STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - SWEENEY TODD : THE DEMON OF BARBER STREET - (ORIGINAL CAST)

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Good morning record enthusiasts and welcome back to the Friday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we are thrilled to wish  British-Irish-American actress, star of stage, television and film, Dame Angela Brigid Lansbury DBE, a very Happy 95th Birthday. Happy Birthday Angela Lansbury ! With her in mind, we spotlight the 1979 RCA Red Seal release, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street. The  Stephen Sondheim musical debuted on Broadway is based on the 1973 play and stars Angela Lansbury as Nellie Lovett and Len Cariou as Sweeney Todd. The records come with a playbill/lyric sheet booklet.   

A1a –Prelude

A1b –Len Cariou, Company* The Ballad Of Sweeney Todd: "Attend The Tale Of Sweeney Todd"

A2a –Victor Garber, Len Cariou, Merle Louise No Place Like London

A2b –Len Cariou The Barber And His Wife

A3 –Angela Lansbury The Worst Pies In London

A4 –Angela Lansbury Poor Thing

A5a –Len Cariou, Angela Lansbury My Friends

A5b –Members Of The Company* The Ballad Of Sweeney Todd: "Lift Your Razor High, Sweeney!"

A6a –Sarah Rice Green Finch And Linnet Bird

A6b –Victor Garber, Sarah Rice, Merle Louise Ah, Miss

A6c –Victor Garber Johanna

B1a –Ken Jennings, Len Cariou, Angela Lansbury, Joaquín Romaguera* Pirelli's Miracle Elixir

B1b –Joaquín Romaguera* The Contest

B2a –Members Of The Company* The Ballad Of Sweeney Todd: "Sweeney Pondered And Sweeney Planned"

B2b –Angela Lansbury Wait

B3a –Cris Groenendaal, Frank Kopyc, Richard Warren Pugh The Ballad Of Sweeney Todd: "His Hands Were Quick, His Fingers Strong"

B3b –Edmund Lyndeck Johanna

B4a –Sarah Rice, Victor Garber Kiss Me

B4b –Jack Eric Williams, Edmund Lyndeck Ladies In Their Sensitivities

C1a –Edmund Lyndeck, Len Cariou, Victor Garber Pretty Women

C1b –Len Cariou, Angela Lansbury Epiphany

C2 –Angela Lansbury, Len Cariou A Little Priest

C3 –Ken Jennings, Angela Lansbury, Len Cariou, Company* God, That's Good!

C4 –Victor Garber, Len Cariou, Merle Louise, Sarah Rice Johanna

D1 –Angela Lansbury, Len Cariou By The Sea

D2a –Len Cariou, Victor Garber Wigmaker Sequence

D2b –Carole Doscher, Skip Harris, Betsy Joslyn, Craig Lucas, Robert Ousley The Ballad Of Sweeney Todd: "Sweeney'd Waited Too Long Before"

D2c –Len Cariou, Carole Doscher, Skip Harris, Betsy Joslyn, Craig Lucas, Robert Ousley The Letter

D3 –Ken Jennings, Angela Lansbury Not While I'm Around

D4 –Jack Eric Williams, Angela Lansbury, Ken Jennings Parlor Songs

D5a –Company* Final Sequence

D5b –Company* The Ballad Of Sweeney Todd: "Attend The Tale Of Sweeney Todd"

