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| Quique |
20th Anniversary Tribute...As promised, I will be sharing my live original London cast recording of Les Mis�rables with you guys, as a way for us to pay tribute to this amazing show that has given back to us its fair share of entertainment, inspiration, and love. To some of us, it's like an old friend and to others like an exciting new adventure, but I think we can all agree that it is, more than anything; a reflection of human nature at both its worst and its best. And as Mr. Edward Behr stated at the conclusion of his own written tribute, Les Mis�rables: History In the Making;
I will be sharing one song everyday from this recording, which is from the original Barbican run, starting tomorrow and concluding with the "Finale" which will be posted on 8 October, 2005, the day of the show's 20th London anniversary performance. I must stress that the quality is not good, but should still be enjoyable to us die-hard fans. In the meantime, either comments on this or what the show has meant/given back to you, are more than welcomed. Take care, -Enrique =) |
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| Aimee |
Woo hoooo.. can't wait.  yey Well done Quique!
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| javertsw |
Just hope I can download them. My computer is very picky. I tried to download them from somewhere else but it wouldn't let me. | ||||||
| Sairin |
I have this, and it owns. Rebecca Caine especially far surpasses her OLC performance.
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| Fantine |
Very much looking forward to it Quique 
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| Quique |
OLC Live...Here's the first track, it's the entire prologue including Valjean's soliloquy. Being the audiophile that I am, the sound quality to me, is very icky, but I'm sure you'll all enjoy it as it is a very rare and very old recording. I didn't tamper with it at all, which means I didn't remove any hiss or stuff like that cause that can often times further ruin an already bad sounding audio. Try turning down the bass and pump the volume up, that might help make it sound better. It's in mp3 format and if you want full fidelity, simply convert the mp3 to uncompressed .WAV format and it should make it sound better as mp3's are compressed.There are two links to the same file, in case one reaches its download limit. Enjoy!
Les Mis�rables: Original London Cast, Live at the Barbican - 1985 1. Prologue: 1815 Toulon/Digne (14:36) |
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| Sairin |
Haha, you don't get back the quality when you uncompress. You lose it, it's lost. | ||||||
| Superstar83 |
Thanks for doing this, Quique, it's a really nice idea.
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| Quique |
Dynamic Range...
It's true you don't "get it back." But you do increase the dynaminc range. Trust me, my ears say so and they're too Spock-like to miss something like that, heehee! And you MUST agree or...
...come here, I want to show you something. 
Oh, and you're welcomed Superstar83!
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| Sairin |
Re: Dynamic Range...
Pity you can't make a post without being disturbing and/or inappropriate. |
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| Quique |
Re: Dynamic Range...
What?! You know exactly what I mean by that and it has nothing to do with anything inappropriate. You know my little usual thing of being playful and pretending to lock those who don't agree with me in imaginary birdcages, LOL! I sincerely don't know where you got the idea I meant something "inappropriate." I never say that to people who have no idea what I'm talking about, since it can be taken to mean something perverted. But I've been playful with you before and you've responded positively. I apologize if I offended you, but I assure you I didn't mean to communicate anything "inappropriate" with what I said. And I don't write inappropriate things in my posts. It's not my fault this board has become ultra sensitive and can't take a joke as of late. |
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| Aimee |
Thank for these Quique, I am downloading them now. Yey I'll have lots in few days!!
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| Quique |
Downloads...
You're welcomed. It's only one file though, don't download from both links or you'll have duplicates. I just uploaded the same song twice, in case one of the links reaches its maximum downloads. That's what I think you meant, anyway, heehee.
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| Emperor of the Fiends |
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| Meliara |
Quique this is very sweet of you! And you are certainly the least likely person to write inapporpriate things on this board. You contibute so much to this board, and we love you.
Speaking of, who was the cast for the 20th? Was this where Michael Ball did oart of Valjean? |
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| Quique |
20th....
Thanks, that was sooo sweet of you.
