Sondheim's classics reissue available in few weeks ?
Sondheim's classics reissue available in few weeks ?
#1Sondheim's classics reissue available in few weeks ?
Posted: 3/13/07 at 5:35pm
Hi there !
On the newsletter from this site www.soundofmusic.de, I read that the remasterised OBC of Sweeney Todd, Into the woods, Sunday in the Park and (I don't remember the last) with new stuff will be suspected to be available at the end of the month...
As I can't find any informations on Amazon, did you have some news about it ?
#2re: Sondheim's classics reissue available in few weeks ?
Posted: 3/13/07 at 5:45pmthey've been available in a few weeks for years
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#2re: Sondheim's classics reissue available in few weeks ?
Posted: 3/13/07 at 5:56pm
Hahah yeah apparantly they WILL be available at the end of March officially. This is what I heard on the SOndheim forum in Jan... But as nothing popped up on Amazon pre orders I was/am getting worried again
(Merrily is the fourth one--too bad RCA is ignoring Pacific Overtures which arguably needs the remastering the most but undoubtedly sells the least)
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Fenchurch
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#3re: Sondheim's classics reissue available in few weeks ?
Posted: 3/13/07 at 6:00pmI've already ordered them through cduniverse, they should be come around March 20th
"Fenchurch is correct, as usual." - muscle23ftl
#4re: Sondheim's classics reissue available in few weeks ?
Posted: 3/13/07 at 6:09pmThis is actually a real life version of Sondheim's Groundhog's Day. We live it over and over and over.......
#5re: Sondheim's classics reissue available in few weeks ?
Posted: 3/13/07 at 6:14pmArt isn't easy.
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#6re: Sondheim's classics reissue available in few weeks ?
Posted: 3/14/07 at 8:30am
So CDUniverse is listing them? Does it list the specs (ie officially the new songs) or anything else to make it seem pretty likely they are legit? Seems odd that Amazon wouldn't have it seeing as this is BMG...
I know in the past--CDUniverse has been slower to get their info right, but I coul dbe proven wrong...
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Updated On: 3/14/07 at 08:30 AM
#7re: Sondheim's classics reissue available in few weeks ?
Posted: 3/14/07 at 10:08am
*Hopes that the information is true*
I hate continually having my hope shattered every time I hear this. PLEASE let this time be for real! *crosses fingers*
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#8re: Sondheim's classics reissue available in few weeks ?
Posted: 3/14/07 at 10:14am
Into the Woods
Bonuses: "Giants In The Sky," John Cameron Mitchell; "Back To The Palace," Kim Crosby; "Boom Crunch," Maureen Moore (all three selections from the soundtrack of an unreleased 1991 "making of..." documentary).
Sweeney Todd
Bonuses: "Symphonic Sondheim: Sweeney Todd," The American Theatre Orchestra, conducted by Paul Gemignani; "Green Finch And Linnet Bird," Harolyn Blackwell.(Both from Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall).
Sunday in the Park with George
Bonuses: "Putting It Together," Stephen Collins, Rachel York, Michael Rupert, Julie Andrews, Christopher Durang, Scott Frankel (from the cast album of Putting It Together); "Sunday," Bernadette Peters (from Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall)
Merrily We Roll Along
Bonuses: "Not a Day Goes By," Bernadette Peters (from Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall); "It's a Hit!," Stephen Sondheim (from Sondheim's archive).
#9re: Sondheim's classics reissue available in few weeks ?
Posted: 3/14/07 at 10:37amPlease! I'm praying this will finally happen! March 20, it better happen.
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#10re: Sondheim's classics reissue available in few weeks ?
Posted: 3/14/07 at 10:55amI get "free" shipping with Amazon so I guess I will just have to wait till they wake up.
Fenchurch
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#11re: Sondheim's classics reissue available in few weeks ?
Posted: 3/14/07 at 10:57amCrappy extras.
"Fenchurch is correct, as usual." - muscle23ftl
#12re: Sondheim's classics reissue available in few weeks ?
