Original Cast Records is a record label based in

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, that specializes in obscure theatre recordings, primarily

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from little-known

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and other stage productions, but also theatre-related film scores, cabaret, concert and solo artist recordings. It traces its origins back to 1975, when husband-and-wife theatre enthusiasts Bruce and Doris Yeko embarked on a venture "dedicated to the preserving of musicals that would not otherwise be recorded".

Bruce and Doris Yeko

Born in Milwaukee, Bruce Yeko was fascinated by theatre from an early age. As he once told a journalist: “I had a friend who was an usher at the only theater in Milwaukee – he would let me in to see all the plays and musicals”. Later, he travelled to theaters in Chicago to see shows before they came to Milwaukee, and then, inevitably, moved on to New York. Yeko made his first pilgrimage to the city in 1962, when, after asking a policeman directions to Broadway, he saw a matinee of ''

I Can Get It for You Wholesale ''I Can Get It for You Wholesale'' is a musical, produced by David Merrick, music and lyrics by Harold Rome, and book by Jerome Weidman, based on his 1937 novel of the same title. It marked the Broadway debut of 19-year-old Barbra Streisand, wh ...

'' and then an evening performance of ''

Subways Are For Sleeping ''Subways Are for Sleeping'' is a musical produced by David Merrick with book and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green and music by Jule Styne. The original Broadway production played in 1961–62. The musical was inspired by an article about ...

''. After their marriage, Bruce and his wife Doris would travel from their home in Connecticut to New York (and beyond) to see four or five new musicals each week; by 1977, the couple could modestly claim that, over the previous twelve years, they had seen more musicals that anyone else in the world. Bruce Yeko not only acquired Broadway cast albums but was, from the age of eight years, a keen collector of

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. He began selling them at age sixteen and then, after graduating from the University of Milwaukee and working as an accountant, he commenced full-time business as a trading card dealer at the age of 22 years. By the mid-1970s, Yeko claimed to have the largest collection of trading cards in the world, with twenty million items. His wife Doris became involved in the business, specialising in current trading cards while Bruce concentrated on the vintage ones. Their mail-order service, based in their home in Georgetown, also dealt in out-of-print recordings of stage musicals and film scores. In 1975, the Yekos turned their attention to producing their own theatre recordings, concentrating on little-known or short-lived Broadway and off-Broadway productions that had little hope of gaining a mainstream record contract to produce an original cast album. Within only five years, it could be said of the couple that "their dedication to preserving musicals is so complete that

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aptly calls them 'the musical theatre experts'."

Development of Original Cast Records

1976-78: Take Home Tunes and Broadway Baby

The Yekos' record label began modestly with the release an EP of songs from the off-Broadway musical ''The Robber Bridegroom'', performed by a studio cast comprising

Jerry Orbach Jerome Bernard Orbach (October 20, 1935 – December 28, 2004) was an American actor and singer, described at the time of his death as "one of the last'' bona fide'' leading men of the Broadway musical and global celebrity on television" and a " ...

and Virginia Vestoff. It was released under the label 'Take Home Tunes', with a catalogue number of 761. This simple numbering system, derived from the year of release plus a digit for each sequential album, would be used for several decades to come. This first EP was soon followed by another, entitled ''Martin Charnin's Mini Album: 5 Great Songs from Not-So-Great Shows''. This comprised excerpts from three stage musicals with lyrics by

Martin Charnin Martin Charnin (November 24, 1934 – July 6, 2019) was an American lyricist, writer, and theatre director. Charnin's best-known work is as conceiver, director, and lyricist of the musical ''Annie.'' Life and career Charnin was born in New York C ...

, who was then best known as the lyricist for the smash-hit ''Annie''. The five songs represented highlights from the scores of ''Mata Hari'' (music by Jerome Coopersmith), ''La Strada'' (music by

Lionel Bart Lionel Bart (1 August 1930 – 3 April 1999) was a British writer and composer of pop music and musicals. He wrote Tommy Steele's "Rock with the Caveman" and was the sole creator of the musical '' Oliver!'' (1960). With ''Oliver!'' and his work ...

