Why is the Sweeney CD so Incomplete? — Page 2

Maybe Nonesuch can use iTunes to release at least City on Fire?

(I know, but one can dream...)

City on Fire. It's such a powerful moment of the show, and so amazing to listen to, that really the only point where the CD really feels incomplete. I just wish they took advantage of the opportunity to add a couple of minutes of music, isn't there enough space on the CD?

Otherwise, it's a beautiful, unique recording. It's rare to find an epic sweep of a tale portrayed so intimately.

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Updated On: 2/2/06 at 10:16 PM

God bless the OBC recording, my holy grail.

We don't even know if City on Fire, etc, were recorded.

There was an article written about this. I'll try to find it. In the meantime, what happened was that they had planned to release a mostly highlights cd, so they only recorded some of the songs, not all. When they saw they had too much material for 1 cd, they tried to get the cast back, so they could record the rest of the songs. But it was impossible to get them all (too expensive: the recording session cost one week's salary).
So, they just took the material that had been recorded, and released it in 2 cds.

I'll see if I can find a link with more accurate info.