Posted: 3/14/07 at 1:43pmFenchurch, how are they crappy extras? I personally think the whole concept sounds amazing!
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#13re: Sondheim's classics reissue available in few weeks ?
Posted: 3/14/07 at 1:55pm
I agree about the crappy extras. I would have loved to get a few trunks instead. But already released stuff. Ugh!
Except of course ITW.
#14re: Sondheim's classics reissue available in few weeks ?
Posted: 3/14/07 at 1:55pmWell, some of the extras have been taken straight from other Sondheim collections (i.e. the Carnegie Hall recording or PUTTING IT TOGETHER, the off-Broadway revue) so I do not see the point in including them on this re-issues. INTO THE WOODS got the best extras with Kim Crosby doing "Back to the Palace" and the dismissed "Boom, Crunch" that gave way to the fantastic "Last Midnight."
#15re: Sondheim's classics reissue available in few weeks ?
Posted: 3/14/07 at 4:23pm
Masterworks Broadway will release digitally remastered versions of the original cast recordings of Into the Woods, Sweeney Todd, Sunday in the Park with George and Merrily We Roll Along.
The four discs will all boast bonus tracks and will feature new liner notes penned by director Richard Jay-Alexander. The Sondheim recordings are set to arrive in stores March 20.
Remastered Versions of Sondheim's Woods, Sweeney, Sunday and Merrily to Be Released with Bonus Tracks
-Kad
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#17re: Sondheim's classics reissue available in few weeks ?
Posted: 3/14/07 at 4:37pmIf these albums are available on iTunes, I'll just pick up the extra songs there. Into the Woods is the only one with enough new material to make it worth my while, especially when I just bought all of these shows over the past 3 years.
"Shut up! It's been 29 years!!!" --the incomparable Patti LuPone in her MUCH DESERVED Tony acceptance speech for Gypsy.
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Fenchurch
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#18re: Sondheim's classics reissue available in few weeks ?
Posted: 3/14/07 at 4:43pm
Im looking forward to the remastering. I have the original CD pressings of all these Cds, but Merrily and Sweeney arent the greatest quality in the world. Id like to hear the original cast recording of Merrily with better mastering, im really looking forward to that.
And the OBC of Sweeney is one of the most complete, isn't it?
"Fenchurch is correct, as usual." - muscle23ftl
#19re: Sondheim's classics reissue available in few weeks ?
Posted: 3/14/07 at 4:45pmUgh - I won't get excited until the CD is in my car on the way home . . . too much disappointment - I think about four times so far.
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#20re: Sondheim's classics reissue available in few weeks ?
Posted: 3/16/07 at 7:41pm
I'm pretty disappointed with Amazon's slowness on this... I get free shipping thru them too so... (I agree Merrily and Sweeney are the only ones that massively need remastering--Sunday may have low recording levels but was digitally recorded for CD originally--I wish Pacific Overtures was included *repeats*--and yeah the extras are more disappointing than I expected)
#21re: Sondheim's classics reissue available in few weeks ?
Posted: 3/17/07 at 11:03am
I think Sweeney Todd's cast album has a nice sound, but after all these years, it could use a remastering. Merrily on the other hand...
I'm quite exited about this, particularly Sunday in the Park... which I once had on CD but I have unfortunately lost. It'll be nice to have it back finally!
#22re: Sondheim's classics reissue available in few weeks ?
Posted: 3/17/07 at 12:21pmI can't believe Amazon isn't showing this. Sonybmgmasterworks.com has an official press release for it. It's definitely coming March 20!
#23re: Sondheim's classics reissue available in few weeks ?
Posted: 3/17/07 at 12:25pm
The Web site contains all the details about the bonus tracks for the 3/20 release, for those who are interested.
Here's the link...
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#24re: Sondheim's classics reissue available in few weeks ?
Posted: 3/17/07 at 7:46pmI'm not sure if remastering will help Merrily too much--you can tell the recording was really rushed - it's one of Sheperd's (I believe he was the producer) sloppiest recordings--missed notes, a really deep echoey sound etc--
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