Great [Original recording remastered] [Import]

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An Australian only 3 CD, 35 track collection of classic performances from Australia's favorite songstress. Remastered original recordings in a quality slip case package featuring gold foil print. 1999. Red X Records.

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The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring - The Complete Recordings
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Beautiful
  • Awesome
  • Excellent Music tracks from Movie
  • Complete?
  • Great Collection, Poor Packaging
 The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring - The Complete Recordings
Howard Shore
Manufacturer: Reprise / Wea
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ASIN: B000BNI90O
Release Date: 2005-12-13

Tracks:

  1. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Prologue: One Ring ...
  2. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/The Shire
  3. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Bag End (Featuring ...)
  4. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Very Old Friends
  5. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Flaming Red Hair
  6. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Farewell Dear Bilbo
  7. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Keep It Secret, Keep ...
  8. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/A Conspiracy Unmasked
  9. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Three Is Company
  10. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/The Passing of the Elves
  11. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Saruman the White
  12. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/A Shortcut to Mushrooms
  13. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Strider
  14. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/The Nazgul ...

Tracks:

  1. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Weathertop
  2. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/The Caverns of Isengard
  3. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Give Up the Halfling
  4. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Orthanc
  5. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Rivendell
  6. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/The Sword That Was ...
  7. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/The Council of ...
  8. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/The Great Eye
  9. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Gilraen's Memorial
  10. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/The Pass of Caradhras
  11. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/The Doors of Durin
  12. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Moria
  13. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Gollum
  14. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Balin's Tomb

Tracks:

  1. Khazad-Dum
  2. Caras Galadhon (featuring Lament for Gandalf, performed by Elizabeth Fraser)
  3. The Mirror of Galadriel
  4. The Fighting Uruk-hai
  5. Parth Galen
  6. The Departure of Boromir
  7. The Road Goes Ever On (part 1)
  8. May It Be (composed and performed by Enya)
  9. The Road Goes Ever On (part 2. featuring In Dreams, perfomed by Edward Ross)
  10. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Khazad-D
  11. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Caras Galadhon ...
  12. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/The Mirror of Galadriel
  13. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/The Fighting Uruk-Hai
  14. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Parth Galen
  15. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/The Departure of Boromir
  16. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/The Road Goes Ever ...
  17. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/May It Be
  18. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/The Road Goes Ever ...

Amazon.com

As fans of Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy know, each film exists in two versions: the theatrical one and the extended one that appeared on DVD. This luxurious box set--which also comes with a detailed essay on the movie's musical themes--features the full extended score, so many cues not on the CDs of the individual movies are included. Granted, the majority of listeners will be perfectly happy with the shorter versions of the scores--it's a safe bet that most people can live without hearing, say, Ian McKellen's 35-second-long ditty "The Road Goes Ever On" at the beginning of "Bag End," or Viggo Mortensen's performance of his own composition, "The Song of Lúthien," within the track "The Nazgûl." But if you're a completist and/or a devotee of Howard Shore's pounding tympani and overwhelming choral compositions (featured particularly prominently on disc 3, a large chunk of which is devoted to a battle scene), then this set is a dream come true. Audiophiles should note that the fourth disc, a DVD, offers the score in Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound. Fire up those speakers so the whole shire can hear. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Album Description

An epic film score receives epic treatment with The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring/Complete Recordings. Released for the first time on CD, the complete score for the first film in the Lord of the Rings trilogy contains more than 180 minutes of music on three CDs plus a DVD-Audio disc of the entire score in Surround Sound. Breathtaking and majestic, the 2001 Oscar and Grammy winning score compsted by Howard Shore also includes Enya's Oscar nominated "May It Be." For fans of any of The Lord of the Rings films, the Fellowship of the Ring/Complete Recordings is an essential experience.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Beautiful.......2007-06-15

I picked up this set because I am both a LOTR fan, movies and books and I need music to help me work. There are some tracks that I skipped over, like the short little ditties in the bar, but many of the songs, such as the Elvish chants are easy to get lost in - its just too bad they don't last longer. The packaging really is well done, though the DVD disc was loose when I received it in the mail, but unharmed. I will have to wait until the price on the second set comes down a little more, but I can't wait for ROTK.

5 out of 5 stars Awesome.......2007-06-12

This is by far the editon to get if you loved the lord of the rings soundtrack. It has every song on it from the extended edition. and the DVD-A version is very nice.

5 out of 5 stars Excellent Music tracks from Movie.......2007-05-03

Brings the movie back as you listen to the full version of the track.

3 out of 5 stars Complete?.......2007-04-07

This CD collection is wonderful; it has much of the material from the movie that was only included in the extended edition DVD, but it is far from complete. While it does have the complete version of "The Passing of the Elves" and two versions of "The Road Goes Ever On", many of the songs are highly incomplete and inferior to the originals. "Aniron," the theme for Aragorn and Arwen performed by Enya, is incomplete and the lyrics are hard to match to what is being sung. The sound quality for this song is even worse on the accompanying DVD, which is supposed to have all of the music in "superior sound". The song "Prophecy" is reduced to two barely-audible lines and "May It Be" is shortened and different than the original. $60 for this when there are more complete songs on the original soundtrack is ridiculous.

