SOLDIER BOY HOUSTON – Western Ride Blues – 45-971 - $250.00 (see 34).
RAY CHARLES – The Sun’s Gonna Shine Again – 45-984 - $400.00 (see 45).RUTH BROWN – Teardrops From My Eyes – 45-919 - $400.00 (see 2).JOE MORRIS – Anytime, Any Place, Anywhere – 45-914 - $500.00 (see 1).THE DIAMONDS – A Beggar For Your Kisses – 45-981 - $1500.00 (see 43).It also doesn't take a Mensa member to work out that the playing times of both discs could have been amalgamated into one (with more added on too) - and the second disc could have been a DVD featuring those rare early videos. These are personal opinions of course - others may love them - but for me it's grating to know that there are released vinyl versions out there which are far better and should have been included here. The "Little Mix" of "Stay" (Track 6) at 3:34 minutes is not great - while the "Rhythm Mix" of "Heatwave" (Track 2) at 5:50 minutes is too busy with distorted guitars ruining its original vibe.
BRASS QUINTET SHEET MUSIC GARY MOORE STILL GOT THE BLUES FULL
The "Mix" of "Tinseltown In The Rain" (Track 4) runs to 6:31 minutes - a full half-minute longer than any other previous version and is the best of the three here (you have to love Virgin who would call a track "Mix" and leave no other info about it). What a starting point (and their follow-up "Hats" would only trump it ten-fold).įor the life of me I can't find the three versions offered here anywhere in the band's Discography - and though not stated as 'new' - typically they're a very mixed bag. In fact the album stills sound strangely other-worldly - but in a luscious way. But the peach on here is "Easter Parade" which is now HUGE but in an opened-up way. And I've waited over 20 years to hear the sublime electro-funk of "Stay" in proper audiophile quality - so I'll confess to some pogo-shapes being thrown in my home as I listened to it. "Heatwave" is fantastic - full of detail - the differing instruments suddenly in your speakers. "From Rags To Riches" completely comes alive and "Automobile Noise" sounds newly minted. From the moment "A Walk Across The Rooftops" fades in with synths to when it opens up with that bass in the background - is just incredible. That initial production has stood the album well. Linn were a high-end turntable manufacturer (still are) and the album was their first - used almost as an example of sonic greatness. You may still have to crank the volume knob a bit - but the sonic clarity on every song is 'so' good. It's subtle, clean and beautifully realized. The danger would have been to amp everything up - but it's not like that.