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Ultimate Cole Porter, Vol. 4

Manufacturer: Pearl
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ASIN: B00009EFV8
Release Date: 2003-06-24

Tracks:

Dream Dancing [From You'll Never Get Rich] - Fred Astaire, Harry Sosnik
Since I Kissed My Baby Goodbye [From You'll Never Get Rich] - Fred Astaire, The Delta Rhythm Boys, Harry Sosnik
Wedding Cake Walk [From You'll Never Get Rich] - Gordon Jenkins, Martha Tilton
So Near and Yet So Far [From You'll Never Get Rich] - Fred Astaire, Harry Sosnik
Wedding Cake Walk [From You'll Never Get Rich] - Fred Astaire, The Delta Rhythm Boys, Harry Sosnik
Something for the Boys [From Something for the Boys] - Ethel Merman
Could It Be You? [From Something for the Boys] - Bill Johnson
Hey! Good Lookin' [From Something for the Boys] - Bill Johnson, Ethel Merman
He's a Right Guy [From Something for the Boys] - Ethel Merman
I'm in Love With a Soldier Boy [From Something for the Boys] - Ethel Merman
My the Mississinewah [From Something for the Boys] - Betty Bruce, Ethel Merman
There's a Happy Land in the Sky [From Something for the Boys] - Betty Bruce, Allen Jenkins, Bill Johnson, Ethel Merman
When My Baby Goes to Town [From Something for the Boys] - Bill Johnson
Something for the Boys [From Something for the Boys] - Leonard Joy, Paula Laurence
By the Mississinewah [From Something for the Boys] - Betty Garrett, Leonard Joy, Paula Laurence
Hey! Good Lookin' [From Something for the Boys] - Evelyn Dall,
Something for the Boys [From Something for the Boys] - Evelyn Dall,
Only Another Boy and Girl [From Seven Lively Arts] - Jane Harvey
Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye [From Seven Lively Arts] - Maxine Sullivan, Teddy Wilson
Don't Fence Me In [From Hollywood Canteen] - Roy Rogers
Just One of Those Things [From Night and Day] - Ginny Simms
Begin the Beguine [From Night and Day] - Roberto Valdes Arnau, Carlos Ramirez
Should I Tell You I Love You? [From Around the World in Eighty Days] - Ray Carter,
Look What I Found [From Around the World in Eighty Days] - Ray Carter,
If You Smile at Me [From Around the World in Eighty Days] - Ray Carter,
Pipe Dreaming - Ray Carter,

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"56 Show-Stoppers from the Last Century ~ Paul Bateman"

Musicals - The Gold Collection
Helen Hobson , Dave Willetts , and Lesley Garrett
Manufacturer: Silva America
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0001JXPB6
Release Date: 2004-04-06

Tracks:

West Side Story 'America' - Helen Hobson & Crouch End Festival Chorus
Annie 'Tomorrow' - Helen Hobson
Annie Get Your Gun 'Anything You Can Do' - Jason Howard
Annie Get Your Gun 'The Girl That I Marry/My Defences Are Down' - Jason Howard
Aspects Of Love 'Love Changes Everything' - Chris Corcoran
Anything Goes 'Anything Goes' - Helen Hobson
Cabaret 'Cabaret' - Helen Hobson
La Cage Aux Folles 'I Am What I Am' - Dave Willetts
Carmen Jones 'Dat's Love' - Lesley Garrett
Cats 'Memory' - Lesley Garrett
Cats 'Macavity: The Mystery Cat' - Deborah Steel
Carousel 'Soliloquoy' - Jason Howard
Carousel 'If I Loved You' - Paul Bateman
Carousel 'You'll Never Walk Alone' - Jason Howard

Tracks:

Chess 'I Know Him So Well' - Meredith Braun
Evita 'Don't Cry For Me Argentina' - Sharon Campbell & Crouch End Festival Chorus
Evita 'Another Suitcase In Another Hall' - Sharon Campbell & Crouch End Festival Chorus
Evita 'High Flying Adored' - Meredith Braun
The Fantastiks 'Try To Remember' - John Langley & Crouch End Festival Chorus
Fiddler On The Roof 'If I Were A Rich Man' - John Langley
Gigi 'Gigi' - Keith Ferreira
Guys And Dolls 'Luck Be A Lady' - Dave Willetts
Jesus Christ Superstar 'Superstar' - Christopher Howard
Jesus Christ Superstar 'I Don't Know How To Love Him' - Sharon Campbell
Jesus Christ Superstar 'Everything's Alright' - Sharon Campbell
Joseph And His Amazing Technicolor Dream-Coat 'Close Every Door' - Crouch End Festival Chorus
Kismet 'And This Is My Beloved' - Lesley Garrett
Kismet 'Stranger In Paradise' - Jason Howard

Tracks:

Kiss Me Kate 'Where Is The Life That Late I Led?' - Jason Howard
A Little Night Music 'Send In The Clowns' - Helen Hobson
Les Miserables 'Bring Him Home' - Dave Willetts
Man Of La Mancha 'The Impossible Dream' - John Langley
Oklahoma 'Oh What A Beautiful Morning' - Jason Howard
Oklahoma 'The Surrey With The Fringe On Top' - Jason Howard
Oklahoma 'Oklahoma' - Jason Howard
Phantom Of The Opera 'Phantom Of The Opera' - Lesley Garrett
Phantom Of The Opera 'Music Of The Night' - Dave Willetts
Phantom Of The Opera 'All I Ask Of You' - Lesley Garrett
Porgy & Bess 'Summertime' - Lesley Garrett
Seven Brides For Seven Brothers 'Bless Your Beautiful Hide' - Jason Howard
Showboat 'Ol' Man River' - Jason Howard
Showboat 'Make Believe' - Jason Howard

