[78-L] MATILDA

[David Lennick]

I was about the plug Cary's great notes but he beat me to it. A couple of the 
really early sides were very difficult to deal with technically but you get a 
good overview of Harry's early years.

dl

soundthink at aol.com wrote:
> 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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