Capitol Collectors Series CD's

For those whose eyesight might be that good, like me,
Left to right:
CCS Promo sampler
Grand Funk Railroad
Four Preps
Stan Freberg
Bobby Darin
Sonny James
Dean Martin
Wayne Newton
Jo Stafford
Esquerita
Hank Thompson
The Seekers
Johnny Mercer
Raspberries
Frank Sinatra
Five Keys
Kingston Trio
Merle Haggard
Jack Scott
Honeys
Margaret Whiting
Peggy Lee
Jerry Lewis
Four Freshmen
Nat King Cole
Sammy Davis Jr
Louis Prima
Gene Vincent
the Outsiders
Andrew Sisters
Ray Anthony
Kay Starr
Tex Ritter
Tennessee Ernie Ford
Pied Pipers
Ella Mae Morse
Al Martino
Journeymen
Lettermen
Capitol 50th Anniversary promo sampler

 

Great story. Thanks.

Wasn't Ain't That A kick In The Head featured in the Movie Ocean's 11? Is was almost like an early music video.

 

I often see these and the Legend series in the used racks, but they are usually club editions, so I leave them there. Am I making a mistake passing on the BMG Direct and Columbia House club editions? However when I do find a standard pressing I scoop it up. Great CDs.

 

I'd like to say thanks to Ron for introducing me to some truly amazing recordings via the Collector's Series. For the most part I was unfamiliar with the artist's catalogs prior to purchasing, and in particular picked up the Outisders, Prima, and Grand Funk discs on the recommendations of fellow music fans. I enjoyed each title immensely.

 

If anything,pick 'em up 'cause they are usually priced a bit lower 'cause of that reason.While I can't comment on 'sound" issues,you can always trade up when you find the desired pressing.

 

Kingston Trio, Honeys, Seekers, Journeymen

 

I have the Dean Martin, Nat King Cole, Raspberries, The Outsiders and The Pied Pipers. The EMI's, I have Dennis Yost & The Classics IV, Ricky Nelson Volume 1, The Ventures and the samplers EMI Legends Of Rock And Roll and Rock Is Dead, But It Won't Lie Down. Thanks to this thread I just ordered the Jan And Dean (to go with my mono singles collection) and the Frank Sinatra. I still have to find that Christmas various artists one.

 

A number of mine are club editions and they don't sound any different to me. And really why would they, digital copy is a digital copy. It's not like the vinyl days when the record clubs cut their own versions.

 

Ron thanks for all your good work. And thanks for giving us insight on how you put the CDs together.

I wish you had a chance to do a Capitol Collectors Series CD on The Beatles.




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That disc is a very good one if all you need is a single disc to cover the entire 1969-76 Capitol period.

For the 1972-76 period, I also recommend the cd of the 1976 album "Grand Funk Hits"...cd mastered by Wally Traugott.

 

Not me Just kidding.

Ron F., I wish you'd come around here more often. An engineer's stories and insights are always a pleasure.

 

I was just kidding. Imagine a 1 disc set of those 45 mixes, mastered by Ron F.

 

Try to keep cool out there...you're not near those fires, are you? It's an unseasonably cool Iowa evening for the month of May...47 degrees and just after a rain.

 

Yep - pick that up and set the hi-fi to stun. I can only imgine what the brass at Capitol/EMI thought when they saw the initial release list and asked "What's a Esquerita?" Even better, the looks on the execs faces when they fired up the cd and got a look at the snaps inside the booklet must have been priceless - "the higher the hair, the closer to the deity of your choice" indeed.

 

I guess that is one of the rarer disc since it cost a bit more than most of the others.

 

Wish they could have a Bob Seger CCS, with HTF cuts like, 2+2=? (45 version), Lucifer, and other early classics in the mix!

 

I have Raspberries and Gene Vincent. Like both very much.

 

Love this series as I have discovered them, I so far have....

Frank Sinatra
Sammy Davis Jr.
Dean Martin
Margaret Whiting
Louis Prima
Johnny Mercer
Jo Stafford
The Andrews Sisters

And a few more in my Amazon wishlist waiting to find the right price, especially the Ella Mae Morse one.

 

Not to my knowledge.

 

I only have the Dean Martin but, after looking at the prices on eBay, I think I will get some more.