[78-L] Bristol Sessions article in today's Wall Street Journal

[warren moorman]

Although I have yet to hear the Bear Family set, I bet Doug's right about his Bristol transfers being the best. Chris King, who did the new set, has developed his reputation doing pre-war reissues, usually from 78's. His are decent, but I've never found them strikingly better than average, not even the "People Take Warning" set for which he shared a Grammy, (and which had other shortcomings, chiefly the lack of discographical information). And, full disclosure: from my own encounter with King, for the "Virginia Rocks" rockabilly set, I know that he has some personality- based issues, both in embellishment of himself and with being squarely honest; let's just say that if you bought or traded a rare Dazzlers or Ray Tolley 45 from Chris King, you might not want to consider the subsequent disappointment of those who loaned them to him for remastering.

Warren      

--- On Thu, 4/7/11, Doug Pomeroy <audiofixer at verizon.net> wrote:

> From: Doug Pomeroy <audiofixer at verizon.net>
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Bristol Sessions article in today's Wall Street Journal
> To: "78-list" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> Date: Thursday, April 7, 2011, 10:36 AM
> In 2002 I engineered a BMG Heritage
> album titled
> COUNTRY LEGENDS: The Bristol Sessions, Vol. 1,
> (RCA/BMG Heritage 0786365131 2).
> I made all the transfers from original metal parts, and
> I have yet to hear better sounding reissues of the 18
> songs included (he said immodestly).
> 
> Good luck finding a copy of this CD today!
> 
> Unfortunately, there was never a Volume 2.
> 
> Doug Pomeroy
> POMEROY AUDIO
> Audio Restoration & Mastering Services
> Transfers of metal parts, lacquers,
> shellac and vinyl discs & tapes.
> 193 Baltic St
> Brooklyn, NY 11201-6173
> (718) 855-2650
> audiofixer at verizon.net
> 
> ===============================================
> 
> > Message: 23
> > Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2011 07:36:14 -0700
> > From: Cary Ginell <soundthink at live.com>
> > Subject: Re: [78-L] Bristol Sessions article in
> today's Wall Street
> >     Journal
> > To: <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> > Message-ID: <BLU142-W107AD07E90025EAB8D9BABB0A40 at phx.gbl>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
> >
> >
> > It's not as if this idea hasn't been covered before.
> There is a more  
> > affordable, albeit less comprehensive compilation of
> highlights from  
> > these sessions. In 1987, the Country Music Foundation
> issued a 2-LP  
> > gatefold set of recordings from the Bristol Sessions
> that includes  
> > works by the expected mainstays (Carters, Rodgers,
> Stoneman) as well  
> > as many of the more minor but no less interesting
> artists (Alfred G.  
> > Karnes, Tenneva Ramblers, Bull Mountain Moonshiners).
> It's an  
> > excellent set, with notes by the late Charles Wolfe.
> The set has  
> > also been issued on a 2-CD box set for about half the
> price of the  
> > Bear set in this eBay listing.
> >
> > http://cgi.ebay.com/CD-BRISTOL-SESSIONS-Historic-Recordings-VA-/120639849649?pt=Music_CDs&hash=item1c16b204b1
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> 78-L mailing list
> 78-L at klickitat.78online.com
> http://klickitat.78online.com/mailman/listinfo/78-l
>