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LOG IN Forgot Login? Register General Discussion • Trading Post • Non-Film Score Discussion  Profile • Preferences • Community Rules • Help/Contact • Search Board Search Terms:  Search Within:  topics posts since 2019 2018 posts 2017 posts 2016 posts 2015 posts 2014 posts 2013 posts 2012 posts 2011 posts 2010 posts 2009 posts 2008 posts 2007 posts 2006 posts 2005 posts 2004 posts 2003 posts 2002 posts 2001 posts 2000 posts users  search tips  You must log in or register to post.   Go to page:  1 2 3 4 5 6      General Discussion: Decca Phase 4 box set Bernard Herrmann    FIRST   PRIOR   1 2 3 4    NEXT   LAST   Last Post   Posted:   Apr 28, 2021 - 1:22 AM     By:   Doug Raynes   (Member) I thought all the Unicorn CDs went bad, mine certainly did, the only CDs of mine that did go bad. I think that was a bit hit and miss. My Unicorn CDs all developed a golden sheen but play perfectly.    Posted:   Apr 28, 2021 - 1:44 AM     By:   Martin B.   (Member) How strange, I'd been looking at the prices of these on the likes of ebay/discogs for the past few weeks. Now ordered from Amazon UK. Quick question though, are the suites here the same as Varese included in their Concert Suites set or are they different recordings / something else ?    Posted:   Apr 28, 2021 - 1:54 AM     By:   ROBERT Z   (Member) Same    Posted:   Apr 28, 2021 - 2:00 AM     By:   Hurdy Gurdy   (Member) I've got a £20 Gift Voucher for Amazon coming my way due to my recent car insurance yearly cover. Hmmmmm, wonder what I will use it towards...?    Posted:   May 16, 2021 - 3:09 PM     By:   Last Child   (Member) I've got a £20 Gift Voucher for Amazon coming my way due to my recent car insurance yearly cover. Hmmmmm, wonder what I will use it towards...? Lube for your blow-up sex doll?    Posted:   May 16, 2021 - 3:24 PM     By:   OnyaBirri   (Member) Did they finally fix the pitch fuck-up in "Radar," and did they reinstate the two deleted tracks?    Posted:   May 16, 2021 - 4:04 PM     By:   chriscoyle   (Member) Deutsche Grammophon Is the manufacturer. Did they buy the Decca label? A number of these recordings were released in 2010 under the Decca Eloquence label.    Posted:   May 16, 2021 - 4:13 PM     By:   EdG   (Member) Deutsche Grammophon Is the manufacturer. Did they buy the Decca label? A number of these recordings were released in 2010 under the Decca Eloquence label. DG and Decca are both owned by UMG. https://www.universalmusic.com/labels/    Posted:   May 16, 2021 - 4:26 PM     By:   haineshisway   (Member) These are apparently newly remastered. And may I ask exactly what two tracks were left off what album?    Posted:   May 16, 2021 - 8:24 PM     By:   mistermike   (Member) The Gerhardt recordings could be done because RCA had the QUAD masters. Herrmann's Phase 4 stuff was never done that way, therefore there's no way for them to do them as SACDs unless it's two track - unless they could get the original multi-track tapes, which is doubtful. The Fantasy Film World of BH was released as a four-channel reel-to-reel tape in addition to the 2-channel LP version. It is available on Blu-Ray audio from this company: https://www.highdeftapetransfers.com/products/the-fantasy-film-world-of-bernard-herrmann The shipping for this thing is as low as $6.25 in the States, almost $50 to Canada!    Posted:   May 16, 2021 - 8:51 PM     By:   ROBERT Z   (Member) The cover art is ... Ouch! Why not use the original one ???    Posted:   May 16, 2021 - 10:17 PM     By:   EdG   (Member) Interesting, but they don’t look like licensed recordings.    Posted:   May 17, 2021 - 12:29 AM     By:   Stephen Woolston   (Member) Out of interest, I know this box set does not include Herrmann's classical recordings, but what do people think about his The Planets? It seems to get pretty bad reviews overall, but what do we think? Do we covet it? Cheers    Posted:   May 17, 2021 - 12:45 AM     By:   chriss   (Member) Out of interest, I know this box set does not include Herrmann's classical recordings, but what do people think about his The Planets? It seems to get pretty bad reviews overall, but what do we think? Do we covet it? Cheers Herrmann's version of The Planets is different but I like it very much. Especially his take on Mars is fascinating. Here's a more postive review: