Nat King Cole box, "His Musical Autobiography," October 2015 from Universal*

The booklet that comes with the box ... is a Real Book.

 

the 3rd track on disc 1. " Harlem Swing " is not on the Savoy cd, it is on disc 1 of the 4-cd set
" Sweet Lorraine : the early transcriptions of the NKC trio 1938-1941 By the way I am in need of a copy of the booklet for this 4-cd set.
I have been told that the booklet can be printed out at a internet site, unknown to me, does anyone know of this site ?

 

A friend was kind enough to send some scans of the book. I've only gone through the first 30 pages or so, and while there are some good photographs thus far, some not widely seen, I find the writing (Havers?) to be really weak. Feels as if Wikipedia was the main source for much of what is written. A little disappointing.

 

Can I ask where you ordered it from? I thought it was OOP.

 

I know this set has some substantial flaws, but I found a copy on eBay NEW for a little more than $50. Unfortunately, two of the discs had come loose and were scratched to hell. Another disc had stuck to the glue and has paper all over the bottom. I'll return it to the seller and order it from someone else, but this sucks. Hopefully my next set won't have the same issues too.

I wonder if Universal would send replacement discs. Probably not to US customers for this set, I guess. Ugh.

 

Exhibit A:

 

At least as far as Amazon Marketplace, I was right. Today, the two copies on Amazon run $235 & $255 with shipping.

It was nice at $62, but many complained

 

I bought this set last fall, and I really enjoy it. Clearly the mastering isn’t always the best. But it’s a nice set to put on and just hit ‘play.’ So much great music.

 

Knew I should've taken the plunge when it was still relatively cheap. Oh well, you snooze, you lose.

 

They are available on eBay and on Amazon UK for much cheaper. Take the plunge!

 

What’s going on with “When I Fall In Love” on this set? The sound seems to shift slightly from right to left to right to left throughout the entire track. It’s like there’s slight pressure in one ear and then the other the whole time. Is this tape damage? Does anyone else hear this on their copy? It’s annoying as heck.

I hadn’t spent a lot of time with this track on this release before. I have the AP SACD of Love Is The Thing done by our host and Kevin Gray, so I obviously reach for that when I want a song from Love.

 

Looks like it's still available from amazon UK. Quickly took the plunge. It says that there's one copy left in stock - if there's still anyone looking for it.

 

Now available new for as little as £25!

This is a nice set with a beautiful hardback book and handsome 12" square hard cover slip case. Some thought it would go out of print quickly and then prices would rise.

So far that's not happened but at the current bargain prices I'd implore anyone with an interest in Nat King Cole who doesn't already have a copy to grab it now.

 

Might I ask where you are seeing this at bargain prices? Just had a quick check of the usual suspects in the US and UK and don't see one for anything close to GBP25.

 

I'm trying to recall where it's 25 GBP but just spotted it at £29.99 at www.recordstore.co.uk

There are also quite a few sellers on EBay and Discogs with it at the same price.

 

Thanks. I am in the US. When I check recordstore.co.uk, they are apparently tracking visitors' countries of residence via IP address, as the site automatically defaulted to US$ as the currency, and the price for the set shows up as US$81.99.

I only saw a handful of copies on eBay (US and UK sites), unless there are listings under a title other than "Nat King Cole His Musical Autobiography", with the best price being about GBP38, but that seller did not ship to the US.

I forgot to check Discogs until you mentioned it, but all of the Discogs sellers are in Poland, so I suspect shipping costs might be prohibitive.

 

Wow, that's one heck of a price jump! Yes, I suppose shipping to the US will somewhat negate the massive savings available to the UK and EU.

I usually have the same issue when buying from the US! But, for anyone in the UK it's still a deal.