[78-L] South Pacific reissue question

[Michael Biel]

David Lennick wrote:
> 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.
>   

Yeah, I found this note after I sent out the posting.  But it still 
makes it confusing as to whether they reverted back to the lacquers 
(which they incorrectly call acetates) or are still using the tapes but 
have fixed the incorrect take. 
> DIDP stands for Didier P. Deutsch..how many reissue producers get to become a 
> prefix?
>   

I thought it was an extension of the DADC prefix which stood for Digital 
Audio Disc Corp which was the name of the pressing plant. 
> 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
>   

Did you notice the out-of-phase microphone in the second part of Younger 
Than Springtime after the short orchestral break.  I think they raised 
the level of a mic for the orchestra and left it there, and now 
Talbert's voice was being picked up by two mics that were out of phase 
with each other. 

But no matter what the sound quality, it is still a MUCH better 
recording that that goshdarn awful Kiri/Carrass/Vaughn version.

Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com  
> 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