UNMASKED: THE PLATINUM COLLECTION
JUST RELEASED:
The Ultimate Hits Collection from the Lord of Musicals
Includin
Andrew Lloyd Webber Unmasked: The Platinum Collection includes some of the composer’s most-loved songs from Cats, Evita, Jesus Christ Superstar, The Phantom of the Opera, School of Rock, Sunset Boulevard and features Barbra Streisand, Beyoncé, Donny Osmond, Gregory Porter, Lana Del Rey, Madonna, Michael Ball, Michael Crawford, Nicole Scherzinger, Sarah Brightman and many more.
A
s one of the most successful composers of the
The collection is personally curated and overseen by
THE ULTIMATE GREATEST HITS modern era, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s repertoire
Lloyd Webber to include classics from his earliest work,
includes some of the world’s most celebrated
starting with 1968’s Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor
musicals, Sunset Boulevard; Cats; Aspects of Love;
Dreamcoat through to his most recent, School of Rock.
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat; Jesus Christ
Of the new album, Lloyd Webber says, ‘I owe everyone
ng tracks by Gregory Porter, Lana Del Rey, Nicole Scherzinger and an exclusive performance by B Superstar; Evita; Starlight Express; The Phantom of The Opera;
involved in putting this compilation together a huge thank
School of Rock; and Love Never Dies – to name but a few.
you. A vast amount of thought has evidently gone into
Last year, Lloyd Webber became the only person to equal
selecting tracks from my almost 50-year-old career. This
Available for purchase on CD, download compilation and to stream streaming brings backon a heap of memories –services. it has made
the record set in 1953 by Rodgers and Hammerstein with
four shows running on Broadway concurrently. Two of his
this ancient composer very happy. I particularly love the
shows are currently running on both Broadway and the West
new tracks and of course I love the orchestral suites. There’s
End: School of Rock and The Phantom of the Opera, with more
nothing a composer likes more than hearing their melodies
returning to the UK this year.
played by a cracking orchestra.’
In celebration of his 70th birthday in March, Andrew
Newly recorded songs from superstar artists Gregory
Lloyd Webber Unmasked: The Platinum Collection is now
Porter (‘Light at the End of the Tunnel’, Starlight Express),
available through UMC/Polydor.
Lana Del Rey (‘You Must Love Me’, Evita) and Nicole
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