"I do think that on many play recordings, they were urged to go as fast as possible in the studio and to drop all pauses or keep them as short as possible since silence on a recording is not the same as silence when we're watching two (or more) actors. Also, no laughs so no pausing for laughs to end."
Yes. And also, since THE BOYS IN THE BAND and other play recordings of the pre-CD era were released on LP, picking up the pace could make the difference between a two-LP set and a three-LP set, and a resulting difference in price of the recording. |
