Non-Album Tracks, 1953
Thank you to SHTV’s “Bob F” for his invaluable assistance in compiling this information.
December 8, 1953 - Take a Chance, Ya Better Stop, Why Should I Cry Over You
Arranger/Conductor: Nelson Riddle
Original Release: 45 & 78 RPM #2703, 1/18/54
Original LP Release: UK Sinatra Sings Music for Pleasure, c. 1959
Original CD Release: Complete Capitol Singles, 1996
Releases sampled for this comparison:
•1954 45
•1959(?) UK Sinatra Sings Music for Pleasure LP
•1973 Like Never Before LP
•1978 UK The Rare Sinatra LP
•1996 Complete Capitol Singles CD
•1998 UK The Rare Sinatra CD
Recommended top choice:
•UK The Rare Sinatra LP
Also excellent, similar:
•Like Never Before LP
Also excellent, a hair bright:
•UK The Rare Sinatra CD
Not as good:
•Sinatra Sings Music for Pleasure LP - tubby, rolled off EQ
•D4 45 - extreme mid-range EQ hump, with rolled off bass and treble
Avoid:
•The Complete Capitol Singles Collection - Norberged.
NOTES
•None of the better choices strike me as being EQd “just right.” The top two are about 10% too dark; the CD is about 15% too bright.
•If one could find a truly mint “D” 45 pressing, there is potential for re-EQ-ing to achieve a genuine “top choice.”
SAMPLE AUDIO CLIPS
All clips posted here mirror those freely available via Amazon.com.
Song #1:
“Take a Chance”
Above: 1973 Longines/Capitol Like Never Before LP
Above: 1978 UK The Rare Sinatra LP
Above: 2006 Complete Capitol Singles CD, courtesy “rangerjohn”
Above: 1998 UK The Rare Sinatra CD, courtesy “OldCoder”
Arranger/Conductor: Nelson Riddle
Original Release: UK The Rare Sinatra LP, 1978
Original LP Release: UK The Rare Sinatra, 1978
Original CD Release: Complete Capitol Singles, 1996 (bonus track)
Releases sampled for this comparison:
•1978 UK The Rare Sinatra LP
•1996 Complete Capitol Singles CD
•1998 UK The Rare Sinatra CD
Recommended top choice:
•UK The Rare Sinatra LP
Not as Good:
•UK The Rare Sinatra CD - slightly splattery treble, rolled-off bass. This especially affects the brassy sections.
Avoid:
•The Complete Capitol Singles Collection - Norberged.
NOTES
Obvious splice from about 1:48-1:58 on all versions.
Song #2:
“Ya Better Stop”
Above: 1998 UK The Rare Sinatra CD, courtesy “OldCoder”
Above: 2006 Complete Capitol Singles CD, courtesy “rangerjohn”
Above: 1978 UK The Rare Sinatra LP
Song #3:
“Why Should I Cry Over You?”
Arranger/Conductor: Nelson Riddle
Original Release: #3050, 2/55
Original LP Release: Germany Capitol Records Presents Frank Sinatra LP, 1961, or UK Look Over Your Shoulder LP, July, 1961
Original CD Release: Come Swing with Me (bonus track), 1991
Releases sampled for this comparison:
•1955 Session with Sinatra EP
•1961 UK Look Over Your Shoulder LP
•1961 German 10” Frank Sinatra LP
•1960’s UK Look Over Your Shoulder reel
•1962 Swing Easy LP
•1981 Australian The Rarities - Volume One LP
•1984 UK Swing Easy LP
•1991 Come Swing with Me CD
•1996 Complete Capitol Singles CD
•2002 Come Swing with Me CD
Recommended top choice:
•1991 Come Swing with Me CD, mastered by Larry Walsh
Close Second:
•Session with Sinatra EP
Tone Not As Good:
•1981 The Rarities - Volume One LP (very good dynamics)
•1961 German 10” Frank Sinatra LP
Avoid:
•Look Over Your Shoulder, Swing Easy (all formats) - wet tapes
•The Complete Capitol Singles Collection - Norberged.
•2002 Come Swing with Me CD - Extra Norberged
(Both Norberg masterings, although quite different in sound, stem from the same digital transfer.)
Wet/Dry Audio Clip:
Here’s a clip that starts with the “wet” 1998 UK boxed set CD (courtesy OldCoder) and transitions into the “dry” 1991 Come Swing with Me CD, mastered by Larry Walsh. Click here: WhyShouldICryUK98wet-WalshDry.mp3
Get the Walsh; avoid the others. Problem solved.
Above: 1981 Australian The Rarities - Volume One LP, mastered by Otto Ruiter.
Above: 1991 Come Swing with Me CD, mastered by Larry Walsh
Above: 1959 (?) UK Sinatra Sings Music for Pleasure LP
Ongoing discussion at the Steve Hoffman Music Forum (LINK) Album Index 1953 Singles: April 2 April 30 May 2 December 8 December 9 ----> 1954 Sessions
Above: D4 45, moderately tweaked. See “NOTES” section above.
Above: 1954 D4 45.
SAMPLE AUDIO CLIPS
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SAMPLE AUDIO CLIPS
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Above: 1961 German 10” Frank Sinatra LP. (This one.)
Above: 1955 D2 Session with Sinatra EP
