High-baritonne
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The Chess Cast Recording Elimination GameI tried this in the Les Mis forum, and I don't know if it will work, but let's try it!
You know the drill:
Concept Album - 10
Original Broadway Cast Recording - 10
10th Anniversary Concert Recording - 10
Complete Cast Album - 10
Swedish Cast Recording - 10
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dolbinau
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This is a good idea.
- Broadway
+ Complete Cast
Complete Cast Album - 11
Concept Album - 10
10th Anniversary Concert Recording - 10
Swedish Cast Recording - 10
Original Broadway Cast Recording - 9
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Cadriel
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+ OBC
- 10th Anniversary Concert
Complete Cast Album - 11
Concept Album - 10
10th Anniversary Concert Recording - 9
Swedish Cast Recording - 10
Original Broadway Cast Recording - 10
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High-baritonne
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Swedish Cast Recording - 11
Complete Cast Album - 11
Concept Album - 10
Original Broadway Cast Recording - 10
10th Anniversary Concert Recording - 8
- 10th Anniversary Concert
+ SCR
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WickedJonathong
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+ Swedish Cast Recording
- 10th anniversary Concert Recording
Swedish Cast Recording - 12
Complete Cast Album - 11
Concept Album - 10
Original Broadway Cast Recording - 10
10th Anniversary Concert Recording - 7
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Cadriel
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+OBC
-10th Anniversary Concert Recording
Swedish Cast Recording - 12
Complete Cast Album - 11
Original Broadway Cast Recording - 11
Concept Album - 10
10th Anniversary Concert Recording - 6
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Paul W.
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+ b'way
- concept
Original Broadway Cast Recording - 12
Swedish Cast Recording - 12
Complete Cast Album - 11
Concept Album - 9
10th Anniversary Concert Recording - 6
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High-baritonne
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Swedish Cast Recording - 13
Original Broadway Cast Recording - 12
Complete Cast Album - 11
Concept Album - 8
10th Anniversary Concert Recording - 6
- Concept Album
+ Swedish Cast Recording
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dolbinau
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I'm very surprised the OBC album is up to high
Swedish Cast Recording - 13
Complete Cast Album - 12
Original Broadway Cast Recording - 11
Concept Album - 8
10th Anniversary Concert Recording - 6
- OBC
+ Complete Cast
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Cadriel
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+ Swedish Cast Recording
- 10th Anniversary Concert Recording
Swedish Cast Recording - 14
Complete Cast Album - 12
Original Broadway Cast Recording - 11
Concept Album - 8
10th Anniversary Concert Recording - 5
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High-baritonne
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Swedish Cast Recording - 15
Complete Cast Album - 11
Original Broadway Cast Recording - 11
Concept Album - 8
10th Anniversary Concert Recording - 5
+ Swedish Cast Recording
- Complete Cast Album
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Jekkienumber24601
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Swedish Cast Recording - 15
Complete Cast Album - 12
Original Broadway Cast Recording - 11
Concept Album - 8
10th Anniversary Concert Recording - 4
-10th
+Complete
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Cadriel
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+ OBC
- Complete
Swedish Cast Recording - 15
Original Broadway Cast Recording - 12
Complete Cast Album - 11
Concept Album - 8
10th Anniversary Concert Recording - 4
(Between cast and production, especially after hearing how the London version sounded in London, I can't rate the Danish album over Broadway.)
