[78-L] MATILDA
Chris Zwarg
doctordisc at truesoundtransfers.de
Wed Jan 7 13:26:33 PST 2009
At 22:17 07.01.2009, you 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,
Are you sure it is played/transferred at the right speed?
> 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>
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>Sent: Wed, 7 Jan 2009 1:10 pm
>Subject: Re: [78-L] MATILDA
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>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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