1957 - SinglesEtc35

Non-Album Tracks, 1957

Thank you to SHTV’s “Bob F” for his invaluable assistance in compiling this information.

Ongoing discussion at the Steve Hoffman Music Forum (LINK) Album Index

December 11, 1957

You’ll Always Be the One I Love / If You Are but a Dream

Put Your Dreams Away (for Another Day)

Song #1:

“You’ll Always Be the One I Love”

<---- 1956 Sessions 1957 Singles: March 14 May 20 May 23 Aug 13. Nov. 25 Dec. 11 ----> 1958 Sessions

Top Choice, despite mild compression:

•Original “D” cut mono This Is

Sinatra, Volume Two LP

Better dynamics, but a little too dark:

•Australian The Rarities - Volume

One LP (mono)

Better dynamics, but a little too bright or glassy:

•1985 UK This Is Sinatra, Volume

Two LP (mono)

Avoid:

•Sinatra Hits LP, My Funny Valentine LP, and 1998 UK This is Sinatra, Volume Two CD: heavily compressed

•Japanese This is Sinatra, Volume Two LP: bloated, with rolled-off treble

•The Complete Capitol Singles Collection - Norberged

•All non-mono This is Sinatra, Volume Two LPs - this track in Duophonic, even though recorded 3-track

NOTES

•Way too much processing on that stereo mix! “A” for effort; “C-” (if that) for execution

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Above: 1958 MONO D9 This is Sinatra, Volume Two LP

Above: 1984 MONO Japan This is Sinatra, Volume Two LP

Above: 1985 UK This is Sinatra, Volume Two LP MONO

Above: 1994 UK This is Frank Sinatra 1953-1957 CD MONO

Above: 1998 MONO UK This is Sinatra, Volume Two CD, courtesy “rangerjohn”.

Above: 1996 Complete Capitol Singles CD, STEREO, mixed by Bob Norberg, courtesy “rangerjohn”.

Arranger/Conductor: Nelson Riddle

Original Release: This is Sinatra, Volume

Two, March 31, 1958

Original LP Release: (Same)

Original CD Release: UK This is Frank Sinatra,

1953-1957, 1994

Original STEREO release: The Complete Capitol

Singles Collection, 1996

Releases sampled for this comparison:

•1958 This is Sinatra, Volume Two LP

•1961 Germany Sinatra Hits LP

•1964 UK My Funny Valentine LP

•1981 Australia The Rarities - Volume One LP

•1984 Japan This is Sinatra, Volume Two LP

•1985 UK This is Sinatra, Volume Two LP

•1994 UK This is Frank Sinatra 1953-1957 CD

•1996 STEREO The Complete Capitol Singles

Collection CD*

•1998 UK This is Sinatra. Volume Two CD

•2016 This is Sinatra, Volume Two LP

Above: 1961 German Sinatra Hits 10” LP (heavily worn/damaged pressing) MONO

Above: 1964 UK My Funny Valentine LP MONO

Above: 1981 Australian The Rarities - Volume One LP, mastered by Otto Ruiter (Maxicut) MONO

Song #2:

“If You Are but a Dream”

Top Choice, despite small audio defects, and despite another version having better tone:

•1982 This Is Sinatra, Volume Two LP #DN-16268, packaged as “A Duophonic Reissue,” but containing the stereo mix - See NOTES ---->

Second place for stereo, without defects:

•1973 The Works LP

Top mono versions, and best tone overall:

•Deep in a Dream promotional CD in the Mastercard series

•2016 This is Sinatra, Volume Two LP

Subpar:

•1998 UK This is Frank Sinatra, Volume Two CD - audibly compressed

Avoid:

•Japanese This is Sinatra, Volume Two LP: Technically defective tapes used (audible swishing, high frequency loss)

•Close-Up: Duophonic

NOTES

•This track is unique in the Sinatra/Capitol catalog: Available in stereo on LP, but mono-only on CD.

•The woodwinds, celeste, and harp, which are all used to very colorful effect by Nelson Riddle, are somewhat buried in the mono mix, but are clear and, frankly, rather revelatory on the stereo mix, which is why I am giving that mix the edge in this comparison, even though the better mono masterings have superior tone.

•2007’s Romance: Songs from the Heart CD appears to be a tinkered-with version of the Mastercard CD, with lessened dynamics (including clipped waveforms) and somewhat muddy EQ

•Once again, the 1985 and 1994 releases appear to stem from the same digital tapes

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Arranger/Conductor: Nelson Riddle

Original Release: This is Sinatra, Volume

Two, March 31, 1958

Original LP Release: (Same)

Original CD Release: UK This is Frank Sinatra,

1953-1957, 1994

Original STEREO release: The Works 10-LP

mail-order set, 1973

Releases sampled for this comparison:

•1958 This is Sinatra, Volume Two LP

•1969 Close-Up LP

•1973 The Works LP (STEREO)

•1982 This is Sinatra, Volume Two LP (STEREO)

•1984 Japan This is Sinatra, Volume Two LP

•1985 UK This is Sinatra, Volume Two LP

•1994 UK This is Frank Sinatra 1953-1957 CD

•1996 Mastercard Series: Deep in a Dream CD*

•1998 UK This is Sinatra. Volume Two CD

•2007 Romance: Songs from the Heart CD*

•2016 This is Sinatra, Volume Two LP

*Shared digital transfer

Above: 1958 MONO D5 This is Sinatra, Volume Two LP

Above: 1984 MONO Japan This is Sinatra, Volume Two LP

Above: 1985 UK This is Sinatra, Volume Two LP MONO

Above: 1994 UK This is Frank Sinatra 1953-1957 CD MONO

Above: 1998 MONO UK This is Sinatra, Volume Two CD, courtesy “rangerjohn”.

Above: 1973 STEREO R1 The Works LP

Above: 1982 STEREO J1 (labeled as Duophonic) This is Sinatra, Volume Two LP #DN-16268, lacquer cut by Jay Maynard on Jan. 12, 1982

Above: 1996 Mastercard promotional Deep in a Dream CD MONO, photo and audio courtesy Bob F.

Above: 2007 Romance: Songs from the Heart CD MONO

Song #3:

“Put Your Dreams Away (for Another Day)”

Top Choice, due to a technicality (See NOTES at right):

•1982 This is Sinatra, Volume Two LP (STEREO) - “technicality” or not, it’s a very good sounding version on its own terms

Best-sounding version, but with an un-corrected recording defect (See NOTES at right):

•The Capitol Years (STEREO remix)

Top mono choice:

•2016 This is Sinatra, Volume Two LP

Subpar:

•Original This is Sinatra, Volume Two LPs and1998 UK This is Frank Sinatra, Volume Two CD - audibly compressed

Avoid:

•Close-Up, Round #1, and The Works: Duophonic

NOTES

•On some stereo editions, there is an odd “thunk” in the right channel at the very beginning of the song. Oddly, it has cropped up on three different stereo mixes: The mix used on the 1985 UK LP and 1994 UK CD, the 1990 The Capitol Years mix, and the 2015 The Ultimate Sinatra mix, while NOT appearing on the mix that appears on 1962’s The Great Years, apparently re-used on the 1982 abridged This is Sinatra, Volume Two “Duophonic” LP, which includes this track in true stereo. (It is possible that the 1962 and 1982 releases used a fixed/filtered version of the mix that appears unfixed/unfiltered in the 1985/1994 UK releases, which seems illogical, but I am unsure.)

•The Ultimate Sinatra stereo remix is nicely done, but with a vocal that is right-heavy

Audio Clips

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