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Salome
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- concept
+ broadway
Swedish Cast Recording - 15
Original Broadway Cast Recording - 13
Complete Cast Album - 11
Concept Album - 7
10th Anniversary Concert Recording - 4
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dolbinau
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- Broadway
+ Complete Cast
Swedish Cast Recording - 15
Original Broadway Cast Recording - 12
Complete Cast Album - 12
Concept Album - 7
10th Anniversary Concert Recording - 4
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Cadriel
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+OBC
-10th Anniversary Concert
Swedish Cast Recording - 15
Original Broadway Cast Recording - 13
Complete Cast Album - 12
Concept Album - 7
10th Anniversary Concert Recording - 3
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High-baritonne
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Swedish Cast Recording - 15
Original Broadway Cast Recording - 13
Complete Cast Album - 11
Concept Album - 7
10th Anniversary Concert Recording - 4
- Complete Cast Album
+ 10th Anniversary Concert
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Thom_Boyer
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Swedish Cast Recording - 15
Original Broadway Cast Recording - 14
Complete Cast Album - 11
Concept Album - 7
10th Anniversary Concert - 3
- 10th Anniversary Concert
+ OBC
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Buff Daddy
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+ Broadway
- 10th Anniversary Concert
Swedish Cast Recording - 15
Original Broadway Cast Recording - 15
Complete Cast Album - 11
Concept Album - 7
10th Anniversary Concert - 2
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dolbinau
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+ Complete Cast
- Broadway
Swedish Cast Recording - 15
Original Broadway Cast Recording - 14
Complete Cast Album - 12
Concept Album - 7
10th Anniversary Concert - 2
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Cadriel
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+ Swedish Cast
- Complete Cast Album
Swedish Cast Recording - 16
Original Broadway Cast Recording - 14
Complete Cast Album - 11
Concept Album - 7
10th Anniversary Concert - 3
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High-baritonne
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Swedish Cast Recording - 16
Original Broadway Cast Recording - 14
Complete Cast Album - 10
Concept Album - 7
10th Anniversary Concert - 4
+ 10th anniversary concert
- Complete Cast Recording
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Salome
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+ broadway
- swedish
Swedish Cast Recording - 15
Original Broadway Cast Recording - 15
Complete Cast Album - 10
Concept Album - 7
10th Anniversary Concert - 4
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dolbinau
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- Broadway
+ Complete Cast
Swedish Cast Recording - 15
Original Broadway Cast Recording - 14
Complete Cast Album - 11
Concept Album - 7
10th Anniversary Concert - 4
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Cadriel
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+Broadway
-10th Anniversary
Swedish Cast Recording - 15
Original Broadway Cast Recording - 15
Complete Cast Album - 11
Concept Album - 7
10th Anniversary Concert - 3
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High-baritonne
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Swedish Cast Recording - 15
Original Broadway Cast Recording - 15
Complete Cast Album - 10
Concept Album - 7
10th Anniversary Concert - 4
+ 10th anniversary concert
- complete cast album
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dolbinau
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Swedish Cast Recording - 15
Original Broadway Cast Recording - 14
Complete Cast Album - 11
Concept Album - 7
10th Anniversary Concert - 4
- OBC
+ COMPLETE
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Salome
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+ broadway
- swedish
Original Broadway Cast Recording - 15
Swedish Cast Recording - 14
Complete Cast Album - 11
Concept Album - 7
10th Anniversary Concert - 4
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dolbinau
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- Broadway
+ Complete
Original Broadway Cast Recording - 14
Swedish Cast Recording - 14
Complete Cast Album - 12
Concept Album - 7
10th Anniversary Concert - 4
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Cadriel
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-10th anniversary
+Swedish
Swedish Cast Recording - 15
Original Broadway Cast Recording - 14
Complete Cast Album - 12
Concept Album - 7
10th Anniversary Concert - 3
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DrAstroZoom
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-10th anniversary
+Concept
Swedish Cast Recording - 15
Original Broadway Cast Recording - 14
Complete Cast Album - 12
Concept Album - 8
10th Anniversary Concert - 2
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Salome
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- concept
+ broadway
Swedish Cast Recording - 15
Original Broadway Cast Recording - 15
Complete Cast Album - 12
Concept Album - 7
10th Anniversary Concert - 2
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High-baritonne
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Swedish Cast Recording - 16
Original Broadway Cast Recording - 15
Complete Cast Album - 11
Concept Album - 7
10th Anniversary Concert - 2
- Complete Cast Album
+ Swedish Cast Recording
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Salome
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the swedish cast is stupid no one sounds american or russian!!
Original Broadway Cast Recording - 16
Swedish Cast Recording - 15
Complete Cast Album - 11
Concept Album - 7
10th Anniversary Concert - 2
+ broady
- swedshit
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Cadriel
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I love the Broadway cast as well, but the Swedish cast had some truly great performances, particularly Helen Sjöholm and Tommy Körberg (better than his Concept Album or 10th Anniversary perfs).
+Swedish cast
- 10th Anniversary Concert
Original Broadway Cast Recording - 16
Swedish Cast Recording - 16
Complete Cast Album - 11
Concept Album - 7
10th Anniversary Concert - 1
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Salome
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+ broadway
- swedish
Original Broadway Cast Recording - 17
Swedish Cast Recording - 15
Complete Cast Album - 11
Concept Album - 7
10th Anniversary Concert - 1
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High-baritonne
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Salome, do you understand Swedish? Because that may have something to do with the way you look at the recording. Helen Sjöholm is the best Florence I've ever heard, she captures the emotions so well. Anders Ekborg makes a marvelous Freddie.
