Which Music Man album?

I’d love to listen to the 2000 revival cast album, if you can find it.

I hope they record the new one; I really like what I’ve heard of the Dixieland/White gospel band arrangement of “Trouble.”

There's an excellent recording done bt the Pittsburgh Philharmonic in which Doc Severinson sang Marcellus (I have it but I'm preparing to re-paint my living room so my CD's and record albums have already been moved into the garage).

It's an excellent recording if it's still available.

 

UPDATE: It's the Cincinnatti Pops Orchestra with Erich Kunzel conducting. Several copies are available on Ebay.

 

Updated On: 7/19/22 at 02:19 PM

Cast recordings these days are done in several sessions. Those one day recording session marathons are pretty much a thing of the past.  Even Elaine Stritch’s infamous recording fiasco for 1970’s COMPANY and “The Ladies Who Lunch.”  After several failed takes they decided to record the orchestral track and she recorded the song days later to that orchestral track and in one take.  Orchestra wasn’t paid overtime on their original schedule and didn’t have to return to the studio.  

None of us has mentioned that the obc recording has the silvery singing of Barbara Cook in her prime.

JAY Records recorded a note-complete of the original Music Man in 1996, with Brian Cox as Harold Hill. There is a highlights version of this recording available on the TER 'Musicals Collection' label, but John Yap has said that he plans to release the complete 2-disc version in the next year or two. This version will include the complete Library ballet, and other dance arrangements not heard on other recordings or obviously on the 2000 disc. 

spicemonkey said: "I love both OBCR and 2000 Revival cast recording. Also listen to the Brian Cox's version once in a while, it's actually better than I expected LOL.

Not a fan of the film soundtrack tho."

Why is that? That Warner Bros. orchestra can't be beat, the orchestrations for the film are brilliant, and you're not gonna do better than Mr. Preston, the quartet, and I prefer Shirley Jones to Barbara Cook, but that's just me. Add to that Hermione Gingold - well, I just don't understand how anyone could not be a fan of the film or its soundtrack.

 

No but he starts the show with "Know that we have divided in three our kingdom."

mamaleh said: "I had read that they plan to record the revival cast album on July 25-26, postponed from June 19 owing to Hugh Jackman's and other cast cases of Covid. Hope this is true."

Where did you read that?

If you could find the 2000 Broadway cast recording, I absolutely recommend listening to that.