Prologue: Little Shop of Horrors

Howard Ashman was a talented lyricist-librettist who unfortunately died of AIDS at age 40. He still managed to produce an impressive body of work, much of it with composer Alan Menken. They adapted the low-budget movie "Little Shop of Horrors" into a 1982 Broadway musical, which became a film in 1986. The 1960s-rock Prologue sets the scene for the flower shop with a talking plant that has most unusual tastes.

[@stephenabbot7905]

Hi Garry,thankyou for your thoughts, many thanks rgds&Blessings from Rainham Essex England

[@tomeisner8381]

Sounds great

[@laxlefty]

Thanks!

[@stephenabbot7905]

Hi there,I hope you don't mind, i was wondering ,iff you don't mind giving some advice, we recently replaced a Conn651 which wehad from new,with an Allen ADC4600, but now are pondering on replacing it with an Allen Mds Theatre3, would that be an upgrade or a sideways move .rgds&best wishes Steve&Theresa

[@laxlefty]

Steve, I'm no expert on the history of Allen organs, but I'll try to answer your question. An MDS Th 3 would be somewhat better than an earlier ADC model, as it has early MIDI capabilities, but it would be a lateral move, compared to any Renaissance model. Even a 25-year-old R319 would be much better, in terms of reverb, trems, assignment of individual notes to speakers, enhanced MIDI, etc. It's fundamentally a different organ internally than an ADC or MDS. Unless the Th 3 is available locally, with no shipping charge, I'd stick with the ADC (assuming it still works well) and be actively on the lookout for an affordable Renaissance model. Tell dealers you're in the market for a used organ, because they might get a trade-in they want to move. By the way, I played a Conn 651 for decades and loved it; however, any Allen is obviously better!