New additions are marked in red.
1971 - National Touring Company - 12.13.1971 - Spokane, USA
Cast: Robert Corff (Jesus) Patrick Jude (Judas) Edie Walker (Mary) Reggie Mack (King Herod)
Quality: Audience recording B+
Available formats: FLAC / WAV
Notes: A fantastic and complete document of one of the first touring companies of Superstar. Great sound quality considering the age! Taped by Brett E. Chmura.
1971 - Original American Touring Company - West Virginia, USA
Cast: Billy Barnes (Jesus) Denny Belline (Judas) Ginny Eastwood (Mary) Eron Tabor (Pilate)
Quality: Audience recording D+
Available formats: MP3
Notes: Very rare recording of one of the first unofficial American companies that appeared before the original Broadway cast began in October of 1971. Sound quality is unfortunately not very good but the fact that this complete recording was even captured in the first place is quite astounding.
1972 - National Touring Company - 01.14.1972 - Providence, USA
Cast: Robert Corff (Jesus) Patrick Jude (Judas)
Quality: Audience recording C+
Available formats: FLAC
Notes: Very rare and complete recording of an early Superstar show. Sound quality is unfortunately not very good but it remains an important document nonetheless. Taped by legendary taper Dan Lampinski.
1973 - Original Australian Cast Live - August 21, 1973 - Sydney, Australia
Cast: Tony Rose (Jesus u/s) Jon English (Judas) Marcia Hines (Mary) Robin Ramsey (Pilate) Reg Livermore (Herod)
Quality: Audience recording B-
Available formats: MP3
Notes: Newly discovered, rare audience recording from the original Australian cast! Features Trevor’s White understudy Tony Rose as Jesus.
1973 - Original Australian Cast Live - March 10, 1973 - Sydney, Australia
Cast: Trevor White (Jesus) Jon English (Judas) Marcia Hines (Mary) Robin Ramsey (Pilate) Reg Livermore (Herod)
Quality: Audience recording C-
Available formats: MP3
Notes: Newly discovered, rare audience recording from the original Australian cast!
1973 - Original Australian Cast Live - Soundboard - Sydney, Australia
Cast: Trevor White (Jesus) Jon English (Judas) Marcia Hines (Mary) Tony Rose (Pilate) Reg Livermore (Herod)
Quality: Soundboard recording A+
Available formats: MP3
Notes: Incredible high quality soundboard recording from the original Australian cast! This recording was recently given a official release and it’s slightly more complete and superior in sound quality than the bootleg.
1974 - National Touring Company - 12.13.1974 - Providence, USA
Cast: Tom Westerman (Jesus) Kurt Yaghjian (Judas) Paul Ainsley (King Herod)
Quality: Audience recording A+
Available formats: FLAC
Notes: One of the best quality bootlegs ever made of an early Superstar production, amazing sound quality considering the age! Two sources available: 16-bit 44.1 KHz and 24-bit 96 KHz. Taped by legendary taper Dan Lampinski.
1975 - Original Spanish Cast - Madrid, Spain (Opening Night)
Cast: Camilo Sesto (Jesus) Teddy Bautista (Judas) Anglea Carrasco (Mary) Alfonso Nadal (Pilate)
Quality: Audience recording C+
Available formats: FLAC
Notes: Rare 7 track highlights, most songs are cut. Lossy sourced. Mastered in FLAC to avoid further quality loss.
1975 - Teatro Coccia Cast - 03.10.1975 - Novara, Italy
Cast: Antonio Costa Barbé (Jesus) Enzio Provvidone (Judas) Daniela Mosca (Mary) Giuseppe Pace (Caiaphas)
Quality: Audience recording B+
Available formats: MP3
Notes: One of the first performances of Superstar in Italy. Sung in English as no Italian libretto was available at this point.
1976 - Australian Tour - Sydney, Australia - Final Night
Cast: Trevor White (Jesus) Jon English (Judas) Chrissie Hammond (Mary) Raymond Duparc (Pilate) Jack Potter (Herod)
Quality: Audience recording B+
Available formats: MP3
Notes: Newly discovered, rare audience recording from the final night of the Australian tour!
1978 - Palisades High School Cast - Los Angeles, USA
Cast: Scott Gardener/Jim Lewis (Jesus) Kevin Dunn/Roy Fegan (Judas) Anne Galliani/Jenifer/Gerich (Mary)
Quality: Audience recording A-
Available formats: MP3
Notes: A few songs are missing. Roles were split so it’s difficult to say who sang what exactly.