Tracks:

The Sound Of Music 'The Sound Of Music' - Helen Hobson
The Sound Of Music 'Climb Ev'ry Mountain' - Tania Williams & Crouch End Festival Chorus
The Sound Of Music 'Edelweiss' - John Langley
South Pacific 'Some Enchanted Evening' - John Langley
South Pacific 'Younger Than Springtime' - David Shannon
Starlight Express 'Starlight Express' - Keith Burns
Sunset Boulevard 'Sunset Boulevard' - Gerard Casey
Sunset Boulevard 'With One Look' - Mary Carewe
Sunset Boulevard 'As If We Never Said Goodbye' - Mary Carewe
Tell Me On Sunday 'Tell Me On Sunday' - Sharon Campbell
West Side Story 'Maria' - David Shannon
West Side Story 'Tonight' (The Balcony Scene) - Meredith Braun
West Side Story 'Somewhere' - Meredith Braun
There's No Business Like Show Business & Annie Get Your Gun 'Theres No Business Like Showbusiness' - Helen Hobson & Crouch End Festival Chorus

Customer Reviews:

"56 Show-Stoppers from the Last Century ~ Paul Bateman".......2004-04-16

Some of the best musicals from the last century appear on this 4-CD compilation "Musicals:The Gold Collection", featuring many stars of the London Stage with Paul Bateman (conductor), The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, The Philharmonia, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the world renown Crouch End Festival Chorus ~ sharing the spotlight, blending voice and music within the boundaries of great compositions from sold out musical shows from the past ~ all songs presented on this collection have been performed by a diverse set of artists ~ share the beauty of simplicity that exists in the music of each performance.

Here's just a sampling with "Annie", Annie Get Your Gun", "Anything Goes", "Aspects of Love", "Cabaret", "Carmen Jones", "Carousel", "Cats", "Chess", "Evita", "The Fantastics", "Fiddler on the Roof", "Gigi", "Guys and Dolls", "Jesus Christ Superstar", "Joseph and His Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat", "Kismet", "Kiss Me Kate", "La Cage Aux Folles", "Les Miserables", "A Little Night Music", "Man of La Mancha", "Oklahoma", "Phantom of the Opera", "Porgy & Bess", "Seven Brides For Seven Brothers", "Showboat", "The Sound of Music", "South Pacific", "Starlight Express", "Sunset Boulevard", "Tell Me On Sunday", "There's No Business Like Show Business", "West Side Story" ~ each cue is just the icing on the cake presented in this one of a kind event.

Let's take a look at the stars of the London Stage ~ Meredith Braun, Keith Burns, Sharon Campbell, Mary Carewe, Gerard Casey, Chris Corcoran, Keith Ferreira, Lesley Garrett (always a favorite in everyones collection), Helen Hobson, Michele Hooper, Christopher Howard, Jason Howard, Ria Jones, John Langley, David Shannon, Deorah Steel, Jill Washington, Dave Willetts, Tania Williams ~ so much talent under one banner, perfection is the only description that comes to mind. Paul Bateman has come up with a instrumental masterpiece, with emotional peaks and valleys that we've experienced over decades in the tumultuous world of musicals in the theatre.

Silva America, James Fitzpatrick, Reynold da Silva and David Stoner have paid homage to this genre ~ brought to the forefront in one universal voice the magnitude and influence for all it's listeners ~ powerful and personal touch of each track makes you feel the melody is still ringing in your ears, that's what the composer hoped for and it works ~ this musical collection is a keeper ~ gotta love it!

Total Time: 4-CD-Set ~ Silva America 3605 ~ (4/06/2004)

The Wizard of Oz - Vintage Recordings from the 1903 Broadway Musical

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A Collection of the Original Oz Stage Productions
Ain't it a Shame!
Why the 1903 "Wizard" was forgotten
A long overdue revisit to a classic American musical
Long-Forgotten Broadway Hit Gets First Rate Revival

The Wizard of Oz - Vintage Recordings from the 1903 Broadway Musical

Manufacturer: Original Cast Record
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ASIN: B00009MPYQ

Tracks:

Wizard of OzSelection (Arthur Pryor's Band)
The Bullfrog and the Coon (Ada Jones)
Pocahontas (Edward M. Favor)
Daisy Donohue (Harry Tally)
Down on the Brandywine (Collins & Harlan)
Come Take a Skate with Me Sung (Collins & Harlan)
I Love You All the Time (Harry Macdonough)
The Moon Has His Eyes on You (Ada Jones)
When You Love, Love, Love (Thomas E. Whitbred)
When We Get Whats a-Comin to Us
Mister Dooley Sung (Edward M. Favor)
Julie Dooley (J. W. Myers)
Meet Me Down at the Corner (Jones & Spencer)
Budweisers a Friend of Mine (Billy Murray)
Theres a Lot of Things You Never Learn at School (Bob Roberts)
Under a Panama (Billy Murray)
Good Bye Fedora (Collins & Harlan)
Sitting Bull (Collins & Harlan)
I Love Only One Girl in this Wide Wide World (Harry Macdonough)
Sammy (Harry Macdonough)
The Tale of a Stroll (Morgan & Stanley)
Cant You See Im Lonely? (Ada Jones)
Are You Sincere? (Byron G. Harlan)
Hurrah for Baffins Bay (Collins & Harlan)
Football (Dan W. Quinn)
Id Like to Go Halves in That (Burt Shepard)
Rejoice!The Wizard is No Longer King
The Traveler and the Pie
Must You? (Dan W. Quinn)
Thats Where She Sits All Day (Dan W. Quinn)
The Sweetest Girl in Dixie (Henry Burr)
Scarecrow Laugh (Fred Stone)

