Frequently Asked Questions

THIS SITE IS IN ACTIVE DEVELOPMENT. Please send any questions about the FAQ to Mike and any questions about the database to Matt. Most of the site's static content will be revised and automated over the coming weeks and months.

	Page	Last Updated
1.0	What is this site's purpose? How was it developed?	6/21/01
2.0	What are the labels of interest to cast album collectors, and how can one characterize the attitudes of each of them towards their cast album catalogues?	5/1/04
3.0	What albums have never been released on CD? Why not?	11/28/06
4.0	What albums have been released on CD but are now out of print?	7/3/06
5.0	Where on the internet can I find more information on cast recordings and musicals?	8/21/01
6.0	What albums have recently been released, and what albums will (hopefully) be released in the near future?	11/28/06
7.0	How can I contact record labels to encourage them to release more recordings?	3/28/03
8.0	Where can I buy cast albums, rare or otherwise?	10/15/02
9.0	Where can I find more print information about cast recordings?	4/2/03
10.0	What are the rarest cast albums on CD?	11/17/03

Many thanks to all of the people who have sent in corrections, suggestions and compliments. Special thanks are due to David Levy (originator of the Cast Recordings FAQ), Max Preeo and the members of the Cast Recordings mailing list, and the members of the internet newsgroup rec.arts.theatre.musicals. Bill Jennings deserves a splash of credit for the information that appeared at his defunct "Better Living Through Show Tunes". Other references include the columns of Ken Mandelbaum (and his book Not Since Carrie) and Peter Filichia (and his book Let's Put On a Musical), and Jack Raymond's Show Music on Record. But if you spot any glaring errors, blame only me.

A particularly notable resource for this site was an article by Ken Mandelbaum on Playbill On-Line listing some of the most notable cast albums not yet in print on CD. It's a 1997 article, which of course means that quite a few of those he identifies have been reissued. But it remains a terrific read -- one of the things that got me really excited about collecting.

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