Sinatra / Capitol: General Purpose Sound Quality (and more) Discussion Thread*

5/14/59, Hollywood: Moulin Rouge

 

If you have a nice old mono side logo you can spare, you could be sending one to McLover.

 

The reason I asked about Bing was because that “Capitol” acetate @jtaylor showed is dated five months later, October 16, 1959. In fact, that was three days before the taped broadcast of the first Frank Sinatra Timex Show on TV, which did include medleys with Frank, Dean, and Bing.

Of course, the other performers mentioned by Jordan eliminates that possibility and nails it as the Share “Boomtown Party” show in May. It looks like the charity album was not mastered/released until October.

 

FWIW, the Capitol session ran from 5 to 8 p.m. That’s early for a typical Sinatra session, so perhaps the Boomtown event came after?

 

It's kinda small...

 

Ya think ? I can’t read it even if I blow it up!

 

Funny, when I posted, it was larger. Maybe I can fix it

 

Maybe this is better. Not explicitly Sinatra, but somehow I bet Schulz had Snoopy listening to Sinatra

 

Just FYI: I’m in Philadelphia for a work trip. The record store Long in the Tooth has a beautiful looking copy of the MFSL Silver Box from 1983. Records appeared almost unplayed. Only $300. Box looked to be in great shape.

 

That's a great price...definitely worth picking up if you can, even considering the issues that I have with it, which you may or may not agree with.

 

Buy!

 

Oh, I wish! But I just bought a new phono preamp, SACD player, CD player, AND component rack. If I returned from my business trip with a $300 Sinatra box set, I’d have some serious explaining to do.

 

If things go bad after the purchase, you'll need that copy of ONLY THE LONELY in there, so maybe hold off...

 

Hahaha

I went to a few record stores on this trip and bought several great records, including some classic Sinatra albums. I got a nice D1/D3 mono pressing of No One Cares. That album might be more fitting of my situation.

 

From the little-known special The Ghost and Mr. Success...

 

I have a few questions regarding pressings.

How does the late 1970s US pressing of This Is Sinatra sound? I know it’s abridged.

Additionally, can anyone comment on the SQ of the Dutch DMM pressing of Songs For Young Lovers?

 

Thanks Matt

I picked up the MFP last week at a shop in New Jersey for $1.99. Sounds great!

 

I do not understand why they did not do a deluxe version of "Come Fly With Me" and only did "Only the Lonely" because it is also a superb album. Billy May's arrangements are insurmountable, lush, warm.