Tracks:

Sammy Mira (Music Box Disc)
Must You? (Mira Music Box Disc)
Opening Prayer
Phantom Patrol
Just a Simple Girl from the Prairie
Poppy Song
Love is Love
When We Get What's A-Comin' to Us
The Traveler and the Pie
When You Love, Love, Love
Rejoice! The Wizard is No Longer King
Phantom Patrol (Aeolian Piano Roll)
My Little Maid of Oz Aeolian Piano Roll
The Tik-Tok Man of OzSelection (Rythmodik Piano Roll)
The Tik-Tok Man of OzSelection (Piano Roll)
Ask the Flowers to Tell You (Macdonough & Dunlap)
My Beautiful Dream Girl (John Barnes Wells)
My Pretty Little Piece of Dresden China (Bessie Wynn)
Gay Paree (Montgomery & Stone)
Travel Travel Little Star (Montgomery & Stone)
A Scotch Moriah (Montgomery & Stone)
Hurrah for Baffins Bay (Dan W. Quinn)
Daisy Donohue (Trombone Solo by Arthur Pryor)
Mr. DooleyMedley (Xylophone Solo J. Frank Hopkins)
Down on the BrandywineMedley (Edison Military Band)
The Bullfrog and the CoonMedley (Six Brown Brothers)
Ill Take You Back to Italy (Ada Jones & Billy Murray)
Father Goose Songs (Sallie Osbourne)

Album Description

The Wizard of Oz a musical with book and lyrics by L. Frank Baum and music by Paul Tietjens premiered on June 16, 1902, at the Grand Opera House in Chicago. It was an instant hit and made stars of David Montgomery (the Tin Woodman) and Fred Stone (the Scarecrow). On January 21, 1903 the show opened at the Majestic Theatre in New York. It ran for nine months and set out on the road with a second company right on its heels. The show toured, came back to New York, toured, and returned to New York again many times until finally disbanding around 1911. Stock and amateur companies continued to present it into the 1930s when it was overshadowed by the classic MGM film starring Judy Garland.

The show was legendary for its success and its impact on American culture. It was the Cats or Les Mis of the early 1900s--but the show has been swallowed by history. What made audiences of the early 1900s devour the show and return for more again and again? In this unprecedented 2-CD set—featuring over 145 minutes of vintage recordings and 64 pages of lyrics, photos, notes and synopsis—you can discover how The Wizard of Oz entertained the American public for the first two decades of the 20th century. And like the audiences of nearly a hundred years ago, you can hum along to "Budweiser," "Sammy," and "Hurrah for Baffin's Bay"—everyone's favorite songs from The Wizard of Oz! Also included in this comprehensive collection are recordings from later Oz musicals, The Woggle-Bug and The Tik-Tok Man of Oz written by Oz creator L. Frank Baum, as well as vintage non-Oz recordings by original "Wizard of Oz stars" Montgomery & Stone and Bessie Wynn

Customer Reviews:

A Collection of the Original Oz Stage Productions.......2006-12-07

This Double-Disk Collection contains music from the original and varied Oz Stage Productions: "the Wizard of Oz", "the Woggle-Bug" (based on 'Marvelous Land of Oz) and "the Tik-Tok Man of Oz" (based on 'Ozma of Oz'). There are plenty of "Wizard" songs and music, but there isn't a lot of "Woggle-Bug" and/or "Tik-Tok Man".
I often wondered how different the 1st & Original Production of 'Oz Wizard' was different to the book, and thanks to Mark Evan Schwartz's book "Oz: Before the Rainbow" I found out for myself (WORTH A READ!!). Later I got this CD to go along with the book's stage telling (more or less) and I listened in interest to the songs which, I read, were entirely different to the future Musicals of Oz. The songs are good, but not all of them are actually completely restored to perfection, so the singing may/will sound somewhat muffled. Also, due to the time it was made (for some reason), the songs don't actually fit into the story (even the stage's rewritten story) and sound distant/unrelated. But there are songs that sound similar to the original story ("Rejoice! The Wizard is No Longer King"). CD 2's Track 3 has music played during Silent Oz Film "His Majesty, Scarecrow" on the MGM 3-Disk DVD.
The best thing about this CD Collection is the two booklets packaged along with the disks: the first (entitled "The Records") has writing on "What the Wizard Was" with a synopsis of the stage production story and "About the Recordings", a listing of all the songs on CD 1 (which are helpful for "Selection" Tracks not specifically named on the back) and notes on the songs like their origins and background. Booklet 2 (entitled "The Lyrics") has the words to the songs (in case you can't make out the words/want to sing-along). BOTH CDs include b&w photos of the actors, performance (few of which can be seen in "Oz: Before the Rainbow" book) and even reprints of a few illustrations made for the stage. The pictures are the best part of this purchase.
The Entirely Different Songs may not fit with the story, original or rewritten, but there's nothing really wrong with the music when one enjoys to what they're listening to.
I know that there is also another 'Oz on Stage' CD Collection called "Before the Rainbow" . . . hmmm, I wonder if I should get that too?

