Cats (1981 Original London Cast)
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Brand: CATSPerformer: Andrew Lloyd Webber
Composer: Andrew Lloyd Webber
Performer: John Franca
Performer: Barry Graham
Performer: Jon Hiseman
Performer: Billy Graham
Performer: Barbara Thompson
Performer: John Maskell
Performer: Ann Barnard
Performer: Daniel Emond
Performer: Steve Jenner
Performer: Stephen Nye
Performer: David Locke
Performer: Ralph Izen
Performer: Anita Pashley
Performer: Bonnie Langford
Performer: Brian Blessed
Performer: David Baxter
Performer: Donald Waugh
Performer: Elaine Paige
Edition: Music CD
Format: Cast Recording, Import
CD Release Date: 1998-10-12
Music Label: Polydor
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- Cats/Act 1. Overture
- Cats/Act 1. Prologue. Jellicle Songs for Jellicle Cats
- Cats/Act 1. The Naming of Cats
- Cats/Act 1. The Invitation to the Jellicle Ball
- Cats/Act 1. The Old Gumbie Cat
- Cats/Act 1. The Rum Tum Tugger
- Cats/Act 1. Grizabella: The Glamour Cat
- Cats/Act 1. Bustopher Jones
- Cats/Act 1. Mungojerrie and Rumpelteazer
- Cats/Act 1. Old Deuteronomy
- Cats/Act 1. The Jellicle Ball
- Cats/Act 1. Grizabella: The Glamour Cat
- Cats/Act 1. Memory
- Cats/Act 2. The Moments of Happiness
- Cats/Act 2. Gus: The Theatre Cat
- Cats/Act 2. Growltiger's Last Stand Including the Ballad of Billy ...
- Cats/Act 2. Skimbleshanks
- Cats/Act 2. Macavity
- Cats/Act 2. Mr. Mistoffelees
- Cats/Act 2. Memory
- Cats/Act 2. Journey to the Heavyside Layer
- Cats/Act 2. The Ad-Dressing of Cats
Music reviews of Cats (1981 Original London Cast)
Music Review: The Original "Cats" is Awesome!
Rating: 5 Stars
Well, the 2-CD album just came today, and I played the entire score. I LOVED IT! I especially loved "Memory"! I used to hear the Barbra Streisand version on the radio. It was beautiful! -- but there's no comparison to the original London setting! All the tracks played straight through, with no skips or breaks anywhere. Well worth the money! :)
Description of Cats (1981 Original London Cast)
The Original London Cast Performs the Entire Andrew Lloyd Webber Masterpiece (Based on a Story by T.s. Eliot), from the Opening "Overture" to the Last Bar of "Ad-Dressing of the Cats". Originally Released in 1981, this Piece Has Since Been Digitally Remastered. Features the Classic "Memory" as Sung by the "Grizabella" Character (Elaine Paige).Since its debut in 1981, London's and the world's longest-running musical still fills seats in a dozen theaters worldwide. Uncountable recastings and reorchestrations later, Andrew Lloyd Webber's adaptation of T.S. Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats strives to please the ears of ever-new generations. This is the original cast recording, and it retains a freshness from the still-recent opening, its novelty untarnished by decades of success. Also, the abundance of "names"--both singers and musicians--makes this one of the high-class musical recordings of all time. Elaine Paige rose to stardom as Grizabella with the hit "Memory"; at the time, though, bigger names were Wayne Sleep, Paul Nicholas, and Brian Blessed. Sarah Brightman and Bonnie Langford are also on the cast list. Lloyd Webber himself plays keyboards and the impressive roster of session musicians includes Barbara Thompson and David Locke. Lloyd Webber, well versed in the practice of "auto-quotation," can always look back to this work for cat-chy material: the Overture, "Old Gumbie Cat," "Rum Tum Tugger," and "Mr.?Mistoffelees"--the list of good tunes and themes goes on and on. This remains a fun listening experience, even for those few who still haven't caught the show. It's also available in a highlights version. --Yngvil V.G.
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