JEEVES Andrew LLOYD WEBBER'S RAREST UK MUSICAL LP 1975
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JEEVES - Andrew LLOYD WEBBER'S RAREST UK MUSICAL LP 1975 MCA Records MCF 2726 STEREO 1975 It sounded like a great idea -a musical comedy follow up to Jesus Christ Superstar based on the well loved Jeeves and Wooster novels by P. G. Wodehouse.
Co written with and directed by Alan Ayckbourn who provided the book and lyrics. Jeeves failed at the box office and closed after a short run of only three weeks.
Many years later, Lloyd Webber and Ayckbourn revisited this project, producing a thoroughly reworked and more successful version entitled By Jeeves (1996).
Although only two of the songs from the original production remained ("Half a Moment" and "Banjo Boy").
The show opened in London on 22 April 1975 at Her Majesty's Theatre, starring David Hemmings as Bertie Wooster and Michael Aldridge as Jeeves.
The role of Madeleine Bassett was performed by actress Gabrielle Drake sister of Nick Drake. It got mixed-to-poor reviews and closed after little over a month
and 38 performances, on 24 May. .
This is The original cast album (MCA Cat. No. MCF 2726) and it is extremely hard to find. Lloyd Webber, reportedly acting on the advice of American Theatre Director
Harold Prince, withdrew the recording in order to be able to reuse some of the musical material in subsequent shows.
Some London theatre fans tell stories of Andrew Lloyd Webber going around London record shops to buy up the remaining copies of the album. !
Tracks are
• Code of the Woosters
• Travel hopefully
• Female of the species
• Today
• When love arrives
• Jeeves is past his peak
• Half a moment
• S.P.O.D.E.
• Eulalie
• Summer day
• Banjo boy
Some of the songs from the score managed to find a life after the original production: "Half a Moment" was later recorded by Lloyd Webber's second wife,
Sarah Brightman, on the album The Songs That Got Away and the track Summer Day was re-written and appeared in new chordal disguise as
Another Suitcase In Another Hall in Evita. A small section of Half a Moment was cut from the song and reused in "Sunset Boulevard" as part
of the song As if we never said goodbye
The disc is in EXCELLENT condition with very few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under a strong light!
The Sleeve is VERY GOOD Condition with evidence of some mild wear to the edges - a little ring wear and rubbing here and there -
There is a small surface scratch to the Bottom J of JEEVES but considering its 35 year age its really in rather good shape
This is not only easily The rarest ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER musical
it is one of the rarest original UK cast recordings of any kind .!
You will be pleased to learn there is no reserve and a low starting price . Second Class Postage to a UK Address is Included in the purchase price -
but If you wish to pick the item up locally - I'll refund the Postage and Packing Costs - £2.25 on this item .
If this item goes above £40 I would advise international buyers using International special delivery - Which does cost an extra £6.oo or so - It
is worth it for piece of mind - This may be the only one of these that you will see for a long time !!
Many Thanks for reading and good luck with your bids !
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