tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4051519380220252201.post3130444874895547442..comments2024-03-21T10:16:51.212-07:00Comments on Impressions of Vince: Will the preferred soundtrack please stand up?Derrick Banghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12885694730612878577noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4051519380220252201.post-20801912665147189872021-12-28T06:24:01.438-08:002021-12-28T06:24:01.438-08:00The description above quite clearly says, per Fant...The description above quite clearly says, per Fantasy's folks, that the uncorrected CD remix was "one take in its entirety," whereas "the original LP version was an edit of two different takes." That means all manner of subtle differences; that's the nature of jazz.Derrick Banghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12885694730612878577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4051519380220252201.post-22618655356769599842021-12-27T14:27:30.777-08:002021-12-27T14:27:30.777-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Bobbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03473037633046442211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4051519380220252201.post-48564813029542405522021-04-17T10:07:58.088-07:002021-04-17T10:07:58.088-07:00And thanks for the kind words!
Given that Fantasy...And thanks for the kind words!<br /><br />Given that Fantasy specified that the [entire] new (2006) CD is remixed from the original three-track, it follows that the same is true for the reverted (love that word choice) versions of "Linus and Lucy" and "Christmas Is Coming," which would have been alternate takes from the same (or perhaps different, but nonetheless recorded the same way) studio sessions.<br /><br />Or so I assume...!Derrick Banghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12885694730612878577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4051519380220252201.post-91344269846185479032021-04-17T07:52:31.979-07:002021-04-17T07:52:31.979-07:00After reading two of your articles on the various ...After reading two of your articles on the various 2006 new stereo mixes of this classic album one thing is not clear to me:<br />Are the new, or I guess, more accurately, reverted versions of "Linus and Lucy" and "Christmas Is Coming" also new stereo mixes OR are they simply remastered versions of the original mixes (ie exactly the same mixes used on the 1965 release)?<br /><br />Thanks for such an insightful and well written article!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4051519380220252201.post-48263064767787318362016-07-09T13:35:58.415-07:002016-07-09T13:35:58.415-07:00Actually, I have; I exchanged several notes regard...Actually, I have; I exchanged several notes regarding matrix numbers with another fan, awhile back, and investigataed at the time. My uncorrected (version 1) CD matrix number is 65389AM-02 FCD-30066-2 082506-10. The format is completely different from yours, suggesting different pressing plants (which makes sense, as I'm in the States, and you're across the pond). Other correspondents discussing this issue via Steve Hoffman Forums contributed three data points:<br /><br />1) 65389AM-02 FCD-30066-2 082506-10 (uncorrected version 1, the same as my disc)<br />2) 65389AM-02 FCD-30066-2 082506-11 (uncorrected version 1 pre-sale Fantasy promo)<br />3) 65389BM-01 FCD-30066-2 121106-13 (corrected version 2 replacement disc sent to unhappy purchasers of version 1)<br /><br />So: In theory, it seems safe to say that if you could knowingly obtain a disc with either of the first two matrix numbers, you'd have an uncorrected version 1. Trouble is, one has to get inside the shrinkwrap, in order to see the matrix number; unless you're in a used music store, with unwrapped merchandise, that might be difficult. (Nor would I necessarily trust an eBay seller to have the wherewithal to find and accurately report on the matrix number.) And if you're in a used music store, you likely have access to a player, in order to sample the disc quality ... at which point, it's much easier and faster to simply queue up track 4 ("Linus and Lucy"), and listen for drums -- or the lack thereof -- in the opening measures (piano only = uncorrected; piano + brushes = corrected).<br /><br />None of which, ultimately, helps one determine which version you're holding, from the OUTSIDE of a still-shrinkwrapped disc...Derrick Banghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12885694730612878577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4051519380220252201.post-11377880041332553252016-07-04T16:21:18.295-07:002016-07-04T16:21:18.295-07:00Is the matrix number on the withdrawn version 1 re...Is the matrix number on the withdrawn version 1 re-mastered CD different to the one on version 2, I wonder?<br /><br />Version 2 reads DIDX 134777 2 with a tiny 014 further round the inner ring on the playing side of the disc. I have another album on CD where a track was badly pressed and the later version sports a completely different matrix number on the inner ring.<br /><br />It's worth checking, if you haven't already :)Rob Kirbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12260640106869370070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4051519380220252201.post-65865951392533197012013-12-10T09:50:07.536-08:002013-12-10T09:50:07.536-08:00Hey Fantasy, how about just clearing the vaults fo...Hey Fantasy, how about just clearing the vaults for the 50th and putting out a box set with all the versions, instead of the last 20 years on mix and match? <br /><br />Good grief.senormediahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01040380992477305061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4051519380220252201.post-13979476295000795592012-12-28T05:22:20.346-08:002012-12-28T05:22:20.346-08:00Another greatly informative post! Like you, I'...Another greatly informative post! Like you, I'm grateful to have all of the variant performances that the 2006 release made available (both intentionally and inadvertently). As stated in my comments to a prior post, I also think that the 2006 remix boasts a definite sonic edge, even over the 2012 remaster.<br /><br />But I'm *particularly* tantalized by the implications of the musical background to the "Coca-Cola" spot in the original opening of "A Charlie Brown Christmas" that you've highlighted.<br /><br />First of all, you're right that the extended "Christmasti-i-i-ime" at the end doesn't appear in any of the commercially released performances of "Christmas Time is Here" (on the 1965/1986/2012 releases or the 2006 remix). The film/audio fades too quickly at the end for me to be certain, but it is *possible* that the second vocal repeat of "Christmastime" as it's fading is just a tape splice repeat of the first. But even just that single word points to a still-unreleased performance of that song.<br /><br />While this may be old news to some of my fellow Guaraldi aficionados, even after making allowances for the poor, monophonic audio quality, my close listenings and digital scrutiny of the soundtrack led to a new-to-me realization: Even without the extended "Christmasti-i-ime" at the end of the original broadcast version, the performance of "Christmas Time is Here" playing during the opening skating montage of "A Charlie Brown Christmas" is *a different performance* than the one included on the soundtrack album! So there's already an alternate performance -- the one actually used in the show -- lurking (hopefully) on some tape somewhere! (To discern the difference, don't focus on the vocal performance of the children's choir, but on Guaraldi's trills and shadings in the background -- the sort of "call and response" notes that he plays after they sing a line of the lyrics. They're decidedly different in the TV and album performances.)<br /><br />All I've got to say is: If they want this fan to happily buy yet a fourth copy of the "Charlie Brown Christmas" album, they'd better offer up some good bonus tracks of alternate performances for the 50th anniversary release in 2015!<br /><br />Thanks again, Derrick, for your great book and this cool blog.Duggadugdugnoreply@blogger.com