"I Hear a Symphony" LP

[ExGuyParis]

Mine arrived from Amazon today. "Now here's a little song that you made popular, and we hope you like it now." I do, I do!

Thanks to Andy, George, Harry, and all responsible for this great set.

One minor correction for the timeline, in case popular demand requires a second pressing [[or whatever the right term is these days): October 28-November 3, Tour Stop at the Latin CASINO [[not Quarter) in Cherry Hill, NJ [[near Philadelphia - NJ needs credit for a few good things happening in its history!). I was there on November 2nd!

Here is the review I wrote on Amazon:

Ignore all the pre-October 2012 reviews. This is a brand-new, two disc,
remastered expanded edition of the 1966 "I Hear a Symphony" album. Disc 1
contains the original mono album, plus a stereo version [[so both the mono and
stereo purists will find satisfaction). On the original stereo album, many of
the tracks were actually mono recordings. In 2009, producers found an alternate
1966 stereo master, and this was used for most of the stereo versions on this
set.

The stereo versions are dazzling, with a broader, more expansive sound. The back-up vocals are crystal clear and more evident. "He's All I Got" is outstanding [[and those who love this song will be treated to a few extra seconds at the end).

Disc 1 concludes with 2012 mixes of "All of a Sudden My Heart Sings", "I Hear a Symphony", and "My World Is Empty Without You". This version of "I Hear a Symphony" extends the song by more than a minute, and features a substantially different lead vocal. This "My World Is Empty" is also expaned by almost a minute, and Flo and Mary are bumped way up in the mix. You can hear samples of these [[plus all the cuts) on the amazon MP3 site for this album.

Disc 2 contains alternate versions of "A Lover's Concerto", "Unchained Melody, and "Wonderful, Wonderful". The remainder of Disc 2 is a live recording from a September 1966 appearance at The Roostertail in Detroit. I love this. To me, the sound is much better than the Copa recording. There is a lot of banter, assorted Motown acts are recognized in the audience, and Flo and Mary fans will love hearing "People".

This is probably a set that will only appeal to die-hard Supremes fans, but I am one and I'm in heaven!