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Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat
[SOUNDTRACK]
~Andrew Lloyd-Webber
(Performer), Andrew Lloyd Webber (Composer) |
Usually dispatched within 24 hours
Polydor (Audio CD) - March 11, 2002 |
A
music fan, england, May 21, 2004
EXCELLENT!
the album is inspiring,the singers are wonderful and they express their
emoticions clearly. Personally,my favourite song is josephs coat for it
has almost every singer involved, also the song is sung beautifully. i
think linzi hateley has got a lovely voice as has jason donavon.I think
the the... |
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Phantom of the Opera [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]
[SOUNDTRACK]
~Original London Cast
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Usually dispatched within 24 hours
Polydor (Audio CD) - July 24, 2000 |
Amazon.co.uk Review
What's left to be said about Andrew Lloyd Webber's adaptation of The
Phantom of the Opera a decade after its premiere? That it's
maddeningly ubiquitous? A stitch-up of various themes shoplifted from
the Italian operatic repertoire? A critic-proof crowd pleaser that's
probably being staged somewhere... |
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Evita [SOUNDTRACK]
~Various |
Usually dispatched within 1 to 2 weeks
Warner (Audio CD) - October 29, 2001 |
Amazon.co.uk Review
Evita was finally filmed in 1996, 20 years after its initial
incarnation as a studio-bound rock opera. In between, of course, it was
one of the most successful and long-running musicals on either side of
the Atlantic. Given such a long history, the film might easily have been
a stale ... |
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Cats [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED] [SOUNDTRACK]
~Various |
Usually dispatched within 24 hours
Polydor (Audio CD) - October 5, 1998 |
Amazon.co.uk Review
Since its debut in 1981, London's and the world's longest-running
musical still secures bums on seats in a dozen theatres worldwide.
Uncountable recastings and re-orchestrations later, Lloyd Webber's
adaption of T. S. Eliot's Old Possums Book of Cats strives to
please the ears of ever new... |
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Chicago: London Cast [SOUNDTRACK]
~John Harold Kander
(Composer), et al |
Usually dispatched within 24 hours
RCA (Audio CD) - July 28, 2003 |
A
music fan, Market Harborough, Leicestershire United Kingdom, July 20,
2003
Chicago, The Razzle Dazzle Musical
I first saw Chicago when it came to my home town on 4th January 2003. I
was captivated by the music and the compelling story from start to
finish. In the interval I went and bought a copy of the original London
cast soundtrack, and it was incredible. It has all the energy and WOOMPH
that the show... |
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Chess [SOUNDTRACK]
~Various |
Usually dispatched within 24 hours
Polydor (Audio CD) - June 10, 2002 |
A
music fan, London, UK, May 5, 2004
Chess- a superb yet underrated musical
"Chess" is usually regarded by critics as being a somewhat patchy follow
up to Abba's music- very good in places, yet too corny and cheesy for
sophisticated theatre audiences as a whole.
However, I believe it is a very underrated musical, certainly on
hearing it for myself(I have yet to see it on...
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Oklahoma [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED] [SOUNDTRACK]
~Rodgers & Hammerstein
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Usually dispatched within 24 hours
Angel (Audio CD) - April 2, 2001 |
A
music fan, Cardiff, May 14, 2001
"Oh, What a Beautiful Recording!"
At last a complete recording of the music from this classic film. It's
been a long time coming but it was well worth the wait. Included on this
disk is not only all the dance music, the reprise songs, but also the
original overture, the overture as recorded for the original album and
the entr'acte... |
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Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
~Original Soundtrack
(Artist) |
Usually dispatched within 24 hours
MCA (Audio CD) - April 9, 2001 |
Dafydd
Mac an Leigh, Newton Centre, Massachusetts United States, March 20, 2003
The best version of Joseph, if not the best recording
A full description of the history of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor
Dreamcoat" would be about as long as this record. It started out as
15-minute pop cantata for boys' choir, and grew over the next decades
into the huge-spectacle, two-hour star vehicle we know today. This
recording is by no... |
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Hair [SOUNDTRACK]
~Various |
Usually dispatched within 24 hours
Polydor (Audio CD) - September 16, 1993 |
A
music fan, Norwich, England, November 5, 2000
Be free, be whatever you want to be!
A must for people of all ages! This sound track has something for
everyone- from those who remember the days of 'hell no, we won't go' to
the current generation who face wars just as sensless as Vietnam. An
ecletic mix of all that was good in music in the 60s and 70s.
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Tell Me on a Sunday
~Denise Van Outen
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Usually dispatched within 24 hours
Polydor (Audio CD) - April 14, 2003 |
A
music fan, Birmingham, West Midlands United Kingdom, July 24, 2004
Good - but not Marti...
