11:16am
"What are some FAVORITE Cds that you all listen to that most people (even theater fans) don't? For example, I LOVE "No Way To Treat a Lady," "Violet" (not sure if that counts), "Your Own Thing" and "The Fix." -- Those are just a couple amongst numerous examples..."
I adore THE FIX. The music's a little sloppy, but there are some great performances.
I adore THE FIX. The music's a little sloppy, but there are some great performances.
#28
Posted: 6/20/05 at 11:21am
Far be it from me to advocate copying CDs, but if you live in an area with good public libraries (here in LA there are maybe ten different library systems which altogether have countless OC recordings, including most of the super-rare/expensive ones).
#29
Posted: 6/20/05 at 11:41am
LOL I have everything listed on this thread except Up in Central Park/Arms and the Girl. Is that tough to find now? I know it was on the Footlight website for a long time.
"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian
#30
Posted: 6/20/05 at 11:56am
Gosh... I feel ashamed that I don't have... umm... ANY of these... How sad...
#31
Posted: 6/20/05 at 12:08pm
Can anybody beat "I, Nephi"???
Yes a musical based on the Book of Mormon - suprisingly good if you can get over all the preachiness in the 'modern day' section of the play and all the f*cking singing children (the biblical part of the play was pretty good). The title song was SO ripping off "Hello, Dolly" though. http://www.ldshea.org/pages/I%20Nephi/I_Nephi.htm
Edit to add: I also now have an Australian Cast Recording (Sydney) of "Into the Woods" (not completely legal, but a great quality)!
Yes a musical based on the Book of Mormon - suprisingly good if you can get over all the preachiness in the 'modern day' section of the play and all the f*cking singing children (the biblical part of the play was pretty good). The title song was SO ripping off "Hello, Dolly" though. http://www.ldshea.org/pages/I%20Nephi/I_Nephi.htm
Edit to add: I also now have an Australian Cast Recording (Sydney) of "Into the Woods" (not completely legal, but a great quality)!
Updated On: 6/21/05 at 12:08 PM
#32
Posted: 6/20/05 at 12:10pm
I can think of three right off the bat that may be a little obscure - has anyone heard the music from:
Eleanor
After the Fair
and/or (this one's my favorite):
Lizzie Borden?
Eleanor
After the Fair
and/or (this one's my favorite):
Lizzie Borden?
"Not a day goes by..."
#33
Posted: 6/20/05 at 12:13pm
You can buy a used copy of After the Fair on Amazon for five dollars. It's very good. I'd highly recommend it.
#34
Posted: 6/20/05 at 2:13pm
Two London rarities I can recommend:
BUDGIE- a lively, bawdy score, with lyrics by Don Black, and such songs as 'They're Naked and they Move' and 'If it Wasn't for the Side Effects', a duet between a wiped out nymphomaniac and barfly. Not to all tastes, but scarce as hens' teeth.
BERNADETTE- definitively the WORST musical ever in the history of all consciousness! An absolute scream. Most copies have been destroyed, but I keep a prize OLC recording, to help on bad days.
BUDGIE- a lively, bawdy score, with lyrics by Don Black, and such songs as 'They're Naked and they Move' and 'If it Wasn't for the Side Effects', a duet between a wiped out nymphomaniac and barfly. Not to all tastes, but scarce as hens' teeth.
BERNADETTE- definitively the WORST musical ever in the history of all consciousness! An absolute scream. Most copies have been destroyed, but I keep a prize OLC recording, to help on bad days.
#35
Posted: 6/20/05 at 2:29pm
Urban - Now THAT is one I have never heard, nor do I think I want to.
I do however have the Jewish Repertory recording Kuni-Leml (which is actually readily available, but I have never known anyone else to actually own this recording) and the long out-of-print London cast recording of Saucy Jack and the Space Vixens.
OntheAisle and devonian.k - got 'em! LOL
I do however have the Jewish Repertory recording Kuni-Leml (which is actually readily available, but I have never known anyone else to actually own this recording) and the long out-of-print London cast recording of Saucy Jack and the Space Vixens.
OntheAisle and devonian.k - got 'em! LOL
"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian
#36
Posted: 6/20/05 at 5:56pm
Budgie - I heard a song from that on some compilation CD that was actually kind of pretty - haven't found a thing from the show otherwise!
Hi, Shirley Temple Pudding.
#37
Posted: 6/20/05 at 6:38pm
Wow, I'm sitting on a fortune. Who knew a need to buy every musical cd would someday pay off?
If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
Updated On: 6/20/05 at 06:38 PM
#38
Posted: 6/20/05 at 7:37pm
Dude: The Highway Life
The Rink (London Cast Recording)
A Little Night Music (London revival with Sian Phillips)
The Rink (London Cast Recording)
A Little Night Music (London revival with Sian Phillips)
"Do you know what pledge time is, Andrew"? said the PBS Executive.
"Yes", Lloyd Webber replied. "My 50th birthday special must be one program that gets done a lot."
"No", mused the man from PBS heedlessy. "Not so much. Our Stephen Sondheim Carnegie Hall concert. That's a big one."
Spoons, forks and knives seemed suddenly to suspend their motion in horror, all around the table.
#39
Posted: 6/20/05 at 8:42pm
I don't have Pearl Bailey's DOLLY, but I do have on CD Ethel Merman's closing night as DOLLY, 12/27/70. The complete live performance on 2 CDs (about 125 minutes). I've designed full color sticky labels for the CDs, and illustrated jewel box front panel and back insert. Happy to dub a copy for you; if interested, let me know. John in Florida
Updated On: 6/21/05 at 08:42 PM
#40
Posted: 6/20/05 at 8:52pm
#41
Posted: 6/20/05 at 10:08pm
N/M
I just got JCS in Russian AND Spanish!
That was lucky - I didn't realize there were so many different versions. That picture represents the version I got!
I love google!
(And I guess the original 73 movie)
I just got JCS in Russian AND Spanish!
That was lucky - I didn't realize there were so many different versions. That picture represents the version I got!
I love google!
(And I guess the original 73 movie)
Updated On: 6/20/05 at 10:08 PM
#42
Posted: 6/21/05 at 12:15am
Transcient Days. i think thats what its called. i have only listened to a few songs but loved it, i hope to get the recording.
"But I relish every brillant inspired moment. This is who I'm determined to be- an actor/singer/dancer-no, I take that back, this is who I am. These people are my tribe, my destiny. I know it.
-How I Paid for College; A story of sex, theft, friendship and musical theater.
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