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Recordman -
I don't know about THE AMERICAN ROAD, but what
about the LP AMERICAN LIFE which contains
Alex North's piece "Holiday Set" along with
compositions by George Antheil, Henry Cowell,
Elie Siegmeister, et al. ?
I DO have this LP, but the cover is a plain blue
cardboard - do you know if this album ever had
a "real", specially-designed cover?
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I'm in the process of trying to reach the documentary's director, George Stoney. I will let you know if I reach him, and what his answer is.
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I'm not familiar with "American Life". Is this a UK/Europe pressing LP -details as to label, numbers etc?
Mike
[startquote from bluenose19]
I don't know about THE AMERICAN ROAD, but what
about the LP AMERICAN LIFE which contains
Alex North's piece "Holiday Set" along with
compositions by George Antheil, Henry Cowell,
Elie Siegmeister, et al. ?
I DO have this LP, but the cover is a plain blue
cardboard - do you know if this album ever had
a "real", specially-designed cover?
Mike, Sorry, I should have mentioned those details. It's on SPA Records (SPA is short
for Society of Participating Artists), No.-
SPA-47. It says Made in USA; Saratoga Springs NY
Contents are -
McKonkey's Ferry Overture (George Antheil)
Sunday in Brooklyn (Elie Siegmeister)
Music Hall Overture (Frederic Jacobi)
Holiday Set (Alex North)
Saturday Night at the Firehouse (Henry Cowell)
The Vienna Orchestra, F. Charles Adler, conductor.
Sound is very definitely mono. No date on the
disc and no track timings.
Hope this helps!
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As a CD, "North of Hollywood" has been released with the original LP artwork seen above, and also with a superb color photo of Brando and Leigh in STREETCAR.
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That plain blue cover, unless I'm mistaken, indicates that your LP is a very economical reissue of the original, sans original cover. I once found a similar LP of a classical album combining Rozsa and Kodaly.
But oh, how I envy you that LP in ANY form! I saw North's "Holiday Set" listed in Schwann back in the early sixties, and tried and tried to get a copy through ordering at my local record outlet, but they never could get ahold of a copy. Probably it was already out of print even then. Sure wish somebody would reissue that disc -- looks like the companion pieces are equally worthy. How's the North? I always fantasized that it would sound like his travelogue ballet in DADDY LONG LEGS...
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As a CD, "North of Hollywood" has been released with the original LP artwork seen above, and also with a superb color photo of Brando and Leigh in STREETCAR.
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That plain blue cover, unless I'm mistaken, indicates that your LP is a very economical reissue of the original, sans original cover. I once found a similar LP of a classical album combining Rozsa and Kodaly.
But oh, how I envy you that LP in ANY form! I saw North's "Holiday Set" listed in Schwann back in the early sixties, and tried and tried to get a copy through ordering at my local record outlet, but they never could get ahold of a copy. Probably it was already out of print even then. Sure wish somebody would reissue that disc -- looks like the companion pieces are equally worthy. How's the North? I always fantasized that it would sound like his travelogue ballet in DADDY LONG LEGS...
Preston - The North piece is fine, but not exactly top-drawer. Actually my favourite piece
is probably Henry Cowell's 'Saturday Night at the Firehouse'. The drawback to it all is the
SOUND of the thing; it's like the microphone
was in the next room...
- James.
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Thanks. The Anthiel has been re-recorded recently. I hope I'll live long enough to hear the North & Cowell & etc.
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For those of you who wish to hear the North score and see the full 1953 38 minute documentary, "The American Road", please go to:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3837418395711753485
Someone gave me this link but I misplaced their name, but thanks again.
Mike
Recordman this is terrific, thank you and your friend so much for this link.
Niall.
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For the poster inquiring about the cover for American Life many years ago . . . The first copy I ever got had a plain cover; the second had a real cover. Don't know why sellers had copies with blank covers, but they did.
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For the poster inquiring about the cover for American Life many years ago . . . The first copy I ever got had a plain cover; the second had a real cover. Don't know why sellers had copies with blank covers, but they did.
villagarden553, The poster is still here, and yes, through the wonders of the inter-web a quick google images search will reveal what the original cover was like, and give a chance to read the liner notes. What I didn't know is that Naxos/Chandos have the music available for download, in what seemed to me to be better sound.
JMM.
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Has anyone actually seen this promo album? Has it ever been confirmed that it really exists?
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