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Beyond Bedlam : music and sound effects demo recording ; God's monologue

Title: Beyond Bedlam : music and sound effects demo recording ; God's monologue, 1987.
Publication: [1987]

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Found In

More Fire! Productions records, 1980-2006.

Description

2 audio discs (27:31) : digital, mono; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

The first recording is a demo tape of the music and sound effects used in the 1987 play "Beyond Bedlam", written by Robin Epstein. The second recording is "God's monologue", written and performed by Deb Margolin, which was used in the play and was also featured [edited version] in the first recording. "God's monologue" also featured bits of Shakespeare's famous soliloquy in Hamlet: "To be or not to be..."

Uniform Title

American in Paris (Motion picture)
Purple rain (Motion picture)

Alternative Title

Leaving on your mind.
Take me with you.
More Fire! Productions records.

Subjects

Genre/Form

Demo recordings.

Source (note)

Robin Epstein;

Linking Entry (note)

Separated from the More Fire! Productions records; for papers, see the Billy Rose Theatre Collection, *T-Mss 2008-003; for videocassettes and DVD transfers ("Junk love" (NCOV 176) and "Art failures" (NCOV 3734)), see the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive.

Contents

CD 1: Track 1. [Excerpt] Somewhere (from 1985 LP "The Broadway album") / L. Bernstein (Barbra Streisand, vocals) (0:02-0:32) -- Bird songs and lake (sound effects) (0:33-0:48) -- [2 excerpts] Crazy (from the 1963 album "The Patsy Cline story") / W. Nelson (Patsy Cline, vocals) (0:49-1:55) -- I say a little prayer for you (from the 1968 album "Aretha Now") / H. David-B. Bacharach (Aretha Franklin and the Sweet Inspirations, vocals) (1:56-2:28) -- [Excerpt, audio erratic and low] Somewhere: reprise (from 1985 LP "The Broadway album") / L. Bernstein (Barbra Streisand, vocals) (2:30-3:16) -- Rachel Lalola (?) monologue (3:17-4:33) -- [Excerpt] I'll build a stairway to paradise (from the 1951 film musical "An American in Paris") (Georges Guétary, vocals) / I.-G. Gershwin (4:34-5:24) -- [Excerpt] It's so easy (1958 album recording) / Buddy Holly and the Crickets (5:25-5:34) -- Outdoors (sound effects, 2 tracks) (5:35-6:32) -- [Excerpt, continued] It's so easy (1958 album recording) / Buddy Holly and the Crickets (6:33-6:41) -- [Excerpt] I fall to pieces (from the 1963 album "The Patsy Cline story") / H. Cochran-H. Howard (Patsy Cline, vocals) (6:42-7:04) -- [Excerpt] We kiss in a shadow (from 1985 LP "The Broadway album") / Rodgers-Hammerstein (Barbra Streisand, vocals) (7:05-7:28) -- [Excerpt] I heard it through the grapevine (from the 1968 album "In the groove") / N. Whitfield-B. Strong (Marvin Gaye, vocals) (7:29-8:32) -- Car crash (sound effect) (8:33-8:40) -- [Excerpt to end] I heard it through the grapevine (from the 1968 album "In the groove") / N. Whitfield-B. Strong (Marvin Gaye, vocals) (8:41-9:00) -- Dad's phone message (9:01-9:52) -- [Excerpt] I'll build a stairway to paradise (from the 1951 film musical "An American in Paris") (Georges Guétary, vocals) / G. Gershwin (9:53-10:56) -- [Excerpt] Take me with U (from 1985 music film soundtrack "Purple rain") / Prince and the Revolution (10:57-11:32) -- "The firmament (Heaven)" voicemail message (11:40-12:03) -- God's monologue (edited version) / D. Margolin (Deb Margolin, performer) (12:04-16:57) -- [Excerpt, to end] I'll build a stairway to paradise (from the 1951 film musical "An American in Paris") (Georges Guétary, vocals) / G. Gershwin 16:58-17:22) -- Leavin' on your mind (from the 1963 album "The Patsy Cline story") / W. Pierce (Patsy Cline, vocals) (17:23-17:55) -- I can see clearly now / J. Nash (Unidentified performers) (17:56-21:39).
CD 2: Track 1. God's monlogue (full version) / D. Margolin (Deb Margolin, performer) (5:52).