To be honest, I was disgusted when I heard that Tell Me On a Sunday was
to be revived - without Marti Webb. Being a huge fan of the singer, it
didn't seem right to have a new version without her. Having said that, I
found myself enjoying Denise Van Outen's version much more than I
thought I would.... |
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Cats [SOUNDTRACK]
~Various |
Usually dispatched within 24 hours
Polydor (Audio CD) - October 5, 1998 |
Amazon.co.uk Review
History may well describe Cats as one of the most successful
works in the field of 20th-century musical theatre, despite the fact
that arty types condemn the show for its crass populism and deride
Andrew Lloyd-Webber for, well, being him. Ignore the statistics and the
apparently uncool nature of the... |
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Jesus Christ Superstar: Soundtrack-25th Anniversary
[SOUNDTRACK] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]
~Jesus Christ Superstar
(Artist) |
Usually dispatched within 24 hours
MCA (Audio CD) - December 23, 1999 |
From
Amazon.com
This 1974 Norman Jewison film may have been a critical misstep, but some
fans actually preferred it to Broadway's rock spectacle. The thing is,
Jesus Christ Superstar was first introduced as a two-disc rock
opera, not unlike the Who's Tommy, as it even scored several Top
40 hits. While no set... |
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Variations
~Andrew Lloyd Webber
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Usually dispatched within 24 hours
Mca (Audio CD) - March 1, 1999 |
A
music fan, Christchurch, England, January 5, 2002
Excellent fusion of Jazz, Rock and Classical
I first heard Colosseum in the late sixties/early seventies. In the mid
to late seventies I was impressed by bands such as Brand X featuring
Phil Collins on Drums. Then I heard Colosseum II with Gary Moore on lead
gtr. The Title track of the Variations album was used by Melvyn Bragg
for the South... |
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Bombay Dreams
~Various Artists
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Usually dispatched within 24 hours
Sony Classical (Audio CD) - June 17, 2002 |
Amazon.co.uk Review
The Andrew Lloyd Webber-produced musical Bombay Dreams arrived on
the London stage in June 2002. It's a hard task to retain the exciting
authenticity of the Bollywood musical while coating it in a layer of
West End musical, without dissipating the whole experience. Considering
that Bombay Dreams... |
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Jesus Christ Superstar: 1996 London Cast Recording
[SOUNDTRACK]
~Tim Rice, et al
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Usually dispatched within 24 hours
Really Useful (Audio CD) - November 18, 1996 |
A
music fan, August 2, 2004
Bittersweet but stunning...
This is, by a very long way, the best recording of JC that I've heard.
The reason that I've titled this review as bittersweet is that it has
set such a high standard for any production of one of my favourite
musicals that I find it very difficult to truly enjoy most productions
of the show now. The... |
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A Chorus Line [SOUNDTRACK]
~Various |
Usually dispatched within 24 hours
Bgo (Audio CD) - September 29, 1997 |
A
music fan, Wales, July 17, 2002
This is the original - not the flimsy film adaptation
If you were in the audience when the original US cast brought the show
to London, then this is the music you remember and will want to listen
to. The film made a fair fist of the show but failed to generate the
intensity and claustrophobia of the stage musical. Capture the
atmosphere of the full... |
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Starlight Express [SOUNDTRACK]
~Various |
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Polydor (Audio CD) - October 4, 1984 |
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Brian
Smith, Fleet, Hampshire United Kingdom, January 7, 2004
The Original Starlight Express
Released four months after the show opened in March 1984 this is the
only recording that is a genuine reflection of the original show.
Including such famous singers such as Jeffrey Daniels and the late
Stephanie Lawrence it really allows you to listen to the music as it was
originally written.
Over... |
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Jesus Christ Superstar / O.S.T. (Rmst) [ORIGINAL
RECORDING REMASTERED] [IMPORT]
~Jesus Christ Superstar
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Usually dispatched within 24 hours
Decca U.S. (Audio CD) - September 24, 1996 |
Amazon.co.uk Review
It may not have been the first "rock opera" (the Who's Tommy was
released in 1969), but Jesus Christ Superstar was a legendary
album long before it hit the stage, thanks to Tim Rice's compelling book
and lyrics combined with Andrew Lloyd Webber's irresistible music.
Telling the story of the last... |
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Evita - Original London Cast Recording [SOUNDTRACK]
~Various, et al
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Usually dispatched within 24 hours
Mca (Audio CD) - February 1, 1991 |
A
music fan, Melbourne, Australia, September 21, 2000
Paige presents a complex Evita in a single disc.
The original staged production of Evita is available in a single disc of
highlights. Director Harold Prince was responsible for the rescoring of
the work without the rock band and this is the most obvious difference
to the original studio concept album. Almost none of the rewriting of
the score for... |
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Les Miserables [SOUNDTRACK] [BOX SET]
~Les Miserables
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Usually dispatched within 24 hours
First Night (Audio CD) - October 11, 1999 |
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A
music fan, Aberdeen, UK, August 10, 2003
The Definitive Version
Out of all the Les Mis CD's out there, this is by far the best. Quite
simply, it can not be faulted. In my opinion, it has the ultimate cast.
With Gary Morris as JVJ and Philip Quast as Javert, what more could you
possibly want. For those of you who have seen Les Mis, buy this right
now. It will... |
