Return To The Forbidden Planet (1989 Original London Cast) [Cast Recording]

Various Artists - Soundtracks (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 27, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Cast Recording
• Label: EMI Import
• ASIN: B000007UEF
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #242,884 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Wipe Out

2. It's a Man's World

3. Great Balls of Fire

4. Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood

5. Good Vibrations

6. Ain't Gonna Wash for a Week

7. I'm Gonna Change the World

8. Teenage in Love

9. Young Girl

10. She's Not There

11. All Shook Up

12. Gloria

13. Who's Sorry Now

14. Tell Her

15. Robot Man

16. Shake Rattle and Roll

17. Go Now

18. Only the Lonely

19. The Young Ones

20. We Gotta Get Out of This Place

See all 24 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

For fans of this musical, or those new to it, this is a great recording. The songs stand up as great songs on their own but they work as a great collection. Lots of the libretto is kept in which links the songs and most of them are very faithful to the sco

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A classic, in many ways, February 15, 2000

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Daniel Bauman - See all my reviews

This review is from: Return To The Forbidden Planet (1989 Original London Cast) (Audio CD)

I first saw this musical when it ran off broadway in some year which occured in the early nineties. I instantly fell in love with it, and in fact, the first CD I ever owned was the American cast recording of this. I listened to many of the tracks, (Particularly Teenager in Love. No particular reason though. I musta been eleven at the time.) many many times. The British recording is just as good (Even if I didn't think so at first because i was so used to the American version.) While soem of the songs, such as teenager in love, i believe are carried out better on the American version, the British version has We Gotta Get out Of This Place, which absolutely rocks. All in all, it is a wonderful interlacing of Broadway/West End style musicals, Classic Rock, and Shakespeare.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The little musical that could..., November 25, 2001

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"michelf" (Orange, Ca USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Return To The Forbidden Planet (1989 Original London Cast) (Audio CD)

Way way back, when I was in High School, a friend of mine told me about a play she'd seen when she went to England. She said, "Michelle, I know you'll like this soundtrack, it's a combination of three of your favorite things. A Shakespeare play, a 50/60's music concert, and 'Forbidden Planet'."

Needless to say, I was intrigued.

I was very lucky to see it about a year later in New York, off Broadway, with Julie Cruise (Who's voice most of us would recognize from much of the music in Twin Peaks) and James Doohan ("Scotty" from Star Trek).

"Return to the Forbidden Planet" roughly follows the plot of the classic movie "Forbidden Planet", which itself was roughly based on Shakespeare's "The Tempest". It has the 1990 Laurence Olivier Award for the Best Musical. (The Olivier is the British equivalent of the Tony. Remember, this was also the year "Miss Saigon" came out. So that shows you where the British priorities are... RIGHT WHERE THEY SHOULD BE!)

It's a wonderful show, with a small cast, and fun music. I would especially suggest this CD as a gift if you have a young drama geek in the family who likes soundtracks. Or if you're planning a trip to the UK, there's usually a production of this show going on somewhere. Get this to listen to on your way over. (After all, the RSC only has so many productions going on at one time... ;) )

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the really GREAT fun shows!!!, August 24, 2003

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Stan Anderson (Fort Bragg, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Return To The Forbidden Planet (1989 Original London Cast) (Audio CD)

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.