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Author Topic: Album Covers -- Jesus Christ Superstar Manny Knowles "What are these things and WHY are they BLUE???" Posts: 4247 From: Bloomington, IN, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 03-27-2003 10:52 PM                     If you have an actual vinyl LP of the original "Jesus Christ Superstar" concept album, could you describe or scan the cover so I can verify which one I have? If you only have the CD please do not comment here because I think they used different artwork. Mine is a Double-LP and it used to have a booklet inside. The cover is brown and textured (like wood). It has the gold "two angels praying" logo under the title (white letters). If this is not the original concept recording then do you know which recording had this cover?  |  IP: Logged Phil Hill I love my cootie bug Posts: 7595 From: Hollywood, CA USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 03-27-2003 11:31 PM                  Manny, My double LP has that exact cover (and book) as you described. I originally bought it when it 1st was released like in 1973 or something... I was only 3 years old at the time, so I don't really remember too well. I started collecting music at a VERY young age.... >>> Phil (No comments from you DARYL! Just cuz I FINALLY posted a pic ALL by myself!)  |  IP: Logged Paul G. Thompson The Weenie Man Posts: 4718 From: Mount Vernon WA USA Registered: Nov 2000 posted 03-27-2003 11:51 PM                     Phil nailed it. I have one, too.  |  IP: Logged Adam Martin I'm not even gonna point out the irony. Posts: 3686 From: Dallas, TX Registered: Nov 2000 posted 03-28-2003 12:11 AM                     That's the one I've got somewhere.  |  IP: Logged Dan Lyons Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 698 From: Seal Beach, CA Registered: Sep 2002 posted 03-28-2003 12:31 AM                     That IS the original concept album. Very common to see several at the record stores, most are really trashed. I prefer the film soundtrack myself. Danny <not only a film nut, but a crazy audiophile with tube amps too....>  |  IP: Logged Clint Koch Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1435 From: San Luis Obispo, CA, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 03-28-2003 11:48 AM                     I too have the original album that Phil was kind enough to show. I also now have the CD and the art is the same except that background is not brown but white. Clint  |  IP: Logged Manny Knowles "What are these things and WHY are they BLUE???" Posts: 4247 From: Bloomington, IN, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 03-28-2003 01:26 PM                     Exactly. That's what I was trying to verify. My CD has a white cover and my phonograph needs a new stylus, so I haven't been able to check this. The new artwork on the CD kind-of threw me for a loop. Naturally, the original LP did NOT say "Original Concept Album" so there was no way of instantly knowing if that's what I had. Anyway...Thank you all. As for which version is my favorite, I would have to go with the one that came out in 1996. This version is quite faithful to the spirit of the original concept album. All performances are stronger and more operatic (with the singular exception of Alice Cooper who is the weak link here) and the orchestration is incredibly powerful. I sense a larger orchestra. Of course, recording technology had improved vastly in the 20+ years since the original. See question, below. There are some changes to the original lyrics in this version. Some work; some don't. The 1973 movie does nothing for me. It's incredibly flat sounding. The mix -- on the DVD -- places way too much emphasis on the vocals which are uniformly horrible. Yes, I'm including Yvonne Elliman. The new movie is much better but I have issues with that version, too. The Judas in that version is balls-less, whining, whimpering, nasal-sounding and, by any standard, miscast. I don't know what they were thinking. As is the case with the 1996 CD and the 1973 movie, King Herod is the weakest link. Why do they see the need to inject so much "camp" into this number? It just doesn't work for me -- the original is still the best when it comes to that song. Pilate practically steals the show in the new movie. By the way...can anybody provide side-by-side spec's on LP technology versus CD? Dynamic Range Frequency Response ...any other interesting spec's?  |  IP: Logged Charles Everett Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1470 From: New Jersey Registered: May 2001 posted 03-30-2003 12:43 PM                     The brown textured jacket Manny speaks of is for the original LP release on Decca (US) in 1970. The CD issue on MCA has a printed version of that jacket. The 1973 soundtrack on MCA has a group image from the film on the LP jacket/CD booklet.  |  IP: Logged

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