3 out of 5 stars Great Collection, Poor Packaging.......2007-04-03

I realy can't add to what others have said about this set, the music is simply the best LOTR soundtrack collection out there! It is all here, and the contents of this set will make any LOTR fan happy and the music DVD is a great one disc addition if you want to hear the entire score in one sitting (to which I have done a number of times already).
My only complaint is the somewhat flimsy cardboard box that houses the contents of this musical treasure. Mine came damaged, and considering the price, I expected better packaging. This is a minor quabble on my part and NO, I havent returned it due to the fact that the music itself Is what I truly treasure, It just would have been nicer to have recieved it undamaged.

Music-5
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*for the record I had rated this Item 5 stars not the 3 stars that is showing at the top of my review*
The Great American Trailer Park Musical
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Trailer Park Musical a good hear.
  • A Tornado of Fun!
  • One Of My Favorite New Musicals In Years
  • The show (and Recording) ROCKS
  • Wasn't That Funny
 The Great American Trailer Park Musical

Manufacturer: Ghostlight
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000CNE13M
Release Date: 2006-01-17

Tracks:

  1. This Side Of The Tracks
  2. One Step Closer
  3. The Buck Stops Here
  4. It Doesn't Take A Genius
  5. Owner Of My Heart
  6. The Great American TV Show
  7. Flushed Down The Pipes
  8. Storm's A-Brewin
  9. Road Kill
  10. But He's Mine/It's Never Easy
  11. That's Why I Love My Man
  12. Panic
  13. Finale
  14. This Side Of The Tracks (Remix)

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Trailer Park Musical a good hear........2007-05-15

This musical is a good laugh and can bring up the spirits of any musical theatre buff. The voices are excellent and they showcase a great characterization of the personages represented in the show. It is a CD that entices the listener to go ahead and get tickets to the show and go see it. Also a personal acquaintance of mine Leslie Kritzer does a phenomenal job on the CD.

5 out of 5 stars A Tornado of Fun!.......2007-04-10

This seems to be my year for finding recordings of lesser known musicals that are just awesome. It started with buying Zombie Prom, and continues with The Great American Trailer Park Musical!

But this show is just all-out fun! The tunes are catchy (I got one of them running through my head, right now) and the lyrics are quite clever. The three main ladies become the Greek chorus, telling us about life in their trailer park, Armadillo Acres, located in Starke, Florida. The show then focuses on one agoraphobic housewife who hasn't left her trailer in 20 years, and her husband who has had enough and starts fooling around with a stripper who is on the run from her boyfriend. Sound crazy? It is! And a whole lotta fun!

Yes, there are some explicit lyrics, but nothing excessive. So do yourself a favor and give this album a listen. You might just want to move into your own "manufactured home" before you know it.

5 out of 5 stars One Of My Favorite New Musicals In Years.......2007-01-31

When I tell people about this show, I tell them it is far better than it had to be... With a title like that, the audience draw is already built in, but with great songs and a very clever story (without ever being offensive or degrading) this musical is a fun hit. And while it is not the old-school "Okalhoma" style musical, there are a lot of musical niceties about the show - layered melody lines, tight harmonies and clever clever phrases and lyrics. I fully recommend it.

5 out of 5 stars The show (and Recording) ROCKS.......2006-09-26

The whole point of theatre, even in a tongue-in-cheek satire like this one, is to have some sense of truth. The "Great American Trailer Park Musical" completely hits the target dead-on. With it's ridiculous pop culture references, use of white trash musical pastiche (honky tonk country, corporate rock, wedding disco, and the like), and general use of bad taste in a visual (and audio) aesthetic, the show is one loaded joke that never tires. And the over the top performances, all grounded in this evident truth, provide an evening of Laugh after Laugh - more so than similar pieces like "Urinetown" and "Altar Boys".
Sure the language, for those who have expressed concern in above reviews, can be strong at times. But never is the language used in a matter of fact fashion. For those who have ever even remotely hung around a trailer park (as it quite Clearly states in the TITLE) or even around those who inhabit a Sociologists Jackpot of research, You know that crude humor and strong language are staple of the norm.
"Oklahoma" and "Cats" this show is not. However, "Great American Trailer Park Musical" is a definite piece to listen and pay attention to. With the general climate of new musicals to be either repackaged musicals from movies (Wedding Singer, Hairspray, Footloose, etc) or jukebox musicals (Mamma Mia, All Shook Up, Hot Feet, etc) - there is a new genre that is emerging, the "in-joke" musical. Trailer Park, Altar Boys, Spelling Bee, and title of show are examples of this. These are shows that blur satire and exaggeration with real life all the while dealing in a specific subject matter.
"Trailer Park" is a hip, new and exciting piece of music theatre, even if not groundbreaking. For those who like to play it safe may I suggest the "20 Great Broadway ShowStoppers" CD - all songs are from 1932 to 1949. You will be sure no profane language will infect you there.

2 out of 5 stars Wasn't That Funny.......2006-07-29

I gave this a good listen, but did not find it all that funny ... or memorable.
Great Cabaret Performances
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended
 Great Cabaret Performances
Ann Hampton Callaway , Barbara Cook , and Nancy LaMott
Manufacturer: Drg
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005Q6IO
Release Date: 2001-10-23

Tracks:

  1. Bring Back Romance: Music - Ann Hampton Callaway
  2. Billy Stritch: Come Rain Or Come Shine/As Long As I Live - Billy Stritch
  3. Live From Rainbow & Stars: Errol Flynn - Amanda McBroom
  4. Then And Now: Moonlight In Vermont - Margaret Whiting
  5. Jay Leonhardt With His Friends: Let The Flower Grow - Jay Leonhart
  6. Romantic Ellington: Lush Life - Carol Sloane
  7. Back In Business: Let's Misbehave - Eartha Kitt
  8. Broadway Baby: Pack Up Your Sins And Go To The Devil - Dorothy Loudon
  9. A Leap Of Faith: The Boy From... - Faith Prince
  10. Time Between The Time: Home - Laurie Beechman
  11. Sibling Revelry: Our Time - Ann Hampton Callaway/Liz Callaway
  12. Stritch: If - Elaine Stritch
  13. Music Is Forever: Twisted - Annie Ross
  14. My Impetuous Heart: Love Won't Let You Get Away - Marlene Ver Planck
  15. Crazy World: Crazy World - KT Sullivan
  16. The Champion Season: I Got Lost In His Arms/Time Heals Everything - Barbara Cook
  17. The Stephen Sondheim Songbook: I'm Still Here - Julie Wilson
  18. Karen Akers Live: How Do You Say Auf Wiedersehen? - Karen Akers
  19. Portia Nelson: This Life (Her Songs And Her Friends): As I Remember Him - Nancy LaMott
  20. Let Me Love You: Let Me Love You - Portia Nelson

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Recommended.......2002-09-13

Lots of fun, and even though it's mostly live recordings the recording quality is quite good. A wonderful "first CD" for the fledgling cabaret enthusiast.
Broadway: The Great Original Cast Recordings
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Where is ALW
  • Classics
  • A MUST HAVE for every Broadway music lover
 Broadway: The Great Original Cast Recordings
Various Artists - Soundtracks
Manufacturer: Sony
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ASIN: B00001SIFK
Release Date: 1999-10-12

Tracks:

  1. Show Boat: Bill - Helen Morgan
  2. Show Boat: Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man - Carol Bruce/Helen Dowdy/Kenneth Spencer/Chorus
  3. Finian's Rainbow: How Are Things In Glocca Morra? - Ella Logan
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  5. South Pacific: Some Enchanted Evening - Ezio Pinza
  6. Sout Pacific: A Wonderful Guy - Mary Martin/Girl's Chrous
  7. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes: Diamonds Are A Girls Best Friend - Carol Channing
  8. Pal Joey: Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered - Vivienne Segal
  9. Kismet: Stranger In Paradise - Doretta Morrow/Richard Kiley
  10. The Pajama Game: Hey There - John Raitt
  11. The Pajama Game: Hernando's Hideaway - Carol Haney/Ensemble
  12. My Fair Lady: The Rain In Spain - Rex Harrison/Julie Andrews/Robert Coote
  13. My Fair Lady: I Could Have Danced All Night - Julie Andrews/Phillipa Bevan/Cast
  14. My Fair Lady: I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face - Rex Harrison
  15. The Most Happy Fella: Standing On The Corner - Shorty Long/John Henson/Roy Lazarus/Arthur Gilbert
  16. Bells Are Ringing: The Party's Over - Judy Holiday
  17. West Side Story: Tonight - Larry Kert/Carol Lawrence
  18. West Side Story: America - Chita Rivera/Girls
  19. West Side Story: Somewhere - Ensemble
  20. Wonderful Town: Conga! - Rosalind Russel/Ensemble
  21. Flower Drum Song: I Enjoy Being A Girl - Pat Suzuki
  22. Gypsy: Everything's Coming Up Roses - Ethel Merman

Tracks:

  1. The Sound Of Music: My Favorite Things - Mary Martin/Patricia Neway
  2. The Sound Of Music: Do Re Mi - Mary Martin/Children
  3. Bye Bye Birdie: Put On A Happy Face - Dick Van Dyke
  4. Camelot: Camelot - Richard Burton
  5. Anyone Can Whistle: Anyone Can Whistle - Lee Remick
  6. Do I Hear A Waltz?: Do I Hear A Waltz - Elizabeth Allen/Ensemble
  7. Sweet Charity: Big Spender - Helen Gallagher/Thelma Oliver/Girls
  8. Mame: Mame - Charles Braswell/Ensemble
  9. Cabaret: Willkommen - Joel Grey/Cast
  10. Cabaret: Cabaret - Jill Haworth
  11. Company: The Ladies Who Lunch - Elain Stritch
  12. No, No, Nanette: I Want To Be Happy - Jack Gilford/Susan Watson
  13. A Little Night Music: Send In The Clowns - Glynis Johns
  14. A Chorus Line: What I Did For Love - Priscilla Lopez & Company
  15. A Chorus Line: One - Company
  16. Annie: Tomorrow - Andrea McArdle
  17. Nine: Folies Bergeres - Liliane Montevecchi/Stephanie Cotsirilos
  18. Will Rogers' Follies: Never Met A Man I Didn't Like - Keith Carradine
  19. The Life: My Friend - Pamela Isaacs/Lillias White

Amazon.com

Sony celebrated the millennium with its mammoth 26-CD collection, Soundtrack for a Century, but fortunately starving actors and other theater lovers can satisfy themselves with the 2-CD installment, Broadway: The Great Original Cast Recordings. Beginning with what most consider the dawn of the modern musical, Show Boat, the set goes on to sample songs from Kiss Me, Kate (the first cast recording issued on LP) and many other of the greatest shows ever written for the stage (My Fair Lady and West Side Story have the most selections--three each). The set is limited to recordings from the Columbia Records vault, but it was a treasure trove under the primary direction of producer Goddard Lieberson. The 1940s and '50s are marked by major shows by Rodgers and Hammerstein, Lerner and Loewe, and Leonard Bernstein, to name only a few, while the 1960s and '70s see new takes on the traditional forms, with Cabaret and works by the young Stephen Sondheim (even Anyone Can Whistle). Things begin to thin out in the last two decades of the century, as Columbia missed out on the mature Sondheim, the Andrew Lloyd Webber & Co. blockbusters, and the surge in revivals; the '80s are represented by Nine and the '90s by Cy Coleman's Will Rogers Follies and The Life. Of course, it's impossible to capture a whole century of Broadway music in only 153 minutes, but few fans could quibble with more than a handful of these smart selections. Practically worth the price of the package itself is the beautiful 64-page booklet, which includes an essay by Frank Rich, notes on every show, plus some brief sidebars, album covers and theater posters, and photos from both the stage and recording studios. --David Horiuchi

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Where is ALW.......2001-11-05

Did the creators of this CD forget about Andrew Lloyd Webber? Gees! Where's Cats? Joseph? Evita? Jesus Christ Superstar? and all those other great musicals he's done????? How can you forget one of the greatest composers of our time? Other wise its a good CD

4 out of 5 stars Classics.......1999-12-30

This is well over 2 hours of classic broadway. Most of the tracks are from the 50s and 60s. There are only a couple recents, the newest being 1997. If you are a fan of or interested in Broadway sonfs from the 1930 and on this is definitly for you. The only problem I see is that the only songs on here are songs in which Sony Music had recorded. So the it is the best of the Sony recordings really. Other record labels are shunned. It does come with beautiful 64-page booklet. I like it.

5 out of 5 stars A MUST HAVE for every Broadway music lover.......1999-10-16

Although I just received this today and am currently listening to it now, I couldn't wait to share my feelings, even though I've yet to listen to the entire collection. Anyone and everyone who loves the musical theater MUST add this to his or her collection. What a joy and delight it is to hear, with the help of modern technology, these classics! It absolutely gives one chills to hear some of these long lost beautiful voices sing classic standards, and, to relive some of the joys I've been fortunate to have experienced attending many of the later shows. This collection is a millenium collectable, capturing as it does such fond memories of 20th century musical theater. My congratulations to all who envisioned it's production and brought it to fruition. Columbia/Sony must share the spotlight on this one with the performers. Don't let this one pass you by.
Snoopy!!! The New Musical Entertainment (1975 San Francisco Cast)
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • This Shouldn't Be Getting Good Revues
  • I love the music
  • Not to sing an old tune but...
  • Snoopy is good, but London's is better.
  • From a SNOOPY Expert
 Snoopy!!! The New Musical Entertainment (1975 San Francisco Cast)
Hal Hackady
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ASIN: B000000PG3
Release Date: 1992-04-10

Tracks:

  1. Overture : The World According To Snoopy
  2. Edgar Allan Poe
  3. Woodstock's Theme
  4. I Know Now
  5. The Vigil
  6. Clouds
  7. Where Did That Little Dog Go?
  8. Daisy Hill
  9. Friend
  10. The Great Writer (It Was A Dark And Stormy Night)
  11. Poor Sweet Baby
  12. Don't Be Anything Less
  13. The Big Bow-Wow
  14. Just One Person

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars This Shouldn't Be Getting Good Revues.......2007-01-03

All my revues are strictly from a listeners point of view, and this CD is not good from a listeners point of view. I haven't seen the show, and I feel other revues of this CD are based on having seen the show, which isn't fair. This CD isn't complete for one thing. The London cast, although I don't own it, nor have I ever listened to it, at least has the full score. But the main horror are the singers on this CD. They are just bad. People are turned off musical theater from CDs like this. I urge you not to buy this CD unless you are a collector, or have seen this show and want to hear a bad version. This is not for new listeners or even mature listeners looking for new musicals... this is not good. I don't know why people keep giving this CD more than three stars. The lyrics are decent, cute and funny, but the singing is unforgivable. Favorite song (only because I put one in every review): "Poor Sweet Baby"

3 out of 5 stars I love the music.......2005-02-21

I got to see a one day benefit with Sutton Foster, Hunter Foster, ANn Harada, Christian Borle, Jennifer Cody and Deven May. That cast far outclasses this one AND the London one. Both casts are awful. The music is adorable, but that cast is so bad that it majorly brought down this rating. Buy the London one because it has more songs but if you buy either version, be wary of the awful casts.

3 out of 5 stars Not to sing an old tune but..........2004-07-26

I have to be boring and agree with nearly everyone else. These are not the best versions of the songs. I recently saw the Snoopy Musical in the New Players Theatre, Charing Cross, London and it blew me away. Yes, it's light humour and couldn't possibly be described as deep, but it is still thoroughly enjoyable. I would give the show 5/5 stars and the London singing 6/5 stars. This recording is amusing and has most of the best songs, but the singing isn't quite up to scratch (and isn't even "singing" in parts). Good, but sadly not great.

4 out of 5 stars Snoopy is good, but London's is better........2003-06-22

As a theatre teacher, I have both versions of Snoopy! I recommend the London Version because there are more songs on the recording that are now in the show. Its a good cd if you are looking to hear the original but this cd has piano accompanment only! London's has a band.

3 out of 5 stars From a SNOOPY Expert.......2003-06-20

I'm one of the few lucky (?) souls that have had the opportunity (?) to be a part of SNOOPY: THE MUSICAL. I was Linus, complete with blankie and wisdom beyond my years (?). Yes, praise me, praise me, I endured SNOOPY...but I also bought the CD. Perhaps only a nerd would have the constitution to participate in and then buy an everlasting reminder of this schizophrenic little show.