Original Broadway Cast Recording - 17
Swedish Cast Recording - 16
Complete Cast Album - 10
Concept Album - 7
10th Anniversary Concert - 1
+ Swedish Cast Recording
- Complete Cast Album
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dolbinau
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- Broadway
+ Complete Cast
Original Broadway Cast Recording - 16
Swedish Cast Recording - 16
Complete Cast Album - 11
Concept Album - 7
10th Anniversary Concert - 1
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High-baritonne
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Original Broadway Cast Recording - 16
Swedish Cast Recording - 16
Complete Cast Album - 10
Concept Album - 7
10th Anniversary Concert - 2
- Complete Cast Album
+ 10th Anniversary Concert
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Jekkienumber24601
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Original Broadway Cast Recording - 16
Swedish Cast Recording - 16
Complete Cast Album - 11
Concept Album - 7
10th Anniversary Concert - 1
+Danish
-Glenmark siblings
I guess we can all agree the 10th Anniversary sucked. Though I think Tommy gave his best vocals in it. His endgame and argument are kick ass.
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High-baritonne
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Swedish Cast Recording - 17
Original Broadway Cast Recording - 16
Complete Cast Album - 11
Concept Album - 7
10th Anniversary Concert - 1
- Complete Cast Album
+ Swedish Cast Recording
I really like the 10th Anniversary Concert, I like it better than the Complete Cast Album.
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Cadriel
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+Swedish Cast
-10th Anniversary Concert
Swedish Cast Recording - 18
Original Broadway Cast Recording - 16
Complete Cast Album - 11
Concept Album - 7
The orchestra may have been stunning, but Karin Glenmark did violence to the role of Florence. And my ears. So I'm going to have to go with it getting booted.
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High-baritonne
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Swedish Cast Recording - 19
Original Broadway Cast Recording - 16
Complete Cast Album - 10
Concept Album - 7
Goodbye love, I really liked the 10th anniversary Concert! I have a hard time choosing between CA and CCA, I like parts of both of them, but some of the actresses / actors ruin them for me. Well, I chose CCA since it has the most points.
- CCA
+ SCR
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Salome
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+ bway
- swedish
Swedish Cast Recording - 18
Original Broadway Cast Recording - 17
Complete Cast Album - 10
Concept Album - 7
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High-baritonne
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Swedish Cast Recording - 19
Original Broadway Cast Recording - 17
Complete Cast Album - 9
Concept Album - 7
- CCA
+ SCR
Ever seen the Swedish DVD Salome? I think you'll enjoy it. The actors are really good!
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Salome
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- swed
+ bway
Swedish Cast Recording - 18
Original Broadway Cast Recording - 18
Complete Cast Album - 9
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High-baritonne
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Swedish Cast Recording - 19
Original Broadway Cast Recording - 18
Complete Cast Album - 8
Concept Album - 7
- CCA
+ SCR
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Cadriel
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+OBC
-Complete Cast
Swedish Cast Recording - 19
Original Broadway Cast Recording - 19
Complete Cast Album - 7
Concept Album - 7
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High-baritonne
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Swedish Cast Recording - 20
Original Broadway Cast Recording - 19
Complete Cast Album - 7
Concept Album - 6
- Concept Album
+ Swedish Cast Recording
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Jekkienumber24601
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Swedish Cast Recording - 20
Original Broadway Cast Recording - 18
Complete Cast Album - 8
Concept Album - 6
+ Zubin
- Judy
the Arbiter is really bad on the swedish recording, Freddie is great even though he lowers Pity the Child a major second. Everything else is good.
Broadway has the best cast, but worst selection of songs. I can listen to about 4 songs on it.
Concept was great when you were unaware of what else was out there.
Complete has my favorite Freddy in Zubin, despite his cracking on the high C's and has great songs like the Press Conference and The Interview. I like the london show the best so I like this recording the best.
