What more can you say except that I prefer the London cast over the Broadway cast so I got this version. "Jellicle" cats join for a Jellicle ball where they rejoice with their leader, Old Deuteronomy. A must-have recording for collectors and musical theater aficionados. [2] An unusual musical in terms of its construction, the overture incorporates a fugue and there are occasions when the music accompanies spoken verse. Download our mobile app now. If you’re looking for the original Broadway cast recording then click here. One change that occurred in 2016, for the revival production in London, was changing the Rum Tum Tugger character from a rock star to a rapper. Album Cats: Original Cast Recording (1981 Original London Cast) Memory Lyrics [JEMIMA] Daylight See the dew on a sunflower I was expecting the differences. CD (German Import) $ 11.39 $11.99 Save 5% Current price is $11.39, Original price is $11.99. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. 1994, Jellicle Ball Part 2, Dress Rehearsal (1994), Mr. Mistoffelees, Final London Cast (2002), CATS - 1981 London (Original Cast) - The Jellicle Ball (2). Maybe if I listened to the soundtrack first then watched the video, I would complain about the videos version! Note: The original London cast album of ‘Cats’ attained a Platinum certification by the BPI (The British Recorded Music Industry) for sales in the UK – this award marks sales of 300,000 units of an individual album title to UK retailers. 1994, Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer, Dress Rehearsal (1994), Jellicle Ball Pt 1, Dress Rehearsal, New London Theatre, West End. The original Munkustrap did not act through his voice like Michael Gruber did. Lloyd Webber's eclecticism is very strong here; musical genres range from classical to pop, music hall, jazz, rock and electro-acoustic music as well as hymnal songs such as "The Ad-Dressing of Cats". I think that I must of seen it to appreciate it. 11 May 2002 You Save 5%. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Original London Cast Recording. Featuring Sarah Brightman & Elaine Paige. Prologue: Jellicle Songs For Jellicle Cats, The Invitation To The Jellicle Ball/The Old Gumbie Cat, Growltiger's Last Stand Including "The Ballad Of Billy McCaw", Flute D'Amour [Tenor Flute], Soprano Flute, Flute, Clarinet [Baritone], Soprano Clarinet, Music Director [Production Musical Director], Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Jacksonville, Buy Vinyl, Matrix / Runout (Side A runout): 2GHS-1-2017-JW2 #1 Ο, Matrix / Runout (Side B runout): 2GHS-2-2017-JW2 #1 Ο, Matrix / Runout (Side C runout): 2GHS-3-2017-JW1 #1 Ο, Matrix / Runout (Side D runout): 2GHS-4-2017-JW1 #1 Ο. View All Available Formats & Editions. Gillian Lynne Due to the Eliot estate asserting that they write no script and only use the original poems as the text,[1] the musical had no identified plot during the rehearsal process, causing many actors to be confused about what they were actually doing.