You mean who's going to be in the 20th anniversary cast, right? Cause that's on 8 October, 2005. Yes, I think Michael Ball is going to play Valjean, but I could be wrong. The recording I'm sharing is the original London cast live from 1985, which explains its icky sound, hehe.
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| Aimee |
Re: Downloads...
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| Moci |
Re: 20th....
Replace JOJ with Michael Ball for the night... I'd love to see Sairin's face if that was true. 
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| Moci |
Oh and thanks for the clip Quique, the quality is much better than I'd expected.
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| javertsw |
Tis downloading now. I think it works...as long as its mp3 I'm ok. I'm only going to download the necessary ones (Eg Roger Allam and Frances Ruffelle) mainly.
Thanks, loads, Quique! EDIT: Listened to it. Wow, the qualities not great but its great listening to it. Some of it I've never even heard before. The Overture sounds very strange! Roger Allam and Colm are great. |
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| Sairin |
Re: 20th....
I think that my face would not be pretty, and Michael Ball would not be safe. Seriously though, I doubt JOJ would let them do that without kicking up a fuss, and Mikey needs to know he can't just waltz in there whenever he feels like it, especially not now we have a decent Valjean. Quique: sorry I appear to have mis-got you there, I was rather drunk when I wrote that so it's pretty easy to misinterpret stuff. |
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| Quique |
Re: 20th....
It's OK. Sorry I over-reacted. It's just that people have been complaining to the mods over the use of the silliest words and I don't wish to be banned over being mis-interpreted. Even they agree that people are being ultra sensitive as of late, heehee. I figured you weren't yourself. I should've waited before reacting in "up-in-arms" fashion, LOL! Don't worry, no hard feelings.
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| javertsw |
I don't think Michael is taking John-Owen Jones' part, but I'm pretty certain he's going to be there in *some* way. Afterall, CM did cast this years cast with the 20th Anniversary in mind. Thats why its apparently so great this year. (I don't use apparently with sarcasm... its just I havent seen them yet). | ||||||
| Sairin |
He can host the event. Or do JOJ's spotlight.
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| LesMisForever |
Hello
Thank you very much Enrique for the clip .
I decided not to listen to them until they are complete. Although i am big Michael Ball fan, i think it would be traversty (sp?) of justice if he took JOJ's place for that night, because JOJ is an incredible Valjean. |
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| Quique |
JOJ...
You're welcomed. And even though I haven't heard Michael Ball sing Valjean yet, I agree with JOJ staying on. He's simply flawless in the role. As for the next clip, I'll be posting it in a couple of hours.
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| Fantine |
Re: JOJ...
Looking forward to it
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| Sairin |
JOJ and Michael are fairly good friends I think, so I doubt they'd pull the rug from under JOJ's feet without at least some consultation. But tbh I think Michael's had his pie for the moment unless he does take the roll full-time, and they may well have some guesting Valjeans at the 21st but unless JOJ leaves the cast before then (which is possible, if horrendously annoying and I will not let him do it) then I doubt someone else will be in the principal spot. | ||||||
| Eponine Girl |
Where's that next clip!!!!!??????
Roger Allam and Colm Wilkinson are really good. |
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| josh |
This is so exciting! Thank you for posting it. I look forward to the other clips.
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| Sairin |
Just actually read your post with my eyes open Quique (  ) and they're hardly doing anything for the 20th, I think there are going to be some school edition kids in the chorus or something weird but I've heard nothing to suggest that Michael Ball will be there or that anything important is happening at all.
I thought you were talking about the 21st before for some reason, which is supposed to be big. |
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| Mysto |
Bump. | ||||||
| OldDeuteronomy |
I don't even recall that version of the overture being on the OLC album. I know it was different then the one used now but the one heard on that mp3 is definatly not what ended up on the CD. my how many changes that production went through! | ||||||
| Quique |
Update...Oh, honies babes, I apologize for the delay (I'm becoming known for that, aren't I?)
Anyhoooooo! Whenever I get ridiculously busy, I stay away from the Les Mis forum, because let's face it, I am a wacko Mizzie and you'll have to pry me off the computer and I'll never get anything done! GRRRRR! 
