[78-L] South Pacific reissue question

[David Lennick]

That's the one I have (blue Masterworks label, 1998 copyright date and it 
sounds HORRIBLE, distorted, off speed.  Oh goodie..two of the teeth just fell 
out of the tray and lodged in the keyboard. Swell manufacturing, Sony.

I know there have been 3 CD issues..one before this had a "wrong" version of 
"Carefully Taught", with a line missing (no high note from Tabbert). I bought 
DIDP 096594 within the last 6 years, with a "Nice Price" sticker on it. The 
booklet refers to the tape source on page 12.

DIDP stands for Didier P. Deutsch..how many reissue producers get to become a 
prefix?

For what it's worth, when I did South Pacific for Naxos, I used the *45* set 
which sounded better than either the 78s or LPs and was definitely derived 
direct from the lacquers, not a tape source..there was a clunk at the start of 
several of the sides.

dl

Michael Biel wrote:
> Which was the CD reissue of South Pacific orig cast that was made off of 
> the tape?  We discussed it a few years ago.  The records were made off 
> of the lacquers because the tapes were not as high quality, and 
> apparently they also decided that again and withdrew the CD and redid it 
> off of the lacquers.  I'm trying to figure out which one is which.  I 
> remember not being able to find it when it was discussed, but I just now 
> found another CD of it in a room where it wasn't supposed to be, so it 
> might be the correct one.  This one has the anchor cover and a fake blue 
> Masterworks label,  Columbia Broadway Legacy SK 60722 with a P copyright 
> of 1988.  mx  DIDP-096594   G4  1A  01
> 
> Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com 
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