Title: Rich folks pay $20 a shirt that has a starving pauper on it
Review: This was the very first "les Mis" cast cd I ever heard, just before I was lucky enough to catch it in Washington, DC before the Broadway run. I love the sheer power of the chorus, and their accents blended together add so much that the Broadway chorus can't match. All the leads are wonderful. Patti Lupone blows whiny Randy Graff away, Colm Wilkinson (the very first Che in "Evita") is wonderful, etc. I love this one's sweet, tender version of "I Saw Him Once/A Heart Full of Love" that unfortunately was radically changed for Broadway & beyond. This recording gives you chills that the OBC does not, which is why I recommend the OLC over the OBC recording.
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