Still, it's a sweet, subtle production with no social relevance and little ability to inspire anyone. It's nothing more than a vaudeville of Charles Schultz characters that is supremely difficult to be successful with. I mean, please, how plausible is a quintet of 5-year-olds singing about "Edgar Allen Poe" anyway? Still, once you've hurtled the point of annoyance, it's suddenly easy to appreciate the delicious rhymes employed and the hidden maturity of the themes and, sometimes, of the characters (cough cough, Linus).

Why only three stars? Because this recording is inferior to the London recording. I've only heard the other once, but it's an instanteous reaction: realizing that only a rethinking of the original can improve the whole. First, this CD only has piano accompaniment vs. the other's small band. It's surprising how different (and more entertaining) a small ensemble can make of this show. Also, this CD omits "The World According to Snoopy--Reprise" and "Snoopy's Song" for no good reason. The performances aren't particularly appealing either. I found Snoopy's unrefined, wobbly voice unsuited for the dry character and almost cowardly (believe it or not). Linus isn't all too great (I should know, remember?) and suffers from the same lack of confidence that Snoopy does. Not even the famous Pamela Myers could redeem this recording for me: she's too much of a screamer even for the caustic Peppermint Patty. I did like Sally, but she has little material to sing, unfortunately.

So, yeah. Buy the 1983 London recording (it even has some extra songs written for it!). It really is a quaint, lovable little piece that is perfect for children and children-at-heart. Just think...a musical about characters we all can't help but loving. Almost brings a tear to my eye.
DRG 25th Anniversary Show Stopping Performances
Average customer rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars
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 DRG 25th Anniversary Show Stopping Performances

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ASIN: B00005Q6IN
Release Date: 2001-10-23

Tracks:

  1. A Day In Hollywood A Night In Ukraine: Just Go To The Movies - Priscilla Lopez/David Garrison/Frank Lazarus/Stephen James/Peggy Hewett/Kate Draper
  2. Babes In Arms: I Wish I Were In Love Again - Christopher Fitzgerald Jessica Stone
  3. Pal Joey: Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered - Patti LuPone
  4. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes: Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend - KT Sullivan
  5. Nunsense: I Just Want To Be A Star - Christine Anderson
  6. Louisiana Purchase: Wild About You - Debbie Gravitte & New York Voices
  7. Oil City Symphony: Beaver Ball At The Bug Club - Mike Craver/Mark Hardwick/Debra Monk/Mary Murfitt
  8. Falsettoland: The Baseball Game - Michael Rupert/Chip Zien/Faith Prince/Janet Metz/Heather MacRae/Stephen Bogardus
  9. Very Good Eddie: Isn't It Great To Be Married? - Virginia Seidel/Spring Fairbank/Charles Repole/Nicholas Wyman
  10. The Fantasticks: A Perfect Time To Be In Love - Harvey Schmidt
  11. Call Me Madam: You're Just In Love - Tyne Daly/Lewis Cleale
  12. Taking My Turn: Fine For The Shape I'm In - Margaret Whiting/Marnie Nixon/Cissy Houston
  13. A Party With Betty Comden & Adolph Green: The French Lesson - Betty Comdon/Adolph Green
  14. The Madwoman Of Central Park: Better - Phyllis Newman
  15. Greenwillow: Never Will I Marry - Anthony Perkins
  16. Song Of Singapore: I Can't Remember - Loretta Swit & Company
  17. Tintypes: Elite Syncopation/I'm Goin' To Live Anyhow, 'Til I Die - Lynne Thigpen
  18. I Love My Wife: Someone Wonderful I Missed - Joanna Gleason/Ilene Graff
  19. The Good Companions: The Pleasure Of Your Company - Malcolm Rennie/Christopher Gable
  20. Forbidden Broadway 20th Anniversary: Liza One-Note - Christine Pedi
  21. Meet Me In St. Louis: The Trolley Song - Donna Kane & Ensemble

Tracks:

  1. 4 Guys Named Jose...And Una Mujer Named Maria!: Feel It - Philip Anthony/Henry Gainza/Allen Hidalgo/Ricardo Puente
  2. Fame - The Musical: There She Goes!/Fame - Natasha Rennalls & Ensemble
  3. Do Re Mi: What's New At The Zoo? - Heather Headley/The Animal Girls
  4. High Society: Once Upon A Time/True Love - Melissa Errico/Daniel McDonald
  5. Tenderloin: Artificial Flowers - Patrick Wilson
  6. State Fair: Driving At Night/Our State Fair - Company
  7. Kiss Me, Kate: Were Thine That Special Face - Brian Stokes Mitchell
  8. Black And Blue: Black And Blue - Linda Hopkins/Ruth Brown/Carrie Smith
  9. The Green Bird: O Foolish Heart - Company
  10. Out Of This World: From This Moment On - Marin Mazzie/Gregg Edelman
  11. The Boys From Syracuse: This Can't Be Love - Davis Gaines/Sarah Berry
  12. Snoopy!!!: Poor Sweet Baby - Pamela Myers
  13. SeesawNobody Does It Like Me - Michele Lee
  14. March Of The Falsettos: I Never Wanted To Love You - Michael Rupert/Stephen Bogardus/Alison Fraser/Chip Zien/James Kushner
  15. Lunch: Perfectly Alone - Carol Burnett
  16. 3hree: Foolish Dreamin'/Something Beautiful/Real Enough To Change My Mind - Jessica Molaskey/Will Gartshore/Rachel Ulanet
  17. Lucky In The Rain: Love Me As If There Were No Tomorrow - Barbara Cook
  18. Godspell: All Good Gifts - Sal Sabella & Company
  19. The Act: Walking Papers - Liza Minnelli & Company

