Cats [sound recording] / [music by Andrew Lloyd Webber ; based on Old Possum's book of practical cats by T.S. Eliot ; additional material written by Trevor Nunn and Richard Stilgoe].
Recorded in 1981; digitally remastered in 1998. Compact disc. "This recording ... contains most of the music of the London production ... which opened at the New London Theatre on May 11th, 1981. There are some small alterations and cuts for recording purposes ..." Lyrics laid in container. Original cast featuring Elaine Paige, Wayne Sleep, Paul Nicholas, and Brian Blessed.
Contents:
Overture -- Prologue: Jellicle song for jellicle cats -- The naming of cats -- The invitation to the jellicle ball -- The old gumbie cat -- The rum tum tugger -- Grizabella -- Bustopher Jones -- Mungojerrie and Rumpelteazer -- Old Deuteronomy -- The jellicle ball -- Grizabella, the glamour cat -- The moments of happiness -- Gus, the theatre cat -- Growltiger's last stand, including "The ballad of Billy McCaw" -- Skimbleshanks -- Macavity -- Mr. Mistoffolees -- Memory -- The journey to the heaviside layer -- The ad-dressing of cats.
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