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Congratulations to our MD, John Craig, Chairman of the British Record Industry Trust on being awarded an OBE in the 2010 New Year's Honours for services to Music and Charity

Our sister site, http://www.safari-records.co.uk has recently been busy in the archives tracking down the master tapes of the Safari Records catalogue, and are delighted to announce that we will be making available for digital download as many of them as we can, with the 25th Anniversary Commemorative Album of Safari Records (originally released in 2002 and still available on CD), The Yobs' CHRISTMAS ALBUM, two albums from The Boys: BOYS ONLY and TO HELL WITH THE BOYS and five albums from Toyah: SHEEP FARMING IN BARNET, THE BLUE MEANING, ANTHEM, THE CHANGELING and Toyah's Live 1980 album, TOYAH! TOYAH! TOYAH! already available from the Safari store. 

Some of the albums we've found haven't been available since the vinyl days of yore, and many feature bonus tracks not available on the original recordings; watch this space for updates on more digital releases from the Safari Records catalogue.

Recent digital-only releases include: The Ragged Child – National Youth Music Theatre Cast, The Gambler – Original London Cast, Ziegfeld – Original London Cast, A Gala Concert for Hal Prince and The Music of Torvill & Dean.

Over 150 recordings are now available to order or download from the First Night Records website.

Recent releases include: the new smash hit musical Sister Act, Highlights from Les Misérables  – Original London Cast' including 'I Dreamed A Dream' as sung by Susan Boyle on 'Britain's Got Talent', Oliver! featuring Rowan Atkinson & Jodie Prenger, Bodywork – National Youth Music Theatre Cast, Stepping Out – Original London Cast, Zorro – Original London Cast Recording, Marguerite – Original London Cast Recording, Bad Girls – Original London Cast Recording, Parade – Original London Cast Recording, Victor Spinetti – A Very Private Diary and Stiles & Drewes' Honk – Original Demo Recording.

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Photographs of Patina Miller and Sheila Hancock on 1st August 2009 signing copies of the recording of Sister Act at Dress Circle, Covent Garden

Photographs of Laura Michelle Kelly and Gavin Lee on 6th April signing copies at HMV, The Trocadero, Coventry St. W1.

We have also just finished recording the Young Vic's hit production which transferred to the Trafalgar Studios, and the cd was released in the first week of march.

we have recorded Just So but there is still work to do on it and the cd will not be out before the autumn, but we will update the news pages as soon as we have more information.

FIRST NIGHT RECORDS are pleased to announce an album of Cole Porter standards by JOHN BARROWMAN.

29.03. - 03.04.2005 - Zürich - Maag MusicHall
Tickethotline: 0900 55 222 5 (CHF 1/Min) www.topact.ch

05.04.2005 - 10.04.2005 - Basel, Musical Theater
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05.04.2005 - 10.04.2005 - Basel, Musical Theater
Tickethotline: 0900 55 222 5 (CHF 1/Min) www.topact.ch

12.04. - 17.04.2005 - Amsterdam Pepsi Stage
Tickethotline: 0900-3005000 (in Holland) oder www.stairpro.com

19.04. - 24.04.2005 - Amsterdam Pepsi Stage
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26.04. - 01.05.2005 - Amsterdam Pepsi Stage
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03.05. - 08.05.2005 - Amsterdam Pepsi Stage
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10.05. - 15.05.2005 - Amsterdam Pepsi Stage
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17.05. - 22.05.2005 - Bremen Musical Theater

24.05. - 26.05.2005 - Bremen Musical Theater

24.06. - 02.07.2005 - Frankfurt Jahrhunderthalle

05.07. - 11.07.2005 - Dresden Staatsschauspiel

13.07. - 17.07.2005 - Köln Oper

19.07. - 24.07.2005 - Köln Oper

26.07. - 31.07.2005 - Köln Oper

02.08. - 07.08.2005 - Köln Oper

09.08. - 14.08.2005 - Mannheim Nationaltheater

16.08. - 21.08.2005 - Mannheim Nationaltheater

We are pleased to announce our first release of 2004, the CD of Wuthering Heights, due for release on 2nd February 2004. The original ballet music is composed by Claude-Michel Schonberg creator of the smash hit musicals Les Miserables and Miss Saigon. The ballet received its World Premiere on September 21 2002 at the Alhambra Theatre, Bradford and the Northern Ballet Theatre have toured the ballet in 2003 and played a season at Sadler's Wells Theatre London.

The brand new recording of the 2003 Royal National Theatre released on Sept 22.
Stars of the recording (and production) Sally Ann Triplett, John Barrowman, Mary Stockley and Annette McLaughlin signed copies of the cd at Dress Circle Records, 57-59 Monmouth St, London WC2.

The cd is also available direct from our website (£14.99).