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Aug 30, 2014 - 11:02 AM
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RoryR
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So in getting to the last of my Steiner discs in ripping, I wanted to browse through the liner notes to this CD....imagine my surprise when I see that there are a bunch of blank pages in the booklet! They are essentially all white where there should be text.
It's been a long time since I even opened this book but I can't imagine I wouldn't have noticed it before. Did some bizzare fading somehow happen (how? I dunno?), was it a printing error that affected everyone, or should I pony up the less than $5 on Amazon to get a replacement?
My booklet has the same thing, four blank pages, 16, 17, 20 and 21. My copy has a 1997 copyright date on it and says it was "Made in Germany." Somebody screwed up, but since I don't know what's missing, I've never felt too cheated.
Maybe John W. Morgan sees this and can respond.
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My CD is copyrighted 1997. There are no blank pages. However I did see a huge drop in the paper quality for this release. The other Marco Polo releases have glossy booklets. For KING KONG (Marco Polo 8.223763), the cover is glossy but the interior booklet is printed on rough pulp paper of phone book or newsprint quality. This may have been at a time when Marco Polo was tightening it's belt or cutting corners, which is a shame considering the monumental historical significance of Steiner's score. On top of the usual Morgan/Stromberg exemplary dedication, respect and perfection to the music re-construction, and it's copious and informed liner notes, for this release, owing to it's place in movie, music and cultural history, extra liner notes were commissioned from animator Ray Harryhausen, writer Ray Bradbury, composer Danny Elfman, animator David Allen, Steiner's wife Louise Klos Steiner Elian, and Curator of the BYU Film Music Archives James D'Arc. - This, on top of the usual notes by Ray Faiola, John Morgan, and William Stromberg. Clearly, this was a labor of love. It's a shame the paper quality of the booklet is of the disposable/disintegration variety.
But to answer your question: pp.16, 17 contain James D'Arc's essay, "Curiously Appropriate - Max Steiner and King Kong". The essay ends on page 18.
Pages 20, 21 contain the first two pages of John Morgan's six page "Reconstruction Notes".
I tend to like my booklets in good condition so I would want a replacement.
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