Les Misérables - L'Intégrale - Vinyl

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Before LES MISÉRABLES became one of the most famous musicals in the world… there was a record. In 1980, Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schönberg and Jean-Marc Natel created an entirely new work in France: the musical adaptation of Victor Hugo’s masterpiece. And the adventure began in the studio. Recorded in Paris and London, the original 1980 concept album laid the foundation for LES MISÉRABLES, even before its stage premiere at the Palais des Sports in Paris. It is this original, historic French version that we are reissuing today on vinyl. THE “ZERO POINT” OF A GLOBAL PHENOMENON A few months after the album was recorded, LES MISÉRABLES came to life on the stage of the Palais des Sports in Paris, in a production by Robert Hossein. Then the work crossed the Channel. Adapted into English and produced by Cameron Mackintosh, it became, from 1985 onward, an international phenomenon: London, Broadway, then the whole world. More than 130 million spectators in more than 50 countries. Decades of performances. International awards. Songs that became standards. AN EXCEPTIONAL CAST This studio version has another distinctive feature that makes it a true collector’s item today: its cast. Alongside Maurice Barrier as Jean Valjean and Rose Laurens as Fantine, the recording brings together several major figures of French song. Michel Sardou plays Enjolras. Salvatore Adamo plays Combeferre. Michel Delpech plays Feuilly. Also featured are Yvan Dautin, Marie-France Roussel, Richard Dewitte, Fabienne Guyon and many other performers from this founding adventure. A cast that the international history of LES MISÉRABLES will never bring together again.