Non-Album Tracks, 1958
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
September 30, 1958
Just in Time / The Song is You / It All Depends on You
(Initial attempts at tracks intended for the then-forthcoming COME DANCE WITH ME album)
Top Choice:
•The Ultimate Sinatra
NOTES
•This track has only surfaced in mono, despite the session being recorded in stereo (probably still in the soon-to-be-phased-out 3-mic style) and mono.
Arranger/Conductor: Billy May
Original Release: Single-disc editions of The Ultimate Sinatra, 2015
Original LP Release: (none)
Original CD Release: Single-disc edition of
The Ultimate Sinatra, 2015
Releases sampled:
•2015 single-disc edition of The Ultimate Sinatra
Song #1:
Just in Time (alternate)
Top Choice, a little dark/dull:
•The Rare Sinatra LP
Second place, a little bright/brittle:
•The Rare Sinatra CD
NOTES
•Erroneously noted as being part of the December 9 session, the presence of a marimba player on the recording points to the track actually belonging to this session.
•This track has only surfaced in mono, despite the session being recorded in stereo (probably still in the soon-to-be-phased-out 3-mic style) and mono.
•Both released versions run about 55 cents sharp, or about 2.3% too fast.
Arranger/Conductor: Billy May
Original Release: The Rare Sinatra LP, 1978
Original LP Release: (same)
Original CD Release:
The Rare Sinatra, 1998
Releases sampled for this comparison:
•1978 UK The Rare Sinatra LP
•1998 UK The Rare Sinatra CD
Audio Clips
Above: 1987 Come Dance with Me CD, mixed/mastered by Larry Walsh (STEREO)
Above: 1998 UK The Rare Sinatra CD, courtesy “rangerjohn”.
Song #2:
The Song is You (alternate)
Song #3:
It All Depends on You
SAMPLE AUDIO CLIPS
Clips posted here mirror those freely available via itunes. To access the 30-second iTunes clip, click VIEW, then “VIEW IN ITUNES” when prompted.
Top Choice:
•1998 Come Dance with Me CD
Subpar:
•The Rare Sinatra LP - off speed
•1987 Come Dance with Me CD - poor mix with mid-range-y tone, reverb added, and the vocal off center.
Avoid:
•1998 The Rare Sinatra CD - off speed; edgy tone
NOTES
•The mono releases are even further off speed/pitch than for “The Song is You.” (See NOTES for that song, above.)
•I am not at all happy wit the “top choice,” but the other options are all severely flawed. If you can slow down the 1978 release by about 4.1%, that’s the best option.
Arranger/Conductor: Billy May
Original Release: The Rare Sinatra LP, 1978
Original LP Release: (same)
Original Stereo Release:
Come Dance with Me CD, 1987
Original CD Release: (same)
Releases sampled for this comparison:
•1978 UK The Rare Sinatra LP
•1987 Come Dance with Me CD (stereo)
•1998 Come Dance with Me CD (stereo)
•1998 UK The Rare Sinatra CD
Above: 1978 UK The Rare Sinatra LP, courtesy SHTV’s bferr1
Above: 1998 UK The Rare Sinatra CD, courtesy SHTV’s rangerjohn
Above: 1978 UK The Rare Sinatra LP, courtesy SHTV’s bferr1 (MONO)
Above: 1998 UK The Rare Sinatra CD, courtesy SHTV’s rangerjohn (MONO)
Above: 1998 Come Dance with Me CD, mixed/mastered by Robert Norberg, courtesy “rangerjohn”
(STEREO)
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