need help to find a good musical cd

[crazy smiles]

Posted: 6/14/04 at 2:52pm

im new to the boards. im a long time watcher first time poster. i was wondering if any of u can give me some really great broadway musical cds. so far i have:
wicked
avenue q
lsoh
hairspray
tmm
yagmcb
and seussical

your help will be greatly appreciated, thank you.

[son_of_a_gunn_25]

Posted: 6/14/04 at 2:55pm

I highly reccomend Ragtime. It is a wonderful score. Don't be afraid to get older musicals on CD either. You will find that you will enjoy them much more than you might realize if you give them a chance....

Updated On: 6/14/04 at 02:55 PM

[beartrande]

Posted: 6/14/04 at 2:57pm

How about Aida.

And perhaps the OLC of Miss Saigon which is very good.

And the Symphonic Recording of Les Miserables with the magnificent Philip Quast as Javert and Anthony Warlow as Enj.

[BroadwayBound06]

Posted: 6/14/04 at 2:59pm

Parade, Songs for a New World, Last 5 Years, RENT (a must), Pippin, Children of Eden, Godspell (2000 cast), A New Brain, Les Mis, Boy From Oz, and Wild Party (Lippa)

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 6/14/04 at 2:59pm

Considering what you have so far, I would recommend:

The Full Monty
Once on This Island
Urinetown
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Ragtime
Crazy For You
42nd Street

[rclocalz]

Posted: 6/14/04 at 3:09pm

I just bought "Barnum the musical" last week and I really like it. "Jekyll & Hyde" and "Bat Boy" are my favorites.

[StraightToHeaven]

Posted: 6/14/04 at 3:18pm

Anything by Jason Robert Brown
Bat Boy
tick, tick...BOOM!
I don't own Kristin Chenoweth's solo cd (collection of Broadway songs) but I've seen her perform some of the songs and it's great. I'm definately buying that.

[orchajaws]

Posted: 6/14/04 at 3:34pm

Rent, sunday in the park with george, Godspell (OBC), Pippin, Damn Yankees.

[boborunstheshow]

Posted: 6/14/04 at 4:48pm

Parade
Children of Eden (same guy who did wicked)
Is there life after high school



oh, whats the use.....

[Borstalboy]

Posted: 6/14/04 at 4:54pm

Floyd Collins
Mack & Mabel, Working (Schwartz), and the original Company are sold cheap at most places.
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Dreamgirls

Updated On: 6/14/04 at 04:54 PM

[BroadwayDiva]

Posted: 6/14/04 at 5:07pm

RENT, JCS, Godspell, Pippin, Cabaret (revival), Tick Tick Boom, the Fantasticks, Cats, Evita, POTO, Les Mis, A Chorus Line, Miss Saigon, Zanna, Don't!

[SueleenGay]

Posted: 6/14/04 at 6:03pm

No theatre lover's CD collection is complete without at least one version of GYPSY. Then SWEENEY TODD.

Updated On: 6/14/04 at 06:03 PM

[My Fair Lady]

Posted: 6/14/04 at 6:05pm

A Chorus Line, Chicago, Cabaret, Rent, POTO

[joeyjoe]

Posted: 6/14/04 at 6:23pm

lil' abner...

just kidding... Evita is probably one to own as well as Sweeney Todd... I particularly like the 3CD studio recording of Show Boat... Updated On: 6/14/04 at 06:23 PM

[onlylisab]

Posted: 6/14/04 at 6:28pm

You have a great start! I would for sure invest in Ragtime, Rent, and Last Five Years...Oh, and Kristin Chenoweth's solo CD is amazing--sooo much fun! Everyone has had really good suggestions so far. If you stick with them, you won't go wrong. Good luck!

[zoran912]

Posted: 6/14/04 at 6:31pm

Might I ask, what is "yagmcb"? I'm really not clear on that.

