The Original London Cast recording was the first English language album of the musical. Recorded in 1985, when the show premiered, it is closest to the original French concept album. For example, "Stars" appears before "Look Down" and shortly after, the original version of "Little People" plays, which was later incorporated into the revealing of Javert. It also features a song entitled "I Saw Him Once", that was sung by Cosette, which was later incorporated into the first part of "In My Life".
Cast[]
- Colm Wilkinson as Jean Valjean
- Roger Allam as Javert
- Patti LuPone as Fantine
- Alun Armstrong as Thénardier
- Susan Jane Tanner as Madame. Thénardier
- Frances Ruffelle as Éponine
- Ian Tucker as Gavroche
- Michael Ball as Marius
- David Burt as Enjolras
- Rebecca Caine as Cosette
- Zoë Hart as Little Cosette
Ian Calvin as Constable, Traveller, Babet and Fauchelevent