[Jaded Mandarin]

I've been looking to expand my collection of musical theatre recordings, and having listened to "Someone Like You" on Linda Eder's album, "It's Time", the song has grown on me - so I thought I might give "Jekyll & Hyde" a second chance, despite the negative things I've said about it in the past. Especially considering it's likely I might get some spending money for my birthday in November. I just wonder what you "Jekyll & Hyde" fans think of the existing recordings...

[Ghost]

The Broadway cast is the best. Warlow is ofcourse fantastic on the concept album but that one has many bad aspects. The chorus is bad and their fake accents are horrible. Many of the orchestrations sound really unfinished and there are some very stupid lyrics. I hate Carolee Carmello as lisa and some of the songs just don't work. The Broadway cast is not perfect either but it just alot more polished. The 1990 concept album has very little to do with Jekyll & Hyde.

[Luce]

I adore the recording with Anthony Warlow!

However, this poll is incomplete. There are many many more recordings out there... non-English of course.

[Jaded Mandarin]

If they are not in English then I'm not interested in buying them - though I've heard good things about the German recording, I can only listen to foreign recordings of shows if I am really familiar with the story and am nuts about the score... unfortunately there are very few shows I like that much...

[MBoy]

The Bremen recording for sure . . . I really can't stand Linda as Lucy, so I don't listen to any of those three regularly . . . I'd go with the OBC though, because I LOVE Christiane Noll as Emma and I DONT love Carolee Carmello as Emma (though I do love Carolee!).

[piscesmoni]

Christine Noll is probably the best thing on the Broadway J&H recording. The Jekyll/Hyde's name is escaping me, but his Hyde is pretty good; his Jekyll....

Anthony is wonderful, of course.

-Moni

[RainyCrystal]

well, i like the original concept album because it's the most complete one of the show, and it has songs that the OBC recording doesn't have. however, the only thing is, i really don't like Linda Eder as Lucy. but my all-time favorite has to be the Breme one. it has the best Lucy, and i actually like the german lyrics better than the english ones.

[Azelma]

[Jaded Mandarin]

I've listend to all the MP3 samples for all three English language albums on Amazon.com
I've decided I'm going to order both the 1994 concept album (because it seems to give a more complete sense of story and because Anthony Warlow is such an intense presence) and the 1990 concept album (because my girlfriend thinks Colm Wilkinson is sexy and will listen to anything with him in it, even though she generally doesn't like musicals - it may turn out to be one of the few musical CDs we can listen to together).

I like Linda Eder's voice, she's the main reason I'm taking the gamble with "Jekyll & Hyde" again - having listened to her on"The Scarlet Pimpernel" and "It's Time" . I think she has a beautiful voice (can't testify to her acting ability or lack thereof having never seen her live, but she seems to put the right level of emotion into her delivery of the songs on the album) and reading between the lines, it seems many critics are really having at her because she's the wife of Rob Reiner lookalike, Wildhorn. "Sarah Brightman syndrome" - I have a feeling Eder won't get any cred unless she divorces Wildhorn.

[Chi]

[daydreamerr87]

she is divorcing frank wildhorn.

[Jaded Mandarin]

[daydreamerr87]

i didn't exactly read it anywhere, but i heard it from reliable sources. and more than one at that. if i'm wrong i'm sorry, but thats what i heard.

[Master Thespian]

Anthony Warlow version. Even though a lot of those great songs got cut, it's still nice to hear them immortalized on recording.

[Luce]

[Peachheadeponine]

[Lucy Harris]

I go with the 1994 studio recording (What I call the "Black Album") because I don't like Bob C. in the role of J/H. Anthony totally blows him away voice and emotion wise, and Anthony's rendition of Hyde is much nastier than Bob's.

I'm not big on Carolee Carmello, but I love the '94 because it has the songs "Bring on the Men" & "Girls of the Night" (which have been left out in other versions). I particularly dislike the '97 recording almost completely, save for the presence of Christiane Noll as Lisa (I absolutely refuse to call the character by her "other" name). "Good 'n' Evil" doesn't belong in this musical, rather it sounds like a single from something else.

I've never heard the earliest version, so I don't have anything to say about it.

[secret squirrel]

I have a burnt copy if anyone's interested.

[Lucy Harris]

That would be cool if you could do that.