As for recordings, I recommend:
RENT (get the full recording, not the highlights.)
Aida
L5Y
Into The Woods (revival for Laura Benanti's Cinderella)
We Will Rock You (it's an import, but the cast is amazing.)
Bombay Dreams (If you like Indian rhythms, pick it up)
Urinetown

[joeyjoe]

Posted: 6/14/04 at 6:32pm

zoran, it's "you're a good man, charlie brown" Updated On: 6/14/04 at 06:32 PM

[BroadwayBound06]

Posted: 6/14/04 at 6:39pm

the revival

[CastAlbumFan]

Posted: 6/14/04 at 6:50pm

Here's a list that offers a WIDE vaiety of shows. Remember, never be afraid of something new! (OBC= Original Broadway Cast)

A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC (OBC)
ME AND MY GIRL (OBC)
MISS SAIGON (OLC)
GUYS AND DOLLS (The original OR the 1990 revival)
MY FAIR LADY (OBC- The one with the WHITE cover)
A CHORUS LINE (OC)
WEST SIDE STORY (OBC)
ON THE TOWN (Sony Broadway studio cast recording)
Any ENCORES Rodgers and Hart show (THE BOYS FROM SYRACUSE, BABES IN ARMS, PAL JOEY)
ON YOUR TOES (1983 Revival recording)
LIS MISERABLES (OBC 2-CD)
COMPANY (OBC)
THE FULL MONTY (OBC)
THE PRODUCERS (OBC)
INTO THE WOODS (OBC)
RENT (OBC 2-CD)
THE WIZ (OBC)
DREAMGIRLS (OBC)
NINE (OBC)
SWEENEY TODD (OBC 2-CD)

Of course any serious Broadway fan should have a copy of the Original Cast Recording of OKLAHOMA! Landmark recording.

Updated On: 6/15/04 at 06:50 PM

[Plum]

Posted: 6/14/04 at 7:03pm

If I'm repeating choices here, and I know I am, consider it an extra vote of confidence for that album.

Sweeney Todd (OBC)
A Little Night Music (OBC)
Company (OBC)
Falsettoland Off-Broadway Cast
Follies in Concert, which is vastly superior to the OBC
Gypsy Ethel Merman, Angela Lansbury, and Bernadette Peters' recordings each have their merits, so I'm not choosing. :)
Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Off-Broadway Cast)
My Fair Lady (OBC)
Oklahoma- the OBC, movie, and 1998 London recordings each have their merits
Pacific Overtures (OBC)
Sunday in the Park With George (OBC)
Sweeney Todd (OBC)
West Side Story (OBC!) Under no circumstances get the recording with Kiri te Kanawa and Jose Carreras first. It's great for the orchestra, but the singing is totally wrong.

Updated On: 6/14/04 at 07:03 PM

[wickedpopular]

Posted: 6/14/04 at 7:34pm

I would try to find some older musicals since most of the ones you have now are current shows. Go for some classics - Gypsy, 42nd Street, My Fair Lady. You couldn't go wrong getting a CD that has songs from all different shows too. Some of the broadway compilations are great and that way you can see what songs you really like and by those CDs.

[crazy smiles]

Posted: 6/15/04 at 2:54am

wow! thanks guys! all of these sound great. ive heard blipets from tick, tick...boom, and i love bat boy just havent been able to get it. stores down here arnt much help. also ive been thinking of gettin cheno's solo as well. but im so hyped on the older broadway u guys been suggesting. once again thank you, and ill see what i can do to be able to listen to all of them. thanks!

[MusicPos2]

Posted: 6/15/04 at 8:46am

I thought there was only a OLC not OBC of LES MIS. Also, I would choose the concert recording (the one that aired on PBS) over the OLC. Too bad they don't have one with Peter Lockyear as Marius. Another really good one is the Madison Square Garden Cast of THE WIZARD OF OZ. Jessica Grove (sp?) is amazing!

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 6/15/04 at 9:48am

There are London and Broadway cast recordings of Les Miserables as well as countless others. The most complete is the 3-CD symphonic recording. The original London cast recording is my favorite, but there were several changes in the show after it was recorded.

[shlamdiddly]

Posted: 6/15/04 at 9:54am

Phantom and LesMis most definitely!!