| Jesus Christ Superstar | ||||
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Jcs_uk_cover.png) Original UK cover | ||||
| Studio album by various artists | ||||
| Released | 16 October 1970[1] (UK) 27 October 1970 (US)[2][3] | |||
| Recorded | 10 October 1969 ("Superstar" single) 1970 | |||
| Studio | Olympic, London | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 86:56 | |||
| Label | Decca/MCA/Decca Broadway | |||
| Producer | Tim Rice, Andrew Lloyd Webber | |||
| Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Jesus Christ Superstar | ||||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Jcs_us_cover.png) US edition cover, May 1971 | ||||
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | C−[5] |
Jesus Christ Superstar is a 1970 album musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, on which the 1971 rock opera was based. Initially unable to get backing for a stage production, the composers released it as an album, the success of which led to stage productions. The album musical is a musical dramatisation of the last week of the life of Jesus Christ, beginning with his entry into Jerusalem and ending with the Crucifixion. It was originally banned by the BBC on grounds of being "sacrilegious".[6][7] By 1983, the album had sold over seven million copies worldwide.[8]
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- ^ Walsh, Michael (1997). Andrew Lloyd Webber: His Life and Works. New York: Harry N. Abrams Inc. p. 71. ISBN 0810912759.
...the complete Superstar hit the American market on October 27, 1970.
- ^ Nassour, Ellis; Broderick, Richard (1973). Rock Opera; The Creation of Jesus Christ Superstar from Record Album to Broadway Show and Motion Picture. New York: Hawthorn Books, Inc. p. 100.
The Broadway opening was set for October 27, to coincide with the initial release of the album in the United States on that date a year before.
- ^ Jesus Christ Superstar - Album Overview at AllMusic. Retrieved 28 September 2006.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: J". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor and Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 27 February 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ "... the BBC banned it, they banned this record, because they thought it was sacrilegious."—Ted Neeley, in conversation with Norman Jewison "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2009.
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- ^ Ochs, Ed (29 January 1983). "Geffen Sizzles While Biz Drizzles: Broadway is Next Stage for Pop's Top Composers". Billboard. Vol. 95, no. 4. p. B-4. ISSN 0006-2510.