The highlights version of the Original London/Broadway Casts has a different version of "Music of the Night. My Run out is here and other information listed on this item is the same as my copy, But I have never seen this cover in all the times I bought LPs since I bought this copy back in 1987.

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Cover variation: has hype sticker placed at top-right of gatefold cover instead of the printed American flag as seen at top-right of the other variation. I love this album, but having each CD as 1 long track kinda sucks when you want to play a song over again. As far as I know, (I've been collecting records 45 years) and can find out, the US flag on the cover only exists on the CD and maybe cassette tapes. The recording of the 1986 original London cast was released in both a single CD "Highlights From The Phantom of the Opera" and a 2xCD "Phantom of the Opera". Please let me know if there are 2 different album covers or someone got sloppy and put a CD or re-issue cover on here as a picture for the Original.I think I need to find an all silver ring version of this for the Canadian version to be cut into tracks. The London Cast recording has been used for the American Broadway recording and for the Australian Sydney Premiere CD. The "Phantom of the Opera" is a musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Charles Hart with additions from Richard Stilgoe. SPC is a pressing plant, but I've found no info on it having pressed this album, or this cover (with the flag) being from there. Look at the TOP center of the Photo Posted and you will see a clip mark dent - from the clip that holds the Paperwork into the CD Case.

Phantom Of The Opera (1987, Vinyl) - Discogs The Phantom Of The Opera (1987, Vinyl) - Discogs

I tried to see the musical live and it was about three months beforehand and the tickets were all sold out.