[wolfwynd]

Anthony Warlow's recording hands down - everyone is so amazing on it

[Janni]

Here´s my rating:

1. Concept 1994
2. Vienna 2002
3. Concept 1990 (beautiful songs though I can´t imagine Colm Wilkinson in that role)
4. Bremen 1999
5. OBC 1997

[schmedz]

I have only ever heard the Broadway cast and the Anthony Warlow version - the latter wins HANDS DOWN!!! The Jekyll on the Broadway cast was appalling and I can't tell you how much I disliked the rest of it!

[Brother Marvin Hinten, S.]

My personal fav? A combo of the Resurrection and Warlow recordings:

(WR indicates WARLOW RECORDING, and R...well, that's too obvious).

ACT I

1. Prologue (R)
2. I Need To Know (R)
3. Facade (WR)
4. Bitch, Bitch, Bitch (WR)
5. The Engagement Party (WR)
6. Possessed (WR)
7. Take Me As I Am (R)
8. Lisa Carew (WR)
9. Board Of Governors (WR)
10. Bring On The Men (R)
11. Lucy Meets Jekyll (WR)
12. How Can I Continue On (WR)
13. This Is The Moment (R)
14. Transformation (R)
15. Lucy Meets Hyde (WR)
16. Alive (R)
17. Streak Of Madness (WR)
18. His Work And Nothing More (WR)
19. Sympathy, Tenderness (R)
20. Someone Like You (R)

ACT II

1. If You Only Knew (R)
2. Mass (WR)
3. Murder, Murder! (WR)
4. Letting Go (WR)
5. Reflections (R)
6. In His Eyes (R)
7. The World Has Gone Insane (R)
8. The Girls Of The Night (R)
9. No One Knows Who I Am (R)
10. It's A Dangerous Game (R)
11. Once Upon A Dream (R)
12. No One Must Ever Know (WR)
13. The Way Back (R)
14. A New Life (R)
15. Once Upon A Dream (WR)
16. Confrontation (R)
17. The Wedding Reception (WR)
18. Epilogue: Once Upon A Dream (R)

[Sweeney Hyde]

I love the original broadway cast recording. My only qualm with it is that not every song is on it. But Robert C. and Linda Elder are fantastic in it.

[shakalakababy]

I agree, the OBCR is fantastic

[Jekkienumber24601]

hate the obc. Love Warlow, Love Ressurection (which should be on this poll

[Da_Dark_Dude]

i like them all, including ressurrection. Warlow is god - his jekyll/hyde is close to flawless in my opinion - and linda eder is incredible 2, go with the warlowe one

[Jesus]

The 1990 Concept is worth the money if only to hear Colm wail his way through This Is the Moment, and The Confrontation. But moreso, the song Till You Came Into My Life is worth the price of the album all on its own.

[Lazarus (Adam G)]

I hate to say this, but I think the Resurrection recording is the best. The rest of them put me to sleep.

[Eponine93]

Which recording is most like the show?

I hate to come in here and admit I know nothing about the show, but I have to ask this stupid question. I'm doing stage crew and helping out at a local community production, and I just got the OBCR out of the library. Will I be surprised when rehearsals start running at songs that aren't on the OBCR?

[Sweeney Hyde]

Go check out the page it has on www.mtishows.com

It should help. i think there are only like 2 songs that are not on the OBCR.

[Jekkienumber24601]

People are pushing to get the show back to how the Warlow recording is, but even when it wasn't the Warlow recording had The Board of Governors scene that was excluded from the Broadway cd. Anthony warlow is flawless, with Robert Evan coming in a close second. I have to say I'd want all the songs to be like the Warlow recording except for Alive and Dangerous game, I'd like Ressurection style. And Confrontation, have Jekyll's part be Warlow style and Hyde's be electric guitars

[windbelle]

I'm just too used to the complete concept recording. The Ressurection doesn't do much difference. Actually I think I like OBCR even better than the ressurection. Maybe I need some time to get used to it.

[Jekkienumber24601]

I really see no improvment whatsoever with the OBC. just a huge step backwards. Ressurrection's at least a step sideways from the complete concept recording. (I did like the Facade Reprise that John Tracey Egan sang though)

[windbelle]

[Sweeney Hyde]

I want to change my vote to the Warlow Recording.

Bloody fantastic.

The OBCR is not nearly as good when compared, imho.