The Mystery of Edwin Drood: cast recording re-release

[loliveve]

Posted: 9/19/12 at 1:22pm

According to Amazon, "The Mystery of Edwin Drood" OBC is set for a re-release on October 22.

I'm hoping it has all the songs, because I read somewhere that there were more songs on the vinyl than the orginal CD. Can anyone confirm this?
Amazon

[newintown]

Posted: 9/19/12 at 1:29pm

I guess the original CD value will now plummet.

I have the 1990 re-release (I think), and it has everything, including all the versions of "Out on a Limerick," "Murderer's Confession", the "Word from the Chairman," but not the lovers' duet (which I don't think was ever recorded).

[tazber]

Posted: 9/19/12 at 2:00pm

Interesting.

The two versions I know of are the cd, which only has a few of the "murder's confessions" and none of the "Datchery reveals".

And then the one on itunes which has all the endings (both confessions and Datcherys) but omits Ceylon and Moonfall Quartet.

Ceylon has long been replaced by An English Subject in the show though so it seems unlikely that they would add it back to the album.

It will be interesting to see.

[Reginald Tresilian]

Posted: 9/19/12 at 2:20pm

I love "Ceylon"!

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 9/19/12 at 2:24pm

The itunes version is probably the one being re-released on CD. It was just released early for digital download.

[tazber]

Posted: 9/19/12 at 2:27pm

Me too!
I only just recently heard An English Subject (one of our very own BWW members was in a production). It's a good song too, but I do love Ceylon.


On a side note:

bk recorded two cut songs on his Lost in Boston series.

One is an alternate song to There You Are and the other sounds like a duet between Rosa and Crisparkle.

Both are good and are completely original, not reused melodies.

Posted: 9/19/12 at 4:13pm

I would love Moonfall Quartet on a CD

[Mildred Plotka]

Posted: 9/19/12 at 4:21pm

The Moonfall Quartet is on the Varese reissue, but left off the recent digital release (so I'm assuming here, too as with "Ceylon")

[Rodgerdodger]

Posted: 9/19/12 at 4:21pm

Does anyone know Verve's track record on recording full scores? Not to show a bias, but if it was PS Classics doing the recording, I'm positive we'd get the whole score.

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 9/19/12 at 4:29pm

^This isn't a new recording. They can only include material that was previously recorded. "Ceylon" and the "Moonfall" quartet are not part of the licensed score which is probably why they're not included here. (Although, from what I understand "A Man Could Go Quite Mad" is also not part of the licensed score.)

[Rockyfan2000]

Posted: 9/19/12 at 4:43pm

I just hope they record the upcoming revival Broadway cast, to be honest. A dream of mine would come true.

Updated On: 9/19/12 at 04:43 PM

[GilmoreGirlO2]

Posted: 9/19/12 at 5:00pm

This makes me think there will be no (or at least there are no plans for)cast recording of the upcoming revival? Still holding out hope - I would love this cast to record the show!

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 9/19/12 at 5:28pm

I was kind of hoping the itunes version would fix the beginning of "No Good Can Come From Bad," but apparently it's just messed up on all copies? To me, it's always sounded like the first second or so of the song is actually missing.

[Rodgerdodger]

Posted: 9/19/12 at 6:42pm

So embarassed. This is what happens when I read too fast. Oh well, I can still dream about a revival recording.

[EricMontreal22]

Posted: 9/19/12 at 7:32pm

The other cut song recorded for Lost in Boston is the original opening An English Music Hall--I love it (though I like There You Are as well...)

[loliveve]

Posted: 9/19/12 at 8:49pm

I, too, was hoping for a revival cast recording (okay... still am) but this makes it seem implausible.

[jacobsnchz14]

Posted: 9/19/12 at 8:55pm

I'm still hopeful. IDK if it really means anything for sure; the ANYTHING GOES revival recording with Patti LuPone had a re-release a few months after the recent revival opened and we still got a 2011 recording of that.

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 9/19/12 at 9:15pm

If they do record the revival, I hope there's a track similar to "A Word From Your Chairman" from the OBC. That's one of my favorite tracks and there's not even any singing on it!