So, I limit myself to the orgy of stupid that is the Misc. forum. J/K! I'm making-up for my lack of updates by providing the whole first disc of the OLC live recording, which ends at "Stars." I'm just getting done with the 2nd disc and that will be up soon (Soon in Quique terms = next year. J/K Again! Heeheehee! Um...OK, I..I'll stop.  )
So here's the linkie for disc 1, which is a total of 83 Mb. and encoded in mp3 format, all packaged nice n' neatly within a ZIP archive (God, I sound like an infomercial). http://s18.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0G3RL8HA8HBQ20YR9745PLGKJ6 Gotta get back to work! Oh! And Fantine.....cuuuuuurse your e-mail. Cause for the life of me, I can't find it! And I just don't think I'll be able to taaaaaaaake iiiiiiiiiit!
(Slips, clunks noggin upon a metal edge, cracks noggin open.....*dies*) (J/K, I'll find it! If it's the last thing I do...I worked way too hard on it to just lose it, argghh!) Enjoy honies babes-sweeties! =( |
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| Fantine |
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| Quique |
Save day...
Awwwww. *Pats Fantine gently on da noggin* I'll get a hold of it, you'll see.
*Rolls-up sleeves, flexes muscles, digs wildly through mounds of CD's, hoping to save the day* |
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| Meliara |
Thanks Quiquers.
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| Fantine |
*Opens eyes to see Quique's muscles*
Yee-haw! I'm sure it will be alright Quique And thanks for the 1985 recording, I like it I'm starting to like Patti Lupone now.
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| EowynEtain |
thanks and questionThanks so much for posting these, Quique! That's so awesome of you. I do have a question, though... Valjean's Soliloquy and "Who Am I?" aren't there, so were they not in the show at this time? Or were the files just bad?I agree with you, Fantine... I was never really a big fan of Patti Lupone (or Roger Allam) on the OLC, but after hearing them here, I'm changing my opinions! |
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| Quique |
Re: thanks and question
Hmmm, that's odd. I made sure to double check each file before archiving them into ZIP. Oh, well...then again, I did do it very late at night and was sleepy and probably missed those files. Here they are individually... Soliloquy - What Have I Done? http://s13.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2G4LBLOYYYG7V15H9VW8S4CSKG The Trial - Who Am I? http://s13.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=10OQR3M78XNXT3800TR06RMDIB |
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| javertsw |
How long will these clips be available for? I don't have time to download them now.
Thanks, anyway, its really cool of you to do this!
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| EowynEtain |
correction!I went back and listened the files again, and Valjean's Soliloquy is part of the 12-minute Prologue montage that you posted a while ago (but not the more recent zipped file. I think). Thanks again for all your work on this! |
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| Meliara |
Quique you are the greatest.
Do you happen to have the date this was recorded? Also is this Miz in it's previews or in the actual show, and could you make a cast list? Thanks! Sorry to demand so much. |
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| Quique |
Cast...
No prob.
No, I don't know the exact date this was recorded, but am almost willing to bet it's one of the last previews. All I know is that it's definitely recorded inside the RSC's Barbican, it's the full OLC and whoever recorded it is a lucky dog, heehee! And I want a better-sounding copy of it! 
Here's a cast list of those confirmed to be in this recording:
Jean Valjean - Colm Wilkinson Javert - Roger Allam... OH, RUBBISH!
I can do better than that, hold on dearies...I'll be right back!
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| flying_pigs |
WOW! They are so cool!
Just before the main Castle On A Cloud song, Cosette says/sings something, what is it? |
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| Quique |
Trading...
I have no idea. No matter how hard you try to make out what they're singing, it's impossible for most of the recording. 
If anyone out there knows where I can obtain the original lyrics heard on this recording, that have since changed, I'd be eternally grateful...I'm sure I won't be the only one.
OK, time for a rant.
I believe this recording would've been of much, much better quality if...