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Great compilation.......2002-05-10

I don't actually own this particular compilation, however, since I own nearly every recording represented on these discs...I think I'm qualified to comment. This is a wonderful representation of the high quality of work that DRG Records does.
The previous review is way off the mark. This is definitely not a waste of time or money. This is 25 years of preserving Broadway shows, Off-Broadway shows, studio recordings (mostly from the city center concerts), etc. So what if they "aren't as good as the original", DRG is preserving many recordings and artists that other mainstream labels don't or won't. You have wonderful recordings from Brian Stokes Mitchell, Nathan Lane, Debbie Gravitte, Tyne Daly, Anthony Perkins, Joanna Gleason, Marin Mazzie, Carol Burnett, Heather Headley, Patti LuPone, Barbara Cook, etc., and many of these are from Original Cast Recordings just as they appeared on Broadway. This is an excellent sampler of the work going on at DRG. No...I'm not an employee...just an avid listener and collector of theatre recordings.

1 out of 5 stars A disappointment.......2001-12-15

There's a reason you've probably never heard of most of the songs and shows on this album, not to mention most of the artists. This is a second-rate collection of second-rate numbers performed by mostly second-rate artists. In the case of the shows that were revivals, the performances on the original cast recordings were better. Don't waste your money.
Great Musicals
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • The Title Is Accurate.
 Great Musicals

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ASIN: B00005LN5W
Release Date: 2001-08-07

Tracks:

  1. Candide: Overture - Orchestra
  2. Fiddler On The Roof: Prologue - Tradition - Zero Mostel And Company
  3. Hello, Dolly!: Dancing - Carol Channing And Company
  4. Cabaret: If You Could See Her - Alan Cumming
  5. Ain't Misbehavin': Honeysuckle Rose - Ken Page/Nell Carter
  6. Guys And Dolls: Sue Me - Faith Prince/Nathan Lane
  7. Sweeney Todd: The Worst Pies In London - Angela Lansbury
  8. Ragtime: New Music - Mark Jacoby/Marin Mazzie/Steven Sutcliffe/Brian Stokes Mitchell/Audra McDonald/Company
  9. Titanic: Lady's Maid - Original Cast
  10. How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying!: Rosemary - Matthew Broderick/Megan Mullally
  11. Les Miserables: Bring Him Home - Colm Wilkinson
  12. Falsettos: Unlikely Lovers - Lewis Cleale/James Sasser/Farah Alvin/Kristin Woodbury
  13. Parade: All The Wasted Time - Brent Carver/Carolee Carmello
  14. The Sound Of Music: Do-Re-Mi - Rebecca Luker And Company

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars The Title Is Accurate........2002-02-21

I'll be honest - I mainly bought this CD for one song - the new recording of William Finn's "Unlikely Lovers" from Falsettos.

In fact, there is a sticker on the front of the Great Musicals CD which states the following - "Unlikely Lovers from Falsettos is new to CD."

This isn't really correct. This particular recording of that wonderful second act song is new, but the song itself was previously recorded and released on the original cast recording of Falsettoland many years ago. I have also read a review of another (unauthorised?) CD recording made in Michigan of Falsettoland.

Anyway, this new recording is so powerful and emotional, I'm glad I bought the CD.

Readers might be interested to know that the 2001 recording of U. Lovers was made at Joe's Pub in January - the same place where Finn's Infinite Joy was recorded.

To the best of my knowledge, U.L. wasn't performed in the live show. I believe this as in an interview, Finn stated that the only song from Falsettos they were to perform in Infinite Joy was The Baseball Game (wonderfully conveyed by Stephen DeRosa on the CD). Also, in this new recording of U.L., unlike the recordings on Infinite Joy, there isn't any audience reaction. I suspect that the cast made this recording before or after audience arrived.

Loved this new version. It's accompanied by a solo piano. Lewis Cleale has a more traditional male voice (light baritone?) than Michael Rupert's higher, head, some might say "character" sound. Both are more than pleasant on the ear.

Also, on this recording, there's an a cappella section towards the end of the song; on the lyrics "...let's pretend..." Quite affecting.

As for the rest of the album, well all the tracks are gems in one way or another. Particular favourites of mine include -

"Lady's Maid" from Titanic. With it's "up down up" three note/syllable melody structure (millionaire, constable, engineer) it is immediately catchy, and is a great example of an "I'm about to start a journey, so wish me luck as I go" type of show song.

"All The Wasted Time" from Parade. Loved the almost folk influenced sound and the soaring voices; including Carolee Carmello who is heard on Infinite Joy.

"New Music" from Ragtime. It 'builds' beautifully and is a great example of the work of a contemporary song writing team - the highly talented Flaherty and Ahrens.

I suppose the thing is, that many musical theatre buffs will already have many of these songs on CD. However, you many not have THESE recordings - e.g. - the "If You Could See Her" from Cabaret is from the 1998 version, the "Do-Re-Mi" from (what else?) The S.O.M. is the 1998 recording.

If one was being picky, the following points might be made -

For a CD celebrating RCA's 100th anniversary, this collection is somewhat 'top heavy' - 9 of the 14 tracks - almost 65% were recorded in 1992 or later.

