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Original Album - Jesus Christ Superstar (1970)

*Released:* October 12, 1970

*Label:* Decca Records

*Format:* LP, Cassette, 8-Track

*Producer:* Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber

Track Listing:

* "Overture" (3:04)

* "Heaven on Their Minds" (4:19)

* "What's the Buzz" (4:06)

* "Strange Thing Mystifying" (3:41)

* "Everything's Alright" (3:41)

* "This Jesus Must Die" (3:44)

* "Hosanna" (2:46)

* "Simon Zealotes/Poor Jerusalem" (4:43)

* "Pilate's Dream" (1:38)

* "The Temple" (4:15)

* "I Don't Know How to Love Him" (3:39)

* "Damned for All Time/Blood Money" (4:23)

* "The Last Supper" (6:06)

* "Gethsemane (I Only Want to Say)" (5:04)

* "The Arrest" (3:26)

* "Peter's Denial" (1:55)

* "Pilate and Christ" (4:04)

* "Herod's Song (Try It and See)" (3:31)

* "Judas' Death" (3:39)

* "Trial Before Pilate (Including the 39 Lashes)" (7:12)

* "Superstar" (4:14)

Personnel:

* Jesus Christ - Murray Head

* Judas Iscariot - Ian Gillan

* Mary Magdalene - Yvonne Elliman

* Pontius Pilate - Barry Dennen

* Caiaphas - Victor Brox

* Annas - Dana Gillespie

* Simon Zealotes - Paul Raven

* John the Baptist - Brian Keith

* Herod - Wilfried Brambrink

Original Program - Jesus Christ Superstar (1971)**

*Opened:* August 12, 1971

*Closed:* June 17, 1973

*Theater:* Mark Hellinger Theatre, New York City

*Producer:* Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber

*Director:* Tom O'Horgan

Cast:

* Jesus Christ - Ben Vereen

* Judas Iscariot - Carl Anderson

* Mary Magdalene - Yvonne Elliman

* Pontius Pilate - Jeff Fenholt

* Caiaphas - Barry Dennen

* Annas - Dana Gillespie

* Simon Zealotes - Paul Jabara

* John the Baptist - Michael Butler

* Herod - Kurt Yaghjian

Awards:

* 1972 Tony Award for Best Musical

* 1972 Tony Award for Best Original Score

* 1972 Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical

* 1972 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical (Ben Vereen)

* 1972 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical (Victor Garber)

* 1972 Grammy Award for Best Cast Show Album

Current Value:

The original album of Jesus Christ Superstar (1970) is currently worth approximately $100-$200 in mint condition. The original program from the 1971 Broadway production is currently worth approximately $50-$100 in good condition.

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