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Track: 10: Mungojerrie And Rumpleteazer - John Thorton & Bonnie Langford,Track: 11: Old Deuteronomy - Original London Cast,Track: 12: The Jellicle Ball - Original London Cast,Track: 13: Grizabella, The Glamour Cat - Sharon Lee Hill,Track: 14: Memory - Elaine Paige,Track: 15: DISC 02,Track: 16: The Moments of Happiness/Memory - The Company,Track: 17: Gus: The Theatre Cat - Susan Jane Tanner & Stephen Tate,Track: 18: Growltiger's Last Stand, including The Ballad of Billy McCaw - The Company,Track: 19: Skimbleshanks - The Company,Track: 1: DISC 01,Track: 20: Macavity - Geraldine Gardner, Sharon Lee Hill,Track: 21: Mr. Mistoffelees - Paul Nicholas,Track: 22: Memory - Elaine Paige & Sarah Brightman,Track: 23: Journey to the Heaviside Layer - The Company,Track: 24: The Ad-Dressing of Cats - Brian Blessed & Company,Track: 2: Overture - Original London Cast,Track: 3: Prologue: Jellicle Songs For Jellicle Cats - Original London Cast,Track: 4:
Media Type: CD
Artist: CATS
Title: CATS-ORIGINAL LONDON CAST
Street Release Date: 11/16/1999
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Genre: SOUNDTRACKSince 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.
