I've never seen this before, it's absolutely brilliant. The Elvis scene is gloriously bonkers. Why the hell doesn't anyone perform it like this any more?
Thank you for putting this up. As a young child my parents took my brother and myself to The Roundhouse in London in November 1972 to see this production of Joseph which was then filmed for TV. Although I was only 7 then, the memory has remained with me and it endures as one of my favourite musicals of all time. I have recently seen it on stage twice and it has developed in a good way, but the nostalgia value of this original is immense.
WOW. Never thought I would see the cast that I remember when I saw this musical in the 70s. I have the album on vinyl, the music is great, any other versions just sound wrong to me. THanks so much for the upload
Thank you for uploading that ..I saw that show on TV when it was first broadcast in 1972 ..It was broadcast on at least two occasions at that time ..Funny thing ,this film production is not well too well known ..It is very seldom mentioned anywhere .. I found this simply because I remembered that it was televised and I looked for it on RUclips When I saw that TV show,,my thoughts about it was that ,apart from the Elvis spoof, it was dire . if this was the future of musicals ,,then musicals did not have any future ..When I first saw it live on stage in 1976 it was a vastly different prospect...Then I knew that this was a SHOW !
I’m so thrilled to have found this! Went mad over Gary Bond as I was a teenager at the time. It’s the first version I had ever seen and so have always felt that the narrator was a man, having remembered Peter Reeves. I have also heard it with other songs added such as “there’s one more angel in heaven” and “Canaan Nights”. Fabulous!
Fantastic...!! * * * * * Thank You Damien. Compared To Todays Extravaganzas Still Very Very Enjoyable. " HE KNEW HIS SHEEP DIPPING DAYS WERE GONE " Classss!
Thank you so, so much for uploading this version - I never thought I'd see it again! I vividly remember watching this on Christmas Eve in the early 1970s with my family. I recall how much we enjoyed Paul Brooke's performance as a standout supporting player! It's truly wonderful to see it again.
this early version had a really under-developed "act 2" (everything from Pharaoh onward). perhaps if you like the orchestrations from this the closest full production whose recording is easily accessible is the 80s Broadway version (Laurie Beechman as narrator, long before the 90s/megamix/Kelli Rabke era, aka "chrysalis" recording). Interestingly the latest version of Joseph touring across the UK, produced by Bill Kenwright has restored elements of older musical arrangements -- for example they no longer use the 90s/synth intro to poor poor Joseph and poor poor Pharaoh but rather use the intro similar to that heard here/on 80s Broadway recording. You can do a search similar to "Joseph Dreamcoat UK tour" and get some results.
+Elie Morrison (enmweather) Thank you for commenting and you obviously know and like your Joseph! Personally I have felt that the Beechman version (despite the winning cast) has poor arrangements and were not the work of Lloyd Webber.
+Elie Morrison (enmweather) 1974 edition includes: -one more angel in heaven -an early version of pharaoh story (however you are what you feel made its debut 1982/Beechman) -an early version of Those Canaan days (without tango) -an early (and slower) version of grovel. mini tirade on grovel: the 70s arrangements were too slow... the 90s arrangements were far too heavy on percussion in the chorus and kind of ruined the feel of 70s version... I think the best version of grovel is the current (2010 and onward) version to which I'll provide a link.
+Elie Morrison (enmweather) My own feelings on the inclusion of You Are What You Feel are not so great, as it diminishes the true beginning of the original "Way, way back many centuries ago" - and that new song as an intro to Beechman's first female narrator has a Rice lyric that actually means little. It is so generic and is hardly the theme of the show. And I cannot justify a lyric that states: "You are you feel" as sometimes I might feel like murdering an irritating family member. Does that mean that it is my identity? But you definitely love your Joseph !!
I think some type of (sung) prologue before Jacob and Sons was needed. I think "You are what you feel" applies significantly more to Joseph... I find it connects with Joseph's dreams. Josephs feels, based on interpreting dreams, that he will have power over his 11 brothers later in time, which certainly comes true. There's a bit of a threat that in essence goes : You are what you feel --> Joseph's dreams --> Go go go Joseph (Joseph interpreting Baker/Butler dreams) --> Pharaoh's dreams explained --> Brothers come to Egypt/Grovel/Who's the Thief.
Was having a discussion with my sister the other day on whether or not the narrator in this was always a woman (like it may have been written in a key difficult for men to sing or something). Guess I have my answer. It's interesting to see the difference between this and the 1999 version
The guy playing Joseph is the best I've ever seen. Narrator is great too, and Pharoah is Elvis reincarnated. The actors playing the brothers look bored though. Shame there is no Those Canaan Days or Benjamin Calypso, but still a fun production.
Was this before those songs had become part of the play or were they just omitted from this production for the sake of fitting it into the time that would be allowed for a TV special.
Hi, the narrator was Peter Reeves who was an early lyricist for Andrew Lloyd Webber on one or two projects. Gary Bond was Joseph. The full listing of cast in on imdb. www.discogs.com/Andrew-Lloyd-Webber-And-Tim-Rice-Joseph-And-The-Amazing-Technicolor-Dreamcoat-Original-London-Cast-R/release/5963942
+Damien Slattery Thank you very much!! And, do you by chance know of any videos of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat with David Cassidy as Joseph or Sharon Brown as the Narrator?
Oh ok, wow, so this must be the original stage show I imagine? because I suppose through the years its been changed heaps. lyrics possibly updated/modified/added, and obviously the later stage shows were MUCH much longer, bigger, louder, more energetic especially the 1999 stage show version that was also put to film. Oh yeh not to mention the different cast members as well, I always remembered the narrator as female, but in this original production, it's a HE. And for that matter a lot of the choral characters seem to have been gender switched such as in potiphar's song. Heck now that I think about it even the tempo and speed of some of the songs have changed. This is one production that has evolved with time
Yes, this was the first production that arrived in the West End and although the production now looks very naive and raw - I think the recording album is the finest of all Josephs.
it does indeed look very naive and raw. it just feels like its come a long way and grown since this was filmed for want of a better way of describing it. how can i go about listening to the album recording of this one
@@DamienSlattery68 I thought so. But I prefer the female version of the narrator and she’s one of the characters I’m thinking of playing in the future. But Elphaba is my dream character. Oh but thanks for telling me
Interesting and thank you for commenting. I might suggest that this is of its time and is a part of the Joseph history. I dread to think what you would have made of the original Colet Court production way back in 1968 as that would have been very primitive.
I certainly prefer this - practically a demo prototype - to the overblown mess the piece had become by 1991 and largely has been ever since. In my opinion, the piece was at its best in the 1974 studio recording with much of the cast seen here. By then it had taken on essentially its ultimate written form (minus the padded prologue) but had not yet had the glitz added that eventually deprived it of its soul. Then, it was a charming oratorio with eclectic music styles and emotional heart in the narrative. Sadly, it has since degenerated (in most productions) into a flurry of cheap gags and silly hats.
I've never seen this before, it's absolutely brilliant. The Elvis scene is gloriously bonkers. Why the hell doesn't anyone perform it like this any more?
Thanks for sharing this cast recording has always been my favourite
Thank you for putting this up. As a young child my parents took my brother and myself to The Roundhouse in London in November 1972 to see this production of Joseph which was then filmed for TV. Although I was only 7 then, the memory has remained with me and it endures as one of my favourite musicals of all time. I have recently seen it on stage twice and it has developed in a good way, but the nostalgia value of this original is immense.
That was a great read. Thank you!
WOW. Never thought I would see the cast that I remember when I saw this musical in the 70s. I have the album on vinyl, the music is great, any other versions just sound wrong to me. THanks so much for the upload
+Will Datsun I totally agree about the LP as this version is the richest. Every other version has not had that special something that this album has.
Oh man, thank you so much for putting this up. I had this on video as a kid and never thought I'd see it again.
Lovely comment!
Thank you for uploading that ..I saw that show on TV when it was first broadcast in 1972 ..It was broadcast on at least two occasions at that time ..Funny thing ,this film production is not well too well known ..It is very seldom mentioned anywhere ..
I found this simply because I remembered that it was televised and I looked for it on RUclips
When I saw that TV show,,my thoughts about it was that ,apart from the Elvis spoof, it was dire . if this was the future of musicals ,,then musicals did not have any future ..When I first saw it live on stage in 1976 it was a vastly different prospect...Then I knew that this was a SHOW !
+Anthony O'Hagan You are very welcome. Yes, it is a rarity. ;)
Been looking for this for a long time!
I love this video so much - so much fun to watch it again, I haven't seen it since I was a kid
I’m so thrilled to have found this! Went mad over Gary Bond as I was a teenager at the time. It’s the first version I had ever seen and so have always felt that the narrator was a man, having remembered Peter Reeves. I have also heard it with other songs added such as “there’s one more angel in heaven” and “Canaan Nights”. Fabulous!
"Those Canaan Days"... 😊
I've been looking for this for years! I was so upset when my mum accidentally taped over this.
:)
Fantastic...!! * * * * * Thank You Damien. Compared To Todays Extravaganzas Still Very Very Enjoyable. " HE KNEW HIS SHEEP DIPPING DAYS WERE GONE " Classss!
Thank you for such a lovely comment!
Thank you so, so much for uploading this version - I never thought I'd see it again! I vividly remember watching this on Christmas Eve in the early 1970s with my family. I recall how much we enjoyed Paul Brooke's performance as a standout supporting player! It's truly wonderful to see it again.
Thank you for your recollection! He ended up as the Rancor keeper in Return of the Jedi.
"He knew his sheepskin days were gone!" Nothing to do with sheep dipping! 😅
Damien you did a great job remastering the sound!
Thank you for commenting so nicely.
Fabulous! Amazing (excuse the pun!) how much is still the same all these years on, thanks for posting!
+Tanith Messenger Love that people are enjoying this rarity. ;)
+Damien Slattery I've been a follower of Joseph for over 30yrs and although I have the cassette tape for this version, I'd never seen this!
+Tanith Messenger I love that you enjoyed this video.
+Damien Slattery Parts of it made me giggle but its great.
Jeff Eastwood I would not rather mention that here. ;) I am sure you understand.
I always wondered if Elvis ever saw or heard a production of this play and if so what he would have thought of his image being used for Pharaoh.
Wow. 9:14 - It's 'How can you stay quiet when I hold your life in my hands' from Jesus Christ Superstar. Interesting!
this early version had a really under-developed "act 2" (everything from Pharaoh onward). perhaps if you like the orchestrations from this the closest full production whose recording is easily accessible is the 80s Broadway version (Laurie Beechman as narrator, long before the 90s/megamix/Kelli Rabke era, aka "chrysalis" recording).
Interestingly the latest version of Joseph touring across the UK, produced by Bill Kenwright has restored elements of older musical arrangements -- for example they no longer use the 90s/synth intro to poor poor Joseph and poor poor Pharaoh but rather use the intro similar to that heard here/on 80s Broadway recording. You can do a search similar to "Joseph Dreamcoat UK tour" and get some results.
+Elie Morrison (enmweather) Thank you for commenting and you obviously know and like your Joseph! Personally I have felt that the Beechman version (despite the winning cast) has poor arrangements and were not the work of Lloyd Webber.
+Elie Morrison (enmweather) 1974 edition includes:
-one more angel in heaven
-an early version of pharaoh story (however you are what you feel made its debut 1982/Beechman)
-an early version of Those Canaan days (without tango)
-an early (and slower) version of grovel.
mini tirade on grovel: the 70s arrangements were too slow... the 90s arrangements were far too heavy on percussion in the chorus and kind of ruined the feel of 70s version... I think the best version of grovel is the current (2010 and onward) version to which I'll provide a link.
+Elie Morrison (enmweather) My own feelings on the inclusion of You Are What You Feel are not so great, as it diminishes the true beginning of the original "Way, way back many centuries ago" - and that new song as an intro to Beechman's first female narrator has a Rice lyric that actually means little. It is so generic and is hardly the theme of the show. And I cannot justify a lyric that states: "You are you feel" as sometimes I might feel like murdering an irritating family member. Does that mean that it is my identity? But you definitely love your Joseph !!
I think some type of (sung) prologue before Jacob and Sons was needed. I think "You are what you feel" applies significantly more to Joseph... I find it connects with Joseph's dreams. Josephs feels, based on interpreting dreams, that he will have power over his 11 brothers later in time, which certainly comes true. There's a bit of a threat that in essence goes : You are what you feel --> Joseph's dreams --> Go go go Joseph (Joseph interpreting Baker/Butler dreams) --> Pharaoh's dreams explained --> Brothers come to Egypt/Grovel/Who's the Thief.
Was having a discussion with my sister the other day on whether or not the narrator in this was always a woman (like it may have been written in a key difficult for men to sing or something). Guess I have my answer. It's interesting to see the difference between this and the 1999 version
The guy playing Joseph is the best I've ever seen. Narrator is great too, and Pharoah is Elvis reincarnated. The actors playing the brothers look bored though. Shame there is no Those Canaan Days or Benjamin Calypso, but still a fun production.
Was this before those songs had become part of the play or were they just omitted from this production for the sake of fitting it into the time that would be allowed for a TV special.
@@timmauro6915 I think this was before those songs were introduced. One more angel in heaven is also missing, but I think that's a good thing.
That's not nice hiding this movie from us
The correct title of the musical is JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT - not HIS AMAZING . . . .
You are absolutely correct and I am editing this now. Thank you.
at 33:05 the music is from jesus christ superstar.
You are right of course.
DUUUUUUUDE I LOVE THIS!
My parents are part of a play of this next month! Where did you get this btw?
Glad you liked it and my best to your folks. I have this so long that I cannot recall where I got it. ;)
Does anyone know what the names of the cast members are? Specifically the Narrator and Joseph?
Hi, the narrator was Peter Reeves who was an early lyricist for Andrew Lloyd Webber on one or two projects. Gary Bond was Joseph. The full listing of cast in on imdb.
www.discogs.com/Andrew-Lloyd-Webber-And-Tim-Rice-Joseph-And-The-Amazing-Technicolor-Dreamcoat-Original-London-Cast-R/release/5963942
+Damien Slattery Thank you very much!! And, do you by chance know of any videos of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat with David Cassidy as Joseph or Sharon Brown as the Narrator?
I do not have them, but I will ask Sharon. ;)
+Damien Slattery That would be awesome haha! 😂
was this the original version of the musical before it became a stage production?
This was the stage show that was then filmed.
Oh ok, wow, so this must be the original stage show I imagine? because I suppose through the years its been changed heaps. lyrics possibly updated/modified/added, and obviously the later stage shows were MUCH much longer, bigger, louder, more energetic especially the 1999 stage show version that was also put to film. Oh yeh not to mention the different cast members as well, I always remembered the narrator as female, but in this original production, it's a HE. And for that matter a lot of the choral characters seem to have been gender switched such as in potiphar's song. Heck now that I think about it even the tempo and speed of some of the songs have changed. This is one production that has evolved with time
Yes, this was the first production that arrived in the West End and although the production now looks very naive and raw - I think the recording album is the finest of all Josephs.
it does indeed look very naive and raw. it just feels like its come a long way and grown since this was filmed for want of a better way of describing it. how can i go about listening to the album recording of this one
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Wait so was the Narrator originally a male or female
@@RosieTheWickedFangirl2007 Originally male.
@@DamienSlattery68
I thought so.
But I prefer the female version of the narrator and she’s one of the characters I’m thinking of playing in the future. But Elphaba is my dream character.
Oh but thanks for telling me
bloody hell how shit is this. i well love what we have now with the show that Jason Donovan did back in 1991
Interesting and thank you for commenting. I might suggest that this is of its time and is a part of the Joseph history. I dread to think what you would have made of the original Colet Court production way back in 1968 as that would have been very primitive.
I certainly prefer this - practically a demo prototype - to the overblown mess the piece had become by 1991 and largely has been ever since. In my opinion, the piece was at its best in the 1974 studio recording with much of the cast seen here. By then it had taken on essentially its ultimate written form (minus the padded prologue) but had not yet had the glitz added that eventually deprived it of its soul. Then, it was a charming oratorio with eclectic music styles and emotional heart in the narrative. Sadly, it has since degenerated (in most productions) into a flurry of cheap gags and silly hats.
Kevin, well said. ;) It became over-bloated.