Song you liked but failed to make it onto the Cast Recording CD

I wish THE MADISON from Hairspray had made it onto the CD. They could have just ended it early, before the new role call for The Nicest Kids in Town, but oh well!

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Bring on the Men from Jekyl & Hyde. It was in the show pre-Broadway, taken out when it got to New York (replaced by Good N' Evil I think) and never made it onto the OBCR. It was back in the show when I saw the touring production. It is one of my favorite shows in the show and I did not purchase the OBCR because of this and a few other reasons. I'll stick to the original concept recording.

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It is a shame some of the stuff that was cut from the OBC of "Chicago:.

'If you still love me' from the latest version of Martin Guerre (same tune as 'Here comes the morning' for those with the OLC). It is in the vocal selections though....

"And..." from "A Chorus Line." -- The only song that didn't make it (even in an abridged form) on the original recording. It's not a major song, but having done the show, I always miss hearing it on the recording. It's a clever "inner monologue" sung by a few of the dancers about their nervousness at the audition.

I also miss hearing "Pssst," which is actually a big dance number from The Wiz. It was nearly all dance music, played over a big fashion parade of costumes at the Emerald City, but had a bit of singing to it as well. Also "Who Do you Think You Are?" sung by Dorothy and her gang, after they expose the Wiz as a fraud.

With more time alotted on CDs now than there used to be on vinyl, you kind of have to dig back a few decades to hit the shows where they REALLY used to cut a lot out of the scores.

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This is exactly the opposite --

The song TENTERFIELD SADDLER was cut from the final version of THE BOY FROM OZ and was replaced by ONCE BEFORE I GO.

But maybe because Tenterfield Saddler contained the story of the life of Peter Allen, poignantly narrated ( but it did not work in the show), the song was included in the OCR as a bonus track. ONCE BEFORE I GO had its own memorable place in the show, because it drew regular pre-finale standing ovations for Hugh Jackman.

Forgot---Half the score from Dreamgirls. Such a shame. The OBC recording was released about a year before CDs came out in wide release, and was butchered by the time restrictions of vinyl LPs. And (unlike "Nine") they never did record the full version in a studio. Our loss. I'm glad they restored "Nine" to the full show, though. "Follies" OBC recording is another one cut way down.

I find it interesting that more and more recent CD releases have included (whenever possible) songs that were cut from their initial LP releases. "Oklahoma!" "A Little Night Music," "Merrily We Roll Along," etc. Trying to make up for their sins, I guess. Of course, if the songs were never recorded to begin with, it's a little difficult to do that.

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"Everything's Easy Whe You Know How " - Superman
"Sure Thing Baby" - BFO

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I forgot about Follies

I just remembered the hatchet job RCA did on Inner City eliminating almost half the score by doing 1 LP instead of 2

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I always found it odd that the prologue on "Into the Woods" was cut almost identically on all the cast albums from that show (original Broadway, London and revival). That being said, I've always wanted a complete recording of "Into the Woods" with some of the musical reprises that haven't made a recording. (Cinderella's stepsisters trying on the shoe, "Second Midnight," etc.)

Time was there was room for Sure Thing Baby

The cut songs from Spamalot would have been great & with the CD clocking in @ a little over 50 minutes there was room

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I'm psychic! I guessed that "wicked witch of the east" would be mentioned at least 5 times on this thread. Thanks, yankeesfan, you saved me there.

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