) and the unproduced ''Softly'' (music by

Harold Arlen Harold Arlen (born Hyman Arluck; February 15, 1905 – April 23, 1986) was an American composer of popular music, who composed over 500 songs, a number of which have become known worldwide. In addition to composing the songs for the 1939 film ...

), as performed by

Laurie Beechman Laurie Hope Beechman (April 4, 1953 – March 8, 1998) was an American actress and singer, known for her work in Broadway musicals. She also had a career as a cabaret performer and recording artist. After her death, the West Bank Cafe Downstairs T ...

Robert Guillaume Robert Guillaume (born Robert Peter Williams; November 30, 1927 – October 24, 2017) was an American actor and singer, known for his role as Benson DuBois in the ABC television series ''Soap'' and its spin-off, ''Benson'', as well as for voici ...

Larry Kert Lawrence Frederick "Larry" Kert (December 5, 1930 – June 5, 1991) was an American actor, singer, and dancer. He is best known for his role of Tony in the original Broadway production of the musical ''West Side Story''. Early life Kert was ...

and Charnin himself. The first LP to be produced by the Yekos was a recording of selections from the musical ''

The Baker's Wife ''The Baker's Wife'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and the book by Joseph Stein, based on the 1938 French film of the same name by Marcel Pagnol and Jean Giono. The musical premiered in the West End in 1989 for a short ...

'' by

Stephen Schwartz Stephen Lawrence Schwartz (born March 6, 1948) is an American musical theatre lyricist and composer. In a career spanning over five decades, Schwartz has written such hit musicals as ''Godspell'' (1971), ''Pippin'' (1972), and ''Wicked'' (20 ...

, which was then touring prior to a much-anticipated Broadway opening. After hearing about the show, the Yekos had travelled to Boston to see it and, impressed by its score, subsequently telephoned Schwartz to discuss a possible recording. Schwartz was enthusiastic, but his initial suggestion that a full cast album might be produced was beyond the reach of the fledgling producers. After the show closed (without making it to Broadway), the Yekos negotiated to record an LP of excerpts, with the composer himself choosing what he considered to be the best songs. The recording sessions took place in early 1977 in an apartment studio in Greenwich Village. This, however, was so small that the entire cast could not be present; consequently, Schwartz suggested that only the three principal cast members be involved. These comprised

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as the titular baker, a then-unknown

Patti Lupone Patti Ann LuPone (born April 21, 1949) is an American actress and singer best known for her work in musical theater. She has won three Tony Awards, two Olivier Awards, two Grammy Awards, and was a 2006 inductee to the American Theater Hall of Fa ...

as his wife, and Kurt Peterson as her love interest. The completed album, comprising six solo numbers and five duets, received a Grammy nomination after its release in 1977. At the same time, the Yekos produced and released an EP with some additional songs from the same show, performed by original cast member Paul Sorvino along with

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Denise Lor Denise Lor (born Denise Jeanne Briault; May 3, 1929 – September 27, 2015) was an American popular singer and actress. She was a featured artist on ''The Garry Moore Show''. In 1951, she appeared in the short-lived variety show '' Seven at Elev ...

, and Portia Nelson (who were not in the touring production) and composer/lyricist Stephen Schwartz and his wife, Carol. This, incidentally, also represented the last time that the Yekos would release a vinyl recording in a 7-inch format. Soon afterwards, the Yekos produced what they described as the world's first off-off-Broadway cast album: a recording of ''The Second Shepherd's Play'' by Steve Kitsakos (1977). They went on to release numerous other recordings that, because they involved members of the original productions, can strictly be considered as original cast albums. Examples included the two-hander revue ''2'', the Barn Theater production of ''Canada'', and the Theatre Illustre production of ''Monsieur de Pourceaugnac''. These last two LPs were released under the subsidiary label of Broadway Baby, although the same catalogue numbering system was maintained. The Yekos also continued to produce studio recordings of related material, including a memorable anthology LP entitled ''Eighteen Interesting Songs from Unfortunate Shows'', with rare songs from little-known and previously unrecorded shows by

Harold Rome Harold Jacob "Hecky" Rome (May 27, 1908 – October 26, 1993) was an American composer, lyricist, and writer for musical theater. Biography Rome was born in Hartford, Connecticut and graduated from Hartford Public High School. Originally, he ch ...

