Highlights From The Phantom of the Opera: The Original Cast Recording (1986 original London cast)

~ Release by Andrew Lloyd Webber (see all versions of this release, 22 available)

Tracklist

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1Overture
recording engineer:
Martin Levan
producer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
conductor:
Michael Reed (UK conductor/arranger for musicals)
orchestrator:
David Cullen (composer, arranger, orchestrator) and Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Really Useful Group PLC (fka The Really Useful Record Company Ltd., renamed as The Really Useful Group Ltd. on 17 July 1991) (in 1987)
recording of:
Overture (The Phantom of the Opera)
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
publisher:
The Really Useful Group Ltd (not for release label use!)
part of:
Das Phantom der Oper (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, German version)
part of:
The Phantom of the Opera (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical)
part of:
The Phantom of the Opera (2004 film soundtrack)
part of:
The Phantom of the Opera (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, Dutch version)
2:07
2Think of Me
recording engineer:
Martin Levan
producer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
conductor:
Michael Reed (UK conductor/arranger for musicals)
orchestrator:
David Cullen (composer, arranger, orchestrator) and Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Really Useful Group PLC (fka The Really Useful Record Company Ltd., renamed as The Really Useful Group Ltd. on 17 July 1991) (in 1987)
recording of:
Think of Me
additional lyricist:
Richard Stilgoe
lyricist:
Charles Hart (British lyricist)
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
publisher:
The Really Useful Group Ltd (not for release label use!) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
part of:
The Phantom of the Opera (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical)
part of:
The Phantom of the Opera (2004 film soundtrack)
3:10
3Angel of Music
recording engineer:
Martin Levan
producer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
vocals:
Sarah Brightman and Janet Devenish
conductor:
Michael Reed (UK conductor/arranger for musicals)
orchestrator:
David Cullen (composer, arranger, orchestrator) and Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
concertmaster:
Perry Montague‐Mason (violinist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Really Useful Group PLC (fka The Really Useful Record Company Ltd., renamed as The Really Useful Group Ltd. on 17 July 1991) (in 1987)
recording of:
Angel of Music
additional lyricist:
Richard Stilgoe
lyricist:
Charles Hart (British lyricist)
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
publisher:
The Really Useful Group Ltd (not for release label use!)
part of:
The Phantom of the Opera (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical)
part of:
The Phantom of the Opera (2004 film soundtrack)
2:21
4The Mirror (Angel of Music)
recording engineer:
Martin Levan
producer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
conductor:
Michael Reed (UK conductor/arranger for musicals)
orchestrator:
David Cullen (composer, arranger, orchestrator) and Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Really Useful Group PLC (fka The Really Useful Record Company Ltd., renamed as The Really Useful Group Ltd. on 17 July 1991) (in 1987)
recording of:
The Mirror (Angel of Music)
part of:
Little Lotte / The Mirror (Angel of Music)
1:58
5The Phantom of the Opera
recording engineer:
Martin Levan
producer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
vocals:
Sarah Brightman and Michael Crawford (UK actor and singer)
conductor:
Michael Reed (UK conductor/arranger for musicals)
orchestrator:
David Cullen (composer, arranger, orchestrator) and Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Really Useful Group PLC (fka The Really Useful Record Company Ltd., renamed as The Really Useful Group Ltd. on 17 July 1991) (in 1987)
recording of:
The Phantom of the Opera (Christine, The Phantom)
additional lyricist:
Mike Batt
lyricist:
Charles Hart (British lyricist) and Richard Stilgoe
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
publisher:
The Really Useful Group Ltd (not for release label use!)
part of:
The Phantom of the Opera (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical)
part of:
The Phantom of the Opera (2004 film soundtrack)
revision of:
The Phantom of the Opera (lyrics without Charles Hart’s words)
44:17
6The Music of the Night
recording engineer:
Martin Levan
producer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
vocals:
Michael Crawford (UK actor and singer)
conductor:
Michael Reed (UK conductor/arranger for musicals)
orchestrator:
David Cullen (composer, arranger, orchestrator) and Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Really Useful Group PLC (fka The Really Useful Record Company Ltd., renamed as The Really Useful Group Ltd. on 17 July 1991) (in 1987)
recording of:
The Music of the Night (The Phantom of the Opera)
additional lyricist:
Richard Stilgoe
lyricist:
Charles Hart (British lyricist)
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
publisher:
The Really Useful Group Ltd (not for release label use!) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
part of:
The Phantom of the Opera (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical)
part of:
The Phantom of the Opera (2004 film soundtrack)
5:12
7Prima Donna
recording engineer:
Martin Levan
producer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
conductor:
Michael Reed (UK conductor/arranger for musicals)
orchestrator:
David Cullen (composer, arranger, orchestrator) and Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Really Useful Group PLC (fka The Really Useful Record Company Ltd., renamed as The Really Useful Group Ltd. on 17 July 1991) (in 1987)
recording of:
Prima Donna
additional lyricist:
Richard Stilgoe
lyricist:
Charles Hart (British lyricist)
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
publisher:
The Really Useful Group Ltd (not for release label use!)
part of:
Notes… / Prima Donna (The Phantom of the Opera)