1980 - Mexican Revival Cast - Teatro de la Ciudad, Mexico
Cast: Enrique del Olmo (Jesus) Jorge Abraham (Judas) Julissa (Mary) Luis Torner (Pilate)
Quality: Soundboard recording B+
Available formats: WMA
Notes: Complete version of the concert, including previously missing or cut songs like “Gethsemane”.
1981 - Slovakian Cast - Ružomberok, Slovakia
Cast: Unknown
Quality: Studio recording A+
Available formats: MP3
Notes: First unofficial recording of Jesus Christ Superstar in Slovakian. Recorded in a homemade studio and therefor has excellent sound quality. It was most likely an amateur group performing the material and since it has never been for sale, it’s considered a bootleg.
1982 - Vienna Cast - November 24th 1982 - Vienna, Austria
Cast: Steve Barton (Jesus) Eric Lee Johnson (Judas) Catherine Gauntt (Mary) Christoph Schobesberger (Pilate)
Quality: Soundboard recording A+
Available formats: MP3
Notes: Rare soundboard recording. Has some slight tape distortion at times but great quality considering the age of the tape.
1990 - St. Petersburg Cast - St. Petersburg, Russia
Cast: Vladimir Dyadenistov (Jesus) Raf Kashapov Judas) Alla Kozhevnikova (Mary) Bogdan Vivcharovsky (Pilate)
Quality: Soundboard recording A+
Available formats: MP3
Notes: The very first staged production of Superstar in Russia. Two different sources available, both A+.
1990 - Theatre Im Mossoveta Cast - Moscow, Russia
Cast: Valery Anokhin (Jesus) Andrey Rogozyanov (Judas) Irina Klimova (Mary) Boris Ivanov (Pilate)
Quality: Audience recording B+
Available formats: MP3
Notes: One of the first Russian productions of Superstar and the earliest recording from Theatre Mossoveta.
1993 - AD Tour Cast - 08.14.1993 - Toronto, Canada
Cast: Ted Neeley (Jesus) Carl Anderson (Judas) Leesa Richards (Mary u/s) Dennis DeYoung (Pilate)
Quality: Audience recording A+
Available formats: FLAC
Notes: Regarded by many fans as one of the greatest Superstar recordings of all time! Taped by JennaF and re-mastered by SThunderocker69, amazing quality!
1996 - AD Tour Cast - 11.17.1996 - Buffalo, USA
Cast: Ted Neeley (Jesus) Charles S. DiMaria (Judas u/s) Christine Rea (Mary)
Quality: Audience recording B+
Available formats: MP3
Notes: Rare recording with Charles S. DiMaria as Judas (Carl Anderson’s understudy). Sadly incomplete, misses most of Act II.
1996 - London Lyceum Cast - 01.12.1996 - London, UK
Cast: Glenn Carter (Jesus) Thom Graham (Judas – rumored) Joanna Ampil (Mary)
Quality: Audience recording B-
Available formats: MP3
Notes: Rare recording that has only recently surfaced. Steve Balsamo’s understudy Glenn Carter plays Jesus. Judas is rumored to be played by Zubin Varla’s understudy Thom Graham.
2000 - Broadway Cast - 03.23.2000 - New York, USA (First Preview)
Cast: Glenn Carter (Jesus) Jason Pebworth (Judas) Maya Days (Mary) Kevin Gray (Pilate)
Quality: Audience recording C+
Available formats: MP3
Notes: Rare recently surfaced recording of the first preview of the Broadway cast including the original Judas, Jason Pebworth who was replaced shortly after the first few previews due to heavy vocal problems.
2000 - Broadway Cast - 03.25.2000 - New York, USA
Cast: Glenn Carter (Jesus) Manoel Felciano (Judas u/s) Maya Days (Mary) Kevin Gray (Pilate)
Quality: Audience recording B-
Available formats: MP3
Notes: Manoel Felciano replaces Jason Pebworth after only a few shows. He was supposed to eventually return to the role but never did. In the end it was Tony Vincent who took over the role.
2000 - UK Tour Cast - 02.25.2000 - Essen, Germany
Cast: William Byrne (Jesus) Ben Goddard (Judas) Krysten Cummings (Mary) Fred Johanson (Pilate)
Quality: Audience recording B+
Available formats: MP3
Notes: Officially not part of the UK tour cast. This was only a short run at the Coliseum in Essen, Germany about a month after the UK tour ended. The cast was almost the same so it’s often mistaken for the UK tour cast.
2005 - North American Cast - 01.30.2005 - Denver, USA (Final Night)
2005 – North American Cast – 01.30.2005 – Denver, USA (Final Night)
Cast: Eric Kunze (Jesus) Lawrence Clayton (Judas) Natalie Toro (Mary) Stephen Breithaupt (Pilate)
Quality: Audience recording A-
Format: MP3
Notes: Final night of the tour.