Mary Rodgers Mary Rodgers (January 11, 1931 – June 26, 2014) was an American composer, screenwriter, and author who wrote the novel '' Freaky Friday'', which served as the basis of a 1976 film starring Jodie Foster, for which she wrote the screenplay, as ...

Jule Styne Jule Styne (; born Julius Kerwin Stein; December 31, 1905 – September 20, 1994) was an English-American songwriter and composer best known for a series of Broadway musicals, including several famous frequently-revived shows that also became s ...

Cole Porter Cole Albert Porter (June 9, 1891 – October 15, 1964) was an American composer and songwriter. Many of his songs became standards noted for their witty, urbane lyrics, and many of his scores found success on Broadway and in film. Born to ...

Jerry Bock Jerrold Lewis Bock (November 23, 1928November 3, 2010) was an American musical theater composer. He received the Tony Award for Best Musical and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama with Sheldon Harnick for their 1959 musical ''Fiorello!'' and the Tony A ...

Sheldon Harnick Sheldon Mayer Harnick (born April 30, 1924) is an American lyricist and songwriter best known for his collaborations with composer Jerry Bock on musicals such as ''Fiorello!'' and ''Fiddler on the Roof''. Early life Sheldon Mayer Harnick was bo ...

and others. During this period, cast recordings were typically co-produced by both Bruce and Doris Yeko, and often the original composer of the show itself. Most of these early LPs were issued with sleeves designed by artist William F Krasnaborski, who either adapted original poster illustrations or came up with entirely new artwork of his own. Sleeve notes typically mentioned that the performance rights for the show in question could be obtained by contacting Doris Yeko, who had already developed a specific interest in the publishing side of musical theatre.

1978-83: Original Cast, Filmscore and CYM

In 1978, the Yekos established the Original Cast Record Company, and subsequently used both the label name 'Original Cast', and the catalogue prefix OC, in subsequent releases. The first issue to reflect this change was an original cast recording of the off-Broadway revue ''Piano Bar''. During 1979, the Yekos embarked upon two new but related ventures: the CY Musical Foundation, which was, in their own words, "an educational and artistic wing for preserving, developing and promoting musicals", and a publishing arm (under the direction of Doris Chu Yeko) known as Broadway/Hollywood International Music Publishers, which sought to control the performing rights to lesser-known shows and make them available to a wider audience through the publication of sheet music and libretti. That same year, the couple released their first "film

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" LP: a studio recording of songs from the film ''Movie Movie'', written by

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, Buster Davis,

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and

Sheldon Keller Sheldon Bernard "Shelly" Keller (August 20, 1923 – September 1, 2008) was an American screenwriter and composer. Life and career Keller was born in Chicago and attended University of Illinois, where he began writing comedy with his fraternity br ...

. This was released under the auspices of a subsidiary label, Filmscore Records, although the catalogue number (7910) following the previous sequence established by Take Home Tunes/Broadway Baby. This LP, however, would be both the first and last issue on the Filmscore label. Around the same time, the Yekos also began to expand their scope by providing a commercial release for non-commercial recordings that had been produced by others. The first of these was a re-pressing of a rare demonstration record of the ill-fated 1965 musical ''Kelly'', with songs performed by the show's composer Mark 'Moose' Charlap and lyricist

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. This was duly followed by the release of the original London cast recording of ''Flowers for Algernon'', which had been privately co-produced by its composer,

Charles Strouse Charles Strouse (born June 7, 1928) is an American composer and lyricist best known for writing the music to such Broadway musicals as ''Bye Bye Birdie (musical), Bye Bye Birdie'', ''Applause (musical), Applause'', and ''Annie (musical), Annie''. ...

and its star,

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, after its premature closure on the West End in 1979. Otherwise, the bulk of the couple's output still comprised cast recordings of current but under-rated Broadway and off-Broadway productions. Many of these were recorded after the production itself had closed, although original cast members were frequently recruited to reprise their roles on the album. In some cases, where a principal original cast member declined to participate, or was otherwise unavailable, a talented replacement was found, as when Paul Sorvino stepped in for Italian opera singer Cesare Siepi on a cast recording of Alan Jay Lerner's final show, ''

Carmelina ''Carmelina'' is a musical with a book by Joseph Stein and Alan Jay Lerner, lyrics by Lerner, and music by Burton Lane. Based on the 1968 film ''Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell'', it focuses on an Italian woman who has raised her teenaged daughter Gi ...

'' (1979). In an especially notable achievement, Bruce Yeko re-united most of the original cast of the notorious 1971 musical flop ''

Prettybelle ''Prettybelle'' is a musical with a book and lyrics by Bob Merrill and music by Jule Styne. It was adapted from Jean Arnold's darkly comic novel ''Prettybelle: A Lively Tale of Rape and Resurrection'' (Dial Press, 1970). It starred Angela Lansbu ...

'', including leading lady

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, to complete a studio recording in 1982. After the Yekos divorced around 1981, Bruce continued the mail-order business in Connecticut, while Doris maintained the music publishing arm, based in New Jersey (and later, in Beverly Hills). Virtually all of the label's subsequent recordings were produced by Bruce alone, although Doris did produce two recordings herself in 1982 and 1983. These were released under her own label, the Chu Yeko Musical Foundation, which used the catalogue number prefix of CYM but otherwise maintained the numerical sequence followed by Original Cast. The next few years saw a lull in output; in 1983, following the release of an original Broadway cast recording of the short-lived musical ''Oh Brother'' (which was recorded almost a year after the show closed in November 1981), there were evidently no new releases on the Original Cast label for five years.

1988 onwards: Original Cast Records

In 1988, the drought was finally broken by the release of a studio recording of songs from Brian Gari's first musical ''Late Nite Comic'', which had closed on Broadway in October 1987 after only four performances. This, however, also represented the last time that Original Cast would release an album in a 12-inch vinyl LP format. The following year, Bruce Yeko embraced the new era of the

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by re-releasing what was his company's most popular album: the 1977 cast recording of ''The Baker's Wife''. The re-issue included only those songs on the original LP; the additional songs from the EP were omitted because the master tapes had reportedly been mislaid. The label went on to produce CD re-issues of several other popular titles from its own back catalogue, often including bonus tracks such as previously unreleased composer's demos. Since the early 1990s, Bruce Yeko has continued to release original cast recordings of contemporary musicals from Broadway, off-Broadway, off-off-Broadway, regional tours and beyond. Studio albums of previously unrecorded cult musicals from the 1950s and '60s have also been a popular mainstay of the label. They are typically made with the original orchestrations, sometimes with original cast members but more commonly with prominent current-day stars of the Broadway stage. Amongst the more notable releases in recent years have been a full recording of Martin Charnin's ''Mata Hari'', a concert recording of songs from ''Kelly'' with

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, Sandy Stewart and others (including Bruce Yeko himself on backing vocals), and a lavish 2-CD recording containing the entire score from the notorious 1966 flop ''Breakfast at Tiffany's'', featuring original cast member

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along with

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, John Schneider,

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and Patrick Cassidy. Recent Original Cast releases have included ''

Brownstone (musical) ''Brownstone'' is a musical written by Josh Rubins (book and lyrics), Andrew Cadiff (book) and Peter Larson (music). It centers on a group of five people living in a brownstone apartment in New York City. ''Brownstone's'' characters include Claud ...

'' (OC6052) starring

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, Brian D'Arcy James,

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and Kevin Reed; ''

Noël Coward Sir Noël Peirce Coward (16 December 189926 March 1973) was an English playwright, composer, director, actor, and singer, known for his wit, flamboyance, and what ''Time'' magazine called "a sense of personal style, a combination of cheek and ...

'' ''- Off The Record'' (OC1128) starring Steve Ross as well as ''Lost Broadway & More, Volumes 1 - 4''. In November, 2009 Bruce Yeko purchased the Footlight.com website. (www.footlight.com) November 2013, Original Cast Records released ''The Girl I Left Behind Me'' starring Jessica Walker (with Joe Atkins at the piano) that was featured at 59E59 Theatres Brits Off Broadway, May 2013 and was a New York Times Critics Pick. Original Cast Records also released ''Lost Broadway and More - Volume 5'' featuring the songs of Jule Styne and Comden & Green and others, November, 2013. In 2014, Original Cast Records made available - for the first time - twenty titles for Digital Download including ''The Baker's Wife'', ''In Trousers'', ''Carmelina'', Alison Fraser's Original Cast Recording of ''Lizzie Borden'' and Ms. Fraser's solo CDs: ''Men In My Life'' and ''A New York Romance.'' Also issued were: Ben Bagley's ''The Littlest Revue'' (originally produced by Bruce Yeko), ''Breakfast At Tiffany's'' (Studio Cast Recording), ''The Girl I Left Behind Me'', ''Noel Coward: off the record'' (Steve Ross), ''Lost Broadway and More - Volume 4'' (Women Theatre Composers), Jim Steinman's ''The Confidence Man'', ''Brownstone'', ''A Doll's Life'', ''The Robber Bridegroom'', ''Oh, Brother'', ''Is There Life After High School?'', ''Bring Back Birdie'', and ''A...My Name Will Always Be Alice'' (songs from ''A...My Name Is Alice'' & ''A...My Name Is Still Alice''.) As well as their first CD-single, George S. Irving's "The Butler's Song" from ''So Long, 174th Street.'' Late-June 2014 "Lost Broadway and More - Volume 6" - featuring the music of Jerome Kern, was released. "Lost Broadway and More - Volume 7" (called "Broadway Under The Radar") will appear early 2015. Future editions of "Lost Broadway and More" are currently being mixed and edited.

Select list of releases

;EPs *THT761: '' The Robber Bridegroom'' (studio cast) *THT771: ''Martin Charnin's Mini-Album: 5 Great Songs from Not-So-Great Shows'' *THT773: ''The Baker's Wife Mini-Album'' (studio cast) ;LPs *THT772: ''

'' (with members of touring cast) *THT774: ''The Second Shepherd's Play'' (off-off-Broadway cast) *THT775: ''Beauty & the Beast/Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs'' *BBD776: ''Canada'' (original Barn Theater cast) *THT777: ''18 Interesting Songs from Unfortunate Shows'' *THT788: ''2: A New Musical Revue'' (original off-Broadway cast) *BBD789: ''Monsieur de Pourceaugnac'' (Hartley House Theater cast) *THT7810: ''Nefertiti'' (original Chicago cast) *THT7811: ''Downriver'' (studio cast) *OC7812: ''Piano Bar: A Musical'' (original off-Broadway cast) *OC7913: ''Christy'' (original off-Broadway cast) *FS7914: ''Songs from

Movie Movie ''Movie Movie'' is a 1978 American double bill directed by Stanley Donen. It consists of two films: ''Dynamite Hands'', a boxing ring morality play, and ''Baxter's Beauties of 1933'', a musical comedy, both starring the husband-and-wife team of G ...

'' (studio cast) *OC7915: ''

In Trousers ''In Trousers'' is a musical theatre, musical, which premiered Off-Broadway in 1979, with book, music and lyrics by William Finn. It is the first in a trilogy of musicals, followed by ''March of the Falsettos'' and then ''Falsettoland''. Concept ...

'' (original off-Broadway cast) *OC7916: ''Festival'' (original off-Broadway cast) *OC7917: ''Duel'' (studio cast) *OC7918: ''

The Utter Glory of Morrissey Hall ''The Utter Glory of Morrissey Hall'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Clark Gesner and a book by Gesner and Nagle Jackson. The production opened and closed on May 13, 1979 at the Mark Hellinger Theatre on Broadway after only seven previews ...

