The recording that was nominated for Album of the Year in 1972 was the original album that preceded the stage productions. It was called the "original cast" album in press releases on the nominations, which is probably the source of some of the confusion. It seems to have been released just a bit too late (at least in the U.S.) in 1970 to have been eligible for the 1971 awards so it was instead eligible for the 1972 awards. Back then —and perhaps still? I don't know — the Grammys year was from October 16 of a year to October 15 of the following year. Similarly, even though the Broadway production opened in 1971 (on October 12), and the cast recording was probably issued promptly, it was not eligible for the 1972 awards. It was eligible for the 1973 awards.
The West End production did not open till August 9, 1972, so it's clear that the cast recording of the production was not nominated for Album of the Year in 1972. I'm not sure if the cast recording was issued in time for it to be eligible for the 1973 awards, but it was not nominated. Can't find any specific info about when the recording was issued. |
