Jim Steinman & Barry Keating - Rhinegold (Rehearsals and Demos, 1972)

In 1972, Jim Steinman wrote music and Barry Keating - lyrics for "Rhinegold", an adaptation of Wagner's "Das Rheingold". The audio presented here features a rehearsal of "Who'd Do The Dirty" and some assorted demos, likely from late 1972 or early 1973. The production was put on in June 1973 but the available live audio doesn't entirely match up with the known script, and is possibly from an earlier workshop or preview.
00:00:00 Who'd Do The Dirty?
00:04:31 Chinkachain
00:08:10 Rainbow (Druid's Head)
00:12:30 Instrumental
00:15:02 Chinkachain (Reprise)
Piano, Vocals - Jim Steinman
Vocals - Ursuline Kairson
Vocals - Andre deShields
Backing Vocals - Meat Loaf
Musicians sadly unknown
Lyrics by Barry Keating
Music by Jim Steinman

[@madhatterster]

That picture there in your video is the closest I get to seeing the first Rhinegold script by Barry Keating. There were two versions, this one with book and lyrics by Barry performed at the Mercer Arts Center in New York, and then the rewritten version that Jim did, with both Barry and Jim being credited on Book. That one is available on the Jim Steinman website.

[@MLBFCollection]

Thanks for the info

[@januskayajatrus8159]

I don't think the lyrics was written ONLY by Keating, just like I don't think all the music from "Whistle down the wind" was composed by Webber, just like I don't think Jim have only prduced "In the dark of the night" of Anastasia... Are you agree with me? Yes, I'm talking to you, MLBF...

[@MLBFCollection]

I agree in some regard Steinman likely had some amount of lyrical input like he did with The Confidence Man, and Getting So Excited by Bonnie Tyler in which he rewrote a few of the lyrics.

[@digiuniuniversali3655]

@@MLBFCollection in "Getting so excited" the lyrics: I would do anything for love, but I won't do that" are credited to him in the booklet. I find this so curious, and I'm glad you're agree with me. The piano chords at the beggining of "A kiss is a terrible thing to waste" (Meat Loaf version) belongs to him... Just like "Let the revels begin" or "...and I need more the love I can get, and I need more the love that I can get too" (if there is some errors, sorry for my english). I can continue, but I know you're a real Steinfan and you understand what I mean. No doubts about it

[@spacepunk2001]

In Who'd do the Dirty, Jim added the lines "To Keep Your Power alive" and "With the shuck and the jive" That was about it for the lyrics of Rhinegold. (Jim did write half the book of the Playwrights Horizons Rhinegold for which he was fully credited. From any conversations I had with Jim, and he was pretty open about such things, he didn't write any of the music for Whistle. That is not to say that he didn't have a huge influence on AWL and me in working together--just as would happen with any great collaborator. I hope that clears it up for you.

[@januskayajatrus8159]

@@spacepunk2001 thank you for your words, Barry

[@MLBFCollection]

@@spacepunk2001 Thanks for the info :)