'' (OBC) *OC8019: ''

'' (with original cast members) *OC8020: ''Survival Run'' (film soundtrack) *OC8021: ''Flowers for Algernon'' (original London cast) *OC8022: ''Lovesong'' (with original cast members) *OC8023: ''Fly with Me'' (Columbia University cast) *OC8024: ''Musical Chairs'' (with original cast members) *OC8025: ''Kelly'' (1964 demo sung by composer/lyricist) *OC8026: ''An Evening with W S Gilbert'' (original off-Broadway cast) *OC8027: ''Five after Eight'' (original off-off-Broadway cast) *OC8028: ''King of Hearts'' (OBC) *OC8129: ''

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gives a very personal tribute to

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'' *CYM8130: '' Ka-Boom!'' (original off-Broadway cast) *OC8131: ''

So Long, 174th Street ''So Long, 174th Street'' is a musical with a book by Joseph Stein and lyrics and music by Stan Daniels. Based on Stein's play ''Enter Laughing'', which had been adapted from the Carl Reiner book of the same name and served as the basis for a 19 ...

'' (OBC) *OC8132: ''

Bring Back Birdie ''Bring Back Birdie'' was a 1981 musical with music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Lee Adams, and a book by Michael Stewart. It was a sequel to the 1960 musical ''Bye Bye Birdie'', which was written by the same team. Taking place twenty years ...

'' (OBC) *OC8133: ''The Housewives' Cantata'' (with original cast members) *OC8134: ''One Night Stand'' (OBC) *OC8135: ''

Onward Victoria ''Onward Victoria'' is a musical (1980) with a book and lyrics by Charlotte Anker and Irene Rosenberg, and music by Keith Herrmann. Its subject is Victoria Woodhull, the 19th-century woman who with her sister were the first women to operate a br ...

'' (with original cast members) *CYM8236: ''81 Proof'' (original LA cast) *OC8237: ''Alec Wilder: Clues to a Life'' (OBC) *OC8238: ''

'' (with original 1971 cast members) *OC8240: ''

Is There Life After High School? ''Is There Life After High School?'' is a musical with a book by Jeffrey Kindley and music and lyrics by Craig Carnelia. It is loosely inspired by Ralph Keyes' best-selling book of the same name. The show uses songs and monologues to recall th ...

'' (OBC) *OC8241: ''

A Doll's Life ''A Doll's Life'' was a 1982 musical with music by Larry Grossman, and a book and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green. A sequel to the 1879 Henrik Ibsen play ''A Doll's House'', it told the story of what happened to the lead character, Nora, ...

'' (OBC) *OC8342: ''Oh Brother'' (OBC) *OC8843: ''Songs from

Late Nite Comic ''Late Night Comic'' is a stage musical written by playwright Allan Knee and composer/lyricist Brian Gari, which ran for 17 performances on Broadway in 1987. Origins In 1976, singer-songwriter Brian Gari wrote a song entitled “Dance”, inspi ...

'' (studio cast) ;CDs (a select list) *THT891: ''The Baker's Wife'' (re-issue of THT772 - Re-mastered) *OC1128: ''Noel Coward - off the record'' (Steve Ross) *OC1326: ''The Girl I Left Behind Me'' (starring Jessica Walker) *OC2015: ''Out on Broadway'' (original St. Louis cast) *OC6025: "Come Back Little Sheba" (

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and Cast) *OC6052: ''

'' (

and Cast) *OC902: ''Is There Life After High School?'' (re-issue of OC8240) *OC913: ''A Hard Time to be Single'' (original off-Broadway cast) *OC914: ''Pictures in the Hall'' (original off-Broadway cast) *OC915: ''Oh Brother'' (re-issue of OC8342) *OC916: '' Jeff Harnar sings The 1959 Broadway Songbook'' *OC9212: ''One Man Band'' (studio cast) *OC9214: '' Arthur Siegel sings Arthur Siegel'' *OC9216: ''The Baker's Wife'' (second re-issue of THT772) *OC9217: ''

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: The Complete Carnegie Hall Concert'' *OC9218: ''Songs from Future Musicals'' (Brian Gari)

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