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Binding: Audio CD
Brand: Hair
EAN: 0078635115024
Format: Cast Recording
Item Dimensions: 23
Label: RCA Victor Broadway
Manufacturer: RCA Victor Broadway
MPN: 1150
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: RCA Victor Broadway
Release Date: October 25, 1990
Studio: RCA Victor Broadway
Disc 1:- Aquarius
- Donna - Ronald Dyson, Walter Harris
- Hashish
- Sodomy
- Colored Spade
- Manchester England
- I'm Black
- Ain't Got No
- I Believe in Love [#]
- Ain't Got No (Reprise) [#] - Jonathan Kramer, Jonathan Kramer
- Air - Lynn Kellogg
- Initials - Steve Curry, Gerome Ragni
- I Got Life - Shelley Plimpton
- Going Down [#]
- Hair - Diane Keaton, Natalie Mosco, Suzannah Norstrand
- My Conviction - Diane Keaton, Natalie Mosco, Suzannah Norstrand
- Easy to Be Hard
- Don't Put It Down - Donnie Burks, Lorrie Davis, Ronald Dyson, Lamont Washington
- Frank Mills
- Be-In
- Where Do I Go? - Lynn Kellogg, Melba Moore, James Rado, Gerome Ragni
- Electric Blues [#]
- Manchester England (Reprise) [#] - Steve Curry, James Rado, Gerome Ragni, Lamont Washington
- Black Boys
- White Boys
- Walking in Space
- Abie Baby
- Three-Five-Zero-Zero
- What a Piece of Work Is Man
- Good Morning Starshine
- Bed [#]
- Flesh Failures (Let the Sunshine In)
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Editorial Review:
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"America's First Tribal Love-Rock Musical," went the advertising, and nobody could argue with that. Hair opened on Broadway in 1968 and immediately became a smash, although no one could quite discern what it was about. Something like, "War is bad, drugs are good, racism bites the big one, and nudity is nice." Although all these sentiments are expressed on this album which, like the show, has not dated well, the quality of the music makes it forgiveable. The songs weren't really rock, but they accomplished what all good pop songs set out to do; stick in the craw. In fact, several of its tracks later became hits for pop acts, including "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" (The Fifth Dimension), "Hair" (The Cowsills), and "Good Morning Starshine" (Oliver). --Dawn Eden
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I'm giving this 5 stars assuming that if you pick this CD you were personally influenced heavily by the late 60s, the hippie subculture or a keen love of music from the period. Regardless of the actual quality of music, personal experience is a part of how much you enjoy something. Like annie was my first play, so I'll probably always enjoy it more than most plays. Hair is one of the few plays of that time period that's survived to be remembered.
For those not in one of the categories above, I'd reduce it to 3 stars. The main masterpiece and most memorable song off the album is easily "Aquarius". The runner ups would be "Hair" and "Easy to be Hard". If this were produced today, I guarantee that the 20 second intro to Aquarius would be removed. It rounds out a CD collection of plays or 60s stuff well. If going the mp3 route, make sure you get "Aquarius".
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... if you're a 'child of the sixties', or even if you're not and appreciate well written, well produced musicals! We (wife and I) love the off-broadway version, too. Interestingly, I noticed a friend was a guitarist in the Broadway band! (Steve Gillette - check his albums out, too - singer/songwriter) what a treat! Highly recommend. Listen to either disk from beginning to end for best enjoyment.
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of the past. Back in 1968 I bought the original London cast recording and they did a great job while the US cast did a good job with these song. If you can ever find the London cast record at a tag sale or flea market grab it.
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I have to admit that at first listen I didn't like the HAIR (DELUXE EDITION) 1968-OBC. Some of the songs were unfamiliar and the arrangements were different than the ones presented in Milos Forman's film Hair, which was my introduction to the American Tribal Love Rock Musical.
The movie soundtrack Hair: Original Soundtrack Recording - Special Anniversary Edition was so seared into my brain that I thought I could never like the original. Every time I'd take a listen, I would only hear Treat Williams or Nell Carter from the movie or Cheryl Barnes's version of "Easy To Be Hard" in my head (which is still the best, imo). So I put it away for a while.
Now that HAIR has been revived on Broadway--also with its own soundtrack Hair (The New Broadway Cast Recording), which is pretty good--I decided to revisit the original Hair.
I now find that I love the 60s original just as much as its later and current incarnation.
The music definitely has a psychedelic vibe and is much more rock oriented than the polished screen version or even the current soundtrack, and it has grown on me. Of course, I still prefer the arrangement of the male and female duets on "White Boys" and "Black Boys," and "Easy To Be Hard" from the movie but the songs are still good, either way.
The special two-CD set of HAIR 1968 OBC is the one to get as it's remastered, sounds great, and includes the "Off-Broadway Cast Recording" and interview with the Hair's musical composer Galt MacDermot (who really should have won a Pulitzer for putting Hair's lyrics to music).
If you're like me and grew up with the movie soundtrack give the 1968 OBC soundtrack a chance. It'll grow on you, too.
Each of the three incarnations of the HAIR SOUNDTRACKS have their own unique personality and style; but what they all have in common is incredible energy and heart, with lyrics and music that send a message directly to your soul getting it to buzz with youthful/hopeful energy.
The two-CDs come packaged in a tri-foldout cardboard/plastic holder and also has a small book that's glued to the middle panel, so you can read it with the tri-fold package open. The booklet contains cast information, song/track listing, liner notes from the original 1967 Off-Broadway Cast Album by Elenore Lester, history and synopsis of what was going on on-stage for each of the songs by Didier C. Deutsch and Lorrie Davis. There's photos of the cast taken during the recording sessions and additional liner notes by Daniel Guss on the bonus tracks.
Well worth it! I just wish the booklet wasn't glued to the inside of the package so I could read it easier.
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I had this on Vinyl years ago, and after seeing the revival of the play, I was moved to put it back in my collection
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