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street (Original Cast) (Vinyl, LP, Album) album cover
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Sondheim* - Angela Lansbury / Len Cariou ‎– Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street (Original Cast)
Label:
RCA Red Seal ‎– CBL2-3379
Format:
2 × Vinyl, LP, Album, Indianapolis Pressing, Gatefold
Country:
US
Released:
1979
Genre:
Stage & Screen
Style:
Musical
Tracklist
A1a –Unknown Artist Prelude
A1b –Len Cariou, Company* The Ballad Of Sweeney Todd: "Attend The Tale Of Sweeney Todd"
A2a –Victor Garber, Len Cariou, Merle Louise No Place Like London
A2b –Len Cariou The Barber And His Wife
A3 –Angela Lansbury The Worst Pies In London
A4 –Angela Lansbury Poor Thing
A5a –Len Cariou, Angela Lansbury My Friends
A5b –Members Of The Company* The Ballad Of Sweeney Todd: "Lift Your Razor High, Sweeney!"
A6a –Sarah Rice Green Finch And Linnet Bird
A6b –Victor Garber, Sarah Rice, Merle Louise Ah, Miss
A6c –Victor Garber Johanna
B1a –Ken Jennings, Len Cariou, Angela Lansbury, Joaquín Romaguera* Pirelli's Miracle Elixir
B1b –Joaquín Romaguera* The Contest
B2a –Members Of The Company* The Ballad Of Sweeney Todd: "Sweeney Pondered And Sweeney Planned"
B2b –Angela Lansbury Wait
B3a –Cris Groenendaal, Frank Kopyc, Richard Warren Pugh The Ballad Of Sweeney Todd: "His Hands Were Quick, His Fingers Strong"
B3b –Edmund Lyndeck Johanna
B4a –Sarah Rice, Victor Garber Kiss Me
B4b –Jack Eric Williams, Edmund Lyndeck Ladies In Their Sensitivities
C1a –Edmund Lyndeck, Len Cariou, Victor Garber Pretty Women
C1b –Len Cariou, Angela Lansbury Epiphany
C2 –Angela Lansbury, Len Cariou A Little Priest
C3 –Ken Jennings, Angela Lansbury, Len Cariou, Company* God, That's Good!
C4 –Victor Garber, Len Cariou, Merle Louise, Sarah Rice Johanna
D1 –Angela Lansbury, Len Cariou By The Sea
D2a –Len Cariou, Victor Garber Wigmaker Sequence
D2b –Carole Doscher, Skip Harris, Betsy Joslyn, Craig Lucas, Robert Ousley The Ballad Of Sweeney Todd: "Sweeney'd Waited Too Long Before"
D2c –Len Cariou, Carole Doscher, Skip Harris, Betsy Joslyn, Craig Lucas, Robert Ousley The Letter
D3 –Ken Jennings, Angela Lansbury Not While I'm Around
D4 –Jack Eric Williams, Angela Lansbury, Ken Jennings Parlor Songs
D5a –Company* Final Sequence
D5b –Company* The Ballad Of Sweeney Todd: "Attend The Tale Of Sweeney Todd"

Art Direction – J. J. Stelmach

Conductor [Musical Director] – Paul Gemignani

Copyist [Music Publisher] – Tommy Valando

Copyist [Musical Preparation] – Al Miller , Mathilde Pincus

Directed By – Harold Prince

Engineer [Recordng] – Anthony Salvatore

Liner Notes – Robert Kimball

Lyrics By – Stephen Sondheim
Music By – Stephen Sondheim

Orchestrated By – Jonathan Tunick

Performer [Additional Orchestra] – Charles McCracken, Daniel Reed, Evalyn Steinbock, Harry Glickman, John Beal , Joyce Flissler, Judy Geist, Julien Barber, Giulio Ruggiero, Julius Brand, Marilyn Wright, Nicholas Cerrato, Raymond Kunicki, Seymour Benstock

Performer [Orchestra] – Batia Lieberman, Beth Schwartz, Charles Millard, Clay Fullum, Daryl Goldberg, Dean Plank, Earl Chapin, Frederick King, George Brown , Harriet Orenstein, Jennie Hansen Koch, James Pugh, John Gale, John Moses, Joseph Bongiorno, Les Scott , Lester Cantor, Louann Montesi, Marin Alsop, Morris Lefkowitz, Myra Segal, Richard San Filippo, Robert Ayers , Sidney Kaufman, Wilmer Wise

Performer [Orchestra], Concertmaster – Max Hollander

Photography By [Album Back Cover] – Martha Swope, Van Williams 

Producer – Thomas Z. Shepard
Producer [Associate] – Jay David Saks

Vocals [Anthony Hope] – Victor Garber
Vocals [Beggar Woman] – Merle Louise
Vocals [Johanna] – Sarah Rice
Vocals [Judge Turpin] – Edmund Lyndeck
Vocals [Mrs. Lovett] – Angela Lansbury
Vocals [Pirelli] – Joaquín Romaguera
Vocals [Sweeney Todd] – Len Cariou
Vocals [The Beadle] – Jack Eric Williams

Vocals [The Company] – Betsy Joslyn, Carole Doscher, Craig Lucas, Cris Groenendaal, Duane Bodin, Duane Morris , Frank Kopyc, Heather B. Withers, Maggie Task, Marthe Ihde, Mary-Pat Green, Nancy Eaton, Nancy Killmer, Pamela McLernon, Richard Warren Pugh, Robert Henderson (2), Robert Ousely, Spain Logue, Walter Charles

Vocals [Tobias Ragg] – Ken Jennings

Written-By [Book By] – Hugh Wheeler