Ain't it a Shame!.......2006-05-20

I think that this is a wonderful album of HISTORICAL value. Not too many people know this, but "the wizard of oz" was made into a smash hit in 1903, but because all the history was BARELY in obscurity, hungry tiger press wanted to educate the blockheads in the world about this remarkable piece of history. that being said, david maxine collected all of the old material, such as Piano rolls (my especial favorite of all of them is "the poppy song", i LOVE the bass notes: "nnn-ded-deh mmmm-ded-deh"), and music boxes, and cylinders, and records!
however, it is quite a shame that that CRAPPY movie with judy garland pushed this lovely musical into obscurity. i would have liked to see it in my day, but it was already lost in darkness, but thanks to the highly DIGNIFIED people in the world, this cd is available!! BUY IT!!!! I *ORDER* YOU!!! YOU CANNOT BE DIGNIFIED WITHOUT THIS REPLACING YOUR "RAP" GARBAGE WITH THIS JEWEL!!!!

Why the 1903 "Wizard" was forgotten.......2004-03-20

This truly remarkable 2-disc collection of old cylinders, discs, music boxes and piano rolls explains why the 1903 musical version of "The Wizard of Oz" did not survive the early thirties. It wasn't because it was before its time or even of its time, but simply because it was way behind the times. Its producers resisted composer's Paul Tietjens' attempts to write plot-driven numbers. His contribution survives only in the incidental music preserved on piano rolls (and the most interesting element on this collection) linking very disparate and even incongruous vaudeville acts by various authors and performers that graced the stage during the musical's multi-decade run. In other words, Baum was telling a story and the songs were telling another... As fascinating as they are for historical reasons, those numbers are commonplace, mostly uninspired flash-in-the-tin-pan ditties, with timid syncopation and a stong reliance on musical clichés. There is not a single standard among them and not even a decent lyric where "fine" doesn't rhyme with "mine" and "love you" doesn't rhyme with "I do"- or even "I know you know I know you do", as happens more than once. As an assemblage of shtick pieces and ephemeral sentimental or nonsensical ditties, this collection cannot be topped and it represents a monumental effort. Without it and its very generous and informative liner notes, I would not have the same appreciation for the absolute genius of Victor Herbert's operettas ("Babes in Toyland" came out the same year) where the more memorable songs are plot-driven and introduced and linked by the most luscious, inventive and varied incidental music ever heard outside an opera house. This sort of unified concept would culminate in Jerome Kern's "Show Boat" and it remains a truth today that the integration of plot and music - reminiscent of opera - is the true secret of successful and perennial musicals, whatever the current idiom. This collection also makes one appreciate the complete originality of the Hollywood film for actually going back to Baum's books, entrusting the songs, lyrics and music to Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg and Herbert Stothart and scrapping the musical's colourful but checkered history (except for casting ex-vaudevillians as the main characters, of course!). Highly recommended for its nostalgia value, its irreplaceable rarities and a better understanding of the history of American popular music.

A long overdue revisit to a classic American musical.......2003-09-30

Although it was one of the most financially successful stage musicals of the early 1900's, very little information is presently available on the 1903 production of THE WIZARD OF OZ. In what was obviously a labor of love, David Maxine has done much to correct this oversight by releasing a 2-CD set with over 145 minutes worth of extremely rare recordings of music from this and other OZ-themed musicals dating back to before World War I. Recorded materials include vintage acoustical disc and cylinder phonograph records, piano rolls, and music box discs, many of which go back almost a century. In addition, he has included two booklets worth of historical background information on the 1903 WIZARD OF OZ production, its stars, the individual musical numbers, and lyrics for the songs included on the CDs. (Lavishly illustrated with rare old black and white photos and artwork, these booklets, and the information they contain, are themselves worth the price of the set!) Several bonus CD tracks are included that offer rare recordings by Montgomery & Stone (the original Tin Woodsman and Scarecrow) and Bessie Wynn, who was also in the 1903 cast. Not just for dedicated Oz fans, this set is a "must have" for anyone interested in the history of American musical theater and American popular culture of the early 1900's.

Long-Forgotten Broadway Hit Gets First Rate Revival.......2003-09-17

One hundred and three years ago, author L. Frank Baum published the best-selling children's book of the 20th century, THE WIZARD OF OZ. Although the book was adapted several times as plays, silent motion pictures, animated cartoons, and radio shows in the next few decades, it is the 1939 MGM film that most people think of as THE WIZARD OF OZ. The success and popularity of that film completely eclipsed the memories of previous incarnations and even the book itself in popular culture. However, prior to the film's release, there was a successful stage version which premiered on Broadway in 1903 and delighted audiences for many years, making stars of Fred Stone and David Montgomery, the original Scarecrow and Tinman. As with the MGM film, chilren who saw THE WIZARD OF OZ on stage carried fond memories of the production into adulthood. Ray Bolger was so impressed with the Fred Stone's Scarecrow, that he remembered it vividly as an adult and based his own protrayal of the character in the movie on Mr. Stone's stage version.

Unfortunately, time and Judy Garland have pushed the once popular Broadway Smash into history. It has been all but forgotten...until now.

