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)
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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
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)
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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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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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