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High-baritonne
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Swedish Cast Recording - 21
Original Broadway Cast Recording - 18
Complete Cast Album - 7
Concept Album - 6
- CCA
+ SCR
The Aribter in the Swedish production was marvelous! He is a really good actor, and that's why I really love the rendition of the Arbiter's Song. My CCA doesn't have the Press Conference, and many other of the great Chess songs. I am really looking forward to the new Concert recording though. It had the second best Arbiter I've heard. Except for Groban, I really liked the cast.
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dolbinau
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+ Complete Cast
- Broadway
Swedish Cast Recording - 21
Original Broadway Cast Recording - 17
Complete Cast Album - 7
Concept Album - 6
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High-baritonne
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Swedish Cast Recording - 22
Original Broadway Cast Recording - 17
Complete Cast Album - 6
Concept Album - 6
- CCA
+ SCR
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Jekkienumber24601
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Raul Esparza's my favorite arbiter followed by the OBC one (on the bootleg I have...he may be the best, just because of how crazy he gets)
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Cadriel
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+Broadway
-Complete Cast
Swedish Cast Recording - 22
Original Broadway Cast Recording - 18
Concept Album - 6
Complete Cast Album - 5
When I first got it, I actually loved the Complete Cast Album - but it's got too many major flaws. The sound engineering is heavy-handed and lacking in any kind of dynamism, the orchestra doesn't sound anything like the brilliant London orchestra, it's missing several pieces of dialog and incidental music (for no good reason), and it's got Stig Rossen, Zubin Varla, and James Graeme - all of whom did much, much worse in their roles (Anatoly, Freddie, Walter) than their counterparts in London, Broadway or Stockholm. (Yes, Graeme is worse than no Walter; if you ever heard Kevin Colson's brilliant performance, you'd understand.)
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Salome
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- swed
broadway
Swedish Cast Recording - 21
Original Broadway Cast Recording - 19
Concept Album - 6
Complete Cast Album - 5
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High-baritonne
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Swedish Cast Recording - 22
Original Broadway Cast Recording - 19
Concept Album - 6
Complete Cast Album - 4
- CCA
+ SCR
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Salome
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- swed
+ broadway
Swedish Cast Recording - 21
Original Broadway Cast Recording - 20
Concept Album - 6
Complete Cast Album - 4
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BroadwayBaby3
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+ broadway
- Swedish
Original Broadway Cast Recording - 21
Swedish Cast Recording - 20
Concept Album - 6
Complete Cast Album - 4
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Salome
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+ bway
- swed
Original Broadway Cast Recording - 22
Swedish Cast Recording - 19
Concept Album - 6
Complete Cast Album - 4
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BroadwayBaby3
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+Broadway
- Swedish
Original Broadway Cast Recording - 23
Swedish Cast Recording - 18
Concept Album - 6
Complete Cast Album - 4
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dolbinau
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- Broadway
+ Complete Cast
Original Broadway Cast Recording - 22
Swedish Cast Recording - 18
Concept Album - 6
Complete Cast Album - 5
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High-baritonne
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Original Broadway Cast Recording - 22
Swedish Cast Recording - 19
Concept Album - 6
Complete Cast Album - 4
+ scr
- cca
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Jekkienumber24601
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Original Broadway Cast Recording - 21
Swedish Cast Recording - 19
Concept Album - 6
Complete Cast Album - 5
+CCA
-OBC
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High-baritonne
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Original Broadway Cast Recording - 21
Swedish Cast Recording - 20
Concept Album - 6
Complete Cast Album - 4
- CCA
+ SCR
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Salome
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- swed
+ bway
Original Broadway Cast Recording - 22
Swedish Cast Recording - 19
Concept Album - 6
Complete Cast Album - 4
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High-baritonne
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Original Broadway Cast Recording - 22
Swedish Cast Recording - 20
Concept Album - 6
Complete Cast Album - 3
- CCA
+ SCR
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Salome
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+ bdway
- swed
Original Broadway Cast Recording - 23
Swedish Cast Recording - 19
Concept Album - 6
Complete Cast Album - 3
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High-baritonne
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Original Broadway Cast Recording - 23
Swedish Cast Recording - 20
Concept Album - 6
Complete Cast Album - 2
- CCA
+ SCR
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Salome
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Original Broadway Cast Recording - 24
Swedish Cast Recording - 19
Concept Album - 6
Complete Cast Album - 2
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High-baritonne
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Original Broadway Cast Recording - 24
Swedish Cast Recording - 20
Concept Album - 6
Complete Cast Album - 1
- CCA
+ SCR
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dolbinau
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- Broadway
+ Swedish
Original Broadway Cast Recording - 23
Swedish Cast Recording - 21
Concept Album - 6
Complete Cast Album - 1
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Cadriel
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+Broadway
-Complete Cast
Original Broadway Cast Recording - 24
Swedish Cast Recording - 21
Concept Album - 6
The Danish album was a revelation when I first heard it, but I'd rather hear the Broadway (or London or Stockholm) cast perform the material ten times out of ten.