As the show moved from theater to theater and casts changed, so did the songs. Many of these were recorded on the primative equipment of the day: Wax cylinders, 78-RPM records, piano rolls, and music Boxes, and surprisingly many of these still exist. Now, thanks to those hard-working gents at HUNGRY TIGER PRESS, you can own these historic recordings on this awesome 2-CD set. THE WIZARD OF OZ: Vintage Recordings From The 1903 Broadway Musical contains over 145 minutes of terrific early 20th century music. You won't find "Over the Rainbow" or "Ding! Dong! The Witch Is Dead!" here. Instead, this WIZARD OF OZ contains tracks like "Budweiser's a Friend of Mine", "Sammy", "Hurrah for Baffin's Bay", and "Rejoice! The Wizard is No Longer King", each one a portal over the rainbow to the Broadway stage of a century ago.

Obviously the play was quite different in plot from the movie--Dorothy travelled to Oz with her cow Imogene instead of Toto, for starters--, but the songs represent the style of popular music of 100 years ago and are collected here in a beautiful compilation. The set contains two booklets of liner notes which contain credits, lyrics, a written history of the production, and are extensively illustrated with photos and illustrations. Although the sound quality of the source material is not always up to today's standards, the songs are presented in the best versions possible, and the music is highly enjoyable. With 60 tracks and the wealth of information contained here, both written and photographic, this 2-CD set is good value for the money. A must-have for all collectors of WIZARD OF OZ memorabilia, an insightful look at popular music and Broadway history from a century ago, a glimpse into ethnic and racial stereotypes that were accepted at the time, and a curiosity for fans of the 1939 film, this set is big on appeal. Kudos to the Hungry Tiger Press for rescuing this treasure trove of musical history from obscurity!

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Songs of Yesterday for Today

Manufacturer: Romeo Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0007OP0YA
Release Date: 2005-03-01

Tracks:

By Strauss
So in Love
Alone Together
I'm Old Fashioned
Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye
Man I Love
Way You Look Today
Here's That Rainy Day
I Can't Get Started
Lucky to Be Me
How Deep Is the Ocean?
But Beautiful
You're Nearer
Come Rain or Come Shine
Nearness of You
After You
There Will Never Be Another You
Shadow of Your Smile
I Didn't Know What Time It Was
You Don't Know What Love Is

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cake like review
excellent and smart rock and roll

Goodbye, So What?
Cake Like
Manufacturer: Vapor Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000J6D7
Release Date: 1999-07-06

Tracks:

Lucky One
My Guy
Don't Tell
Ashley
Dead To Me
Getaway
Superstore
Swell
Blacked Out And Blue
God's Alright
Frequent Flyer
Miss You

Customer Reviews:

cake like review.......1999-11-29

about half of the songs on this album are really good... we're talking GREAT songs... the kind that get overplayed on the radio until everyone hates them. but the other half... well... they're not as great. but no song on this cd is really BAD, so you can see how much i really liked the good songs if i gave 4 stars.

excellent and smart rock and roll.......1999-09-16

Quirky lyrics made powerful by Kinney's strong, smooth voice have made Cake Like into the ultimate women band. All three of these women are awesome musicians and together they explode on stage. I saw them last night at their home town venue of Brownies where the entire audience was overwhelmed by their energy and musical abilities.

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TRACK LISTING

Goodbye Spaceman
Adam Flaherty Noise Machine
Manufacturer: Adam Flaherty Noise Machine
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000CA8NBQ
Release Date: 2005-08-30

Tracks:

Prove Yourself
Sunburn
Socio
Gravity
Binary System
Look Up
Too Far
Blur
I Forfeit (You Win)
Malfunction
Time Won't Stop

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TRACK LISTING.......2006-03-31

Prove Yourself
Sunburn
Socio
Gravity
Binary System
Look Up
Too Far
Blur
I Forfeit (you win)
Malfunction
Time Won't Stop

Rosa Ponselle on the Air, Vol. 1 (1934-36)

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Great Singer But
A treat for Ponselle fans

Rosa Ponselle on the Air, Vol. 1 (1934-36)

Manufacturer: Marston
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000042OHV
Release Date: 2000-01-11

Customer Reviews:

Great Singer But.......2006-08-31

Not 5 stars because at times Ponselle sound like she is in another room and some of the selections are real trash. But - the warmth, line and drama are magnificent and in a few spots the sheer size is amazing - no commercial recording does justice to the size of her voice.

Even Callas, not always the kindest or most objective observer of other sopranos, admitted that Ponselle was the greatest. Callas said that Tebaldi had a lovely voice but who cares? The thousands who went to hear sold out performances and the millions who purchased her recording are those who cares.

Back to Ponselle - her line breath and dramatic interpretations are amazing - I wish I could have heard her complete Norma on stage. I know the critics hated her Carmen they said it was too vulgar. Sounds amazingly intense and vocally impeccable to me, after all, Carmen was closer to a [..] than a debutante.

A treat for Ponselle fans.......2000-02-16

This record shows us a side of Ponselle I've never known before. I now realize just how hurried her old 78's were. The pacing of the songs and arias here is breathtaking in its sweep. And how large the voice sounds! No Ponselle lover will want to miss this one. Sound quality isn't always great. But as a companion to her studio releases, this record is without peer.

