New "Ultimate Sinatra" collections coming April 21, 2015

That album is filled with great showtunes, and it backed by a very large orchestra. I think you will like it, but it does have a much different feel than almost all other Sinatra albums.

Speaking of The Ultimate Sinatra collection, I will likely take a pass on it and hope that something better comes out later in the year. I'd love to get the Australia concert, and wish they sold it in the States, OR I wish they had included the concert disc as a part of the larger, multi-disc collection.

 

Well, looking up...I just got a shipping confirmation...so this bundle of joy should be here next week.

 

No joy here... still.

 

Bob, that's actually been audible since the track was released on the Come Fly Away compilation that was released in conjunction with the opening of that Broadway show. These remasters have existed for quite a while. That compilation also has a remastered version of the 1984 version of Body and Soul that premiered on that album. Well, more like 1984/2007 version, right?

 

It friggin' stinks. Took one listen to the previews on iTunes and I went "nope".

 

Crap.

 

The COME FLY AWAY CD was issued in March 2010. Before that, in December 2009, the CD SINATRA: AS SELECTED BY STEVE WYNN (VOLUME 1), from Encore at Wynn Las Vegas, had the 2008 remaster with the first note cut off. So that gives a three-month window for when FSE began using this "newer" mix.

 

My Getmusic (Ausie) 2 CD, ordered on the 23rd still shows order status as: processing. wtf?

 

My 2010 made in the EU, FSE UMe version of NYNY on Trilogy appears to be like the 1983 German version.

First ten seconds [with high-hat amplified]: https://app.box.com/s/0jwzb7pv4gqp1605qjaipvvo3d9a5wsh

FYI: the copyright (c) date on the back cover = 2010, but the (p) date is, interestingly = 1964 [obvious typo, as the CD has a (p) of 1998]

 

Like almost all of the UMG CD reissues in the EU from 2009–12, that version of Trilogy replicates an earlier Reprise issue, in this case from 1988. The mastering (℗) dates are often incorrect on those CDs.

 

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The CD Package doesn't mention who did the mastering in 1998 [not '1988' - typo on my part] Do we know who did it?

 

Re: Trilogy

"Post Production, Mix down and Mastering by Lee Herschberg"

That's on the back covers of both the 2010 Universal reissue and the original 1988 Reprise CD. That '88 CD used the original album mix, and it has © 1980 and ℗ 1980 on its back cover. (There was no 1998 CD issue.)

 

So the info on the CD, itself, is wrong. Man...can't they get these things right? Sadly, this lack of attention to detail is found everywhere these days.

 

The CD label replicates the back cover text, ℗ 1964. An obvious faux pas, since the music wasn't recorded until 1979. There are many such mistakes on those UMG CDs. The inattention to detail noted by Matt was not restricted to the music.

 

There's a 17-hour time difference between California and Sydney. If you ordered late in the day on Thursday the 23rd, it might have been received too late on Friday the 24th in Australia to avoid a weekend delay.

 

BTW,that badge pack may be floating around in various places. My local record store guy gave me a set the other day,knowing I'm a Sinatra geek. Evidently came in a shipment this week from one of his distributors as a promo. Label on back has a distributor-generated bar code for tracking purposes.

 

I got the badge pack free on Record Store Day.

 

Is it the consensus here that Ultimate Sinatra is poorly mastered? If so, what are the issues? I picked up the Target two-disc set on a whim this morning (just $13.99) and am wondering what to be listening for with regards to the mastering.

(Count me as another who ordered the set from Australia. I wonder how long it will take to ship, let alone arrive.).

 

I want the badges too
I ordered from ABC-Shop, I guess that there are no badges included...

 

Why do I get this sick feeling inside, that Nancy, Tina & Frank Jr. read our opinions on this forum, regarding the sound quality of these latest reissues and they just chuckle and say, "Ha Ha, but we got you to buy it!" PLEASE, dear Lord and Chairman Of The Board above, give this catalog back to MFSL, or at least allow Steve Hoffman one fair pass at each "Capitol" and "Reprise" title on SACD and then you guys can release all the crap sounding sets that your little hearts desire and I won't care one little bit!

 

Order the special two-disc set from getmusic.com.au.

 

This, of course, was our fear last year when MFSL started canceling titles. At least we were right.

 

Give it a try for yourself and let us know what you think. I didn't listen to the whole set, but from the short samples I heard there was no life or punch in the recordings.

 

No badges from ABC shop...only express delivery with tracking.