http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2011/Apr11/holst_eloquence.htm    Posted:   May 17, 2021 - 1:34 AM     By:   Amer Zahid   (Member) The Gerhardt recordings could be done because RCA had the QUAD masters. Herrmann's Phase 4 stuff was never done that way, therefore there's no way for them to do them as SACDs unless it's two track - unless they could get the original multi-track tapes, which is doubtful. The Fantasy Film World of BH was released as a four-channel reel-to-reel tape in addition to the 2-channel LP version. It is available on Blu-Ray audio from this company: https://www.highdeftapetransfers.com/products/the-fantasy-film-world-of-bernard-herrmann The shipping for this thing is as low as $6.25 in the States, almost $50 to Canada! Whoa ! Thanks for this update. but is this a legit transfer mix using the original quad tapes? If it is then the sound must be incredibly good!    Posted:   May 17, 2021 - 2:43 AM     By:   Nono   (Member) The Gerhardt recordings could be done because RCA had the QUAD masters. Herrmann's Phase 4 stuff was never done that way, therefore there's no way for them to do them as SACDs unless it's two track - unless they could get the original multi-track tapes, which is doubtful. The Fantasy Film World of BH was released as a four-channel reel-to-reel tape in addition to the 2-channel LP version. It is available on Blu-Ray audio from this company: https://www.highdeftapetransfers.com/products/the-fantasy-film-world-of-bernard-herrmann The shipping for this thing is as low as $6.25 in the States, almost $50 to Canada! Whoa ! Thanks for this update. but is this a legit transfer mix using the original quad tapes? If it is then the sound must be incredibly good! As Ed said, I doubt this is a properly licensed release. HDTT has probably used a copy of the commercial tapes released in the 70s: https://www.discogs.com/fr/Bernard-Herrmann-The-Fantasy-Film-World-Of-Bernard-Herrmann/release/2655447 https://www.discogs.com/fr/Bernard-Herrmann-National-Philharmonic-Orchestra-The-Fantasy-Film-World-Of-Bernard-Herrmann/release/10964918    Posted:   May 17, 2021 - 3:13 AM     By:   Nono   (Member) Found this: https://www.highdeftapetransfers.com/pages/about-us "About Us High Definition Tape Transfers is the brainchild of an avid 2 & 4 track open-reel collector and a serious audiophile. Collected over the years, many of our tapes contain forgotten performances of historical importance. Our mission is to preserve and share these rare gems with other music lovers by painstakingly remastering them with the finest state-of-the-art equipment and best techniques available."    Posted:   May 17, 2021 - 3:30 AM     By:   Nicolai P. Zwar   (Member) I welcome the set and don't mind that the set's focus is on Herrmann's film scores, as the classical recordings by Herrmann I'm familiar with just aren't all that good (in comparison to the many superior versions available).    Posted:   May 17, 2021 - 3:51 AM     By:   Rameau   (Member) Yes, I'm not bothered about the classical recordings, as Herrmann's conducting can be a wee bit ponderous on the classical stuff, & occasionally with his film re-recordings as well. I find Jason & The Argonauts & Seventh Voyage Of Sinbad to be too slow (but happily Journey To The Centre Of The Earth sounds about right).    Posted:   May 17, 2021 - 4:26 AM     By:   Les Jepson   (Member) Out of interest, I know this box set does not include Herrmann's classical recordings, but what do people think about his The Planets? It seems to get pretty bad reviews overall, but what do we think? Do we covet it? Cheers The most common criticism is the tempi. I got the original Decca Phase-4 LP when it was first released. It's still in excellent condition, and it's on my list for LP-to CD transfer. Over time, I gradually came to appreciate the Herrmann tempi choices. I find "Mars" to be even more powerful under his baton, and the others, especially Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, have far more gravitas.     General Discussion: Decca Phase 4 box set Bernard Herrmann    << < 1 2 3 4  > >>  Go to page:  1 2 3 4 5 6   First Post    General Discussion • Trading Post • Non-Film Score Discussion  Profile • Preferences • Community Rules • Help/Contact • Search Board You must log in or register to post.   Go to page:  1 2 3 4 5 6

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