Jesus Christ Superstar (Original Studio Recording Remastered) (1970)

"Remastered version of the seminal, genre-defining rock album written by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber. The album spawned the now world famous theatrical stage show and Hollywood film. Featuring a long list of legendary musicians, the album has Deep Purple frontman Ian Gillan voicing the part of Jesus, the platinum selling Murray Head as Judas Iscariot and the inimitable Yvonne Elliman as Mary Magdalene. Originally released in 1970, the album achieved huge global fame and going on to sell over 7 million copies worldwide. Jesus Christ Superstar portrays the story of the last 7 days of Christs life leading up to his crucifixion. Recorded in 1969, the album has since become recognised by many as one of the first rock concept albums. The record also features a number of top session musicians such as Neil Hubbard (Bryan Ferry, BB King, Elton John), Chris Spedding (Roxy Music, John Cale), Alan Spenner (Joe Cocker, Peter Frampton) and Bruce Rowland (Paul McCartneys Wings, Fairport Convention). (bron: Universal)