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| Created: | Mon Feb 17 1986 |
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RCA has just released a CD of the original Broadway cast recording of
Hair. A big feature of this CD is that it has several numbers from the
show that weren't on the original cast album:
I Believe in Love
Going Down
Ain't Go No (reprise) |- These were on the film soundtrack
Electric Blues |
Manchester England (reprise)
The Bed
The CD is over 66 minutes long. While I'm very glad they've added
these numbers, I wonder why they didn't add the two other major bits of
music from the show - the "1930's Music" and "O Great God of Power."
The 30's music is reincarnated as the Party Music on the film
soundtrack of Hair, but as far as I know "O Great God of Power" hasn't
been released anywhere. Maybe they didn't have very good takes of
those songs.
To my ears, the sound quality and the performances on this recording
are generally not as good as those on the movie soundtrack, but the
spirit of the 2 recordings is quite different. While I prefer the
soundtrack (and eagerly await it to come out on CD), I'm definitely
glad I have the Broadway version too.
The CD is ADD, and comes with a very nice booklet that includes a
long description of the show by the original Broadway Abraham Lincoln.
As the booklet notes, despite a good attempt at digital restoration of
the recording, there's still quite a bit of distortion left.
Despite all the quibbles above, it's a very nice release. It's really
good to see RCA take the opportunity to make the CD release special,
and not just a quickie reissue of the original album.
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| 1232.1 | ISTG::CRAGG | It's time for a coffee break!! | Tue Jun 21 1988 10:40 | 6 | |
Do you have any idea if the movie soundtrack is soon to come out?
I love this musical but the Broadway version of the album that I
heard doesn't have anywhere near the energy of the soundtrack.
Helena
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| 1232.2 | I guess it will appear eventually | BAVIKI::GOOD | Michael Good | Tue Jun 21 1988 11:53 | 1 |
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| 1232.3 | SARAH::P_DAVIS | Peter Davis | Tue Jun 21 1988 14:42 | 4 | |
The movie soundtrack version of "Hair" has been out for at least a
year. It's a 2 disc set, I believe.
Personally, I greatly prefer the Broadway version.
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| 1232.4 | Soundtrack on CD? Where??? | BAVIKI::GOOD | Michael Good | Wed Jun 22 1988 12:04 | 2 |
Where have you seen a soundtrack of Hair, and how long ago??? I've
been looking for at least a year...
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| 1232.5 | SARAH::P_DAVIS | Peter Davis | Wed Jun 22 1988 13:36 | 7 | |
I think the "Hair" soundtrack was pretty easy to find for a while. I
had a copy for a while, but I think I sold it when I heard that the
original cast was scheduled for release. I believe I saw it at
Lechmere and various other mall record stores. I'll keep an eye out
for it.
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| 1232.6 | Soundtrack at Tower for $$$ | BAVIKI::GOOD | Michael Good | Thu Sep 15 1988 11:12 | 4 |
I finally found the Hair soundtrack on CD. It's a 2-CD set,
distributed by RCA, and was at Tower Records. Unfortunately, it wasn't
on sale and was very expensive ($38!) so I passed it by. I'll be
looking for an RCA or all-label sale at a well-stocked store.
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