Chess

A huge post about the musical Chess, one of my favorite musical albums. [Link]

CHESS MOVES [27m14s] was a 1985 VHS release hosted by Sir Tim Rice comprising of the five music videos made to promote the 1984 album Chess. The individual videos are One Night In Bangkok (Murray Head), Nobody's Side (Elaine Paige), The Arbiter (Björn Skifs), I Know Him So Well (Elaine Paige & Barbara Dickson), and Pity The Child (Murray Head).

Chess was originally released as a double concept album as part of development of a musical, much like Jesus Christ Superstar or Evita. Created by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus (the songwriting team behind ABBA) and Tim Rice (Andrew Lloyd Webber's former creative partner), it laid out a Cold War story of human relationships and political maneuvering surrounding two world chess championship matches. The album spawned hit songs -- One Night In Bangkok and I Know Him So Well (which was the highest selling single in the UK in 1984) -- and was a global smash which set the stage for a London West End theater run.

Chess, featuring Murray Head, Elaine Paige, Tommy Körberg, Barbara Dickson, Denis Quilley, Björn Skifs, the London Symphony Orchestra, and The Ambrosian Singers [some tracks may be blocked in some countries]:

Merano
The Russian And Molokov / Where I Want To Be
Opening Ceremony
Quartet (A Model Of Decorum And Tranquility)
The American And Florence / Nobody's Side
Chess
Mountain Duet
Florence Quits
Embassy Lament
Anthem
Bangkok / One Night In Bangkok
Heaven Help My Heart
Argument
I Know Him So Well
The Deal (No Deal)
Pity The Child
Endgame
Epilogue: You And I / The Story Of Chess / You And I (Reprise)