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Royal Shakespeare Company
Poppy = 罌粟 (Original Cast Recording)
Album UK 1982 on WEA label
Soundtrack (Musical)
Printed on labels "Manufactured in the UK" ℗ & © 1982 England: Distributed by WEA Records Ltd. First performance of this production: Barbican Theatre, London, 25 September 1982. Recorded at CBS Studios, London, September 1982. Track performer as printed on rear cover and labels: A1: Company A2: Company A3: Jack, Sally A4: Dodo, Dick and Company A5: Sally A6: Upward, the 4 Clerks A7: Upward, Dick, Dodo, the 4 Clerks A8: Dodo, Upward A9: Dick, Jack and Company B1: Dick, Jack, Sally and Company B2: Orchestral B3: Victoria B4: Emperor B5: Lin, Teng, Yo-Yo B6: Lin, Teng, Yo-Yo and Chorus B7: Victoria, Dick, Upward, Sally, the 4 Clerks B8: Dodo, Sally and Chorus B9: Jack B10: Orchestral B11: Upward, Dodo and Chorus B12: Company 1st catalog number as printed on cover. 2nd catalog number as printed on labels. No track durations are given.
Musicians
 | Royal Shakespeare Company , GB album by |
 | Nigel Hess p, *1953 GB arranged by, vocal and dance arrangements |
 | Peter Chapman b, GB electric bass, bass, string bass |
 | Peter Whitaker bassoon, harmonica |
| Brian Newman accordion, bugle, horn |
| Duncan Hollowood tuba, bugle, horn |
| David Toguri choreography |
 | Stewart Mackintosh , chorus master, performer, cast, 4 clerks |
| Victor Slaymark clarinet, saxophone |
 | Anthony McVey perc, dr, drums, percussion |
| Christopher Lacey flute, recorder |
| Andy Jacobs guitar, banjo, mandolin |
| Bunny Thompson keyboards |
| Robert Bryan lighting |
 | Monty Norman voc, *1928 GB music by, producer |
| Dave Watts keyboards, musical assistance, music associate |
| Ian Macpherson orchestrated by |
 | Susan Jane Tanner , GB other, dance captain, performer, cast, company |
 | Gary Sharkey , performer, cast, 4 clerks |
 | Jimmy Cassidy , performer, cast, 4 clerks |
 | Steve Simmonds , performer, cast, 4 clerks |
 | Ken Robertson , performer, cast, albert, performer, cast, company, performer, cast, elephant |
 | Noelyn George , performer, cast, cherry, sally forth's mare, performer, cast, chinese dancer, performer, cast, company |
 | Sarah Finch , performer, cast, cherry, sally forth's mare, performer, cast, company |
 | Seeta Indrani , performer, cast, chinese girl, performer, cast, company, performer, cast, indian dancer |
 | Andrew Thomas James , performer, cast, company, performer, cast, randy, jack idle's horse |
 | Antony Simons , performer, cast, company |
 | David Whitaker , performer, cast, company, performer, cast, elephant, performer, cast, lord palmerston |
 | Jan Revere , performer, cast, company |
 | Michael Gyngell , performer, cast, company, performer, cast, tiger |
 | Sarah Berger , performer, cast, company |
 | Sheila Mitchell , performer, cast, company |
 | Tom Hunsinger , performer, cast, company |
 | Geraldine Gardner , GB performer, cast, dick whittington, the squire |
 | Stephen Moore , *1937 GB performer, cast, jack idle, a manservant |
 | Geoffrey Hutchings , 1939-2010 GB performer, cast, lady dodo, the dowager lady whittington |
 | Roger Allam , *1953 GB performer, cast, lin tse-tsii, commissioner to canton |
| Bernard Lloyd performer, cast, obadiah upward, a london merchant |
 | Jane Carr , *1950 GB performer, cast, queen victoria |
| Christopher Hurst performer, cast, randy, jack idle's horse |
| Julia Hills performer, cast, sally forth, a schoolmistress |
 | Tony Church , GB performer, cast, tao kuan, emperor of china |
| Brian Poyser performer, cast, teng t'ing chen, viceroy of kwuantung |
| Susan Leong performer, cast, yo-yo, teng t'ing chen's daughter |
| William Lockwood set designer, properties by |
 | Keshav Sathe tab, 1928-2012 IN tabla |
| Peter Nichols lyrics by, sleeve notes, text by, book |
| Peter Washtell timpani, percussion, dulcimer |
| David Hissey trombone, harp |
| Peter Cameron trumpet |
| Roderick Tearle trumpet |
 | "Poppy" Company , performer on track |
 | Geoffrey Hutchings , Geraldine Gardner , performer on track |
| Bernard Lloyd , Geraldine Gardner , Geoffrey Hutchings , performer on track |
| Geraldine Gardner , Stephen Moore , performer on track |
| Geraldine Gardner , Stephen Moore , Julia Hills , performer on track |
| "Poppy" Orchestral , performer on track |
| Roger Allam , Brian Poyser , performer on track |
| Roger Allam , Brian Poyser , Susan Leong , performer on track |
| Jane Carr , Geraldine Gardner , Bernard Lloyd , Julia Hills , performer on track |
| Geoffrey Hutchings , Julia Hills , performer on track |
| Bernard Lloyd , Geoffrey Hutchings , performer on track |
Producers
| Farrah design, sleeve design based on an original mask design by, set designer, designed by |
| Lloyd Northover Limited design, sleeve design |
| Terry Hands directed by |
| Alby James directed by, assistant director |
| Ian Judge directed by, assisted by |
| Mike Ross-Trevor engineer |
| Bert Siegelson executive-producer, producer |
| Burton Litwin executive-producer |
| David Caddick music director, musical director |
| Alan A. Freeman production manager, production adviser |
Composers
| Peter Nichols |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Emperor's Greeting | "Poppy" Company | ||
| 2 | Dunroamin-On-The-Down | "Poppy" Company | ||
| 3 | Whoa, Boy | Stephen Moore (2) | ||
| 4 | The Good Old Days | Geoffrey Hutchings , Geraldine Gardner | ||
| 5 | Why Must I? | Julia Hills | ||
| 6 | In These Chambers | Bernard Lloyd (2) | ||
| 7 | If You Want To Make A Killing | Bernard Lloyd (2) , Geraldine Gardner , Geoffrey Hutchings | ||
| 8 | Nostalgie De La Boue | Geoffrey Hutchings | ||
| 9 | John Companee | Geraldine Gardner , Stephen Moore (2) | ||
| 10 | Poppy | Geraldine Gardner , Stephen Moore (2) , Julia Hills | ||
| 11 | China Clipper | "Poppy" Orchestral | ||
| 12 | The Bounty Of The Earth | Jane Carr | ||
| 13 | The Emperor's Lament | Tony Church | ||
| 14 | China Sequence | Roger Allam , Brian Poyser | ||
| 15 | They All Look The Same To Us | Roger Allam , Brian Poyser , Susan Leong | ||
| 16 | The Blessed Trinity | Jane Carr , Geraldine Gardner , Bernard Lloyd (2) , Julia Hills | ||
| 17 | Sir Richard's Song | Geoffrey Hutchings , Julia Hills | ||
| 18 | Rock-A-Bye Randy | Stephen Moore (2) | ||
| 19 | The Dragon Dance | "Poppy" Orchestral | ||
| 20 | Rat-Tat-Tat-Tat | Bernard Lloyd (2) , Geoffrey Hutchings | ||
| 21 | Finale | "Poppy" Company |
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