Non-Album Tracks, 1956
Thank you to SHTV’s “Bob F” for his invaluable assistance in compiling this information.
Ongoing discussion at the Steve Hoffman Music Forum (LINK) Album Index
January 6, 1956 -
You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me / I Thought About You /
You Make Me Feel So Young / Memories of You
Top Choice:
•The Capitol Years CD (reused in the Japanese CD release of Songs for Swingin’ Lovers)
Not as good:
•The Rare Sinatra LP - muffled quality overall
•The Rare Sinatra CD - odd, tinny, pinched tone; left-heavy
Avoid:
•Like Never Before LP - fake stereo
•Ultimate Sinatra - severely compressed
NOTES
•For those who wish to “home brew” a 16-track CD of Songs for Swingin’ Lovers, the sonics on the The Capitol Years track are every bit as enjoyable as the other 15 tracks as presented in the 2014 Mobile Fidelity version. This particular track is beautifully recorded by John Palladino and well-mastered by the team of Ron Furmanek and Larry Walsh.
Arranger/Conductor: Nelson Riddle
Original Release: Like Never Before LP, 1973
Original LP Release: Like Never Before, 1973 Original CD Release: The Capitol Years, 1990
Releases sampled for this comparison:
•1973 Like Never Before LP
•1978 UK The Rare Sinatra LP
•1990 The Capitol Years CD*
•1994 Japan Songs for Swingin’ Lovers CD*
•1998 UK The Rare Sinatra CD
•2015 Ultimate Sinatra: The Centennial Collection CD
Click photo above to listen:
1990 The Capitol Years CD, courtesy “OldCoder”
Audio Clips
Song #4:
“Memories of You”
Above: 1978 UK The Rare Sinatra LP
Above: 1998 UK The Rare Sinatra CD, courtesy “OldCoder”
Above: 2015 Ultimate Sinatra CD, mixed by Larry Walsh, mastered by Robert Vosgien, courtesy MarkusGermany
SAMPLE AUDIO CLIPS
All clips posted here mirror those freely available via itunes. To access the 90-second iTunes clip, click VIEW below, then “VIEW IN ITUNES” when prompted.
