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Lyricist: Jonathan Larson. Personnel: Wayne Wilcox, Tim Davis , Tracie Thoms, Jesse L. Martin, Idina Menzel, Taye Diggs, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Adam Pascal, Anthony Rapp, Rosario Dawson, Wayne Wilcox (vocals); Greg Curtis, Gregory Curtis (organ); Paul Bushnell (bass guitar); Aaron Lohr (vocals); Tim Pierce, Greg Suran (acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Suzie Katayama (cello, accordion); Jamie Muhoberac (piano, organ, keyboards); Tim Weil (piano); Dorian Crozier (drums, percussion, programming). Audio Mixers: Doug McKean; Andrew Scheps. Liner Note Author: Chris Columbus. Recording information: Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA; El Dorado Studios; Ocean Way Recording; Right Track Recording; Skywalker Sound; Track record. Arrangers: Rob Cavallo; Tim Weil. By the time director Chris Columbus adapted Jonathan Larson's rock opera RENT to the big screen in 2005, the play had been running on Broadway for nine years (making it one of the longest-running and successful shows in Broadway history). Chronicling the l... Less

Originally released on Polydor (6235). Digitally remastered by Jon Astley (Close To The Edge). The Who: Pete Townshend (vocals, guitar, keyboards); John Entwistle (vocals, bass, horns); Roger Daltrey (vocals); Keith Moon (drums, percussion, vocals). Additional personnel: John Curle (spoken vocals); Chris Stainton (piano). Recorded at The Kitchen, Battersea, England. Includes a 56-page booklet. Audio Remixer: Cy Langston. Directors: Franc Roddam; John Entwistle. Unknown Contributor Roles: Keith Moon ; Pete Townshend; Roger Daltrey. By the early 1970s, rock & roll had been around long enough to begin to examine its own past. In the States, this resulted in Sha Na Na, but in Great Britain, where the popular culture of the young was more complex and coded, the Who's QUADROPHENIA was the most powerful example of this nostalgic view. Reviews at the time focused primarily on the obscure psychological aspect of the story--supposedly, the four sides of the original double-album set are meant to examine the four s... Less