Cats Broadway Cast Recording

The cast recording of the original broadway cast was released by geffen records on january 26 1983.

Cats broadway cast recording. Memory holds the record as the most recorded song in the world video recordings. The recording was released on january 26 1983 in two versions. The musical includes the well known song memory as. Lloyd webber flew in from london to oversee the recording which was estimated to cost as much as 400 000.

Geffen 2031 is a two disc complete version of the show and there is an abridged one disc version geffen 2026. The original broadway cast of cats including the understudies recorded the album in october 1982. The first official video recording of cats is the 1998 film which was a recreation of the stage production a major motion picture movie of cats was released in december 2019 directed by tom hooper. The unsurpassed original broadway cast recording features the sensational betty buckley and her unforgettable rendition of the worldwide phenomenon hit memory.

The longest running musical of its time cats is at times overrated but as a whole it retains the charm that attracted audiences. Producer record andrew lloyd webber martin levan. The album was recorded by the entire cast including the swings in october 1982 it was certified platinum by the recording industry association of america on december 5 1988 and has sold over 2. Webber original cast recording s album titled cats complete original broadway cast recording to enjoy in your home or car or gift it to another music lover.

Synthesizer prophet 5 barry eastmond. Two versions were released. But perhaps the standout cat is stephen hanan as bustopher jones and gus. Andrew lloyd webber cats 1983 broadway cast stephen hanan bonnie simmons harry groener reed jones terrence mann hector jaime mercado timothy scott steven gelfer.

A two disc complete edition and a single disc highlights edition. Trumpet flugelhorn piccolo trumpet victor paz. This is the show which launched the blockbuster musical movement and played 18 years on broadway. Many productions of cats have released audio recordings cats has also been filmed in 1997.

Trumpet flugelhorn ron tooley ross konikoff. Piccolo flute flute tenor saxophone al regni. Barnes noble has the best selection of broadway vocal cast recordings cds. Eliot it tells the story of a tribe of cats called the jellicles and the night they make the jellicle choice deciding which cat will ascend to the heaviside layer and come back to a new life.

Cats is a sung through musical composed by andrew lloyd webber based on the 1939 poetry collection old possum s book of practical cats by t. A two record disc cassette complete set and a one record disc cassette highlights version. Trombone gerry chamberlain.