Call Number

*LDC 52657

OCLC

872586710

Title

Beyond Bedlam : music and sound effects demo recording ; God's monologue, 1987.

Production

[1987]

Playing Time

002139 000552

Type of Content

performed music

spoken word

Type of Medium

audio

Type of Carrier

audio disc

Performer

CD 1: Barbra Streisand, vocals (1st, 5th and 12th works) ; Patsy Cline, vocals (3rd, 11th and 22nd works) ; Aretha Franklin and the Sweet Inspirations, vocals (4th work) ; Georges Guétary, vocals (7th, 17th, and 21st works) ; Buddy Holly and the Crickets, vocals (8th and 10th works) ; Marvin Gaye, vocals (13th and 15th works) ; Prince and the Revolution (18th work) ; Deb Margolin (God) (20th work) ; with various sound effects (2nd, 9th, and 14th works) and unidentified monologue performers (6th,16th and 19th works) and music performers (23rd work). CD 2: Deb Margolin (God).

Event

Demo recordings New York, N. Y. 1987.

Original Version

Archival originals: (2 audio cassettes : analog, mono) in *LTC-A 1000--1001.

Linking Entry

Separated from the More Fire! Productions records; for papers, see the Billy Rose Theatre Collection, *T-Mss 2008-003; for videocassettes and DVD transfers ("Junk love" (NCOV 176) and "Art failures" (NCOV 3734)), see the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive.

Local Note

Preservation files: (2 audio files : digital, WAV file, 96 kHz, 24 bit), in long term storage, Digital Library Processing server [myh_ltca1000_f01_pm.WAV (CD 1 of 2) and myh_ltca1001_f01_pm.WAV (CD 2 of 2)].

Additional information of the play comes from Robin Epstein's website (http://www.robinepstein.com/Beyond_Bedlam.html).

Source

Gift; Robin Epstein; *T-Mss 2008-003; 2008.

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Added Author

Margolin, Deb, author.

Howard, Harlan, composer.

Strong, Barrett, composer.

David, Hal, 1921-2012, lyricist.

Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983, lyricist.

Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960, lyricist.

Streisand, Barbra, performer.

Cline, Patsy, 1932-1963, performer.

Franklin, Aretha, performer.

Guétary, Georges, performer.

Gaye, Marvin, performer.

Prince, performer.

Margolin, Deb, performer.

Container of (work): Epstein, Robin (Playwright). Beyond bedlam. Selections.

Container of (work): Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990. West Side story. Somewhere. Selections.

Container of (work): Nelson, Willie, 1933- Crazy. Selections.

Container of (work): Bacharach, Burt. I say a little prayer for you. Selections.

Container of (work): Holly, Buddy, 1936-1959. It's so easy.

Container of (work): Gershwin, George, 1898-1937. George White's Scandals of 1922. I'll build a stairway to paradise. Selections.

Container of (work): Cochran, Hank. I fall to pieces. Selections.

Container of (work): Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979. King and I. We kiss in a shadow. Selections.

Container of (work): Whitfield, Norman. I heard it through the grapevine. Selections.

Container of (work): Prince. Purple rain. Take me with U. Selections.

Container of (work): Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Hamlet. Selections.

Container of (work): Pierce, Webb, 1921-1991. Leavin' on your mind. Selections.

Container of (work): Nash, Johnny. I can see clearly now. Selections.

Sweet Inspirations (Musical group), performer.

Crickets (Rock group), performer.

Revolution (Musical group), performer.

Epstein, Robin, (Playwright), donor.

Added Title

American in Paris (Motion picture)

Purple rain (Motion picture)

Leaving on your mind.

Take me with you.

More Fire! Productions records.

Found In:

More Fire! Productions records, 1980-2006.

Research Call Number

*LDC 52657

*LTC-A 1000--1001

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