Also -

With a number of the American based performers, even when they are portraying non-Americans, their native accent is still recognisable. This is particularly noticeable on track 14 - "Do-Re-Mi" ("...Here, I'll make it easier for you...") and, to a lesser extent; track 2 - "Prologue - Tradition" from Fiddler ("...trying to scratch out a pleasant simple tune...")

But when one is dealing with material and performances of this level, such points are minor quibbles.

All in all, a very fine CD which has made a welcome addition to my collection.
Tip-Toes/Tell Me More
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Gifts from musical theater heaven!
  • Tell Me More and more and more
  • Two restored little Gershwin gems
 Tip-Toes/Tell Me More

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ASIN: B00005RGM8
Release Date: 2001-10-30

Tracks:

  1. Overture
  2. Florida
  3. Nice Baby
  4. Looking For A Boy
  5. Lady Luck
  6. When Do We Dance?
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  8. That Certain Feeling
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  12. Our Little Captain
  13. Looking For A Boy
  14. It's A Great Little World!
  15. Nightie-Night!
  16. Tip-Toes
  17. Finale-Act II
  18. Overture
  19. Tell Me More
  20. Tell Me More
  21. Shopgirls And Mannequins
  22. Mr & Mrs. Sipkin
  23. When The Debbies Go By
  24. Three Times A Day
  25. Why Do I Love You?
  26. How Can I Win You Now?
  27. Kickin' The Clouds Away
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  30. My Fair Lady
  31. In Sardina
  32. Baby!
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  34. Opening Ensemble
  35. Ukelele Lorelei
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This two-CD set collects a couple of shows by George and Ira Gershwin. Both produced in 1925, the two musicals--Tip-Toes and Tell Me More--are fairly obscure and don't boast as many famous songs as contemporary Gershwin offerings such as Oh, Kay! and Lady Be Good. Still, they are bursting with wit, invention, and joie de vivre. Based on a 1998 concert production, Tip-Toes is delicious, and several songs deserve a place in the Gershwin pantheon: the ballad "Looking for a Boy," the love duet "That Certain Feeling," and the rousing dance number "Sweet and Low-Down." The score is also notable for its spectacular writing for duo pianos. Tell Me More is not as immediately accessible (indeed, it had the shortest run of any Gershwin musical, with 32 performances), but it's delivered with élan by its topnotch cast, which includes Sally Mayes, Christine Ebersole, Diane Fratantoni, and David Garrison. Under the expert musical direction of Rob Fisher (from New York's famed Encores! series), this double set is, of course, essential for Gershwin completists. In fact, just about any fan of zany Jazz Age artifacts should relish it. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Album Description

Tip-Toes, which made its Broadway debut on December 28, 1925, was produced by Alex A. Aarons and Vinton Freedley, who had been the producers of the Gershwins' smash hit Lady, Be Good! the year before. Attempting to repeat that success, they once again combined the same book writers, Guy Bolton and Fred Thompson, with the Gershwin brothers. Tip-Toes was well received by audiences and the press, and ran for 194 performances. It was given a subsequent production at the Winter Garden Theatre in London, opening August 31, 1926, running for 181 performances.

One of the most overlooked Gershwin shows, Tell Me More was also the most unlikely of Jazz Age musicals. In an era marked by lavish extravaganzas and brash star vehicles, Tell Me More, which opened on April 13, 1925, relied on charm, modesty, and an impish sense of humor. Because it failed to recoup its investment on Broadway, it was relegated to the list of Gershwin flops; because its score was largely forgotten, it has been widely regarded as a minor effort. In truth, it's a key show. As the only full-length collaboration between George and Ira Gershwin and B.G. DeSylva, it combines the delicacy and grace of the scores George had written earlier in the decade with DeSylva and the bold wit he had pioneered in partnership with his brother Ira four months earlier in Lady, Be Good! The best of both worlds, Tell Me More was a one-of-a-kind achievement.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Gifts from musical theater heaven!.......2005-07-24

The restoration of several complete Gershwin scores in recent years has been a gift from the theater gods. These two shows lack the bite of "Strike Up the Band," "Of Thee I Sing" and other earlier releases, but they have no lack of the Ira's wit and George's effortless melodies. Upbeat tuners "Kickin' the Clouds Away" and "Sweet and Low-Down" are especially engaging, and the authentic-sounding orchestrations lend a nostalgic aura. The first-rate casts seem to be having the time of their lives.

4 out of 5 stars Tell Me More and more and more.......2001-12-07

I bought this CD because I had seen the concert of Tip-Toes, which I found enjoyable if uneven: great songs in Act I and not much in Act II. But for me, the real revelation here is Tell Me More, a totally forgotten Gershwin musical from the Twenties. I only knew one of the songs, "Kickin' the Clouds Away," but this score hits all the right notes, from gently melodic to flat-out funny. And the cast couldn't be better. David Garrison and Christine Ebersole are hugely funny in the comic roles, tossing out their one-liners like the Broadway pros that they are. And what a delight to hear the romantic couple on one of these vintage recordings -- in this case, Diane Fratantoni and Philip Chaffin -- sing just like a real period couple: him with the creamy tenor voice and her with the boop-a-doop flapper sound. Their rendition of "Three Times a Day," a lovely ballad with a Kern-like flavor, is, for me, the highlight of this 2-CD set.