The Complete Caruso including The Original Victor Talking Machine Co. Master Recordings

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No - the deffect is NOT on EVERY set!!!
The Master of Italian Tenor Singing-Get it
WARNING-All Original Releases Corrode Because of Dye
from a 13 year old kid
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The Complete Caruso including The Original Victor Talking Machine Co. Master Recordings

Manufacturer: RCA
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000003F1L
Release Date: 1990-11-20

Tracks:

Rigoletto, Act I: Studenti! Udite!
Rigoletto, Act I: Questa o quella
Aida, Act I: Celeste Aida
Manon, Act II: Chiudi gli occhi (II Sogno)
L'elisir d'amore, Act II: Una furtiva lagrima
Mefistofele, Epilogue: Giunto sul passo estremo
Germania, Act I: Ah, vieni qui ... No, non chiuder gli occhi vaghi
Mefistofele, Act I: Dai campi, dai prati
Tosca, Act III: E lucevan le stelle
Iris, Act I: Apri la tua finestra
Mefistofele, Act I: Dai campi, dai prati
Fedora, Act II: Amor ti vieta
Aida, Act I: Celeste Aida
La Gioconda, Act II: Cielo e mar
Pagliacci, Act I: Recitar! mentre preso dal delirio...Vesti la giubba
Cavalleria Rusticana: O Lola (Siciliana)
Non t'amo piu
La mia canzone
Adriana Lecouvreur, Act II: No, pui nobile
Luna fedel
Un bacio ancora
Luna fedel
L'elisir d'amore, Act II: Una furtiva lagrima
Tosca, Act III: E lucevan le stelle
Germania, Act I: Ah, vieni qui ... No, non chiuder gli occhi vaghi
Rigoletto, Act IV: La donna e mobile
Cavalleria Rusticana: O Lola (Seciliana)

Tracks:

Tu non mi vuoi piu ben
Tosca, Act III: E lucevan le stelle
Gli Ugonotti (Les Hugenots), Act I: Qui sotto ii ciel
Rigoletto, Act I: Questa o quella
Rigoletto, Act IV: La donna e mobile
L'elisir d'amore, Act II: Una furtiva lagrima...Un solo isante
Aida, Act I: Celeste Aida
Tosca, Act III: E lucevan le stelle
Tosca, Act I: Recondite armonia
Cavalleria Rusticana: O Lola (Siciliana)
I Pagliacci, Act I: Recitar! mentre preso dal delirio...Vesti la giubba
Maron, Act II: Chiudi gli occhi (II Sogno)
Mattinata
I pescatori di perle (Les pecheurs de perles), Act I: Mi par d'udir ancora
Don Pasquale, Act III: Com'e gentil (Serenata)
Carmen, Act II: Il fior che avevi a me tu dato
Gli Ugonotti (Les Huguenots), Act I: Ah, quel soave vision
La Gioconda, Act II: Cielo e mar
Cavalleria Rusticana: Intanto amici...Viva il vino (Brindisi)
Marta, Act III: M'appari tutt'amore
La Boheme, Act I: Che gelida manina
Faust, Act III: Salut demeure chaste et pure
Il Trovota, Act III: Di quella pira

Tracks:

La Favorita, Act IV: Spirito gentil, ne' sogni miei (Romanza)
La forza del destino, Act III: Solenne in quest'ora
Aida, Act I: Celeste Aida
Triste ritorno
Ideale
L'Africana (L'Africaine), Act IV: O Mimi, tu piu non torni
Rigoletto, Act IV: Bella figlia dell'amore (Quartet)
La Boheme, Act IV: O mimi, tu piu non torni
Andrea Chenier, Act I: Un di all'azzurro spazio (Improvviso)
I Pagliacci, Act I: Recitar! mentre preso dal delirio...Vesti la giubba
La Boheme, Act I: O soave fanciulla
I prescatori di perle (Les pecheurs de perles), Act I: Del tempio al limitar
Don Sebastiano, Act II: Deserto in terra
Don Sebastiano, Act II: Deserto in terra
Adorables tourments (Valse lente)
Lucia di Lammermoor, Act II: Chi mi frena in tal mometno? (Sextet)
Rigoletto, Act IV: Bella figlia dell'amore (Quartet)
La Boheme, Act III: Addio, dolce svegliare alla mattina
Madama Butterfly, Act I: Un po' di vero c'e...Oh quanti occhi fisi

Tracks:

Lolita (Spanish Serenade)
Rigoletto, Act I: Questa o quella
Rigoletto, Act IV: La donna e mobile
Il Travatore, Act III: Ah si ben mio
Il Trovatore, Act IV: Se m'ami ancor... Ai nostri monti
Aida, Act I: Celeste Aida
Pour un baiser
Tosca, Act I: Recondita armonia
Tosca, Act III: E lucevan le stelle
Mamma mia che vo' sape
La forza del destino, Act III: Della natal sua terra il padre...O tu che in sena agl' angeli
Aida, Act IV: O terra addio
Aida, Act IV: La fatal pietra
La Regina di Saba (Die Konigin von Saba), Act II: Magiche note
Carman, Act II: Il fior che avevi a me tu dato
Carmen, Act II: La fleur que tu m'avais jetee
Gli Ugonotti (Les Huguenots), Act I: Ah, qual soave vision...bianca al par di neve
Il Trovatore, Act IV: Quel suon, quelle preci...Ah! che la morte (Miserere)
Il Trovatore, Act IV: Quel suon, quelle preci...Ah! che la morte (Miserere)
Marta, Act I: Solo, profugo, reietto!

