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| Disc: 1 | |||
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| 1. Overture/Work Song - Original Broadway Cast | |||
| 2. Valjean Arrested/Valjean Forgiven - Original Broadway Cast | |||
| 3. What Have I Done? - Original Broadway Cast | |||
| 4. At the End of the Day - Original Broadway Cast | |||
| 5. I Dreamed a Dream - Original Broadway Cast | |||
| 6. Lovely Ladies - Original Broadway Cast | |||
| 7. Who Am I? - Original Broadway Cast | |||
| 8. Come to Me (Fantine's Death) - Original Broadway Cast | |||
| 9. Confrontation - Original Broadway Cast | |||
| 10. Castle on a Cloud - Original Broadway Cast | |||
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. In My Life - Original Broadway Cast | |||
| 2. A Heart Full of Love | |||
| 3. Plumet Attack - Original Broadway Cast | |||
| 4. One Day More - Original Broadway Cast | |||
| 5. Upon These Stones (Building the Barricade) - Original Broadway Cast | |||
| 6. On My Own - Original Broadway Cast | |||
| 7. Upon These Stones (At the Barricade) | |||
| 8. Javert at the Barricade/Little People | |||
| 9. The First Attack | |||
| 10. A Little Fall of Rain | |||
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After Les Misérables became a huge hit in London, it moved to Broadway, bringing along two stars from the London production, Colm Wilkinson as the heroic Valjean and Frances Ruffelle as the despondent Eponine. Filling out this 1987 cast are Randy Graff (Fantine), Terrence Mann (Javert), David Bryant (Marius), Judy Kuhn (Cosette), Michael Maguire (Enjolras), and Leo Burmester and Jennifer Butt (the Thénardiers). Whether you prefer the London cast or this one just might depend on which one you heard first, though minor revisions to the show since its London debut make the Broadway version more familiar to current audiences. In fact, the 10th anniversary concert might have the best overall cast of the lot, while the three-disc symphonic recording is a must for completists.
Regardless of cast, Les Misérables has become a sensation. Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg's score is filled with beautiful ballads ("Bring Him Home," "I Dreamed a Dream") and rousing anthems ("One Day More," "Do You Hear the People Sing?"), and Victor Hugo's classic novel of a student uprising in pre-revolutionary France provides a compelling story line that continues to thrill audiences all over the world. --David Horiuchi
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Finally available for the first time officially this is their rare and only LP, another slice of teen garage rock from Quebec. A great record in the same vein as Les Lutins filled with great catchy tunes and really great guitar playing, they should have been as popular as Les Lutins or Les Sultans but were sadly kept in the shadows. This is your chance to discover and enjoy. Remastered from the original master tapes. Pressed on 180 gram vinyl. Limited to 500 copies.
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By Robert Lopez
Format:Audio CD
I bought this CD thinking it was a newly released highlights CD of the Original London Cast CD with Colm Wilkinson, Patti LuPone, Michael Ball & Francis Ruffle. IT'S NOT! What a great way to get people to bye the CD. I really haven't listened to it because I was disgusted at the fact that I was lured into buying a CD under false pretences! (I did listen to some and it sounds like Kareoke music and Fantine was vocally weak. This is not a cast recording but a STUDIO RECORDING.) I can tell you the actors who sing the parts though (Something I would've wanted to know before buying, but I didn't have that chance, so here it is.)
VALJEAN & JAVERT = John Curl, FANTINE & COSETTE = Lindsey Stafford Smith, MARIUS= Christopher Smith, ENJOLRAS= Adam Pinter, THENARIDIER=Julian Emery, M. THENARDIER= Catherine Watson.
Uhhh, why have the same man sing 2 different parts. Okay, maybe I can see the same woman singing the mother and daughter, but the rivals?
Song List: AT THE END OF THE DAY,--I DREAMED A DREAM,--WHO AM I?,--FANTINE'S DEATH, --CONFRONTATION, --MASTER OF THE HOUSE, --STARS, --ABC CAFE, --RED AND BLACK, --DO YOU HERE THE PEOPLE SING, --A HEART FULL OF LOVE
Songs only from Act I of Les Miz!
Anyhow, the singers could turn out to be good for all I know, but I was just upset that it wasn't what it said it was. Although it wasn't listed as having Colm and Patti it did say "Original London Cast." So, at least now you can purchase this CD fully aware that it's not the London Cast! :)
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This is an excellent quality CD. The Broadway cast is fantastic. The music never gets old. I am extremely fascinated.
By DocFollicle
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
This was a hard to find item for a price like this. I have heard several versions of this show and still feel this is the best soundtrack.
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Les Miserables
This is an excellent reproduction of the full show. It was as if I were, again, attending the play.
Published on Jun 18 2009 by James Jopling
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not great...
Les Mis is a great musical... This is not a great soundtrack, but it's the only affordable one Amazon sells(figure that out)... Read more
Published on July 18 2004
4.0 out of 5 stars
Okay, but get the 10th Anniversary version
This Broadway album is much better than the slow-paced London album, but two other recordings top it: the Complete Symphonic Recording and the 10th Anniversary Concert Recording. Read more
Published on July 16 2004
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good, but there are better
I like the quicker pace of the music here compared to the Original London Recording. The casting of other actors is also quite refreshing. Read more
Published on July 16 2004
4.0 out of 5 stars
Randy Graff and Colm Wilkinson in US "Les Miz"
The Broadway cast album of LES MISERABLES is different in a lot of ways to the original London album. Read more
Published on July 13 2004 by Byron Kolln
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great, but get the 10th Anniversary Concert Recording
and pair THAT one with the Complete Symphonic Recording, then you'll have all the Les Mis that you need. Read more
Published on July 13 2004
5.0 out of 5 stars
An excellent recording
Inspired by the long and tedious yet wonderful novel written by Victor Hugo, Les Miserables has become one of the most recognizable and beloved musicals of the twentieth (and early... Read more
Published on July 11 2004 by Elizabeth
3.0 out of 5 stars
It's Les Miz, but...
I love Les Miserables. It is a beautiful, beautiful show. However, this CD doesn't showcase the amazing people who have been in the show. Read more
Published on July 9 2004 by Amanda
3.0 out of 5 stars
Get the 10th anniversary version
THAT recording has the most exciting performances, has great live music, and has the BEST CAST (esp. Read more
Published on Jun 23 2004
4.0 out of 5 stars
The worst of the major recordings but still a must-buy!
The music and the cast (particularly Frances Ruffelle with the very squeaky and whiny voice) are sub-par compared with those in the 10th Anniversary Concert Recording, but this is... Read more
Published on Jun 23 2004
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