Original Cast Recording - Hair (Music CD) available on April 29 2018 from Base for 5.99
Hair (Original London Cast Recording Extras) available on October 12 2014 from Amazon for 5.06
UPC bar code 731451997327 ξ2 registered April 29 2018
UPC bar code 731451997327 ξ1 registered October 11 2014
UPC bar code 731451997327 ξ3 registered October 12 2014
Product category is MUSIC CD - CD - Soundtracks Apparel Hair
Manufacturered by Verve
Product weight is 0.2 lbs.
"America's first tribal love-rock musical" went the advertising, and nobody could argue with that. Hair opened on Broadway in 1968 and immediately became a smash, although no one could quite discern what it was about. Something like, "War is bad, drugs are good, racism bites the big one, and nudity is nice." Like the show itself, not all the sentiments expressed on the album have dated well, but the quality of the music is undeniable. The songs weren't really classifiable as rock, but they accomplished what all good pop songs set out to do: stick in the craw. Indeed, several of its tracks later became hits for pop acts, including "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" (Fifth Dimension), "Hair" (Cowsills), and "Good Morning, Starshine" (Oliver). This re-release compiles the original 1968 London cast recording with 1970's Fresh Hair and includes songs cut from the original stage production. --Dawn Eden
