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Guys and Dolls » London Studio Cast

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Show: Guys and Dolls (33)
Music: Frank Loesser (93)
Lyrics: Frank Loesser (93)
Book: Abe Burrows (9), Jo Swerling (3)
Notes: Based on short stories by Damon Runyon

Recording Details

Date: 1995
Type: Audio / Studio Cast
Language: English
Location: UK / London
Orchestrations: George Bassman (24), Larry Moore (61), Teddy Royal (36)
Conductor: John Owen Edwards (91)
Producer: John Yap (211)
Liner Notes: Rexton S. Bunnett (59), John Owen Edwards (91), John Yap (211)
Performer: Pamela Baxter (8), Elaine Boxall (5), Karen Broughton (14), Danielle Carson (12), David Cavendish (5), Nicolas Colicos (29), Kim Criswell (62), Dominic Curtis (10), Gregg Edelman (44), Robert Fardell (16), David Firth (10), Tim Flavin (18), Steve Fortune (7), David Green (14), Liz Greenaway (4), Brian Greene (19), Philip Griffiths (15), Liza Hobbs (12), Carol Lesley-Green (9), Emily Loesser (29), Jackie Marks (6), Simon Masterton-Smith (8), Helene Miles (6), Katrina Murphy (26), Martin Nelson (7), Bruce Ogston (14), Tinuke Olafimihan (18), Rebecca Pedlow (8), Jane Powell (47), Denise Silvey (8), Gareth Snook (19), Don Stephenson (22), Joyce Teevar (2), Hilary Western (11)

Recording Releases

	Format: CD Label: Jay 1356 Released: 2001-06-05 Barcode: 0605288135620 Buy from: Notes: Highlights on 1 CD Added by: hitormiss Tracks: 1. Overture 2. Runyonland 3. Fugue for Tinhorns 4. Follow the Fold 5. The Oldest Established 6. I'll Know 7. A Bushel and a Peck 8. Adelaide's Lament 9. Guys and Dolls 10. If I Were a Bell 11. My Time of Day/I've Never Been in Love Before 12. Take Back Your Mink 13. More I Cannot Wish You 14. The Crapshooters' Dance 15. Luck Be a Lady 16. Sue Me 17. Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat 18. Marry the Man Today 19. The Happy Ending
	Format: CD Label: Showtime 34 Released: 1997-05-20 Barcode: 793515813424 Buy from: Notes: Highlights on 1 CD Length: 37:12 Added by: hitormiss Tracks: 1. Fugue For Tinhorns - Don Stephenson/David Green/Nic Colicos 2. Oldest Established Craps Game In New York - Tim Flavin/Don Stephenson/David Green/Men's Chorus 3. I'll Know - Emily Loesser/Gregg Edelman 4. Pet Me Poppa - Kim Criswell/Hot Box Dolls 5. Adelaide's Lament - Kim Criswell 6. Guys And Dolls - Don Stephenson/David Green 7. Adelaide - Tim Flavin/Men's chorus 8. A Woman In Love - Emily Loesser/Gregg Edelman 9. If I Were A Bell - Emily Loesser/Gregg Edelman 10. Take Back Your Mink - Kim Criswell/Hot Box Dolls 11. Luck Be A Lady - Gregg Edelman/Men's Chorus 12. Sit Down, You're Rockin' The Boat - Don Stephenson & Company
	Format: CD Label: Madacy 789 Released: 1996-10-01 Barcode: 0056775078928 Buy from: Notes: Highlights on 1 CD Tracks: 1. Fugue For Tinhorns - Don Stephenson/David Green/Nic Colicos 2. Oldest Established Craps Game In New York - Tim Flavin/DonStephenson/David Green /Men's Chorus 3. I'll Know - Emily Loesser/Gregg Edelman 4. Pet Me Poppa - Kim Criswell & Hot Box Dolls 5. Adelaide's Lament - Kim Criswell 6. Guys And Dolls - Don Stephenson/David Green 7. Adelaide - Tim Flavin/Men's chorus 8. A Woman In Love - Emily Loesser/Greeg Edelman 9. If I Were A Bell - Emily Loesser/Gregg Edelman 10. Take Back Your Mink - Kim Criswell/Hot Box Dolls 11. Luck Be A Lady - Gregg Edelman/Men's Chorus 12. Sit Down, You're Rockin' The Boat - Don Stephenson/Company
	Format: 2-CD Label: Jay 1294 Released: 1996-06-18 Barcode: 0605288129421 Buy from: Added by: Humberto_Luna Tracks: see above or below
	Format: CD Label: TER / Orbis MUS C N47 Released: 1995 Notes: The Musicals Collection Added by: Global Musicals # Tracks: 12
	Format: CD Label: TER 6007 Notes: Highlights on 1 CD Added by: hitormiss Tracks: see above or below

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Posted 2007-08-05 20:52:46:
Amazon.com Editoral Review: Rich in humor, romance, and appealing characters, to say nothing of some of the most exuberant and lovingly crafted songs to be found in any show, Frank Loesser's Guys and Dolls is as close as you can get to a perfect musical. In the theatre, it's impossible not to get caught up in the swinging title song, the tender duets of reforming gangster Sky Masterson and mellowing Salvation Army missionary Sarah Brown ("I've Never Been In Love Before"), or the risqué nightclub set pieces and comic lamentations of the perennial fiancée, Miss Adelaide ("Take Back Your Mink"). Here, for a complete recording, the show springs to life in the studio thanks to some sympathetic performances and John Owen Edwards's taut conducting. Kim Criswell is an excellent Adelaide, funny and touching in her frustrated attempts to get Nathan down the aisle. Most poignant of all, Loesser's daughter Emily sings Sarah Brown's songs with a natural simplicity. They are well matched by Gregg Edelman and Tim Flavin as their respective beaux. It's a treat to hear, with the added bonus of songs written specially for the 1955 film. --Piers Ford

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