[78-L] MATILDA

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It's incredible how much Belafonte's voice matured in the two years between the two versions. The first version is sung too fast and in a higher key, with a spare, bongo-driven accompaniment. The LP version has a big brassy orchestra blasting behind him and he sounds like he is having a lot of fun singing it. The beat is slower, but more infectious. Get the Naxos single CD - and not just because I wrote the notes - David L. did a great job of restoration on it.

Cary Ginell


-----Original Message-----
From: RAY KILCOYNE <kil at roadrunner.com>
To: 78-L Mail List <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Sent: Wed, 7 Jan 2009 1:10 pm
Subject: Re: [78-L] MATILDA



Yes, I have the better version on 3 LPs and a CD, all bought hoping for the 
original, but to no avail.  The better version has the fake line "women over 
40" borrowed from the Carnegie Hall concert, but without the live response. 
That spoils it for me.
I also have the original 78 but the transfer is not great, and the original 
45, but in V condition.
I know I can get the original on Bear Family or Naxos, but am trying not to 
spend too much more on this quest.  I have all the other Belefonte tracks 
that I want so it's just this one song I'm after.
RayK


> The original version of "Matilda" by Belafonte was labeled as "Matilda! 
> Matilda!" and was issued on 78 and 45 on RCA Victor 20-5311/47-5311. It 
> was never issued on an LP except in later retrospectives. The version on 
> the "Belafonte" LP (LPM-1150), recorded in 1955?was actually a better 
> version, featuring Tony Scott & his Orchestra.
>
> Cary Ginell
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: RAY KILCOYNE <kil at roadrunner.com>
> To: 78-l at 78online.com
> Sent: Wed, 7 Jan 2009 11:15 am
> Subject: [78-L] MATILDA
>
>
>
> A recent post from a 78L member, maybe Mike Biel, explained how one can 
> retrieve
> the original mono version of MATILDA by Harry Belafonte from the stereo LP 
> by
> eliminating one track.
> This doesn't work, however, because they don't even use the orignal 
> version.
> I'm listening to the "Belafonte" stereo LP.  I also have the mono version 
> of the
> LP, same recording which starts with whistling.  There is no whistling at 
> the
> start of the original 78/45, RCA Victor 5311.
> So, am I using the wrong LP?  Is there an LP with the original MATILDA. 
> MATILDA
> is not even on the "Calypso" LP.
> RayK
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