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11 July 2012

Evita: Cast Album Highlights

Evita is, without a doubt, my favourite musical.
I was a late-comer to musical theatre, being introduced to musicals in high school and seeing my first (legit) stage production in college.
The 1996 film adaptation was one of the first musical films with which I fell in love, and drove me to seek out others.
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So, for today's post, I'd like to share a compilation I made of songs from Evita. This two-disc album mostly consists of songs from the 1976 Concept Recording (starring Julie Covington and Colm Wilkinson) and  1979 Original Broadway Cast Recording (starring Patti Lupone and Mandy Patinkin). The entirety of the score is (more or less) represented here, and as it is complete, it may be the only Evita cast album you ever need.
Some of the songs have been edited for various reasons (sequencing, favouritism, etc.), and the edits made have been noted in the "Read-Me" file. Don't fret, though; none of the changes are drastic or in any way affect the listening experience.
I own on CD all of the cast albums represented here with the exception of the '81 Australian Cast, which came from the now defunct blog "Wilkommen..." and is sourced from vinyl (with no notable audio problems).
As with some previous samplers, I have made two different covers, so you can choose for yourself. :)
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Without further ado, here is the track listing:

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Title
Cast
1.1
Un Cine En Buenos Aires: 26 De Julio De 1952
1980 Madrid
1.2
Requiem For Evita, Pt. 1
1996 Soundtrack
1.3
Oh What A Circus/
Requiem For Evita, Pt. 2
1979 Broadway
1.4
Intro: “Now Eva Peron…”
1996 Soundtrack
1.5
On This Night Of A Thousand Stars
2006 London
1.6
Eva & Magaldi/
Eva Beware Of The City
1976 Studio (Concept)
1.7
Buenos Aires
1976 Studio (Concept)
1.8
Goodnight And Thank You
1979 Broadway
1.9
The Lady’s Got Potential
1996 Soundtrack
1.10
The Art Of The Possible
1979 Broadway
1.11
Charity Concert (On This Night Of A Thousand Stars)/
I'd Be Surprisingly Good For You
1979 Broadway
1.12
Intro: “Hello & Goodbye…”
1976 Studio (Concept)
1.13
Another Suitcase In Another Hall
1976 Studio (Concept)
1.14
Peron’s Latest Flame
(AKA Dangerous Jade)
1979 Broadway
1.15
Dice Are Rolling, Pt. 1/
A New Argentina
1979 Broadway
2.1
On The Balcony Of The Casa Rosada, Pt. 1
1976 Studio (Concept)
2.2
Don’t Cry For Me Argentina
1976 Studio (Concept)
2.3
On The Balcony Of The Casa Rosada, Pt. 2
1976 Studio (Concept)
2.4
High Flying, Adored
1979 Broadway
2.5
Rainbow High
1981 Australian
2.6
Rainbow Tour
1976 Studio (Concept)
2.7
The Actress Hasn’t Learned The Lines (You’d Like To Hear)
1979 Broadway
2.8
And The Money Kept Rolling In (And Out)
1979 Broadway
2.9
Partido Feminista
1996 Soundtrack
2.10
Santa Evita
1996 Soundtrack
2.11
Waltz For Eva & Che
1976 Studio (Concept)
2.12
She Is A Diamond
1978 London
2.13
Dice Are Rolling, Pt. 2/
Eva’s Sonnet, Pt. 1
1976 Studio (Concept)
2.14
You Must Love Me
1996 Soundtrack
2.15
Eva’s Final Broadcast
1996 Soundtrack
2.16
Montage
2006 London
2.17
Lament
1979 Broadway
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You can download the ZIP file here (UPDATED LINK). Enjoy!
Feel free to leave a comment with your feedback.
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P.S. The new Broadway Revival Cast, starring Elena Roger and Ricky Martin, has just released a two-disc cast album, which can be purchased from Amazon for $14.88. I have yet to listen to it, but I have high hopes. :)
P.P.S. You can purchase the classic disco album "Evita," produced by the legendary Boris Midney from Amazon mp3 for just $6.93. I highly recommend it, particularly for the disco versions of "Don't Cry For Me Argentina" and "Buenos Aires."

1 comment:

  1. CAn you repost your link? Access is denied.

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