All of this underscore the importance of buying the obscure flops WHILE they are available. The window of availability varies but it is usually 3-5 years.
Among recent deletions that will be quite valuable in years to come are :
Sony Releases
ANYONE CAN WHISTLE (Concert cast),
BAR MITZVAH BOY,
COMPANY (Larry Kert remix version),
GIRL WHO CAME TO SUPPER,
MAGDALENA,
MR PRESIDENT,
OVER HERE
RAGS
RCA Releases
DARLING OF THE DAY,
FANNY,
GOOD TIME CHARLEY,
HAPPY HUNTING,
JENNIE,
LITTLE ME,
ME AND JULIET,
MILK AND HONEY,
NEW GIRL IN TOWN,
110 IN THE SHADE,
PROMENADE,
PURLIE,
TAKE ME ALONG,
SILK STOCKINGS,
STARTING HERE STARTING NOW,
WILDCAT,
WISH YOU WERE HERE,
WINGS,
YOUR OWN THING,
EMI Releases
CARMEN JONES (London cast),
CELEBRATION,
HIGH SOCIETY (London cast),
KWAMINA,
LITTLE MARY SUNSHINE,
NYMPH ERRANT (COncert cast),
ROBERT AND ELIZABETH (London cast),
SAIL AWAY,
ST. LOUIS WOMAN,
SWEET CHARITY (1986 cast),
TENDERLOIN
WALKING HAPPY,
WHERE'S CHARLEY?,
Decca/MCA/Polydor Releases
CONNECTICUT YANKEE
COCO
HIGH SPIRITS
MR WONDERFUL
ONE TOUCH OF VENUS
WHOOP UP
DRG
GOOD COMPANINS (London cast)
THE MAGIC SHOW
LOUISIANNA PURCHASE (concert cast)
MADWOMAN OF CENTRAL PARK WEST
MEET ME IN ST LOUIS
STATE FAIR
Varese Sarabande
BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE GOES PUBLIC
BRING BACK BIRDIE
FORBIDDEN HOLLYWOOD
MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD
SECRET GARDEN (not the Simon version, different score)
SUGAR BABIES
Cast albums are NOT "soundtracks."
Live theatre does not use a "soundtrack." If it did, it wouldn't be live theatre!
I host a weekly one-hour radio program featuring cast album selections as well as songs by cabaret, jazz and theatre artists. The program, FRONT ROW CENTRE is heard Sundays 9 to 10 am and also Saturdays from 8 to 9 am (eastern times) on www.proudfm.com
Where exactly can one track down a copy of the London HIGH SOCIETY? I've been looking for years.
Thanks for the list! I have a lot of those, thank god!
LizzieCurry, where did you get the Tel Aviv cast of Les Miz? I've wanted that for sooooooooooo long. I want any show that I've seen in Hebrew! Did you get it on cassette or a record or a cd?
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