5 out of 5 stars Two restored little Gershwin gems.......2001-11-10

Although the Princess shows of Kern, Bolton and Wodehouse back in 1917 tried to introduce a solid plot into the American musical comedy, the story lines still did not amount to much until "Show Boat " set the standard. So when George and Ira Gershwin opened with two musicals in 1925, the first was based on a mistaken-identity situation already a cliché in the genre (Bolton did the book); and the second (again with Bolton, plus B.D. de Sylva) was about the Florida land boom that also formed the basis of Berlin's "The Coconuts" the very same year.

Both "Tell Me More" and "Tip-Toes" were part of the discovery of many Gershwin manuscripts buried in a New Jersey warehouse; and we can be most thankful to New World Records for restoring the scores and bits of the dialogue in a two-CD boxed set (80598-2). The music is what you would expect from Gershwin: 1920s jazzy with that special core of Gershwin genius. Yes, a good deal of it sounds like Berlin and Kern--as did just about every other contemporary composer except Romberg (who sounded like Herbert). On the other hand, "Kickin' the Clouds Away" from the earlier show seems to be the inspiration for Berlin's "Shakin' the Blues Away" written two years later! "Tell Me More" also does not shy away from ethnic jokes (i.e., mistaking a request to disguise oneself as British for doing so as Yiddish) that do not offend at all. And if we moderns grow impatient with the rich bubbleheads of the F. Scott Fitzgerald crowd, they are still a breath of fresh air after the population of "Miss Saigon" and plays of that sort.

The game casts have voices just right for this sort of characterization and delivery. The "Tip-Toes" production is taken from the Carnegie Hall Concert version and is outstanding.

This New World set deserves a place of honor among the other Gershwin Brothers restorations on other labels. And do not forget the New World complete recording of Kern's "Sitting Pretty," which (like these two Gershwin shows) did not produce any hits but is delightful from overture to Finale Ultimo.
Great Songs from the Broadway Musicals: Original Cast Recordings
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    ASIN: B0000BVBMF
    Release Date: 2006-04-25

    Tracks:

    1. Rock A Bye Your Baby
    2. Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody
    3. Baltimore Buzz
    4. Second Hand Rose
    5. Indian Love Call
    6. Fascinating Rhythm
    7. I Want To Be Happy
    8. Someone To Watch Over Me
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    12. Hot Patata
    13. Night & Day
    14. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
    15. Bess, You Is My Woman Now
    16. Johnny One Note
    17. September Song
    18. My Heart Belongs To Daddy
    19. All The Things You Are
    20. Taking A Chance On Love
    21. Let's Be Buddies
    22. Saga Of Jenny
    23. Oh, How I Hate To Get Up In The Morning
    24. Oklahama
    25. Oh What A Beautiful Mornin'
    26. Speak Low
    27. Eagle & Me
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    30. Soliloquy
    31. Doin' What Comes Natur'lly
    32. Girl That I Marry
    33. Come Rain Or Come Shine
    34. How Are Things In Glocca Morra?
    35. Old Devil Moon
    36. Boy Like You
    37. Dat's Love
    38. Some Enchanted Evening
    39. I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair
    40. Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend
    41. Too Darn Hot
    42. Another Op'nin, Another Show
    43. I've Never Been In Love Before
    44. Love Is The Reason
    45. They Call The Wind Maria
    46. Getting To Know You
    47. Shall We Dance
    The Ultimate George Gershwin, Vol. 2
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      ASIN: B00008KCMO
      Release Date: 2003-04-08

      Tracks:

      1. Fascinating Rhythm [From Lady, Be Good!] - Cliff Edwards
      2. Fascinating Rhythm/So Am I [From Lady, Be Good!][Instrumental] - Victor Arden, Phil Ohman
      3. Oh, Lady Be Good [From Lady Be Good] - Cliff Edwards
      4. Hang on to Me [From Lady, Be Good!] - Adele Astaire, Fred Astaire
      5. I'd Rather Charleston [From Lady, Be Good!] - Adele Astaire, Fred Astaire
      6. Fascinating Rhythm [From Lady, Be Good!] - Adele Astaire, Fred Astaire
      7. Half of It Dearie Blues [From Lady, Be Good!] - Fred Astaire
      8. Oh, Lady Be Good - Buddy Lee
      9. Oh, Lady Be Good [From Lady Be Good]
      10. Swiss Miss [From Lady, Be Good!] - Adele Astaire, Fred Astaire
      11. So Am I [From Lady, Be Good!] - Adele Astaire, George Vollaire
      12. Fascinating Rhythm - Buddy Lee
      13. Three Times a Day [From Tell Me More!] - Alexander Gray
      14. Tell Me More! [From Tell Me More!] - Alexander Gray
      15. That Certain Feeling/When Do We Dance? [From Tip-Toes][Instrumental] - Victor Arden, Phil Ohman
      16. Looking for a Boy/Sweet and Low-Down [From Tip-Toes][Instrumental] - Victor Arden, Phil Ohman
      17. That Certain Feeling [From Tip-Toes] - Dorothy Dickson, Allen Kearns
      18. Sweet and Low-Down [From Tip-Toes] - Laddie Cliff
      19. Nightie-Night - Dorothy Dickson, Allen Kearns
      20. It's a Great Little World [From Tip-Toes] - Laddie Cliff
      21. Nice Baby [From Tip-Toes] - Evan Thomas
      22. When Do We Dance? [From Tip-Toes] - Allen Kearns
      23. These Charming People [From Tip-Toes] - Laddie Cliff, Dorothy Dickson, John Kirby
      24. Looking for a Boy [From Tip-Toes] - Dorothy Dickson

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