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High-baritonne
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Original Broadway Cast Recording - 23
Swedish Cast Recording - 22
Concept Album - 6
+ SCR
- OBCR
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Salome
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+ broadway
- swed
Original Broadway Cast Recording - 24
Swedish Cast Recording - 21
Concept Album - 6
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High-baritonne
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Original Broadway Cast Recording - 23
Swedish Cast Recording - 22
Concept Album - 6
+ SCR
- OBCR
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Salome
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+ bway
- swed
Original Broadway Cast Recording - 24
Swedish Cast Recording - 21
Concept Album - 6
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High-baritonne
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Original Broadway Cast Recording - 23
Swedish Cast Recording - 22
Concept Album - 6
+ SCR
- OBCR
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Cadriel
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+OBC
-Concept
Original Broadway Cast Recording - 24
Swedish Cast Recording - 22
Concept Album - 5
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dolbinau
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- Broadway
+ Swedish
Original Broadway Cast Recording - 23
Swedish Cast Recording - 23
Concept Album - 5
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Salome
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+ bway
- swed
Original Broadway Cast Recording - 24
Swedish Cast Recording - 22
Concept Album - 5
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BroadwayBaby3
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+ broadway
- swedish
Original Broadway Cast Recording - 25
Swedish Cast Recording - 21
Concept Album - 5
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Salome
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+ broadway
- swed
Original Broadway Cast Recording - 26
Swedish Cast Recording - 20
Concept Album - 5
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BroadwayBaby3
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+ broadway
- swedish
Original Broadway Cast Recording - 27
Swedish Cast Recording - 19
Concept Album - 5
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Salome
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+ broadway
- swed
Original Broadway Cast Recording - 28
Swedish Cast Recording - 18
Concept Album - 5
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High-baritonne
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Original Broadway Cast Recording - 29
Swedish Cast Recording - 18
Concept Album - 4
- CA
+ OBCR
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BroadwayBaby3
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+ Broadway
- Swedish
Original Broadway Cast Recording - 30
Swedish Cast Recording - 17
Concept Album - 4
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Cadriel
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-Concept
+Swedish
Original Broadway Cast Recording - 30
Swedish Cast Recording - 18
Concept Album - 3
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Salome
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+ broadway
- swed
Original Broadway Cast Recording - 31
Swedish Cast Recording - 17
Concept Album - 3
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BroadwayBaby3
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+ broadway
- swedish
Original Broadway Cast Recording - 32
Swedish Cast Recording - 16
Concept Album - 3
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High-baritonne
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Original Broadway Cast Recording - 33
Swedish Cast Recording - 16
Concept Album - 2
- CA
+ OBCR
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Salome
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+ bway
- concept
Original Broadway Cast Recording - 34
Swedish Cast Recording - 16
Concept Album - 1
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High-baritonne
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Original Broadway Cast Recording - 34
Swedish Cast Recording - 17
Goodbye CA
+ SCR
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Salome
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+ broad
- swed
Original Broadway Cast Recording - 35
Swedish Cast Recording - 16
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High-baritonne
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Original Broadway Cast Recording - 34
Swedish Cast Recording - 17
- OBCR
+ SCR
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BroadwayBaby3
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+Broadway
- Swedish
Original Broadway Cast Recording - 35
Swedish Cast Recording - 16
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Salome
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+ broadway
- swed
Original Broadway Cast Recording - 36
Swedish Cast Recording - 15
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High-baritonne
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Original Broadway Cast Recording - 34
Swedish Cast Recording - 17
- OBCR
+ SCR
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Salome
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+ broadway
-= swed
Original Broadway Cast Recording - 35
Swedish Cast Recording - 16
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Cadriel
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+Broadway
- Swedish
Original Broadway Cast Recording - 36
Swedish Cast Recording - 15
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