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Andrews Sisters conundrum
Posted: 13 Jan 2014, 18:40
by GoogaMooga
The Andrews Sisters were the most successful female vocal group of the first half of the 20th century, and belong in every respectable collection. Problem is to find the original recordings.
Most of their work is pre 52, in mono.
But some of their songs were rechannelled into stereo in the LP era.
And - in the fifties and later they rerecorded some of their songs in stereo.
That's all very well, but browsing 50 pages of the Sisters on amazon is a most bewildering experience. If you want the original mono's, be prepared to pay the price and look out for the labels. Capitol is probably the safest choice.
If any of you have any suggestions for the original mono recordings, they would be most appreciated!
Re: Andrews Sisters conundrum
Posted: 13 Jan 2014, 18:54
by bobzilla77
OK dude, I sometimes enjoy your off the wall musical notes but asking us for advice on collecting the Andrews Sisters after you have already detailed "how to collect the Andrews Sisters" is over the top.
Re: Andrews Sisters conundrum
Posted: 13 Jan 2014, 18:55
by harvey k-tel
Re: Andrews Sisters conundrum
Posted: 13 Jan 2014, 19:01
by GoogaMooga
bobzilla77 wrote:OK dude, I sometimes enjoy your off the wall musical notes but asking us for advice on collecting the Andrews Sisters after you have already detailed "how to collect the Andrews Sisters" is over the top.
If you have any specific recommendations for mono recordings. I'm sitting here with a stereo cd, and it isn't good enough.
Re: Andrews Sisters conundrum
Posted: 13 Jan 2014, 19:30
by Ralph Paisley
Jasmine label might be worth a go? They're normally quite good with 'old stuff'
The Golden Age of the Andrews Sisters - The Unmistakable Voices Of The Swing EraPossibly bit expensive, though, for something of that ilk!
Supposedly, the original mono recordings
See here:
Footlight description
Re: Andrews Sisters conundrum
Posted: 13 Jan 2014, 19:35
by GoogaMooga
Thanks a lot, dan dan, worth every penny!
Re: Andrews Sisters conundrum
Posted: 13 Jan 2014, 20:10
by Muskrat
Don't know about Capitol or boots, but all of their hits were on U.S. Decca.
Re: Andrews Sisters conundrum
Posted: 14 Jan 2014, 04:05
by Charlie O.
Muskrat wrote:Don't know about Capitol or boots, but all of their hits were on U.S. Decca.
... which would be Universal now.
Re: Andrews Sisters conundrum
Posted: 14 Jan 2014, 09:34
by GoogaMooga
Charlie O. wrote:Muskrat wrote:Don't know about Capitol or boots, but all of their hits were on U.S. Decca.
... which would be Universal now.
...and before that, MCA
Re: Andrews Sisters conundrum
Posted: 25 May 2014, 02:20
by Piggly Wiggly
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Re: Andrews Sisters conundrum
Posted: 26 Mar 2017, 13:52
by naughty boy
BUMP
Re: Andrews Sisters conundrum
Posted: 26 Mar 2017, 14:49
by Charlie O.
You miss him, don't you?
Re: Andrews Sisters conundrum
Posted: 26 Mar 2017, 14:53
by naughty boy
I can't say I miss him exactly, no. He annoyed me more than he entertained me. But I didn't think he was a bad sort.
What I do miss are the BCB scraps that he caused.
Re: Andrews Sisters conundrum
Posted: 26 Mar 2017, 14:53
by sloopjohnc
Charlie O. wrote:You miss him, don't you?
I thought he was great and find the re-emergence of this thread particularly ironic after all of Coan's "work" this weekend.
Re: Andrews Sisters conundrum
Posted: 26 Mar 2017, 15:09
by fange
"Great" is a bit strong ... but I did have a soft spot for the charity store shoppin', street-doobie smokin' motherfunker. He was a one-of-a-kind.
Re: Andrews Sisters conundrum
Posted: 29 Jun 2017, 18:14
by The Modernist
Whatever happened to his mate - Pilchard Richards (or something like that?) ?
Re: Andrews Sisters conundrum
Posted: 29 Jun 2017, 18:38
by Count Machuki
The Modernist wrote:Whatever happened to his mate - Pilchard Richards (or something like that?) ?
Zilth Pilchards
Anyway, I wish the
Sisters had put out a psychedelic rock record called
The Andrews Sisters Conundrum
Re: Andrews Sisters conundrum
Posted: 29 Jun 2017, 19:05
by Your Friendly Neighbourhood Postman
sloopjohnc wrote:Charlie O. wrote:You miss him, don't you?
I thought he was great and find the re-emergence of this thread particularly ironic after all of Coan's "work" this weekend.
Iconic.
Re: Andrews Sisters conundrum
Posted: 03 Oct 2018, 15:57
by naughty boy
sloopjohnc wrote:Charlie O. wrote:You miss him, don't you?
I thought he was great and find the re-emergence of this thread particularly ironic after all of Coan's "work" this weekend.
days ago, sloopjohnc wrote:Googs should've been hounded off and the ban continued.
The 10CC thread proves it.
Re: Andrews Sisters conundrum
Posted: 03 Oct 2018, 16:41
by GoogaMooga
link?