I just checked and mine does that too. I also noticed on "Joanne" on the same disc, at 1:45 "can't help it" comes in a fraction too early and messes up the timing, but that was probably the performance itself rather than a bad splice or anything else that could have happened later.
I'd like to think the Bobbie Gentry shows are sitting on a shelf in storage but Australian stations were notorious for wiping over tapes or just throwing them out.
This is definitely living up to the hype. Currently enjoying the Japanese version of “The Fool on the Hill.” Very unexpected, but fun.
I can imagine, but the Peter Cook & Dudley Moore shows survived from there. I'm not expecting anything and I can imagine the archives have already been checked, especially by people searching for Doctor Who. It would be nice though. If any do exist there, they'd probably be black & white.
Same here but no dings. It was hairraising to receive the box floating around inside that thinnish envelope.
My better half is Japanese, and she commented on how well done the performance is. In other words, Japanese people wouldn't burst out laughing the moment they hear it. Bobby's other non-English performances were obviously in demand and well received at the time - she was a natural polyglot artist. Such talent. Intelligence just drips from her voice when she sings. Every little nuance. Las Vegas in the 1970s somehow doesn't fit the overall picture.
I get what you're saying, but if I had to guess I'd venture that it fit the picture of Bobbie Gentry's focus on independence, autonomy, and earning the financial ability to walk away from it all with a substantial pile of f-you money.
@AndyB, you are doing God's work. When I saw the listing for this box months ago, I couldn't believe it! I ordered it immediately and it just arrived. You've made my entire year! I grew up in Mississippi, and Bobbie Gentry has always held a special place in my heart and my record collection.
@AndyB - Can you comment on whether or not there is footage or recordings out there of those Las Vegas shows? Maybe something that would be released in the future?
Yes indeed, I know its hard now to fathom how someone could see Las Vegas as a "cool" gig, but Elvis and the Rat Pack guys did make it pretty hip at various stages in their careers. I also remember what Charlie Rich's wife, Margaret Ann, said after her husband had his breakthrough hit with Behind Closed Doors and went directly to playing the same Las Vegas Hilton showroom that Elvis was playing, after years of playing small lounges and clubs. She said that Vegas had the best sound, best lighting and best musicians that Charlie had ever played with at the time. Virtually every major hotel had their own orchestra that would accompany the artists regular band, and I bet Bobbie sounded great with those fantastic Jimmie Haskell arranged strings on her iconic hits. As someone who saw Frank Sinatra in both an arena show and a Las Vegas showroom setting, I can assure that the difference is night and day. I also think that @Stone Turntable nailed it on the head from Bobbie's viewpoint with this second post.
Has anyone that pre-ordered @ Amazon US within that first 48 hours and chose regular speed mail gotten a shipped notice? I originally ordered day of release delivery but changed that to the slower speed after I got a copy through eBay. Figured I would save the $13. It's telling me it should arrive Friday but as of yet no indication it has shipped.
...been working my way through the first three discs, and yeah, it's brilliant. Kelly Gordon and Jim Ford were geniuses!
I agree...although it would be awesome if she appeared out of nowhere to tell us we were all totally wrong about her and her legacy -- like Marshall McLuhan did in Annie Hall.
Not to derail the thread, but I have NEVER heard this by the Allman Brothers -- I only know Donovan's version!
There is one clip of her Vegas show on Youtube and it's completely mind boggling (and as much as I hate to say it, tacky and awful). I'm guessing at the time she was working there, it was expected for shows to be gaudy -- more about a spectacle than music. All the same, it seems that Bobbie knew what she was doing, and apparently made enough from that gig (combined with royalties of "Billie Joe" and "Fancy", no doubt) to retire comfortably and never look back.
Big write up on BG in The Grauniad today. Bobbie Gentry: whatever happened to the trailblazing queen of country?