The Concert Sinatra on Reprise from 1963 (including discussion of remixed Concord CD release)*

Sales for this seemed really dismal, wonder if they'll plan any other reissues through Concord.

 

Interesting. Maybe it's Canadian?

 

Nope. Says "Made in USA" at the bottom of the label. Canadian Reprise look weird. Black label with silver print.

 

What era of Canadian pressings? I have an original mono SWING ALONG WITH ME, and the basic label design is like the US version. It's made by Sparton, and (from what I remember) sounds awful.

 

I'm not near it now, but I have a Canadian copy of "Dream with Dean" that is a black label with silver lettering. It's the same original label stylingh, just silver on black.

 

Could be a record club issue.

 

Trying to upload a pic for y'all but it ain't working, sorry.

Label says Manufactured and Distributed in Canada by The Compo Company Ltd., Lachine, Que.

 

We're having a technical glitch while things are in flux, attachments will be working again eventually.

 

We can wait. Didn't mean to sound bitchy if it came across that way. This ain't no thing in the scheme of things.

 

I made it through the entire thread. I discovered this title in its original Reprise CD release. Sounded pretty good to my ears. I was surprised at Sinatra's vocals, stylistically very different from so many other albums. Other than talking Steve into playing his for me, is there any other digital option I should look into? Not that I'm dissatisfied. BTW, I though his vocal volume was nicely balanced against the music, which was almost a full symphony, not an easy trick I'm sure.

 

Sounds like I've got the best available. If I hadn't read of other options on the thread, I wouldn't even ask. I found the 1987 very satisfying. I will look out for the mono LP. Thanks for your in-depth analysis of the re-mix.

 

Yep we never did get to the bottom of the hiccup...
Is it possible in the mastering room that the equivalent of some walking in front of a record player at home causing the needle to bounce happened causing the music to jump somehow?

Also in terms of 1998 vs 1987 not much in it musically, in terms of which is better, just different, only you have the full cover on the 1998 release, not the cropped one due to the microphone info.

 

The repeated bit (the beat after "walk") in the old stereo mix is tighter but still just perceptible in the remix and perfectly done in the mono. The other edit is still obvious in the remix. Why the obvious edits, I don't know how they mixed it to make a good guess. Did they edit the film rather than the tape or have multiple takes (or tracks therefrom) running and switched between them on the console on the fly, the sync being spot on for the mono but a hair off for the stereo...?

 

For me its the EOTC on CD and the mono on LP. I do have to give an "Honrable Mention" to the MoFi LP.

 

Just a wild guess, but it almost sounds like a very slight problem with the tape recorder's speed (electrical or minor bump) while the tape was passing the record head.

AJH

 

Yup, I would agree with the first example, the others, who knows?

AJH

 

Matt, that link isn't working for me. Its leftover from the old forum, and doesn't automatically update to the new link...