VA – Hair – The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical (The Original Broadway Cast Recording) [1968] [2024, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

VA – Hair – The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical (The Original Broadway Cast Recording) [1968]
[2024, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Stereo & Multichannel (4.0 Quad)
8.92 GB (DSF) + 3.07 GB (FLAC) + 2.44 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery

Hair was both celebratory and anticlimactic at the same time. Heralded by many at the time as being a rejuvenation for musical theater, it was also supposed to “speak” for the youth. The problem with that is that any time you attempt to allow a piece of written work to speak for a generation, it invariably fails. It is undoubtedly impossible for one musical to classify every attitude held by a person under 30 at that time. Given this fact, Hair was destined to be considered a disappointment. However, if you take the score out of this context and listen to it simply as a snippet of some prevalent beliefs of the time, or simply as a fictional work, it is really quite wonderful. As Claude’s best friend is expelled from high school and the love of Claude’s life loves someone else, Claude must struggle with the decision to submit to government regulations in which he doesn’t believe. A youthful exuberance covers the proceedings, with the first act ending with the infamous nude sequence. The music is heartening and invigorating, including the classics “Aquarius,” “Good Morning Starshine,” “Let the Sunshine In,” “Frank Mills” (which was covered by the Lemonheads on their 1992 album It’s a Shame About Ray), and “Easy to Be Hard.” The joy that has been instilled in this original Broadway cast recording shines through, capturing in the performances of creators Gerome Ragni and James Rado exactly what they were aiming for — not to speak for their generation, but to speak for themselves. ― Allmusic

Tracklist
01. Ronald Dyson And Company – Aquarius – 02:56
02. Gerome Ragni And Company – Donna – 02:11
03. Company – Hashish – 00:41
04. Steve Curry And Company – Sodomy – 00:55
05. Lamont Washington And Company – Colored Spade – 01:12
06. James Rado And Company – Manchester England – 01:20
07. Lamont Washington, Steve Curry, Gerome Ragni And James Rado – I’m Black – 00:27
08. Steve Curry, Lamont Washington, Melba Moore And Company – Ain’t Got No – 00:45
09. Sally Eaton, Shelley Plimpton, Melba Moore And Company – Air – 01:29
10. Company – Initials – 00:56
11. James Rado And Company – I Got Life – 02:28
12. James Rado, Gerome Ragni And Company – Hair – 02:59
13. Jonathan Kramer – My Conviction – 01:38
14. Gerome Ragni And Steve Curry – Don’t Put It Down – 02:02
15. Shelley Plimpton – Frank Mills – 02:07
16. Company – Be-In – 03:03
17. James Rado And Company – Where Do I Go? – 02:42
18. Diane Keaton, Suzannah Norstrand And Natalie Mosco – Black Boys – 01:09
19. Melba Moore, Lorrie Davis And Emmaretta Marks – White Boys – 02:29
20. Lynn Kellogg – Easy To Be Hard – 02:36
21. Company – Walking In Space – 04:52
22. Lorrie Davis, Lamont Washington, Ronald Dyson And Donnie Burks – Abie Baby – 02:46
23. Company – Three-Five-Zero-Zero – 03:10
24. Ronald Dyson And Walter Harris – What A Piece Of Work Is Man – 01:36
25. Lynn Kellogg, Melba Moore, James Rado And Gerome Ragni – Good Morning Starshine – 02:31
26. James Rado, Lynn Kellogg, Melba Moore And Company – The Flesh Failures (Let The Sunshine In) – 03:43

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LINKS
LMA_VA.1968.H.TATLTM.TOBCR.2024_SACD-DSF-MCH.part1.rar
LMA_VA.1968.H.TATLTM.TOBCR.2024_SACD-DSF-MCH.part2.rar
LMA_VA.1968.H.TATLTM.TOBCR.2024_SACD-DSF-STEREO.rar
LMA_VA.1968.H.TATLTM.TOBCR.2024_SACD-FLAC-MCH.rar
LMA_VA.1968.H.TATLTM.TOBCR.2024_SACD-FLAC-STEREO.rar
LMA_VA.1968.H.TATLTM.TOBCR.2024_SACD-ISO.rar
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