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VA - Highlights From Cats (1989) [Reissue 2016] PS3 ISO + DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC

Posted By: HDAtall

Date: 29 Aug 2024 02:25:03

VA - Highlights From Cats (1989) [Reissue 2016] PS3 ISO + DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC

Highlights from the U.K. cast. This famous original recording features a stirring performance by musical theater legend Elaine Paige as Grizzabella and the hilarious character actor Brian Blessed. A must-have recording for collectors and musical theater aficionados.

London's and the world's longest-running musical still fills seats in a dozen theaters worldwide. Uncountable recastings and reorchestrations later, Andrew Lloyd Webber's adaptation of T.S. Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats strives to please the ears of ever-new generations. This is the original cast recording, and it retains a freshness from the still-recent opening, its novelty untarnished by decades of success. Also, the abundance of "names"–both singers and musicians–makes this one of the high-class musical recordings of all time. Elaine Paige rose to stardom as Grizabella with the hit "Memory"; at the time, though, bigger names were Wayne Sleep, Paul Nicholas, and Brian Blessed. Sarah Brightman and Bonnie Langford are also on the cast list. Lloyd Webber himself plays keyboards and the impressive roster of session musicians includes Barbara Thompson and David Locke. Lloyd Webber, well versed in the practice of "auto-quotation," can always look back to this work for cat-chy material: the Overture, "Old Gumbie Cat," "Rum Tum Tugger," and "Mr. Mistoffelees"–the list of good tunes and themes goes on and on. This remains a fun listening experience, even for those few who still haven't caught the show.

Tracklist:

01. Prologue: Jellicle Songs For Jellicle Cats
02. Solo Dance
03. The Old Gumbie Cat
04. The Rum Tum Tugger
05. Mungojerrie And Rumpelteazer
06. Old Deuteronomy
07. The Jellicle Ball
08. Grizabella, The Glamour Cat / Memory
09. Gus: The Theatre Cat
10. Skimbleshanks The Railway Cat
11. Macavity The Mystery Cat
12. Mr. Mistoffelees
13. Memory
14. The Journey To The Heaviside Layer
15. The Ad-Dressing Of Cats

Dynamic Range

foobar2000 2.1 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1

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Analyzed: Various Artists / Highlights From Cats
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR11 -5.42 dB -19.85 dB 5:14 01-Prologue: Jellicle Songs For Jellicle Cats
DR10 -11.22 dB -24.88 dB 0:33 02-Solo Dance
DR11 -4.21 dB -19.68 dB 5:17 03-The Old Gumbie Cat
DR10 -4.84 dB -16.93 dB 3:06 04-The Rum Tum Tugger
DR12 -5.53 dB -20.91 dB 3:30 05-Mungojerrie And Rumpelteazer
DR13 -5.58 dB -23.41 dB 3:07 06-Old Deuteronomy
DR9 -5.03 dB -15.98 dB 3:31 07-The Jellicle Ball
DR13 -6.60 dB -24.04 dB 3:58 08-Grizabella, The Glamour Cat / Memory
DR15 -7.46 dB -27.70 dB 5:51 09-Gus: The Theatre Cat
DR11 -5.71 dB -19.69 dB 4:48 10-Skimbleshanks The Railway Cat
DR14 -5.48 dB -24.35 dB 3:33 11-Macavity The Mystery Cat
DR10 -6.60 dB -20.19 dB 3:39 12-Mr. Mistoffelees
DR12 -8.06 dB -24.42 dB 4:17 13-Memory
DR10 -5.66 dB -18.29 dB 1:57 14-The Journey To The Heaviside Layer
DR10 -5.61 dB -20.27 dB 5:19 15-The Ad-Dressing Of Cats
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Number of tracks: 15
Official DR value: DR11

Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 5645 kbps
Codec: DSD64

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