...I had a strict policy that included NO HIGH-SPEED DUBBED cassette tapes allowed! (High-speed dubbing warps the cassette tape's magnetic band where all the audio information is stored.) ...I would've allowed only high quality cassette tapes, not the many pathetic, cheap, bargain tapes I've recieved during the 90's through trading, before home CD burning was all the rage. This recording was given to me using name-brand tapes, but weren't the best type for this sort of live recorded material. ...digital audio conversion, transfer, and storage would've been more common for home computer systems of the day, allowing me to at least convert the analogue signal to digital and archive the recording on CD immediately upon recieving it, therefore preventing it from the inevitable quality loss that comes from playing an analogue casette tape over and over and over again, throughout the years. ...I wouldn't have gone through the hell I went through during my early 20's, which detached me from Les Mis, causing me to dump all my recordings into a box and store them down in a dusty basement for the next 5 years! See, I rant about everything under the sun. People over at a certain forum seemed to think it was limited to the few bozo's there.
Anyway, I'm in a bad mood again this day, since I still can't locate that "One Day More" backing.
Somebody make me happy this INSTANT! GRRRRR! 
(Slams fist upon desk, breaks arm...and desk...* *)
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| Aimee |
Cheer up Quique.
*gets Quique a new desk* |
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| flying_pigs |
I figured some of it, just before the main Castle On A Cloud song starts Cosette says something like; 'and I know I should be sweeping, scrubbing and polishing the floors' like she says just before Mme T come sin, buts thats all I figured out! | ||||||
| LesMisForever |
*gets Enrique a metal arm, so he can destroy as many desks as he wants* |
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| Aimee |
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| Meliara |
Gives Quique a hug and a big Les Miz shaped cookie; then magically pulls a crystal clear recording of the 1985 cast from behind her back.
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| Fantine |
Okay Mel, now you've pissed him off
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| javertsw |
I agree with Fantine, how amazing is Patti LuPone here... especially in comparison to the OLC! I guess on the OLC she is showing off her vocals... whereas here we can hear her acting talent.
Roger Allam is just... wow! |
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| Quique |
More...Okie dokie, here's ten more songs. From "Look Down" all the way to "A Heart Full of Love." The sound quality is also a bit improved, well to me, anyway. Enjoy!
http://s30.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=32MLJF7GQPBNX1KSBV3TW6HKVI (28.7 Mb.) EDIT: I just refreshed the above link. Any further problems, please PM me.
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| Fantine |
Heehee thanks
What about that Cast List btw?
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| Emperor of the Fiends |
If you have the OLC, perhaps you could look at the liner notes? |
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| javertsw |
I can do the leads:
VALJEAN: Colm Wilkinson JAVERT: Roger Allam FANTINE: Patti LuPone M. THENARDIER: Alun Armstrong MME. THENARDIER: Sue Jane Tanner EPONINE: Frances Ruffelle COSETTE: Rebecca Caine MARIUS: Michael Ball ENJOLRAS: David Burt Y/ COSETTE: Zoe Heart GAVROCHE: Ian Tucker? |
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| Fantine |
I do like Frances a lot more here than the other things I heard from her. Still not my fave though. But I do like the street urchin voice she has. Does remind me of Kaho Shimada. | ||||||
| Moci |
Rebecca Caine is gorgeous in that. | ||||||
| Fantine |
Yeah she is
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| LesMisForever |
Hello
Thank you Enrique
But, my "Do you hear the people sing?" is not working!! |
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| Quique |
Do You Hear The People Sing?
You're very welcomed. Oh, and here you go.
Do You Hear The People Sing? http://s7.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2ZKUHLZ2CH4U43J8DFIBFX93AV (2.34 Mb.) |
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| Vicam |
Sorry for jumping in here, I'm new and was reading through these posts and am a little confused, is there going to be some sort of special 20th Anniversary Concert? I hadn't heard anything but then I saw some posts about Michael Ball replacing JOJ and wondered. If so, is it going to become available on DVD does anyone know?
