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Music CD - Frank Sinatra: A Voice in Time: 1939-1952
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Music CD: A Voice in Time: 1939-1952
Artist: Frank Sinatra
List Price: $49.98
Our Price: $29.97
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Manufacturer: Sony
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Tracks:
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1. All Or Nothing At All
2. From the Bottom Of My Heart
3. If I Didn't Care
4. Moon Love
5. East Of the Sun (And West Of the Moon)
6. I'll Be Seeing You
7. Say It
8. Blue Skies
9. I'll Never Smile Again
10. Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear To Tread)
11. This Love Of Mine
12. Oh, Look At Me Now!
13. Just As Though You Were Here
14. How About You?
15. Imagination
16. Frenesi
17. Blue Moon
18. Be Careful It's My Heart
19. Night And Day
20. The Song Is You
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0886970966924
Format: Box set
Label: Sony
Manufacturer: Sony
Number Of Discs: 4
Publisher: Sony
Release Date: 2007-09-25
Studio: Sony
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Summary: From an Old Blue Eyes fan...
Comment: The book and pictures brought back a lot of memories as I was one of those"bobby soxers" that cut school to go see him in San Francisco. I have listen to to CD's non stop since receiving them..
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Summary: COLUMBIA'S STUPIDITY MORE OBVIOUS THAN EVER!
Comment: Just having listened to the samples proves to me more than ever that towards the end of his Columbia years, Frank was already the more mature singer he would be at Capital. It's easy to ask 'How could Mitch Miller have been so dumb?' More to the point, how could the bosses at Columbia have been so dumb when they fired Manny Sachs his predecessor and hired Miller away from Mercury? It was because he had such success with Frankie Laine. It was a change in popular taste which had something to do with WWII and a loss of innocence, a sense of dislocation, whatever. Miller's trend-catching gimmicks worked for a while. But if Frank had been allowed to stay at Columbia and record whatever he wanted no matter how it sold, he likely would have come upon the idea of concept concert albums since Columbia pioneered the LP and Sinatra was getting strong reviews for his nightclub act. The question then arises, would he have had the opportunity to work with Nelson Riddle, Billy May and Gordon Jenkins who all worked at Capital?
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Summary: Remastering
Comment: This set is the best Sinatra remastering jobs that I have heard. It is fantastic.
The tune selection was obviously done with love by his family. The Dorsey disc was not only outstanding but had solos by Bunny Berigan,Ziggy Elman and Babe Russin to name a few.
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Summary: A Note On Sound Quality
Comment: I'd like to urge the hesitant buyer to spring for this set. I put the purchase off, feeling skeptical that a meaningful improvement in sound quality would have been achieved since the 12 disc Complete Columbia Recordings set.
When I at last purchased the new set, I compared the sound to previous releases, and it's my opinion that this is the finest sound qulaity we've had yet, with Frank's Columbia material.
To be brief, I'd describe the new remastering as more "listenable" under concentrated circumstances. Previous masterings now sound harsh and unnatural. Now that I have this package, I am delighted to have spent the money on it, and I'm anxious for more Columbia material to be re-issued. It's a pleasure to buy upgraded Sinatra, why did I ever hesitate?
The hardcover book has some exciting layouts as far as graphics are concerned, but it doesn't take long to read. I'd have appriciated more in-depth commentary on the sound sources and recordings. It's all lovely to look at, though.
The song selection is pleasing, but of course no two Sinatraphiles would have made identical choices. As always, the lively Mitch Miller tracks are still given the nose-up treatment as being of interest only to nitwits. Someday, perhaps the genius of these tracks will be recognised. "Mama Will Bark" is certainly not abomination it's said to be- and in any case should have been included on the set simply because it's so notorious- it's both discussed in the liner notes and there's a photograph of a theatre appearance featuring Sinatra & Dagmar. "Bim Bam Baby", another Sinatra staple, is not included. One can only hope that another complete Columbia set is in the future, with the glorious new sound quality standard.
The set includes 11 tracks from radio or military-issue records, and two previously unreleased alternate takes. Very welcome and very wonderful. (It's high time a multi-disc set should be devoted to Frank's radio work- both spoken and musical. )
In closing: For goodness sake! If you are reading these reviews, trying to decide if you should order this or not... order it. Yes, it's worth it.
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Summary: Definitive Early Sinatra.
Comment: At first, I was a bit apprehensive about buying this collection. I initially thought to myself that I didn't need this collection, since I already had the previous 4 cd set "The Best Of The Columbia Years: 1943-1952" (which is excellent), and the rarities that were included weren't particularly appealing. However, being the completist I am, I decided to ask my mom to purchase it for me as a Christmas gift. And God Knows how glad I am that I got it.
This by far the most the comprehensive collection of Frank's early years. Spanning from his early days with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey to his mid 1940s' Bobbysoxer days to his transition as a more serious artist at the beginning of the 1950s', there has never been a more accurate sampling of Frank's freshman efforts.
Disc 1 contains his years as a Big Band Singer. It begins with quite possibly his most important recording, "All Or Nothing At All." Frank recorded this song four times over the course of nearly 40 years. This earliest rendition is not the best but by far the most interesting. To hear Frank at his most most vulnerable and youthful, and yet still knowledgable of all the tricks of his trade - his masterful, his forceful breath control - is a thrill to listen to, and proof of just how much a genius Sinatra was.
The rest of the disc includes mostly tracks from the Dorsey era, including such classics "I'll Be Seeing You," "I'll Never Smile Again" and "Imagination." All these songs are featured in excellent sound quality and sound as if they were recorded just yesterday. To today's younger generation, they may come across as dated and boring, but for the older gneeration they bring back nostalgia and memories of a simpler time.
Disc 2 chronicles Frank's years as teen idol. This disc is notable for including several notable but rare radio airchecks (including a duet with Lana Turner on "Dancing In The Dark") as well as classics such as "Oh! What It Seemed To Be," "The Brooklyn Bridge," "Saturday Night Is The Loneliest Night Of The Week" and "I've Got A Crush On You." On the radio tracks, it's hard not to eb annoyed by the screaming fangirls, but it adds atmosphere to the recordings and is reflective of the times.
Disc 3 chronicles his first recordings of songs from The Great American Songbook. It's on this disc that it becomes apparent that even in the 1940s', Frank was more than a mere teen idol. He already was able to create definitive renditions of these songs, even if he was fairly new to the entertainment scene. The only place where you'll find better renditions of "These Foolish Things," "Embraceable You," and "As Time Goes By" is on later Frank recordings.
Disc 4 is the most intriguing of the disc, The Sound Of Things To Come. This disc has Frank moving away from teenybopper material, pumping us his sound and making it more raw, and even reflecting a change in voice. The materail on this disc sets the stage for his glory years at Captiol and Reprise. The seeds of his genius have been planted, and now they just needed room to grow. Songs like "The Birth Of The Blues" and "I'm A Fool To Want You" represent just how much Frank grew in just 13 years.
The sound quality on all these discs are excellent, and the accompanying booklet, clocking in at well over 100 pages, contains an excellent amount of info that will impress most Sinatra fanatics. "A Voice In Time" is an essential purchase for any Sinatra fan. Get it immediately.
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