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Return To The Forbidden Planet (1989 Original London Cast) | 
 enlarge | Artist: Various Artists - Soundtracks
Label: EMI Int'l
Category: Music
List Price: $39.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 72103
Format: Cast Recording
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 077778740629
EAN: 0077778740629
ASIN: B000007UEF
Release Date: January 27, 1995
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| Tracks:
| • | Wipe Out - Wilson, Sandy | | • | It's a Man's World - Brown, James [1] | | • | Great Balls of Fire - Blackwell, Otis | | • | Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood - Benjamin | | • | Good Vibrations - Wilson, Sandy | | • | Ain't Gonna Wash for a Week - Geld | | • | I'm Gonna Change the World - Burdon | | • | Teenage in Love - Pomus | | • | Young Girl - Clark, Dee | | • | She's Not There - Argent | | • | All Shook Up - Blackwell, Otis | | • | Gloria - Morrison, Van | | • | Who's Sorry Now - Kalmery, So | | • | Tell Her - Russell, B. | | • | Robot Man - Dee | | • | Shake Rattle and Roll - Calhoun | | • | Go Now - Banks | | • | Only the Lonely - Orbison, Roy | | • | The Young Ones - Tepper, Sid | | • | We Gotta Get Out of This Place - Mann, Barry | | • | Wipout (Reprise) - Wilson, Sandy | | • | Hey Mr. Spaceman - McGuinn | | • | Monster Mash - Pickett | | • | Great Balls of Fire (Reprise) - Blackwell, Otis |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 9 more reviews...
 Not suitable as a guide October 13, 2006
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
We recommended this to our actors thinking they could use it as a guide to prepare in private before rehearsals start.
Oops.
This particular show obviously interpreted the original script fairly loosely. The arrangements of about a quarter of the songs are so different from the score that they proved unusable. For these I either had to buy the original songs and edit them on a computer, or played and recorded them on keyboard as per the score.
Also, some of the singing reinforces my opinion that most singers can't act and most actors can't sing. Unfortunately our singers have now absorbed the quirks and it's proving difficult to unlearn them.
But I can well imagine that, if you were at this particular show, this is a nice memento.
 Forbidden planet rules! I should know- I was in it!!! May 7, 2004
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
Return to the forbidden planet ROCKS!!!!!!!! It is such a witty, funny play and the songs fit in perfectly. I did this show in Northampton last summer and I was Miranda. I really enjoyed it- it's a stunning show. If you haven't seen it, go see it. If you have, buy the cd! I have it. It rules!!!
One of the really GREAT fun shows!!! August 25, 2003
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I first saw RTTFP in 1990, and again (this time with my wife) in 1991 and 1993, all at the Cambridge Theater while visiting the UK and an American version in 2001 in San Jose, CA. I guess this would make us a real fans. In 1991 we took my son and daughter-in-law (stationed in England at the time) and in 1992 my daughter-in-law took my daughter to see it. So for our family, RTTFP truly spans generations. Over the decades I have seen many stage productions of all types but RTTFP has to be one of the greatest and absolutely the most "fun" shows ever. The music on the CD faithfully captures the ingenious combination of lyrics and creativity of the live production. What is missing from this CD(hence the lowered rating)is the delightful dialog and the delicious double entendres of British humor found on earlier versions of the CD. The missing dialogue connected the story line giving it flow and continuity. As it is, the songs only hint at semblance of the orginal story line. For those who have seen the live production, the music will bring back many memories. And Cookie's bass solo of "She's Not There" is a truly memorable musical experience which uniquely translates the tortured turmoil in his mind into the notes of his guitar. Absolutely unforgettable! For those who enjoy 50's and 60's music sequenced to tell a story this is definitely one to have in your collection.
i luv cookie April 28, 2002
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
i thought it was amazing i went quite a few nights in a row to hear the music the songs are fantastic i love them!
 It's Planet, Jim, but... February 28, 2002
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I'm a massive fan of this show. I can't stress enough how important it is that you go. Once you have been, you will need the soundtrack... But whatever you do, don't listen to the album first.Return to the Forbidden Planet is the most fun you'll have at the theatre. A fire-breathing robot (as long as he doesn't pull that rather cheap "phasers" stunt again), claws and tentacles lifting people off the ground, loud music played by some of the country's most talented musicians, and Sir Patrick Moore. What else could anyone reasonably desire? The CD is a sort of poor man's equivalent... But there's so much more it could be. It could resemble the show, for one. Because it's a live recording of what is still, despite its awards, fan following and critical acclaim, a rather unknown show among most thearegoers, it suffers from cheap production and hasty mixing. As a result, you don't hear all that you're supposed to. So there's that. Also, half of the songs are now entirely different, the arrangements are far improved - and in the live show, Cookie's guitar solo, one of the highlights of the show, doesn't have a noticable pop, click and jump where half of it has been edited out. It's not too much of a problem of course, because it is what it is, a great CD for those of us who have seen the fabulous show... Get together people like Stuart Nurse and the gang, the cast members people really remember, advertise it as a one-off, get the hardcore fans into the crowd, and record a new, live recording, whack it onto a double CD so nothing is lost and Bob's your uncle, you've got yourself an instant best-seller. Essentially they could've done this during the 1996 production, and I still think it's daft that they didn't. But I deviate. This CD is old and out of date, but when they made it, the show was already better than most shows. Therefore go to the show, get the CD ... Well I haven't really helped, have I?
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