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    Andrew Lloyd Webber - Variations (1978) Original UK Pressing - LP/FLAC In 24bit/96kHz

    Posted By: Fran Solo
    Andrew Lloyd Webber - Variations (1978) Original UK Pressing -  LP/FLAC In 24bit/96kHz

    Andrew Lloyd Webber - Variations
    Vinyl | LP Cover (1:1) | FLAC + cue | 24bit/96kHz & 16bit/44kHz | 800mb & 200mb
    Mastered By Porky (Prime Cut)
    Label: MCA Records/MCF 2824 | Released: 1978 | Genre: Symphonic-Rock


    A1 Introduction
    A2 Theme (Paganini Caprice In A Minor No. 24) And Variations 1-4
    A3 Variations 5 And 6
    A4 Variation 7
    A5 Variation 8
    A6 Variation 9
    A7 Variation 10
    A8 Variations 11-15 (Including The Tributes)
    -
    B1 Variation 16
    B2 Variations 14-15 Varied
    B3 Variation 17
    B4 Variation 18
    B5 Variations 19, 20 And 6 Varied
    B6 Variations 21 And 22
    B7 Variation 23


    Phonographic Copyright (p) – MCA Records, Inc.
    Distributed By – CBS Records
    Credits
    Bass – John Mole
    Cello – Julian Lloyd Webber
    Composed By, Producer – Andrew Lloyd Webber
    Drums, Percussion – Jon Hiseman
    Guitar – Gary Moore
    Keyboards – Don Airey, Rod Argent
    Mastered By – Porky (5)
    Wind [Wind Instruments] – Barbara Thompson
    Notes
    Inner sleeve has credits and pictures of artists on one side and Paganini’s Variations “Family tree” on the other side
    Barcode and Other Identifiers
    Matrix / Runout (Stamped, Side A, variant 1): MCF 2824 A-1U
    Matrix / Runout (Etched, Side A, variant 1): A PORKY PRIME CUT
    Matrix / Runout (Stamped, Side B, variant 1): MCF 2824 B-2U
    Matrix / Runout (Stamped, Side A, variant 2): MCF 2824 A-2U
    Matrix / Runout (Etched, Side A, variant 2): A PORKY PRIME CUT
    Matrix / Runout (Stamped, Side B, variant 2): MCF 2824 B-2U


    Andrew Lloyd Webber - Variations (1978) Original UK Pressing -  LP/FLAC In 24bit/96kHz

    Andrew Lloyd Webber - Variations (1978) Original UK Pressing -  LP/FLAC In 24bit/96kHz

    Andrew Lloyd Webber - Variations (1978) Original UK Pressing -  LP/FLAC In 24bit/96kHz



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    Vinyl Condition: NM
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    This is a genuine oddity in the career output of Andrew Lloyd Webber, growing out of a personal/familial vignette. The piece, a set of variations on Niccolo Paganini’s “Caprice No. 24” (which had previously inspired adaptations by Franz Liszt, Johannes Brahms, Sergei Rachmaninov, and Boris Blacher, among others), came about because Andrew Lloyd Webber lost a bet with his cellist brother Julian Lloyd Webber, and was obliged to compose a work for cello and rock band for him, which was premiered in August of 1977 at a music festival, and subsequently recorded and released on an LP (later transferred to CD) by MCA. At the time, progressive rock was still hanging on to some semblance of commercial viability, and in fairness, MCA had made a fortune off of Lloyd Webber’s work on Jesus Christ Superstar, etc. The work was later incorporated into Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Song and Dance, and mid-’80s theater work, and later appeared in a recording on Philips, featuring a new orchestration and the participation of Julian Lloyd Webber with the London Philharmonic under Lorin Maazel. This recording, featuring what amounts to virtually an all-star contingent of players — including Rod Argent, Herbie Flowers (whose playing is outstanding throughout), Jon Hiseman, and Gary Moore — is reminiscent of other rock-classical hybrids of the period, a slightly awkward fit highlighted by charming and delightful moments, along with some bracing moments for the band. As the scoring is rather lean (cello by the Lloyd Webber sibling and a band, complete with synthesizer and other electronic keyboards), it’s a bit less bombastic than most prog rock of the period and there’s also more of a sense of humor in evidence, especially in the quotations hidden within the scoring. The rock players get their moments, especially on “Variation 7” (which is Moore’s great showcase), and while it’s a little more involved than the typical Yes or Emerson, Lake & Palmer recording of the era, there was something there for the high school or college kid just looking for music to get stoned to. Ultimately, as music, it’s a minor part of the Andrew Lloyd Webber catalog (though it did, as pointed out, work its way into more substantial pieces and settings), but it’s a lot of fun and charmingly unpretentious.
    Review by Bruce Eder, allmusic.com
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