16. Peter’s Denial (Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice) (1’27)

17. Pilate And Christ (Lioyd Webber/Tim Rice) (2’43) (2’46)

18. King Herod’s Song (Try It And See) (Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice) (3’00) (3’02)*

Side four:

18a. Could We Start Again Please? (Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice) (2'44) (only on Soundtrack version)*

19. Judas’ Death (Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice) (4’14) (4’17)

20. Trial Before Pilate (Including The 39 Lashes) (Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice) (5’12) (5’ 13)

21. Superstar (Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice) (4’ 15) (4’16)*

22. The Crucifiction (Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice) (4’01) (4’04)

23. John Nineteen Forty-One-(Lloyd Webber) (2’04) (2’10)*

total time: 43’34

CAST:

The singers in order of their appearance:

Judas Iscariot — Murray Head (2, 3b, 4, 12a-b, 13, 19, 21);

Jesus of Nazareth — Ian Gillan (3a-b, 4, 6, 7b, 9-10, 13–15, 17, 20, 22);

Mary Magdalene — Yvonne Elliman (3a, 4, 10–11, 16, 18a);

Priest — Paul Raven (19);

Caiaphas, High Priest — Victor Brox (3c, 5–6, 12a-b, 15, 19–20);

Annas — Brian Keith (3c, 5, 12a-b, 15, 19);

Simon Zealotes — John Gustafson (7a);

Pontius Pilate — Barry Dennen (8, 17, 20);

Maid By The Fire — Annette Brox (16);

Peter — Paul Davis (15–16, 18a);

King Herod — Mike d'Abo (ex-MANFRED MANN BAND) (18).

Other singers (Apostles (3a-b, 4, 13, 15, 18a), Priests (5), Crowd (5–6, 7a, 8–9, 12a-b, 15, 17, 18a, 20–22), Apostles’ Women (3b, 4), Lepers/Merchants (9), Roman Soldier (16–17), Old Man (16), Chorus (19), Angels (21)):

Pat Arnold, Tony Ashton, Peter Barnfeather, Madeline Bell, Brian Bennett, Lesley Duncan, Kay Garner, Barbara Key, Neil Lancaster, Alan O’Duffy, Tim Rice, Seafield St. George, Terry Saunders, Sue and Sunny, Andrew Lloyd Webber.

Choir under the leadership of Geoffrey Mitchell.

Children’s choir under the direction of Alan Doggett (on the «Overture»).

The Trinidad Singers under the leadership of Horace James (on «Superstar»).

Musicians:

Henry McCulloch (THE GREASE BAND) — guitars (electric and acoustic). Neil Hubbard — guitar (electric).

Peter Robinson (QUATERMASS) — piano, electric piano, organ, positive organ. Chris Merger — tenor sax.

Alan Spenner (THE GREASE BAND) — bass guitar.

Bruce Rowland (THE GREASE BAND) — drums, percussion.

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Norman Cave, Carl Jenkins (pianos), Andrew Lloyd Webber (piano, organ, Moog synthesizer), Mick Weaver (piano, organ), John Marshal (drums), Chris Spedding, Steve Vaughan, Louis Stewart, Clive Hicks (guitars), Peter Morgan, Alan Weighall, Jeff Clyne (bass guitars), Alan Doggett (Moog synthesizer), Joseph Castaldini, Anthony Brooke (bassoons), Ian Herbert (clarinet), Brian Warren, Chris Taylor (flutes), Bill Le Sage (percussion), John Burdon, James Brown, OBE, Douglas Moore, Andrew McGavin, Jim Buck Snr., Jim Buck Jnr. (horns), Les Condon, Ian Hamer, Kenny Wheeler, Harold Beckett (trumpets), Keith Christie, Frank Jones, Anthony Moore (trombones).

Orchestra(principal conductor Alan Doggett) featuring the strings of the City of London Ensemble (principal Malcolm Henderson).

Moog synthesizer by kind permission of and under direction of Mike Vickers.

Lyrics by Tim Rice. Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber.

Orchestration and musical direction by Andrew Lloyd Webber.

The opera was recorded at Olympic Sound Studios, Barnes, Advision Studios, Island Studios and Spot Productions Studios on 16-track tape.

Chief recording Engineer: Alan M. O’Duffy.

Other recording engineers: Anthon Matthews, Jeremy Gee, Stephen Vaughan.

Martin Rushent (Advision), Tony Bridge (Cutting Engineer);

Production Management: Don Norman.

Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice would like to thank Sefton Myers and David Land of New Ventures (Theatrical Management) Limited; Brian Brolly, Alan Crowdler, Mike Leander, Roger Watson and the staff of the MCA (UK) Record Company Limited; The Decca Record Company (USA): and the staff of Olympic Sound Studios for their invaluable help and encouragement.