Was that really a necessary comment, smark21? Someone writes eloquently and passionately about music we all love and that's what you choose to comment on? Can't we encourage more posts like Bokiluis' instead of mocking them?
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Was that really a necessary comment, smark21? Someone writes eloquently and passionately about music we all love and that's what you choose to comment on? Can't we encourage more posts like Bokiluis' instead of mocking them?
Are we passing the collection plate to all go in together to download one copy?
Luckily, I don't have to consider buying the Barbra Streisand CD. I like 2 Streisand songs, The Way We Were and All in Love is Fair; and I don't know any others; oh right, the Donna Summer Song I live too, Enough is Enough.
I'm not sure I will like the Ross Funny Girl album much or play but then I only played a part of the Copa once and filed it!
Did I miss something? Even though this is a download release, is it an expanded edition or just the 10 original tracks?
I know they just accidently revealed that Funny Girl will be out next month. me thinks there are bonus tracks but I am not positive .glad we [[hipo) seems to be up and running again.
If they recorded from the original cast album, it could possibly be expanded to include:
"I Want to Be Seen With You Tonight"
"Henry Street"
"Rat-a-Tat-Tat"
"Who Are You Now"
Or from the soundtrack:
"I'd Rather Be Blue"
"The Swan"
Or the wonderful:
"I'm the Greatest Star Medley" [[from the Diana Ross and The Supremes "Anthology")
But since many of the songs that Fanny Brice sang were from the Great American Songbook, Motown/Universal has a number of choices.
If memory serves me right though, the album was recorded over the weekend, in 3 days or no more than a week in New York and possibly sweetened in Los Angeles....so time was rather limited IF they stay true to the actual release.
Purely speculation [[and dreaming), but wouldn't the inclusion of the DRATS Sing and Perform Disney Classics album be the ultimate "extra" for this project? I know this is a bit far-fetched, but the full To The Baby album was added to the Touch Me In The Morning expanded project. Dreaming...
Ditto here on both points. The anticipation builds. Since the Universal team does follow this forum, this dialogue is good to have.
i had to buy multiple copies of "Touch Me in the Morning Expanded Edition" because "To the Baby" blows me away. Her rendition of "Got to be There" is as youthful and sparkling as Michael's. Unless, they haven't updated the Hip-O site, I am a little surprised that one hasn't soldout. I see it is still available at Amazon for a much more attractive $15.92. I wonder if they have had additional runs of some without telling us.
I would rather have a physical CD. I already collected the few CDs that were released throughout the years just because they had one of the Funny Girl songs on them.
But if this is the only way they're coming out, I will definitely download them.
I still buy CDs because I feel they still sound best. [[Just finally bought Marvin Gaye "At the Copa"). Because unless you convert Mp3s into the Lossless format, which takes up more storage space, you can never be sure how they sound on your home stereo speakers. But I honestly cannot remember the last time I played a CD.
I buy the CD, rip it into my digital music library, store the CD away and listen to my iPod.
Hey JBFJ!
What a great idea! Diana Ross & The Supremes Sing and Perform Funny Girl and Disney Classics - The Expanded Edition with added tracks:
Henry Street
Rat-A-Tat-Tat*
Who are You Now
I'd Rather Be Blue
When I See An Elephant Fly
Baby Mine
Pink Elephants On Parade
One Love [[solo Mary Wilson)
Feed The Birds
He's A Tramp
My, What A Lovely Day!
* Love to hear Miss Ross nail:
I'm Private Schvartz from Rock-a-vay,
And I guess you hoird reports
That the Kaiser runs a block a-vay
Vhen da tell him, "Here comes Schvartz!"
'Cause ven I get mad, believe it, Jack,
Out from nowhere comes a maniac,
A kick in the foot,
A shot in the pants--
I vouldn't give a second chance.
Schvartz from Rock-a-way.
Chorus:
Private Schwartz
Private Schwartz
Private Schwartz from Rock-a-way.
Fanny:
I met Mademoiselle from Armentieres
And my bagels gave a spin [[oy, yoy),
She said, "Private Schvartz,
Come closer, dear!"
Vhat a tzimmis I got in!
