LP - ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW - Original Cast UKAL-1006 1973 1st PRESSING MINT

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 VINTAGE IMPORT LP! - RARE!!

THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW

Original London Cast

RECORD & JACKET ARE BOTH IN MINT CONDITION

I don't see a mark on it.  Very clean.  Very nice copy! - Still protected in original shrink.  Well cared for.

LIKE NEW, BUT OPENED.

IMPORT - U.K. PRESSING 

UK (KING OF ENGLAND) RECORDS - #STEREO UKAL 1006 - Released 1973

".....The album that started it all.....
Although TRHS has become a huge pop culture phenomenon today, back in 1973, the original production was a very simple show put on in a very small, intimate theatre. Since there wasn't much of a budget to speak of, very few props and special effects were used (unlike most of the official productions staged by Rocky Horror, Ltd. today). The fact that the first production of TRHS was such a low-budget, experimental piece of musical theatre MUST be considered when listening to the Original London Cast album for the first time.

The album is very different in that it was actually recorded in a day (and you can tell.) The musical arrangements and the orchestrations sound very amateurish, but that's how the music was originally written. Plus, it was recorded back when the show had only been running a short while. This recording is really the only official release of the score as it was originally performed.

Technically speaking, this album leaves a lot to be desired. Compared to the professionally produced Original Roxy Cast album it sounds like a demo recording...

The great thing about this album is the nostalgic value, it's the VERY FIRST production, and the fact that five of the members from this ensemble went on to do TRHPS makes it more appealing...

Another interesting note is that when this album was released in 1973 on UK/King Of England Records, it had a few engineering flaws in the first pressing. The errors were fixed with a bit of re-mixing, and the album was re-issued a short time later. ALL versions of the Original London Cast Album are the re-mixed version EXCEPT for the vinyl UK/King Of England release (UKAL 1006).


***Here are the differences in the 2 versions of the Original London Cast album:

# On the first pressing (UKAL 1006), 'The Time Warp' is mixed very poorly. During the chorus, the voices are mixed unevenly, and all you can hear is Richard O'Brien's voice. This make the song sound like a Riff solo. (Some Ritz junkies may argue that this makes this version superior...) The REMIXED version (all other releases) features an evenly mixed chorus in which you can hear all the right performers.

# On the first pressing, there's a small flaw in 'The Sword Of Damocles'..... in the beginning of the song when Rocky is being created and the music starts, Rocky sounds like he lets out a belch to start out the song. In the REMIXED version, the flaw has been fixed, and the song starts fine.

# On the first pressing, 'Hot Patootie (Bless My Soul)' is a few seconds longer, and the song ends abruptly with Eddie's death. In the REMIXED version, the song is shorter, and it ends in a fade. (Why they remixed this is beyond me.)

Remember that ALL versions of this album are the re-mixed version except for the original vinyl UKAL 1006 release. This first pressing is a bit difficult to find, but the differences in the two versions are few and far apart that it would probably only be of value to the extreme die-hard collectors." - sanityfortoday.com

TRACKS INCLUDE:

SCIENCE FICTION - DOUBLE FEATURE - The Usherette

DAMN IT, JANET - Brad & Janet

OVER AT THE FRANKENSTEIN PLACE - Brad, Janet, Riff-Raff & Co.

SWEET TRANSVESTITE - Frank, Brad & Co.

TIME WARP - Riff-Raff, Magenta, Columbia & Narrator

SWORD OF DAMOCLES - Rocky & Co.

HOT PATOOTIE (BLESS MY SOUL) - Eddie & Co.

TOUCH-A-TOUCH-A-TOUCH-A-TOUCH ME - Janet & Rocky

ONCE IN A WHILE - Brad

ROSE TINT MY WORLD - Company

I'M GOING HOME - Frank & Co.

SUPERHEROES - Brad, Janet & Narrator

SCIENCE FICTION - DOUBLE FEATURE  (reprise) - Usherette & Co.

This is a vinyl record album that plays at 33 1/3 rpm/speed on a turntable.

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