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Parallels

Added to the religious
questioning in the record is the
obvious 20th century parallel with
the folk-leader of a college campus.

The combination of a
contemporary and an historical
subject, talent in musical
composition and libretto, and the
return to the operatic form
using the voices and style of the
"rock generation' has made
"Superstar" successful.

And if its appeal does not last
long, if its music goes out of style,
at least it has started a lot of people
reading and re-reading the New
Testament. Which means that it was
well worth Webber and Rice's time.

The record, produced by Decca
(DXSA 7206), has a playing time of
87 minutes, 16 seconds. The cast is
as follows:

         

Judas	Murray Head
Jesus	Ian Gillan (of Deep Purple)
Mary M	Yvonne Elliman
Pilate	Barry Demen
Herod	Mike d Abo