Thanks! (and sorry if this is a stupid question) Kelly |
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| Quique |
Cosette & Marius...By the way, isn't the original Cosette/Marius bumping into each other scene during "The Robbery" absolutely cheesy, LOL! If you listen carefully, you'll hear it getting laughs from an audience member, heehee!Thank God they changed it.
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| Quique |
20th...
No, it's not a stupid question.
No, there is not to be a 20th anniversary concert unfortunately. There's going to be a regular performance at the Queens Theatre with a special Les Mis school edition thingy at the end where some lucky selected students will perform bits from the show. Someone might want to fill you in on all the other details, as I haven't kept informed on this as of late. Take care.
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| Janni |
Could you please upload the 10 new songs again? Unfortunately it�s not working anymore... | ||||||
| Emperor of the Fiends |
Re: More...
Would you re-upload it? |
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| Jordan |
Re: More...
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| LesMisForever |
Hello
Thank you very much Enrique. It works now
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| flying_pigs |
How did the original bumping in scene go? | ||||||
| Fantine |
Cosette slapped his face. | ||||||
| pix |
*sniffling*
i love all this sharing, it's just so damn heartwarming... except yousendit is toying with us all and has blocked the download. is anyone able to upload the gracious 10-songs again? *sending a basket of candy, caffeine, and whatever else he'd like Quique's way as a thank you* |
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| Meliara |
Too bad theres not a way to upload these things permenantly | ||||||
| Emperor of the Fiends |
I'd find it tough to believe that no-one on this forum owns a domain. |
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| Quique |
Ready...EDIT: OK, all done. Link in original post refreshed, ready to download. |
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| Emperor of the Fiends |
Re: AHHH!
Not strange, since YSI.com has a limit on the amount of downloads. |
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| Meliara |
You really are my hero Quique. We should have a Quique Day where everyone dresses up as a Miz character, and we have cake and wine and start a revolution.
Were the previews (aka this recording) in London? I think someone mentioned that the previews were in Washington DC or something?? Help! |
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| The Very Angry Woman |
The AMERICAN previews were in Washington DC. They performed at the Kennedy Center before they opened at the Broadway Theatre in NYC. |
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| Meliara |
Ah. That would be why I was confused. | ||||||
| Jordan |
Quique, you are a darling
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| Quique |
More...Alrighty, 5 more here. From "Attack On Rue Plumet" to "On My Own."I've provided two links, do not download from both, try the first link first, then if that one is no longer available, try the 2nd link. The 2nd one is there as a back-up in case the first reaches its download maximum. Enjoy!
1. http://s19.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0FBUSUOCAW4X90HNIFEZ4J7C1I (17.8 Mb.) 2. http://s19.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2QUGQU7QEJ9T10KUWTZ0SL8XTS EDIT: Oh, I forgot to mention that the songs from the 2nd act have this nasty hum on the quieter parts, especially during the first half of "On My Own." To remedy the problem, lower your bass and that should remove the awful vibration caused by that hum...ugh. Me hates bad sounding audio.
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| flying_pigs |
You are a saint! Thank you! | ||||||
| Kragey |
Well, I'm feeling stupid, but I have to ask: during the Plumet Attack, Eponine says, "[something or other], you think you can scare me?" And then there's the next part, which is more garble to me, followed by, "You will have your fill!"
Does anyone know what they're saying? I can't find those lyrics anywhere. EDIT: Correction, CAN'T find those lyrics anywhere, hence my distress. |
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| Fantine |
I can't download it for some odd reason
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| KimForever |
Thanks for this audio, Quique!!! You rock! Can someone reuploaded the first songs (till Stars)??? I've missed them...
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| Quique |
Link...I uploaded it again for those who had trouble downloading...http://s13.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2HXAGQIRMGBH23IQJT6BZLT2F4 |
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| Fantine |
Ah thanks
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| Quique |
Re-Upload...Here it is, for those who missed downloading the entire 1st disc (from Prologue to Stars). It's a large file (83 Mb.) but well worth the download. Sound quality is icky, but this is too rare to worry about such things, heehee.
