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Digital fine art print in archival inks on premium semi-matte photo paper stock

Numbered in black pencil in the lower left-hand margin

Certificate of Authenticity signed by Ernie Cefalu

Embossed with the publisher's seal

Published in 2010 by Original Album Cover Art, Los Angeles, CA

Image size: 18.00" x 18.00"

Paper size: 24.00" x 26.00"

Ernie Cefalu designed this memorable image at Pacific Eye & Ear, the famed design studio who produced a number of widely-recognized covers for music industry clients including Black Sabbath's Sabbath Bloody Sabbath.

For this print, the Jesus Christ Superstar Angels are highly rendered in gold inks on a rich brown background. It has a beautiful look and tactical feel to it, providing a welcome elegance that the original two-color version lacks somewhat.

Ernie recalls, "Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber were both really genuine and positively thrilled with what we had done."

A musical by composer Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyricist Tim Rice, Jesus Christ Superstar was a re-interpretation of the Gospels According to John and dramatized the events of the last week in the life of Christ; the relationships between Jesus, his followers and the people and players in Roman Empire-occupied Jerusalem. While it may not have been the first record billed as a "rock opera" (this honor probably going to Tommy by The Who), Jesus Christ Superstar was certainly the first on such a scale, and its success laid the groundwork for those to follow.

Released on Decca/MCA records October, 1970, the record was an international smash, first in the U.K. and then in the U.S., hitting #1 on the Billboard charts in 1971. It featured a stellar cast of players including Deep Purple's Ian Gillian (purveyor of the best falsetto scream in Rock for many years) as Christ, Murray Head as Judas, and Yvonne Elliman as Mary Magdalene. The album's success served as a launching pad for numerous stage productions on Broadway and in London's West End. The first stage production on Broadway (directed by Tom O'Horgan) debuted in October, 1971. The play received a total of 7 Tony, Drama Desk and Theater World nominations in 1972 along with a Drama Desk Award for Andrew Lloyd Webber as 'Most Promising Composer'!

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