3:48
8All I Ask of You / All I Ask of You (reprise)
recording engineer:
Martin Levan
producer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
conductor:
Michael Reed (UK conductor/arranger for musicals)
orchestrator:
David Cullen (composer, arranger, orchestrator) and Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Really Useful Group PLC (fka The Really Useful Record Company Ltd., renamed as The Really Useful Group Ltd. on 17 July 1991) (in 1987)
recording of:
All I Ask of You (The Phantom of the Opera)
additional lyricist:
Richard Stilgoe
lyricist:
Charles Hart (British lyricist)
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
publisher:
Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) and The Really Useful Group PLC (not for release label use!) (in 1986)
sub-publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc. (ended)
part of:
The Phantom of the Opera (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical)
part of:
The Phantom of the Opera (2004 film soundtrack)
recording of:
All I Ask of You (reprise) (The Phantom of the Opera)
additional lyricist:
Richard Stilgoe
lyricist:
Charles Hart (British lyricist)
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
publisher:
The Really Useful Group Ltd. (not for release label use!)
part of:
The Phantom of the Opera (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical)
part of:
The Phantom of the Opera (2004 film soundtrack)
6:40
9Entr’acte
recording engineer:
Martin Levan
producer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
conductor:
Michael Reed (UK conductor/arranger for musicals)
orchestrator:
David Cullen (composer, arranger, orchestrator) and Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Really Useful Group PLC (fka The Really Useful Record Company Ltd., renamed as The Really Useful Group Ltd. on 17 July 1991) (in 1987)
recording of:
Entr’acte (The Phantom of the Opera)
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
publisher:
The Really Useful Group Ltd. (not for release label use!)
part of:
The Phantom of the Opera (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical)
part of:
The Phantom of the Opera (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, Dutch version)
2:41
10Masquerade
recording engineer:
Martin Levan
producer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
conductor:
Michael Reed (UK conductor/arranger for musicals)
orchestrator:
David Cullen (composer, arranger, orchestrator) and Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Really Useful Group PLC (fka The Really Useful Record Company Ltd., renamed as The Really Useful Group Ltd. on 17 July 1991) (in 1987)
recording of:
Masquerade
additional lyricist:
Alan Jay Lerner and Richard Stilgoe
lyricist:
Charles Hart (British lyricist)
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
publisher:
The Really Useful Group Ltd (not for release label use!)
part of:
Masquerade / Why So Silent
5:28
11Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again
recording engineer:
Martin Levan
producer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
vocals:
Sarah Brightman
conductor:
Michael Reed (UK conductor/arranger for musicals)
orchestrator:
David Cullen (composer, arranger, orchestrator) and Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Really Useful Group PLC (fka The Really Useful Record Company Ltd., renamed as The Really Useful Group Ltd. on 17 July 1991) (in 1987)
recording of:
Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again
additional lyricist:
Richard Stilgoe
lyricist:
Charles Hart (British lyricist)
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
publisher:
The Really Useful Group Ltd (not for release label use!)
part of:
The Phantom of the Opera (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical)
part of:
The Phantom of the Opera (2004 film soundtrack)
3:06
12The Point of No Return
recording engineer:
Martin Levan
producer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
conductor:
Michael Reed (UK conductor/arranger for musicals)
orchestrator:
David Cullen (composer, arranger, orchestrator) and Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Really Useful Group PLC (fka The Really Useful Record Company Ltd., renamed as The Really Useful Group Ltd. on 17 July 1991) (in 1987)
recording of:
The Point of No Return (The Phantom of the Opera)
additional lyricist:
Richard Stilgoe
lyricist:
Charles Hart (British lyricist)
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
publisher:
The Really Useful Group Ltd (not for release label use!)
part of:
The Phantom of the Opera (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical)
part of:
The Phantom of the Opera (2004 film soundtrack)
4:57
13Down Once More… / Track Down This Murderer
recording engineer:
Martin Levan
producer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
conductor:
Michael Reed (UK conductor/arranger for musicals)
orchestrator:
David Cullen (composer, arranger, orchestrator) and Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Really Useful Group PLC (fka The Really Useful Record Company Ltd., renamed as The Really Useful Group Ltd. on 17 July 1991) (in 1987)
recording of:
Down Once More / Track Down This Murderer
additional lyricist:
Richard Stilgoe
lyricist:
Charles Hart (British lyricist)
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
publisher:
The Really Useful Group Ltd (not for release label use!)
part of:
The Phantom of the Opera (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical)
part of:
The Phantom of the Opera (2004 film soundtrack)
13:34

Credits

Release

printed in:United States
photography:Clive Barda (photographer)
illustration:Marcus Bradbury
Dean Hoad
manufactured by and marketed by:PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram)
copyrighted (©) by:The Really Useful Group Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1987)
recorded at:Audio International Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
EMI Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
lacquer cut at:The Master Room in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/1158417 [info]
ASIN:US: B000001FLQ [info]