The Next Death of the "Original Cast Recording" — Page 2

There are plenty of reasons to dislike iTunes's store (just passable bitrate, AAC protection), but after you download a song to your hard drive, you absolutely should be able to edit the genre information in iTunes. I think people are way too obsessive about the term cast recording anyway, but that's another story.

I don't need them called "Cast albums." Label them Show tunes, Musicals, hell even Movies & Shows. But not "soundtracks." Even movie albums are for the most part no longer taken from the film soundtracks. The term has been incorrectly used for at least 30 years now and I for one would like to see it eliminated completely.

SONY - which now controls the Columbia and RCA Victor catalogs has recently lowered the list prices of most classic OCR's to $7.98 to $9.98. Hit shows (KISS ME KATE, SOUTH PACIFIC, KISMET, MY FAIR LADY) as well as flops (GOLDILOCKS, PIPE DREAM, ALLEGRO)
which should make these atractive to those on a budget.

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Updated On: 8/19/09 at 01:34 PM

frontrowcentre, you can't change iTunes track information on your iTunes for some reason, but you can change it once you transfer it to your iPod.

I usually copy it to my iPod, change the information to the format I like, and then use a program called iPod2Computer (ipod2computer.com) to transfer it back to my computer, with the new information. Then just delete the first copy of the song from your hard drive.

Yeah, it's irritating. But it's possible.

However, the only time I ever get music from iTunes is when that is the only way to get it (bonus tracks, digital-only releases, etc.). I love owning the physical CD and even if I get a copy from a friend, I eventually purchase it.

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Yes once I purchase the recordings from itunes, I change the genre to OBCR, and I often change the artists names so the cast recording doesn't get all split up when sorted by artist. For instance, I deleted all the individual names of the Hair Cast and replaced it with HAIR Broadway Cast.

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frontrowcentre, you can't change iTunes track information on your iTunes for some reason, but you can change it once you transfer it to your iPod.

Of course you can. You just simply click on it and type what you want. I don't even understand what it is you say you do. How would you change the information while it's on your iPod? You can only change it in iTunes itself.

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I went to Barnes & Noble the other day and was surprised with their collection of cast recordings. They only have one copy of each, but they had every Les Mis recording except the 10th anniversary concert. I usually buy on iTunes, though, because it's cheaper. I do usually like having the lyric book. Sometimes, iTunes has a "digital booklet" that has the lyrics (they have it for WSS revival, In the Heights, and the Wedding Singer), but they usually don't. The Company revival was more expensive because of the packaging, and iTunes decided that although there is no packaging, they would charge $17 instead of a standard $10, so I bought that from Barnes & Noble. I like how, at least at the store I go to, they have movie musicals right next to cast albums. Of course, the selection wasn't huge and most CDs were from this decade with the exceptions of shows like Rent and Les Mis, they had a lot larger of a selection than I thought. At Target, however, they only had Jersey boys, Chicago (movie), Wicked, Shrek, and West Side Story (movie).

" and iTunes decided that although there is no packaging, they would charge $17 instead of a standard $10,"

yes, because iTunes really "decides" doesn't it?


(No, the submitted chooses the price. Blame NONESUCH)

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I know what you mean about 9 to 5. I have bought and returned 6 copies that I have seen around from Las vegas to Hollywood to LA. I dont get whats wrong! They all seem to have glue or a scratch on them from the company that is putting them together. If I dont find a good copy soon, I will be forced into buying it on iTunes and that makes me sad because I love the books and seeing all the pictures.