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Faust, Act I: O mereveille!...A moi les plaisirs
Faust, Act III: Siegneur dieu, que voi-je!
Faust, Act III: Eh! quoi! toujours seule?
Faust, Act III: Il se fait tard...Laisse moi...Eterbekke! O nuit d'amour
Faust, Act IV: Que voulez vous messieurs?
Faust, Act V: Mon coeur est penetre d'epouvante...Attends!Voici la rue...Alerte! ou vous etes perdus
Germania, Act I: Studenti! Udite!
Germania, Act I: Ah, vieni qui...no, non chiudi gli occchi vaghi
La Gionconda, Act II: Cielo e mar
Madama Butterfly, Act I: Amore o grllo dir non saprei
Madama Butterfly, Act III: Non ve l'avevo detto...addio fiorito asil
For You Alone
Otello, Act II: Nell'ore arcane della sua lussuria...Ora e par sempre addio
Cavalleria Rusticana: O Lola (Siciliana)
I Pagliacci, Act II: No, pagliaccio non son
Addio
Il Trovatore, Act II: Mal reggenda all'aspro assalto
Il Trovatore, Act IV: Se m'ami ancor...Ai nostri moni

Tracks:

Aida Act IV: Gia i sacerdoti adunansi...Misero appien mi festi...Aida a me togliesti
Un ballo in machera, Act I: Di tu se fedele
La Boheme, Act III: Musette! O gioia della mia dimora...Testa adorata
Eternamente
Core' ngrato
Lo Schiavo (O Escravo), Act II: L'importuna insistenza...Quando nascesti tu
Canta pe' me
La Boheme, Act II: Io non ho che una povero stanzetta
L'elisir d'amore, Act II: Una furtiva lagrima
La forza del destino, Act IV: Invano, Alvaro...Le minaccie, i fieri accenti
Walter B. Rogers: Love Is Mine
Aida, Act I: Se quel quel guerrier io fossi...Celeste Aida
Un ballo in maschera, Act III: Forse la soglia attinse...ma se m'efora perderti
Je suis seul...Ah, fuyez, douce image
Crucifix
I Lombardi, Act III: Qual volutta trascorere

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Marta, Act II: Siam giunti, o giovanette...Questa camera e per voi!...Che vuol dir cio?...Presto, presto andiam
Marta, Act II: T'ho raggiunta, sciagurata!...Dormi pur ('Goodnight' Quartet)
Tarantella sincera
Lucia di Lammermoor, Act II: Chi mi frena in tal momento? (Sextet)
Les soirees musicales, No.8: La danza (Tarantella napolitana)
Rigoletto, Act IV: Bella figlia dell'amore (Quartet)
Dreams Of Long Ago
The Lost Chord
Because
Hosanna
Manon, Act II: Manon! Avez-vous peur...On l'appelle Manon
La Boheme, Act I: O soave fanciulla
Don Carlo, Act I: Domanda al ciel...Dio, che nell'alma infondere
Il Trovatore, Act IV: Se m'ami ancor...Ai nostri monti
Op. 38, No. 6: Pimpinella (Canzone floretina)
Rigoletto, Act III: Ella mi fu rapita!...Parmi veder le lagrime
Agnus Dei

Tracks:

Manon Lescaut, Act I: Donna non vidi mai
Ave Maria
Elegie (Song of Mourning)
Lasciati amar
Guardanno 'a luna
Your Eyes Have Told Me What I Did Not Know
Fenesta che lucive
Stabat Mater: Cujus animam
The Palms
Cavalleria Rusticana: Mamma, Mamma, quel vino!...Voi dovrete far (Addio alla madre)
Otello, Act II: Oh! Mostruosa colpa!..Si, pel ciel
Op. 38, No. 1: Serenade de Don Juan
Amor mio
Manella mia
The Palms
Trusting Eyes
Serenade espagnole
Parted
Un ballo in maschera, Act I: Amici miei, soldati...La rivedra nell'estasi
Un ballo in maschera, Act I: Cosi scritto e lassu...E'scherzo od e follia

Tracks:

La Partida
El Milagro de la Virgen: Flores purisimas
La Traviata, Act I: Libiamo, libiamo (Brindisi)
Il Guarany (O Guarani), Act I: Sento una forza indomita
Hantis d'amour
Carman, Act I: Parle-moi de ma mere ( w Frances Alda)
La mia canzone
Cielo turchino
Pecche
Messa da requiem: Ingemisco
Il Duca d'Alba, Act IV: Angelo casto e bel
Si vous l'aviez compris
Les duex serenades: Serenade francaise
La procession
Le Cid, Act III: Ah! tout est bien fini!...O Souverain, o Juge,o Pere!
Luna d'estate
'O sole mio
La Reine de Saba, Act II: Faiblesse de la race humaine!...Inspirez-moi, race divine
Mia sposa sara la mia bandiera

Tracks:

Macbeth, Act IV: O fifgli, o figli miei...Ah, la paterna mano
La Boheme, Act IV: Vecchia zimarra, senti
Cantique de Noel
Sancta Maria
Tiempo antico
Santa Lucia
Op. 6, No. 5: Pourquoi?
Eugene Oneguine (Evgeny Onegin), Act II: Pour moi ce jour est tout mystere
Op. 102, No. 6: Chanson de juin
Andrea Chenier, Act IV: Come un bel di di maggio
Samson et Dalila, Act III: Vois ma misere, helas
Les pecheurs de perles, Act I: A cette voix quel trouble...Je crois entendre encore
Les pecheurs de perles, Act II: De mon amie, fleur endormie
Rigoletto, Act IV: Bella figlia dell'amore (Quartet)
Verdi: Bella figlia dell'amore (Quartet)
Lucia di Lammermoor, Act II: Chi mi frena in tal momento? (Sextet)
Lucia di Lammermoor, Act II: Chi mi frena in tal momento? (Sextet)
M'appari tutt'amor
Op. 5: Musica proibita
Uocchie celeste

Tracks:

L'alba separa dalla luce l'ombra
L'alba separa dalla luce l'ombra
Neron, Act II: Oh! lumiere du jour
Neron, Act III: Oh! lumiere du jour
A la luz de la luna
Sei morta ne la vita mia
La Partida
La forza del destino, Act III: Ne gustare m'e dato un'ora...Sleale! il segreto fu dunque violato
Over There...Par la-bas
Niedermeyer: Pieta, Signore
A Granada
Campane a sera
Inno di Garibaldi
Rosario Bourdon: La Campana di San Giusto
Le Regiment de Sambre et Meuse
Sultanto a tte
Samson et Dalila: Je viens celbrer la victoire
Venti scudi!

