SEALED - RCA CPL 2-5340 CHESS Musical - 1984 Concept Double LP Vinyl Album
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For your consideration, you are Viewing My SEALED, Never Played Double Vinyl LP Record Set from RCA Records (CPL 2-5340) of "CHESS" (1984 concept musical album with songs that would accompany future stage productions). (Note: See CHESS history notes below and close-up pictures for song and artist track details). I can't find any negatives to mention, beyond normal signs of age and storage. This 2-LP vinyl album weighs 1-Pound 0.3-Ounces without counting additional for overpackaging. Hopefully, from the pictures and my description, you can fully appreciate what is being offered here. (No returns, as once the shrink is opened much of the resale value is lost).
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History of the CHESS 1984 Concept Album (Information Found on the Web):
History
The double LP, often referred to as a concept album or album musical, was released worldwide in the autumn of 1984. Liner notes included with the album featured a basic synopsis of the story in multiple languages along with song lyrics and numerous photos. The music on the album was described by The New York Times as "a sumptuously recorded... grandiose pastiche that touches half a dozen bases, from Gilbert and Sullivan to late Rodgers and Hammerstein, from Italian opera to trendy synthesizer-based pop, all of it lavishly arranged for the London Symphony Orchestra with splashy electronic embellishments. The album featured Murray Head, Tommy Korberg, Elaine Page, and noted actor Denis Quilley in the role of Molokov. A single from the album, "One Night in Bangkok", with verses performed by Murray Head and choruses performed by Anders Glenmark, became a worldwide smash, reaching #3 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The duet "I Know Him So Well" by Elaine Page and Barbara Dickson held the #1 spot on the UK singles charts for four weeks, winning the Ivor Novello Award in the process as the Best Selling Single ('A' Side).
Critical reception
The original concept album received critical accolades, with Rolling Stone raving that the "dazzling score covers nearly all the pop bases", Kurt Ganzl's Blackwell Guide to the Musical Theatre on Record telling readers about the "thrilling exposition of an exciting piece of modern musical theater occurring before the event" and Time declaring that the "rock symphonic synthesis was ripe with sophistication and hummable tunes.
The album became a Top 10 hit in the UK, West Germany and South Africa, reached #47 on the US Billboard 200, #39 in France, #35 in Australia, and for seven weeks remained at #1 on the Swedish album chart due in no small part to the composers' Swedish heritage.
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