Enjoy. Any problems, PM me. http://s20.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3RT5IIVRXTOSL0ZYGPD4HJOM59 There's still another zip archive I need to re-upload. I believe it's the one that has Look Down to A Heart Full of Love. That one will be next, then I'll finally get working on the rest of act 2.
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| Quique |
OLC Live...Alright, here's disc 2, part 1 again for those who went without. It has Look Down to A Heart Full of Love.http://s25.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2HGA965N96KOY1PFN6EEI5SN22 (29.4 Mb.) And below is where I left-off, Attack On Rue Plumet to On My Own. http://s8.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2GPN65ACUE3ZE3OTSLCYGRBHBT (17.8 Mb.) |
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| KimForever |
Thank you Quique! | ||||||
| Paula |
Gosh!!!!!!!!! Am I late?
YES!!!! I am late.....
Had I been here a week earlier, there would be no need to bother Quique again! But, Quique, may i ask, could there be any chance for you to transmit it again? I do love Les Miz very much but have no chance to meet LM with my own eyes!!! (pity I missed Colm's LM in Shanghai ) i know this OLC live is very precious, but could you please upload it again?
i know it's not easy to upload them to 'yousendit' and i do appreciate what you have done, but i am so sorry to bother you again
Thank you very much! |
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| Quique |
OLC Live...
Heehee! Don't worry, it's no bother at all.
I'm crazy, I share recordings most people would only give away over their dead bodies, haha. In other words...I LOVE sharing Les Mis stuff.
I've just started uploading the first zip file, which is pretty large in size, so it'll be posted in about an hour. I'll then follow that with the other two zips. To the rest of the members patiently awaiting the 4th and last zip file with the rest of act 2, it'll come after I post these. Oh, and welcome, by the way.
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| Quique |
OLC Live...OK, here's disc 1 again...http://s34.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=031BE775OJNOA23N8IDQ031X9T (83.5 Mb.)
EDIT: If you have problems playing "Soliloquy - What Have I Done?", "The Trial - Who Am I?", and "Do You Hear the People Sing?" try renaming the files WITHOUT the question marks. I found that upon renaming those files without the question mark solves the problem. In place of a question mark, you might see a dash instead ("Who Am I_"), same thing, rename the file without the dash. If they still won't play, PM me and I'll upload those files alone and provide a link to them here. |
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| Quique |
OLC Live...Here's disc 2 - part 1...http://s22.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2PICD911WWN3I1EUXZHC5G5FC9 (28.7 Mb.) Most of you have already downloaded these 3 files I'm posting right now. They leave off at "On My Own," so please make sure you don't already have these three, before trying to download. |
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| Quique |
OLC Live...And here's disc 2 - part 2...http://s22.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2IRA90JFKKBGL0KJD6KYIUQTCR (17.8 Mb.)
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| Paula |
Wow, Quique, you're really cool! Thank you so much!!!!!!!!!!!!
You are my sunshine!!! You make my day!
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| pix |
disc 2 part 2...?Wait.. I'm so confused... is On My Own the last song available or was disc 2, part 2 the remaining file? *scratching head*I'm so behind.
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| Quique |
Yes, "On My Own" is the last song I shared.
The others are coming, I know I've said that before and have kept ya'll waiting. I apologize for that. I will try to not say anything until I'm sure I can get it done by the time I say I will. It's just that...damn! A bad sounding recording sounds REALLY bad when transferred and converted to stinky Mp3 format! The other songs I must have done about 5 times and am still unable to get it to sound decent enough to enjoy. The songs after "On My Own" sound so bad, they can barely be recognized as being from Les Mis. I'll try one more time and if they sound the same, I'll just post them and won't worry about it anymore.
It's hard being a perfectionist.
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| digitalxdoll |
I'm new and the downloads have expired =/. I have the first one, but not the second, the one with 'on my own'.
I ADORE Frances Ruffelle and would really appreciate it if you could upload the 'on my own' one again =]. thanks. |
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| pix |
disc 2 part 2 - againhere you are:disc 2 part 2 http://s44.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0MIJC7RQ64CPP23DCJ6ESGULTH |