Tracks:

A' Vucchella
Vieni sul mar
Tu ca nun chiagne
L'addio a napoli
Nina (Tre giorni son che Nina)
Premiere caresse
Senza nisciuno
Salavator Rosa, Act I: Mia piccirella
Memories Of A Concert
Scordame
Love Me or Not
Serse, Act I: Frondi tenere e belle...Ombra mai fu (Largo)
Noche feliz
Rachel, quand du Seigneur
I' m'arricordo 'e Napule
Vaghissima sembianza
L'Africana (L'Africaine) Act III: Che dicon mai?...Deh, ch'io ritorni
Amadis de Gaule, Act III: Bois epais
A Dream
Petite Messe solennelle: Domine Deus
Petite Messe solennelle: Crucifixus

Amazon.com essential recording

From the youthful bloom and impetuous swagger of Enrico Caruso's debut 1902 recordings to the darker, almost baritonal overtones typifying his final sessions before the acoustic horn, the singer's resplendent vocalism and generous performing style remain the archetype for Italian tenors. As a child of the late 19th century, Caruso was prone to embellish upon composers' texts, yet his passion, communicative power, and soaring musicality transcend time. The Italian sessions from 1902 to 1904 and Caruso's recordings with piano between 1904 and 1905, along with two later sides, receive conventional, unaltered transfers. The remaining material is restored via the controversial Soundstream computer process, which fleshes out the lower partials of the voice while compromising its overtones, relegating the orchestral accompaniment to a rumbling backdrop rather than contributing partner. Yet many will find the Soundstream transfers easier on the ear. Those who wish to acquire the complete Caruso in a single package at midprice should not hesitate to purchase this significant set. --Jed Distler

Customer Reviews:

No - the deffect is NOT on EVERY set!!!.......2006-12-08

The deffect that some previous reviewers were so mad about did not happen to my set. After purchasing it for two years and listening to the disks every other day, they are still shiny and beautiful like new. You can't use the word "EVERY" so cavelierly, because you have not listened to EVERY set.

The Master of Italian Tenor Singing-Get it.......2006-05-20

I have been collecting Caruso performance since 1960- of course they were on vinyl- I even had some 78's. I think the 78 and vinyl records produced a warmer tone, but it is a delight to have the Master's performances in one place. My vinyls are worn to shreds.

Except for the lighter and bel canto roles, Caruso is supreme in the Italian and some of the French repetoire. Last night I listened to the Quartet from Martha for the first time in many years. Caruso sings about a 20 second phrase beginning "Dormi
Pur" which had me in tears as it had in the past. The ease of Caruso cadenzas in "La donna e Mobile" and "Una Furtiva Lagrima" put most tenors with a 1/4 of Caruso's vocal weight and size to shame.

There are no American/Swedish or any other hyphenated Carusos. He was unique and I am a Bjoerling freak. I find it
odd that a previous reviwer mentioned Mario Lanza favorably with Caruso.

Lanza rarely performed on an opera stage. On recording his voice seems large but his singing is amateurish. He squeezes, forces, barks and croons. At times one can hear a pretty sound but I do not consider him a major opera singer.

Rudolf Bing's comment that people who heard Richard Tucker were just as lucky as those who heard Caruso is silly. Tucker was excellent but NOT Caruso.

Lauritz Melchior, in the heavy German repetoire and to my mind Otello, is as unique and uncomparable as Caruso is in the Italian and French repetoire.

WARNING-All Original Releases Corrode Because of Dye.......2005-04-24

EVERYONE who bought the ORIGINAL multi-disc release has seen each disc become unplayable through corrosion because of a dye used to print the label side. BMG is well aware of this and has been inundated with demands for replacement.

This set is available in a subsequently released BUDGET compilation, also available through AMAZON. There are no manufacturing defects.

from a 13 year old kid.......2005-03-15

it is a great cd. when they say complete, they mean complete! 12 cds about 70mins each. comes with booklet with recording dates and matrix #s. in cardboardy-leather box. i did not have a probelem with red batwing labels making a clear film. the set is from the 70's but is the quality that great any way? contains private recordings.

There are other, better options.......2004-05-17

I was surprised to see that this set was still available. These transfers were made in the late 1970's at the dawn of the digital era and were state of the art for that time. But in cleaning up the surface noise these old digital transfers seriously flatten out the sound of Caruso's voice.

I would suggest that people interested in Caruso check out the "complete" Caruso series on Naxos with new digital restorations by the great sound engineer/artist Ward Marston. On the Naxos CD's the voice is preserved in a much more natural and subtle sound while all of the other noises are eliminated as much as possible. It's much more satisfying and true to the original recordings than these old RCA transfers. If you're going to spend $130.00 you should have the best available. It's only fair to Caruso.

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