Ven you're fighting for democracy,
Call on Irving Schvartz and company,
I'm through and through
Red, white and bluish,
I talk this way
Because I'm British.
Tell Far Rock-a-way, "Don't pull the dock a-vay,
'Cause sailing home is General Schvartz!"
When things went quiet at Hip-O I had emailed Harry regarding this possible CD and A Go Go. Nothing. Before that I had always gotten a response including from Andrew and George. I could even tell how passionate they were about these projects. Then everything stops, whatever the reasons. Very disappointing. Regarding Funny Girl as a download...no thanks.
It seems evident that none of these releases aimed at collectors is going to be a million seller, but I guess compared to a physical product, a download offering is nearly a cash cow, even if the returns are modest. That's disappointing for a company like Hip-O to head in that direction, but I'm sure the gentlemen we know from the forum have little or nothing to say about that to the powers that be. I suppose to Universal selling 1,000, copies via download is just as good as [[eventually) selling 5,000, copies on a CD, because they have to invest so little in the digital offering and therefore have little or nothing to lose.
There will be a market for CDs for a long time to come. I mean, just look at how much vinyl is still being released. Many independent artists, and even many mainstream acts such as Justin Timberlake, Cher and others still release their albums on vinyl, though in quite limited quantities. I even belong to a record club - yes, a record club, as in vinyl - which releases an album a month from an up and coming independent band. The gimmick they use for marketing these releases is that everything is released on colored vinyl. The company that sells these is called Feedbands. It's fun to get the releases every month.
I wouldn't buy the "Funny Girl" unless it's a CD. I did buy the Workshop Jazz collections via download as that material is rare and was never released before. But I have the "Funny Girl" LP and have the capability to make an audiocassette or CD copy of it, so I would pass on the download of anything unless it's something very rare that I can't get any other way.
Are we to assume that the Supremes release will be released the same day as the 50th Anniversary version with Barbara Streisand?
I'm assuming no release period. Even a mere announcement about a release has been delayed for months. The only reason why we know it's "Funny Girl" is because of J. Randy Taraborelli, and even so, we don't have a tentative release date. Universal needs to get it together.
I agree and it sort of baffles me and it is irritating because Andy or Harry has said, that Motown/Universal is pushing for some digital releases including "Sing and Perform Funny Girl". We already have had many delays in the physical release department in the past and now there seems to be a delay in releasing adigital only release? As far as an announcement there should have been one by now or at least a track list. I do believe it is coming but there should not be any excuses for a delay when it comes to a digital only release.
Could all the delays be related to the reorganization of the label? Probably out of everyone's control...
If these releases mattered, the reorganization would be seamless and the release schedule wouldn't be ignored.
Beyond George and Andy and Harry, these guys probably don't know that Barbra Streisand sang Funny Girl let alone Diana Ross.
Supremes Expanded Edition Facebook page says official announcement coming this week.
With no offense, don't we all already know it's coming? And since it seems as though it will be digital only, there's no real "rush" to purchase.
My disappointment with this has actually given me the chance to focus on other companies and other artists. There is a buffet of physical releases out there; I'm putting on my eatin' dress.
Is this Facebook page an arm of the music company or run by a fan who will be publicizing this on his own? Where are Motown upcoming and new releases "officially" announced and listed?
Look at those bonus tracks and 2014 mixes! And a undoubtedly superb digital booklet, too? I am very excited! Thanks for the link, Jimi...
A remix of every song on the album? I don't get it!
Isn't that basically sharpening up the sound for tracks that are 40 years old?
I'm The Greatest Star was cut from TCB?? That's really interesting.
The bonus tracks are highly disappointing...I guess we are scraping the bottom of the barrel.
while this is not my favorite Supreme's album, I will definitely be purchasing this. I'm not sure what people were expecting with this release. I hope fans do support this release.
For starters, I think we were expecting a physical CD. Have I beaten that horse dead yet, LOL.
I thought I recall hearing that this concept LP was very much a "rush" job. I can't imagine there were a lot of outtakes from these sessions, but I could be wrong.
In my perfect world, I wish they would have skipped the remixes and gone with just a straight release. Perphaps then it would have made it on disc. This is never to knock Andy or George or Kevin's hard work. They clearly put a lot of love into their expanded editions.