Personals - Original London Cast

Advantages: Original London cast music
Disadvantages: CD Could get scratched, some songs are long

...This CD gives the whole music from the London production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Aspects of Love". "Aspects of Love" did not last a long time at London but the music is very moving especially one song called "Love Changes Everything". This Cd includes all the songs from the musical "Aspects of Love" and would be great to a musical collecter or anyone really. There are a couple of long songs on this CD that are the full version and can last a long time, also there are a couple of nice songs that are about 3 minutes in length. But does "Love Change Everything" for you? or do you have high "Aspects of Love"? If the answer is yes, then this CD is definetly for you!... Read review

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Advantages: Fantastic remake of the original show
Disadvantages: Miss Sunshine (bleugh)

..."Ladies and Gentlemen. You are about to see a story of murder, greed, corruption, violence, exploitation, adultery and treachery" Thus begins the recording of the 1998 London Cast & stars Ute Lemper & Ruthie Henshall. It is a quality remake of the original show, with a more funked up jazz feel and a hotter edge. Many of these show stopping tunes are instantly recognisable, with tunes such as All that Jazz, Mr Cellophane and Razzle Dazzle. The CD works well as a sound track, with just enough 'dialogue' involved so that the story can be followed & even if you have never seen the performance on stage the music will conjure you up an atmosphere of Vaudeville, and serve a menu of greed, murder and entertainment ~ "All those thing we held near and dear to our hearts"... Read review

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Advantages: Better sound quality than older versions
Disadvantages: You don't get to see the impressive acting that goes with it

...An excellent cast singing their hearts out! This CD is the official cast recording from the 1998-1999 London West End run of Oklahoma!, and of course has all the tracks from the original 1950's version: the exhillarating "Oklahoma!"; the amusing duet "People Will Say We're In Love"; the rousing "Oh What A Beautiful Morning'". The stunning cast includes one young Hugh Jackman (later star of X-Men and Van Helsing) as Curly, and Maureen Lipman as Aunt Eller. This CD gives, naturally, a better quality sound (being digitally recorded) than the original 1950's version does, yet ones still gets a sense of actually being in the packed auditorium on opening night! The poroduction won various awards for the run, including: - the Olivier Award for "Outstanding Musical" - the Evening Standard Awards - the Critics Circle awards for "Best... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful