The Musical World of Rocky Horror

Die Rocky Horror Show, 1980 Essen Germany Cast CD-R (Front Cover)Die Rocky Horror Show, 1980 Essen Germany Cast CD-R (Back Cover)

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This album was originally released as a gatefold LP by Ariola Records in West Germany, recorded from a live show at Theater Essen on January 20th, 1980. It was available only on vinyl for at least two decades, until this strange "official" CD-R appeared around 2002 in the catalogs of specialty stores like Footlight Records in New York City and Dress Circle in the U.K. Imagine our surprise when we actually received CDs from them and discovered it was nothing more than a burned CD-R with bad copies of the LP covers. In fact you can see the dotted lines in the paper where they cut out the front and back covers! There's also no copyright date, release information, or UPC code anywhere on the CD-R. Normally I'd think this was a bootleg created by a fan for sale on eBay or similar. And yet, major stores like Footlight were selling it. So I'm forced to assume that it is somehow an "official" CD-R from Ariola, with awful packaging.

The other big difference is that the tracks on the CD-R are split up much more than they were on the LP (which had six tracks per side). Various passages of dialogue get their own tracks here, as does fourteen seconds of lightning sound effects that (for whatever reason) apparently warrant their own track. The sound files posted match the track splits of the CD-R, and not the LP. For more information, refer to the overall album notes.

Total running time: 44:58

  1. Intro / Madness 'One Step Beyond' (1:13) - 244 kbps MP3 sound file available. "So if you've come in off the street, and you're beginning to feel the heat... well listen buster, you'd better start to move your feet to the rockinest rock steady beat of Madness 'One Step Beyond'."
  2. Late Night Double Feature Picture Show (Science Fiction/Double Feature) (2:15) - 240 kbps MP3 sound file and song lyrics available.
  3. The Wedding of Ralph and Betty (0:42) - 231 kbps MP3 sound file available. Incidental music.
  4. Dammit Janet (1:43) - 232 kbps MP3 sound file and song lyrics available.
  5. Incidental Music / Crim Speech (1:48) - 236 kbps MP3 sound file available.
  6. Da ist Licht (Over At The Frankenstein Place) (0:42) - 238 kbps MP3 sound file and song lyrics available.
  7. Lightning (0:14) - 255 kbps MP3 sound file available. Yeah, it's just a lightning sound effect. Why this warranted its own track, I have no idea.
  8. I'm Just A Sweet Transvestite (3:16) - 233 kbps MP3 sound file and song lyrics available.
  9. Zeitsprung (Time Warp) (2:13) - 236 kbps MP3 sound file and song lyrics available.
  10. Incidental Music / Lab Speech (1:38) - 222 kbps MP3 sound file available.
  11. Das Schwert des Damokles (Sword Of Damocles) (1:29) - 232 kbps MP3 sound file and song lyrics available.
  12. (Hot Patootie) (2:26) - 239 kbps MP3 sound file and song lyrics available.
  13. Charles Atlas Song (Reprise) (1:32) - 237 kbps MP3 sound file and song lyrics available.
  14. Crim Speech (1:00) - 232 kbps MP3 sound file available.
  15. Lieb mich, lieb mich, lieb mich (Touch-A, Touch-A, Touch Me) (2:23) - 235 kbps MP3 sound file and song lyrics available.
  16. The Arrival Of Dr. Scott (1:11) - 223 kbps MP3 sound file and song lyrics available.
  17. Eddie's Teddy (2:48) - 238 kbps MP3 sound file and song lyrics available.
  18. Planet Shmanet Janet (2:34) - 239 kbps MP3 sound file and song lyrics available.
  19. Planet Hot Dog / Crim Speech (2:20) - 235 kbps MP3 sound file available.
  20. Klappe zu - Affe tot - und die Welt ist rosarot (Rose Tint My World) (4:53) - 237 kbps MP3 sound file and song lyrics available.
  21. Wild And Untamed Thing / Takeover / I'm Going Home (4:19) - 236 kbps MP3 sound file and song lyrics available.
  22. Finale (Science Fiction/Double Feature Reprise) (2:14) - 238 kbps MP3 sound file and song lyrics available.

Missing songs: "Charles Atlas Song", "Once In A While", "Super Heroes".

Die Rocky Horror Show, 1980 Essen Germany Cast CD-R (Front Cover)
CD Front Cover
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Die Rocky Horror Show, 1980 Essen Germany Cast CD-R (Back Cover)
CD Back Cover
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Die Rocky Horror Show, 1980 Essen Germany Cast CD-R (Compact Disc)
Compact Disc
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Singers

Dr. Frank-N-Furter: Decoven C. Washington
Janet Weiss: Rotrauf Rieger
Brad Majors: Detliev Greisner
Riff-Raff: Fritz Brieserheister
Magenta: Jutta Bryde
Columbia: Sue Hürzeler
Eddie: Yoyo Petit
Dr. Scott: Manfried Hilbig
Rocky Horror: Til Krabbe
Erzähler (Narrator): Siegfried Wittig
Usherette: Helmut Fülberth
Chor and Backing Vocals: Ulrike Escherbruch, Frank Malz, Dieter Schotz

Die Was-tun Band (The 'Whatcha Gonna Do' Band)

E.-Gitarre: Holger Mollenhauser/Peter Ludwig
E.-Gitarre: Claus-Michael Siodmok
E.-Baß: Lothar Gürth
Schlagzeug (Drums): Josef Bauer
feat. Saxophon: Remy Filipovic
feat. Piano: Alfon Nowacki
Mischpult (Mixing): Ludger Classen

Others

Musik & Original-Text: Richard O'Brien
Deutsche Texte: Horst Königstein
Verlag: Chappell & Co.

Das Theater der Stadt Essen zeigt Die Rocky Horror Show von Richard O'Brien
Deutsch von Horst Königstein in der Inszenierung von Walter Bockmayer

Technische Leitung (Technical Leader): Siegfried Ehrenberg
Masken und Haartrachten (Masks and Hairdressing): Günther Johannes
Technische Inspektion: Paul Dinkler
Bühnentechnik (Stage Tech): Arnold Pollmeier
Beleuchtung (Lights): Michael Niehörster/Georg Helbert
Tontechnik (Sound Tech): Hermann Dumke
Malsaal: Horst Hagenström
Schreinerei (Woodwork): Klemens Ratke
Dekorateur: Michael Abeis
Requisiten (Props): Robert Jakubetzki