Which Joseph Recording to buy?

This one is my fav:

http://music.barnesandnoble.com/search/product.asp?userid=oM2IXNtBxy&EAN=731451935220&ITM=2

I think Jason Donovan is the best. And so is Linzi Hateley.

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I'm so happy that someone else has heard of the Jason Donovan one. My family has it on cassette (my dad's old boss taped it for us) and I've been trying to get it on CD. I thought it was Donny Osmond growing up, until I actually heard the Canadian Recording. I like the Jason Donovan one more than the Canadian Recording. The Canadian one has some things added in that make me cringe.

Personally, I love the OBC. I've seen several productions of it but my least favorite was with Donny Osmond.

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Jason Donovan was a big pop star in Australia, Europe and Asia. His hit "Too many broken hearts in the world" was # 1 in the UK. He also had other big hits "Specially for you" (duet with Kylie Minogue). Donovan was one of the singers that worked with producers Stock Aitken Waterman, that also worked with artists like Kylie, LaToya Jackson, Rick Astley, Donna Summer, Samantha Fox and others.

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I didn't know they actually recorded a cd with Maria. She is the best! well Linzi is as good as she is. They just have a different voice and they can't be compared. I feel weird buying a cd in pounds. So i think i won't buy it.

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definitely linzi and jason. loving linzi's voice, she's awesome. kinda shouts the top notes but gives it so much life and energy. am putting on joseph on tuesday with a cast of 50 8 and 9 year olds. wish me luck!!!!

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I'm partial to the one with Jason Donovan and LInzi Hatley. I saw the revival in London in 1996, but I saw Philip Schofield instead of Jason Donovan, who had left by then.

Love the dvd with Donny Osmond and Maria Friedman. That was my first introduction to Maria, and I've been a fan ever since.

I have michael Damian and Kelli Rabke. It is the only one that i have heard but it has Marc Kudischad reuben!

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I adored Laurie Beechman on the OBC but the rest is jsut okay. The three recordings that were done of the London, Canadian, and LA casts are all pretty mediocre. There is engineering issues and something happened where ever song is played a semitone higher than it actually is - hence why Chris Colicos sounds like chipmunk on the London album. Yes, Michael Damien is nasty. Awful! I like the Canadian album best because Donny Osmond has the best voice but some others are kind of grating on my nerves -Janet Metz for instance. Again, on all three albums, the qualitya nd the orchestrations are very maufactured (the orchestra playing is a studio one so they basically recorded it like a karaoke track - cheaper, I guess). I thought Soundtrack for the film version was beautifully engineered. Full orchetsra with strings and terrific brass and I get chills during the opening chords of "Jacob and Sons".

My recommendation: buy the soundtrack with Maria Friedman and Donny Osmon.

Is there any place other than the Really Useful website to get the version with Maria Friedman?

someone tell me how the new one is with Patrick and Amy... did they use the same recorded tracks as the LA, London and Cannadian recordings or did they record new orchestrations?